News & Announcements

The SDHSAA membership will holds its Annual Meeting at 11:00 AM CT on Tuesday, April 20 at the SDHSAA office in Pierre. The April Board of Directors meeting will begin shortly after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting and will re-convene on Wednesday, April 21 if necessary. Please see below for complete meeting information.
 

The SDHSAA is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Executive Director. Pertinent information is included in the Job Opening/Position Description. Questions should be directed to SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos at daniel.swartos@sdhsaa.com. Deadline for applications is 4:30 PM CT on May 14, 2021.

       Opening/Position Description     |     Application

The SDHSAA is accepting applications for the position of Statewide Officials Coordinator in the sports of Basketball and Football. Pertinent information and application details can be found at the link provided below. Questions should be directed to Jo Auch at jo.auch@sdhsaa.com. Deadline for applications is 5:00 PM CT on May 15, 2021.

       Statewide Officials Coordinator Opening

The Physical Exam forms for the 2021-22 school year can be found below. Physical exams must be completed on or after April 1, 2021 to be considered valid for the 2021-22 year.

       Physical Exams & Sports Concussions

The SDHSAA Board of Directors held its March meeting at 10:30 AM CT on Wednesday, March 1 at the SDHSAA office in Pierre. Please see below for complete meeting information.

       Agenda     |     Minutes

Rapid City (Class AA/SPDB3-TV), Sioux Falls (Class A/SDPB2-TV), and Aberdeen (Class B/SDPB1-TV) will serve as hosts to the 2021 SDHSAA State Boys Basketball Tournaments on March 11-13. Please see below for tournament information and complete tournament coverage courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB). All games will be televised and also livestreamed on the SDPB website.

       Tournament Information     |     Tournament Coverage (SDPB website)

Please see the link below to view the recommendations sent forward from the various SDHSAA Advisory Committees. These recommendations will be discussed and voted on at the SDIAAA Virtual Spring Conference on March 31-April 1.

       Advisory Committee Recommendations

Sioux Falls (Class AA at Pentagon), Watertown (Class A), and Huron (Class B) will serve as hosts to the 2021 SDHSAA State Girls Basketball Tournaments on March 11-13. Please see below for tournament information and complete tournament coverage courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB). All games will be televised on SDPB stations and also livestreamed on the SDPB website.

       Tournament Information     |     Tournament Coverage (SDPB website)

Football schedules for the 2021 season can be found at the link provided below. Game dates, sites and times will be added by schools later on this spring/summer.

       2021 Football Schedules

The proposed classifications and alignments for the 2021-22 school year can be found below. Please note that this realignment cycle will be for only one year (opposed to the normal two years). These alignments will be up for a first reading from the Board of Directors at their March 3rd meeting. A second reading will take place the April Meeting.

       Proposed Athletic Alignments     |     Proposed Fine Arts Alignments

       Proposed Alignment Maps

The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City will serve as host to the 2021 SDHSAA State Wrestling Tournaments on February 25-27. Wrestling will take place in both the Barnett Arena and Ice Arena within the facility. This also marks the first year for individual girls competition at the State Tournament. Please see below for tournament information and complete tournament coverage courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB).

       Tournament Information     |     Tournament Coverage (SDPB website)