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2024 SDHSAA State Basketball Award Recipients

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

The high school basketball tournaments were memorable this year. On the girls side, O'Gorman completed the perfect season, Vermillion won their first state title since 2007, and Centerville hoisted the championship trophy for the first time.

On the boys side, Mitchell won in AA for the first time in 19-years, Hamlin celebrated for the first time since 1983, and Howard won the title for the first time in six decades.

But awards like the Spirit of Su and Spirit of Six are staples of the state basketball tournaments in South Dakota each year. Here are all of this year's Spirit of Su and Spirit of Six winners, along with the all-tournament teams from each class.

Class AA Girls

Spirit of Su: Mitchell’s Sawyer Stoebner

Josh Jurgens
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Spirit of Six: Rapid City Stevens

Josh Jurgens
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Class A Girls

Spirit of Su: Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Emilee Fox

Tim Tushla
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Spirit of Six: Hanson

Tim Tushla
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Class B Girls

Spirit of Su: Ethan’s Ava Lingemann

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Spirit of Six: Lyman

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

State AA Girls All-Tourney Team

Josh Jurgens
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

(Sioux Falls O’Gorman- Lucy Moore, Mahli Abdouch, Brandon Valley - Madison Geiver, Alyvia Padgett, Rapid City Stevens - Taaliyah Porter, Mitchell - Sawyer Stoebner, Pierre - Reese Terwilliger, Lennix DuPris, Harrisburg - Jaylee Hofer, Abigail Flanagan, Sioux Falls Jefferson - Jaidyn Dunn, Brinley Altenburg)

State A Girls All-Tourney Team

Tim Tushla
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

(Vermillion - Taylor Reuvers, Chandler Cleveland, Tea Area - Katie Vasecka, Mara Grant, Sisseton - Krista Langager, Chloe Langager, Sioux Falls Christian - Avery Reitz, Flandreau - Lily Klein, Lizzie Pavlis, Maȟpíya Lúta - Ashlan Blount, Mount Vernon/Plankinton - Emilee Fox, Reagan Rus)

State B Girls All-Tourney Team

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

(Centerville - Althea Gust, Emma Marshall, Arlington - Jaelyn Huntimer, Harley Johnson, James Valley Christian - Kaylie Robinson, Harding County - Bailey Verhulst, Wall- Paige Kjerstad, Nora Dinger, Lyman- Skyler Volmer, Mak Scott, Ethan- Ava Lingemann, Rachel Klock)

Class AA Boys

Spirit of Su: Harrisburg’s Jacoby Mehrman 

Josh Jurgens
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Spirit of Six: Harrisburg

Josh Jurgens
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Class A Boys

Spirit of Su: Groton Area’s Lane Tietz

Aidan DeBoer
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Spirit of Six: Groton Area 

Aidan DeBoer
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Class B Boys

Spirit of Su: White River’s Nic Marshall

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Spirit of Six: Howard

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

State AA Boys All-tourney Team

Josh Jurgens
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

(Landon Dulaney, Brandon Valley, Josh Olthoff, Brandon Valley, Jacoby Mehrman, Harrisburg, Maddox Plack, Harrisburg, Blake Ellwein, Huron, Mason Payne, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Dawson Sechser, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Tommy Hoffman, Sioux Falls Washington, Colton Smith, Mitchell, Gavin Soukup, Mitchell, Markus Talley, Mitchell, Dylon Rawdon, Watertown)

State A Boys All-tourney Team

Aidan DeBoer
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

(Simon Kieffer, Rapid City Christian, Benson Kieffer, Rapid City Christian, Alec Squires, Sioux Valley, Luke Bruns, Dakota Valley, Jaxson Wingert, Dakota Valley, Marvin Richard III, Pine Ridge, Griffen Goodbary, Sioux Falls Christian, Brant Wassenaar, Sioux Falls Christian, Lane Tietz, Groton Area, Easton Neuendorf, Hamlin, Evan Stormo, Hamlin, Tyson Stevenson, Hamlin)

State B Boys All-tourney Team

Craig Wollman
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting

(Nick Hanson, Viborg-Hurley, Nicolas Marshall, White River, Jordan Uhlir, White River, Luke Kopesell, Howard, Kolt Koepsell, Howard, Parker Graff, Wessington Springs, Cruz Klundt, Gregory, Kadyn Fast, De Smet, George Jensen, De Smet, Brayden Sumption, Leola/Frederick Area, Jamison Keszler, Castlewood, Bryon Laue, Castlewood)

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and two kids Braxan and Jordy, live in Canton, SD.