Victory was seized by Elk Point-Jefferson’s junior legion team on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 versus Vermillion. An early lead aided the Huskies, as they grabbed 4 runs during their initial at-bat. Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) never trailed in their 10-8 victory. The contest got close after 3 innings of play as Vermillion was able to tie the ball game 5-5, but EPJ’s response on offense garnered them the win.

Four games in 3 days had the Dakota Valley (DV) senior legion baseball team going 2-2 from July 7-9, 2026. The Panthers took a couple of hard losses to Post 206 from Colton and Post 55 from Pender, Nebraska. However, they rallied to soundly beat Sioux Falls Post 911 twice in doubleheader action.

Huskies on the junior legion baseball roster took on Renner’s Post 307 on Sunday, July 12, 2026. It was a tight contest where Renner jumped out to an early lead by putting all 6 of their runs on the scoreboard in the 1st inning. As guests, Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) would not score until the 3rd inning.

As the famous movie, Field of Dreams, stated, “If you build it, they will come”. The Panther senior legion team followed that directive, from the 1989 cinema classic, and traveled to Dyersville, Iowa to play baseball at the end of June.

On their home ball field, the Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) junior legion roster played a team from Nebraska on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Their opponent was Crofton and a close battle ensued as neither dugout scored during the first 2 innings of the game.

Some doubleheader action kickstarted a stretch of games for Dakota Valley legion baseball on Tuesday, June 16, 2025. Both contests were against Sioux Falls teams as the Panthers faced Post 15 East and Post 15 West. Unfortunately, both games ended in losses for Dakota Valley (DV).

Five runs, that all came in the 3rd inning, was what Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) junior legion team needed to get the win versus the Tri-County Sundogs on Friday, June 26, 2026. The Huskies were the home team and they had 5 hits, 5 runs and only 1 error in the 5-2 victory.

School history was made by Dakota Valley as they went undefeated at the Class A state softball tournament on June 4-6, 2026. The Panthers claimed a championship title for the 1st time since softball became a sanctioned high school sport, in 2023, in South Dakota. Quality preparation, strong senior class leadership and incredible team chemistry helped aid Dakota Valley (DV) on their way to being crowned the 2026 Class A softball champions in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

The Husky softball team turned their Class A state softball tournament into an epic Cinderella story on June 4-6, 2026. They entered the bracket as a #8 seed and captured the Class A runnerup trophy amongst fierce competition. Competing in Aberdeen, South Dakota, over the course of 3 days, Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) played some of their best softball to date.

An individual state champion and runner-up team finish was in store for the Dakota Valley girls golf team at the Class A golf meet on June 1-2, 2026. Katie Betsworth performed on the links, as she has done all season, to take the 2026 Class A title with an incredible score of 138. This had her at -2 under par over the course of 2 rounds.