Two Panthers wrestled at the 2025 Class A state individual tournament in Rapid City, South Dakota on February 27-March 1, 2025. They were juniors Braedy Sievers and Bennett Lukken. Both had strong regular seasons to punch their state tickets.

The Panther boys won the jump ball versus Lennox on Friday, February 28, 2025. They made good use of the possession when Tyler Cornelsen put it up for a hoop. A few transitions later, Logan Collette took a charge on defense. Both squads were working hard as Luke Bruns sank a jumper. It was 4-4 on Dakota Valley’s home court for senior night.

Dakota Valley Junior Noah Graham said it well when he said, “Playoff hockey is always high-intensity and we are prepared to compete at a high level. We understand that everyone at the tournament is capable of making it far”. This year was no exception. The Sioux City Metros would have to defeat Lincoln and Waterloo to advance to the Midwest High School Hockey League (MHSHL) Championship Tournament Game on March 1st.

The early moments of regional postseason play had the #2 Panthers girls basketball team trading points with Beresford. Dakota Valley was the host, and it was 9-9 until DV went on a run to be up 17-10 with 3 minutes left in the 1st.

The Huskies were in Rapid City on February 27-March 1, 2025 for South Dakota’s individual state wrestling tournament. Six grapplers from Elk Point-Jefferson faced off on the mat against the toughest high school competitors in Class B. All showed strength and grit with Luke Swatek bringing home a state medal.

Regionals started for the Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. The Huskies were the #4 seed in a highly competitive region, and they were to take on #5 Lennox. A battle was guaranteed as both teams came into the contest with strong regular season records.

It was a surreal 2 days of competition for the Dakota Valley esports program as they traveled to Aberdeen for the 1st state tournament sanctioned by South Dakota High School Activities Association. A Panther send-off occurred for the state qualifiers on Thursday, February 13, 2025 in the high school. Junior Owen Norby and senior Owen Oberg gave remarks to the crowd on behalf of the DV esports team.

It was a low scoring affair to start the 1st quarter of the Dakota Valley’s boys basketball game, at Vermillion, on February 11, 2025. The score was 0-3 after almost 4 minutes of play.

The Panthers hosted a big crowd on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 for the wrestling team’s home dual versus Elk Point-Jefferson. In addition to the high school roster, the Panther youth wrestling club also joined in on some competition versus the younger Huskies.