Panther athletes competing. at the Canton Relays. on April 20, 2026 had great showings and multiple top finishes. Senior Claire Munch grabbed gold in the girls triple jump with a personal record mark that was over 38 feet. She also cleared 5-04 to be the best at the high jump on the day. More gold medals were also garnered by DV. In the boys 100m dash, senior Tatum Sorensen won in 11.47. Freshman Ava Squier defeated the field in the girls 100m dash with a 12.99.

Dakota Valley softball faced top-ranked Madison on Monday, April 20, 2026 in an away contest. The game went 7 innings, but had the Panthers on the losing end by a score of 3-9. Senior Annie Bourne started in the circle and had 2 strikeouts for DV. Junior Emma Barnett pitched in relief and also had 2 Ks.

A tough road game greeted Dakota Valley’s varsity baseball squad on April 21, 2026. Facing the Vermillion Tanagers, it would be an exciting contest. However, late runs by Vermillion had Dakota Valley (DV) suffering a loss 7-8.

It was a doubleheader for Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) baseball on Friday, April 24, 2026. The destination was Beresford and the opponent was Beresford Area which is made up of players from Beresford, Centerville and Alcester-Hudson. Both contests were close, but unfortunately resulted in losses for EPJ by the scores of 5-7 and 3-10.

A doubleheader happened on Monday, April 20, 2026 for the Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) softball team. Despite outstanding hitting, plus a rally in the bottom of the 7th, the Huskies fell to Lennox by a score of 8-10. Up next in the doubleheader was top ranked West Central (WC). An early lead by EPJ happened, but the WC Trojans had big bats in the 4th and 5th innings to defeat EPJ 3-15.

Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) hit the links twice, on their home course, in mid-April. The Huskies were on familiar territory as solid scores were secured at The Pointe Golf Course on April 21, 2026 and April 23, 2026.

Consecutive nights of track and field were on the docket again for Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ). The team was in Canton on Monday, April 20, 2026. The following day they were at Bon Homme’s meet, in Tyndall, for the Jim Flevares Relays.

Strong mound performances by Dakota Valley softball pitchers meant big wins on April 13 and April 14, 2026 as the Panthers took down rivals from the DAK 12 Conference. On Monday, April 13, 2026 it was freshman Brynn Ramos with the start versus Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ). Senior Annie Bourne pitched in relief. The pair of hurlers combined for 11 strikeouts in the contest against the EPJ Huskies.

Two wins were secured by the Dakota Valley varsity baseball team versus the Tri-County Sundogs in mid-April. The Panthers were victorious by large margins in both contests as the bats were on fire and pitching was sound. Their opponents, the Tri-County Sundogs, consisted of players from Irene, Gayville, Volin, Wakonda, Hurley and Viborg.

Competition began for Dakota Valley (DV) girls golf on April 13, 2026 with a quadrangular meet at Beresford. Panther varsity and junior varsity (JV) golfers pulled out their drivers, irons and putters to play The Bridges at Beresford Golf Course.