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Quarrier Wrestlers Compete at First Day of State

February 27, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team and eight individuals completed their first day at the 2020 South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament on Thursday, February 27th at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

Andrew Weiland, Jacob Vogel, Trevon Cross, Zach McKee, Brayden Gee, Gage Carr, Mitchell Klinkenborg, and Kyle Cavigielli wrestled first in the individual tournament. Weiland, Vogel and Carr all earned opening round wins. Vogel also won his quarterfinal match. Weiland, Cross, McKee, Gee, Carr, Klinkenborg, and Cavigielli will all wrestle on Friday in the consolation side of their bracket. Vogel has moved on to the semifinal round.

In the evening session of the first day was the dual championship round. Dell Rapids took on Pierre with the Governors winning 55-20.

The state wrestling tournament continues on Friday, February 28th and Saturday, February 29th.

Individual Bracket Results

113: Andrew Weiland (DR) def Trey Lewis (Pierre), 6-2
113: Brendan Salfrank (Aber C.) def. Andrew Weiland (DR), TF 18-3
126: Jacob Vogel (DR) def. Carter Heumiller (WC), fall 3:30
126: Jacob Vogel (DR) def, Deegan Houska (Pierre), MD 9-0
138: Tyson Johnson (Pierre) def. Trevon Cross (DR), fall 3:18
145: Lucas Anglin (Vermillion) def. Zach McKee (DR), fall 0:56
160: Garret Mitzel (Aber C.) def. Brayden Gee (DR), fall 3:38
170: Gage Carr (DR) def Noah Hutmacher (Chamberlain), fall 5:02
170: Tyson Lien (Huron) def. Gage Carr (DR), TF 15-0
220: Owen Warren (Yankton) def. Mitchell Klinkenborg (DR), fall 5:44
285: Nash Hutmacher (Chamberlain) def. Kyle Cavigielli (DR), fall 0:18

Dual Results: Pierre 55, Dell Rapids 20

106 – Blake Judson (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) Fall 0:57
113 – Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Noah Williams (Pierre T.F. Riggs) TF 25-8
120 – Kahlor Hindman (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) Fall 0:30
126 – Nate Williams (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Carter Cross (Dell Rapids) Dec 6-5
132 – Hayden Shaffer (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) Fall 1:24
138 – Trevon Cross (Dell Rapids) over Jayden Wiebe (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Dec 5-2
145 – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Austin Foley (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 1:32
152 – Cade Hinkle (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Weston Mason (Dell Rapids) Fall 1:39
160 – Jack Van Camp (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) Maj 20-10
170 – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) over Jaret Clarke (Pierre T.F. Riggs) Fall 3:17
182 – Gavin Stotts (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
195 – Regan Bollweg (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Sam Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) Fall 0:20
220 – Jacob Larson (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) Fall 5:26
285 – Wesley Harsma (Pierre T.F. Riggs) over Kyle Cavigielli (Dell Rapids) Fall 1:38

Quarrier Boys Shake off Slow Start and Beat Canton

February 26, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team shook off a slow start and won their fourth straight game, and eighth out of their last nine on Tuesday, February 25th. The Quarriers defeated the Canton C-Hawks 82-63 in Canton.

The C-Hawks struck first and got out to a fast start in the opening minutes of the game. They continued to ride the momentum and led by as many as 10 points with 2:51 to play in the first quarter. But from that point forward, the Quarriers took control of the game. Dell Rapids cut the lead down to six points by the end of the first quarter at 20-14. The Quarriers then scored 30 points in the second quarter alone, and they were able to take a lead into the locker room at halftime at 44-40. The third quarter proved to be the big turning point in the Quarriers win. Dell Rapids outscored Canton 23-9 for a 67-49 lead heading into the final quarter. The lead grew to a game-high 23 points with 5:31 to play as Dell Rapids cruised to the victory.

Dell Rapids shot the ball well on the night shooting 53% (33-62) from the field, 44% (11-25) from three-point area, and 50% (5-10) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers had a total of 31 team rebounds, 14 team assists, and only turned the ball over 11 times while forcing 15 Canton turnovers.

Three players finished in double figures. Drew Van Regenmorter had the hot hand scoring 24 points while pulling down eight rebounds, dishing out six assists, and grabbing three steals. Colin Rentz finished with 20 points, six rebounds, and three steals. Connor Rentz had 14 points and three steals. Ramsey Heinecke and Landon Ruesink both had nine points each.

Dell Rapids (15-4) will close out their regular season at home on Thursday, February 27th when they host the Garretson Blue Dragons in a girls and boys double header. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Can’t Overcome First Quarter

February 26, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Canton C-Hawks built a big first quarter lead which was enough to earn a 61-42 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, February 25th.

Canton led from start to finish in the game after building a 15 point lead in the first quarter. The C-Hawks led 22-7 at the end of the first quarter. Dell Rapids was able to regroup and pull within four points by halftime at 32-28. Unfortunately for the Quarriers, halftime may have stopped the momentum they were riding from the second quarter. Canton was able to extend their lead to 45-35 by the end of the third quarter. That lead grew to a game-high 21 points with 7:03 to play in the game on the way to victory.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 32% (12-37) from the field, 0-6 on three-point shots, and 64% (18-28) from the free-throw line. Canton finished 38% (33-61) from the field, 55% (6-11) from three-point area, and 71% (10-14) from the free-throw line.

