Thursday, Sept. 7 had the Panther boys golf roster on The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion for a varsity meet. A competitive field was on-hand and every stroke mattered as the top 4 teams were close in overall strokes.

An incredible day was had by the Panther dance team on Thursday, Sept. 7 as they brought home many accolades from their competition at Yankton.

The Panther competitive cheer team held their own in Yankton on Thursday, Sept. 7 as they faced many larger Class AA schools. Eleven schools would be competing at the cheer event. In addition to Dakota Valley, there was also: Sioux Falls (SF) Jefferson, O’Gormon, SF Washington, SF Roosevelt, SF Lincoln, Yankton, Bon Homme, Mitchell, Brookings and Harrisburg.

It was an exciting meet for both the Panther cross country squads as many ran well despite the hot and windy course full of hills in Canton on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The Panther football team had an away game on Friday, Sept. 1 and it was quite a roadtrip to Chamberlain to take on the Cubs. Chamberlain is approximately 215 miles away, but the three-plus hour drive was wor th it for the Panthers who came away with a big win 49-13.

Dakota Valley volleyball had a home contest on Tuesday, Aug. 29 and travelled a short way up the interstate to take on Elk Point-Jefferson on Thursday, Aug. 31. Both matches would go to 4 sets and both would end with wins for the Panthers.

The Spring Creek Country Club was the host site for Sioux Falls Christian’s (SFC) boys golf meet on Tuesday, Aug. 29 and Dakota Valley brought home 2nd place as a team.

A busy week was had by the Dakota Valley girls soccer team as they travelled to Hartford, SD to face West Central on Tuesday, Aug. 29 and then were at home a few days later to take on the Groton Area Tigers.

Two competitive matches were in store for the Panther boys soccer team as the roster travelled to Vermillion on Aug. 31 and hosted Groton Area on Sept. 1. Both contests showed growth from the young Dakota Valley squad.

Many individual medals plus team hardware was earned by the Panther cross country team on Tuesday, Aug. 29 for the Dakota Valley Invite at the Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve.