Simplified: The Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots are looking to get back to the championship game for the fourth straight year, and there’s little doubt they’ll have a say in the outcome with depth and experience this season on both sides of the ball. Lincoln is 33-3 over the last three seasons, and those numbers are likely to continue to grow.

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Sioux Falls Lincoln will be gunning for their fourth straight trip to the DakotaDome, and there’s no reason to think the Patriots won’t be back in Vermillion this November.

Only Brandon Valley (2018-2021) has made four straight title appearances in Class 11AAA. The Lynx won the title in 2018 and 2020, and finished runner-up in 2019 and 2021. Lincoln won back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 before losing to Brandon Valley in last year’s championship game.