Two players finished in double-figures for Dell Rapids. Aspen Hansen had 20 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Zoey Hilmoe had 10 points. Maggie Schmidt added five points and two steals.

Dell Rapids (2-17) will finish the regular season at home against the Garretson Blue Dragons on Thursday, February 27th, in a girls and boys double header. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Girls’ Season Ends in Hard-Fought Loss to Hawks

February 26, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals pushed the Colman-Egan Hawks to the limits in the second round of the Region 4B tournament on Tuesday, February 25th, but the Hawks ultimately won the game 42-32 to advance to the next round.

The Hawks got rolling on offense first scoring the first nine points of the game. The Cardinals were held without a point until the 2:40 mark of the first quarter. St Mary then held Colman-Egan to just two more points the rest of the quarter while cutting the lead to 11-7. The Cardinals pulled within two points at 13-11. The Hawks scored the next five points, but St Mary cut the lead again to 18-14 by halftime.

St Mary scored the first two points of the third quarter to again cut the lead to two points at 18-16. Colman-Egan responded with another five-point run to push the lead to 23-16. The Cardinals answered right back getting within two points again at 23-21 with 3:00 to go in the third quarter. The Hawks closed out the final three minutes on a 7-1 run for a 30-22 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Colman-Egan was able to keep a six-to-eight point lead in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. St Mary was able to cut the lead down to five points after a made three-point basket and the score remained 36-31 with :30 to play. The Hawks made six free throws in the final seconds to secure the victory.

Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the game. St Mary finished the game shooting 21% (9-44) from the field, 24% (5-21) from three-point area, and 50% (9-18) from the free-throw line. Colman-Egan finished the game shooting 26% (13-51) from the field, 13% (2-16) from three-point area, and 67% (14-21) from the free-throw line. Each team also had 22 turnovers in the game.

St Mary was led by Ella Griffin with eight points, five rebounds, and two steals. Courtney Brown had seven points and four rebounds. Ella Heinitz and Addy Gilbert both had five points each. Colman-Egan was led by Mackenzie Hemmer with 21 points and nine rebounds. Braiden Westley had 13 points and seven rebounds.

The Cardinals finish their 2019-2020 season with a 10-11 record.

Dennis Drew

February 25, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dennis “Denny” Drew, 78, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. His Memorial Service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present will be two hours prior to the start of the service. www.kahlerfh.com.

Denny was born on November 23, 1941 in Sully County, SD, the son of Clifford and Jennie (Shawgo) Drew. He grew up in Gettysburg, before moving with his family to Madison. He attended school in Madison. After school he worked for various area farmers until he moved to Dell Rapids in the early 1970’s to work for Lodmell-Schaefer Ford. He married Pamela Brown on October 23, 1965. To this union three children were born. He married Carolyn on November 15, 1978. The couple made their home in Dell Rapids. Denny gained another daughter, Renee`. The couple owned and operated the Dells Bowl. Then Denny worked for different electrical companies in Madison before starting Dells Electric and Appliance in Dell Rapids in 1990. In 2003, Denny retired and started working part-time as a state electrical inspector.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids, the Dell Rapids Lions Club, the Moose Club, the Modifiers Car Club, real estate commission, Dell Rapids Baseball Association Board Member, Ducks Unlimited and the church council. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, bowling, announcing the local baseball games and woodworking.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his son Todd in 1992, his brothers, Douglas, Daniel and infant Thomas and his brother-in-law, Ray Stratman.

Denny is survived by his wife of 41years, Carolyn of Dell Rapids; his daughters, Jodi Winslow of Minneapolis, MN, Renee Cramer (Aaron Harpold) of Des Moines, IA and Tami Drew (Lenny Stahl) of Dell Rapids; his seven grandchildren, Scott and Amanda Seiberlich, Zach Johnson, Wyatt Harpold, Hunter Brown, Dominick Stahl and Trystan Stahl; his brother, Dale (Cindy) Drew of Sioux Falls and his sister, Judy Stratman of Valley Springs.

2020-2021 Dell Rapids School Calendar Approved

February 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School District school calendar for the 2020-2021 year was recently approved at the last Dell Rapids School Board meeting.

The calendar will include built-in snow days again, but only two instead of three. The two built-in snow days are February 15th and April 5th. The first day of school will be on Wednesday, August 26th. Christmas break will start on Wednesday, December 23rd with school resuming on Monday, January 4th. The final day of school is scheduled for Friday, May 21st, 2021. Graduation will be held on Saturday, May 15th, 2021.

If there is a need to make up more than two snow days, those days will be made up after the May 21st date.

Eight Individuals Heading to State for Quarrier Wrestling

February 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

A week after qualifying the full team for the state dual championships, the Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team finished second as a team in the Region 1A tournament and qualified eight wrestlers for the individual championships. Dell Rapids also had a region champion.

