The regular season for high school girls basketball included a game versus Tri-Valley (TV) and a contest against Madison for the Panthers. Dakota Valley went on the road, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, to face the TV Mustangs. They then hosted Madison for DV’s senior night where Jaidyn Jund was honored for her many seasons of hard work for the Panthers.

All of the Panther wrestling team’s hard work, in the regular season, came to a head at the Class 2A Region tourneys. The girls tournament was held on Thursday, February 19, 2026 in Elk Point. The boys competed on Friday, February 20, 2026 in Harrisburg.

Hosting Vermillion on February 10, 2026 was the Dakota Valley girls basketball team. Both teams were looking for a win as seeding in Class A becomes even more important with the post-season fast approaching.

Two duals were on the docket for Panther high school wrestling as they traveled to Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) on February 10, 2026 and to Sioux Falls (SF) Washington on February 12, 2026. Versus the EPJ Huskies, Dakota Valley fell in team scoring 38-40. While in Sioux Falls they faced SF Washington and Vermillion to garner a split of 1 team win and 1 defeat.

The Panther boys varsity team hosted the Vermillion Tanagers on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. It was a tied game, in the 2nd quarter, at 27-27. Tatum Sorensen, a Dakota Valley senior, then took off with some explosive shots that allowed DV to go on a run late in the 1st half. The Panthers made the most of the last 2 minutes in the 2nd quarter to build a 40-27 lead. Vermillion made 2 free throws with 1 second to go until halftime, but energy stayed incredibly high for DV.

Sophie Meyer drove in hard to make her signature left-hand lay-up for the Panthers as they versed Sioux Valley (SV) on February 3, 2026. It was an away game for Dakota Valley and the SV Cossacks started strong from the perimeter to nail a trio of 3-pointers.

The Panthers controlled every part of their varsity basketball game on Thursday, February 5, 2026 versus Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ). Dakota Valley worked hard to defeat the EPJ Huskies by a large margin as they started strong and never hit the brakes.

The 2025–2026 season has been a tremendous success for the Dakota Valley Esports program. After competing in seven game titles this year, the Panthers have qualified for six titles at the state tournament in Aberdeen on February 13-14, 2026.

Two contests greeted the Panther high school wrestling team to start February as they competed in a triangular across the river and also a South Dakota tournament. Dakota Valley was in Homer, Nebraska on Thursday, February 5, 2026 to battle with the Knights and the Ponca Indians.

Dakota Valley celebrated Senior Week from January 26–30. During the week, they opened their esports lab to senior parents and hosted senior trivia, interviews, and featured streams highlighting all of the senior esports athletes. Matches were also played across all gaming titles as the regular season of esports comes to a close. Much success was observed by the Panthers as many looked to make the 2026 state competition.