Hosting the semifinals for 11B playoff football were the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Their opponent was Deuel who received the kick-off to start the contest. The weather was chilly, but both teams appeared warmed up and ready as an invitation to the state finals was on the line.

As the #1 seed in region 4 for Class A volleyball, Dakota Valley hosted the semifinals on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The Panthers received a bye for the 1st round of regional play. The 2nd round had them facing Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) for an opportunity to advance to the SoDak 16 state qualifying match.

Regional play in Class A volleyball started for the Huskies on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. It was an away contest as Elk Point-Jefferson was seeded #5 to take on the #4 C-Hawks in Canton.

Runners for the Dakota Valley cross country (XC) team gathered one more time, on October 28, 2025, for the team’s year-end banquet. The event was hosted by head coach Tiffany Wendling and assistant coach Phil Breed in the Panther’s high school commons. Student athletes plus their families were in attendance.

The Huskies deferred at the coin toss which meant the Cossacks of Sioux Valley (SV) started with the ball for the 11B quarterfinals of postseason football. Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) was hosting the big game on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The winner would advance to the semifinals and the loser’s season would end.

Sixteen really is sweet, as the Dakota Valley dance team earned their 16th state championship on Friday, October 24, 2025. Dancing in Watertown versus other programs in Class A, the Panthers outperformed all of the competition to grab gold by a large margin.

Huron, in Beadle County, saw quite the uptick in population on Saturday, October 25, as the best high school runners in South Dakota descended on the area for the 2025 state meet. The Huskies made up some of those numbers as the Elk Point-Jefferson boys team was in town to compete.

Two cross country runners represented Dakota Valley at the state meet, in Huron, on October 25, 2025. And both brought home medals. Running against the best of the best in Class A, for South Dakota, these two Panthers worked hard to attack the 5K trail at state. They made all of their fans, family, teammates and school incredibly proud.

Thursday Night Lights was what would happen for the Panther varsity football game on October 23, 2025. It was an away contest against the top ranked Chargers of Sioux Falls Christian. Dakota Valley had a mishap to start which meant the SFC Chargers grabbed a fumble and garnered a quick 6 points in the opening moments.

The Huskies were in Tri-Valley (TV) territory to play the Mustangs for volleyball on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. A good match was ahead as Elk Point-Jefferson (EPJ) looked to leave town with a win.