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Trojan Rally Comes up Short Against Patriots

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The West Central Trojan boys basketball rallied against the Sioux Falls Lincoln Patriots on Saturday, February 6th in Hartford, but just ran out of time as the Patriots held off the Trojans 60-55.

The Patriots muscled their way to a 14-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.  They extended the lead to 24-11 with 4:15 to play in the second quarter and ended the first half  leading 32-17.

Sioux Falls Lincoln again extended their lead in the first half of the third quarter.  The Patriots led 41-24 with 4:00 left in the quarter.  The Trojans cut the lead to 10 points at 45-35 heading into the fourth quarter.  West Central got within three points with just :15 on the clock, 58-55, but ran out of time in their rally.

West Central finished the game shooting 38% (21-55) from the field, 30% (7-23) from three-point area, but only 43% (6-14) from the free-throw line.  The Patriots took advantage of their trips to the free-throw line going 16-22 in the game.

Derek Eidsness led the Trojans with 22 points, nine rebounds, and three assists.  Wilson Droge had 10 points and three assists.  Grafton Stroup had nine points, and Zane Crawford finished with eight points.

The Trojans (8-6) will travel to Madison on Tuesday, February 9th.

Final Sales Tax Numbers Show 10% Increase in 2020 for Dell Rapids

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The Dell Rapids City Council heard the final 2020 sales tax numbers during their regular meeting on Monday, February 1st.  The December 2020 numbers were 22% higher than December 2019.

Total sales tax collected in December was $120,207.00.  With that number, every month but February and March saw over $100,000 in sales tax revenues for the city.

“Just taking into factor the affect the pandemic had and how it was kind of the opposite affect that was expected when we first got into the thing,” said City Administrator Justin Weiland.

The total sales tax revenue for Dell Rapids in 2020 was $1,362,405.82.  That is a 10.1% increase from 2019, which had $1,237,139.75 in total sales tax revenue.

Sales tax revenue was not the only increase the city of Dell Rapids saw.  Alcohol sales were up 20% from 2019.

Trojan Girls Hand Roncalli Second Loss of Season

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The West Central Trojans gave the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers just their second loss of the season at the Dak-12/NEC Clash in Madison on Saturday, February 6th.  The Trojans defeated Roncalli 54-38.

The game was close most of the first three quarters.  The two teams finished the first quarter tied 11-11.  West Central was able to gain an advantage by the end of the second quarter and led 25-21 at halftime.  The lead grew to seven points for the Trojans by the end of the third quarter, 37-30.

The fourth quarter is where the Trojans put the game out of reach.  The strong West Central defense held the Cavaliers to just eight points, while the offense continued to roll.  The Trojans outscored Roncalli 17-8  for the 16-point win.

West Central finished the game shooting 34% (17-50) from the field, 42% (8-19) from three-point area, and 71% (12-17) from the free-throw line.

Four players finished in double figures.  Addy Kramer had 20 points and six rebounds.  Josslin Jarding had 12 points and four rebounds.  Cassidy  Siemonsma finished with 10 points and eight rebounds, and Rylee Haldeman also had 10 points.

West Central (14-2) will travel to Salem to play the  McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, February 9th.

Mustang Girls Beat Groton at Conference Clash

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs won their second straight game for the first time since before Christmas after beating the Groton Area Tigers at the Dak-12/NEC Clash on Saturday, February 6th in Madison.

The Mustangs used a big second and fourth quarter to get the win.  Both teams only scored six points each in the first quarter.  Tri-Valley then took control of the game in the second quarter.  They outscored the Tigers 20-4 for a 26-10 lead at halftime.

Tri-Valley was held to just six points in the third quarter, but the Mustang defense did almost as well.  They held Groton Area to just eleven points to help keep the Mustangs in front 32-21 heading into the final quarter.  Tri-Valley got another 20-point quarter in the fourth quarter while holding the Tigers to just eleven points for a 52-32 victory.

