Saturday, basketball players from across the state will meet for the 36th Annual Three Class Shootout held in Salem as a couple of local athletes will take the court for their respective class.
The Three Class Shootouts are for seniors only and have to be invited to play in the game. This year, Reese Terwilliger of the Pierre Governors will join the AA team. Terwilliger helped lead the Governors to a fifth place consolation finish at the AA state tournament and was a presence as a junior in the Govs reaching the state title game in the 2022-23 season.
Skyler Volmer of Lyman will also be participating on the Class B team. Volmer for the Raiders this season leading Lyman to the state tournament and an upset win over Harding County in the first round as the seven seed placed fourth in the state tournament.
On the boys side, Nic Marshall and Jaylen Uhlir of White River will play for the Class B team as well as Layne Cotton of Faulkton.
The schedule will start with Class AA vs. A Girls at 1:00 with the winner facing the Class B girls at 2:30. At 4:00 it will be the AA Boys vs. A Boys with a dunk contest to follow and the winner of the first boys game will face the Class B boys to wrap up the night.
You can see a full list of the teams below.
GAME TIMES: 1:00 – “AA” Girls vs “A” Girls
2:30 – “B” Girls vs Winner of 1st Girl’s game
4:00 – “AA” Boys vs “A” Boys
DUNK CONTEST after first Boys game
5:30 – “B” Boys vs Winner of 1st Boy’s game
Class “B” Girls: Coach: Cheylee Nagel, DWU
Abby Aslesen, Howard; Skylar Volmer, Lyman; Courtney Sees, Avon; Avery Orth, Wessington Springs; Harley Johnson, Arlington; Ashlin Jacobsen, Freeman; Nora Dinger, Wall; Rhea Tucker, Wall; Megan Reiner, Tripp-Delmont/Armour; Claire Verhulst, Harding Co., Jaelyn Wendt, Harding Co
Class “A” Girls: Coach: Allan Bertram, Mt. Marty
Katie Vasecka, Tea; Mara Grant, Tea; Claire Sheppard, Flandreau; Lily Klein, Flandreau; Lizzie Pavlis, Flandreau; Emilee Fox, MVP; Caylin Kelly, Florence/Henry; Carli Kuyper, Lennox; Macy Koupal, Warner; Chandler Cleveland, Vermillion
Class “AA” Girls: Coach: Kristen Rotert, Northwestern
Mahli Abdouch, SF O’Gorman, Lucy Moore, SF O’Gorman; Sawyer Stoebner, Mitchell; Jaidyn Dunn, SF Jefferson; Reese Terwilliger, Pierre; Kennedi Deckert, Brandon Valley; Hamtyn Heinz, Huron; Claire Tereshinski, Yankton; Jaylee Hofer, Harrisburg; Abby Flanagan, Harrisburg
Class “B” Boys: Coach: Sam Nicholson, DWU
Tage Ortman, Canistota; Nic Marshall, White River; Jordan Uhlir, White River; George Jensen, DeSmet; Lane Tvedt, Castlewood; Jackson Schauer, Faith; Daniel Mitchell, Gregory; Layne Cotton, Faulkton; Kolt Koepsell, Howard; Aiden Lieber, Mitchell Christian
Class “A” Boys: Coach: Matt Wilber, DWU
Alec Squires, Sioux Valley; Max Engelbretson, Sioux Valley; Jaxson Wingert, Dakota Valley; Tyson Steveson, Hamlin; Porter Ihnen, Lennox; Jack Erickson, Baltic; Jayce Slaba, Hanson; Matt Anderson, Canton; Lane Tietz, Groton; Jake Kuhl, West Central
Class “AA” Boys: Coach: Collin Authier, Mt. Marty
Gavin Soukup, Mitchell; Braedon VanBockern, Harrisburg; Cam Phipps, Harrisburg; Josh Olthoff, Brandon Valley; Dylon Rawdon, Watertown; CJ Gainey, Huron; Braxton Mohr, SF Lincoln; Naser Ismail, SF Roosevelt; Hayden Goff, SF Roosevelt, Landon Potts, Yankton
