Castlewood 47, Hanson 41
The Castlewood Warriors claimed first place in the Girls’ Basketball Class “B” State Tournament after a 47-41 win over the Hanson Beaverettes Saturday in Aberdeen.
Castlewood had the upper hand from the start, but the lead was passed bck and forth eight times throughout the game as the teams battled it out. The Warrior’s largest lead was by six points in the second period, while the Beaverette’s were up by two also in the second.
Alayna Benike led the Warriors with 22 points to lead all players, followed by Regan Benike with 17, while Darah DeKam led the rebounders with 12.
Brooke Slaba led the Beaverettes with 11 points, while Jada Campbell followed with nine points and 11 rebounds.

Castlewood     11 23 35 47
Hanson         10 18 32 41
Castlewood (23-2): Regan Benike 7-16 0-0 17, Abbey Strait 2-12 2-2 8, Morgan Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Darah DeKam 0-5 0-0 0, Alayna Benike 8-16 4-4 22. Totals 17-51 6-6 47.
Hanson (22-4): Brooke Slaba 4-11 2-4 11, Brooke Weber 2-7 0-0 6, Heather Kayser 2-9 3-3 8, Ellie Tuschen 0-2 0-0 0, Megan Guericke 3-10 0-0 7, Jada Campbell 3-6 3-3 9. Totals 14-45 8-10 41.
FG%: Hanson 31%, Castlewood 33%. 3-pt FG: Hanson 5-29 (Slaba 1-7, Weber 2-6, Kayser 1-8, Tuschen 0-2, Guericke 1-6), Castlewood 7-22 (Benike 3-7, Strait 2-9, Anderson 0-1, Benike 2-5). Rebounds: Hanson 30 (Campbell 11), Castlewood 36 (DeKam 12). Fouls Hanson 12, Castlewood 10. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Hanson 7 (Guericke 3), Castlewood 8 (Strait 3). Steals: Hanson 4 (Kayser 2), Castlewood 4 (Benike 2). Blocked shots: Hanson 1 (Slaba 1), Castlewood 3 (DeKam 2). Turnovers: Hanson 9, Castlewood 10.

Third place
Tripp-Delmont/Armour 57, Ethan 46
The Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks took a 57-46 win over the Ethan Rustlers, to claim third place at the Class “B” Girls’ Basketball State Tournament, Saturday in Aberdeen.
The Rustlers had their biggest lead of seven in the first quarter, which ended five a five point lead to Ethan, then the Nighthawks took over the game. The lead was passed back and fourth five times, but the Nighthawks led by 15 points in the fourth before they escaped with the win.
Mattilynn Reiner led the Nighthawks with 16 points and eight rebounds, Erica Koster tallied 14 points, while Brooklyn Brouwer added 11.
Karly Gustafson led the Rustlers with a game-high of 34 points and led the rebiounders with 12, while Cameryn Logan followed with six more.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour   8 34 48 57
Ethan         13 19 25 46
Tripp-Delmont/Armour (22-4): Ashlee Gerber 2-2 3-4 7, Mattilynn Reiner 5-8 4-5 16, Paige Neugebauer 0-1 0-0 0, Kianna Payer 3-8 0-1 9, Brooklyn Brouwer 3-8 5-6 11, Erica Koster 3-9 7-9 14. Totals 16-36 19-25 57.
Ethan (22-4): Karly Gustafson 12-21 9-11 34, Mollie Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Maddie Miller 1-7 0-0 3, Jessica Bartscher 1-4 0-0 2, Hannah Bartscher 0-1 0-0 0, Cameryn Logan 2-8 2-6 6, Adaya Plastow 0-1 1-2 1, Lexi Lingemann 0-3 0-0 0, Carly VanRoekel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-47 12-19 46.
FG%: Ethan 34%, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 44%. 3-pt FG:Ethan 2-16 (Gustafson 1-5, Miller 0-1, Miller 1-3, Bartscher 0-3, Bartscher 0-1, Plastow 0-1, Lingemann 0-2), Tripp-Delmont/Armour 6-14 (Reiner 2-3, Payer 3-7, Koster 1-4). Rebounds: Ethan 34 (Gustafson 12), Tripp-Delmont/Armour 23 (Reiner 8). Fouls Ethan 19, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 18. Fouled out: Gustafson . Technical: none. Assists: Ethan 6 (Miller 3), Tripp-Delmont/Armour 12 (Koster 6). Steals: Ethan 7 (Gustafson 2, Bartscher 2, Lingemann 2), Tripp-Delmont/Armour 11 (Reiner 5). Blocked shots: Ethan 1 (Logan 1), Tripp-Delmont/Armour 5 (Reiner 3). Turnovers: Ethan 15, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 12.

