Last year high schools in South Dakota embarked on a pilot program for esports with only a select number of school districts participating. Things will be a bit different for this 2024/25 season as esports is now sanctioned and growing in popularity. Esports involves competitive video game play, often with multiple players.

Sioux City Metros are currently ranked #1 in the Midwest High School Hockey League after recent results. Sioux City Metros Varsity scores; November 29th FINAL: Sioux City Metros 7, Fremont Flyers 1 November 30th FINAL: Sioux City Metros 1, Dubuque Saints 2 December 1st FINAL: Sioux City Metros 3, Dubuque 0 December 7th FINAL: Sioux City Metros 2, Des Moines Oak Leafs 1 December 8th FINAL: in Overtime: Sioux City 3, Des Moines Oak Leafs 4 Metros Junior Varsity stands with 12 total wins and one loss ranking the second in the league.

Elk Point-Jefferson kicked off the 2024/25 wrestling season in Flandreau on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Wrestlers went up against many formidable opponents at the annual Flandreau Booster Club Invitational. The EPJ squad took 2nd place as a team and Head Coach Tyler Nolz thought his Huskies performed well.

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Sioux City Metros faced the Quad City Blues on November 16th and 17th. Varsity’s relentless attack left them with 5-1 and 8-1 wins respectively. DV’s Noah Graham added two points for assists to his season stats. Precision passing from teammate Teagan Doelman of Sioux Center landed him 25 points on the season following the latest game vs. the Boji Mammoths. Varsity had an easy grip on Boji on Saturday the 23rd with a 10-0 shutout. That gives Metros a 7-1 season record to date in the MHSHL (Midwest High School Hockey League).

By Kelly Riibe times2reporter@gmail.com Centerville, South Dakota was the neutral location for Dakota Valley’s SODAK 16 qualifying volleyball match versus the Hanson Beavers on Tuesday, November 12. Junior Sammy Kimbell was the 1st server for the Panthers and a kill by Claire Munch had the Panther’s with the 1st score of the match.

The Huskies wrapped up a strong 2024 football season on November 8, 2024. Elk Point-Jefferson ended their run in the postseason with a winning record of 8-3 on the season. Strong senior leadership and outstanding play on both sides of the line contributed greatly to success for the Huskies this past season. They fell just one game short of the state finals. The #2 seed Winner defeated #1 Sioux Valley for the 11B state title on Friday, November 15, 2024.

Dakota Valley jumped to a big lead in volleyball, versus Lennox, on Thursday, November 7, 2024 in their 1st set of the evening. The Panthers were playing on their home court for the Class A Region 4 semifinals. Back-to-back kills by outside hitter Sammy Kimbell had the Panthers ahead 13-3. The Orioles got on a bit of a rally, but Claire Munch shut it down off an assist, from her sister Madie, to make the score 18-10.

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