Dalton is a state champion for the first time. The Bulldogs beat Parkway 3-2 in the Division VI girls volleyball state final on Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, at Wright State University’s Nutter Center in Fairborn — 25-21, 13-25, 25-20, 16-25, 15-12 — to win the first volleyball state title in school history, The Times-Reporter reported in its live coverage of the final.
The final started 35 minutes late because the Division I championship match before it ran long, Stateline Sports Network reported, and it then delivered the tightest finish of the day: four split sets, a fifth set that stayed within reach until the end, and a 15-12 Dalton closeout.
Dalton finished its historic season 28-1, ending the year on a 12-match winning streak that included sweeps in 10 of its last 12 matches, The Times-Reporter reported. Parkway, in its fourth trip to the state final and playing for a third state title, finished 24-4 as the Division VI runner-up, Stateline Sports Network reported…