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

Quarrier Boys Split Two Games in 24 Hours

February 16, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team played two games in less than 24 hours on Friday, February 14th and Saturday, February 15th, losing won and winning the other.

Dell Rapids traveled to Dakota Valley on Friday and ran into a hot-shooting Panther team. Dakota Valley shot 57% from the field, 55% from three-point area, and 91% from the free-throw line in an 87-72 victory of Dell Rapids. The Quarriers were 48% (23-48) from the field, but just 27% (6-22) from three-point area, and 74% (20-27) from the free-throw line in the game.

Both teams started out hot in the first quarter with the two teams combining for a total 41 first quarter points. Dakota Valley held a 23-18 lead heading into the second quarter. The Quarriers pulled within three points at 29-26 with 5:04 to play in the second quarter. Dakota Valley then went on a 17-0 run to end the quarter to lead 46-26 at halftime. Dell Rapids just couldn’t overcome the deficit. They pulled within 11 points once in the third quarter and then again with 4:22 to go in the game, but the Panthers never let them get any closer.

Three players finished in double figures. Colin Rentz had 16 points, nine assists, four rebounds, and three steals. Hamsey Heinecke had 15 points and three rebounds. Carter Nelson added 10 points off the bench for Dell Rapids. Connor Rentz and Drew Van Regenmorter both had nine points each.

Dell Rapids then hopped on a bus Saturday morning to Mitchell to play the Rapid City Christian Comets at the DWU/Culvers Classic at the Corn Palace early Saturday afternoon. The Quarriers rebounded with an 87-60 win.

The Quarriers raced out to a 27-11 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. The lead for Dell Rapids grew to 48-26 by half time. The Quarriers continued to outscore the Comets in final two quarters as well as they outscore Rapid City Christian 39-34 in the second half.

Dell Rapids shot the ball well against the Comets shooting 52% (34-66) from the field, 43% (9-21) from three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line.

Colin Rentz, who was named the game’s MVP, finished with 22 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Connor Rentz had 12 points. Logan Ellingson also had 12 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Van Regenmorter, Heinecke, and Avery Boechler all had eight points each.

Dell Rapids (12-4) will host Sisseton on Tuesday, February 18th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Fight Hard at Dakota Valley, but Fall Short

February 15, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Dakota Valley on Friday, February 14th to play the Panthers. Dakota Valley earned the Dak12 Conference win by a score of 67-49.

Dakota Valley did lead start to finish in the game. The Panthers opened the first two minutes on a 6-0 run. That lead grew to nine points by the end of the first quarter at 21-12. Both teams scored at least 20 points in the second quarter, but the Panthers were able to extend the lead to 46-32 by halftime. The third quarter was tough for Dell Rapids as they were outscored 17-6 and saw the Panthers extend the lead to 63-38. The Quarriers did outscore Dakota Valley 11-4 in the final quarter.

The Quarriers were 35% (18-51) from the field in the game, 41% (7-17) from three-point area, and 50% (6-12) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids also had 32 rebounds as a team and nine steals.

Haileigh Barnhart had a double-double in the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Aspen Hansen tallied 19 points with six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Alli De Stigter had nine points, and Zoey Hilmoe finished with six points and four steals.

Dell Rapids (2-14) will play the last of four straight road games on Thursday, February 20th in Madison against the Bulldogs. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

St Mary Girls Drop Close Battle to Arlington

February 15, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In the second meeting of the year between the Arlington and Dell Rapids St Mary girls basketball teams, Arlington again got the best of St Mary. Arlington beat St Mary by a score of 45-41 on Friday, February 14th.

Arlington got the early lead at 7-4, but St Mary went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-7 and ended the first quarter leading 17-11. Arlington held St Mary to just three points in the second quarter and was able to get the game tied at 20-20 heading into halftime. St Mary regained the lead in the third quarter and led by four points heading into the final quarter at 34-30. Neither team scored until 4:20 to go in them game when Arlington hit a three-point shot to pull within a point at 34-33. Arlington took the lead at 37-36 with 1:11 to go and made eight free-throws down the stretch to hold on for the victory.

St Mary shot just 27% (12-44) from the field, 26% (5-19) from three-point area, and 67% (12-18) from the free-throw line. St Mary also had 25 team rebounds and eight steals.

Ella Heinitz led the team with 14 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two assists. Karlie Klein added 12 points, four rebounds, and three steals. Courtney Brown and Ella Griffin both had six points each. Brown and Sydney Klein both had seven rebounds.

