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West Central Hosts Triangular, Splits Duals

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The West Central Trojans wrestling team hosted a triangular on Tuesday, January 19th.  The Trojans split their two dual matches on the night.

West Central defeated Tri-Valley 46-30, but fell to the Vermillion Tanagers 39-33.

Justin Zirpel, Robby Edberg, and Connor Siemonsma all won both of their matches on the night.

The Trojans are 10-6 in duals this year.  West Central is this year’s host for the Dak-12 Conference Tournament on Saturday, January 23rd.

Individual Results

West Central 46, Tri-Valley 30
Weight
    Summary
WC 
TV 
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Jude Jarding (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
120
Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (Dec 9-2)
0
3
126
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:42)
6
0
132
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Everet Althoff (Tri-Valley) (MD 12-4)
4
0
138
Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) over Kadyn Sauers (West Central) (Fall 2:43)
0
6
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) (Fall 1:48)
6
0
152
Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) over Chet Carda (West Central) (SV-1 4-2)
0
3
160
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
170
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) (Fall 1:27)
0
6
195
Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) over Abraham Maras (West Central) (Fall 0:47)
0
6
220
Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 0:12)
0
6
285
Gavin Pischke (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
46
30

Vermillion 39, West Central 33
Weight
    Summary
WC  
VER 
106
Hayden Schroeder (Vermillion) over Chandler Carda (West Central) (Fall 1:39)
0
6
113
Michael roob (Vermillion) over Jude Jarding (West Central) (MD 8-0)
0
4
120
Connor Peterson (Vermillion) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (Dec 7-1)
0
3
126
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Hunter Lavin (Vermillion) (Fall 1:20)
6
0
132
Nick Roob (Vermillion) over Jesse Jost (West Central) (MD 12-3)
0
4
138
Rollie French (Vermillion) over Kadyn Sauers (West Central) (Fall 1:52)
0
6
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Felix Perez (Vermillion) (Fall 0:28)
6
0
152
Chet Carda (West Central) over Caleb Emerson (Vermillion) (Fall 1:29)
6
0
160
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Tyson Hage (Vermillion) (Dec 9-4)
3
0
170
Jack Kratz (Vermillion) over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) (MD 11-1)
0
4
182
Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) over Ethan Kerkhove (Vermillion) (Fall 1:20)
6
0
195
Abraham Maras (West Central) over connor mattson (Vermillion) (Fall 2:52)
6
0
220
Roz Baylor (Vermillion) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 4:53)
0
6
285
Zach Brady (Vermillion) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) (Fall 1:35)
0
6
Team Score:
33
39

Quarrier Wrestling Wins Two in Madison

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier Wrestling team got two dual wins in Madison on Tuesday, January 19th.  Dell Rapids got wins

Dell Rapids defeated Dakota Valley 71-12 and also defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 48-27.

John Mortrude, Carson Roach, Canyon Lowman, Jacob Vogel, Zach McKee, Mitchell Klinkenborg, Quinn Carr, and Kyle Cavigielli all earned two wins on the night.

Dell Rapids is now 7-7 in duals and will be at the Dak-12 Conference Tournament in Hartford on Saturday, January 23rd.

Individual Results

Dell Rapids 71, Dakota Valley 12

106: Connor Hanson (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
113: John Mortrude (DERA) over Bennett Lukken (DAVA) (Fall 0:15)
120: Carson Roach (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
126: Canyon Lowman (DERA) over Jackson Boonstra (DAVA) (Fall 0:48)
132: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Eston Monical (DAVA) (Fall 0:30)
138: Latrell Watson (DAVA) over Connor Swaney (DERA) (Inj. [time])
145: Zach McKee (DERA) over Zach Rosenkrans (DAVA) (TF 20-3 3:42)
152: Gabe Clark (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
160: Aiden Geraets (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
170: Weston Mason (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
182: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over Brodey Ballinger (DAVA) (Fall 1:05)
195: Quinn Carr (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
220: Samson Do (DAVA) over (DERA) (For.)
285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over Alex Reinhardt (DAVA) (Inj. [time])

