Class AA and Class A schools in South Dakota cannot hold a candle to the Dakota Valley dance team. To start the month of October, the Panther roster competed at O’Gorman in Sioux Falls (SF) on Tuesday, October 1st and were back north less than a week later on Monday, October 7th to dance at SF Roosevelt. Both dance meets resulted in accolades for the DV dancers.

Two cross country meets were on the agenda for Dakota Valley on October 7th and October 10th. The 1st meet had the Panthers traveling to the Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion. The 2nd meet was the DAK 12 conference meet at Lenkota Golf Course.

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By Kelly Riibe times2reporter@gmail.com The Panther boys soccer team finished out their regular season strong for 2024. As a young group, with a very small number of upperclassmen, Dakota Valley showed grit to continually improve and give good effort.

The last regular season game for girls soccer had Dakota Valley in Vermillion on Thursday, October 3, 2024. The Panthers showed up ready to play and returned home victorious after securing 8 goals to the Tanager’s 2.

The Lennox cross country meet, on Oct. 3, 2024, hosted Dakota Valley and many other schools to make for a lot of fast competition. The Panther boys varsity ran phenomenal and brought home 1st place team honors. Senior Jack Brown once again won, and wowed the crowds, to bring home champion status for the boys 5K route.

Regional boys golf happened on Monday, September 30 and multiple Class A competitors converged in Hartford, SD for a chance to advance to the 2024 state tournament. The Panthers were on-hand and ready to extend their already incredible season.

It was a Nebraska invasion for Dakota Valley volleyball on Thursday, October 3. The Panthers hosted a triangular with Pierce and Ponca and saw strong competition.

The Huskies ran hard on September 30, 2024 and October 3, 2024 in what was a lot of cross country action. The Elk Point-Jefferson Invite, on Sept. 30, had the Huskies hosting and then later in the week, the team was traveling to Lennox.