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Quarrier Boys Going Back to SoDak 16

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team will make another trip to the Class A SoDak 16 after a Region 3A win over the West Central Trojans on Friday, March 6th.  The Quarriers won the game 64-50 which was held at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls.

West Central held the lead for the early part of the ball game and led 11-7 with 3:30 to go in the quarter.  Dell Rapids closed out the first quarter on a 13-2 run to take a 20-15 lead heading into the second quarter.  That lead grew to 31-20 with 2:20 to play in the first half.  The Trojans then went on an 8-0 run to finish the half to cut the Dell Rapids lead down to 31-28 at halftime.

The Trojans then scored the first basket of the third quarter to extend the run to 10-0 and pull within a point at 31-30.  The Quarrier defense then held the Trojans to just four more third quarter points and ended the third quarter leading 45-34.  Dell Rapids was able to maintain their lead throughout the fourth quarter to get the victory.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 48% (24-50) from the field, 21% (4-19) from three-point area, and 57% (12-21) from the free-throw line. 

Three players finished in double figures.  Logan Ellingson led the team with 21 points and three rebounds.  Ramsey Heinecke had 14 points, four rebounds, and two assists.  Colin Rentz had 10 points along with five rebounds, and five assists.

The Quarriers (17-4) will play the Vermillion Tanagers on Tuesday, March 10th at the Sioux Falls Pentagon with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m.  The winner of the game will advance to the South Dakota State Class A Boys Basketball Tournament.  Big Sioux Media has plans of streaming the SoDak 16 game on Tuesday.

James Berg

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James “Jim” Carrol Berg, age 76, of Dell Rapids, South Dakota, passed away, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at his home surrounded by close family.  His Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. The family will be present from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. with the Christian Wake Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. www.kahlerfh.com

Jim was born January 25, 1944, in Marshall, Minnesota to Harry and Minnie Berg.  He graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1962. He joined the Navy in 1962 during Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1966.  He was active in all branches of the reserves for many years after and later active with the American Legion. He later worked at and retired from the VA hospital in Sioux Falls.

Jim is survived by his loving wife Mardelle (Hogan) of 51 years, brother Rolland (Gail) Berg, along with his three children Bryon and Beth Berg of Brandon, South Dakota, Suzie and Rhett Long of Ogden, Utah, and Darren and Nikki Berg of Pierre, South Dakota; nine grandchildren, Miranda Berg, Isaac Berg, Mason Berg, Riley Berg, Rachel Long, Myles Berg, Zach Long, Amelia Berg, and Graydon Berg; two great-grandchildren Kayleigh Key and Kaitlyn Key and many loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and relatives.  

Jim enjoyed hacking at golf, watching the Vikings, spending time with his family, darts, camping, playing games, and watching his grandchildren with their numerous activities.  Jim was a kind-hearted man, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend to everyone and especially loved giving grief to anyone he could.

Troy Farmer

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Troy Farmer, 53, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. His Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present will be on Sunday, March 8, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. with the Christian Wake beginning at 4:00 p.m. at the church. Funeral arrangements are under to care of Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. www.kahlerfh.com.

Troy David Farmer was born on February 28, 1967 at Sioux Falls, SD, the son of David and JoAnn (Dicks) Farmer. He grew up in Crooks and attended Tri-Valley School, graduating in 1985. After high school went to work for Business Aviation as a line service tech and later moved to the IT department. He met Colleen DeVaney in 1988, the couple married on April 25, 1992 at St. Joseph the Cathedral in Sioux Falls. They made their home in Lincoln, NE before moving back to Sioux Falls. They lived in Sioux Falls from 1992 until 2006 when they moved to their home in Dell Rapids. During that time, Troy worked for Landmark Aviation, Signature Aviation and Ross Aviation. He was employed at Ross Aviation at the time of his death.

He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, his music, college football and helping his friends. On motorcycle trips he enjoyed searching for waterfalls and lighthouses.

Troy is survived by his wife, Colleen of Dell Rapids, his sons, Jonathan of Dell Rapids and Matthew of Sioux Falls; his parents, David and JoAnn Farmer of Crooks; his brothers, Kevin (Diana) Farmer of Whitewood, and Bryon Farmer (April Przybilla) of Crooks; his in-laws, Richard “Mr. D” and Janet DeVaney of Sioux Falls, and his extended family and many friends.

