Volleyball

The South Dakota high school volleyball media preps poll for the week of August 28, 2023.

The South Dakota high school volleyball preseason prep media poll for the 2023 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, final 2022 record, points and final 2022 poll ranking.

On Friday night, the University of South Dakota Coyote volleyball team lost to the No. 23 ranked Houston Cougars in five sets in the NCAA Tournament.

On Friday, The University of South Dakota volleyball team will compete in its fourth NCAA Tournament over the last five seasons.

Warner is the state champion again in Class B high school volleyball in South Dakota. The Monarchs defeated Chester Area 3-1 on Saturday night in the state title match at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls.

The 2022 South Dakota high school volleyball championships concluded from the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls on Saturday evening with Harrisburg, Sioux Falls Christian, and Warner winning state titles.

Castlewood was present at the state volleyball championships this year for the first time since 1997, and the Warriors finished the ‘B’ tournament in sixth. While that alone is something to be celebrated, it’s the challenges that this season’s team had to deal with that truly displays the strength of the community, school, and team.

The semifinals and the consolation semifinals of the 2022 state high school volleyball championships took place from the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls on Friday. Six teams punched tickets to state title games while others battled for placement positioning.

The 2022 SDHSAA high school volleyball championships began from the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls on Thursday with the quarterfinal round for all three classes.

Wolsey-Wessington defeated Northwestern 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the ‘B’ state volleyball championships. For the Lady Warbirds volleyball program, this is their first ever trip to the state tournament.