Our area girls basketball teams were well represented on the SESD All-Conference list! Winner’s Allison Cox made first team all-conference, Chamberlain’s Dawson Munger made second team all-conference along with Winner’s Bailey Volmer and Hallie Hallock of Platte-Geddes. Winner’s Kylie Horstman was named to the SESD third team all-conference along with Alexis Peterson of Platte-Geddes and Sierra Kenobbie of Chamberlain.

There will be a sendoff for the Winner Warriors tomorrow morning at 7:30am. The Warriors will head to the State ‘A’ Boys Basketball Tournament to take on St. Thomas More on Thursday at 7pm central time on day one of the tournament. Best of luck to the Warriors and also to the Chamberlain Cubs in Rapid City this week!

The Gregory Athletics Club will hold the 25th annual East/West Shootout next Monday, March 21st at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. It will start at 6:30 with the girls game taking place first. A three point shootout will happen after followed by the boys game. Come out and get one final look at all of our area senior basketball players!

The Winner Lady Warriors had three individuals that made the Girls Class ‘A’ All-State Tournament team. Seniors Allison Cox, Bailey Volmer and Sydney Fritz were all named to the All-State team. Congratulations to Coach Aaker and the Lady Warriors on a fantastic season!

The Sicangu Nation High School Basketball Tournament will take place this weekend at the St. Francis Elementary School Gym. The tournament will run March 18th through the 20th. The tournament is open to any boys or girls in grades 9-12. The entry fee is $120. There will be awards for first, second and third place finishers. If you have any questions you can call Merle at 828-3842.

There will be an independent study hunt safe field day in Platte this Saturday, March 19th from 8am-Noon. Students interested must be at least eleven years old. To register go to gfp.sd.gov and go to the hunter education tab.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
State A Tournament
Seventh Place
Dell Rapids 71, McLaughlin 62
Fifth Place
Elk Point-Jefferson 46, West Central 43
Third Place
Hamlin 58, Webster 52
Championship
St. Thomas More 49, Winner 32

State B Tournament
Seventh Place
Faith 40, Wall 26
Fifth Place
Irene-Wakonda 49, Leola/Frederick 35
Third Place
Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 49, Avon 42, OT
Championship
Sully Buttes 33, Ethan 25
AP-WF-03-13-16 0900GMT

Girls Basketball

Class A State Tournament in Watertown

7th Place Game: Dell Rapids vs McLaughlin – 12 pm CT

5th Place Game: Elk Point-Jefferson vs West Central – 1:45 pm CT

3rd Place Game: Hamlin vs Webster – 6 pm CT

Championship Game: St. Thomas More vs Winner – 8 pm CT on Magic 93

Class B State Tournament in Huron

7th Place Game: Faith vs Wall 12 pm CT

5th Place Game: Leola/Frederick vs Irene-Wakonda 1:45 pm CT

3rd Place Game: Avon vs Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 6 pm CT

Championship Game: Sully Buttes vs Ethan 8 pm CT

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
State A Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Elk Point-Jefferson 44, Dell Rapids 39
West Central 67, McLaughlin 54
Semifinal
St. Thomas More 66, Hamlin 47
Winner 47, Webster 32
State B Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Irene-Wakonda 57, Wall 51
Leola/Frederick 40, Faith 32
Semifinal
Ethan 56, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 29
Sully Buttes 62, Avon 40
AP-WF-03-12-16 1001GMT

Girls State Basketball

Class ‘B’ Tournament in Huron

Leola/Frederick vs Faith – 12 pm CT

Irene-Wakonda vs Wall – 1:45 pm CT

Sully Buttes vs Avon – 6 pm CT

Ethan vs Sanborn Central – Woonsocket – 7:45 pm CT​

Class ‘A’ Tournament in Watertown

Dell Rapids vs Elk Point-Jefferson – 12 pm CT

McLaughlin vs West Central – 1:45 pm CT

St. Thomas More vs Hamlin – 6 pm CT

Webster vs Winner – 7:45 pm CT on 93.7FM