It was a week of hard hits for the Huskies as three girls recorded homeruns – some their first. It was a hard loss for the Huskies on Thursday, April 11 against the Gayville- Volin Raiders.

The f irst outdoor meet of the season for Dakota Valley happened in Vermillion on Thursday, April 4 as multiple Panthers brought home medals. Many teams, of various school sizes, were at the meet. Competition included conference foes, such as Sioux Falls Christian and Elk Point-Jefferson, as well as bigger schools from Nebraska and Iowa.

Twenty-four EPJ students put on the play “Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion.” The play had not one, but 11 famous detectives including Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Batman, the Scooby Doo and the Mystery Crew, Miss Marple, and Sam Spade and two not famous ones, Kane and Christie. They were all called to Madame Doyle’s house to solve the murder of Madame Doyle. The cast and crew put in several hours memorizing their lines and blockng, to bring the show to light and it had not one, but three endings.

The Dakota Valley boys baseball team played their 2nd game of the spring high school season on Friday, April 5 at home. They went up against the Mustangs of Tri-Valley, from Colton, SD, and were victorious by a final score of 10-7.

After not being able to host their home invite on April 2 due to weather conditions, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to Vermillion for their invite on April 4. Lauren McDermott had a good showing, placing 2nd in the 300m Hurdles and 3rd place in the 100m Hurdles.

Dakota Valley senior Karlee Hughes earned the honorable distinction to attend the 2024 Youth Leadership Forum at Northern State University from June 2-6, 2024. Many from across South Dakota applied and over 100 were interviewed with Hughes making the final cut.

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The best senior girls and boys high school basketball players in South Dakota will meet at the Sanford Pentagon for the 2024 SD All Star Games on April 19 The boys game starts at 6 p.m. and the girls game begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. They will be available at the Pentagon Box Office on the day of the event only. Both games will be streamed live on the HudlTV platform. Rosters will be announced later.

Atrophycamehomewith the Panther high school jazz band from Norfolk, NE on Tuesday, March 26 as Dakota Valley claimed 1st prize in the Level II band category. They also received a Superior plus rating per band director Daryl Jessen in what was a very successful day for DV.

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