The 2023-24 high school basketball season has concluded, which means it’s time to announce this year’s All-Register girls basketball team.

The 2023-24 high school basketball season has concluded, which means it’s time to announce this year’s All-Register girls basketball team.

The team is made up of area schools including Brookings, Sioux Valley, Deubrook Area, Elkton-Lake Benton, Arlington, Iroquois/Lake Preston, Estelline-Hendricks, Colman-Egan, Flandreau, and Oldham-Ramona Rutland.

This year’s First Team features Flandreau’s Claire Sheppard, Lizzie Pavlis and Lily Klein, Colman-Egan’s Brynlee Landis and Arlington’s Addalyn Steffensen and Jaelyn Huntimer.

This year’s Second Team features Sioux Valley’s Isabelle Bloker and Kailey Cradduck, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland’s Julia Trygstad, Arlington’s Harley Johnson, Elkton-Lake Benton’s Kylie Ramlo and Colman-Egan’s Kaylee Voelker.

First Team
Claire Shepard, Flandreau – Senior, Guard/Forward
Sheppard was the All-Register Player of the Year for the third time in her career averaging 15 points, five assists and 6.3 rebounds per game this season. Sheppard also makes the All-Register team for the fourth time in her career (2021, 2022, 2023).

Sheppard is a four-time All-State selection, making the first team in 2023 and 2024, the second team in 2022 and the third team in 2021. She is also the Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee for South Dakota, and committed to play basketball at South Dakota State next winter.

“Claire’s passion for the game is unmatched,” Flandreau head coach Megan Severtson said. “The number of hours she has committed to the sport goes far beyond the typical high school student. She has been one of the leaders of Flandreau girls basketball since her freshman year and her decorated career will always be remembered. She made the players around her better and moving her to the point guard position this year allowed her to create for others – which is her favorite part of the game.”

A four-time All-Conference selection in the Big East and Lake Central Conferences, Sheppard led the Fliers to a school-best 27-1 record and fifth place at the Class A State Tournament.

Lizzie Pavlis, Flandreau – Senior, Forward 
Pavlis averaged 13.2 points, 3.1 assists and 6.5 rebounds for the Fliers this season. This is her second selection to the All-Register team after making the team in 2023.

Pavlis was selected to the Class A All-Tournament Team in 2024 and is a two time-All Conference selection in the Lake Central Conference (2023, 2024) and the Big East Conference (2023 – 2nd, 2024 1st). She is committed to play basketball at Dakota Wesleyan University next winter.

“Lizzie brings a level of athleticism, strength and explosiveness to the game that is often unmatched,” Severtson said. “When the ball was in her hands in the mid post, she required a lot of attention.”

Lily Klein, Flandreau – Senior, Guard
Klein averaged 15.3 points, 3.2 assists and six rebounds per game while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor this season and averaged a double-double in the State Tournament averaging 19.7 points and 11 rebounds per game and making the Class A All-Touranment Team.

Klein was a Second Team Class A All-State selection this season and is a two-time All-Conference selection in the Big East and Lake Central Conferences. She finishes her career third all-time in Flandreau history with 302 assists and is committed to play basketball at Northern State University next winter.

“Lily plays with a motor that never quits,” Severtson said. “As he coach, I’ve never once questioned her energy and effort level – regardless of the day or the score. Throughout the years, coaches would make comments to me about how much fun it must be to get to coach a player like Lily and I have to say it has been a lot of fun over the last five years.”

Brynlee Landis, Colman-Egan – Sophomore, Guard
Landis made the All-Register Team for the second straight year after averaging 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals per game this season. She was also a first-team Dakota Valley All-Conference Selection.

The Hawks went 15-8 and reached the Class B SoDak16 this season.

Addalyn Steffensen, Arlington – Junior, Guard
Steffensen averaged 16.2 points and six rebounds per game while recording 64 steals this season. She was the most valuable player of the Dakota Valley Conference this season and a First-Team All-State selection.

Arlington went 23-3 and finished as the runner-up at the Class B State Tournament this season.

Jaelyn Huntimer, Arlington – Sophomore, Guard
Huntimer averaged 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and recorded 45 steals for the Cardinals this season. She was a First-Team All-Dakota Valley Conference selection and a Third-Team Class B All-State selection. She also made the Class B All-Tournament Team.

Second Team
Isabelle Bloker, Sioux Valley – Junior, Guard
Bloker averaged 12 points for the Cossacks this season and shot 42 percent on 3-point attempts. She became the ninth girl in Sioux Valley history to score 1,000th career points and she currently has 1,141 career points and 286 career 3-pointers.

A Lake Central Conference and Big East First Team All-Conference Selection, Bloker led the Cossacks to a 16-6 record and the Region 2A semifinals.

Kailey Cradduck, Sioux Valley – Freshman, Forward
Cradduck averaged 14.2 points, seven rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in one of the best seasons statistically ever for a freshman at Sioux Valley. Cradduck also made 40 3-pointers and shot 53 percent on 2-pointers.

Cradduck was also a Lake Central All-Conference Selection and made the Big East Second Team.

Julia Trygstad, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland – Senior, Forward

ORR went 7-13 and reached the Region 2B quarterfinals.

Harley Johnson, Arlington – Senior, Guard 
Johnson averaged 8.8 points and five rebounds per game while recording 50 steals and 80 assists for the Cardinals this season. She was a Second Team All-Dakota Valley Conference selection and was named to the Class B All-Tournament Team.

Kylie Ramlo, Elkton-Lake Benton – Senior, Forward/Center
Ramlo was a captain for the Lady Elks, averaging 14 points and 7.4 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and three steals per game. She also recorded her 500th career rebound this season.

“Kylie has been a strong presence on the boards on both ends of the court,” ELB girls basketball coach Mirista Bushman said. “She can score from both inside and from the perimeter.”

The Elks went 13-8 and reached the Region 2A quarterfinals this season.

Kaylee Voelker, Colman-Egan – Junior, Guard
Voelker averaged 12 points, 2.5 rebounds, two assists and two steals and was a Third-Team All-Dakota Valley Conference selection this season.

Honorable Mention
– Mataya Gouws, Sophomore Forward/Center, Deubrook Area
– Kadence Bowne, Senior Forward/Guard, Deubrook Area
– Jolyssa Steffensen, Junior Guard, Arlington
– Tevan Erickson, Senior Guard, Elkton-Lake Benton
– Logan Smidt, Junior Guard, Brookings
– Macy Even, Sophomore Forward, Brookings