It was a great week for the Lady Huskies as they competed against two Dakota XII Conference foes and came out on top. The first matchup was against Lennox on Jan.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to Sioux Valley Public School in Volga, SD to partake in the Big East/LLC Tournament. Half of the Huskies who participated had podium finishes and racked up 72.5 points for the team to finish 8th out of 14 teams.

It was a hot week of play for the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies girls as they won three games in a row. On Jan.

Free throws. That’s what the game comes down too, according to Head Coach Jake Otkin.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to Wagner on Jan. 27 to participate in the Wagner Invite against 15 other teams. Five Huskies found themselves with podium finishes at the invite – Luke Swatek (126), Owen Rigg (132), Caleb Heuertz (175), Keaton Hinds (215) and Ruben Chicoine (285).

Winter weather delayed the Panther girls original basketball match-up versus the West Central Trojans. Both teams were supposed to square off on Jan. 9, but Mother Nature had other ideas. For the rescheduled date, it was a close 1st half on Monday, Jan 15. After 2 tight quarters the Panthers led 31-27.

The matchup against Vermillion is always an interesting game as both schools have strong players. It was the same on Jan.

Over 150 youth wrestlers came to Elk Point on Sunday, Jan. 21 for the Elk Point-Jefferson Youth Wrestling Tournament. It was a round robin format with multiple weight classes and age divisions. Boys and girls from preschool through grade school showed strength and grit on the mats throughout the entire event.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to Howard on Jan. 19 to compete on the mats for the first time this year. Weather postponed and cancelled many matches throughout the first half of January, but finally Mother Nature cooperated enough for the Huskies to compete once again.

The week of Jan. 1521 was a week of ups and downs with blowing snow and low temperatures.