The Panther varsity wrestling squad had their work cut out from them as they faced strong competition on Saturday, January 25, 2025 for the DAK XII Conference Tournament. The event took place in Elk Point and was hosted by the Huskies.

On Friday, January 24, 2025 it was a home game for the Dakota Valley boys basketball against the Tri-Valley (TV) Mustangs. The Panthers kicked it in gear for the 2nd half after keeping things close in the first 2 quarters. The final was in DV’s favor by a score of 88-56.

Despite being indoors and digital, even the Panther esports teams fell victim to the arctic temperatures that plagued areas on January 20-21, 2025. While Dakota Valley only had late starts, some schools in South Dakota canceled which meant rescheduling occurred for a few gaming titles. Despite the weather, it did not distract the Panther’s ability to win. Once again, in week #6 of esports competition, DV strung together multiple victories to continue to be a threat for each and every opponent.

The Panther girls took their undefeated record to Hartford for a game versus the Trojans of West Central (WC) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Into the 2nd quarter, with WC playing some zone defense, the Panthers looked strong and led 22-12.

Sioux City Metros Junior Varsity added another shutout to their season with a score of 9-0 against the Boji Mammoths on January 16th. Dakota Valley Sophomore Jack Colligan buried one of Metros’ 53 shots on goal. Back-to-back shutouts against the Fremont Flyers that same weekend, gave JV 21 wins on the season with just one loss. Goalie Gunner Moninger, East High School Sophomore, leads the MHSHL (Midwest High School Hockey League) with seven shutouts.

Lots of wrestling was had when Dakota Valley traveled to Colton, South Dakota for an away triangular versus Tri-Valley (TV) and Madison. The battles occurred on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. No team victories were earned, but DV showed prowess on the mat.

The Panther esports department faced hard competition from January 13 to January 16, 2025. Matches were made especially difficult as some gaming titles had Dakota Valley squaring off against each other for top honors.

A trio of games were in store for the Panthers in mid-January. This meant tough competition and fierce play by all on January 14, 16 and 18 in 2025.

The Panthers girls basketball team versed the Warriors of Sergeant Bluff-Luton (SBL) on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. It was a home contest for Dakota Valley and they started strong with senior Cameryn Sommervold winning the jump and later scoring the team’s first 2 points.

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