Softball

Same passion, different jerseys. Sisters Rylee and Syenna Halverson both crush it as catchers—on different teams! Rylee reps Dell Rapids, while Syenna holds it down at Tri-Valley.

The Trojans came into this season with extra motivation to get it done. They entered the state tournament as the No. 1 seed. After beating Vermillion in the quarterfinals and sneaking past Dell Rapids in the semi’s, West Central once again found themselves in the state championship game – only this time against Tri-Valley.

Avon is at the ‘B’ girls state softball tournament for the first time this season. And while the ride of this season was special for the Lady Pirates team, there was a void in the bleachers behind the backstop that has made it challenging for members on the team.

Deuel captured their first sanctioned state softball championship with a 3-1 victory on Saturday in Aberdeen at the ‘B’ tournament.

The 2025 SDHSAA state softball tournaments concluded on Saturday from Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. Sioux Falls Jefferson, West Central, and Deuel won this year's state championships.

The 2025 SDHSAA state softball tournaments continued on Friday with the semifinal and consolation semifinal rounds. Here are the scores from Friday.

The Avon Pirates are playing without senior Ashley Tolsma during their state tournament run. So why is Ashley missing the state tournament? We asked their Coach Paul Kuhlman.

Mobridge-Pollock, the seventh seed at this year’s ‘B’ state softball tournament, upset two seeded Bon Homme in high scoring affair, 17-10, in Thursday’s quarterfinal round.

The 2025 SDHSAA state softball tournaments began on Thursday from Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. Augustana University is hosting the Class AA tournament, while the Players Complex in Aberdeen is housing Class A and B.

The 2025 SDHSAA state softball tournaments will take place in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen this week on Thursday through Saturday, June 5-7.