Oahe Lady Capitals Have Tall Task as State Tournament Begins in Aberdeen

Oahe Lady Capitals Have Tall Task as State Tournament Begins in Aberdeen

The Oahe Lady Capitals will travel today up to Aberdeen as they look to begin the state tournament and face the host team the Aberdeen Cougars in the first round of the 2022 Girls Varsity State Tournament.

The Capitals went 0-2 in the regular season against the Cougars but played the Cougars tough at home to end the season falling just 2-1. The Capitals, the six seed, will be looking for a big upset to begin the tournament as Sioux Falls, Mitchell and Aberdeen seem to be poised to be one of the three teams to take the championship in the state tournament. The Lady Caps finished the season at 4-9-3-2. Head Coach Tessa Singleton says the girls are ready to go…

The sole focus heading into the weekend is against Aberdeen first. No team can overlook their opponent in the first round if they want a chance for a state championship. Singleton says Aberdeen is a well-coached team…

One of the two captains, Ashton Lee, says they need to keep their heads up against Aberdeen on Friday…

Lee says she has faith in this team…

The other captain, Olivia Swenson says they need everyone this weekend beginning on Friday…

And Swenson says they want to make sure they play three games this weekend…

Puck drop is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Friday for the first game between the Oahe Capitals and Aberdeen Cougars. All 11 games of the girls varsity state tournament will on Capital City Rock and available to watch for free on YouTube at Capital City Rock Sports. Jon Winkler, Jeff Anderson and Jim Lloyd will have the calls.