De Smet senior Grant Wilkinson has been named the Dakota Valley Conference most valuable player for the 2025-26 season.
The Bulldogs finished second in a competitive conference title race won by Castlewood, which posted a 9-0 record. Deubrook Area’s Jared Gass was named coach of the year after leading the Dolphins to a third-place finish and a 7-2 record.
The full DVC all-conference selections are listed below:
All-Conference 1st Team
Grant Wilkinson Sr. De Smet
Kamden Keszler Jr. Castlewood
Chance Schoenfeld Sr. Deubrook Area
Lucas Peskey Jr. Iroquois/Lake Preston
Kyler Carlson Sr. Estelline/Hendricks
Noah Luethmers Jr. De Smet
All-Conference 2nd Team
Cade Hexem Jr. Estelline/Hendricks
Joseph Nibbe Jr. Elkton-Lake Benton
Braxton Bednarek Jr. Deubrook Area
Trimmier Hanson Sr. St. Mary’s
Caden Zwart Jr. Colman-Egan
Isaac Gass Jr. Deubrook Area
All-Conference 3rd Team
Drayden Cokens So. Estelline/Hendricks
Brody Bass Sr. Castlewood
Carter Wilkinson Jr. De Smet
Eliot Erickson Sr. Elkton-Lake Benton
Will Aderhold So. Castlewood
Slayten Wilkinson Sr. De Smet
Honorable Mention
Paxton Rheault Sr. Arlington
Leonard Wernke Sr. Castlewood
Julian Allen Sr. Colman-Egan
Kolby Sinclair Sr. De Smet
Josh Moberg Sr. Deubrook
Colt Beck Sr. Elkton-Lake Benton
Kameron Hauck Jr. Estelline/Hendricks
Brycen Blue So. Iroquois/Lake Preston
Brodie Albertson Jr. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland
Peyton Lamb Sr. St. Mary’s
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