St Mary (9-9) will play the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday, February 18th in their final home game of the regular season.

Dell Rapids School Gets Permission for Parking Update

February 14, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids school board member Jeff Traill and Dell Rapids Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz presented a parking update plan to the Dell Rapids City Council during the council’s regular meeting on Monday, February 3rd. The plan will give the school approximately 70 new parking spots over by the high school and middle school.

“I would term this a shorter term fix for some parking issues. Those of you that have been members of the community for a long time have heard it. We are short on parking at the middle school and high school. We agree 100 percent. Unfortunately it’s kind of a land-locked facility,” said Traill.

Traill said that this plan is more of a five-to-ten year short term fix or enhancement to the existing parking by the schools. The approximately 70 additional spots equates to an average of about one class enrollment every year to the high school. He said that the plan may not be ideal, but it does add spots by a combination of using existing school parking lots and areas as well as encroachments up to or within the city right of way. Because the plan does involve city right of way, this plan had to be approved by the Dell Rapids City Council.

The update will add 20 new spots to the staff parking long on the east side of Garfield Ave, but the majority of the updates will be done over by the middle school and football field area on 13th St. The north and south side of 13th St between Garfield Ave. and Harrison Ave. will remain parallel parking spots as they are today. The northeast parking lot and bus barn area will remain unchanged as of now.

The Dell Rapids City Council approved the plan which will allow the school to be able to add the parking lot updates to the already scheduled school renovations that will begin this spring. Those renovations include changes to the high school to bring modern technology into classroom teaching methods as well as changes to the middle school to accommodate four sections of classes.

Dell Rapids Staff Parking

Drawing of current DRHS staff parking area

Drawing of updated DRHS staff parking long

Dell Rapids Parking by middle school

Drawing of current parking by DRMS

Drawing of updated parking by DRMS

Arlington’s Second Half Surge Ends St Mary’s Streak

February 14, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team took a six-game winning streak into a rematch with the Arlington Cardinals on Thursday, February 13th. Arlington avenged a loss to St Mary earlier in the season with a 69-59 win ending the winning streak for St Mary.

The game went back and forth through the first three quarters. St Mary struck first hitting the first two three-point shots of the game for an early lead. They remained in front holding a 14-9 lead before Arlington ended the quarter on an 8-0 run to lead 17-14 after the first quarter. Arlington continued the run by scoring the first two points of the second quarter to extend their lead to 21-14. St Mary then clamped down on defense and held Arlington to just eight more second quarter points while the offense put up 19 to take a 33-29 lead at halftime.

Arlington tied the game early in the third quarter at 33-33 and then again at 35-35. With the game tied at 37-37, Arlington went on a 10-3 run the remainder of the third quarter to lead 47-40 heading into the fourth quarter. St Mary got within five points at 53-48 and 56-51, but could not get any closer as Arlington had an answer each time St Mary got close.

St Mary shot 40% (22-55) from the field in the game, 24% (5-21) from three-point area, and 56% (10-18) from the free-throw line. They pulled down a total of 30 rebounds and had a total of seven steals.

Connor Libis had a game-high 32 points with three rebounds and two assists. Max Herber had 10 points and six rebounds. Sam Palmer finished with eight points and two blocked shots. West Geraets tallied four points, nine rebounds, and four assists, while Colin Winberg had four points and eight rebounds.

St Mary (12-3) will play Hanson at the DWU/Culver’s Classic in Mitchell on Saturday, February 15th at 4:30 p.m. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Win Fourth in a Row

February 12, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team won their fourth game in a row for their longest winning streak of the year after an 85-56 win over the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 11th.

The Quarrier offense was firing on all cylinders all game long. Dell Rapids held a 24-16 lead after the first quarter, and then pushed that lead to 43-25 by halftime. The Quarriers continued the hot shooting in the second half scoring 23 points in the third quarter and 19 more in the fourth quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 51% (36-70) from the field, 26% (6-23) from three-point area, and 70% (7-10) from the free-throw line. The team had a total of 32 rebounds, 19 assists, and only turned the ball over five times.

Three players finished in double figures again. Logan Ellingson had 21 points, three rebounds, and two steals. Drew Van Regenmorter had 20 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Ramsey Heinecke finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.

Dell Rapids (11-3) will travel to Dakota Valley to play the Panthers on Friday, February 14th in a girls and boys double header.

