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76th State amateur basketball tourney set for this weekend at Madison

roger merriam, watertown public opinion
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MADISON — Teams from Watertown, Redfield, Clear Lake, Faulkton and Lake Preston are among the 18 scheduled to compete for Class A, B and C division championships in the 76th South Dakota State Amateur Basketball Tournament on Saturday and Sunday.

The tourney opens at 10 a.m. Saturday and continues through the Class A championship that is slated for 6 p.m. on Sunday at Madison High School.

Tourney Teams

Class A: Sioux Falls Quoin Bank, Rapid City HESAPA, Watertown Foothills Contracting, Mitchell Only Threes, Rapid City We Are Farmers and Madison A. No Class A champion was crowned in 2022. Foothills Contracting won the Class B division for the third time in six years.

Class B: Corsica Rexwinkel Concrete, Huron Michelob Ultra, Dell Rapids, Wolsey Warkings, Clear Lake Swenson Welding and Redfield Haider Construction. Haider Construction won the Class C division title last winter.

Class C: Faulkton, Sturgis Scooptown, Watertown Waterboys, Lake Preston New Horizon Lounge, Sioux Falls Avalance and Madison C.

Tourney Schedule

Saturday Main Gym: Faulkton vs. Sturgis, 10 a.m.; Corsica vs. Huron, 11:20 a.m.; Quoin Bank vs. HESAPA, 12:45 p.m.; Dell Rapids vs. Corsica-Huron loser, 2:10 a.m.; and Foothills Contracting vs. Quoin Bank-HESAPA loser; Madison C vs. Lake Preston-Avalanche, loser, 6 p.m.; Madison A vs. Mitchell-We Are Farmers loser, 7:30 p.m. A Legends Game is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Saturday Auxiliary Gym: Lake Preston vs. Avalanche, 10 a.m.; Wolsey vs. Clear Lake, 11:20 a.m.; Mitchell vs. We Are Farmers, 12:45 p.m.; Waterboys vs. Faulkton-Sturgis loser, 2:10 p.m.; and Haider Construction vs. Wolsey-Clear Lake loser, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday Auxiliary Gym: Waterboys vs. Faulkton-Sturgis winner, 11 a.m.; Dell Rapids vs. Corsica-Huron winner, 12:20 p.m.; and Foothills Contracting vs. Quoin Bank-HESAPA winner, 1:45 p.m.

Sunday Main Gym: Madison C vs. Lake Preston-Avalanche winner, 11 a.m.; Haider Construction vs. Wolsey-Clear Lake winner, 12:20 p.m.; Madison A vs. Mitchell-We Are Farmers winner, 1:45 p.m.; C championship, 3:15 p.m.; B championship, 4:30 p.m.; and A championship, 6 p.m.

Watertown-Aberdeen Area Teams

Waertown Foothills Contracting (Class A): Kyle Wiesner, Ryan Burggraff, Josh Hanson, Sean Melmer, Ryan Boike, Casey Grimsrud, Landen Geerdes, Justin Brown and Dustin Tetzlaff.

Clear Lake Swenson Welding (Class B): Derek Trooien, Trevor Petersen, Keenan Soyland, Thomas Roethler, Lincoln Swenson, Justin Cassels, Curt Boeke, Brent Kreause, Brock Hanten, Trevin Holland, Falcon Albers and Matt Anderson.

Redfield Haider Construction (Class B): Kole DeSpiegler, Pyne Lenocker, Jared Kuehn, Dalton Howe, Jaxson Frankenstein, Kolton Haider, Peyton Osborn, Kyle Stover, Brennan Hilzendeger and Cooper Kirkie.

Faulkton (Class C): Brandon Spanier, Michael Bauer, Sheldon Bauer, Scott Martinmaas, Gabe Kjellsen, Bennett Cassens, Zach Remily, Micah Hanson, Tyler Ogle and Hunter Niederbaumer.

Lake Preston New Horizon Lounge (Class C): Jordan Solberg, Brock Dufek, Logen Secker, Kyle Krahn, Shilo Heesch, Carter Malone, Brock Bumann, Byron Bumann, Nick Moffenbier, Garrett Osvej, Paydon Casper and Spencer Stahly.

Watertown Waterboys (Class C): Ethan Clarke, Tyler Spencer, Andrew Wallert, Alex Harms, Riley Kockelman, Jeff Hauschild, Jordan Terronez, Lucas Trooien, Brayden Brandriet and Collin Fritz.

Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on Twitter @PO_Sports.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Watertown, Redfeld, Clear Lake, Faulkton & Lake Preston teams entered.