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SDBCA announces coaches of the year award winners
St. Thomas More's Brandon Kandolin celebrates after the Cavaliers won the state championship in March.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Apr 5, 2022
 

The South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association has announced its region coach of the year awards for the 2021-22 season. 

The award winners include:

North Central Region 1 Position School

Paul Raasch Head Boys’ Coach Langford High School

Steve Sawinsky Head Girls’ Coach Herreid-Selby Area HS

Trent Kurtz Assistant Boys’ Coach Aberdeen Central HS

Becky Erickson Assistant Girls’ Coach Groton Area HS

Region 1-4

Pat Kraning Lower Level Boys Coach Hamlin Education Center

Wendy Rausch Lower Level Girls Coach Potter County


Northeast Region 2 Position School

Tie: Brendan Sheppard Head Boys’ Coach Flandreau High School

Mark Amdahl Head Boys’ Coach Summit High School

Brendon Pitts Head Girls’ Coach DeSmet High School

Buster Vincent Assistant Boys’ Coach Sioux Valley School

Jaime Neuendorf Assistant Girls’ Coach Hamlin High School


Central Region 3 Position School

Brian LaRoche Head Boys’ Coach Lower Brule High School

Tie: Tim Buddenhagen Head Girls’ Coach Huron High School

Tom McGough Head Girls’ Coach Miller High School

Andrew Tuttle Assistant Boys’ Coach Potter County High School

Wade Stobbs Assistant Girls’ Coach Huron High School


Northwest Region 4 Position School

Kyle Courtney Head Boys’ Coach Rapid City Christian High School

Brandon Kandolin Head Girls’ Coach St. Thomas More High School

Adam Courtney Assistant Boys’ Coach Rapid City Christian High School

Jennifer Reiners Assistant Girls’ Coach Spearfish High School


Southeast Region 5 Position School

Mitch Begeman Head Boys’ Coach Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School

Kent Kolsrud Head Girls’ Coach Bishop O’Gorman High School

Ray Slaba Assistant Boys’ Coach Hanson High School

Brook Begeman Assistant Girls’ Coach Sioux Falls Christian High School

Region 5-8

Kenedy Koepsell Lower Level Boys’ Coach Howard Middle School

Pete Egstad Lower Level Girls’ Coach Ben Reifel Middle School


South Region 6 Position School

Jason Kleis Head Boys’ Coach Dakota Valley High School

Molly Mason Head Girls’ Coach Viborg-Hurley High School

Jeff Neuharth Assistant Boys’ Coach Elk Point-Jefferson High School

Tie: Dana Bigge Assistant Girls’ Coach Harrisburg High School

Amy Long Assistant Girls’ Coach Yankton High School


Southwest Region 7 Position School

Ryker Kreutzfeldt Head Boys’ Coach Mitchell High School

Michael Koupal Head Girls’ Coach Wagner High School

Lonnie Klundt Assistant Boys’ Coach Gregory High School

Mandy Koupal Assistant Girls’ Coach Wagner High School


South Central Region 8 Position School

Brett Gardner Head Boys’ Coach Winner High School

John Hess Head Girls’ Coach Wall High School

Justice Morrison Assistant Boys’ Coach White River High School

Keely Connot Assistant Girls’ Coach Winner High School