By PIERRE—The first reading of sports classifications and alignments for the next two school years received the endorsement of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors at its meeting on Wednesday. Feb. 28.
Despite some suggestions for changes from activities directors, the board accepted the alignments as offered by the SDHSAA staff. A second reading will be held at the board’s April meeting.
The board typically has a “public forum” at the top of its agenda. Often unused, at Wednesday’s meeting the board listened for 40 minutes as school representatives offered alternatives to the plan laid out by the SDHSAA staff in basketball, volleyball, wrestling and golf.
One suggestion was that more emphasis should be placed on enrollment when making regional assignments.
SDHSAA Assistant Executive Director Jo Auch explained that the schools are assigned to regions based on geography first to cut down on travel. The second consideration is making the least amount of change.
Considering enrollment within regions, Auch said, was “different than we’ve ever looked at before.” If that would be considered, it would be “back to the drawing board.”
SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos said that enrollment is considered in the classification system that seeks to have schools of similar sizes compete against each other.
Swartos explained to the board that the staff uses a system of circles to try to find teams in each classification that are within the same geographical area. “It’s all about perspective,” Swartos said. “You could draw these things a million different ways.”
Swartos said that if extensive changes are made to the classifications or alignments at the second reading, there could be a third reading.
The first reading of the classifications and alignments approved for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years include:
Basketball
Class AA
Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area
Class A
Region 1A: Aberdeen Roncalli, Britton-Hecla, Groton Area, Milbank, Redfield, Sisseton, Webster Area.
New Class A and the region: Britton-Hecla.
Region 2A: Clark/Willow Lake, Deuel, Elkton-Lake Benton, Florence/Henry, Great Plains Lutheran, Hamlin, Sioux Valley.
Region 3A: Baltic, Dell Rapids, Flandreau, Garretson, Madison, Tri-Valley, West Central.
New to Region 3A: Flandreau.
Region 4A: Beresford, Canton, Dakota Valley, Elk Point-Jefferson, Lennox, Sioux Falls Christian, Vermillion.
New to Region 4A: Sioux Falls Christian.
Region 5A: Bon Homme, Hanson, McCook Central/Montrose, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Parker, Scotland/Menno, Wagner
New to Class A and the region: Scotland/Menno.
New to Region 5A: McCook Central/Montrose, Parker.
Region 6A: Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, Crow Creek, Miller, Mobridge-Pollock, Platte-Geddes, Stanley County.
New to Region 6A: Chamberlain, Platte-Geddes.
Region 7A: Lakota Tech, Little Wound, Mahpiya Luta (Red Cloud), Pine Ridge, St. Francis Indian, Todd County, Winner.
Region 8A: Belle Fourche, Custer, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City Christian, St. Thomas More.
Class B
Region 1B: Aberdeen Christian, Hitchcock-Tulare, Langford Area, Leola/Frederick Area, Northwestern, Tiospa Zina, Warner, Waubay/Summit, Waverly-South Shore, Wilmot.
New to Class B and the region: Tiospa Zina and Waubay/Summit.
Region 2B: Arlington, Castlewood, De Smet, Deubrook Area, Estelline/Hendricks, Iroquois/Lake Preston, James Valley Christian, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Wessington Springs, Wolsey-Wessington.
New to Class B and the region: Estelline/Hendricks.
New to Region 2B: Wessington Springs.
Region 3B: Bridgewater-Emery, Canistota, Chester, Colman-Egan, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Ethan, Flandreau Indian, Howard, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Sioux Falls Lutheran.
New to Class B and the region: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket.
New to Region 3B: Flandreau Indian.
Region 4B: Alcester-Hudson, Avon, Centerville, Freeman, Freeman Academy/Marion, Gayville-Volin, Irene-Wakonda, Parkston, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Viborg-Hurley.
New to Class B and the region: Parkston.
New to Region 4B: Avon, Tripp-Delmont/Armour.
Region 5B: Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Burke, Colome, Corsica-Stickney, Gregory, Kimball/White Lake, Lower Brule, Lyman, Marty, Mitchell Christian.
New to Class B and the region: Kimball/White Lake.
New to Region 5B: Lower Brule, Lyman and Mitchell Christian.
