South Dakota Class B State Tournament Most Valuable Player Poll

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>March 9th-11th saw a ton of great basketball games across the state. In Huron, 8 team vied for a chance at a state championship title that would eventually be claimed by the Cougars of Viborg-Hurley, giving them back to back state titles. Wall made a great run to finish second, falling to the Cougars in the title game. Wolsey-Wessington finished in third place with a win over Ethan. Castlewood won the consolation championship over the sixth-place finishing Jones County Coyotes, and Howard finished the tournament with a win to claim 7th place over Sully Buttes. There were tons of high level prospects competing in the tournament who had numerous note-worthy performances. Cast your vote for the South Dakota Girls Class B State Tournament MVP!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Sully Buttes</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235513' first='Stevie' last='Wittler'] - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 5'7" - G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Wall - 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Jones County - 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Howard - 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235512' first='Lydia' last='Hill'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 6'0" C</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Wall - 18 points, 8/10 Overall FG, 10 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Jones County - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Howard - 5 points, 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='100496' first='Allyson' last='Wittler'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'8" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Wall - 5 points, 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Jones County - 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Howard - 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Howard</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='375559' first='Trinity' last='Palmquist'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'8" G/F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 13 points, 5/6 FT, 3 rebounds, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Castlewood - 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Sully Buttes - 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='188478' first='Kate' last='Connor'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 6'0" - F/C</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 8 points, 8 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Castlewood - 17 points, 9 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Sully Buttes - 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='375561' first='Abby' last='Aslesen'] - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 6'0" - G/F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 17 points, 7/7 FT, 11 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Castlewood - 8 points, 12 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Sully Buttes - 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Jones County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='246177' first='Mallory' last='Valburg'] - Class of 2023 - 6'0" - F/C</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 14 points, 14 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Sully Buttes - 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Castlewood - 22 points, 6/7 FT, 9 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='246223' first='Jadyn' last='Jensen'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'10" - G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 4 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Sully Buttes - 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Castlewood - 9 points, 7 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emma Hunt - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'5" - G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 6 points, 2 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Sully Buttes - 7 points, 2 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Castlewood - 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Castlewood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='100502' first='Maddie' last='Horn'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'11" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Ethan - 22 points, 3/4 3 PT, 3 rebounds, 4 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Howard - 15 points, 3/5 3 PT, 8 rebounds, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Jones County - 22 points, 4/8 3 PT, 7 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='100494' first='Mackenzie' last='Everson'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'7" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Ethan - 11 points, 6 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Howard - 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Jones County - 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='609283' first='Presley' last='Knecht'] - Class of 2024 - 5'10" F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Ethan - 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Howard - 7 points</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Jones County - 3 points, 3 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Ethan</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='615375' first='Marissa' last='Storm'] - Class of 2026</strong> <strong>- 5'6" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Castlewood - 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 3 points, 2 assists, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 17 points, 5/8 3 PT, 3 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='188213' first='Ava' last='Lingemann'] - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 5'6" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Castlewood - 15 points, 7 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 13 points, 4/4 FT</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madeline Bartscher - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 5'8" F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Castlewood - 19 points, 5/9 3 PT, 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 4 points, 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Wolsey-Wessington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='342174' first='Leah' last='Williams'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'8" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Jones County - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Wall - 20 points, 2/2 3 PT, 8/8 FT, 2 rebounds, 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Ethan - 15 points, 6/7 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='100472' first='Mallory' last='Miller'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 6'4" F/C</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Jones County - 8 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Wall - 20 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Ethan - 22 points, 10/19 Overall FG, 14 rebounds, 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='594216' first='Mya' last='Boomsma'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'9" F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Jones County - 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Wall - 21 points, 4/6 3 PT, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Ethan - 13 points, 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Wall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='403792' first='Paige' last='Kjerstad'] - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 5'10" F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Sully Buttes - 25 points, 9/12 Overall FG, 7/8 FT, 5 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 17 points, 7/8 FT, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='317408' first='Nora' last='Dinger'] - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 5'4" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Sully Buttes - 17 points, 6/7 FT</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 13 points, 4 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='363192' first='Rhea' last='Tucker'] - Class of 2024</strong> <strong>- 6'0" G/F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Sully Buttes - 9 points, 10 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Wolsey-Wessington - 16 points, 15 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Viborg-Hurley - 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Viborg-Hurley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='166689' first='Coral' last='Mason'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'10" F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Howard - 9 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Ethan - 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Wall - 28 points, 10/14 FT, 16 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='594214' first='Estelle' last='Lee'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'6" G</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Howard - 19 points, 5/5 FT, 2 rebounds, 6 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Ethan - 6 points, 3 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Wall - 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='100500' first='Denae' last='Mach'] - Class of 2023</strong> <strong>- 5'9" G/F</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 1 vs. Howard - 25 points, 5 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 2 vs. Ethan - 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Game 3 vs. Wall - 16 points, 6 rebounds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cast your vote below!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://poll.fm/11972470","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"crowdsignal","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://poll.fm/11972470 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->