Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media, Author at Big Sioux Media Sports Network

Madison Ends Tri-Valley Win Streak

September 24, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In a battle of Dak-12 opponents, the Madison Bulldogs snapped a five-match winning streak by the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, September 25th, in Madison. The Bulldogs took the match in four sets.

Madison won the first two matches by scores of 25-18 and 25-16. The Mustangs battled back in the third set with a 26-16 win. The Bulldogs, however, rallied through the fourth set and won 25-15 to win the match.

Jessica Masgai led the Mustangs with seven kills. Abbie Weinacht had six kills. Masgai also had a team-high two blocks. Weinacht led the team with four ace serves. Blayne Gacke had 18 digs, while Grace Schildhauer had 10. Schildhauer also had 13 set assists. Brookelyn Stieben added eight set assists.

Tri-Valley (5-3) will be back at home on Monday, September 28th, when they host the Baltic Bulldogs.

Dell Rapids Hosts Dell Rapids Cross Country Invite

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team hosted the Dell Rapids Invitational on Wednesday, September 23rd. The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team also participated in the event.

The Cardinal girls team finished ninth with a team score of 151. The Quarrier girls team finished 10th with a team score of 167. Flandreau placed first with 25 points. Tea Area was second with 38 points, and Lennox finished third with 42 points.

Laruen Rassmussen (DRSM – 34th) – 24:14.37
Sydney Klein (DRSM – 41st) – 25:13.41
Kathryn Fletcher (DR – 42nd) – 25:14.68
Jayme Schmidt (DR – 43rd) – 25:25.64
Lucy Vargas (DRSM – 44th) – 25:39.36
Peyton Van Zee (DR – 45th) – 25:46.34
Addy Gilbert (DRSM – 49th) – 26:17.60
Sierra Klein (DRSM – 52nd) – 26:37.39
Adisen Stadem (DR – 55th) – 28:59.76

The Cardinal boys team finished fifth with a score of 87 points. The Quarrier boys team did not have a team score entered. Sioux Falls Christian won the boys title with 43 points. Baltic was second with 55 points, and Lennox placed third with 59 points.

Jacob Vogel (DRSM – 3rd) – 18:04.93
Logan Anderson (DR – 14th) – 18:53.06
Thomas Eining (DRSM – 28th) – 19:45.96
Seth Roemen (DRSM – 30th) – 19:57.07
Noah Reiff (DRSM – 44th) – 21:08.79
Canyon Lowman (DR – 51st) – 22:04.01
Gabe Clark (DR – 66th) – 23:52.62

Dell Rapids St Mary will host their cross country meet on Monday, September 28th. The Quarriers will be in Lennox for the Lennox Invitational on Thursday, October 1st.

Peters and Hargreaves Each Finish Fourth

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Brie Peters and Nate Hargreaves once again had another great cross country race for the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Wednesday, September 23rd. They participated in the Dell Rapids Cross Country Invite.

Peters and Hargreaves both finished fourth individually in their races. Peters finished in a time of 21:17.50. Hargreaves finished with a time of 18:24.85.

The next event will be the Lennox Invitational on Thursday, October 1st.

Rough Start to the Week for Blue Dragons Soccer

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Rough start to the week for Blue Dragons Soccer
Tammy Chamley | Editor
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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Garretson Blue Dragons traveled to Groton on Saturday, September 19 to take on Tigers on the soccer field. Earlier this season, the Lady Blue Dragons tied with the Tigers. This time around, Garretson struggled to find their groove and the back of the net, losing 5-0.

Tuesday, September 22nd, the Blue Dragons hit the road to Dakota Valley. “We were focused and ready to bounce back from Saturday’s disappointing loss,” Coach Amber Williamson said. “The girls came out fired up, possessing the ball, and aggressive.” Garretson fell to Dakota Valley 1-2.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamly, Dells City Journal

Garretson found themselves down 1-0 at half against the Panthers. Dakota Valley found the net on an indirect kick outside the 18-yard box at the start of the second half. “We fought back, and narrowed the lead to 2-1 after Morgan Damman scored on an assist by Joely Sterud,” Coach Williamson added.

Sterud had five shots on goal. Raegen Altman, Damman, Paige Sterud and Jenna VanHolland each had two shots on goal. Miriam Pickard, as a defender, also added a shot on goal. In goal, Kayla Genzlinger had 14 saves.

Quarrier Volleyball Drops Two on Back-to-Back Nights

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played matches on back-to-back nights on Monday, September 21st and Tuesday, September 22nd. The Quarriers hosted the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday and then traveled to Garretson on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs used early momentum in the first set and continued that throughout the match for a straight-set win by scores of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-10.

Kylee Fiddelke had a team-high eight kills in the match. Emma VanRegenmorter had seven kills, and Olivia Prasek had three kills. VanRegenmorter and Sophi Randall both had three blocks each. Randall finished with 17 set assists. Emma Molskness and Randall both led the team in digs with six each.

