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West Central Boys Win Fifth Straight

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The West Central Trojan boys basketball team continued their longest winning streak of the season and extended it to five games after a 75-51 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies at home on Monday, February 22nd.

It didn’t take long for the Trojans to build a lead in the first quarter.  West Central hit a double-digit lead at 14-3 with 3:15 to play in the quarter.  The Huskies got the lead down to nine points by the end of the quarter at 17-8.  The Trojans were able to double the lead to 16 points by halftime at 36-20.

Elk Point-Jefferson started to make a run in the third quarter.  The Huskies got the lead down to nine points, 44-35, with 3:00 to play in the quarter.  The Trojans were able to stop the momentum and led 51-40 heading into the final quarter.  The West Central defense locked down the Huskies in the fourth quarter and outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 24-11 in the win.

West Central finished shooting 50% (32-64) from the field, 29% (7-24) from three-point area, and 4-for-6 from the free-throw line.  The Trojans had 29 team rebounds and 23 team assists.

Four players were in double figures in scoring.  Hunter Hagerty scored 14 points and four rebounds.  Grafton Stroup also had 14 points and two rebounds.  Derek Eidsness finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, five steals, and three assists.  Wilson Droge had 10 points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Zach Crawford had nine points, and Jacob Krempges added five points, seven rebounds, and five assists.  Kasan Abedi had a team-high six assists.

West Central (13-6) will finish the regular season at home against Tea on Tuesday, February 23rd.

Brown Hits Game-Winning Shot for Cardinal Girls, Advance in Region 4B

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

With :18.6 left in the game, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals trailed 47-46 and had the entire length of the court in front of them.  Ella Heinitz dribbled past the Howard Tiger defense, found Courtney Brown wide open in the left corner, and Brown sank the three-point shot with :10 to go.  The Tigers had two shots to tie the game in the final seconds fall off the rim no good, and the Cardinals won 49-47 to advance in the Region 4B tournament.

The battle between the #5 seeded Cardinals and the #4 seeded Tigers was as close and back-and-forth as one might expect for a #4-#5 match-up in Howard on Tuesday, February 23rd.

The game was scoreless for the first couple of minutes until Ella Griffin made a three-pointer.  That shot opened up the scoring as the Cardinals took an 8-3 lead.  Howard got the game tied 10-10, but St Mary finished the quarter on a 4-0 run to lead 14-10 at the break.  The Tigers scored the first five points of the second quarter for a 15-14 lead, but the Cardinals responded with a 9-2 run for a 23-19 lead.  The Cardinals were able to keep the lead and push it to 30-25 by halftime.

Howard came out of halftime and went on a big run.  The Tigers opened the third quarter on a 13-0 run and held a 38-30 lead.  Karlie Klein finally got the Cardinals on the board with 1:55 to play in the quarter.  Madala Hanson made a three-pointer from the right wing to pull the Cardinals within three at 38-35 with about :15 left in the quarter.   The score remained 38-35 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Tigers maintained a three-to-four point lead through much of the beginning of the fourth quarter.  The lead grew to seven, 45-38, after a three-pointer by Kenedy Koepsell.  Heinitz made a shot in the lane to cut the lead to 45-40.  St Mary stole the inbound, and Hanson made another three-pointer with just over 2:00 to play to make the score 45-43.  After a defensive stop, Hanson banked in another three-pointer with 1:37 to go to give St Mary a 46-45 lead.  Kate Conner made two free-throws with :19.6 to give Howard the lead at 47-46.  The Cardinals called a timeout to set up the game winning play.

Heinitz led the Cardinals with 15 points and two rebounds.  Hanson had 13 points, four rebounds, and three steals.  K. Klein and Brown both finished with six points.  K. Klein also had five rebounds.  Griffin added five points and six rebounds.  Howard was led by K. Conner with 20 points and 15 rebounds.  Abby Connor had 13 points and 10 rebounds.  Koepsell finished with nine points and six assists.

St Mary improves to 15-6.  The Cardinals will play #1 seed Hanson in Huron on Thursday, February 25th.  Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Dell Rapids Chamber Gives Community Awards, Announces New President and Board Members

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The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce had a busy night at their annual banquet on Sunday, February 21st at Papa’s in downtown Dell Rapids.  The chamber announced their annual community awards as well as new board members and new president.

The chamber announced their annual award winners and the winner of the 2nd Annual “Battle of the Buns” contest.

Minnehaha Funeral Home and the staff at the Dell Rapids Carnegie Library were both awarded the “Community Spirit” Award.  Minnehaha Funeral Home was recognized for their active support with chamber for all of the events in 2020.  Ahlers stated that they have done so much to support the children’s events as well as “Christmas at the Dells”.  The staff at the library was recognized for their hard work and continued service to the community during the Covid pandemic and the unique ways they continued to operate and provided programming throughout the year.