Both Steph Buchmann and Paige Jewett finished with 12 points each.  Tabor Teel and Blayne Gacke both had seven points each.

The Mustangs (8-7) will travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, February 9th.

Offense Rebounds for Quarrier Girls at Conference Clash

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The offense for the Dell Rapids Quarriers rebounded on Saturday, February 6th after a tough night at Tri-Valley High School.  The Quarriers defeated the Deuel Cardinals 54-46 at the Dak-12/NEC Clash in Madison.

Deuel had the lead the entire first quarter and led 12-11 heading into the second quarter.  Dell Rapids went on an 11-0 run for a 22-12 lead and never trailed the rest of the game.  The Cardinals went on a 10-1 run of their own to cut the Quarrier lead to 23-22, but that was as close as they would get.  Dell Rapids led 27-22 at halftime.

The Quarriers continued to build on their lead throughout the second half.  Dell Rapids led 43-30 after the third quarter.  They had a game-high 16-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals got within single digits a couple of times in the fourth quarter.  Dell Rapids, however, was able to stop any rally  by the Cardinals for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Claire Wynja had 12 points on four made three-point shots and also had three rebounds.  Zoey Hilmoe finished with 11 points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Mady Vanoverbeke had 10 points, six assists, five rebounds, and three steals.  Maggie Schmidt had a team-high seven steals.

Dell Rapids shot 34% (21-62) from the field, 30% (7-23) from three-point area, and 71% (5-7) from the free-throw line  They force 31 Deuel turnovers, 24 of those coming from steals.

The Quarriers (4-13) will host the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 9th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Trojans Shut Down Madison Girls

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The relentless pressure of the Trojan defense shut down the Madison Bulldogs on Friday, February 5th.  West Central forced 24 Bulldog turnovers and held Madison to 29% shooting in a 65-36 win at home.

West Central (13-2) put the pressure on early and took a 19-11 lead into the second quarter.  Madison opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run to pull within two points at 19-17 with 5:26 to go.  The Trojans then went on a 13-4 run for a 32-21 halftime lead.

The Trojan defense then locked down the Bulldogs in the third quarter.  West Central held Madison to just four points while the offense pushed the lead to 30 points at 55-25 by the end of the third quarter as the running clock ran throughout the fourth quarter.

West Central shot 38% (25-66) from the field, 28% (8-29) from three-point area, and  54% (7-13) from the free-throw line.  West Central had 32 team rebounds, 18 team steals, and 15 team assists.

Addy Kramer finished with 17 points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.  Josslin Jarding had 14 points, six steals, and three assists.  Cassidy Siemonsma had nine points and six rebounds.  Rylee Haldemann added eight points, five rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

West Central Gymnastics Team Finishes 7th at Regions

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team finished seventh at the Region 1A meet held at Deuel High School on Thursday, February 4th.

West Central finished with a team score of 108.400.  Deuel won the region team title with 141.400 points.  Madison was second with 139.150 points, and Estelline/Hendricks placed third with 132.150 points.

Jami Bergeson finished 25th all-around with 26.900.  Jenna Schoeneman was 26th with a score of 26.500.  Paige Pilker finished 28th with 24.300, and Olivia Hofer was 29th at 24.250.

Individual Results

BarsBeamFloorVaultAll-Around
Jami Bergeson4.5006.6007.7008.10026.900 (25th)
Jenna Schoeneman5.0006.1007.4008.00026.500 (26th)
Paige Pilker3.3506.4506.6007.90024.300 (28th)
Olivia Hofer2.0007.2507.1507.85024.250 (29th)

Quarrier Wrestling Has Two Dual Matches in Parkston

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team traveled to Parkston for the Parkston Triangular on Thursday, February 4th.  The Quarriers had a dual match against West Central and Parkston.

The Quarriers fell to Parkston by a score of 39-31 and then tied tied West Central 40-40.