*Region 5B does not have a girls basketball team from Mitchell Christian.
Region 6B: Faulkton Area, Herreid/Selby Area, Highmore-Harrold, Ipswich, North Central, Potter County, Sully Buttes, Sunshine Bible Academy, Tiospaye Topa, Wakpala.
New to Class B and the region: North Central.
New to Region 6B: Tiospaye Topa, Wakpala.
Region 7B: Bennett County, Crazy Horse, Edgemont, Jones County, Kadoka Area, New Underwood, Oelrichs, Philip, Wall, White River.
New to Class B and the region: Bennett County.
Region 8B: Bison, Dupree, Faith, Harding County, Lemmon, McIntosh, McLaughlin, Newell, Takini, Timber Lake.
New to Class B and the region: Dupree and McLaughlin.
Competitive cheer
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
Class A: Belle Fourche, Bon Homme, Custer, Dakota Valley, Dell Rapids, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Deubrook Area, Elkton-Lake Benton, Faulkton Area, Gregory, Hot Springs, Iroquois/Lake Preston, Lakota Tech, Lyman, Parkston, Platte-Geddes/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Sioux Valley, St. Thomas More, Wagner, Winner, Wolsey-Wessington.
Competitive dance
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas/St. Thomas More, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
Class A: Belle Fourche, Beresford, Dakota Valley, Gregory, Hot Springs, Lakota Tech, Lead-Deadwood, Platte-Geddes/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Winner.
New to Class A: Lead-Deadwood.
Cross-country
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
Region 1A: Aberdeen Roncalli, Britton-Hecla, Clark/Willow Lake, Deuel, Florence/Henry, Great Plains Lutheran, Groton Area, Milbank, Redfield, Sisseton, Tri-State, Webster Area.
New to Class A and the region: Britton-Hecla.
Region 2A: Baltic, Dell Rapids, Elkton-Lake Benton, Flandreau, Garretson, Madison, McCook Central/Montrose, Sioux Falls Christian, Sioux Valley, Tri-Valley, West Central.
Region 3A: Beresford, Bon Homme, Canton, Dakota Valley, Elk Point-Jefferson, Ethan/Parkston, Hanson, Lennox, Parker, Vermillion, Wagner.
Region 4A: Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, Crow Creek, Miller, Mobridge-Pollock, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Platte-Geddes, St. Francis Indian, Stanley County, Todd County, Winner.
New to Region 4A: Mount Vernon/Plankinton and St. Francis Indian.
Region 5A: Belle Fourche, Custer, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lakota Tech, Lead-Deadwood, Little Wound, Mahpiya Luta, Pine Ridge, Rapid City Christian, St. Thomas More.
Region 1B: Aberdeen Christian, Castlewood, Deubrook Area, Estelline/Hendricks, Faulkton Area, Frederick Area, Hitchcock-Tulare, Ipswich, James Valley Christian, Langford Area, Leola, Northwestern, Tiospa Zina, Warner, Waubay/Summit, Wilmot.
New to Class B and the region: Estelline/Hendricks, Tiospa Zina, Waubay/Summit.
Region 2B: Alcester-Hudson, Arlington, Centerville, Chester, Colman-Egan, De Smet, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Flandreau Indian, Gayville-Volin, Howard, Irene-Wakonda, Iroquois/Lake Preston, McCrossan, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Viborg-Hurley.
New to Class B and the region: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket.
*There is no McCrossan in girls cross-country.
Region 3B: Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Avon, Bridgewater-Emery, Burke, Canistota, Corsica-Stickney, Freeman, Freeman Academy/Marion, Gregory, Kimball/White Lake, Marty, Menno, Mitchell Christian, Scotland, Tripp-Delmont/Armour.
New to Class B and the region: Kimball/White Lake.
Region 4B: Herreid/Selby Area, Highmore-Harrold, Lemmon, Lower Brule, Lyman, McIntosh, McLaughlin, North Central, Potter County, Sully Buttes, Sunshine Bible Academy, Timber Lake, Tiospaye Topa, Wakpala, Wessington Springs, Wolsey-Wessington.
New to Class B and the region: McLaughlin and North Central.
New to Region 4B: Lemmon and Tiospaye Topa.
