MAY 9, 2024: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Harrisburg continues to top the Class A poll and Dell Rapids sits atop the B rankings in this week’s South Dakota High School Baseball rankings conducted by the South Dakota High School Baseball Coaches Association. Brandon Valley is second in the Class A poll followed by Sioux Falls Lincoln. Rapid City Stevens and Sioux Falls O’Gorman round out the top 5 with Huron getting a vote, but not cracking the top 5. -0- In the Class B poll, Dell Rapids continues to sit in the number 1 spot while Howard has moved into the number 2 position. Dakota Valley, Bon Homme and Madison round out the top 5. Chamberlain got votes as did Lennox, Parkston and Vermillion but it wasn’t enough to crack the top 5. Story courtesy of Rod Fisher and SDHSBCA. . MAY 7, 2024: UNDATED – The Pierre High School Spring Baseball team is 6th in the league standings heading into action this week. Brandon Valley sits atop the Class A division followed by Harrisburg. Rapid City Stevens, Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls O’Gorman sit ahead of Pierre in the 3rd, 4th and 5th spots. In the Class B standings, Bon Homme/Avon, Howard, Dell Rapids and Chamberlain/Kimball/Lyman hold the lead in the four Regions. Week of May 6, 2024, Class B High School Baseball Standings are: Region 1 1. Bon Homme/Avon, 44.143 2. Canistota/Freeman/Marion, 42.571 3. Parkston/Ethan/Tripp, 42.333 4. Dakota Valley, 42.273 5. Vermillion, 41.286 6. Elk Point-Jefferson, 41.250 7. Parker, 40.222 8. Beresford/Alcester-Hudson, 38.385 9. Scotland/Menno, 38.300 10. Canton, 37.600 11. Centerville/Viborg-Hurley, 36.833 12. Wagner, 35.500 Region 2 1. Howard, 44.000 2. Madison/Chester, 42.714 3. Groton Area, 41.111 4. Warner/Ipswich/Northwestern/Frederick, 40.714 5. Sioux Valley/Estelline, 39.125 6. Redfield Area, 38.000 7. Hamlin Area, 36.364 8. Elkton/Lake Benton, 35.857 9. ORR/Arlington, 34.714 Region 3 1. Dell Rapids, 45.500 2. SF Christian/SF Lutheran, 42.778 3. Lennox, 42.556 4. West Central, 41.000 5. Tri-Valley, 39.556 6. McCook, 38.571 7. Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney, 38.571 8. Baltic, 38.500 9. Hanson/Bridgewater/Emery, 38.250 10. Colman-Egan/Flandreau, 36.444 11. Garretson, 34.714 Region 4 1. Chamberlain/Kimball/Lyman, 46.000 2. Gregory County, 43.125 3. Winner/Colome, 42.375 4. St. Thomas More, 41.714 5. RC Christian, 41.429 6. Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian/White Lake, 40.500 7. Bennett County, 40.400 8. Belle Fourche, 39.429 9. Lead-Deadwood, 36.375 10. Hot Springs, 36.333 Week of May 6, 2024, Class A High School Baseball Standings are: 1. Brandon Valley, 43.929 2. Harrisburg, 43.778 3. Stevens, 43.438 4. Lincoln, 42.438 5. O’Gorman, 41.533 6. Pierre, 41.400 7. Tea Area, 39.933 8. Brookings, 39.905 9. Sturgis, 39.800 10. Yankton, 39.429 11. Roosevelt, 39.167 12. Jefferson, 38.500 13. RC Central, 37.545 14. Mitchell, 37.091 15. Douglas, 36.333 16. Huron, 36.333 17. Washington, 36.313 Story courtesy of Rod Fisher and SDHSBCA. MAY 2, 2024: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Pierre High School Spring baseball team got one vote but it was not enough to crack the top 5 rankings in the South Dakota High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings released on Wednesday (May 1, 2024). Harrisburg continues to hold down the top spot in the Class A poll with 20 points, 5 more than runner up Brandon Valley. Sioux Falls Lincoln is third in the rankings followed by O’Gorman and Rapid City Stevens which is tied for 4th. -0- In the Class B rankings, Dell Rapids is the top rated team with 35 points followed by number 2 Dakota Valley with 22 points. Vermillion is rated third followed by Parkston with Howard and Lennox tied for 5th place. Also receiving votes in the Class B poll were Bon Homme, Madison and Chamberlain. Story courtesy of Rod Fisher and SDHSBCA.