Finalists for Miss Basketball honor include Hamlin's Addie Neuendorf

WAGNER — Wagner High School senior standout Ashlyn Koupal has been named as South Dakota's 2026 Miss Basketballawardwinner by Hansen Anderson Basketball.

Koupal is the all-time leading scorer at Wagner with 2,610 career points to go along with 1,210 rebounds. She averaged 28.3 points per game in her senior season, leading the Red Raiders to thestateClass A tournament for the fourth time in five years.

She is a four-time Class A all-state selection and five-time all-conference player who also earned state Class A all-tournament honors four times.

Other finalist for the honor included Addison Neuendorf of Hamlin, Alyvia Padgett of Brandon Valley, Ashlan Carlow-Blunt of Mahpiya Luta and Sydney Terveen of O'Gorman.

The award is voted on yearly by the state's girls basketball coaches and was presented at a ceremony at Wagner High School on Monday, May 11.

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Hansen Anderson Basketball was founded in 1977 by Richard Hansen and Dave Anderson. The annual publication highlights teams and players from across the state.

Miss Basketball Winners

• 2026: Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner.

• 2025: Taaliyah Porter, Rapid City Stevens

• 2024: Mahli Abdouch, O'Gorman.

• 2023: Kami Wadsworth, Hamlin.

• 2022: Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, Sioux Falls Washington.

• 2021: Haleigh Timmer, St. Thomas More.

• 2020: Emma Ronsiek of Sioux Falls O’Gorman.

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• 2019: Jeniah Ugofsky of Harrisburg.

• 2018: Paiton Burckhard of Aberdeen Central.

• 2017: Myah Selland of Sanborn Central/Woonsocket.

• 2016: Brianna Kusler of Aberdeen Central.

• 2015: Alexys Swedlund of St. Thomas More

• 2014: Macy Miller of Mitchell.

• 2013: Kerri Young of Mitchell.

• 2012: Heidi Hoff of Brandon Valley.

• 2011: Alex Kneeland of Summit.

• 2010: Shaunteva Ashley of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

• 2009: Sam Ostarello of Stanley County.

• 2008: Alexis Yackley of Sully Buttes.

• 2007: Jill Young of Mitchell Christian.

• 2006: Michelle Amundson of Dell Rapids Public.

• 2005: Jennifer Warkenthien of Willow Lake.

• 2004: Courtney Grimsrud of Sisseton.

• 2003: Jenny Bridge of Hanson.

• 2002: No winner, change in season

• 2001: Lindsay Thomas of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

• 2000: Megan Mahoney of Sturgis.

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• 1999: Mandy Kappel of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

• 1998: Mandy Koupal of Wagner.

• 1997: Tamera Oltmanns of Lennox.

• 1996: Sherri Brende of Baltic.

• 1995: Jammie Coyle of Belle Fourche.

• 1994: Becky Hammon of Rapid City Stevens.

• 1993: Courtney Stapp of Newell

• 1992: Holly Sivesind of Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

• 1991: Becky Flynn of Wakonda.

• 1990: Amy Burnett of Huron.

• 1989: Lisa Kannegieter of Willow Lake.

• 1988: Kristi Bruns of Lennox.

• 1987: Dana Nielson of Armour.

• 1986: Steph Schueler of Sioux Falls Lincoln and Carla Allard of Bennett County.

• 1985: Lori Wohlleber of Summit.

• 1984: Lisa Kurtenbach of Brookings.

• 1983: Renae Ruesink of Castlewood.

• 1982: Melissa Olson of Sioux Falls Lincoln.

• 1981: JoElle Byre of Sioux Falls Washington.

• 1980: Kris Holwerda of Brookings and Ann Pancoast of Sioux Falls Washington.

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