Basketball - SDPB South Dakota Championship Coverage

The South Dakota State Women’s basketball team is playing in the March Madness tournament.

The 2025 SDHSAA state girls' basketball tournaments wrapped up on Saturday, March 15, from Rapid City (AA), Spearfish (A), and Huron (B).

For the first time in nearly forty-years, Bennett County has won a state girls basketball title. The Warriors defeated Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 71-61 on Saturday night in Huron at the ‘B’ state tournament.

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.

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.