The Panther varsity football season came to an end on Thursday, October 31, 2024. Dakota Valley had a strong season and advanced to postseason play as the #7 in Class 11A for South Dakota. A loss to Dell Rapids in the 1st round of playoffs ended DV’s bid to make it to the state finals on November 16, 2024.

After a sweep performance on the road to Waterloo, Sioux City Metros outplayed the newest team to the Midwest High School Hockey League, Boji Mammoths. Numerous teammates contributed to the barrage of points. Heelan’s Karson Fitch (Sr.), South Sioux City Ryan Hedquist (Sr.), and DV’s Jax Trosper (Jr.) led the way with hat tricks. Goaltender Cameron Patrick, Sergeant Bluff (Jr), added a shutout to his statistics. Varsity ends the game with a 15-0 win.

Competitive regional volleyball greeted Elk Point-Jefferson for the 1st full week of November. With an outstanding regular season in the books, the Huskies drew a #2 seed for Class A Region 4. This had them facing the #7 seed Vermillion on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

The Class 11B semifinal football match-up had Elk Point-Jefferson at Sioux Valley on Friday, November 8, 2024. The Huskies took on the Cossacks in a game to determine who would advance to the state championship finals. Both teams played incredibly hard for their school. In a tough game, EPJ was handed a loss on the road by a score of 14-28.

The Elk Point-Jefferson football team was in for a Halloween treat on Thursday, October 31, 2024 as they secured a playoff victory versus Clark/Willow Lake (CWL). The win extended EPJ’s season and advanced the team to the state semifinals.

The Panthers jumped to a monster lead in their 1st set versus the Tea Titans on Monday, October 28, 2024. Up 13-6 gave the Panthers an excellent start to the evening.

The 2024 Panther Cross Country team had 4 student athletes make Academic All-State for the 2024 season. They were: Jack Brown, Brayden Hamm, Sophia Redler and David Thieman. In order to qualify for Academic All-State honors, these Panthers had to meet certain criteria as put forth by the South Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

The South Dakota High School Activities Association held the 2024 state contest for competition cheer on October 25-26, 2024 in Rapid City. Dakota Valley was in attendance with others from Class A who all performed on Friday, October 25. The event was held in Rapid City at the Summit Arena in The Monument.

The Panthers went to Dell Rapids for playoff action in high school football on Thursday, October 31, 2024. A Halloween contest on the road had the Panthers working hard against an opponent they had beat earlier in the season. However, the Quarriers were out for revenge and also brought their best game.

For Elk Point-Jefferson’s last volleyball match of the regular season, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, they had to travel to Vermillion to take on the Tanagers. The Huskies did not mess around at all during the away contest as they swept Vermillion in epic fashion.