Dakota Valley softball had to travel on Friday, April 12 to take on the Titans in a competitive match-up at the Tea softball complex. Leadoff hits by senior Silja Gunderson and sophomore Mia Riibe started the away game, but the Panthers failed to score in their 1st at-bat.

The Panther track and field teams had a couple of good meets during the second week of April. The girls team were crowned champions at the Homer Invite, in Nebraska, on April 11 and the boys squad claimed 3rd place team honors. Then on Saturday, April 13 multiple Panthers brought home top finishes from the Sioux City Relays.

The f irst outdoor meet of the season for Dakota Valley happened in Vermillion on Thursday, April 4 as multiple Panthers brought home medals. Many teams, of various school sizes, were at the meet. Competition included conference foes, such as Sioux Falls Christian and Elk Point-Jefferson, as well as bigger schools from Nebraska and Iowa.

The Dakota Valley boys baseball team played their 2nd game of the spring high school season on Friday, April 5 at home. They went up against the Mustangs of Tri-Valley, from Colton, SD, and were victorious by a final score of 10-7.

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The best senior girls and boys high school basketball players in South Dakota will meet at the Sanford Pentagon for the 2024 SD All Star Games on April 19 The boys game starts at 6 p.m. and the girls game begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. They will be available at the Pentagon Box Office on the day of the event only. Both games will be streamed live on the HudlTV platform. Rosters will be announced later.

For their first away contest of the softball season, the Panthers were at Beresford on Friday, April 5. It was a windy evening of ball for Dakota Valley versus the Watchdogs.

The Panther softball team started their 2024 season off with back-toback wins versus Canton and Elk Point-Jefferson. Dakota Valley played both games at home. They defeated the C-Hawks on March 28 by a score of 19-4 and then took down the Huskies, 18-9, on March 29.

Dakota Valley took down Baltic handedly in their 1st ballgame of the season, at home, on March 29. The final was 12-3 to end things after Baltic’s at-bat in the 7th. The Panthers grabbed 8 hits in the contest and looked strong.