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Quarrier Girls Get First Win of Season

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team got their first win of the season on Saturday, January 16th.  The Quarriers defeated the Milbank Bulldogs 42-37.

Milbank scored the first two points of the game, and that was their only lead of the night.  They tied the game a couple of times, but both times the Quarriers held tough to keep the lead.  After the opening score by the Bulldogs, Dell Rapids scored 10 points in a row to lead 10-2 after the first quarter.  Milbank scored the first eight points of the second quarter to tie the game 10-10, but Dell Rapids got the last basket of the half to lead 12-10 at halftime.

The game was again tied 15-15 with 5:35 to play in the third quarter.  The Quarriers then went on a 10-0 run to lead 25-15 with 1:40 to go.  They finished the third quarter leading 27-17.  The Quarrier lead grew to 11 points at 37-26 with 3:00 to play in the game, but the Bulldogs made a late run.  They sank three three-pointers in a row to cut the lead to 37-35 with 1:53 to go in the game, but Dell Rapids closed out the game on a 5-2 run for the win.

Defense was key for the Quarriers as they forced 29 Milbank turnovers, 15 of those being steals.  Those steals helped secure the victory on a night Dell Rapids shot just 29% (13-45) from the field and 20% (4-20) on three-point shots.  Dell Rapids had success at the foul line going 12-17 in the game.

Zoey Hilmoe had 12 points and four rebounds.  Alli De Stigter finished with six points.  Becky Dorn had five points and 10 rebounds.  Maggie Schmidt ended with five points, four assists, and three steals.  Claire Wynja also had five points in the game.

Dell Rapids (1-8) will host the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 19th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The girls C team picked up their second win of the season with a hard fought 40-21 victory over the Milbank C team Saturday afternoon.  The girls played outstanding defense and rebounded extremely well in limiting Milbank to very few second chance scoring opportunities. Offensively, Dells did a nice job of getting the ball inside both passing and off the dribble which created several easy baskets.
Kerrigan Kindopp         11 pts
Claire Wynja               11 pts
Lexi Ingalls                 8 pts
Shelby Welbig             4 pts
Kylee Fiddelke             4 pts
Reagan VanZee           2 pt

Trojan Gymnastics Competes in Madison

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team participated in the Linda Collignon Invitation at Madison High School on Saturday, January 16th.  The Trojans finished with a team score of 103.650 for the event.

West Central had 14.175 points as a team on the Bars, 26.825 points for Beam, 31.950 points for Floor, and 30.900 points for Vault.  The Trojans also had a -0.2 deduction.

The Trojans will be at Deuel High School on Tuesday, January 19th.

Individual Results

BarsBeamFloorVaultAll-Around
Averi Schmeichel
Jami Bergeson3.5256.5007.8007.57525.400 (39th)
Jenna Schoeneman2.5006.4757.8507.80024.625 (44th)
Maya VanHyfte5.3757.3008.5757.60028.850 (31st)
Olivia Hofer2.7756.5507.7257.77524.825 (43rd)
Paige Pilker2.2005.2007.4757.72522.600 (45th)

Mustangs Finish 6th at Home Wrestling Tournament

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs finished six at their hosted Tri-Valley Invite on Saturday, January 16th.  Eleven other teams participated along with Tri-Valley.

The Mustangs finished with 76.0 points.  Winner won the team title with 238.0 points.  Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes was second with 226.5 points, and Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon was third with 161.0 points.

Tyler Groenewold and Ethan Nehlich both had second place finishes in their respective weight-class brackets.  Porter Jense and Isaac Nehlich both had third place finishes.

Tri-Valley will travel to Hartford for duals against Canton and West Central on Tuesday, January 19th.