Andrew Weiland, John Mortrude, Jacob Vogel, Zach McKee, Quinn Carr, and Mitchell Klinkenborg all had two wins on the night.

Dell Rapids, which is 8-9 in duals and currently 11th in team seed points, will have two more dual matches on Tuesday, February 9th.  They will wrestle Garretson and Sioux Falls O’Gorman.

Individual Results

Parkston 39, Dell Rapids 31
Weight
    Summary
PAR 
DR  
106
Gage Reichert (Parkston) over Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:45)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Wyatt Anderson (Parkston) (Dec 13-6)
0
3
120
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Carter Sommer (Parkston) (Fall 0:43)
0
6
126
Porter Neugebauer (Parkston) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Landon Sudbeck (Parkston) (MD 11-2)
0
4
138
Gabe Neugebauer (Parkston) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over TJ Schmidt (Parkston) (Fall 0:09)
0
6
152
Kolter Kramer (Parkston) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
160
Noah Mahoney (Parkston) over Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:37)
6
0
170
Logan Heidinger (Parkston) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Dec 6-0)
3
0
182
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Bryce Neugebauer (Parkston) (Fall 0:00)
0
6
195
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
220
Lane Johnson (Parkston) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Double Forfeit
0
0
Team Score:
39
31

Dell Rapids 40, West Central 40
Weight
    Summary
DR 
WC 
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Jude Jarding (West Central) (MD 8-0)
4
0
120
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (Fall 0:48)
6
0
126
Keaton Vessels (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Jesse Jost (West Central) (Fall 0:57)
6
0
138
Kadyn Sauers (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Robby Edberg (West Central) (Fall 2:53)
6
0
152
Chet Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
160
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) (MD 11-3)
0
4
170
Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) over Dalton Mulder (West Central) (Fall 5:30)
6
0
182
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) (Fall 1:26)
6
0
195
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Abram Maras (West Central) (Fall 0:47)
6
0
220
Logan Brunick (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
285
Xander Espinoza (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
Team Score:
40
40

Mustangs Can’t Slow Quarriers

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs couldn’t slow the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, February 4th.  Dell Rapids started the game on a 9-0 run and took the win 69-38 at Tri-Valley High School.

The Mustangs found themselves down 24-11 at the end of the first quarter.  That deficit grew to twenty points by halftime for Tri-Valley at 40-20.  Dell Rapids then outscored Tri-Valley 29-18 in the final two quarters.

The offense just couldn’t find their rhythm in the game.  The Mustangs finished the game shooting 30% (16-54) from the field, 20% (4-20) from three-point area, and 2-4 from the free-throw line.  Tri-Valley also committed 19 turnovers in the game.

Riley Haynes had 11 points, three rebounds, and two assists.  Tyler Johnson added 10 points, five rebounds, and two steals.  Nick Hass finished with five points and three rebounds, Owen Besmer had four points and six rebounds.

Tri-Valley (6-8) will host Lennox on Monday, February 8th.

Quarrier Boys Lead Start to Finish Against Tri-Valley

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Dell Rapids opened the game on a 9-0 run and never trailed as they got a 69-38 win over the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, February 4th at Tri-Valley High School.

The Quarriers finished the first quarter leading 24-11.  The lead grew to twenty points at 40-20 by halftime.  Dell Rapids continued to pull away even more in the third and fourth quarters.   The Quarriers outscored Tri-Valley 16-11 in the third quarter and then held the Mustangs to just seven points in the final quarter.

Three players finished in double figure.  Colin Rentz had 20 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds.  Brayden Pankonen had 15 points, four rebounds, and four steals.  Connor Rentz finished with 14 points, four rebounds, two steals, and two blocks.  Carter Nelson had eight points.

The Quarriers shot 47% (26-55) in the game.  They were 36% (9-25) from three-point area and 73% (8-11) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had 17 assists on their 26 made shots in the game.

Dell Rapids (10-4) will host Mt Vernon/Plankinton on Tuesday, February 9th.

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