Eighty-eight gamers have obtained 2026 All-State Soccer s from the South Dakota Excessive Faculty Soccer Coaches Affiliation.
The honorees embrace 35 gamers who competed in state Class AA and A championship video games on Saturday, Oct. 17 on the Allen Mitchell Athletic Complicated in n.
Space all-state picks embrace seven gamers from Class AA Watertown, 5 from Class AA Aberdeen Central and three from Class A Groton Space.
Right here's a breakdown by class:
Class AA Boys
- State Champion Sioux Falls Lincoln — Holden Hilmoe, Grant Oleson and Miles Rolfing (first staff); Jacob Burchett and Opland Sonnichsen (second staff) and Charles Krueger (honorable point out). Rolfing made the second staff and Sonnichsen the primary staff in 2025.
- State Runner-up Watertown — Roger Carranza, Xane Fligge and Owen Muller (first staff), Matthew Bertsch (second staff) and Isaac Thorson (honorable point out). Fligge made the second staff in 2025.
- Different First Staff — Linus Johnson, Aberdeen Central; Oakley McMillen, Sioux Falls Jefferson; Miles Wright, Fast Metropolis Stevens; Carson Johnson, Sioux Falls Washington and Evan Duncan, Spearfish. McMillen is a repeat first-team choice. Wright moved up after making the second staff final fall.
- Different Second Staff — Gus Bjerknes, Aberdeen Central; Liam Weide, Harrisburg; Caiden Ahartz and Jacob LaRoche, Pierre; Ravi Moreland, Fast Metropolis Stevens; Trey Woods, Sioux Falls Jefferson; Carson Coulter, Sioux Falls Washington; and Antonio Guitron, Yankton.
- Different Honorable Point out — Paxton Sohn, O'Gorman; Ben Hewitt, Sioux Falls Jefferson; and Hudson Hadrick, Tea Space.
Class AA Women
- State Champion Harrisburg — Bria Miller, Regan Schelske and Aubrey Zink (first staff), Sidney DeJong and Taylor Syverson (second staff) and Sophia Hulstein (Harrisburg). Miller made the second staff in 2025.
- State Runner-up Pierre — Aubrey Fischer and Lexie Hillmer (first staff) and Emlyn Swanson and Katelyn Taylor (second staff). Hillmer obtained honorable point out in 2025.
- Different First Staff — Brianna Fischer, Aberdeen Central; Lyndy Bortnem, O'Gorman; Ava Holzwarth and Vienna Reagan, Fast Metropolis Stevens; Katie Fischer, Watertown; and Eden Wolfgram, Yankton. Bortnem, Holzwarth and Wolgram every made the primary staff, Reagan the second staff and Hillmer honorable point out in 2025.
- Different Second Staff — Jaxi Lozenski and Keyana Stillman, Aberdeen Central; Rylee Briggs, Brookings; Loretta Hillman, O'Gorman; Adelyn Ernster, Sioux Falls Jefferson; Gemma Oppenheimer, Sioux Falls Lincoln; and Iyana Becker, Yankton.
- Different Honorable Point out — Sam Stemwedel, Brandon Valley; Aubrey Gallipo, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Sophia Gallardo, Watertown.
Class A Boys
- State Champion James Valley Christian — Noah Quick and Gavin Waldner (first staff) and Isaac Quick (second staff). Waldner additionally made the primary staff in 2024 and 2025 and obtained honorable point out in 2023. N. Quick additionally made the primary staff in 2025.
- State Runner-up Scorching Springs — Nikolas Cruz and Thad Vande Stroet (first staff).
- Different First Staff — Keagan Walker, Belle Fourche; Lesther Rocha, Freeman-Marion-Parker/Viborg-Hurley; Ethan Kroll, Groton Space; Mason McIntosh and Brayden Stalley, St. Thomas Extra/Fast Metropolis Christian; and Sam Nissen and Teagan Wells, Vermillion. Rocha additionally made the primary staff in 2025. Nissen obtained honorable point out final fall.
- Different Honorable Point out — Bryan Cardona, Dakota Valley; Domani Butler and Emma Tuschen, Freeman-Marion-Parker/Viborg-Hurley; Jer Williams, St. Thomas Extra-Fast Metropolis Christian; and Ganon Lienhard, West Central.
Class A Women
- State Champion Dakota Valley — Sophie Meyer, Izzy Mijangos and Lexi Stusse (first staff) and Ava and Millie Squier (honorable point out). Meyer and Mijangos every repeated on the primary staff final fall. Stusse obtained honorable point out in 2025.
- State Runner-up Sioux Falls Christian — Kenley Anderson, Tori Gassen and Nealie Stanford (first staff) and Jada Elgersma (honorable point out). Anderson repeated on the primary staff. Tietz, Stusse and Lupkes every obtained honorable point out final fall. Tietz was a first-team honoree in 2024.
- Different First Staff — Lydia Frerk, Garretson; McKenna Tietz, Groton Space; Brianne Katzenstein, St. Thomas Extra-Fast Metropolis Christian; and Teagan Lupkes and Baylee Poss, West Central.
- Different Honorable Point out — Tenley Neuharth, Belle Fourche; Sydney Locke, Groton Space; Adie McVey, Lennox; and Monica Moran, St. Thomas Extra-Fast Metropolis Christian.
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