Region 5B: Bennett County, Bison, Black Hills Christian Academy, Crazy Horse, Dupree, Edgemont, Faith, Harding County, Jones County, Kadoka Area, New Underwood, Newell, Oelrichs, Philip, Takini, Wall, White River.
New to Class B and the region: Bennett County and Dupree.
Football
Class 11AAA: Brandon Valley, Harrisburg, O’Gorman, Rapid City Central and Sevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington.
Class 11AA: Aberdeen Central, Brookings, Douglas, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown, Yankton.
Class 11A: Belle Fourche, Canton, Custer, Dakota Valley, Dell Rapids, Lakota Tech, Lennox, Madison, Milbank, Rapid City Christian, Sioux Falls Christian, Tri-Valley, Vermillion, West Central.
Class 11B: Aberdeen Roncalli, Baltic, Beresford, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan, Chamberlain, Clark/Willow Lake, Deuel, Elk Point-Jefferson, Flandreau, Groton Area, Hot Springs, Lead-Deadwood, McCook Central/Montrose, Miller/Highmore-Harrold, Mobridge-Pollock, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Parker, Sioux Valley, Sisseton, St. Thomas More, Wagner, Webster Area, Winner, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central.
Class 9AA: Bennett County, Bon Homme, Britton-Hecla, De Smet, Elkton-Lake Benton, Florence/Henry, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, Garretson, Great Plains Lutheran, Gregory, Hamlin, Hanson, Hill City, Kimball/White Lake, Leola/Frederick Area, New Underwood, Parkston, Redfield, Scotland/Menno, Stanley County, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Viborg-Hurley, Waubay/Summit.
New to Class 9AA: Hill City, Redfield, Scotland/Menno, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Waubay/Summit.
Class 9A: Alcester-Hudson, Castlewood, Centerville, Chester, Deubrook Area, Dupree, Estelline-Hendricks, Gayville-Volin, Harding County/Bison, Howard, Ipswich, Lemmon/McIntosh, Lyman, North Central, Philip, Platte-Geddes, Potter County, Timber Lake, Wall, Warner, Waverly-South Shore, White River, Wolsey-Wessington.
Class 9B: Arlington, Avon, Burke, Canistota, Colman-Egan, Colome, Corsica-Stickney, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Faith, Faulkton Area, Herried/Selby Area, Hitchcock-Tulare, Irene-Wakonda, Iroquois/Lake Preston, Jones County, Kadoka Area, Newell, Northwestern, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Sioux Falls Lutheran, Sully Buttes, Sunshine Bible Academy, Wilmot.
New to Class 9B: Sioux Falls Lutheran, Wilmot.
Golf
CLASS AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
*Douglas/New Underwood plays in Class AA girls’ golf.
Region 1A: Aberdeen Roncalli, Dell Rapids, Groton Area, Madison, Milbank, Sioux Valley, Sisseton, Tiospa Zina.
Region 2A: Beresford, Canton, Dakota Valley, Elk Point-Jefferson, Lennox, Sioux Falls Christian, Tri-Valley, Vermillion, West Central.
New to Region 2A: Tri-Valley.
Region 3A: Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Parkston, Redfield, Todd County, Winner.
New to Class A: Mount Vernon/Plankinton.
Region 4A: Belle Fourche, Custer, Hot Springs, Lakota Tech, Lead-Deadwood, Little Wound, Pine Ridge, Rapid City Christian, St. Thomas More.
Region 1B: Aberdeen Christian, Britton-Hecla, Clark/Willow Lake, Doland, Edmunds Central, Faulkton Area, Florence/Henry, Frederick Area, Great Plains Lutheran, Ipswich, Langford Area, Leola, Waubay/Summit, Waverly-South Shore, Webster Area, Wilmot.
New to Region 1B: Edmunds Central, Faulkton Area, Ipswich.
*There is no Aberdeen Christian team in girls golf.
Region 2B: Arlington, Castlewood, De Smet, Deubrook Area, Deuel, Elkton-Lake Benton, Estelline/Hendricks, Hamlin, Hitchcock-Tulare, Howard, Iroquois/Lake Preston, James Valley Christian, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Wessington Springs, Wolsey-Wessington.
