Dalton's football team has a long rivalry with both the Chippewa Chipps and the Rittman Indians, both of which run back to their first meetings in 1925 and 1924 respectively.

[2] This dates back to when the Wayne County B League only had four teams from Apple Creek, Doylestown (Chippewa), Rittman, and Dalton.

[2] Due to the recent success of all three teams, Dalton's strongest rivalry games as of late have been with the Smithville Smithies and the Waynedale Golden Bears.

All three schools have combined to either share or outright win the WCAL football title 45 times from 1960-2021, and in that time frame there have only been 17 seasons where none of the three have contributed to a football championship.

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