Three softball games were left in Dakota Valley’s regular season play with a contest happening in Vermillion, on May 17. Then 2 home games were played on Saturday, May 18.

Some of the best Class A competition in the state was at the DAK-XII Conference Meet on Thursday, May 9 at West Central. The Panther track and field team worked hard to bring home top honors in several events.

The top of the line-up did their job for Dakota Valley at their home softball game versus Lennox on Tuesday, May 7. The first 4 batters, for DV, secured singles to have the team’s offense on a roll early. The Panthers grabbed 3 runs during their 1st at-bat and never looked back, as the squad went on to beat the Orioles 9-3.

The Panther girls golf team swung their clubs at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford on Monday, May 6 for the West Central Invite. Dakota Valley’s Katie Betsworth continued to impress as she claimed 1st place individually with a score of 81. The 8th grader has proved to be almost unstoppable on the fairways and greens with her consistent play this season.

As of May 13, the Panther baseball team had a season record of 13-2. This is thanks in part to 4 games in the 2nd week of May that amount to 4 victories for Dakota Valley.

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Panther softball started off the week on Monday, April 29 with another battle versus West Central in Hartford. Dakota Valley had fallen to the undefeated Trojans the week prior in the quarterfinals of the DAK XII tournament. They fell short in their 2nd match-up of the season by a score of 2-7.

Steep competition faced Dakota Valley’s talented track and field team on May 3 and May 4 for the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls. Qualifiers for the Panthers represented well with many achieving personal records and performing at the highest level.

The destination for the Panther girls golf team on Tuesday, April 30th Course in Dell Rapids. The trip north proved to be worthwhile as 8th grader Katie Betsworth shot a personal best at the Dell Rapids Invitational.

The month of May brought a wave of games for the Panther varsity baseball squad. Dakota Valley played 4 games in 4 days and came away with 3 victories and a loss.