Linsey Duffy was given the “Volunteer of the Year” Award.  Duffy has worked diligently over the years for the Sioux River Red Rock Trail, and she will now be helping with Dell Rapids Garden Club.

Pinz was named the “2020 Business of the Year”.  It was mentioned that  they have made many great investments in facility and equipment upgrades, have provided increased job opportunities for the youth of Dell Rapids, brought major tournaments to town, and increased student involvement in bowling.

Pinz was also announced as the winner of the 2nd Annual “Battle of the Buns” contest held through the month of January.  Pinz had an 86% rating of  “Loved It” for their “Cheez-fection” burger creation.

The chamber also affirmed two members to the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce board who have been working in that role for the past year and to also elect three new board members to fill open spots.  Rebecca Fritz and Jeff Kistler were affirmed as board members.  Leslie Duinkerken, Nathan O’Bryan, and Tammy McKillip were elected as new board members filling vacant spots.  They will join Amber Larson and Mark DeGraw to fill the seven-seat Chamber Board of Directors.  Dell Rapids Mayor Tom Earley will continue to serve as a liaison between the chamber and City of Dell Rapids council.

Dan Ahlers announced that he was stepping down as the chamber president during the meeting and introduced Amber Larson as the new president.  Larson has been on the Chamber Board of Directors serving as treasurer for the last seven years.

Regular Season Ends in Win for Quarrier Boys

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team played their final regular season game on Monday, February 22nd at Garretson.  The Quarriers ended the season on a three-game winning streak after defeating the Blue Dragons 62-54.

The Quarriers found themselves in another tight battle in their fourth straight road game.  Garretson led by two points, 10-8, with 1:49 to go in the first quarter.  The Quarriers ended the quarter on a 5-0 run to lead 13-10.  They pushed the lead to nine points at 20-11 with 4:00 left in the first half.  Garretson got within three points at 22-19, but Dell Rapids ended the half on a 6-0 run to lead 28-19.

Dell Rapids then led by as many as 11 points, 41-30, with 2:00 left in the third quarter.  The Blue Dragons went on an 8-2 run to in the final minutes of third quarter to make the score 43-38 heading into the fourth.  Garretson scored the first three points of the fourth quarter, but 43-41 was as close as they could get.  Every time the Blue Dragons got within a couple of points, Dell Rapids had an answer.  The Quarriers were able to extend their lead to 10 points, 56-46, after a three-pointer by Brayden Pankonen with 2:30 left in the game to give the Quarriers enough of a cushion for the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 42% (25-60) from the field, but only 18% (4-22) from three-point area.  They were 57% (8-14) from the free-throw line.

Colin Rentz led the team with 24 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, and four steals.  Pankonen had 18 points, three rebounds, and two assists.  Carter Nelson also had double figures with 10 points along with six rebounds.  Coby Maeschen had seven rebounds.

The Quarriers finish the regular season with a 14-6 record.

Mustang Boys Pull Away from Baltic Late

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs used a fourth quarter run late in the game to pull away from the Baltic Bulldogs in Baltic on Monday, February 22nd.  The Mustangs outscored the Bulldogs 22-12 in the final quarter for a 61-46 victory.

The two teams battled in the first quarter with the Mustangs holding a two-point, 12-10, lead at the end of the quarter.  Tri-Valley held Baltic to just eight points in the second quarter and were able to build a 12-point lead by halftime at 30-18.

The Bulldogs made a comeback in the third quarter.  Tri-Valley scored just nine points in the quarter, and the Bulldogs got within five points, 39-34, heading into the final quarter.  Tri-Valley’s pressure defense in the final quarter stopped the Baltic comeback to give the Mustangs the win.

Tri-Valley shot 42% (22-53) from the field, 30% (6-20) from three-point area, and 79% (11-14) from the free-throw line.  The Mustangs had 31 team rebounds, 10 steals, and 11 assists.

Riley Haynes had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds.  Lance Dewitt added nine points and two assists.  Tyler Johnson had eight points, four rebounds, two steals, and two assists.  Nick Hass had seven points.  Noah Haynes finished with six points and four rebounds, and Owen Besmer had five points and six rebounds.

The Mustangs (10-9) will concluded their regular season at Sioux Falls Christian on Friday, February 26th.

City of Dell Rapids Proclaims Dan Ahlers Day of Appreciation

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Dell Rapids Mayor Tom Earley and the City of Dell Rapids made a proclamation that Monday, February 22nd was Dan Ahlers Day of Appreciation.  Mayor Earley made the proclamation during the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet on Sunday, February 21st.

