On Sept. 30, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies celebrated Military Appreciation night under the Friday night lights.

On Monday, Sept. 26 the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to Canton to compete in the Region 2A meet to qualify for state that is being held at Moccasin Creek, Aberdeen, SD Oct.

It was a great evening for the Homecoming game as the Panthers took on the Lennox Orioles Friday, Sept. 30. Dakota Valley ended the month with a solid victory as they outscored their opponent 47-- 24. Lennox struck first as their quarterback passed to an open man very early in the 1st quarter, but the point after kick was no good. The Panthers answered when Senior Ethan Anema found fellow senior Jaxon Hennies for a completed touchdown pass. Hennies fended off a tackle to push through to the end zone and get the score. The extra point (PAT) kick was good by Ethan Christiansen to put the Panthers up 7-6. Senior Randy Rosenquist ran back a punt in the 1st quarter to score another 6 points for Dakota Valley. Christiansen was once again solid for the PAT and the Panthers were up 14-6. However, the Orioles were able to respond as their quarterback connected with the same receiver from earlier to score again. The PAT was good this time for Lennox and the 1st quarter ended with Dakota Valley leading 14-13. Junior Trae Piel ran in the Panther’s 3rd touchdown of the evening in the 2nd quarter. Piel also recovered a fumble to keep the Panthers in control. The next score for Dakota Valley occurred as Anema headed to the end zone with the ball, but had it knocked out. The fumble was recovered by Owen Hanshaw for another Panther touchdown. A Lennox injury halted the game with 1:40 left in the 1st half. When play resumed, Senior Lake Kistner had a blocked punt to give the Panthers good field position. However, an interception on an Anema to Hennies pass attempt almost caused trouble for the Panthers. But, Anema showed grit and chased down the interceptor to force him out of bounds and end the half with no damage done. The Panthers led 28-13 at half.

The long distance runners of Dakota Valley travelled to Lennox on Thursday, Sept. 29 to compete. The varsity boys had a great showing to take home 2nd place as a team. The varsity girls ran strong and placed 8th. The junior varsity boys earned 6th place and the junior varsity girls were 7th as a team. It was a great day as the Panthers battled windy conditions. Sophomore Jack Brown led the varsity boys roster with an impressive 5K time of 16:39. Fellow sophomore James Kilcullen also ran strong to garner 12th place with a 16:56. Senior Avery Bradshaw, who also celebrated a birthday on the day of the meet, placed 20th for a medal with a 17:40 run time.

It was another tough competition for the Dakota Valley dance team as they performed alongside many bigger Class AA schools at their Sept. 27 competition at O’Gorman in Sioux Falls. The Panthers took runner-up in both their jazz and pom routines and finished 3rd overall.

The varsity volleyball squad and the C-team ventured to Nebraska for a triangular Sept. 29 versus Pierce and Ponca. Both rosters saw high levels of play from their opponents which made the road trip well worth it.

By Kelly Riibe times1reporter@gmail.com The Dakota Valley girls soccer team faced off against #2 ranked Tea Area Tuesday, Sept. 27 and travelled to Vermillion on Thursday, Sept.

The last home game and season match-up for the Dakota Valley boys varsity soccer squad was Thursday, Sept. 29 versus West Central. The Panthers took on the Trojans at home and also celebrated their lone senior, Aiden Vande Zande, for senior night.

Elk Point-Jefferson’s Carter Langle had a good game of golf at the DAK-12 Conference at The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion Sept. 19. Langle finished in 9th place with a round score of 79, 7 over par of the course. He was 1 of 5 golfers to shoot this score.

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