The long distance runners of Dakota Valley travelled to Lennox on Thursday, Sept. 29 to compete. The varsity boys had a great showing to take home 2nd place as a team. The varsity girls ran strong and placed 8th. The junior varsity boys earned 6th place and the junior varsity girls were 7th as a team. It was a great day as the Panthers battled windy conditions. Sophomore Jack Brown led the varsity boys roster with an impressive 5K time of 16:39. Fellow sophomore James Kilcullen also ran strong to garner 12th place with a 16:56. Senior Avery Bradshaw, who also celebrated a birthday on the day of the meet, placed 20th for a medal with a 17:40 run time.

It was another tough competition for the Dakota Valley dance team as they performed alongside many bigger Class AA schools at their Sept. 27 competition at O’Gorman in Sioux Falls. The Panthers took runner-up in both their jazz and pom routines and finished 3rd overall.

NAMM Award: Once again, the Dakota Valley Schools has been recognized as a Best Community for Music Education. This designation is given by the NAMM Foundation and is based on various criteria including student demographics, student/ teacher ratio, and music education participation rates. This is the 5th Year that the Dakota Valley has received this distinction.

Dakota Valley School Board members were honored by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota for their collective efforts to enhance their knowledge of school board work throughout the 2021-22 school year.

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The varsity volleyball squad and the C-team ventured to Nebraska for a triangular Sept. 29 versus Pierce and Ponca. Both rosters saw high levels of play from their opponents which made the road trip well worth it.

By Kelly Riibe times1reporter@gmail.com The Dakota Valley girls soccer team faced off against #2 ranked Tea Area Tuesday, Sept. 27 and travelled to Vermillion on Thursday, Sept.

The last home game and season match-up for the Dakota Valley boys varsity soccer squad was Thursday, Sept. 29 versus West Central. The Panthers took on the Trojans at home and also celebrated their lone senior, Aiden Vande Zande, for senior night.

Barefoot Mining, LLC (Barefoot) has once again expanded its Bitcoin Mining operations in South Dakota with the launch of its Red Horse Mining Company in North Sioux City. The expansion encompasses a container of 176 servers, continuing the company’s investment in increasing the hash power it oversees in South Dakota.

This week is National Newspaper Week – an annual celebration of the special role that newspapers have in our nation. Since well before our statehood in 1889, newspapers have staked a claim in helping to build and connect residents and communities in our great state.