Two cross country meets were on the agenda for Dakota Valley on October 7th and October 10th. The 1st meet had the Panthers traveling to the Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion. The 2nd meet was the DAK 12 conference meet at Lenkota Golf Course.

Class AA and Class A schools in South Dakota cannot hold a candle to the Dakota Valley dance team. To start the month of October, the Panther roster competed at O’Gorman in Sioux Falls (SF) on Tuesday, October 1st and were back north less than a week later on Monday, October 7th to dance at SF Roosevelt. Both dance meets resulted in accolades for the DV dancers.

Friday Night Lights, on October 11, 2024, was also senior night for the Panthers as they took on the Trojans of West Central. It was a close, down to the wire contest that did not end with a win for Dakota Valley.

Unbelievable competition was the theme of the volleyball week for Dakota Valley from October 7-12, 2024. The Panthers faced top seeded Class A teams, as well as larger schools from neighboring Iowa. Many matches were close and all helped the squad grow fiercer as they head into the final weeks of the season.

The Panther girls soccer team entered the post season with a #3 seed for playoff action. Their 1st battle on the road to the state championship came against #6 Garretson on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Dakota Valley had home turf advantage, as the higher seed, and came ready to win.

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By Kelly Riibe times2reporter@gmail.com The Panther boys soccer team finished out their regular season strong for 2024. As a young group, with a very small number of upperclassmen, Dakota Valley showed grit to continually improve and give good effort.

The last regular season game for girls soccer had Dakota Valley in Vermillion on Thursday, October 3, 2024. The Panthers showed up ready to play and returned home victorious after securing 8 goals to the Tanager’s 2.

The Lennox cross country meet, on Oct. 3, 2024, hosted Dakota Valley and many other schools to make for a lot of fast competition. The Panther boys varsity ran phenomenal and brought home 1st place team honors. Senior Jack Brown once again won, and wowed the crowds, to bring home champion status for the boys 5K route.