Colman-Egan Stuns St Mary in Regions

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

Dell Rapids St Mary and Colman-Egan met for the third time this season on Tuesday, March 3rd, this time in the second round of the Region 4B Tournament.  The Cardinals had beaten the Hawks in the previous two meetings, but on this night Colman-Egan went home victorious with a 67-49 win.

The Cardinals scored the first four points of the game and held an 11-7 lead with 3:45 to play in the first quarter.  Colman-Egan answered by scoring the next eight points of the quarter for a 15-11 lead heading into the second quarter.  The Hawks never trailed from that point.  Colman-Egan pushed the lead to seven points by the midway point of the second quarter, and then to 11 points at 32-21 at halftime.

St Mary made little spurts throughout the third quarter, but Colman-Egan would answer every time.  The Hawks were able to keep a nine-to-fifteen point lead over the Cardinals and led 48-35 heading into the fourth quarter.  St Mary scored the first three points of the fourth quarter to pull within 10 points at 48-38 with 7:19 to play in the game, but that was as close as St Mary would get.  Colman-Egan was able to break the full-court pressure for easy layups and then make their free throws down the stretch for the upset win.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 33% (19-58) in the game, 23% (5-22) from three-point area, and 55% (6-11) from the free-throw line.  St Mary had 22 team rebounds.  Colman-Egan, however, shot 54% (22-41) from the field, 54% (7-13) from three-point area, and 64% (16-25) from the free-throw line.  The Hawks also had 38 team rebounds.

Connor Libis had 27 points, five rebounds, and three steals for St Mary.  Weston Geraets had seven points, eight rebounds, and three assists.  Max Herber finished with six points.  Colman-Egan had four players finish in double figures.  Dalton Voelker had 21 points, 19 rebounds, and five assists.  Nate Tolley had 16 points and six rebounds.  Chase Hemmer finished with 13 points and three rebounds, and Wyatt Bush had 10 points.

St Mary finishes their season with a 15-6 overall record.  Colman-Egan will advance in the tournament and play Sanborn Central/Woonsocket on Friday, March 6th in Mitchell.

Garretson Ends Quarrier Girls Season in Region Tourney

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Playing each other for the second time in less than a week, the Garretson Blue Dragons beat the Dell Rapids Quarriers again on Monday, March 2nd.  This time Garretson won 68-46 in the opening round of the Region 3A Tournament.

Dell Rapids grabbed the early momentum and set the pace early in the game.  The Quarriers led most of the first quarter led by senior Aspen Hansen.  Garretson took the lead late and held a 15-14 advantage at the end of the first quarter.  The Blue Dragons got on a roll and pushed the lead to 27-19 with 4:00 to play in the second quarter.  They grew the lead to 34-21 by halftime.

The Quarriers kept within striking distance throughout the third quarter, but every time Dell Rapids made a little run, Garretson had an answer.  The Blue Dragons led by twelve points heading into the final quarter at 47-35.  Garretson’s offense scored 21 points in the final quarter to get enough separation for the win.

Dell Rapids finished 36% (18-50) from the field, 13% (2-16) from three-point area, and 62% (8-13) from the free-throw line.  Hansen led the team with 32 points, seven steals, five rebounds, and two blocked shots.  Zoey Hilmoe had four points and three assists.  Becky Dorn also had four points along with three rebounds.  Haileigh Barnhart, Alli De Stigter, and Jayme Schmidt all had two points.  Barnhart also had six rebounds.

The Quarriers finished their 2019-2020 season with an overall record of 2-19.

Quarrier Wrestling 2019-2020 Season Comes to an End

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tiffany Cross

After months of hard work, the 2019-2020 wrestling season came to an end for the Dell Rapids Quarriers at the 2020 South Dakota State Tournament held at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

Three wrestlers for the Quarriers were able to finish their season on the last day of the state tournament.

Junior Andrew Weiland lost his first consolation match of the day sending him to the 7th/8th place match.  Weiland earned a big victory over Connor Hanson of Watertown in his final match of the season for 7th place in the 113 weight class.

Junior Jacob Vogel won this opening consolation match putting him the 3rd/4th place match in the 126 weight class, but Vogel fell to Darien Malone of Rapid City Stevens to place fourth.

Senior Gage Carr was also able to finish his Quarrier wrestling career on the final day of the state tournament.  Carr won his opening match of the day, but fell in his second match to send him to the 5th/6th place match.  Carr then lost to Kobi Terpstra of Brandon Valley to finish 6th in the 170 weight class.

Dell Rapids had a very successful 2019-2020 season.  They finished 14-5 in duals throughout the season, which placed them 8th in the state to qualify for the 2020 South Dakota State Team Dual Championships.  The Quarriers also had eight individuals qualify for the state tournament and had a region champion.

