Basketball - SDPB State Championship Coverage

There are more than 180 high schools in South Dakota. We asked the Spearfish Spartans student section at the Class AA Tournament if they could name some of those high schools and their mascots.

The 2025 SDHSAA state girls basketball tournaments continued on Friday, March 14, with the consolation semifinals and championship semifinal rounds.

The Sioux Valley girls basketball team has a teddy bear on their bench during the state tournament this week. That bear is a symbol that honors one of their own.

Disappointment in 2024 led to a more determined Sioux Falls Washington team this season. That drive led them back to the Class AA Tournament in 2025. Warriors Coach Jamie Parish also crossed a career milestone of 300 wins this season.

The 2025 SDHSAA state girls' basketball tournaments got underway on Thursday, March 13, with Rapid City (AA), Spearfish (A), and Huron (B) hosting.

Charlie Ziminga shares some memories of his playing and coaching career at Pine Ridge with Craig Mattick. He also looks back at some memories of one of the all-time South Dakota greats SuAnne Big Crow.