Dell Rapids 48, Elk Point-Jefferson 27

106: Gunner Ewing (EPJ) over Connor Hanson (DERA) (Dec 13-7)
113: John Mortrude (DERA) over Hayes Johnson (EPJ) (Fall 0:33)
120: Carson Roach (DERA) over Keaton Gale (EPJ) (Fall 0:14)
126: Canyon Lowman (DERA) over Joseph Weis (EPJ) (Fall 1:58)
 132: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over (EPJ) (For.)
138: Conner Wendel (EPJ) over Connor Swaney (DERA) (Fall 3:45)
145: Zach McKee (DERA) over (EPJ) (For.)
152: Skyler Swatek (EPJ) over Gabe Clark (DERA) (Fall 3:03)
160: Ben Swatek (EPJ) over Weston Mason (DERA) (Fall 5:01)
170: Gavin Jacobs (EPJ) over Aiden Geraets (DERA) (Fall 1:00)
182: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over Noah McDermott (EPJ) (Fall 0:42)
195: Quinn Carr (DERA) over Hunter Sharkey (EPJ) (Fall 1:53)
220: Double Forfeit
 285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over (EPJ) (For.)

Cardinal Boys Advance to DVC Seminals

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team took a step toward repeating as DVC Conference Tournament champs after an opening round win over the Colman-Egan Hawks on Tuesday, January 19th.  The Cardinals defeated the Hawks 83-25.

The Cardinals dominated in every phase of the game.  St Mary finished the game shooting 53% from the field, out rebounded the Hawks 35-21, and forced 19 turnovers.  The Cardinals turned those 19 turnovers into 25 points.  They also had 30 points in the paint and 19 second chance points.

St Mary led 31-6 after the first quarter, 48-14 at halftime, and 71-20 at the end of the third quarter.

Connor Libis led the team in scoring with 21 points.  Sam Palmer had 20 points, including six made three-point shots, and five rebounds.  Max Herber had nine points and seven rebounds.  Ty Brown also had nine points along with four rebounds, and three steals.   Ashaun Roach-Valandra added eight points, four rebounds, and four steals.

St Mary (7-3) will play in the semifinals on Friday, January 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in Colman.

Quarriers Fall to #2 Trojans

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team ran into a very tough West Central Trojan team on Tuesday, January 19th.  The Trojans, ranked #2 in the latest media poll, defeated the Quarriers 55-19.

The Trojans opened the game on a 19-0 run and never looked back.  West Central led 19-1 at the end of the first quarter and 34-3 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was able to find some offense in the second half.  The trailed West Central 48-12 after the third quarter.  Both teams scored seven points each in the final quarter.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 20% (8-41) from the field, 17% (2-12) from three-point area, and just 1-3 from the free throw line.  West Central forced 22 Dell Rapids turnovers and out rebounded the Quarriers 43-21.

Mady Vanoverbeke finished with five points, six rebounds, and two steals.  Becky Dorn had four points.  Claire Wynja had three points.   Maggie Schmidt, Alli De Stigter, and Liz Price all had two points each.

Dell Rapids (1-9) will travel to Volga to play the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 22nd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The lady Quarriers C team fought hard against a good West Central team, but came up short in a 24-38 loss.  Cold shooting in the second half again plagued the young Quarriers despite playing solid defense and rebounding well.
Shelby Welbig       8 pts    6 reb
Kylee Fiddelke       6 pts
Lexi Ingalls           5 pts    4 reb
Claire Wynja         5 pts    3 reb
Kerrigan Kindopp              2 reb
Catherine Naillon              2 reb

Trojan Girls Cruise to Win over Dell Rapids

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Playing on back-to-back nights, the West Central Trojans had no trouble with the Dell Rapids Quarriers in a 55-19 victory in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, January 19th.  The win was the fifth straight for the Trojans.

West Central scored the first 19 points of the game and led 21-1 after the first quarter.  They continued to roll in the second quarter and led 34-3 at halftime.  The Trojans then outscored the Quarriers 21-16 in the final two quarters.

The Trojans forced 22 turnovers and had 16 steals.  They also out rebounded Dell Rapids 43-21 in the game.  The Trojans finished the game shooting 36% (20-56) from the field, 35% (6-17) from three-point area, and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line.

Addy Kramer had a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds.  Cassidy Siemonsma finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.  Josslin Jarding had eight points, and Rylee Haldeman had seven points, five assists, four steals, and  four rebounds.

The Trojans (9-1) will be in Lennox on Thursday, January 21st.

