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Cardinal Boys Score Big Win at Sacred Hoops Classic

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team earned a big win at the Sacred Hoops Classic on Saturday, January 2nd.  Playing in the final game of the day, the Cardinals played another top Class B team in the White River Tigers.  St Mary ended the day in the late hours of the night with an 89-72 victory.

The game was fast-paced and full of action through its entirety.  The two teams combined for 46 points in the first quarter alone as the Cardinals led 25-21 at the first break.  The offensive explosion continued in the second quarter, but this time the Tigers held the upper hand in scoring.  White River led 48-45 at halftime.

St Mary was able to take advantage of a strong defensive effort in the third quarter.  The Cardinals held White River to just nine points in the third quarter, while scoring 20 of their own, and took a 65-57 lead into the fourth quarter.  The Tigers got the lead down to 70-65 with 5:45 to play, and the lead held around that five-point range for the next couple of minutes.  The Cardinals lead 77-70 with 3:57 before ending the game on a 12-2 run for the 89-72 win.

The Cardinals shot 55% (36-66) from the field, 35% (8-23) from three-point area, and 56% (9-16) from the free-throw line.  The Tigers finished the game shooting 51% (29-57) from the field, 24% (5-21) from three-point area, and 69% (9-13) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals out-rebounded the Tigers 34-20 in the game and held a 16-10 advantage in team assists.

Connor Libis, named the St Mary player of the game, had 43 points along with three rebounds and three assists.  Ashaun Roach-Valandra had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists.  John Pica had 10 points and five rebounds.  Max Herber finished with six points, six rebounds and three assists.

St Mary (4-2) will host Estelline/Hendricks on Friday, January 8th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Controversial No Call Results in Game Winning Shot Against Quarrier Boys

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A controversial no-call on a travel led to a game-winning shot in the final seconds by the Western Christian Wolfpack to beat the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys 65-64 at the Sanford Pentagon Classic on Saturday, January 2nd.

The Wolfpack had an inbound along the sideline near half court with just :10 to play in the game trailing by a point.  After the inbound pass was received, it appeared a couple of steps were taken prior to a dribble, but no travel call was made.  The Wolfpack were able to get a shot to go through the hoop just before the buzzer sounded to steal the win.

The game was a close battle all game long between the Quarriers and Wolfpack.  Western Christian held a two-point lead at the end of the first quarter 20-18.  Dell Rapids took the lead into the locker room at halftime by a score of 33-32.

The Wolfpack was able to grab the lead back at the end of the third quarter and led 51-50 heading into the final quarter of play.  The Quarriers held a three-point lead at 64-61 after Coby Maeschen made two free throws with about :40 to play.  After a Wolfpack basket to cut the lead to 64-63, they were forced to foul with about :15 to play.  Dell Rapids missed the front-end of a one-and-one, and Western Christian grabbed the defensive rebound and called timeout after crossing half court to set up the game winning play.

The Quarriers had one more chance for a buzzer-beating shot.  They had to throw the ball the length of the court, but that pass was unable to be handled and couldn’t take a shot before the buzzer sounded.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 47% (23-49) from the field, 40% (8-20) on three-point shots, but and 71% (10-14) from the free-throw line.

Three players finished in double figures.  Carter Nelson had a team-high 16 points along with seven rebounds.  Connor Rentz had 14 points.  Brayden Pankonen had 13 points, two assists, and two steals.  Colin Rentz had nine points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists.

Dell Rapids (4-1) will host the Canton C-Hawks in a double-header with the girls on Thursday, January 7th.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Fall in Make-up Game

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Tea on Saturday, January 2nd for a make-up game against the fourth-ranked Tea Area Titans.  It was a varsity-only game that was rescheduled from December 18th due to a power outage.

The Titans scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed.  Tea Area led 22-6 at the end of the first quarter, and then pushed the lead to 37-13 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was outscored 20-5 in the third quarter as Tea finished the game with a 67-32 victory.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 30% (11-37) from the field, 29% (4-14) from three-point area, and 35% (6-17) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had a total of 32 team rebounds and nine steals.

Mady Vanoverbeke had 14 points and four steals to lead the Quarriers.  Liz Prize had five points.  Maggie Schmidt added four points, and Kylee Fiddelke and Claire Wynja both had three points each.  Haileigh Barnhart had a team-high six rebounds.

Dell Rapids (0-5) will travel to Salem to play the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, January 5th.

Quarriers Take Boys “Battle of Dell Rapids”

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The atmosphere was slightly different than last year in the Dell Rapids versus Dell Rapids St Mary boys basketball game, but the battle was just as intense.  Last season’s Entringer Classic battle was held in Brookings to almost full gym.  This year the game was held in Colman with fan restrictions, but the Quarriers and Cardinals put on another great game for the fans on Thursday, December 31st.