Individual Results

106:  Cody Lofswold finished 0-2.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Cody Lofswold (Tri-Valley) 1-9 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Kasen Konstanz (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 17-0 won by fall over Cody Lofswold (Tri-Valley) 1-9 (Fall 1:42)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Ramsey Williams (Lennox) 8-19 won by fall over Cody Lofswold (Tri-Valley) 1-9 (Fall 1:29)
126:  Lawson Loiseau finished 0-2.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) 1-9 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Jude Sargent (Winner) 14-8 won by fall over Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) 1-9 (Fall 0:56)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) 1-9 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Joseph Weis (Elk Point-Jefferson) 8-12 won by fall over Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) 1-9 (Fall 1:18)
132:  Landon Reiser finished 0-2.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Landon Reiser (Tri-Valley) 2-4 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Colby Kolda (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 14-11 won by fall over Landon Reiser (Tri-Valley) 2-4 (Fall 4:35)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Landon Reiser (Tri-Valley) 2-4 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Hudson Eldeen (Parker) 8-15 won by decision over Landon Reiser (Tri-Valley) 2-4 (Dec 6-2)
138:  Porter Jensen finished 3-1 and placed 3rd.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 19-5 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 19-5 won by fall over Josh Long (Sisseton) 7-4 (Fall 1:23)
  • Semifinal – Aaron Gilchrist (Winner) 21-3 won by decision over Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 19-5 (Dec 8-5)
  • Cons. Semi – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 19-5 won by fall over Trevon Cross (Garretson) 16-8 (Fall 2:14)
  • 3rd Place Match – Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) 19-5 won by decision over Brandon Otte (Lennox) 15-11 (Dec 7-5)
145:  Tyler Groenewold finished 2-1 and placed 2nd.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) 10-7 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) 10-7 won by fall over Zanto Centeno (Parker) 6-17 (Fall 3:25)
  • Semifinal – Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) 10-7 won by decision over Sam Haar (Lennox) 9-18 (Dec 5-0)
  • 1st Place Match – Kaden Keiser (Winner) 19-0 won by fall over Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) 10-7 (Fall 2:20)
152:  Mason Hendrickson finished 2-2.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 13-12 won by fall over Jack Even (Parker) 17-11 (Fall 5:59)
  • Quarterfinal – Skyler Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) 7-5 won by decision over Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 13-12 (Dec 3-1)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 13-12 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 13-12 won by fall over Logan Peterson (Miller/Highmore-Harrold) 1-2 (Fall 2:48)
  • Cons. Semi – Grayson Hanson (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 18-2 won by major decision over Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) 13-12 (MD 11-2)
182:  Isaac Nehlich finished 2-1 and placed 3rd.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 14-8 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 14-8 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Semifinal – Turner Nicholson (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 13-11 won by fall over Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 14-8 (Fall 4:59)
  • Cons. Semi – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 14-8 received a bye () (Bye)
  • 3rd Place Match – Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 14-8 won by fall over Noah McDermott (Elk Point-Jefferson) 7-10 (Fall 1:54)
195:  Alex Andresen finished 1-2.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 11-9 won by fall over Martin Welch (Garretson) 1-5 (Fall 0:13)
  • Quarterfinal – Levi Nightingale (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 17-1 won by fall over Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 11-9 (Fall 3:04)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 11-9 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 – Michael Stevenson (Hamlin) 10-4 won by decision over Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) 11-9 (Dec 6-2)
220:  Ethan Nehlich finished 2-1 and placed 2nd.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 16-3 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 16-3 won by fall over Jacob Novak (Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 1-2 (Fall 1:57)
  • Semifinal – Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 16-3 won by fall over Dj Rueb (Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon) 10-14 (Fall 1:05)
  • 1st Place Match – Preston Norrid (Winner) 15-1 won by fall over Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) 16-3 (Fall 5:58)

Tri-Valley Girls Get Victory at DSU Classic

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After suffering back-to-back losses, the Tri-Valley Mustang girls got a big victory over the Andes Central/Dakota Christian Thunder at the DSU Classic in Madison on Saturday, January 16th.  The Mustangs won 63-41.

The Thunder had a small 4-2 lead very early in the game, but the Mustangs went on a 8-0 run for a 10-4 advantage.  It was a lead they would not lose in the game, but the Thunder did threaten in the third quarter.

Tri-Valley was able to push their six-point lead to nine by the end of the first quarter at 16-7.  The lead grew to 17 points, 24-7, at the 3:25 mark.  The Mustangs held a 31-18 lead at halftime.

The Thunder made a run in the third quarter.  They got within five points at 33-28 with 2:51 to play in the quarter, but Tri-Valley was able to push the lead back to 10 points by the end of the third quarter, 43-33.  The Mustangs then outscored the Thunder 20-7 in the final quarter to secure the win.

Tri-Valley was 37% (23-62) from the field, 32% (10-31) from three-point area, and 70% (7-10) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 43 team rebounds, 14 assists, 11 steals, and turned the ball over 14 times.

Steph Buchmann had 16 points and four rebounds for the Mustangs.  Blayne Gacke had 15 points and 11 rebounds.  Tabor Teel finished with 11 points, six assists, and five rebounds.  Kaitlyn Mohnen added eight points and eight rebounds.

Tri-Valley (5-4) will travel to Dakota Valley High School to play the Panthers on Friday, January 22nd.

Cardinals Bounce Back with Big Win over Raiders

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team bounced back into the win column with a big 85-29 win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Saturday, January 16th.  The game got moved to Saturday from Friday due to weather.

