Panthers shoot well at State Trap Tournament

By Kelly Riibe

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The South Dakota State Trap Shooting Tournament was held in Aberdeen on June 8-9 with over 800 student athletes competing. Dakota Valley had strong representation and brought home some hardware for their effort. 

Senior Legion Huskies win one, drop one over the weekend

By Kelly Riibe

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The Menno 79ers, from Post 152, were opponents for the Huskies Senior Legion baseball team on Friday, June 14. Kayden Moore was on the mound and pitched a great game to guide his team in their 7-0 win. 

Moore went all 7 innings and had 5 strikeouts. He gave up 2 hits. Elk Point-Jefferson’s defense recorded no errors in the ballgame. 

Dakota Valley 16U VFW tournament champions

By Kelly Riibe

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The Dakota Valley 16U VFW baseball team was at Harmodon Park, in Sioux Falls, for the 2024 Father’s Day weekend. They played in the Dakota Classic Tournament which had them taking in 6 games over the course of 3 days on June 14-16. 

Huskies place 2nd at State Trap Tournament

By Kelly Riibe

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The South Dakota State Trap Shooting Tournament was held in Aberdeen on June 8-9 with over 800 student athletes competing. Elk Point-Jefferson had strong representation at the tourney as they competed in the varsity, novice and the junior varsity categories. 

Elk Point-Jefferson State Golf 2024

Madison Buenger and Natalie Wells represented Elk Point-Jefferson well at the Class A girls state golf meet on June 3-4. The pair of Huskies went up against the finest golfers in South Dakota as they played their rounds on Bakkers Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls.

Dakota Valley State Golf 2024

The best golfers in South Dakota, for Class A, met up in Sioux Falls on June 3 and June 4 to take part in the 2024 state golf meet. Dakota Valley’s Katie Betsworth, Claire Wiebelhaus and Addicyn Sailer were among some of the finest to compete in the 2-day event at Bakker Crossing Golf Course.

Elk Point-Jefferson Legion baseball starts season with wins

It was a doubleheader on Tuesday, June 4 for the Senior Legion Huskies as Elk Point-Jefferson played two 7-inning ball games against Harrisburg. Both were good contests that led to a pair of wins for EPJ.

Dakota Valley Legion baseball squad starts season strong

Five baseball games in 3 days took the Dakota Valley Legion baseball squad to a record of 4-1 to start their season. They played Tea Post 266 Tin Caps on Thursday, June 6 for their 1st win and then went 1-1 on Friday, June 7. Two close games equaled 2 Panther victories on Saturday, June 8.

Dakota Valley State Softball 2024

Aberdeen played host for the 2nd consecutive year of South Dakota State Softball Tournament action and Dakota Valley was there for 3 days of games from May 30-June 1. It was a successful run for the Panthers as they closed their season with a winning record and brought home the 5th place consolation champion trophy.