Tuesday’s [Sept. 5] duel in Vermillion had the Tanagers beating the EPJ golf team by 10 strokes.

All of the varsity Panther volleyball players would see time on the court versus the Beresford Watchdogs on Tuesday, Sept. 5. It was a home contest that had Dakota Valley winning 3 straight sets to take the match.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies came away with their first win of the season on the road against the West Central Trojans Sept. 5.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies continued to work on improving their overall times in Canton Sept. 5.

It was a great game against a really good team. Came down to a couple of plays on both sides of the ball that if we convert or get a stop it’s a different ball game.

It was an exciting meet for both the Panther cross country squads as many ran well despite the hot and windy course full of hills in Canton on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The Panther competitive cheer team held their own in Yankton on Thursday, Sept. 7 as they faced many larger Class AA schools. Eleven schools would be competing at the cheer event. In addition to Dakota Valley, there was also: Sioux Falls (SF) Jefferson, O’Gormon, SF Washington, SF Roosevelt, SF Lincoln, Yankton, Bon Homme, Mitchell, Brookings and Harrisburg.

An incredible day was had by the Panther dance team on Thursday, Sept. 7 as they brought home many accolades from their competition at Yankton.

Thursday, Sept. 7 had the Panther boys golf roster on The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion for a varsity meet. A competitive field was on-hand and every stroke mattered as the top 4 teams were close in overall strokes.

It would be a full crowd in the stands at Dakota Valley on Friday, Sept. 8 for the varsity football game against Sioux Falls Christian. The Panthers played strong, but would suffer their 1st loss of the season in a close contest.