Huskies place 2nd at State Trap Tournament

By Kelly Riibe

times2reporter@gmail.com

The South Dakota State Trap Shooting Tournament was held in Aberdeen on June 8-9 with over 800 student athletes competing. Elk Point-Jefferson had strong representation at the tourney as they competed in the varsity, novice and the junior varsity categories. 

Elk Point-Jefferson State Golf 2024

Madison Buenger and Natalie Wells represented Elk Point-Jefferson well at the Class A girls state golf meet on June 3-4. The pair of Huskies went up against the finest golfers in South Dakota as they played their rounds on Bakkers Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls.

Dakota Valley State Golf 2024

The best golfers in South Dakota, for Class A, met up in Sioux Falls on June 3 and June 4 to take part in the 2024 state golf meet. Dakota Valley’s Katie Betsworth, Claire Wiebelhaus and Addicyn Sailer were among some of the finest to compete in the 2-day event at Bakker Crossing Golf Course.

Elk Point-Jefferson Legion baseball starts season with wins

It was a doubleheader on Tuesday, June 4 for the Senior Legion Huskies as Elk Point-Jefferson played two 7-inning ball games against Harrisburg. Both were good contests that led to a pair of wins for EPJ.

Dakota Valley Legion baseball squad starts season strong

Five baseball games in 3 days took the Dakota Valley Legion baseball squad to a record of 4-1 to start their season. They played Tea Post 266 Tin Caps on Thursday, June 6 for their 1st win and then went 1-1 on Friday, June 7. Two close games equaled 2 Panther victories on Saturday, June 8.

Dakota Valley State Softball 2024

Aberdeen played host for the 2nd consecutive year of South Dakota State Softball Tournament action and Dakota Valley was there for 3 days of games from May 30-June 1. It was a successful run for the Panthers as they closed their season with a winning record and brought home the 5th place consolation champion trophy.

Elk Point-Jefferson State Softball 2024

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies had a strong showing at the SoDak 16 qualifier game in May to earn a return visit to the 2nd annual sanctioned South Dakota softball tournament. All games, for all classes in South Dakota, were held in Aberdeen.

Elk Point-Jefferson State Track 2024

Many Huskies made it on the podium at the 2024 South Dakota state track and field meet, in Sioux Falls, on May 2325. The epic event was held at Howard Wood Field and Elk Point-Jefferson athletes squared off against the best in Class A.

Dakota Valley State Track 2024

Plenty of medals, top finishes and personal records returned home, from Sioux Falls, for the Panthers after 3 days of competition at the state track meet on May 2325, 2024. Student athletes from across South Dakota shined while competing at Howard Wood Field. And the Panthers represented Dakota Valley well.

Dakota Valley state softball preview

For the 2nd consecutive season the Panther high school softball team has qualified for the South Dakota state tournament. They will head to Aberdeen for 3 games of postseason play, on May 30, May 31 and June 1, after defeating Vermillion in the SoDak 16 qualifier on Wednesday, May 22nd.