Fifth place
Warner 54, Sully Buttes 44
The Warner Monarchs finished fifth place in the girls’ basketball Class “B” State Tournament, after a 54-44 victory over the Sully Buttes Chargers, Saturday afternoon in Aberdeen.
The Chargers ended the first period wuth the upper hand, but fell behind in the second and were unable to recover as the Monarchs claimed the win.
Haylee Hanson tallied 21 points to lead the game, Laurie Rogers scored 11 points and had 11 rebounds, while Ashley Fischbach added 10 more for the Monarchs.
Rachel Guthmiller led the Chargers with 19 points, followed by Lauren Wittler with 11 more plus 11 rebounds.

Warner           9 29 39 54
Sully Buttes     11 20 32 44

Warner (22-4): Keeley Fischbach 2-3 0-1 4, Ashley Fischbach 2-10 5-6 10, Laurie Rogers 4-5 3-5 11, Haylee Hanson 7-13 4-4 21, Morgan Rozell 0-3 0-0 0, Sydney Leidholt 1-7 6-8 8, Laura Ochsner 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-43 18-24 54.
Sully Buttes (23-3): Rachel Guthmiller 7-16 1-4 18, Marinda Archer 4-9 2-2 10, Brooklynn Bradford 0-2 0-0 0, Lauren Wittler 1-11 9-10 11, Angela Guthmiller 0-1 0-0 0, Kendra Kleven 2-5 1-2 5, Tailynn Bradford 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-45 13-18 44.
FG%: Sully Buttes 31%, Warner 37%. 3-pt FG:Sully Buttes 3-8 (Guthmiller 3-6, Kleven 0-2), Warner 4-16 (Fischbach 1-3, Hanson 3-8, Leidholt 0-3, Ochsner 0-2). Rebounds: Sully Buttes 31 (Wittler 11), Warner 33 (Rogers 11). Fouls Sully Buttes 17, Warner 11. Fouled out: Guthmiller Archer . Technical: none. Assists: Sully Buttes 3 (Wittler 2), Warner 10 (Hanson 4). Steals: Sully Buttes 4 (Guthmiller 2), Warner 5 (Rogers 2). Blocked shots: Sully Buttes 4 (Wittler 3), Warner 5 (Rogers 5). Turnovers: Sully Buttes 9, Warner 6.

Seventh place
Faith 50, Avon 45
Seventh place in the Class “B” girls’ basketball State Tournament was claimed by the top seeded Faith Lady Longhorns, after escaping with a 50-45 win over the Avon Lady Pirates, Saturday afternoon in Aberdeen.
Faith and Avon tied the score up five times throughout the game, and passed the lead back and fourth four times, until the Lady Longhorns took the victory.
Kailyn Groves totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Longhorns, while Jayden Shoemaker added 11 more.
Lauren Sees had 28 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Pirates to lead all players, while Cheylee Nagel followed with eight.