New to Region 2B: Castlewood, Deuel, Hamlin, Hitchcock-Tulare, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket.
Region 3B: Alcester-Hudson, Baltic, Canistota, Centerville, Chester, Colman-Egan, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Flandreau, Flandreau Indian, Freeman, Freeman Academy/Marion, Garreston, Gayville-Volin, Irene-Wakonda, McCook Central/Montrose, Parker, Viborg-Hurley.
New to Class B and the region: Flandreau.
New to Region 3B: Chester, Colman-Egan, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Flandreau Indian.
Region 4B: Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Avon, Bon Homme, Bridgewater-Emery, Burke, Corsica-Stickney, Ethan, Gregory, Hanson, Kimball/White Lake, Marty, Mitchell Christian, Platte-Geddes, Scotland/Menno, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Wagner.
New to Class B and the region: Wagner.
New to Region 4B: Bridgewater-Emery.
Region 5B: Bowdle, Crow Creek, Eureka, Herreid, Highmore-Harrold, Jones County, Lower Brule, Lyman, McLaughlin, Miller, Mobridge-Pollock, Potter County, Selby Area, Stanley County, Sully Buttes, Tiospaye Topa.
New to Class B and the region: Mobridge-Pollock.
New to Region 5B: Jones County, McLaughlin, Tiospaye Topa.
Region 6B: Bennett County, Bison/Hettinger/Scranton, Crazy Horse, Harding County, Hill City, Kadoka Area, Mahpiya Luta, McIntosh, Newell, Philip, St. Francis Indian, Takini, Timber Lake, Wall, White River.
New to Class B and the region: Mahpiya Luta, St. Francis Indian.
Gymnastics
Region 1AA: Harrisburg, O’Gorman, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Yankton.
New to Region 1AA: Harrisburg and Yankton.
Region 2AA: Aberdeen Central, Brookings, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Watertown.
Region 1A: Britton-Hecla, Deuel, Estelline/Hendricks, Madison, Milbank Area, Sisseton, West Central.
Region 2A: Chamberlain, Hot Springs, Kimball/White Lake, Parkston/Ethan/Hanson/Mount Vernon, Vermillion, Wagner/Bon Homme, Wall/Kadoka Area/Philip.
Boys soccer
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas/St. Thomas More, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Christian, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Sioux Falls Christian and Tea Area.
Class A: Belle Fourche, Custer, Dakota Valley, Freeman Academy, Groton Area, Hot Springs, James Valley Christian, Rapid City Christian, Vermillion, West Central.
Girls soccer
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas/St. Thomas More, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
Class A: Belle Fourche, Dakota Valley, Garretson, Groton Area, Sioux Falls Christian, Vermillion, West Central.
Softball
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Harrisburg, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
Class A: Beresford, Canton, Chamberlain, Dell Rapids, Elk Point-Jefferson, Lakota Tech, Lennox, Madison, Milbank, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Parkston, Sioux Falls Christian, Sioux Valley, Sisseton, Tri-Valley, Vermillion, Wagner, West Central, Winner.
New to Class A: Mount Vernon/Plankinton.
Class B: Alcester-Hudson, Arlington, Avon, Baltic, Bon Homme, Castlewood, Chester, Colman-Egan, Deuel, Elkton-Lake Benton, Florence/Henry, Flandreau, Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy, Gayville-Volin, Hanson, Kingsbury County, McCook Central/Montrose, Mobridge-Pollock, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Redfield, Scotland/Menno, Viborg-Hurley.
New to Class B: Flandreau, Kingsbury County, Mobridge-Pollock.
Tennis
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Harrisburg, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Watertown and Yankton.
Class A: Aberdeen Roncalli, Huron, Lennox, Madison, Milbank, Pierre, Rapid City Christian, Sioux Falls Christian, Spearfish, St. Thomas More, Vermillion.
Track and field
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
Class A: Aberdeen Roncalli, Baltic, Belle Fourche, Beresford, Bon Homme, Britton-Hecla, Canton, Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, Clark/Willow Lake, Crow Creek, Custer, Dakota Valley, Dell Rapids, Deuel, Elk Point-Jefferson, Elkton-Lake Benton, Ethan/Parkston, Flandreau, Florence/Henry, Garretson, Great Plains Lutheran, Groton Area, Hamlin, Hanson, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lakota Tech, Lead-Deadwood, Lennox, Little Wound, Madison, Mahpiya Luta, McCook Central/Montrose, Milbank, Miller, Mobridge-Pollock, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Parker, Pine Ridge, Platte-Geddes, Rapid City Christian, Redfield, Scotland/Menno, Sioux Falls Christian, Sioux Valley, Sisseton, St. Francis Indian, St. Thomas More, Stanley County, Todd County, Tri-State, Tri-Valley, Vermillion, Wagner, Webster Area, West Central, Winner.
New to Class A: Britton-Hecla and Scotland/Menno.
Class B: Aberdeen Christian, Alcester-Hudson, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Arlington, Avon, Bennett County, Bison, Black Hills Christian Academy, Bridgewater-Emery, Burke, Canistota, Castelwood, Centerville, Chester, Colman-Egan, Colome, Corsica-Stickney, Crazy Horse, De Smet, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Deubrook Area, Dupree, Edgemont, Estelline/Hendricks, Faith, Faulkton Area, Flandreau Indian, Frederick Area, Freeman, Freeman Academy/Marion, Gayville-Volin, Gregory, Harding County, Herreid/Selby Area, Highmore-Harrold, Hitchcock-Tulare, Howard, Ipswich, Irene-Wakonda, Iroquois/Lake Preston, James Valley Christian, Jones County, Kadoka Area, Kimball/White Lake, Langford Area, Lemmon, Leola, Lower Brule, Lyman, Marty, McCrossan, McIntosh, McLaughlin, Mitchell Christian, New Underwood, Newell, North Central, Northwestern, Oelrichs, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Philip, Potter County, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, School for the Blind/VI, Sioux Falls Lutheran, Sully Buttes, Sunshine Bible Academy, Takini, Timber Lake, Tiospa Zina, Tiospaye Topa, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Viborg-Hurley, Wakpala, Wall, Warner, Waubay/Summit, Waverly-South Shore, Wessington Springs, White River, Wilmot, Wolsey-Wessington.
New to Class B: Bennett County, Dupree, Estelline/Hendricks, Kimball/White Lake, McLaughlin, North Central, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Tiospa Zina, Waubay/Summit and Wilmot.
*There is no McCrossan in girls track.
Volleyball
Class AA: Aberdeen Central, Brandon Valley, Brookings, Douglas, Harrisburg, Huron, Mitchell, O’Gorman, Pierre, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Sioux Falls Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Washington, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea Area, Watertown and Yankton.
New to Class AA: Tea Area.
Region 1A: Aberdeen Roncalli, Britton-Hecla, Groton Area, Milbank, Redfield, Sisseton, Webster Area.
New to Class A and the region: Britton-Hecla.
Region 2A: Clark/Willow Lake, Deuel, Elkton-Lake Benton, Florence/Henry, Great Plains Lutheran, Hamlin, Sioux Valley.
Region 3A: Baltic, Dell Rapids, Flandreau, Garretson, Madison, Tri-Valley, West Central.
New to Region 3A: Flandreau.
Region 4A: Beresford, Canton, Dakota Valley, Elk Point-Jefferson, Lennox, Sioux Falls Christian, Vermillion.
New to Region 4A: Sioux Falls Christian.
Region 5A: Bon Homme, Hanson, McCook Central/Montrose, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, Parker, Wagner.
New to Region 5A: McCook Central/Montrose and Parker.
Region 6A: Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, Crow Creek, Miller, Mobridge-Pollock, Platte-Geddes, Stanley County.
New to Region 6A: Chamberlain and Platte-Geddes.
Region 7A: Lakota Tech, Little Wound, Mahpiya Luta, Pine Ridge, St. Francis Indian, Todd County, Winner.
Region 8A: Belle Fourche, Custer, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City Christian, St. Thomas More.
Region 1B: Aberdeen Christian, Hitchcock-Tulare, Langford Area, Leola/Frederick Area, Northwestern, Tiospa Zina, Warner, Waubay/Summit, Waverly-South Shore, Wilmot.
