Postseaon play kicked off Feb. 23 and 24 for area Class A and B high school girls basketball teams.
The top two teams in each Class A and B region tournament advance to 2026 SoDak 16 state-qualifying games on Thursday, March 5.
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Region 1A
Second-seeded Groton Area, third-seeded Milbank and fourth-seeded Sisseton opened the tourney with home-court wins on Feb. 24.
Groton Area improved to 15-6 with a 45-19 win over seventh-seeded Britton-Hecla (4-17), Milbank Area (17-4) topped sixth-seeded Redfield (5-16) 32-14 and Sisseton (10-10) handled fifth-seeded Webster Area (7-14) 70-35.
Sisseton visits No. 1 Aberdeen Roncalli (16-4) and Milbank visits Groton Area in semifinal games on Feb. 26.
Susie Schuneman and the Milbank Bulldogs posted a 32-14 first-round win over Redfield in the Region 1A girls basketball tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.Region 2A
The No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 seeds each posted first-round wins on their home courts on Feb. 24. No. 2 Sioux Valley (19-2) handled No. 7 Deuel (5-16) 72-22, No. 3 Clark-Willow Lake (18-3) beat No. 6 Elkton-Lake Benton (7-14) 60-30 and No. 4 Florence-Henry (10-11) edged No. 5 Great Plains Lutheran (8-13) 54-53.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKailey Cradduck recorded her 1,000th career point for Sioux Valley as part of a 20-point performance. Liberty Trygstad chipped in with 16 points, six assists and five steals and Amari Ward eight points. Camdyn Peterreins had 12 points and eight rebounds for Deuel.
Brynn Roehrich's 14 points and 16 rebounds led CWL, which also received 13 points from Kamryn Nesheim, eight points from Calla Larson and seven points from Jenny Bevers. Shelby Begeman grabbed 11 rebounds. ELB was paced by Charlie Thooft's 16 points and Sydney DeVries' seven points and 11 rebounds.
In semifinal games on Feb. 26, Florence-Henry travels to No. 1 Hamlin (19-1) and Sioux Valley hosts CWL.
Sioux Valley's Kailey Cradduck, shown playing against Dakota Valley in the 2025 state Class A girls basketball tournament, scored her 1,000th career points in the Cossacks' 72-22 first-round win over Deuel in the Region 2A tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.Region 6A
Opening-round games on Feb. 24 included No. 2 seed Miller 63, No. 7 Stanley County 22; No. 3 Cheynne-Eagle Butte 85, No. 6 Crow Creek 34; and No. 5 Platte-Geddes 51, No. 4 Chamberlain 51-48.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPlatte-Geddes (8-13) visits No. 1 Mobridge-Pollock (16-4) and Miller (16-5) hosts Cheynne-Eagle Butte (17-4) in semifinal games on Feb. 26.
Chamberlain finished its season 7-14, Crow Creek 4-16 and Stanley County 1-20.
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Region 1B
Quarterfinal winners on Feb. 24 included top-seeded Waubay-Summit, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 3 Warner and No. 5 Hitchcock-Tulare.
Waubay-Summit pushed its record to 19-2 with a 58-27 win over No. 8 Leola-Frederick Area. Addison Heinje poured in 26 points for the Mustangs. Caley Boik contributed 11 and Brynlee Amdahl nine. Arabella Clark scored 13 for LFA (8-14).
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTara Blachford tallied 17 points, Ashley Haven 10 and Breelyn Satter nine for Northwestern (15-6), which defeated No. 7 Tiospa Zina 49-18. Stevie Marks scored seven points for TZ (6-16).
Warner posted a 45-22 win over No. 6 Waverly-South Shore, which ended its season at 10-11.
Hitchcock-Tulare was the only road team to win, topping No. 4 Langford Area 60-40. Gracyn Bixler led the Patriots with 19 points, followed by Emmerie Arthurs and Regan Lutter with 14 each and Cambree Hoekman eight. Paytyn Marlow produced 13 points and Alex Darling 10 for LA (13-8).
In first-round games on Feb. 23, Leola-Frederick Area topped No. 9 Aberdeen Christian 54-20 and No. 7 Tiospa Zina turned back Wilmot 56-38. Aberdeen Christian finished 3-17 and Wilmot 2-19. Clark scored 16 points, Eden Podoll 15 and Kaitlyn Mueller eight for LFA. Arianna Johnson and Sophia Eichler each had five points and Reagan Jett seven rebounds for AC.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWaubay-Summit hosts Hitchcock-Tulare and Northwestern hosts Warner in semifinal games on Feb. 26.
Caley Boik and Waubay-Summit's girls basketball team kicked off the Region 1B girls basketball tournament with a 58-27 win over Leola-Frederick Area on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.Region 2B
The top three seeds (No. 1 Arlington, No. 2 Castlewood and No. 3 Deubrook Area) posted quarterfinal wins on their home courts and No. 5 De Smet won on the road on Feb. 24.
Arlington (15-6) used 34 points and 16 rebounds from Jaelyn Huntimer to top No. 9 Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 75-42. Seeley VanOverbke added 13 points and eight rebounds and Lauryn Mutziger 10 points for the Cardinals. Brynlee Lingbeck collected 15 points and Brookelyn Riedel 14 points and eight rebounds for ORR (6-15).
