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Dale 2010 graduate Chelsea (Jordan) Metcalf takes her turn at bat during the First Annual Dale High School Alumni Slowpitch Softball Game on March 18. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Dale Holds First Annual Alumni Softball Game

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 23, 2023
It was cold and windy for March 18, but that didn’t keep about 35 Dale softball alumni from getting together to play again. The First Annual Dale High School Alumni Slowpitch Softball Game began with a hotdog and hamburger “Meet and Greet,” followed by the Homerun Derby and the game itself, according to the Dale Pirate Update Facebook Page.
Dale’s Ava Bell is fouled by two Howe defenders as she goes to the hoop in the fourth quarter of the Class 2A State Championship on March 11 at the State Fairgrounds Arena. The Dale Lady Pirates won state, 48-23, and their record for the season is 31-2. Before this, the Lady Pirates won seven state basketball championships between 1978 and 2010, according to the OSSAA website. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Dale Adds Two Gold Balls To The Collection

Danny Chambers
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The 2022-2023 basketball season turned out to be a historic one for Dale as both the Pirates and Lady Pirates Basketball squads earned a place in the distinguished Dale High School Athletic Chronicles.
Dale’s McKenzy Herman looks to pass in the home game against Jones on Jan. 3. The Lady Pirates won, 53-37, and the Pirates won their game, 71-52.

Lady Pirates Conquer Jones

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Dale’s McKenzy Herman (pictured left) looks to pass in the home game against Jones on Jan. 3. The Lady Pirates won, 53-37, and the Pirates won their game, 71-52. Karsen Griggs is surrounded as she looks to pass to Makenzy Herman, who hit her shot. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Dale Lady Pirates Are Class 4A Slow-Pitch Runners-Up

Dale Lady Pirates Are Class 4A Slow-Pitch Runners-Up

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Dale senior Lexi White, at first base, attempts to catch the ball after it was thrown to her by junior Mackenzie Herman, on second base, just before Herman was slid into by a Washington runner. This was during the fifth inning of the Class 4A State Tournament Finals, held at the USA Softball Hall of Fame on May 9. The Lady Pirates lost to Washington, 7-17, to become the State Runners-Up. Earlier in the day, they won the Quarterfinals against Prague, 10-4, and the Semifinals with Valliant, 13-8.
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