The Dakota Valley boys golf team travelled north Sept. 1 to take part in the Beresford Golf Quad. The event took place at The Bridges Golf Course. Both the Panther varsity and junior varsity rosters were in attendance.

The Panthers volleyball team travelled just under 100 miles north to Colton, SD to take on the Tri-Valley Mustangs Aug. 30. It was the team’s second competition of the season and a clean sweep of victory for Dakota Valley. They defeated Tri-Valley in quick work winning – 25-10; 2516; and 25-17. “A balanced attack and great serving match allowed the Panthers to defeat Tri-Valley in three sets,” Head Coach Mary Miller stated. Great serving is an understatement as multiple players landed aces against their opponent. Freshman Claire Munch recorded 4 ace serves, followed by sophomore Sophie Tuttle and senior Jorja VanDen-Hul who each had 3. Senior Reagan VanRooyan kept the rallies going with two aces and senior Logan Miller also contributed an ace in the match-up versus the Mustangs. Miller found multiple hitters at the net and wracked up 24 assists. Those sets connected well to Munch who had 10 kills, as well as to sophomore Addie Kleis with 7 kills and to Tuttle with 5 kills.

It was a history making evening for the Dakota Valley boys soccer team on Sept. 1. They hosted the Vermillion Tanagers on their home turf and while they did not garner the win they did score their first goal ever for the boys program.

Augustana University hosted their 11th Annual Twilight Run on Friday, Sept. 2. It was an epic event for the sport of cross country with 62 high schools and 30 collegiate teams registering to run the courses at Yankton Trails in Sioux Falls.

Accolades and hardware were the themes of the cross country meet for Dakota Valley Aug. 30. It was the Panthers one and only home meet for the season and they made their school proud with high team placements and numerous individual medals.

The girls soccer team had two tough match-ups to end the month of August and to head into September. Both contests were competitive and showed that while the majority of the Panther players are young, they are also mighty.

Child and Adult Nutrition Services in the South Dakota Department of Education announces income eligibility guidelines for free milk and free and reduced-price meals. The policy applies to children unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk and/or Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP). The administrative office of each school or agency that participates in any of these federal programs has a copy of the policy available for review.

It was a successful night for the Dakota Valley football team Sept. 2 as the varsity squad found the end zone numerous times to take down the Chamberlain Cubs by a score of 40-8.

Twenty-one years ago the United States witnessed a national tragedy that is forever established in the memories of Americans. No matter the age, people seem to always be able to recall where they were when al-Qaeda, an extremist group from the Middle East, initiated coordinated attacks on American soil.

Daryl Jessen is the 7-12 Instrumental Music teacher at Dakota Valley. He was selected as a quarterfinalist for the Music Educators Grammy Award.