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2026 Girls Class Awards: Spirit of Su, Spirit of Six & All-Tournament Team players

2026 Girls Class Awards: Spirit of Su, Spirit of Six & All-Tournament Team players

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Here are all the awards given out this past weekend at all the Girls State Basketball Tournaments including Spirit of Su, Spirit of Six and the All-Tournament team for the 2026 Girls Class AA, A & B State Tournaments.

Class AA 

Spirit of Su – Alyvia Padgett (Brandon Valley)

Spirit of Six – Rapid City Stevens

All-Tournament Team 

O’Gorman – Sydney Terveen, Ruby Moore, Sadie Mehrman

Brandon Valley – Gracie Salter, Alyvia Padgett, Ava Kellenberger

Sioux Falls Jefferson- Brinley Altenburg

Tea Area – Emma Lingren

Rapid City Stevens – Mackenzie Schreiber

Mitchell – Addie Siemsen

Aberdeen Central – Taryn Hermansen

Sioux Falls Washington – Dana Harpe

 

Class A 

Spirit of Su – Ashlan Carlow-Blount (Mahpiya Luta)

Spirit of Six – Mahpiya Luta 

All-Tournament Team 

Lennox – Bergan Musser, Teagen Sturm, Tori Gerdes

Mahpiya Luta – Mya Mills, Ashlan Carlow-Blount

Wagner – Ashlyn Koupal

Lakota Tech – Lizzie Robinson

West Central – Kacey Jaton

Sioux Valley – Kailey Cradduck

Hamlin – Addison Neuendorf

Sioux Falls Christian – Lezlei Setzer, Emory Lems

 

Class B 

Spirit of Su – Marissa Storm (Ethan)

Spirit of Six – Bennett County 

All-Tournament Team 

Ethan – Taziah Hawkins, Marissa Storm

Harding County – Kaylen Padden

Colman-Egan Brynlee Landis

Centerville – Izzie Eide

Lyman – Mak Scott

Bennett County – Peyson O’Neill, Reagan O’Neill

Corsica-Stickney Braylee Bordewyk, Hadynn Johnson

Parkston – Berkley Ziebart, Keeara Oakley

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