RAPID CITY — Three championship streaks continued and one ended in the 2026 South Dakota State Competitive Cheer and Dance Championships on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24.
Sioux Valley won the overall Class A cheer title for the 20th-straight year and Dakota Valley the overall Class A dance title for the 17-straight year on Friday, Oct. 23.
In the Class AA competition on Saturday, Oct. 24, Brandon Valley won the overall dance title for the sixth-straight year. O'Gorman ended Harrisburg's two-year run as state champion in cheer.
Also listed below are all-state honors from the South Dakota Cheer Coaches Association and South Dakota Dance Coaches Association.
Class AA Results
- Cheer Grand Champion — 1. O'Gorman, 295.0; 2. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 294.,0; 3. Harrisburg, 287.5; 4. Tea Area, 275.5; 5. Rapid City Central, 274.0; 6. Brookings, 272.0; 7. Watertown, 265.5; 8. Sturgis, 238.5; 9. Rapid City Stevens, 236.0; 10. Sioux Falls Washington, 228.5; 11. Douglas, 221.5; 12. Mitchell, 219.5; 13. Yankton, 217.0; 14. Huron, 216.5; 15. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 209.0; 16. Brandon Valley, 197.0; 17. Aberdeen Central, 183.0.
- Co-ed Cheer — 1. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 220.0.
- Dance Grand Champion — 1. Brandon Valley, 40 points; 2. Harrisburg, 39; 3. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 36; 4. Sioux Falls Washington, 36; 5. Yankton, 35; 6. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 34; 7. Watertown, 32; 8. Pierre 30; 9. Rapid City Central, 29; 10. O'Gorman, 29; 11. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 28; 12. Aberdeen Central, 27; 13. Tea Area, 24; 14. Mitchell, 22; 15. Rapid City Stevens, 22; 16. Brookings, 21; 17. Huron, 19; 18. Douglas, 16.
2025 STATE CHEER & DANCE: Brandon Valley, Harrisburg, Sioux Valley & Dakota Valley defend titles in state cheer and dance
- Dance Hip Hop — 1. Harrisburg, 294.0; 2. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 292.5; 3. Sioux Falls Washington, 285.5; 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 284.5; 5. Rapid City Central, 281.5; 6. O'Gorman, 278.5; 7. Pierre, 256.0; 8. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 255.0; 9. Aberdeen Central, 250.5; 10. Tea Area, 247.0; 11. Mitchell, 237.5; 12. Huron, 231.0; 13. Brookings, 228.5; 14. Douglas, 218.5
- Dance Jazz — 1. Brandon Valley, 296.0; 2. Harrisburg, 289.5; 3. Watertown, 269.0; 4. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 266.5; 5. Yankton, 266.0; 6. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 264.0; 7. O'Gorman, 261.5; 8. Brookings, 240.5
- Dance Pom — 1. Brandon Valley, 296.0; 2. Yankton, 288.0; 3. Sioux Falls Washington, 286.0; 4. Sioux Falls Jefferson. 285.0; 5. Pierre, 267.0; 6. Aberdeen Central, 264.0; 7. Watertown, 261.0; 8. Tea Area, 255.0; 9. Rapid City Central, 255.0; 10. Rapid City Stevens, 231.0; 11. Huron, 228.0; 12. Douglas, 222.5.
Class AA All-State
- Cheer — Payten Goldade, Aberdeen Central; Mija Koolmo, Brookings; Alexis Johnson, Douglas; Brooklyn Gale, Chloe Anderson and Piper Fridrich, Harrisburg; Baya Carlson, Kaitlyn Goodroad and Aspen Knutson, Sioux Falls Jefferson; Izzy Huffman, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Hannah Werkmeiser and Cetia Wright, Mitchell; Ella Luttmann and Brylee Weber, O'Gorman; Jaylen Dog Eagle and Mindy Riggle, Pierre; Brooklyn Smith and Rylie Brannan, Rapid City Stevens; Jadyn Hopkins and Brynn Brogden, Sturgis; Tessa Brech, Emersyn Cauwels and Sarah Wilson, Tea Area; Ashlynn Andrews, Kendra Buchholz and Adrienne Schulz, Watertown; and Quinn Brinkman, Yankton.
- Dance — Alexis Johnson and Courtney Haverkamp, Aberdeen Central; Addison Borchardt and Hayden Poppe, Brandon Valley; Cadence Roozeboom and Haley Myron, Harrisburg; Brooklyn Schlimgen and Madi Moon, Mitchell; Peyton Dillman and Laynee Sitzman, Pierre; Haley Summers and Mackenzie Baker, Sioux Falls Jefferson; Azalea Harwood and Kenley Statema, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Olivia Miner and Remi Byrd, O'Gorman; Lucy Heavlin and Natalie Fahey, Sioux Falls Roosevelt; Briella Doohen and Ava Prochniak, Sioux Falls Washington; Leah Walder and Tessa Brech, Tea Area; Ariya Norton and Aubrie Engel, Watertown; and Avery Portillo and Maya Linke, Yankton.
Class A Results
- Cheer Grand Champion — 1. Sioux Valley, 277.5 score; 2. Winner, 260.5; 3. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 258.5; 4. Elkton-Lake Benton, 255.0; 5. Wolsey-Wessington, 249.0; 6. Parkston, 242.0.
- Cheer Large Squad Stunting & Tumbling — 1. Sioux Valley; 2. Winner; 3. Dell Rapids St. Mary; 4. Elkton-Lake Benton; 5. Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian; 6. Gregory.
- Cheer Small Squad Stunting & Tumbling — 1. Wolsey-Wessington; 2. Parkston; 3. Beresford; 4. St. Thomas More; 5. Deubrook Area; 6. Faulkton Area.
- Cheer Co-Ed Stunting & Tumbling — 1. Wagner, 227.0 (grand champion); 2. Dell Rapids, 213.0; 3. Hot Springs; 4. Belle Fourche; 5. Crazy Horse.
- Dance Grand Champion — 1. Dakota Valley, 40 points; 2. Winner, 38; 3. Gregory, 37; 4. Wagner, 36; 5. Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian, 35; 6. Lakota Tech, 36; 7. Belle Fourche, 32.
- Dance Pom — 1. Dakota Valley; 2. Winner; 3. Gregory; 4. Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian; 5. Wagner; 6. Belle Fourche.
- Dance Jazz — 1. Dakota Valley; 2. Winner; 3. Lakota Tech; 4. Belle Fourche.
Class A All-State (S.D. Cheer Coaches Association)
- Cheer — Lily Harkeman and Macie Roth, Dell Rapids; Luna Siddens, Kyra Bowne and Lidia Dupraz, Deubrook Area; Mavryck Beck and Claire McMahon, Elkton-Lake Benton; Maggie Bautzmann and Natalie Hadrick, Faulkton Area; Kennley Sedlacek, Gregory; Loey Lingemann and Denae Mann, Lyman; Claire Sommer and Tori Lindeman, Parkston; Kendall Schwartz, Adison Coon and Quinn Peterson, Sioux Valley; Reagan Griffin, Dell Rapids St. Mary; Ariel Naazs, St. Thomas More; Riley Hernandez, Wagner; Lena Demers, Winner; and Allison Hulst, Shae Uttecht and Abigail Huntsinger, Wolsey-Wessington.
- Dance — Ashley Jelken and Zahria De Beer, Dakota Valley; Kaelynn Rezac and Mia Haines, Gregory; Miley Timmerman, Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian; Sienna Kuhlman and Riley Hernandez, Wagner; and Chloe Taggart and Suchi Chaudhari, Winner.
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