Faith     16 26 33 50
Avon     11 22 34 45
Faith (24-2): Shianne Price 1-1 0-0 2, Sydnie Schauer 3-10 0-0 9, Brooke Lemmel 1-1 2-4 4, Jayden Shoemaker 3-8 2-2 11, Ariah Engel 0-3 0-0 0, Mikenzy Miller 1-6 3-4 5, Kaycee Groves 0-1 0-2 0, Kailyn Groves 6-10 7-8 19. Totals 15-40 14-20 50.
Avon (20-6): Kacie Mudder 0-2 0-0 0, Livi Jurrens 3-7 0-1 7, Cheylee Nagel 3-7 1-2 8, Lauren Sees 10-29 5-7 28, Madisyn Cameron 1-3 0-0 2, Alexa Sees 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-49 6-10 45.
FG%: Avon 35%, Faith 35%. 3-pt FG: Avon 5-25 (Mudder 0-1, Jurrens 1-4, Nagel 1-4, Sees 3-14, Cameron 0-1, Sees 0-1), Faith 6-20 (Schauer 3-9, Shoemaker 3-7, Miller 0-1, Groves 0-3). Rebounds: Avon 33 (Sees 8), Faith 30 (Groves 10). Fouls Avon 16, Faith 13. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Avon 5 (Mudder 2, Sees 2), Faith 9 (Miller 3). Steals: Avon 5 (Mudder 3), Faith 9 (Miller 4). Blocked shots: Avon 0, Faith 1 (Groves 1). Turnovers: Avon 12, Faith 13.

Class A
St. Thomas More 54, Madison 41
First place in the Class “A” Girls’ Basketball State Tournament was earned by the St. Thomas More Cavaliers, with a 54-41 win over the Madison Lady Bulldogs Saturday night in Watertown.
Madison had a one point lead twice in the game, plus three ties throughout, but the Cavaliers caught fire and had a 15-point lead within 30 seconds of the game to take the win.
Aislinn Duffy led the Cavaliers with a game-high of 26 points and six rebounds, while Kayla Jacobson and Alex Kandolin each tallied eight more points.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Jessi Giles with 15 points, while Olivia Rud followed with nine and led the rebounders with nine also.

St. Thomas More     16 23 39 54
Madison         11 20 36 41
St. Thomas More (23-3): Kayla Jacobson 2-6 2-2 8, Jayden Bies 1-7 2-2 4, Haleigh Timmer 3-6 0-0 6, Klaire Kirsch 1-9 0-0 2, Alex Kandolin 3-5 0-0 8, Aislinn Duffy 9-13 7-8 26. Totals 19-46 11-12 54
Madison (15-11): Anna Theophilus 3-12 0-0 7, Briana Steuerwald 1-2 0-0 3, Jessi Giles 6-11 0-0 15, Maddie Gerry 2-3 0-0 5, Olivia Rud 3-8 3-5 9, Nicole Brown 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 16-41 3-5 41
FG%: St. Thomas More .413, Madison .390. 3-pt FG:St. Thomas More 5-15 (Jacobson 2-5, Bies 0-3, Kirsch 0-3, Kandolin 2-3, Duffy 1-1), Madison 6-15 (Theophilus 1-6, Steuerwald 1-1, Giles 3-7, Gerry 1-1). Rebounds: St. Thomas More 20 (Duffy 6), Madison 26 (Rud 9). Fouls St. Thomas More 9, Madison 15. Fouled out: Brown . Technical: none. Assists: St. Thomas More 8 (Duffy 3), Madison 9 (Giles 3, Brown 3). Steals: St. Thomas More 10 (Bies 4), Madison 3 (Giles 1, Rud 1, Brown 1). Blocked shots: St. Thomas More 2 (Kirsch 1, Duffy 1), Madison 1 (Giles 1). Turnovers: St. Thomas More 8, Madison 17.

Third place
West Central 50, McCook Central-Montrose 44
The West Central Trojans earned third place in the Class “A” Girls’ Basketball State Tournament after a 50-44 win over the McCook Central-Montrose Fighting Cougars Saturday night in Watertown.
Both teams fought hard for the win. The Fighting Cougars had a one-point lead at the end of the first stop, then the score was evened out at 21 at half-time. Another one point lead at the end of the third gave the Fighting Cougars hope, but the Trojans came back with an eight-point lead in the last quarter to take the win.
Taylor Rajewich led the Trojans with 13 points, Ashlyn Macdonald followed with 11 points, while Kali Nelson tallied 10 more.
Morgan Koespell led the Fighting Cougars with a game-high of 16, and she led the rebounders with 11, while Natalie Gottlob totaled 10 points.