Ahlers made the announcement during the banquet that he was stepping down as president of the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce after over twelve years serving on the chamber.

“Tonight the city wants to recognize Dan for the work that he has done.  His involvement in Quarry Days is a great example.  I did not realize how much stuff has to happen and be done, preparations in such detail, and Dan was right in the middle.  And if it wasn’t for the work Dan has done and the other people he’s got to support him, a lot of these things wouldn’t have happened,” said Mayor Earley.

Mayor Earley presented Ahlers with the framed proclamation in appreciation for his service to the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce.

Six Mustang Wrestlers Heading to State

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Six members from the Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team qualified for the state tournament by placing fourth or better at the Region 2B tournament in Salem on Saturday, February 20th.

Ethan Nehlich placed second in the 220-pound weight class.  Brody Dybvig (120), Porter Jensen (138), Isaac Nehlich (182) all had third place finishes.  Landon Reiser (132) and Alex Andresen (195) both had fourth place finishes.

Zach Powell went 1-2 on the day.  Tyler Groenewold also went 1-2.  Cody Lofswold, Lawson Loiseau, and Javier Mendoza finished 0-2.

The 2021 South Dakota Class B State Tournament will be held in Rapid City at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on February 25th – 27th.

West Central Wrestling Sends Eight to State

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team qualified eight wrestlers for the state tournament after the Region 1A tournament in Watertown on Saturday, February 20th.

Robby Edberg won the 145-pound weight class.  Chandler Carda (106) and Justin Zirpel (160) both placed second.  Jude Jarding (113), Keaton Vessells (126), Chet Carda (152), Wyatt Nielsen (170), and Gabe Gebhardt (182) all placed third in their respective weight classes to qualify for state.

Rayce Whiting (120) and Jesse Jost (132) both finished 0-2.  Abram Maras (195), Logan Brunick (220),  and Gavin Pischke (285) all finished 1-3 on the day.

The 2021 South Dakota State A Wrestling Tournament will be held in Rapid City at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on February 25th – 27th.

Eight Quarrier Wrestlers Qualify for State

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team will have eight members participating in the state tournament after placing in the top four of their respective weight classes at the Region 1A tournament in Watertown on Saturday, February 20th.

The Quarrier team finished third with a total of 151.0 points.  Watertown won the region title with 230.5 points.  Tea Area finished second with 174.0 points.

Jacob Vogel took home the region title in the 132-pound weight class.  Andrew Weiland (113) finished 2-1 and placed second.  Zach McKee (145) finished 2-1 and placed second.   Brayden Gee (170) also finished 2-1 and placed second.  Mitchell Klinkenborg (182) went 2-1 in the tournament and placed second.  Weston Mason (160) finished 3-1 and placed third.  Quinn Carr (195) and Sam Cavigielli (220) both finished 2-2 and had fourth place finishes.

John Mortrude (120) and Canyon Lowman (126) both had 2-2 finishes and placed fifth.  Gabe Clark (152) went 0-2.

The 2021 South Dakota State A Wrestling Tournament will be held in Rapid City at  the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center February 25th – 27th.

Laurietta Matheny

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Laurietta “Laurie” Matheny, 81, of Dell Rapids, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Her Mass of Christian Burial was at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2021 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Interment was in the St. Mary Cemetery. Visitation was held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021 with the family present from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The Christian Wake service was at 7:00 p.m. at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. www.kahlerfh.com

Laurie was born on March 22, 1939 in Ipswich, SD to Earl and Bessie Fey. She married Michael Matheny on November 7, 1964. They celebrated their 45th anniversary before his death. They raised 3 children.

She traveled the world with her husband while he was serving 26 years in the United States Air Force, they retired in Dell Rapids, SD. She was heavily involved in the St Mary’s Altar Society and enjoyed playing cards and going out for lunch with her many friends.

She loved to garden! Spent all of her summers out back. She also liked to sew, fish, and was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan.

Laurie loved her family especially her grandkids and great-grandkids. Every time she was around them, she lit up! She enjoyed watching them play sports, their concerts, dance recitals and everything they were involved in.

Laurie was a gentle soul with a kind heart and will be missed. Remember the good times you had with her!

She is survived by her brother Robert Fey (Ann) of Brookings SD, daughters June Stanton (Steve), and Angie Ellison (Patrick) both of Dell Rapids, SD; her grandchildren, Amber (Zach) Stewart of Colman, SD, Hutten (Dusten) Dossett and great-granddaughter Harper of Dell Rapids, Griffin Ellison of Scarborough, ME, and Haley and Brenden Matheny of Chester, SD.

She was proceeded in death by her husband Michael, her son Greg, her brother and many sisters.

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