The Huskies were set to play Canton in 2025, but Mother Nature had other plans as the rescheduled date pushed the contest to January 5, 2026. No matter the date, it would be a great contest on Elk Point-Jefferson’s home basketball court. Ultimately, the match-up extended to overtime and had EPJ falling just short of a victory.

Multiple wrestlers, from South Dakota and Iowa, came to Elk Point on December 20, 2025 for the annual Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies Invitational. As hosts, EPJ represented well with many of their grapplers garnering medals.

Conference foe Dell Rapids was in town to face the Elk Point-Jefferson boys basketball team on December 22, 2025. The Huskies fought hard and stayed close with the Quarriers throughout the 1st half, and even throughout the 3rd quarter. However, momentum on offense swung in the direction of DR as EPJ fell 56-80.

Defensive efforts were observed in Elk Point-Jefferson’s low scoring game versus Dell Rapids (DR) on December 22, 2025. Tough 2nd and 3rd quarters hurt the Huskies as they fell to the DR Quarriers by a score of 33-47.

Weather delayed the first few contests of the season for the Panther varsity wrestling squad, but the Canton meet on December 16, 2025 was met with no travel obstacles. Earlier, Dakota Valley had match-ups canceled by Mother Nature on December 6 and December 9. The stalled start to the season did not hinder the Panthers as many saw success on the mat. It was a quadrangular hosted by Canton. In addition to DV, Beresford/Alcester-Hudson (BAH) and Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) also attended.

The Huskies traveled north to face Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, December 18, 2025. It was the SFC Charger’s home opener and they came out strong versus Elk Point-Jefferson.

The Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team faced a fierce opponent on a windy night, in Sioux Falls, prior to the school’s winter break. The Chargers of Sioux Falls Christian (SFC) hosted the Huskies on Thursday, December 18, 2025. It was SFC’s home opener and they came out aggressive on the court.

Huskies were in Canton for a wrestling quadrangular on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Tough competition was observed on the mat, as Elk Point-Jefferson battled Dakota Valley, the Canton C-Hawks and Beresford/Alcester-Hudson (BAH).

Competitive play met up with the Husky boys basketball team on December 13, 2025. Elk Point-Jefferson was in Madison to kickstart the 2025/26 high school basketball season. The game proved fierce and unfortunately the Huskies did not leave town with a win. However, hard work was observed on the court.

Mother Nature finally decided to let the high school basketball season begin for the Elk Point-Jefferson girls basketball team on Saturday, December 13, 2025. An earlier contest, December 11 versus Canton, was postponed until January 5, 2026 due to snow and icy conditions.