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Baltic, Sioux Valley land five on all-Big East Conference boys basketball team
Baltic's Kellen Artz goes up for a dunk during a boys basketball game against Canton on Jan. 30, 2026, in Baltic.
(Jon Akre / 605 Sports)
Mar 26, 2026
 

 

By 605 Sports Staff

Baltic and Sioux Valley each landed five players on the all-Big East Conference boys basketball teams.

The Bulldogs were represented by Kellen Artz, Dylan Runestad, Ben Erickson, Trevor Cuperus and Cooper Garry.

The Cossacks were represented by Brady Hiltunen, Carter Sapp, Connor Relf, Bret Milton and Holdyn Ruesink.

The complete Big East Conference boys basketball team is listed below:


2025-26 Big East Conference boys basketball

1st Team

Kellen Artz, Sr., Baltic

Luke Sheppard, Sr., Flandreau

Brady Hiltunen, Jr., Sioux Valley

Carter Siemonsma, Jr., Garretson

Landon Wieman, Sr., Parker/Marion


2nd Team

Tiegen Nyhaug, Sr., Beresford

Dylan Runestad, Sr., Baltic

Ben Wiebersick, Jr., McCook Central/Montrose

Carter Sapp, Jr., Sioux Valley

Brecken Weir, Sr., Garretson


3rd Team

Ben Erickson, Sr., Baltic

Dawson Dorr, Sr., McCook Central/Montrose

Jackson Donlan, Sr., Parker/Marion

Connor Relf, Sr., Sioux Valley

JD Prorok,, Sr., Chester


Honorable Mention

Trevor Cuperus, Sr., Baltic

Cooper Garry, Sr., Baltic

Haydon Homandberg, Jr., Beresford

Hayden Schilling, Sr., Beresford

Jaxton Opdahl, Sr., Chester

Carter Vogel, Sr., Chester

Kody Kneebone, Sr., Flandreau

Alex Poitra, Sr., Flandreau

Jackson Arend, Jr., Garretson

Colton Buchholz, Fr., Garretson

Zane McCormick, Sr., McCook Central/Montrose

Owen Schmidt, Sr., McCook Central/Montrose

Tonner Peterson, Sr., Parker/Marion

Karter Weber, Sr., Parker/Marion

Bret Milton, Sr., Sioux Valley

Holdyn Ruesink, Jr., Sioux Valley