Saturday, Sept. 17 had the Dakota Valley dance team up early and travelling north to Brookings to take on competition from some of the best Class A and Class AA schools in the area. The event took place at Swiftel Center. The dance squad performed their jazz routine and pom routine for the crowds. Once again, despite going up against bigger schools, Dakota Valley showed dominance. They placed 5th in jazz and earned a high 2nd place score for their pom routine. The Panthers scored 272.5 for jazz and 295 for pom which gave them a combined average score of 283.75. This high overall score was more than enough to earn the team 2nd place overall champs. They finished just behind Brandon Valley who had a score of 294.75 and well ahead of 3rd place Sioux Falls Washington who had a combined score of 277.25. Next up for the Dakota Valley dance team is a competition in Harrisburg on Saturday, Sept. 24.

It was a great Thursday for the Dakota Valley boys golf team Sept. 15 as they were crowned champions at the Elk-Point Jefferson Invite.

The Dakota Valley high school softball team won’t start their season until the spring, but a group of over 20 girls, ranging in grades 8th-12th, have been getting lots of reps during the months of August and September. Head coach T.C. Wienandt and assistant coach Jason Anderson have coordinated a fall ball league that allows the Panthers to play against surrounding area teams on Sundays at the Dakota Valley fields. The Panthers also recently participated in competitions at Historic Hubbard Park in Sioux City on Saturday, Sept. 17. The match-up at Hubbard Park involved a grandstand announcer and three backto- back games. Game 1 for the Panthers, versus Sioux City Moons 16U, started the day at the ballpark and was a success as Dakota Valley got the win 15-1. Freshman Annie Bourne was named player of the week by the game day directors for pitching 2 shutout innings and allowing only 1 hit with 2 strikeouts. Bourne also had a hit and RBI in the game.

The Panther volleyball team had a busy week of competition. They travelled to Harrisburg Tuesday, Sept. 13 and hosted Canton two days later. Both matches were competitive with Dakota Valley showcasing strong play in a multitude of areas.

The varsity cross country runners for Dakota Valley travelled to Tyndall, SD to participate in the Bon Homme Invite on Monday, Sept. 19. A lot of hardware and success was achieved on the extremely hot day and dizzying course.

The Dakota Valley cross country team travelled to Yankton Trails Park to run against some bigger schools and strong competition on Sept. 13 in the Sioux Falls Christian Invite. Race courses for the varsity 5K, the JV 4K and middle school 3K all took place on the warm day. “Another hot meet,” coach Tiffany Wendling said. “There were a lot of teams at Sioux Falls Christian today and a lot of really strong teams which always makes for a great meet.”

CNOS recently broke ground on their new 6500-square-foot Imaging Center, expanding their offering of CT and MRI services to area patients. “As our patient population continues to grow, CNOS is proud to continue offering clinical excellence with the latest imaging technology,” said Summer Cord, Imaging Services Director at CNOS.

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Dakota Valley’s competitive cheer squad took their routine on the road Sept. 8 to compete in the Yankton Invite. The Panthers put up good scores as they faced larger school districts with bigger teams.

The Dakota Valley boys varsity golf team took to the links at The Bluffs in Vermillion, SD on Sept. 8. In a field of 14, the squad earned a tie for 4th place with two Panthers medaling in the top 15. Dakota Valley ended the day with a team score of 341, just 16 strokes behind Vermillion’s 1st place finish.