• Juniors Owen Norby and Nathan Rathgeber played well all season and at state to be the esport champs in Minecraft, from left: Owen Norby and Nathan Rathgeber.
    Juniors Owen Norby and Nathan Rathgeber played well all season and at state to be the esport champs in Minecraft, from left: Owen Norby and Nathan Rathgeber.
  • The trio playing Rocket League were unstoppable throughout the 2024/25 esports season. They earned state championship status in Aberdeen, from left : Ben Phillips, Isaac Klemme, and Bryan Cardona. Submitted photo
    The trio playing Rocket League were unstoppable throughout the 2024/25 esports season. They earned state championship status in Aberdeen, from left : Ben Phillips, Isaac Klemme, and Bryan Cardona. Submitted photo
It was a surreal 2 days of competition for the Dakota Valley esports program as they traveled to Aberdeen for the 1st state tournament sanctioned by South Dakota High School Activities Association. A Panther send-off occurred for the state qualifiers on Thursday, February 13, 2025 in the high school. Junior Owen Norby and senior Owen Oberg gave remarks to the crowd on behalf of the DV esports…

 

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