RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City hosted the 2026 State Cheer and Dance Competition on Saturday.

Winning the State Competitive Cheer title was Sioux Falls O’Gorman, finishing on top with 295 points.

Sioux Falls Jefferson was second, one point behind the Knights, with 294 points. Harrisburg was third with 287.5 and Tea Area placed fourth with 275.5 Rapid City Central rounded out the top five.

Sturgis rounded out a strong year for their cheer program, coming in eighth place with 238.5 points.

Scooper head coach Brooke Wuebben says “we had a fantastic day yesterday!! 2nd year in a row with a top 8 finish at State (out of 19 teams)! So proud of these girls!”

The Scooper girls have steadily improved through the season with Wuebben saying “our girls have worked so hard this season and were ready to showcase what they have.”

In the State Dance Championships, Brandon Valley came into the competition with five dance State Titles in a row dating back to 2021.

They had a great performance especially in the Jazz routine finishing first ahead of Harrisburg.

It was the same result in the overall with the Lynx edging the Tigers by one point to win the State Championship for the sixth consecutive year.

Sioux Falls Jefferson placed third and Sioux Falls Washington came in fourth.