The Huskies traveled north to face Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, December 18, 2025. It was the SFC Charger’s home opener and they came out strong versus Elk Point-Jefferson.

The Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team faced a fierce opponent on a windy night, in Sioux Falls, prior to the school’s winter break. The Chargers of Sioux Falls Christian (SFC) hosted the Huskies on Thursday, December 18, 2025. It was SFC’s home opener and they came out aggressive on the court.

Huskies were in Canton for a wrestling quadrangular on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Tough competition was observed on the mat, as Elk Point-Jefferson battled Dakota Valley, the Canton C-Hawks and Beresford/Alcester-Hudson (BAH).

The Panther Esports program was busy throughout the week of December 8-11, 2025 with multiple matches played over many differing game titles. Dakota Valley Esports will be on a short hiatus with the holidays as winter break is set to start on December 19. They will be back in the new year for more competitive play.

Accolades continued for the Dakota Valley volleyball team after being named Class A state champions on November 22, 2025. To start the month of December the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association announced their selection for the Class A All-State roster. Senior Claire Munch and junior Madie Munch both made 1st Team All-State to represent the DV Panthers.

Competitive play met up with the Husky boys basketball team on December 13, 2025. Elk Point-Jefferson was in Madison to kickstart the 2025/26 high school basketball season. The game proved fierce and unfortunately the Huskies did not leave town with a win. However, hard work was observed on the court.

Mother Nature finally decided to let the high school basketball season begin for the Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team on Saturday, December 13, 2025. An earlier contest, December 11 versus Canton, was postponed until January 5, 2026 due to snow and icy conditions.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Dakota Valley Esports had another successful week across multiple game titles, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimately the Panthers delivered a strong showing highlighted by several commanding victories. Cody Schutte opened the day with a hard-fought five-game win over O’Gorman, setting the tone early. Ian Greene likewise battled through a full five-match series to defeat Cheyenne Eagle Butte, while Nate Rathgeber continued his dominant season, rolling past Stevens with backto- back three-stocks to secure one of the team’s most convincing victories. Gavin Theiman added another standout performance, sweeping Harrisburg behind a pair of overwhelming threestock finishes. Gavin and Nate are currently tied for the No. 1 ranking in South Dakota.

Snowy weather did not hold back the Elk Point-Jefferson wrestling team as they claimed 2nd place at the Flandreau Invite on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The Huskies were one of 14 teams at the tournament and earned 125.0 points in overall team scoring. They edged out 3rd place Deuel by a half of a point. Madison would claim 1st place with an incredible 226.5 points.

Husky alumni, Bentlee Kollbaum and Natalie Heuertz, were spotted on the volleyball courts this past week. Both were in the Sioux City metro as the Tyson Events Center hosted the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship tour‑nament on December 3-9, 2025.