West Central              8 21 32 50
McCook Central-Montrose    9 21 33 44
West Central (19-6): Ashlyn Macdonald 4-7 1-1 11, Rachel Eickman 1-3 0-0 3, Bailey Nester 2-9 0-0 5, Olivia Becker 2-3 0-0 4, Kassidy Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Cheyanne Masterson 0-5 0-0 0, Kali Nelson 4-12 2-2 10, Taylor Rajewich 3-5 4-4 13, Kaitlyn Meadors 0-4 2-4 2, Rylee Haldeman 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 17-52 9-11 50.
McCook Central/Montrose (21-4): McKenna Kranz 1-2 1-2 3, Jacy Pulse 2-8 0-2 5, Morgan Erikson 0-5 0-0 0, Natalie Gottlob 3-5 4-5 10, Madisen Koepsell 2-2 2-3 6, Morgan Koepsell 8-15 0-1 16, Abigail Van Ruler 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 18-39 7-14 44
FG%: McCook Central/Montrose 46%, West Central 33%. 3-pt FG: McCook Central/Montrose 1-9 (Kranz 0-1, Pulse 1-3, Erikson 0-2, Koepsell 0-3), West Central 7-18 (Macdonald 2-4, Eickman 1-3, Nester 1-3, Becker 0-1, Nelson 0-2, Rajewich 3-4, Haldeman 0-1). Rebounds: McCook Central/Montrose 26 (Koepsell 11), West Central 24 (Meadors 6). Fouls McCook Central/Montrose 16, West Central 18. Fouled out: Macdonald . Technical: none. Assists: McCook Central/Montrose 11 (Koepsell 4), West Central 8 (Nester 3). Steals: McCook Central/Montrose 7 (Koepsell 2, Koepsell 2), West Central 12 (Nester 4). Blocked shots: McCook Central/Montrose 4 (Koepsell 2, Van Ruler 2), West Central 0. Turnovers: McCook Central/Montrose 24, West Central 15.

Fifth place
Aberdeen Roncalli 42, Belle Fourche 30
The sixth-seeded Aberdeen Roncalli Lady Cavaliers won a match over the top seeded Belle Fourche Broncs, to claim fifth place in the girls’ basketball Class “A” State Tournament, Saturday in Watertown.
The Broncs led the game by eight points in the first quarter which ended in their favor, but after half time the Lady Cavaliers caught fire and took the win.
Mariah Winegar and Grace Imbery both scored nine points to lead the Lady Cavaliers, while Kelsey Peterson followed with eight.
Mandee Williamson of Belle Fourche led all scorers with 14 points and five rebounds, while Taylor Hanson tallied six more points.