The score remained close throughout much of the game before the Quarriers pulled away in the final minutes for a 71-56 victory.

The Quarriers opened the game with a 6-0 before the Cardinals were able to take their first shot of the game.  Dell Rapids ended the first quarter leading 16-8.  St Mary chipped away at the lead in the second quarter and pulled within a point at 22-21 with 2:15 to play in the half.  Dell Rapids was able to push the lead back to four points by halftime at 30-26.

The Cardinals again got the game within a point early in the third quarter.  A three-point shot by Ashaun Roach-Valandra with 5:50 to go in the quarter made the score 32-31 in favor of the Quarriers.  Dell Rapids was again able to respond and slowly pushed their lead to six points at 46-40 heading into the final quarter. St Mary went on an 8-4 run in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter to get within two points at 50-48, but the Quarriers answered with a 10-0 for their largest lead of the game at 60-48.  They continued with that momentum the rest of the game for the 71-56 win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 33% (16-48) from the field, 30% (8-27) from three-point area, and 73% (16-22) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 24 team rebounds, nine assists, and 13 turnovers.  Dell Rapids finished 52% (26-50) from the field, 31% (5-16) from three-point area, and 78% (14-18) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 29 team rebounds, 17 steals, and 11 turnovers.

Two players finished in double figures for the Cardinals.  Connor Libis had 20 points, three rebounds, and two assists.  Roach-Valandra had 15 points and nine rebounds.  Sam Palmer finished with nine points, four assists, and three blocked shots.

The Quarriers had four players finish in double figures.  Brayden Pankonen had a game-high 23 points with two rebounds and two steals.  Colin Rentz, named the game’s MVP, had 22 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals.  Carter Nelson had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds plus two blocked shots.  Coby Maeschen also finished with 10 points and had seven rebounds.

Both teams will play again on Saturday, January 2nd.  The Quarriers (4-0) will play Western Christian, IA at 5:00 p.m. at the Pentagon Classic in Sioux Falls.  The Cardinals (3-2) will play White River at 9:00 p.m. at the Sacred Hoops Classic in Mitchell.

Hill City Tops Quarrier Girls at Pentagon Classic

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In what was supposed to be the second game on back-to-back days, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team found themselves on the court for the first time in eight days at the Pentagon Classic on Wednesday, December 30th.  The Quarriers played the Hill City Rangers, with Hill City taking the win 61-37.

Hill City’s tough defense made things difficult for the Quarriers all day long.  Dell Rapids did score the first field goal of the game and led 2-1, but the Rangers outscored the Quarriers 12-4 the remained of the quarter for a 13-6 lead.  They were able to grow the lead to 26-14 by halftime.

The Rangers came out of halftime strong and pushed the lead to nearly 20 points midway through the third quarter.  Dell Rapids cut the lead down to 14 by the end of the quarter at 41-27.  Hill City, however, outscored Dell Rapids 20-10 in the final quarter in the victory.

Maggie Schmidt had eight points for Dell Rapids on the day.  Mady Vanoverbeke and All De Stigter both finished with six points.  Haileigh Barnhart finished with five points.

Dell Rapids (0-4) will travel to Tea to play the Titans in a make-up game on Saturday, January 2nd.  The game is varsity only as the varsity game was the only one impacted by the power outage postponement.  Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Quarrier Wrestling Finishes 1-1 at Floyd Farrand Invite

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestlers had two duals at the Floyd Farrand Invitational on Tuesday, December 29th at Sioux Falls Lincoln High School.  The Quarriers faced Vermillion and Harrisburg.

Dell Rapids defeated Vermillion 39-33, but fell to Harrisburg 18-54.  Four Quarrier wrestlers had two wins on the day.  Carson Roach, Jacob Vogel, Zach McKee, and Weston Mason all won both of their matches.

The Quarriers will be in Vermillion on Tuesday, January 5th for dauls against Vermillion and Canton.

