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2025 SDHSAA 'A' State Cheer and Dance Results

Landon DeBoer
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SDPB

The 2025 SDHSAA state 'A' cheer and dance competition took place from the Civic Arena in Watertown on Friday, October 24. Sioux Valley won their nineteenth straight state championship in cheer, while Dakota Valley won their sixteenth straight state title in overall dance.

Here are all of the results from the event.

Grand Champion Cheer - Sioux Valley

SchoolScorePlace
Sioux Valley/Casie King
283
1st
Wolsey-Wessington/Brandee Kelsey
259
2nd
St Mary's/Cami Bacon
257
3rd
Winner Area/Val Ewing
246
4th
Dell Rapids/Megan Richeal
238
5th
Parkston/Bridget Muntefering
234.5
6th
Duebrook Area/Sydney Holeton
229.5
7th
Elkton-Lake Benton/Nicole Kruse
229
8th
Bon Homme/Morgan Jaeger
203.5
9th
St. Thomas More/Tracy Stamper
201.5
10th
Iroquois/Lake Preston/Brooke Tschetter
198
11th
Faulkton Area/Rebecca Meyer
197.5
12th
Wagner/Michaela Ziegler
196.5
13th
Beresford/Kristin Jensen
192
14th
Platte-Geddes/AC/DC/Sadie Rasmussen
184
15th
Gregory/Lenna Braun
177
16th
Hot Springs/Karlie Eslinger
175.5
17th
Belle Fourche/Michaela Horn
180.5
18th
Lyman/Becki Diehm
150
19th
Crazy Horse/Stephanie Black Bear-Almaayuf
133
20th

Dance Grand Champion - Dakota Valley

SchoolScorePlace
Dakota Valley/Carey Baczwaski
590
1st
Winner Area/Sarah Taggart
460.5
2nd
P-G/AC/DC/Danae Hunt
442
3rd
Gregory/Lenna Braun
451.5
4th
Lakota Tech Tatanka/Misty Mousseaux
390.5
5th
Wagner/Michael Ziegler
414.5
6th

Cheer Large Group - Sioux Valley

SchoolEventScorePlace
Sioux Valley/Casie King
LARGE
283
1
St Mary's/Cami Bacon
LARGE
257
2
Winner Area/Val Ewing
LARGE
246
3
Dell Rapids/Megan Richeal
LARGE
238
4
Elkton-Lake Benton/Nicole Kruse
LARGE
229
5

Small Group Cheer - Wolsey-Wessington

SchoolEventScorePlace
Wolsey-Wessington/Brandee Kelsey
SMALL
259
1st
Parkston/Bridget Muntefering
SMALL
234.5
2nd
Duebrook Area/Sydney Holeton
SMALL
229.5
3rd
Bon Homme/Morgan Jaeger
SMALL
203.5
4th
St. Thomas More/Tracy Stamper
SMALL
201.5
5th
Iroquois/Lake Preston/Brooke Tschetter
SMALL
198
6th
Faulkton Area/Rebecca Meyer
SMALL
197.5
7th
Wagner/Michaela Ziegler
SMALL
196.5
8th
Beresford/Kristin Jensen
SMALL
192
9th
Platte-Geddes/AC/DC/Sadie Rasmussen
SMALL
184
10th
Gregory/Lenna Braun
SMALL
177
11th
Hot Springs/Karlie Eslinger
SMALL
175.5
12th
Lyman/Becki Diehm
SMALL
150
13th
Crazy Horse/Stephanie Black Bear-Almaayuf
SMALL
133
14th

Dance Pom - Dakota Valley

SchoolEventScorePlace
Dakota Valley/Carey Baczwaski
POM
294.5
1st
Winner Area/Sarah Taggart
POM
231
2nd
Gregory/Lenna Braun
POM
228
3rd
P-G/AC/DC/Danae Hunt
POM
217
4th
Wagner/Michael Ziegler
POM
199
5th

Dance Hip Hop - Platte-Geddes/Andes Central/Dakota Christian

SchoolEventScorePlace
P-G/AC/DC/Danae Hunt
H/H
225
1st
Gregory/Lenna Braun
H/H
223.5
2nd
Wagner/Michael Ziegler
H/H
215.5
3rd
Lakota Tech Tatanka/Misty Mousseaux
H/H
196.5
4th

Dance Jazz - Dakota Valley

SchoolEventScorePlace
Dakota Valley/Carey Baczwaski
JAZZ
295.5
1st
Winner Area/Sarah Taggart
JAZZ
229.5
2nd
Lakota Tech Tatanka/Misty Mousseaux
JAZZ
194
3rd
Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.