In a tight contest, Dakota Valley fell to top ranked Canton in an away football game on Friday, September 6, 2024. The game was close with the final score ending at 13-20.

Two meets happened in the first week of September for the Panther cross country teams. This meant double the team wins, personal victories and records. To write that Dakota Valley is running well to start the season would be an understatement.

Panther senior Jack Brown broke the DV cross country record for the Beresford XC Invite meet on Friday, August 30. Brown ran the course this year in an incredible time of 15:57. This broke Joe Cross’s record from 2023 which was a time of 16.10. With that 2024 official time, Brown moves up to #2 on the DV Cross Country Boys Top 10 List of fastest XC athletes.

It was a tough week for Panther boys soccer as they faced strong opponents on September 3rd and September 5th. While Dakota Valley was handed 2 losses, much was gained in experience as they battled fierce competition.

The Dakota Valley varsity cross country team saw success for both the girls and the boys on August 30, 2024 in Beresford. It was a huge meet with over 30 teams in attendance and more than 600 runners racing. Individual medals were awarded to the top 20 place winners.

The Panther boys golf team continued to dominate throughout the last week of August. On Tuesday, August 26 they tied Vermillion’s score for the top spot at the Dell Rapids meet and then defended their home course well at the Two Rivers Invite on August 28.

Coming in as the underdog against Dell Rapids, the Panther football team showed up big time on Friday, August 30, 2024. In an away game, Dakota Valley defeated the preseason ranked #2 Quarriers and snapped the 2-season win streak that Dell Rapids had going after winning state in 2022 and 2023.

In their inaugural match of the 2024 volleyball season, the Panthers showed perseverance to take down the Yankton Gazelles on Thursday, August 29. It took 4 sets, but Dakota Valley played well against a larger Class AA school in South Dakota.

The Panther boys soccer squad had their 1st home contest on Friday, August 30. It was a rematch versus the Freeman Academy Bobcats who Dakota Valley had faced the week prior on August 24. That earlier game on the pitch had DV falling 2-7, so the Panthers were looking to keep the match closer and come away with a victory.

It was a busy week of soccer for the Dakota Valley girls team as they played 3 games throughout the last week of August. Their 1st match was a tough one away versus Sioux Falls Christian (SFC). Despite falling 0-2 on the pitch, the Panthers performed well and showed grit.