Finalists have been announced for this week’s Mr. Basketball and Miss Basketball awards. Winners will be announced on Sunday at the Ramkota Convention Center in Sioux Falls.
Among the candidates for Mr. Basketball is Lane Tietz of Groton.
There are 11 finalists for each award. They were chosen by a vote of the state’s high school basketball coaches.
Other candidates for Mr. Basketball are Jackson Schauer of Faith, Alec Squires of Sioux Valley, Josh Olthoff of Brandon Valley, Tage Ortman of Canistota, Kolt Koepsell of Howard, Braeden VanBockern of Harrisburg, Nicolas Marshall of White River, Jaxson Wingert of Dakota Valley, Porter Ihnen of Lennox, and Jacoby Mehrman of Harrisburg.
Finalists for Miss Basketball are Ava Lingemann of Ethan, Claire Sheppard of Flandreau, Jaidyn Dunn of Sioux Falls Jefferson, Sawyer Stoebner of Mitchell, Macy Koupal of Wagner, Abby Aslesen of Howard, Mahli Abdouch of O’Gorman, Paige Kjerstad of Wall, Katie Vasecka of Tea Area, Emilee Fox of Mount Vernon-Plankinton, and Skyler Volmer of Lyman.
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