The Dakota Valley Panthers defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers volleyball team on senior night by scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-9 on Thursday, October 30th, in Dell Rapids.
Dakota Valley jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first game, and then extended the lead to 10-1 before Dell Rapids could get their second point. The Panthers pushed the lead to 10 points at 12-2. Dell Rapids was able to cut the lead to seven points at 12-5, but that was as close as they would get in the first game.
Dell Rapids scored first and held a brief 1-0 lead in the second game, but the Panthers scored the next four in a row to take a 4-1 lead. With the score at 11-3 in favor of Dakota Valley, the Quarriers scored the next three to pull within five at 11-6. But the Panthers went on another 4-0 run to push the lead to nine, and then Dakota Valley outscored Dell Rapids 10-6 from that point for the win.
Dell Rapids hung tough with the Panthers early in the third game. The game was tied at 1-1, and the Qurriers were within one point at 6-5. The Panthers started to pull away from that point in the game outscoring Dell Rapids 19-4 the rest of the way for the match win.
Dell Rapids finishes the season 11-16 on the year and will be the #3 seed in the Region 3A tournament. The Quarriers will host the Flandreau Indian School on Tuesday, November 4th, in the first round of the Region 3A tournament. The match will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.