West Central Boys Get Region Road Win

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The West Central Trojan boys basketball team got a victory over Region 3A foe, Baltic Bulldogs, on the road on Monday, January 19th.  The Trojans took the win comfortably by a score of 62-40.

Baltic never really challenged the Trojans in the game.   West Central had a 13-4 lead at the end of the first quarter and continued to grow it throughout the game.  The Trojans led 25-10 at halftime, and then 42-21 at the end of the third quarter.

West Central took advantage of the offensive struggles of Baltic.  The Bulldogs shot just 35% from the field and committed 24 turnovers.  The Trojans were 51% (26-51) from the field, 32% (6-19) from three-point area, but just 4-12 from the free-throw line.

Zane Crawford had 12 points and four rebounds.  Derek Eidsness had 11 points, four assists, three steals, and three rebounds.  Jaxon Skinner had nine points and three rebounds.  Kasan Abedi also had nine points and two rebounds.  Hunter Hagerty finished with eight points and three rebounds.  Derek Eich added six points.

West Central (4-3) will travel to Lennox on Thursday, January 21st.

Trojan Girls Earn Hard-Fought Road Win

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The West Central Trojan girls basketball team won their fourth straight game after a hard-fought road win against the Crofton Warriors 58-53.  This is the second four-game winning streak for the Trojans.

West Central gained early momentum in the game.  They got out to an eight-point lead, 19-11, by the end of the first quarter.  They were able to maintain about that same lead throughout the second quarter.  The Trojans led 30-23 at halftime.

The Warriors started chipping away at the lead in the third quarter.  The Warriors got the lead down to one point at 43-42 by the end of the third quarter.  Crofton then opened the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run for a 49-43 lead with 5:30 to play in the game.  The Trojans responded with their own 7-0 run to regain the lead 50-49.  The game was tied 50-50 with 2:45 to play before the Trojans went on a 6-0 run for a 56-50 advantage with 1:20 to go.  West Central was able to closed out the game for the win.

The Trojans finished the game shooting 43% (22-51) from the field, 36% (5-14) from three-point area, and 47% (9-19) from the free-throw line.

Cassidy Siemonsma had 18 points and 12 rebounds.  Molli Thornton finished with 12 points, four rebounds, and two steals.  Jada Vanoverbeke had eight points.  Rylee Haldeman also had eight points along with six assists, three steals, and two rebounds.  Josslin Jarding had seven points and six rebounds, while Addy Kramer had five points and five rebounds.

The Trojans (8-1) will travel to Dell Rapids to play the Quarriers on Tuesday, January 19th.

Cardinal Girls Battle Hard for DVC Tourney Win

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls had to battle hard to get a 54-48 over the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Colman on Monday, January 18th. 

The Cardinals looked like they might be able to coast into the semifinals after starting the first three and a half minutes of the game on an 11-0 run.  St Mary led 16-4 at the end of the first quarter.  They pushed the lead to 14 points at 20-6 with 4:30 to play in the half, but the Redhawks cut the lead down to 10 points by halftime at 25-15.

Estelline/Hendricks tried to make make runs at the Cardinals in the third quarter, but every time they did, St Mary had an answer.  The Cardinals held a 38-27 lead heading into the final quarter.  The lead was still double digits at 52-40 with 1:55 to play, but the Redhawks went on an 8-0 run to make the score 52-44 with :29 to go.  The Cardinals made a couple of three throws in the closing seconds to take the win.

Ella Griffin led the team in scoring with 15 points and also had five rebounds and three assists.  Karlie Klein had 11 points and five rebounds.  Courtney Brown had eight points, seven rebounds, and three assists.  Ella Heinitz had eight points.  Sydney Klein had two points, four rebounds, and four assists, and Addyson Gilbert had two points and five rebounds.

The Cardinals (7-2) will play Colman-Egan in the semifinals on Thursday, January 21st at 7:30 p.m. in Colman.

Dell Rapids Wrestling Splits Four Duals in Harrisburg

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team split four duals at the Harrisburg Duals Tournament on Saturday, January 16th.  Dell Rapids had matches against Sioux Falls Washington, Tea Area, Aberdeen Central, and West Lyon, IA.

The Quarriers got wins over Aberdeen Central (39-36) and West Lyon (50-28), but had had losses to Sioux Falls Washington (36-48) and Tea Area (18-54).

Jacob Vogel and Zach McKee won all four of their matches on the day.  Mitchell Klinkenborg and Gabe Clark both won three matches.

