The Dakota Valley dance squad and competitive cheer team both travelled just over 200 miles to Winner, SD on Sept. 10 to showcase their routines in a multi-team tournament.

Dancers from Dakota Valley took their talents to Yankton, SD to face off against a variety of bigger schools in what was a strong field. The competition took place Sept. 8 and the Panthers came home victorious. A dominance in both their jazz and pom routines had Dakota Valley taking 1st in both which led them to be crowned overall champions. The squad received a high score of 272.5 in jazz and 283.5 in pom which gave them an overall score of 278.0 for the day.

The Dakota Valley cheer team travelled to Dell Rapids, SD for their first competition of the season Sept. 6. The Panthers performed their routine against a variety of schools, with a number of teams being from districts located north of the Sioux Falls metro. The Panthers received a final score of 124 points from the judges. The team had 11 points in deductions, which showed they were in the running to be on the podium at this competition.

It was a wet Friday Night Lights for the Dakota Valley Panthers as they travelled north to take on Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in a tough football game Sept. 9. It was a back and forth contest that came down to the 4th quarter when scores by the Chargers put the game out of reach. The road game was the first loss for the Panthers this season and the final score was 14-24.

The first full week of September brought the Panther volleyball squad an away match in Beresford and a busy Saturday of tournament games. All volleyball squads from Dakota Valley travelled to Beresford Sept.

The boys soccer team for Dakota Valley travelled to Hartford, SD on Sept. 8 to go up against the West Central Trojans on Anderson Field. The Panthers entered the game with high hopes and played well, but unfortunately were not able to come out of the match with a win. Dakota Valley fell to the Trojans 0-4 at the end of regulation.

It was a sweltering hot day for the Canton Invite on Sept. 6, but the Dakota Valley Panthers showed up ready to beat the heat and run.

It was a successful night for the Dakota Valley football team Sept. 2 as the varsity squad found the end zone numerous times to take down the Chamberlain Cubs by a score of 40-8.

The girls soccer team had two tough match-ups to end the month of August and to head into September. Both contests were competitive and showed that while the majority of the Panther players are young, they are also mighty.

Accolades and hardware were the themes of the cross country meet for Dakota Valley Aug. 30. It was the Panthers one and only home meet for the season and they made their school proud with high team placements and numerous individual medals.