It was a barn burner on Tuesday, Feb. 7 when the undefeated Dakota Valley boys basketball team went to Vermillion to take on the Tanagers. A vulnerable 3rd quarter had the Panthers see their 15-point lead dwindle down as the game progressed. However, DV did what they do best and came through in the clutch to leave Vermillion with their perfect record still intact.

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It was a fun and exciting night for the Dakota Valley varsity wrestlers on Tuesday, Feb. 7 as they hosted conference rival Elk-Point Jefferson for a home dual. In addition to great matches, it was also DV’s senior night and the annual youth wrestling dual between the Panthers and the Huskies for wrestlers ranging in grades junior kindergarten to 6th. Approximately 20 members of the Panther Youth Wrestling club came out to cheer on the high schoolers and wrestle for the crowd after the high school dual finished.

The Dakota Valley girls basketball team had two road games in the _rst full week of Februar y. Both were exciting contests that showed the stamina and grit of this DV team. The Panthers would lose a close battle versus the Vermillion Tanagers on Tuesday, Feb. 7, but they would take down the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Friday, Feb. 10.

It was a short road trip to Elk-Point Jefferson (EPJ) on Groundhog’s Day that had the Panthers leaving victorious after a resounding 54-17 win against the Huskies. “We played an outstanding overall game against a very good Elk Point team,” head coach Tammy Lilly summarized.

It was two hard contests and two solid victories for the Dakota Valley (DV) boys varsity basketball team when they beat Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) in an away game on Feb. 2 and then travelled to the Pentagon in Sioux Falls to take down Western Christian on Feb. 4.

Despite illness and injury, January ended strong for the Dakota Valley varsity boys wrestling squad with some solid wins on the mat. The Panthers wrestled Vermillion and Yankton during a triangular on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and team scoring was close with DV falling 21-57 to the Yankton Bucks and 24-54 to the Tanagers.

Wrestlers for Dakota Valley visited Tea on Thursday, Jan. 26 for a triangular versus the Titans and the Lennox Orioles.

Two tough opponents faced the Dakota Valley girls basketball roster to end the month of January. The Panthers fell 48-60 to Sioux Falls Christian (SFC) at home on Thursday, Jan. 26 and would lose a close one to Milbank on Saturday, Jan. 28 by a score of 43-53.

The South Dakota Music Education Association will present the 24th Annual SD Middle School All-State Band on March 4, 2023 in the Huron High School Auditorium at 3 p.m. This concert will feature over 200 6th-8th graders from across the state performing in two bands under the direction of Dr. Alan LaFave and Mr. Jeff Patzlaff.