New to Class B and the region: Tiospa Zina and Waubay/Summit.
Region 2B: Arlington, Castlewood, De Smet, Deubrook Area, Estelline/Hendricks, Iroquois/Lake Preston, James Valley Christian, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland, Wessington Springs, Wolsey-Wessington.
New to Class B and the region: Estelline/Hendricks
New to Region 2B: Wessington Springs.
Region 3B: Bridgewater-Emery, Canistota, Chester, Colman-Egan, Dell Rapids St. Mary, Ethan, Flandreau Indian, Howard, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, Sioux Falls Lutheran.
New to Class B and the region: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket.
New to Region 3B: Flandreau Indian.
Region 4B: Alcester-Hudson, Centerville, Freeman, Freeman Academy/Marion, Gayville-Volin, Irene-Wakonda, Menno, Parkston, Scotland, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, Viborg-Hurley.
New to Class B and the region: Parkston.
New to Region 4B: Tripp-Delmont/Armour.
Region 5B: Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Avon, Burke, Colome, Corsica-Stickney, Gregory, Kimball/White Lake, Lower Brule, Lyman, Marty.
New to Class B and the region: Kimball/White Lake.
New to Region 5B: Lower Brule and Lyman.
Region 6B: Faulkton Area, Herreid/Selby Area, Highmore-Harrold, Ipswich, North Central, Potter County, Sully Buttes, Sunshine Bible Academy, Tiospaye Topa, Wakpala.
New to Class B and the region: North Central.
New to Region 6B: Tiospaye Topa and Wakpala.
Region 7B: Bennett County, Crazy Horse, Edgemont, Jones County, Kadoka Area, New Underwood, Oelrichs, Philip, Wall, White River.
New to Class B and the region: Bennett County.
Region 8B: Bison, Dupree, Faith, Harding County, Lemmon, McIntosh, McLaughlin, Newell, Takini, Timber Lake.
New to Class B and the region: Dupree and McLaughlin.
Wrestling
Region 1A: Brookings, Dell Rapids, Milbank, O’Gorman, Sioux Falls Jefferson and Roosevelt, Tea Area, Watertown, West Central.
New to Region 1A: Milbank.
Region 2A: Beresford/Alcester-Hudson, Brandon Valley, Dakota Valley, Harrisburg, Lennox, Sioux Falls Lincoln and Washington, Vermillion, Yankton.
Region 3A: Aberdeen Central, Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte/Dupree/Tiospaye Topa, Huron, Madison, Mitchell, Pierre, Todd County.
New to Region 3A: Madison.
Region 4A: Belle Fourche, Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood, Lakota Tech, Little Wound, Pine Ridge, Rapid City Central and Stevens, Spearfish, Sturgis.
Region 1B: Britton-Hecla, Clark/Willow Lake, Deuel/Deubrook Area, Doland, Faulkton Area, Groton Area, Hamlin/Castlewood, Ipswich/Bowdle, Kingsbury County, Potter County, Redfield, Sisseton, Sully Buttes, Tiospa Zina, Warner/Northwestern, Webster Area.
New to Class B and the region: Sisseton.
Region 2B: Baltic, Canistota, Canton, Chester, Elk Point-Jefferson, Flandreau, Garretson, Hanson, Howard, Marion/Freeman, McCook Central/Montrose, Parker, Sioux Valley, Tri-Valley, Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda.
New to Class B and the region: Baltic and Flandreau.
New to Region 2B: Hanson and Sioux Valley.
Region 3B: Andes Central/Dakota Christian, Bon Homme/Avon, Burke/Gregory, Crow Creek, Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes, Lower Brule, Lyman, Miller/Highmore-Harrold, Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney, Parkston, Sanborn Central, Scotland/Menno, Sunshine Bible Academy, Wagner, Wessington Springs/Woonsocket/Wolsey-Wessington, Winner.
New to Class B and the region: Scotland/Menno.
New to Region 3B: Lyman.
Region 4B: Bennett County, Custer, Elk Mountain, Faith, Harding County, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lead-Deadwood, Lemmon/McIntosh, Mahpiya Luta, McLaughlin, Mobridge-Pollock, Newell, Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall, St. Thomas More, Stanley County, Timber Lake.