Groton Area School District

🏀🐯 Know Before You Go – State A Boys Basketball Tournament Edition! 🐯🏀

Tiger Nation, we are excited to cheer on our #5 Groton Area Tigers as they take on the #4 Hamlin Chargers in the opening round of the State A Boys Basketball Tournament! 
📅 Thursday, March 19th
⏰ 12:45 PM MT / 1:45 PM CST
📍Summit Arena in The Monument in Rapid City

🚪 Doors Open (Pass Gate/Ticket Sales):
• 10:00 AM – Early Session
• 4:00 PM – Evening Session
(Doors open one hour before the first game of each session.)

🪑 SEATING:
• General admission seating only (no reserved seats)
• Each school will have an assigned fan section
• Please refer to the attached seating map to find the Groton Area section for Thursday’s game

🚗 PARKING:
Available lots: A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, E1, E2, E4, E5, C1, C2, C3, C4
⚠️ Note: The C lots will NOT be open during the afternoon session on Thursday and Friday.

🎟️ TICKETS:
Season Pass: Adults – $62 | Students – $42
Single Session Tickets: Adults – $17 | Students – $12
✔️ Approximately 14 ticket windows will be open, but long lines are expected. Purchase your tickets ahead of time here: https://themonument.evenue.net/events/BBALL

**Class A and AA are both at the same venue this year. Class A is in the Summit Arena; Class AA is in the Ice Arena. You will be able to move between the Ice Arena and Summit Arena throughout the tournament. When you arrive and enter the arena, you will receive a wristband that will allow you to go back and forth between the Class A and Class AA tournament games.

**The venue accepts cash, cards and tap to pay at all concession stands and ticket offices and does NOT have a clear bag policy!🎉

THEMES:
- Day 1 – Jungle / Camo🌿 🐅
- Day 2 – Bikers vs. Surfers🏍️🏄
- Day 3 – Black & Gold + State Shirts🖤💛

Safe travels to everyone heading to the tournament — GOOOOO TIGERS!🐯

Attention OST Parents,

OST will be open March 19th and March 20th from 7:00am-6:00pm.

Please let Mrs. Kunze or the front office know if you needs to sign up for these days or if you had a change in your schedule due to going to state basketball and no longer need to come these two days.

They will need all outside gear, lunch and a water bottle for the days that they are here.

Thank you and stay safe this weekend with the incoming weather.

Congratulations to seven Groton Area basketball players on earning NEC All-Conference honors! What a great accomplishment for these Tigers and their hard work this season.🏀🐯

⭐ 1st Team: Ryder Johnson, Karson Zak
⭐ 2nd Team: Keegen Tracy, Gage Sippel, Jerica Locke
⭐ 3rd Team: Taryn Traphagen, Jaedyn Penning

Way to represent Tiger Nation! 🖤💛