Castlewood (13-8) cruised past No. 7 Iroquois-Lake Preston 56-36 with 15 points from Sophia Kudrna, 10 points and 10 rebounds from Ava Ruml, nine points from Cassidy Kirwan and eight points and five assists from Claire Horn. Hadlee Holt finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Bentlee Holt nine points for ILP (8-14).
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDeubrook Area (12-9) advanced with a 50-33 victory over No. 6 Wolsey-Wessington, getting 12 points each from Mataya Gouws and Peyton Trooien and nine from Carly Engelstad. Kendal Uttecht and Raya Toupal each had eight points for WW (11-10).
De Smet (10-11) moved on with a 58-51 win over fourth-seeded Wessington Springs (13-8).
In first-round games on Feb. 23, ORR beat No. 8 Estelline-Hendricks 54-49 and ILP defeated No. 10 James Valley Christian 46-35. Khloe Olson tallied 19 points and nine rebounds and H. Holt 15 and 13 for ILP. Rylin Wipf scored nine points for JVC (2-18). Estelline-Hendricks ended its season with a 5-16 record.
In semifinal games on Feb. 26 at Dakota State University in Madison, De Smet meets Arlington at 6 p.m. and Castlewood and Deubrook Area square off at 7:30 p.m.
De Smet's Brooke Jennings shoots a free throw during a Lake Central Conference high school girls basketball game against Deuel this season. The Bulldogs opened postseason play with a 58-51 Region 2B win over Wessington Springs on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.Region 6B
Top-seeded Highmore-Harrold, No. 2 Herreid-Selby Area, No. 3 Ipswich and No. 4 North Central all recorded quarterfinal wins on their home courts Feb. 24.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJada Baloun tallied 20 points, Elle Staff 14 points and nine rebounds and Tenley McDonnell nine to lift HH (17-4) past No. 8 Sully Buttes 60-31. Sully Buttes ended the season at 5-17.
Other scores included No. 2 Herreid-Selby Area 63, No. 10 Sunshine Bible Academy 27; No. 3 Ipswich 52, No. 6 Gettysburg 34; and No. 4 North Central 44, No. 5 Faulkton Area 39.
Marley Guthmiller notched 23 points and seven rebounds, Brianna Geditz eight points and Tristan Geditz eight points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Ipswich (14-7). Peyton Stevens had eight points and 11 rebounds and Emma Schlachter eight and eight for Gettysburg (9-12).
In tourney openers on Feb. 23, Sully Buttes cruised past No. 9 Tiospaye Topa 77-13 and Sunshine Bible Academy knocked off No. 7 Wakpala 60-49. TT ended its season at 4-16 and Wakpala 8-11. Sully Buttes was led by Berkley Birney's 16 points. Scotlynn Kinney and Jaydn Jaeger each added 14. Madison Jeffries tallied nine points for Wakpala.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn the semifinals on Feb. 26, HH hosts North Central and HSA hosts Ipswich.
Area Boys Basketball
All stats are points unless otherwise indicated.
Monday, Feb. 23 — No. 4 Class A Hamlin 77 (Jackson Wadsworth 24, Boden Stevenson 17, Jaden Olson 10, Aiden Abraham 8), Redfield 34 (Grady Hulscher 15, Eloi Carnicero 10) ... Flandreau 52 (Luke Sheppard 22, Kody Kneebone 11, Xavier Bien 10), No. 10 Class B Deubrook Area 51 (Chance Schoenfeld 16, Braxton Bednarek 11, Isaac Gass 9, Joshua Moberg 8) ... Madison 58 (Shane Veenhof 21, Myles Schneider 13), Milbank 44 (Jeter Scoular 17 plus 7 rebounds, Sam Rick 7, Ryan Keeton 7 plus 4 steals) ... Canby, MN 58 (Owen Peterson 27 plus 9 rebounds, Matthew Zitzmann 12, Jace Rangaard 8), MACCRAY 55 (Lucas Janssen 13, Jaden Dirksen 12 plus 8 rebounds, Jonah Janssen 10, Peyton Schlagel 9 plus 9 rebounds) ... Ipswich 58 (Shay Knust 17, Hayden Schlosser 14, Josh Rausch 9, Jaxon Holt 8), Langford Area 49 (Kassen Keough 18 plus 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists; Case Reints 11, Conner Clines 8 plus 10 rebounds, Eli Samson 8 rebounds) ... Warner 53 (Alec Mikkelsen 14, Noah Bakeberg 8, Jesiah Baum 7, Gage Knuppe 8 rebounds), Aberdeen Roncalli 40 (Jesse Hernandez 14, Bryson Olson 13 plus 8 rebounds, Austin Fisher 10) ... Faulkton Area 67 (Weston Senn 25, Korbin Stark 14, Landon Dikoff 12, Henry Bossly 11), Herreid-Selby Area 51 (Noah Schuetle 12, Xavier Ritter 11, Timothy Rueb 11).
Tuesday, Feb. 24 — No. 3 Sioux Falls Roosevelt 79, Aberdeen Central 53.
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