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Sioux Falls Christian's Ellie Lems named Dak-XII MVP
Sioux Falls Christian's Ellie Lems (10) goes up for a shot against a pair of Sisseton defenders at the Class A state tournament in Watertown.
(South Dakota Public Broadcasting Photo)
Mar 14, 2023
 

Sioux Falls Christian’s Ellie Lems was named the Dak-XII girls basketball MVP this season.

Lems was joined on the Dak-XII first team by Tea Area’s Mara Grant, Tri-Valley’s Lauren Grinde , Lennox’s Dani Highum, Vermillion’s Brooke Jensen and Tea Area’s Katie Vasecka. 


2023 DAKOTA XII Girls Basketball Team

FIRST TEAM

Mara Grant, Tea Area

Lauren Grinde, Tri-Valley 

Dani Highum, Lennox

Brooke Jensen, Vermillion

Ellie Lems, Sioux Falls Christian (MVP)

Katie Vasecka, Tea Area


SECOND TEAM

Kasey Hanson, Vermillion 

Amanda Lease, Canton

Andie Peters, Lennox

Peyton Poppema, Sioux Falls Christian 

Melina Snoozy, Dakota Valley 

Molli Thornton, West Central 


THIRD TEAM

Cambell Fischer, West Central

Zoey Gerry, Madison 

Leah Herbster, Vermillion 

Bentlee Kollbaum, Elk Point-Jefferson

Kaitlyn VanRoekel, Elk Point-Jefferson 

Brooklyn Voss, Vermillion 


HONORABLE MENTION

Steph Buchmann, Tri-Valley 

Ryan Hanssen, Lennox

Moriah Harrison, Sioux Falls Christian

Kendra McKinney, Tea Area

Jenna Miller, Dell Rapids

Audrey Nelson, Madison 

Brynn Oakland, Canton 

Liz Price, Dell Rapids 

Ava Pearson, Tri-Valley

Danica Rozeboom, Canton

Jaxsyn Swift, Sioux Falls Christian

Jorja VanDenHul, Dakota Valley 

Tessa VanOverbeke, West Central