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.

Madison Buenger competed in the State A Girls Golf Tournament June 5 and 6 in Rapid City. She represented Elk Point-Jefferson well on the Meadowbrook Golf Course, coming home with a 25th place _nish and making the Top 25 medals.

By Beth Hutcheson times1reporter@gmail.com The South Dakota Softball Coaches Association voted on the 2023 All-State teams. In Class A, Dakota Valley’s Logan Miller was named as an infielder and Elk Point-Jefferson’s Josie Curry was recognized as an infielder under honorable mention. Elk Point-Jefferson’s Sophia Giorgio was recognized as an outfield under honorable mention.

Legion baseball season in South Dakota has started and the Dakota Valley Post 319 Panthers are off to a strong start in the senior league for 19-year-olds and younger. The DV squad won their legion ball home opener on Tuesday, June 6 versus Elk-Point Jefferson’s senior legion team by a score of 6-1.

The South Dakota Softball Coaches Association voted on the 2023 All-State teams. In Class A, Dakota Valley’s Logan Miller was named as an in_elder and Elk Point-Jefferson’s Josie Curry was recognized as an in_elder under honorable mention. Elk Point-Jefferson’s Sophia Giorgio was recognized as an out_eld under honorable mention.

South Dakota – High school athletes and teams representing schools from across the state scheduled to participate at 2023 South Dakota State High School Clay Target League State Tournament in June. The SDSHSCTL Trap Shooting State Tournament was held at the Aberdeen Gun Club June 10-11.

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to Aberdeen to take part in the firstever state sanctioned Class A softball tournament June 1-3. Class AA and Class B also held their tournaments in Aberdeen.

June 25 will be a bittersweet day for many in the Elk Point community as Pastor David Bambas says farewell to the community he’s known for the last 19 years. Bambas has been a pastor with the United Methodist Church (now the Global Methodist Church (GMC)) for 38 years.

The South Dakota Softball Coaches Association Academic All-State team includes seniors who were nominated by their coach and have a GPA of 3.5 or above. In Class A, Elk Point-Jefferson’s seniors to receive this recognition were Sophia Giorgio, Grace Griffin, Alyssa Chytka, Josie Curry, Grace Schuh, Jezmarie Stultz-Praster, Danica Torrez and Nicole Wells.

The South Dakota High School Athletic Association State Championship Track Meet was held on May 25 through May 27 at Howard Wood in Sioux Falls. With teams from all parts of South Dakota across classes B, A, and AA, the competition level was set to be higher than ever.