The highlights on offensive over the 5 total games were Hannah Nearman had 2 homeruns, 2 triples and a double going 9-15 overall. Paige Jacobs had the game winning grand slam on Saturday evening while also adding a homerun, double and 7 other hits over the course of 5 games. Samantha Marx had 8 hits total, including a double. Lauren McDermott and Aynslee Goetzinger added doubles during the weekend play.

On Wednesday, June 28 the Panther Legion baseball team played Vermillion Post 1 in a battle that had Dakota Valley losing 7-14 at home. The game started quick for Vermillion as they drove in a run during their 1st at bat.

The DV Booster Club’s reception held a celebration for Dakota Valley Athletics and the successful spring sports season. The event was held on Sunday, June 25 in the Dakota Valley High School commons area.

The Elk Point-Jefferson U16 softball team competed in the Siouxland Classic softball tournament at Riverside Park in Sioux City, IA June 24 and 25. On Saturday they beat a team from Illinois, called Mid-Illini by a score of 7-5. Then they beat South Dakota Select 9-1 and then won against SSC Storm 9-8 with a grand slam by Paige Jacobs.

Members of the Elk Point-Jefferson Baseball team were recently named to the Class B All-Region. They included Ben Swatek, Hunter Geary, Jake Gale, Keaton Gale and Ty Trometer..

The Elk Point-Jefferson Boys Basketball team recently received recognition from the south Dakota High School Activities Association for an Academic Team Award. In order to be awarded this honor, the team has to achieve or exceed a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

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Members of the Dakota Valley Baseball team were recently named to the Class B All-Region. They included Beau Pollema, Isaac Bruns, Jackson Boonstra, Jake Pruchniak, Jaxon Hennies and Randy Rosenquist. Brendan Barnett was named Class B All-Region – Honorable Mention.

The Dakota Valley legion baseball team crossed the river to Nebraska to play in a tournament. The Panthers had games in the Omaha/ Elkhorn area on June 22-24.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Senior Legion baseball team opened their 2023 summer season June 2-4 at the Kyle Mueller Classic hosted by the Yankton American Legion Post 12 in Crofton, NE. EPJ defeated Norfolk 8-4 on June 2.