St Mary lead from start to finish in the game as they build a 22-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 34 points at 48-14 by halftime.  The game was played with a running clock in the second half as the Cardinals outscored the Raiders 37-15 in the second half.

The Cardinals did anything they wanted on the offense end, and their defensive rebounding also led to some easy fast break points.  St Mary finished the game shooting 66% (38-58) from the field, 31% (4-13) from three-point area, and 62% (5-8) from the free-throw line.  The Raiders, meanwhile, were only 18% (9-50) from the field, 9% (2-23) from three-point area, and 56% (9-16) from the free-throw line.  St Mary out rebounded the Raiders 39-18 in the game.

Four players finished in double figures for St Mary.  Connor Libis had 23 points, six rebounds, three steals, and three assists.  Max Herber had 14 points, five rebounds, and two assists.  Sam Palmer finished with 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and two blocked shots.  John Pica added 11 points and seven rebounds.  Ashaun Roach-Valandra had eight points and eight rebounds, while Ty Brown had seven points.

The Cardinals (6-3) will play Colman-Egan in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Tuesday, January 19th at 7:30 p.m. in Colman.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Building Permit Valuations up in 2020 for Dell Rapids

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The final numbers for building permits in 2020 for the City of Dell Rapids were presented to the Dell Rapids City Council during their last regular meeting.  The numbers for 2020 surpassed the numbers from 2019.

The total valuation for 2020 was $7,238,823.  That was a big increase from 2019, which saw a valuation of just over $4 million.  There were 10 new homes built in 2020, one new four-plex, and one new two-plex.  There were 12 new homes built in 2019 and 17 new homes in 2018.

Dell Rapids did not have any large scale commercial projects in 2020, but the Dell Rapids public school had over $2.5 million improvements done to the inside of the building.

“We’re looking good going into 2021.  In the last year there was the acquisition of property north of 15th street, so you know we’ve got future residential multi-family and single-family homes that will be slated for building in the future,” said City Administrator Justin Weiland during the council meeting.

Trojan Wrestling Takes Two at Dakota Valley

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team won both of their duals at Dakota Valley High School on Tuesday, January 12th.  The Trojans had matches against Dakota Valley and Elk Point-Jefferson.

West Central defeated Dakota Valley 66-12 and then had a two-point win over Elk Point-Jefferson 36-34.

Chandler Carda, Jude Jarding, Connor Siemonsma, Jesse Jost, Robby Edberg, and Gabe Gebhardt all had two wins on the night.

The Trojans are 8-6 in dual matches this year.  They will host a triangular on Tuesday, January 19th.

Individual Results

West Central 66, Dakota Valley 12
Weight
    Summary
DV 
WC 
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
113
Jude Jarding (West Central) over Bennett Lukken (Dakota Valley) (Fall 0:19)
0
6
120
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
126
Jackson Boonstra (Dakota Valley) over Keaton Vessels (West Central) (Fall 3:53)
6
0
132
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Eston Monical (Dakota Valley) (Fall 0:45)
0
6
138
Kadyn Sauers (West Central) over Latrell Watson (Dakota Valley) (Fall 3:12)
0
6
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Zach Rosenkrans (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:49)
0
6
152
Chet Carda (West Central) over Lake Kistner (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:56)
0
6
160
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Noah Preston (Dakota Valley) (Fall 0:44)
0
6
170
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
182
Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) over Brodey Ballinger (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:14)
0
6
195
Double Forfeit
0
0
220
Logan Brunick (West Central) over Samson Do (Dakota Valley) (Fall 0:26)
0
6
285
Alex Reinhardt (Dakota Valley) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
12
66

West Central 36, Elk Point-Jefferson 34
Weight
    Summary
WC  
EPJ 
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Gunner Ewing (Elk Point-Jefferson) (Fall 1:51)
6
0
113
Jude Jarding (West Central) over Hayes Johnson (Elk Point-Jefferson) (MD 10-0)
4
0
120
Rayce Whiting (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
126
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Keaton Gale (Elk Point-Jefferson) (Dec 7-4)
3
0
132
Joseph Weis (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Keaton Vessels (West Central) (MD 15-2)
0
4
138
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Lucas Hueser (Elk Point-Jefferson) (TF 17-2 5:53)
5
0
152
Skyler Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Chet Carda (West Central) (Fall 1:34)
0
6
160
Ben Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Justin Zirpel (West Central) (Dec 10-9)
0
3
170
Noah McDermott (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) (Dec 10-7)
0
3
182
Gavin Jacobs (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
195
Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
220
Hunter Sharkey (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 1:28)
0
6
285
Drake Peed (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
Team Score:
36
34

Mustang Splits Wrestling Duals at Dakota Valley

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The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team earned a split in their two duals at Dakota Valley High School on Tuesday, January 12th.