The Quarriers hit the road to Garretson to play one of the top teams in Region 3A in the Blue Dragons on Tuesday. Garretson won in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-16, and 25-19.

Fiddelke and Prasek led the team on Tuesday with seven kills each. VanRegenmorter added four kills. VenRegenmorter also the led the team again with five blocks. Randall had 18 set assists and eight digs. Sam Price had a team-high 12 digs followed by Molksness with 11 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-7) will host Flandreau on Thursday, September 24th. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Volleyball Gets Road Win in Howard

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team earned a road win after not having to travel for nearly a month. The Cardinals defeated the Howard Tigers in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-13, and 25-16 on Tuesday, September 22nd.

The Cardinals got out to a 7-0 lead to open the match and were never really threatened in the first set. Howard pulled within four points early, but St Mary kept a nearly 10-point lead most of the set for the 25-18 win.

Howard stayed within three points early in the second set, but with the scored 9-6 in favor of the Cardinals, St Mary slowly started building a bigger lead. The Cardinals led 18-12 before finishing the set on a 7-1 run for a 25-13 win.

St Mary kept the momentum going in the third set. The Cardinals started with eight straight points and cruised from there. St Mary extended the lead to 14-2 and won the third set 25-16 for the match win.

Courtney Brown led the team with 18 kills, eight digs, three blocks and two ace serves. Ella Heinitz had 18 set assists with 11 digs, six kills, and three blocks. Ella Griffin had 15 set assists and eight digs. Maya Heinitz finished with 12 digs and five kills. Macie Brown had 10 digs.

The Cardinals (5-1) will travel to Arlington on Thursday, September 24th.

West Central Falls to #2 Dakota Valley

September 22, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The second-ranked Dakota Valley Panthers were too much for the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, September 22nd. The Panthers won a straight-set match against the Trojans 25-9, 25-13, and 25-14 at Dakota Valley High School.

Brooke Opitz had 11 set assists and nine digs for the Trojans. Jocelyn Nilson also added nine digs. Rachel Bucher had five kills. McKenna Sichmeller had one block and one ace serve.

West Central (3-7) will play Lennox at home on Thursday, September 24th.

Tri-Valley Wins Fifth Straight Match

September 22, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball team extended their winning streak to five after a four-set match win over the Canton C-Hawks in Canton on Tuesday, September 22nd.

After dropping the first set by a score of 25-19, the Mustangs rallied to win the next three by scores of 25-17, 25-13, and 25-22 to earn the match win.

Jessica Masgai had a team-high nine kills, along with four ace serves, and two blocks. Blayne Gacke finished with seven kills, five ace serves, and 10 digs. Abbie Weinacht had three blocks. Grace Schildhauer also had 10 digs on the night.

Tri-Valley (5-2) will look to keep the winning streak going against the Madison Bulldogs in Madison on Thursday, September 24th.

Girls Place 3rd, Boys 5th for West Central Cross Country at Alcester-Hudson

September 22, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Alcester-Hudson Cross Country Invite on Monday, September 21st in Alcester.

The girls team finished third with a total of 27 team points. Beresford won the team title with 12 points, and Vermillion was second with 23 points.

Reagan Stallman placed seventh individually with a time of 22:14.12. Sayda Rolfson was 12th with a time of 23:25.37. Paige Pilker had a 14th place finish in 23:39.06. Drew Caffrey was 16th with a time of 23:46.24. Kaylyn Kunz was 17th at 23:47.88. Abbie Cain had a 21st place finish witha time of 24:25.72.

The boys team finished fifth with a team score of 46. Vermillion was first with 17 points. Baltic placed second with 29 points, and Dakota Valley was third with 30 points.

Justin Schumacher was 13th individually with a time of 18:55.12. Ben Strunk placed 17th in 19:13.48. Jonathon Roth was 19th with a time of 19:22.03. Blake Stark, 32nd, had a time of 21:53.91.

The Trojans will be at the Sioux Valley Invite in Volga on Tuesday, September 29th.

Dell Rapids Hosts Dak-12 Boys Golf Tournament

September 21, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids and the Rocky Run Golf Course played host to the 2020 Dak-12 Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Monday, September 21st.

The Quarriers team finished 10th with a team score of 369. Tea won the conference title with a team score of 320. Lennox placed second with a team score of 333, and Sioux Falls Christian was third with a score of 337.

Zach McKee had the low round for Dell Rapids placing 17th individually with a round of 86. Carter Traill finished with a 93. Brady Larson was right behind him with a round of 94. Lucas Berg finished with a round of 96. Tyler Tjaden finished his day with a score of 98, and Bryce Janiszeski had a round of 103.

Dell Rapids will play at the Dakota Winds Golf Course in the Region 1A Tournament on Monday, September 28th.

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