Wall's Tanner Volmer, Kadoka Area's Karson Eisenbraun selected as Western Great Plains Conference MVPs

Conference champ Wall landed seven total players on this year’s all-Western Great Plains Conference football team.

Wall quarterback Tanner Volmer was named the offensive MVP, while Kadoka Area’s Karson Eisenbraun was named the defensive MVP. Bennett County’s Brady Hicks was selected as the coach of the year.

Wall’s Teelan Kjerstad, Ryon Bielmaier, Carter Sundall, Owyn Geigle and Deacon Haerer were all-conference selections. Kason Barry earned honorable mention honors.

The complete all-conference team is listed below:

2026 Western Great Plains All-Conference Football

Offensive MVP: Tanner Volmer, Wall

Defensive MVP: Karson Eisenbraun, Kadoka Area

Coach of the Year: Brady Hicks, Bennett County

Wall: Tanner Volmer, Teelan Kjerstad, Ryon Bielmaier, Carter Sundall, Owyn Geigle, Deacon Haerer 

Honorable Mention: Kason Barry

Bennett Co.: Maddux Risse, Hayden Risse, Lyle Noel, Rush O'Neill, Caleb Ceplecha 

Honorable Mention: Isaias Mesteth

Philip: Tel Gropper, Jaxon Rhodes, Weston Reedy 

Honorable Mention: Teagan Gropper

Lyman: Dawsen Volmer, MJ Diehm, Cole Kieffer 

Honorable Mention: Lane Olivier

Kadoka: Karson Eisenbraun, Dalton Grimes 

Honorable Mention: Eli VanderMay

New Underwood: Gunner Garrett, Jarren Hanks 

Honorable Mention: Coy Eddy

Jones Co.: Bennett Kinsley 

Honorable Mention: Thad Kierl

Conference Team Standings

1. Wall, 6-0
2. Bennett Co., 5-1
3. Philip, 3-3
4. Lyman, 3-3
5. Kadoka, 2-4
6. New Underwood, 2-4
7. Jones Co., 0-6