Basketball - SDPB State Championship Coverage

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.

Bennett County is bound for the semifinals. The Warriors, seeded fifth coming into the ‘B’ girls state tournament, defeated fourth-seeded Parkston 51-49 on Thursday in the quarterfinal round.

New Year, New Team. Maȟpíya Lúta returns to Spearfish for the 2025 State A Girls Basketball Tournament.

The Deubrook Area Dolphins girls basketball program is at state for the first time this season. They're also celebrating their 50th year of girls basketball at the school.

Jo Auch has devoted over 40 years to the youth of South Dakota as a teacher, coach, athletic director, referee, administrator, and assistant executive director at the South Dakota High School Activities Association. She joins Craig Mattick on this edition of In Play.