The Dell Rapids Quarrier golf team won their second straight State A Championship on Tuesday, October 7th, in Hot Springs. Entering the second day of the tournament with an 11-shot lead, the Quarriers dominated the final round finishing 38 strokes better than second-place Vermillion. Dell Rapids finished the day 24 strokes better than they did in the first round with a 301. That gave the Quarriers a tournament total of 626. Vermillion finished with a two-day score of 664, and Aberdeen Roncalli dropped to third at the end of the day with a total of 681.
Adam Karst entered the final round tied for first, and finished with a final-round 73, giving him a total of 147 to claim the individual championship. Karst was seven strokes better than second-place finisher Gabe Heller from Aberdeen Roncalli. Ty Hoglund, Mason Schmidt, Devon Weber, and Josh Parrott all had better second-round scores in the final day. Hoglund and Schmidt finished the tournament tied for sixth with a combined score of 159. Weber finished the tournament in ninth place with a tournament score of 161. Parrott finished the day with an 84, 12 strokes better than the first round, for a final score of 180.
Karst, Hoglund, and Schmidt were also named to the State A All-Tournament Team.
Dell Rapids finished the year with eight 1st place finishes and four 2nd place finishes in the 12 meets that they competed in this year.