The Quarriers will be in Madison on Tuesday, January 19th for their next match.

Individual Results

Dell Rapids 39, Aberdeen Central 36
Weight
    Summary
ABC  
DR 
106
Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:32)
0
6
120
Jacob Bellefeuille (Aberdeen Central) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) (Fall 3:35)
6
0
126
Brock Martin (Aberdeen Central) over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) (Fall 5:52)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Avery Ligon (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:41)
0
6
138
Braydon Steuck (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Braden Senger (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:38)
0
6
152
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 9-2)
0
3
160
Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:26)
0
6
170
Samuel Calvert (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Dylan Schaunaman (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:43)
0
6
195
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Landon Merkel (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:45)
0
6
220
Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Double Forfeit
0
0
Team Score:
36
39

Dell Rapids 50, West Lyon 28
Weight
    Summary
DR 
WL 
106
Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Zac Severson (West Lyon) (Dec 7-4)
3
0
120
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Dalton Warner (West Lyon) (Fall 0:36)
6
0
126
Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Spencer VerMeer (West Lyon) (Fall 0:30)
6
0
138
Chase Thiessen (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Mason VerMeer (West Lyon) (TF 15-0 3:09)
5
0
152
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
160
Jackson Taylor (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
170
Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Emmit Fleshman (West Lyon) (Fall 2:26)
6
0
195
Gabe Ter Wee (West Lyon) over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) (MD 10-2)
0
4
220
Easton Fleshman (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
285
Jordan Ver Meer (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
Team Score:
50
28

Sioux Falls Washington 48, Dell Rapids 36
Weight
    Summary
SFW 
DR  
106
Riley Williams (Sioux Falls Washington) over Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 4:48)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Favian RivasWells (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 0:48)
0
6
120
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
126
Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) over Lane Knutson (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 3:49)
0
6
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Kayden Clark (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 1:32)
0
6
138
Elijah Taniah (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Blessing Taniah (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 1:42)
0
6
152
Asher Eidem (Sioux Falls Washington) over Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:33)
6
0
160
Kamren McCubbin (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
170
Sam Randall (Sioux Falls Washington) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 4:47)
6
0
182
Bronson Moet (Sioux Falls Washington) over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) (Fall 5:10)
6
0
195
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Myles Yitagesu (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 4:44)
0
6
220
Abraham Myers (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Michael Vroman (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
48
36

Tea Area 54, Dell Rapids 18
Weight
    Summary
TEA 
DR  
106
Jackson Tschetter (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Quincy Hulverson (Tea Area) over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) (Dec 6-3)
3
0
120
Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) (Fall 2:57)
6
0
126
Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:49)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Connor Eimers (Tea Area) (Dec 7-0)
0
3
138
Sam Werdel (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
152
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Jonah Hunter (Tea Area) (Fall 0:27)
0
6
160
Matthew Halbur (Tea Area) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:59)
6
0
170
Matthew Schwebach (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Preston Eimers (Tea Area) (Dec 7-0)
0
3
195
Isaac Johnson (Tea Area) over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) (Dec 7-3)
3
0
220
Griffen Schnider (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Cayden Reiniger (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
54
18

Quarrier Offense Unstoppable Against Milbank

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Nothing could stop the Dell Rapids Quarrier offense on Saturday, January 16th.  Dell Rapids erupted for 63 first-half points against the Milbank Bulldogs and cruised to a 91-43 victory.

Dell Rapids outscored the Bulldogs 31-9 in the first quarter alone setting the tone for the night.  The Quarriers then outscored Milbank 32-10 in the second quarter for a 63-19 halftime lead.  With a 44-point lead, the running clock was in effect the entire second half.  Dell Rapids finished the last two quarters with a 28-24 scoring advantage.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 61% (35-57) from the field, 53% (8-15) from three-point area, and 73% (11-15) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 29 team rebounds, 24 steals, and 17 assists.

Five different players scored in double figures, and all the players had at least two points in the game.  Colin Rentz had 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  Connor Rentz had 16 points, four steals, and three rebounds.  Carter Nelson finished with 14 points and three rebounds.  Brayden Pankonen also had 14 points and five steals.  Landon Ruesink added 10 points, six assists, three steals, and three rebounds.

Dell Rapids (6-2) will travel to Madison on Thursday, January 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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