Some of the best Class A competition in the state was at the DAK-XII Conference Meet on Thursday, May 9 at West Central. The Panther track and field team worked hard to bring home top honors in several events.

The top of the line-up did their job for Dakota Valley at their home softball game versus Lennox on Tuesday, May 7. The first 4 batters, for DV, secured singles to have the team’s offense on a roll early. The Panthers grabbed 3 runs during their 1st at-bat and never looked back, as the squad went on to beat the Orioles 9-3.

The Panther girls golf team swung their clubs at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford on Monday, May 6 for the West Central Invite. Dakota Valley’s Katie Betsworth continued to impress as she claimed 1st place individually with a score of 81. The 8th grader has proved to be almost unstoppable on the fairways and greens with her consistent play this season.

As of May 13, the Panther baseball team had a season record of 13-2. This is thanks in part to 4 games in the 2nd week of May that amount to 4 victories for Dakota Valley.

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It was a good day to golf on Monday, May 7 as the Huskies were at Central Valley Golf Course for the West Central Invite. It was a full field of teams competing. Elk Point-Jefferson faced opponents from Dakota Valley, Sioux Falls Christian, Tea, Vermillion, Lennox, Canton, Parkston, Winner, Madison, Beresford, West Central and Tri-Valley.

Double the games meant double the wins for the Elk Point-Jefferson softball squad on Tuesday, May 7. The Huskies went up against the Canton CHawks and earned a victory in game #1 by a score of 16-0 and then won game #2 with a final of 11-2.

The Elk Point-Jefferson baseball team saw a lot of action in the 2nd week of May. They had games on May 7, May 9 and May 12. Each game had them facing strong competition. Unfortunately none of the contests earned wins for the Huskies, but strong efforts in the field and at the plate were observed.

Competitive dancers from North Sioux City’s 5678! Dance Studio traveled to Orlando, FL on April 26-29 for The Dance Worlds Competition at Coronado Springs Resort & Convention Center. Five competitive dances qualified for the studio which is owned and operated by Melissa Strong.

Panther softball started off the week on Monday, April 29 with another battle versus West Central in Hartford. Dakota Valley had fallen to the undefeated Trojans the week prior in the quarterfinals of the DAK XII tournament. They fell short in their 2nd match-up of the season by a score of 2-7.