The Quarriers finished with a team score of 174.0 points. Watertown won the team region championship with 239.5 points. Madison placed third with 150.5 points, and West Central was fourth with 132.5 points.

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

Jacob Vogel won the 126-pound weight class. Andrew Weiland, Brayden Gee, Gage Carr, and Mitchell Klinkenborg all had 2nd place finishes. Zach McKee and Kyle Cavigielli had 3rd place finishes. Trevon Cross also qualified for state with a 4th place finish.

The 2020 South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament will be held at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls Thursday, February 27th through Saturday, February 29th.

Individual Results

106: John Mortrude finished 2-2, placing 5th
113: Andrew Weiland finishd 2-1, placing 2nd
120: Carson Roach finished 2-2, placing 5th
126: Jacob Vogel finished 3-0, winning the weight class
132: Hunter Nelson finished 0-3
138: Trevon Cross finished 2-2, placing 4th
145: Zach McKee finished 3-1, placing 3rd
152: Weston Mason finished 0-2
160: Brayden Gee finished 2-1, placing 2nd
170: Gage Carr finished 2-1, placing 2nd
182: Josh Deknikker finished 0-2
195: Sam Cavigielli finished 1-3
220: Mitchell Klinkenborg finished 2-1, placing 2nd
285: Kyle Cavigielli finished 3-1, placing 3rd

Quarrier Girls Fall to Tough Roncalli Team

February 22, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team hosted an afternoon ballgame on Saturday, February 22nd. The Quarriers hosted the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers, who were playing in their final regular season game of the year. Roncalli won the game 61-30.

Roncalli opened the game on a 7-0 run. Dell Rapids pulled within two points at 11-9 and then tied the game at 13-13 with 2:30 to go in the quarter. The Cavaliers then went on a 7-0 run to end the first quarter to lead 20-13. Roncalli continued to roll from there. The Cavaliers outscored Dell Rapids 34-6 over the next two quarters and led 54-19 heading into the fourth. Dell Rapids did hold the scoring advantage in the fourth quarter at 11-7.

Eight different players scored in the game for Dell Rapids. Aspen Hansen finished with six points, nine rebounds, and two blocked shots. Zoey Hilmoe also had six points. Kennedy Krull had five points and two rebounds. Alli De Stigter, Haileigh Barnhart, and Maggie Schmidt all finished with three points each. Becky Dorn and Hanna VanOverbeke had two points apiece.

Dell Rapids (2-16) will travel to Canton on Tuesday, February 25th and play the C-Hawks in a girls and boys double header. The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Upset #5 Lennox

February 22, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Lennox Orioles came to Dell Rapids ranked fifth in the latest South Dakota Boys Basketball media poll. The Dell Rapids Quarriers earned a statement win and made some noise in Class A after a 79-62 win on Friday, February 22nd.

The first quarter was tightly played between the two teams as Dell Rapids ended the quarter with a slim 13-12 lead. The second quarter proved to be the difference in the game. Dell Rapids connected for 28 points and built a 12-point lead by halftime at 41-30. Both teams scored 19 points each allowing Dell Rapids to keep their 11-point lead at 60-49. The Quarriers outscored Lennox in the final quarter 19-13 for the win.

The Quarriers shot the ball very well shooting 53% (28-53) from the field, 60% (15-25) from three-point area, and 62% (8-13) from the free-throw line. Lennox finished the game shooting 48% (24-50) from the field, 43% (12-28) from three-point area, and 67% (2-3) from the free-throw line.

Four players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids. Colin Rentz had 22 points, seven assists, and four rebounds. Logan Ellingson had 17 points. Drew Van Regenmorter had 14 points, six assists, and four rebounds. Ramsey Heinecke also had 14 points along with six rebounds, and two assists.

Dell Rapids (14-4) will play their final road game of the regular season on Tuesday, February 25th when then travel to Canton to play the C-Hawks. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Boys Grind out Win at Baltic

February 22, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Playing in their second game in 24 hours, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball found a way to grind out a win in Baltic against the Bulldogs on Friday, February 21st. Even though the final score showed a 17-point win at 71-54, the game played much closer than that.

St Mary led for the entire game, but Baltic made a game of it late. The Cardinals held a five point lead after the first quarter at 16-11. They were able to push their lead to 11 points by halftime at 38-27. Baltic was able to cut into the lead, albeit slightly, by the end of the third quarter. St Mary held a 10-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter at 59-49. The Bulldogs scored the first three points of the final quarter to cut the lead down to seven at 59-52 with 7:00 to play. The Cardinal defense held Baltic to just two more points the rest of the game as they pulled away late in the quarter for the win.

The Cardinals were 43% (21-49) shooting from the field, 37% (10-27) from three-point area, and 79% (19-24) from the free-throw line. Weston Geraets had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds along with four assists in the game. Connor Libis had 27 points, six rebounds, and four steals. Sam Palmer had nine points, four rebounds, and two blocks. Cole Welbig also had nine points, five rebounds, and a team-high five assists. Max Herber finished with eight points and five rebounds.

St Mary (14-5) will close out the regular season on Friday, February 28th when they host the Centerville Tornadoes. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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