Individual Results

Dell Rapids vs. Vermillion
Weight    Summary DR VERM
106 Hayden Schroeder (Vermillion) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
113 Michael roob (Vermillion) over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) (Dec 3-2) 0 3
120 John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Connor Peterson (Vermillion) (Fall 0:26) 6 0
126 Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) over Hunter Lavin (Vermillion) (Fall 0:41) 6 0
132 Nick Roob (Vermillion) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
138 Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Rollie French (Vermillion) (Fall 0:35) 6 0
145 Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Felix Perez (Vermillion) (Fall 0:17) 6 0
152 Caleb Emerson (Vermillion) over Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) (Fall 2:50) 0 6
160 Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) over Tyson Hage (Vermillion) (Dec 4-2) 3 0
170 Jack Kratz (Vermillion) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:45) 0 6
182 Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Ethan Kerkhove (Vermillion) (Fall 1:02) 6 0
195 Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over connor mattson (Vermillion) (Fall 0:25) 6 0
220 NO MATCH 0 0
285 Zach Brady (Vermillion) over Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:27) 0 6
Team Score: 39 33
Harrisburg vs. Dell Rapids
Weight    Summary HARR DR
106 Dylan O`Connor (Harrisburg) over Unknown (For.) 6 0
113 Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Tayge Privett (Harrisburg) (Fall 3:02) 0 6
120 Carter Ractliffe (Harrisburg) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:30) 6 0
126 Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) over Korbyn Ockenga (Harrisburg) (Dec 4-2) 0 3
132 Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) over Unknown (For.) 6 0
138 Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Logan O`Connor (Harrisburg) (Dec 8-4) 0 3
145 Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Soren Aadland (Harrisburg) (Dec 7-0) 0 3
152 Nathan Horrocks (Harrisburg) over Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:45) 6 0
160 Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) over Jace Jones (Harrisburg) (Dec 4-3) 0 3
170 Ryan Hirschkorn (Harrisburg) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:40) 6 0
182 Trey Stauffacher (Harrisburg) over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:45) 6 0
195 Gavin Gulbranson (Harrisburg) over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) (Fall 2:26) 6 0
220 Jack Detert (Harrisburg) over Unknown (For.) 6 0
285 Ayden Viox (Harrisburg) over Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:01) 6 0
Team Score: 54 18

Christmas for Our Kids Say Thank You

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Please accept our sincere “Thank You”on behalf of “OUR” kids and their families for your generous support this Christmas. Your help for families came in the form of child or family adoptions, cash donations, toys, clothing, homemade pillowcases, and gift cards – all representing your love for others in our community. We found a thankful home for each gift donated and used the financial contributions to buy toys and gift cards. You opened your hearts to spread Christmas joy to families currently experiencing difficult times. Thank you so very much!!!

Because of your generosity, “Christmas for Our Kids” was able to sponsor 51 local families with 130 children this Christmas.  You helped to ensure that all the children of Dell Rapids had a Merry Christmas.

Thank you on behalf of  “OUR” kids and their families for your contributions to our 2020 Christmas drive. You have made the “Dell Rapids” difference!

Here are a few excerpts from the many thank you notes sent by the families we helped:

  • “Thank you so much for helping makeour holiday even more special!”
  • “Thank you so much for your support of our family and all the love and hope you provide to our community.”
  • “Thank you so very much!”

Trojan Wrestling Splits Two at O’Gorman

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The West Central Trojan wrestling team participated in their final two duals before Christmas on Monday, December 21st.  The Trojans faced Rapid City Central and Sioux Falls O’Gorman.

Rapid City Central defeated West Central 47-25.  West Central earned a 45-33 victory of Sioux Falls O’Gorman.

The Trojans, now 6-5 in duals, will be on a break until Tuesday, January 5th.  West Central will have three duals at Tri-Valley High School.  They will face Lennox, Tea Area, and Tri-Valley.

Individual Results

Rapid City Central 47, West Central 25
Weight
   Summary
RCC 
WC 
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Jagar McCarthy (Rapid City Central) (Fall 0:00)
0
6
113
Logan Brown (Rapid City Central) over Rayce Whiting (West Central) (Dec 2-0)
3
0
120
Connor Siemonsma (West Central) over Riley Schmidt (Rapid City Central) (MD 8-0)
0
4
126
Keaton Vessels (West Central) over Blake Broderick (Rapid City Central) (Dec 2-0)
0
3
132
Jesse Jost (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
138
Cael Larson (Rapid City Central) over Kadyn Sauers (West Central) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Zack Soderlin (Rapid City Central) (Fall 0:00)
0
6
152
TJ Morrison (Rapid City Central) over Chet Carda (West Central) (TF 15-0 0:00)
5
0
160
Graydon Bakke (Rapid City Central) over Justin Zirpel (West Central) (Dec 2-0)
3
0
170
Landin Winter (Rapid City Central) over Dalton Mulder (West Central) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
182
David Miller (Rapid City Central) over Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
195
Jaxon Morrison (Rapid City Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
220
Nick Preble (Rapid City Central) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
285
Jackson Witte (Rapid City Central) over Gavin Pischke (West Central) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
Team Score:
47
25
West Central 45, Sioux Falls O’Gorman 33
Weight
   Summary
SFO 
WC 
106
Chandler Carda (West Central) over Holden Hight (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) (Fall 1:18)
0
6
113
Jude Jarding (West Central) over Chancellor Haber (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) (Dec 7-1)
0
3
120
Keenan Sheridan (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) over Connor Siemonsma (West Central) (Dec 7-6)
3
0
126
Keaton Vessels (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
132
Josh Brunz (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) over Jesse Jost (West Central) (Fall 0:53)
6
0
138
Beau Beavers (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) over Kadyn Sauers (West Central) (Fall 1:19)
6
0
145
Robby Edberg (West Central) over Aiden Kenable (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) (Fall 1:57)
0
6
152
Carson Holt (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) over Chet Carda (West Central) (Fall 2:46)
6
0
160
Justin Zirpel (West Central) over Caleb Kenable (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) (Fall 4:04)
0
6
170
Wyatt Nielsen (West Central) over Alex Munce (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) (Fall 0:42)
0
6
182
Dalton Mulder (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
195
Gabe Gebhardt (West Central) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
220
Will Peterson (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) over Logan Brunick (West Central) (Fall 1:55)
6
0
285
Zach Carlson (Sioux Falls O`Gorman) over Xander Espinoza (West Central) (Fall 0:53)
6
0
Team Score:
33
45

