To wrap up 2024 the Dakota Valley wrestling team participated in the Floyd Farrand Invitational in Sioux Falls at Lincoln High School. The girls wrestled on Monday, December 30, 2024 and the boys hit the mat the next day for fierce competition. Opponents were from not only the surrounding areas plus the Sioux Falls metro and farther regions of the state.

The Dakota Valley esports high school team hosted a camp for Panther students on Saturday, January 4, 2024. The camp was open to children in grades 5th through 8th and was a well attended event in the high school’s esports lab. Campers were able to learn and play a variety of gaming titles during their session.

A good day was had by the Elk Point-Jefferson wrestling squad as the team competed in the Mc-Cook Central Montrose (MCM) Invitational on Saturday, January 4, 2024. The Huskies went up against schools from all over South Dakota as over 20 teams converged in Salem, SD to compete.

The Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team opened up play in 2025 with a big win over Viborg-Hurley (VH) in the Midwest Miracles Classic. The game took place on January 4th and was a fierce game for the Huskies.

It was a tough game to end 2024 for the Elk Point-Jefferson boys basketball squad in the Huron Holiday Classic. They took a loss against Wessington Springs by a score of 3856 on December 30, 2024.

Wrestlers from Dakota Valley were busy on Saturday, December 21st with the boys at Elk Point-Jefferson and the girls at Canton. Strong performances were observed by all and Panther Head Coach Grayson Pirner was happy with how his squad competed on the mat.

The Panther girls started strong versus Canton, on December 20, 2024, as Emersen Mead scored quickly for Dakota Valley. They led 13-7 with about 2 minutes left in the 1st quarter.

By Kelly Riibe times2reporter@gmail.com A huge win followed by an exciting victory greeted the Dakota Valley boys basketball team on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21, 2024. The Panthers first took on the Canton C-Hawks in an away game where they dominated.

Prior to winter break, the Panther esports team had a successful week of competition. Many victories were tallied and Dakota Valley continued to show the state that they are one of the top high schools for esports in South Dakota.

Busy times and strong competition were in store for the Elk Point-Jefferson boys basketball team as they had 3 consecutive days of games prior to winter break. The Huskies went up against Parker on Thursday, December 19, 2024. The next evening they hosted Sioux Falls Christian and then on Saturday, December 21, 2024 they went across the river to take on Sergeant Bluff-Luton.