Individual Bracket Results

  • 113:  Cons. Round 3 – Truman Stoller (Madison) 38-8 won by decision over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 29-13 (Dec 8-2)
  • 113:  7th Place Match – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 29-13 won by decision over Connor Hanson (Watertown) 26-18 (Dec 11-4)
  • 126:  Cons. Semi – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 28-5 won by decision over Clayton Donovan (Spearfish) 41-19 (Dec 2-0)
  • 126:  3rd Place Match – Darien Malone (RC Stevens) 49-5 won by major decision over Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 28-5 (MD 12-4)
  • 170:  Cons. Round 3 – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 34-16 won by decision over Justin Zirpel (West Central) 29-20 (Dec 7-2)
  • 170:  Cons. Semi – Wyatt Jungclaus (RC Central) 56-5 won by fall over Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 34-16 (Fall 1:48)
  • 170:  5th Place Match – Kobi Terpstra (Brandon Valley) 37-12 won by fall over Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 34-16 (Fall 4:59)

 

City of Dell Rapids Planning for Spring Flooding

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With the City of Dell Rapids having gone through two major floods in 2019 and the prediction of more flooding possible this spring, city staff is already busy making plans to be better prepared if flooding happens again.

Dell Rapids Mayor Tom Earley, City Administrator Justin Weiland, Public Works Director Clarence Fjellanger, and City Finance Officer Claire Baartman recently attended a training in Brandon hosted by the Minnehaha County Emergency Management.  The meeting was held to give a base knowledge and training of Emergency Operation Centers.  Attendees of the meeting also ran through a scenario exercise of how to run an operations facility with different roles.

“You walked away with at least a lot better understanding of when things happen, why they’re happening, and who’s making the decisions.  There is a process in place,” said Mayor Earley during the Dell Rapids City Council’s last meeting on Tuesday, February 18th. “It was really helpful to understand the role, not only the county, but the people who were there from the state as well.”

Along with attending the training, the city is also making other plans in anticipation of more spring flooding.

Weiland reported, “We’re just making sure we have pumps ready to go, our lift stations are capable of handling.  We kind of know what to expect from the waste water treatment facility and type of things we need to be prepared for when the water starts coming in.”

Other plans include making sure utilities in the flood prone homes are secure from sewer infiltration.  Staff is also putting together cost estimates to replace fencing, fix damaged electric, repairs to various facilities, as well as calculating time for cleaning up fields and the campground once the waters recede.  The goal would be to get the parks up and running prior to the summer events.

The National Weather Service is currently predicting a 25-50% probability of major (>15.0 ft) flooding from mid March to beginning of April and a 50-75% probability of moderate (14.0 ft) flooding.  The same prediction shows a significant probability of at least minor (12.0 ft) of flooding from mid March through mid May.
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/probability_information.php?wfo=fsd&gage=ders2

Day Two of State for Quarrier Wrestlers

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tiffany Cross

All eight of the Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestlers competing in the individual tournament competed on the second day of the 2020 South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls on Friday, February 28th.

Andrew Weiland won his only match of the day.  Jacob Vogel lost a hard-fought 6-4 decision in the seminal round.  Trevon Cross finished his day 1-1.  Zach McKee and Brayden Gee also went 1-1 on the day.  Gage Carr won his only match.  Mitchell Klinkenborg and Kyle Cavigielli both lost their only matches of the day.

Weiland, Vogel, and Carr will compete on the final day of the tournament on Saturday, February 29th.  All three wrestlers still have a chance to finish in 3rd place in their respective weight classes.

Individual Bracket Results

  • 113:  Cons. Round 2 – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) 28-12 won by decision over Peyton Tryon (Harrisburg) 30-21 (Dec 8-2)
  • 126:  Semifinal – Eli Fischer (Milbank) 29-4 won by decision over Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 27-4 (Dec 6-4)
  • 138:  Cons. Round 1 – Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 26-19 won by decision over Garret Ristau (Chamberlain) 18-26 (Dec 6-3)
  • 138:  Cons. Round 2 – Kyler Bauder (Mitchell) 34-9 won by fall over Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) 26-19 (Fall 3:28)
  • 145:  Cons. Round 1 – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 26-9 won by fall over Lucas Hofer (Huron) 19-17 (Fall 1:30)
  • 145:  Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Voorhees (RC Stevens) 34-19 won by fall over Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 26-9 (Fall 2:27)
  • 160:  Cons. Round 1 – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 32-15 won by fall over Tyson Hage (Vermillion) 26-20 (Fall 0:27)
  • 160:  Cons. Round 2 – Landin Winter (RC Central) 35-19 won by fall over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 32-15 (Fall 4:39)
  • 170:  Cons. Round 2 – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 33-14 won by decision over Carter Tuntland (Harrisburg) 26-18 (Dec 7-2)
  • 220:  Cons. Round 1 – Dante Bravo (Pine Ridge) 30-9 won by fall over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 12-13 (Fall 2:53)
  • 285:  Cons. Round 1 – Sam Lembcke (Brandon Valley) 26-11 won by fall over Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) 17-25 (Fall 0:23)

