The Panthers scored first versus the Sergeant Bluff-Luton (SBL) Warriors on January 7, 2025 with Tyler Cornelsen’s 3-pointer. And the home game was off with both squads pushing the ball up and down the court.

Lots of victories were earned by the Dakota Valley esports roster upon the teams return to action from winter break. Contests occurred on January 6-9, 2025 and the win column grew for many of the student athletes.

To end 2024 the Dakota Valley boys basketball team got a victory in the Parkston Classic on December 31. They went up against Winner in the Parkston Armory and came out on top by a score of 63-47.

On Saturday, Ames Cyclones would simply be unable to overcome Sioux City’s offensive firepower of 49 shots on goal vs their opponents 24. Metros take a 6-3 win over their opponent. While Cyclone’s shot percentage did improve Sunday, it would not be enough to shut down another loss. Metros took advantage of twelve power-play minutes to take the 3-1 win on Sunday.

The Panther girls basketball team marked a notch in the win column to end 2024 and also to start 2025. Dakota Valley took down Wall on December 31, 2024 and they prevailed over Hartington Cedar Catholic on January 3, 2025.

To wrap up 2024 the Dakota Valley wrestling team participated in the Floyd Farrand Invitational in Sioux Falls at Lincoln High School. The girls wrestled on Monday, December 30, 2024 and the boys hit the mat the next day for fierce competition. Opponents were from not only the surrounding areas plus the Sioux Falls metro and farther regions of the state.

The Dakota Valley esports high school team hosted a camp for Panther students on Saturday, January 4, 2024. The camp was open to children in grades 5th through 8th and was a well attended event in the high school’s esports lab. Campers were able to learn and play a variety of gaming titles during their session.

Wrestlers from Dakota Valley were busy on Saturday, December 21st with the boys at Elk Point-Jefferson and the girls at Canton. Strong performances were observed by all and Panther Head Coach Grayson Pirner was happy with how his squad competed on the mat.

The Panther girls started strong versus Canton, on December 20, 2024, as Emersen Mead scored quickly for Dakota Valley. They led 13-7 with about 2 minutes left in the 1st quarter.

By Kelly Riibe times2reporter@gmail.com A huge win followed by an exciting victory greeted the Dakota Valley boys basketball team on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21, 2024. The Panthers first took on the Canton C-Hawks in an away game where they dominated.