Aberdeen Roncalli       6 17 26 42
Belle Fourche     14 18 25 30
Aberdeen Roncalli (21-4): Jami Ewart 3-6 0-0 6, Megan Streier 0-6 4-4 4, Madelyn Martin 0-2 0-0 0, Grace Imbery 2-7 4-6 9, Kelsey Peterson 3-4 2-3 8, Jori Ewart 1-2 0-0 2, Mariah Winegar 3-12 3-4 9, Gwyneth Simmons 0-2 4-5 4. Totals 12-41 17-22 42.
Belle Fourche (22-3: Shayla Howell 1-4 0-0 2, Raymie Keegan 0-3 0-0 0, Kortni Grubb 0-2 0-0 0, Jade Burr 1-4 0-0 3, Ashley Byrd 0-0 1-2 1, Taylor Hanson 2-7 1-2 6, Mandee Williamson 5-12 4-4 14, Rylee Young 2-7 0-0 4, Bella Jensen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-40 6-8 30.
FG%: Aberdeen Roncalli 29%, Belle Fourche 28%. 3-pt FG:Aberdeen Roncalli 1-8 (Ewart 0-1, Streier 0-1, Imbery 1-3, Ewart 0-1, Winegar 0-1, Simmons 0-1), Belle Fourche 2-10 (Keegan 0-2, Grubb 0-2, Burr 1-2, Hanson 1-3, Jensen 0-1). Rebounds: Aberdeen Roncalli 31 (Winegar 9), Belle Fourche 21 (Hanson 5, Williamson 5). Fouls Aberdeen Roncalli 10, Belle Fourche 19. Fouled out: Williamson. Technical: none. Assists: Aberdeen Roncalli 7 (Ewart 4), Belle Fourche 5 (Keegan 2, Hanson 2). Steals: Aberdeen Roncalli 8 (Imbery 2, Ewart 2, Simmons 2), Belle Fourche 6 (Hanson 3). Blocked shots: Aberdeen Roncalli 1 (Simmons 1), Belle Fourche 4 (Hanson 2). Turnovers: Aberdeen Roncalli 16, Belle Fourche 15.

Seventh place
Vermillion 76, Crow Creek 54
The Vermillion Tanagers claimed seventh place at the girls’ basketball Class “A” State Tournament after a 76-54 win over the Crow Creek Lady Chieftains, Saturday afternoon in Watertown.
Kasey Herbster led four players that reached double figures for the Tanagers with 21 points. Haleigh Melstad followed with 15 points, while Lexi Plitzuweit and Madisen Martinez each added 10 more.
The Lady Chieftains were led by Sarah Hunter with 13 points, while Marveen Ross and Haylee Langdeau both tallied 11 more points.

Vermillion         16 39 56 76
Crow Creek     9 23 38 54
Vermillion (19-7): Kara Mulheron 1-2 1-2 4, Haleigh Melstad 6-18 2-6 15, Kasey Herbster 6-11 9-18 21, Lexi Plitzuweit 4-7 2-4 10, Lexi Saunders 1-2 2-2 4, Cami Regnerus 1-1 0-0 3, Kasey Jensen 3-7 0-1 6, Mady Gilbertson 1-2 1-2 3, Madisen Martinez 4-5 2-6 10, Kelly Mulheron 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 27-55 19-43 76.
Crow Creek (17-7: Sarah Hunter 4-12 3-3 13, Francesca Ross 2-3 0-2 4, Audrey Drapeau 1-4 0-0 2, Rozee Drapeau 1-5 3-4 5, Marveen Ross 3-10 5-8 11, Laslie Sitting Crow 2-3 0-0 5, Traelene Fallis 1-1 0-0 3, Haylee Langdeau 2-6 5-8 11, Lillian Flying Hawk 0-3 0-0 0, Chainee Hall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-49 16-25 5.
FG%: Vermillion 49%, Crow Creek 33%. 3-pt FG: Vermillion 3-13 (Mulheron 1-1, Melstad 1-8, Plitzuweit 0-1, Saunders 0-1, Regnerus 1-1, Jensen 0-1), Crow Creek 6-26 (Hunter 2-10, Drapeau 0-1, Drapeau 0-1, Ross 0-5, Sitting Crow 1-1, Fallis 1-1, Langdeau 2-5, Hall 0-2). Rebounds: Vermillion 48 (Jensen 11), Crow Creek 18 (Ross 5). Fouls Vermillion 20, Crow Creek 30. Fouled out: Jensen Langdeau Hunter Ross Ross . Technical: none. Assists: Vermillion 10 (Jensen 4), Crow Creek 8 (Ross 5). Steals: Vermillion 6 (Herbster 2, Plitzuweit 2), Crow Creek 9 (Drapeau 4). Blocked shots: Vermillion 0, Crow Creek 1 (Hunter 1). Turnovers: Vermillion 15, Crow Creek 8.