The Panthers had a big week of volleyball as they brought in victories against Beresford and teams from the Black Hills over the course of 5 days. Dakota Valley swept the Watchdogs, in an away match, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Then they played a tournament in Rapid City on September 13-14, 2024 that had them coming home as champions.

Hot conditions and an elevated course was what met the Panther cross country team on Tuesday, September 10 in Canton. Dakota Valley performed well as many runners, from multiple teams, withdrew or had to drop as the races progressed.

Dakota Valley’s dance team put in the miles this past week with competitions in Yankton and Winner. The squad was in Gazelle’s territory on September 12 and then in Winner on September 14, 2024. The time on the road was well worth it, as the Panthers continued to impress in their jazz and pom routines.

The 2023 Class A state dance champs made some noise at the Corn Palace on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Dakota Valley showed the state why they are known for dance as their routines brought home multiple trophies against larger Class AA schools.

The Panther boys golf team was on a roll as they won another meet on Tuesday, September 3. Dakota Valley played great rounds at the Spring Creek Country Club in the meet hosted by Sioux Falls Christian.

In a tough home match, the Panther girls soccer team took down undefeated West Central (WC) in a tight battle on Tuesday, September 3. The 1st half showed good ball movement and options for Dakota Valley while their defense held strong until the end.

It was a road trip where the Dakota Valley volleyball squad took care of business versus the Tri-Valley Mustangs, in Colton, on September 3. In 3 straight sets the Panthers claimed victory while all on the varsity roster contributed quality minutes on the court.

In a tight contest, Dakota Valley fell to top ranked Canton in an away football game on Friday, September 6, 2024. The game was close with the final score ending at 13-20.

Two meets happened in the first week of September for the Panther cross country teams. This meant double the team wins, personal victories and records. To write that Dakota Valley is running well to start the season would be an understatement.

Panther senior Jack Brown broke the DV cross country record for the Beresford XC Invite meet on Friday, August 30. Brown ran the course this year in an incredible time of 15:57. This broke Joe Cross’s record from 2023 which was a time of 16.10. With that 2024 official time, Brown moves up to #2 on the DV Cross Country Boys Top 10 List of fastest XC athletes.