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Groton girls rise to second in latest soccer poll

Groton girls' soccer coach Matt Baumgartner, center, talks to his team at halftime of Saturday’s game against St. Thomas More at the NSU Pavilion. The Tigers are rated second in the Class A poll. Photo by John Davis taken 8/23/2025

After losing its first game to start the season, the Groton girls’ soccer team has outscored three opponents by a combined margin of 14-0 and the Tigers have now climbed to second in the latest Class A poll.

Sioux Falls Christian, which handed Groton its only setback, is the top-rated team in Class A.

The Groton boys, which are 4-0 on the season, are rated fourth in the the A poll.

Aberdeen Central is tied for fifth in the Class AA boys’ poll, while the Golden Eagles are in the receiving votes category in the Class AA girls’ poll.

Boys AA

1. Sioux Falls Lincoln

2. Rapid City Stevens 

3. Sioux Falls Jefferson 

4. O’Gorman

T5. Aberdeen Central
T5. Watertown

Receiving Votes: SF Christian, Tea Area, Yankton

Girls AA

1. Harrisburg

2. Rapid City Stevens

3. Pierre T.F. Riggs

4. Sioux Falls Roosevelt

T5. Sioux Falls Lincoln

T5. Yankton

Receiving Votes: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, O’Gorman

Boys A

1. Vermillion

2. James Valley Christian

3. Freeman Academy

4. Groton

5. West Central

Receiving Votes: Belle Fourche

Girls A

1. Sioux Falls Christian

2. Groton

3. West Central

T4. Dakota Valley

T4. St. Thomas More

Receiving Votes: Garretson, Vermillion 

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