West Central Gymnastics Competes in Two Meets in Four Days

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team had two meets in four days before a break during Christmas.  The Trojans took part in a meet in Milbank on Saturday, December 19th.  They followed that with a dual against Deuel on Tuesday, December 22nd.

The Trojans finished third with 113.200 points in Milbank.  Milbank was first with 129.350 points, and Britton-Hecla was second with 116.850 points.

Averi Schmeichel was the All-Around winner with a score of 34.900. Jenna Schoeneman had a score of 25.000, and Olivia Hover had a score of 14.500.

The Deuel Cardinals defeated the Trojans in the dual held in Clear Lake on Tuesday, December 22nd.  The Cardinals won by a score of 132.350 – 115.450.

Schmeichel finished second in All-Around with a score of 34.600.  Maya VanHyfte had a score of 28.900.  Jami Bergeson had 26.000, and Olivia Hofer and Jenna Schoeneman both had 25.000.

The Trojans will compete in Estelline on Tuesday, January 5th.

Milbank Results

BarsBeamFloorVaultAll-Around
Angelica Tindall7.7007.700
Averi Schmeichel7.4509.0509.4009.00034.900 (1st)
Jami Bergeson0.3506.4506.90013.700
Maya VanHyfte4.4506.9507.95019.350
Oliva Hofer6.3008.20014.500
Paige Pilker3.5008.10011.600
Tracy Cholopray8.0008.00
Jenna Schoeneman2.5506.4007.8508.20025.000

Deuel Results

BarsBeamFloorVaultAll-Around
Averi Schmeichel7.5509.2009.0508.80034.600 (2nd)
Jami Bergeson4.3506.9507.2007.50026.00
Maya VanHyfte5.5007.9007.9507.55028.900
Oliva Hofer2.4007.2007.6507.75025.000
Jenna Schoeneman2.6507.2007.5007.65025.000

Cardinal Girls and Boys Win Big in Chester

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

Both the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys basketball teams posted big wins on the road in Chester on Monday, December 28th.  The girls team won 53-37 over the Flyers, while the boys team had a 70-35 victory.

After a quick 3-0 start by Chester to start the game, the Cardinals controlled every part of the game the rest of the way.  St Mary outscored Chester 23-5 for a 23-8 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 20 points by halftime at 33-13.  St Mary led 44-23 after three quarters.

The pressure defense caused problems for the Flyers all game long.  St Mary forced 20 Chester turnovers with 12 of those coming off steals.  The Cardinals also held the Flyers to just 23% (13-56) shooting from the field.  St Mary finished the game shooting 31% (18-59) from the field, 29% (6-21) from three-point area, and 58% (11-19) from the free-throw line.

Ella Griffin had a game-high 20 points.  Ella Heinitz had 18 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Courtney Brown added five points, four rebounds, and three steals.  Karlie Klein had four points and five rebounds.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Cardinal boys team also took control of their game early in the first quarter.  The score was tied 6-6, and St Mary then went on a 15-1 run to close out the first quarter leading 21-7.  Chester closed the gap by one at 30-17 at halftime.  The Cardinals then outscored Chester 25-10 in the third quarter to lead 55-27 heading into the final quarter.

St Mary took advantage of a tough offensive night for Chester.  The Flyers shot just 22% (12-55) from the field, 20% (3-15) from three-point area, and 47% (8-17) from the free-throw line.  St Mary rebounded from a week ago by shooting 50% (27-54) from the field, 32% (8-25) from three-point area, and 53% (8-15) from the free-throw line. 

Connor Libis had a game-high 26 points along with four assists and two steals.  Sam Palmer had 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.  Max Herber finished with a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds.  Ashaun Roach-Valandra added nine points and five rebounds.  John Pica finished with six points and four rebounds.

The Cardinal boys (3-1) will play the Dell Rapids Quarriers at the Entringer Classic on Thursday, December 31st at 5:00 p.m. in Colman.  The Cardinal girls (4-1) will travel to Garretson on Tuesday, January 5th.

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