Tr youts for the 2023 Dakota Valley dance team were held on June 9 and 10 where rosters were formed for jazz and pom. The DV dance squad will look to be competitive this upcoming season after being crowned state champions in 2022. They graduated 3 seniors, but have many returning dancers as well as a strong underclassmen group. Carey Baczwaski has been the head coach for the dance team since 2020.

The 9u Westside Little League All Stars team traveled to Davenport, Iowa on July 20-25 to take part in the Iowa Little League State Tournament. The team of 12 consisted of 9 players from the Dakota Dunes and North Sioux City area. All players on the roster participated in the Westside Little League (WSLL) recreational baseball program during the 2023 spring/ summer season. The team defeated Morningside Little League All Stars, in the district championships held in Sioux City, on July 12 to represent District 6 in the Quad Cities.

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A Dakota Dunes native is living his life’s dream of playing football at a D1 school. Carter Broers, son of Trent Broers and Teresa Orlando, grew up in Dakota Dunes and attended Dakota Valley elementary, middle school and high school.

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It was an up and down tourney for the Dakota Valley senior legion baseball team as they fell short of making state during Regional 3B play in Elk Point on July 16, July 17 and July 18. It was a 3-0 victory for the Panthers over Elk Point-Jefferson on Sunday, July 16.

The Dakota Valley High School softball team had a team banquet on Wednesday, July 12 in Wynstone to celebrate their successful season. Participation awards and varsity letters were handed out to the players, as well as a few individual honors. Emma Wiese was recognized as Most Valuable Pitcher and Mia Riibe earned Most Valuable Defensive Player. Logan Miller was the MVP and Most Valuable Offensive Player, while Madelyn Munch was named Most Improved Player for the 2023 season.

The MVP 16 Red squad did it again with a 2-peat National Championship. The 2023 USA Volleyball Junior National Volleyball Championships concluded this week at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. This was MVP United Volleyball Club’s first USA Volleyball National Title. Previous National Championships earned by the club were at the AAU Volleyball Championships in Orlando, FL.

The Panthers won big in legion baseball versus Baltic Post 175 on Wednesday, July 12. Hits were aplenty as Dakota Valley sailed to an 18-1 win.

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