Cardinals Get Big Win on Senior Night

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

Celebrating their four seniors, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team ended their regular season with a big win over the Centerville Tornadoes 82-32 on Friday, February 28th.

The Tornadoes kept it close through the majority of the first quarter.  Centerville trailed by just three points at 10-7 with 2:15 to play in the quarter, but that’s when the Cardinals exploded.  St Mary scored twenty straight points.  They led 28-7 at the end of the first quarter, and then scored the next two points of the second quarter before Centerville was able to get another basket.  The Cardinals pushed the lead to 52-13 by halftime.  St Mary then outscored Centerville 30-19 in the second half as the cruised to the victory.

St Mary shot 45% (34-76) from the field, 34% (10-29) from the three-point area, and 67% (4-6) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 39 team rebounds and 20 team steals.

Four players finished in double figures.  Weston Geraets had 25 points, nine rebounds, and five steals.  Connor Libis had 17 points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Sam Palmer had 12 points and two rebounds.  Max Herber added 10 points and six rebounds.

Geraets, Cole Welbig, Eli Longville, and Ryan Eining are this year’s seniors that were recognized prior to the game.

St Mary finishes the regular season with a record of 15-5.  They will play in the second round of the Region 4B Tournament at home on Tuesday, March 3rd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Split Double Header on Senior Night

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls and boys basketball team played their final regular season game against the Garretson Blue Dragons on Thursday, February 27th.  This was also the final home game of the year and the seniors were recognized between the two games.

The Quarrier girls fell to the Blue Dragons in their game by a score of 64-45.  Every time Dell Rapids got back into the game, Garretson had an answer.  Garretson got out to a 9-4 lead with 4:00 to play in the opening quarter.  Dell Rapids pulled within a point at 9-8 just thirty seconds later, but the Blue Dragons pushed the lead to 15-11 by the end of the first quarter.  They extended that lead to 31-15 with 1:15 to go in the second quarter, but Dell Rapids made a late rally and cut the lead down to 31-23 by halftime.

The Quarriers got even closer with 5:15 to play in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids pulled within six points at 35-29, but Garretson went on an 11-4 run the rest of the quarter to lead 46-33.  The lead grew to 19 points by the 5:20 mark of the fourth quarter at 54-35, and Garretson was able to pick up the win from there.

Alli De Stigter finished with 14 points and two rebounds.  Zoey Hilmoe had 10 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  Aspen Hansen added seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.  Haileigh Barnhart, Maggie Schmidt, and Jayme Schmidt all had four points each.

The Dell Rapids boys team had no problems with Garretson in the second game of the double header.  The Quarriers defeated the Blue Dragons by a score of 77-50.

The Quarriers got out to a big lead in the first quarter and were never really challenged the rest of the game.  Dell Rapids led 23-10 at the end of the first quarter and pushed the lead to 20 points by halftime at 40-20.  The two teams each scored 18 points in the third quarter, and Dell Rapids led 58-38 heading into the fourth.  The Quarriers pushed their lead to over thirty points in the fourth quarter on their way to the win.

Four players finished in double figures.  Ramsey Heinecke had 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists.  Carter Rentz had 12 points and six assists.  Drew Van Regenmorter added 11 points, three rebounds, and three assists.  Colin Rentz also had 11 points, three steals, and two assists.

The six seniors recognized between the games were Hansen, Heinecke, Van Regenmorter, Carter Rentz, Logan Ellingson, and Karsen Welbig.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls end their regular season with a record of 2-18.  They will play the Garretson Blue Dragons again on Monday, March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. in Garretson in the opening round of the Region 3A Tournament.

The Quarrier boys end their regular season with a record of 16-4.  They will not play again until Friday, March 6th at the Elmen Center in a SoDak 16 qualifying game.

Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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