Strong play by the Elk Point-Jefferson senior baseball squad had them off to a great start in the American Legion Region 3B tournament on July 24-26. Games took place in Lennox and it was a double elimination format. In the 1st round, the Huskies faced rival Dakota Valley on Wednesday, July 24. By grabbing an early lead, EPJ looked to be cruising towards a sure victory. They were up 4-0 after 3 innings of play. However, DV captured 5 runs in the 4th and 5th to make it a close one.

The Panther 14U legion baseball team completed an incredible run in regionals and state bracket play to be crowned the 14U Class A State Champions for 2024. The state tournament was held in Beresford and Dakota Valley went undefeated in 3 straight games, on July 26-28, to bring home the title.

The Panther’s summer baseball squad ended their season with 2 losses in the American Legion Region 3B tournament, in Lennox, on July 24 and July 25. Dakota Valley faced Elk Point-Jefferson on Wednesday, July 24 and fell 5-7. They took on Tea Post 266 TinCaps the next day and were defeated 4-11.

The Elk Point-Jefferson 14U Legion baseball roster was in Beresford on July 26-28 for the state tournament. The Huskies were region champs and took that momentum with them for their 1st game, in bracket play, against Wagner on Friday, July 26.

It was a full week of baseball for the Dakota Valley Legion team from Monday, July 15 to Saturday, July 20. They played 5 games and dropped only 1 contest.

Dakota Valley 16U took 1st place over the weekend of July 13 in the Brookings Buffalo Wild Wings tournament. The quad played some great baseball against teams from South Dakota, Minnesota and North Dakota.

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The Dakota Valley 14U VFW baseball team punched their ticket to state after taking top honors in the 14U Class A Region 7 bracket on July 15-16. The Panthers played their games in Beresford and took down Lennox twice to place 1st.

The 4th Annual EPJ XC 5k Road Race took place on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The 5K race started at 8:00 a.m., and the one-mile fun run/walk began at 8:15 a.m. The race featured various divisions for ages 17 to 70 and over. Additionally, there was a cross-country division for the EPJ cross-country runners. Submitted photos

SDSU Extension 4-H is now accepting applications to be part of the Hunting Skills team that will participate at the 2025 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships. To print off an application form, visit extension.sdstate.edu/events and search “hunting”.