The Mustangs defeated the Dakota Valley Panthers 54-15, but fell to the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies 50-24.

Porter Jensen, Alex Andresen, Luke Nehlich, and Ethan Nehlich all picked up two wins on their seasons.

Individual Results

Tri-Valley 54, Dakota Valley 15
Weight
    Summary
DV 
TV 
106
Cody Lofswold (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
113
Bennett Lukken (Dakota Valley) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
120
Double Forfeit
0
0
126
Jackson Boonstra (Dakota Valley) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
132
Everet Althoff (Tri-Valley) over Eston Monical (Dakota Valley) (Fall 0:36)
0
6
138
Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) over Latrell Watson (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:02)
0
6
145
Zach Rosenkrans (Dakota Valley) over Zach Powell (Tri-Valley) (Dec 9-8)
3
0
152
Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) over Lake Kistner (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:52)
0
6
160
Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) over Noah Preston (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:45)
0
6
170
Double Forfeit
0
0
182
Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Brodey Ballinger (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:10)
0
6
195
Luke Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
220
Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) over Samson Do (Dakota Valley) (Fall 1:06)
0
6
285
Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Alex Reinhardt (Dakota Valley) (Fall 0:49)
0
6
Team Score:
15
54

Elk Point-Jefferson 50, Tri-Valley 24
Weight
    Summary
TV  
EPJ 
106
Gunner Ewing (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Cody Lofswold (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:25)
0
6
113
Hayes Johnson (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
120
Double Forfeit
0
0
126
Keaton Gale (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
132
Joseph Weis (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Everet Althoff (Tri-Valley) (TF 15-0 2:13)
0
5
138
Porter Jensen (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Lucas Hueser (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Tyler Groenewold (Tri-Valley) (Dec 7-1)
0
3
152
Skyler Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
160
Ben Swatek (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
170
Noah McDermott (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
182
Gavin Jacobs (Elk Point-Jefferson) over Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:45)
0
6
195
Alex Andresen (Tri-Valley) over Hunter Sharkey (Elk Point-Jefferson) (Fall 0:46)
6
0
220
Luke Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Ethan Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
24
50

Tri-Valley Boys Fall to Titans

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The Tri-Valley Mustang boys basketball team hosted the Tea Area Titans on Tuesday, January 12th.  The Titans used a big first half to set the tone in an 84-54 victory over the Mustangs.

Tea Area was 9-16 on three-point shots in the first half and 48% overall in the first two quarters, while the Mustangs went just 1-12 on three-point shots and shot 22% from the field.  Tea Area was able to build a 42-19 lead by halftime.

The hot shooting continued for the Titans in the second half as well.  They had a better shooting percentage from three-point area than on two-point shots for most of the game.  The Mustangs finished the game shooting just 33% (21-63) from the field and 16% (3-19) from three-point area.

Two players finished in double figures for Tri-Valley.  Nick Haas has 18 points and five rebounds.  Riley Haynes added 10 points.  Lance Dewitt had seven points and eight rebounds.  Tyler Johnson finished with six points and eight rebounds.  Cory Mcdonald also had six points in the game.

Tri-Valley (3-4) will host Winner on Thursday, January 14th and then Beresford on Friday, January 15th.

Mustang Girls Fall to Titans on the Road

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Playing in their third straight road game, the Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball team lost to a tough Tea Area Titans team 63-39 on Tuesday, January 12th.

The Mustangs couldn’t get much of their offense working in the game.  Tri-Valley finished the game shooting just 30% (15-50) from the field, 25% (3-12) from three-point area, and just 35% (6-17) from the free-throw line.  Tea Area was 43% (21-49) from the field and 74% (14-19) from the free-throw line.

The Titans led from start to finish in the game.  They had an 18-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and then a 31-20 lead at halftime.  Tea Area really put the game away in the third quarter when they outscored the Mustangs 22-11.

Tabor Teel finished the night with 10 points and five rebounds.  Steph Buchmann had six points, four rebounds and three steals.  Ava Pearson had six points.  Lauren Grinde and Kaitlyn Mohnen both had five points and six rebounds.

Tri-Valley (4-4) will get to host Beresford in their first home game since before Christmas.  The Mustangs will play the Watchdogs on Friday, January 15th in a girls and boys double-header.

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