The Dakota Valley Panthers will be celebrating Homecoming Sept. 26-Oct.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies took on the Canton C-Hawks in an away match, resulting in 5 sets of play Sept. 8. The C-Hawks soared over the Huskies in the 5th set to take the full match – 25-18, 11-25, 18-25, 25-22, 5-15.

The Huskies went up against the West Central Trojans Sept. 6 and walked away victorious in 3 – 25-11; 25-19; 25-17.

The Huskies travelled to the Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion Sept. 8 to play in the Vermillion Invite. There were 14 teams participating, with one (Wagner) team that didn’t finish. EPJ took 10th place.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) Huskies’ Cross Country team travelled to Canton for the Canton Cross Country Invite. On their calendar every year, this meet is an opportunity to run a tough, hilly course. Teams include West Central, Vermillion, EPJ, Canton, Dakota Valley, Parker and Tea Area. The temperature was blistering hot, adding to the difficulty.

For the f irst time, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies sent a runner to the Heartland Preview Saturday, Sept. 10 at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls. This elite meet includes top runners throughout the region, with Junior High, Junior Varsity and Varsity races for boys and girls.

The Dakota Valley girls soccer team took their varsity roster to Garretson Saturday, Sept. 10. The squad played hard and after a slow start in the first half they were able to claim victory with a 2-0 win over the Blue Dragons. “The first half was very sloppy, the girls were making unusual simple errors and we couldn’t get into a good rhythm,” head coach Jesse Castillo commented. “We were not getting to 50/50 balls, scared to head the ball, the ball was being played too much on our half of the field and turning the ball over too much. But after the half-time break we came out and possessed on their [Garretson’s] half and created chances. It was good to see them bounce back.” An offensive push developed in the second half with Isabella Mijangos scoring twice. She found the net on the first goal off an assist from junior Claire Hemmingsen. Mijangos’s second goal came from an assist by sophomore Emma Deacon. “Izzy Mijangos scored both of the goals and had five shots on goal,” Castillo remarked. “Mijangos, an eighth-grader, is leading the team this year with five goals.” The victory over Garretson marks the fourth win of the season for the Panther girls soccer team.

It was a sweltering hot day for the Canton Invite on Sept. 6, but the Dakota Valley Panthers showed up ready to beat the heat and run.

The boys soccer team for Dakota Valley travelled to Hartford, SD on Sept. 8 to go up against the West Central Trojans on Anderson Field. The Panthers entered the game with high hopes and played well, but unfortunately were not able to come out of the match with a win. Dakota Valley fell to the Trojans 0-4 at the end of regulation.

The first full week of September brought the Panther volleyball squad an away match in Beresford and a busy Saturday of tournament games. All volleyball squads from Dakota Valley travelled to Beresford Sept.