Titans Pull Away from Quarriers Late

February 12, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans turned a two point halftime lead into an 18-point win over the Dell Rapid Quarrier girls basketball team on Tuesday, February 11th. The Titans pulled away from the Quarriers in the fourth quarter for a 61-43 win.

Mt Vernon/Plankinton held a five point lead at the end of the first quarter at 17-12. That lead grew to 25-14 with 4:00 to go in the second quarter, but Dell Rapids ended the half on a 9-0 run to pull within two points at halftime at 25-23. The Quarriers tied the game at 25-25 with 7:00 to go in the third quarter. The Titans responded with a 20-11 run the rest of the quarter to lead 45-34 heading into the fourth quarter. Mt Vernon/Plankinton continued to pull away in the fourth quarter holding the Quarriers to just nine points.

Aspen Hansen finished with a double-double with 10 points, 14 rebounds, along with five assists, and three steals. Maggie Schmidt also had 10 points and three rebounds. Zoey Hilmoe had nine points, and Haileigh Barnhart had eight points.

Dell Rapids (2-12) will travel to Dakota Valley to play the Panthers on Friday, February 14th in a girls and boys double header.

Quarriers Split Duals in Adrian

February 10, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team had a pair of duals on Friday, February 7th at Adrian, MN. The Quarriers had matches against Adrian and West Central.

Dell Rapids fell to Adrian 32-45, but defeated the West Central Trojans 82-0. The Quarriers are now 12-5 in duals on the season. They will travel to Sioux Falls on Saturday for matches against Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

Individual Results

Adrian 45, Dell Rapids 32

106: John Mortrude (DERA) over Bruce Farinella (ADAR) (TF 15-0 2:20)
113: Brayan Anaya (ADAR) over Carson Roach (DERA) (Fall 1:53)
120: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Reese Morrison (ADAR) (Fall 1:39)
126: Carter Cross (DERA) over (ADAR) (For.)
132: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Rilee Heidebrink (ADAR) (Fall 1:11)
138: Logan Sherer (ADAR) over Trevon Cross (DERA) (Fall 3:27)
145: Logan Taylor (ADAR) over Zach McKee (DERA) (Dec 14-8)
152: Isaac Bullerman (ADAR) over Weston Mason (DERA) (Fall 4:32)
160: Gage Carr (DERA) over Quentin Wolf (ADAR) (Fall 0:42)
170: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Cameron Wieneke (ADAR) (Dec 9-2)
182: Preston Nelson (ADAR) over (DERA) (For.)
195: Jaren Winselman (ADAR) over Sam Cavigielli (DERA) (Fall 1:10)
220: Beau Bulerman (ADAR) over Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) (Fall 1:14)
285: Scot Edwards (ADAR) over Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) (Fall 0:28)

Dell Rapids 82, West Central 0

106: John Mortrude (DERA) over Jude Jarding (WECE) (Fall 2:00)
113: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Keaton Vessells (WECE) (Fall 4:00)
120: Carson Roach (DERA) over Kadyn Sauers (WECE) (Fall 2:49)
126: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Chet Carda (WECE) (Fall 1:28)
132: Hunter Nelson (DERA) over (WECE) (Fall 3:34)
138: Trevon Cross (DERA) over Weiland Nelson (WECE) (Fall 3:25)
145: Zach McKee (DERA) over Demitri Cournoyer (WECE) (Fall 1:31)
152: Weston Mason (DERA) over Dwight Kuhlman (WECE) (Fall 3:12)
160: Gage Carr (DERA) over Zach Brown (WECE) (Fall 4:41)
170: Josh Deknikker (DERA) over Gabe Gebhardt (WECE) (MD 10-2)
182: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Abram Maras (WECE) (Fall 0:28)
195: Sam Cavigielli (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)
220: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)
285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)

Dell Rapids Kindergarten Registration – February 26th Deadline

February 9, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids school district is now accepting Kindergarten registrations for the 2019-2020 school year. Registration closes February 26. If there are any questions regarding the screening, please contact Heidi Adams by email: Heidi.Adams@K12.sd.us

Registration can be found at this website: https://www.dr-k12.net/special/kindergarten_registration

Who should register?

If your child will be 5 on or before September 1, 2020, you must register your child. This registration is for your child to be scheduled for Kindergarten screening. Current KPrep students do not need to register for this year’s Kindergarten screening.

Other ways you can register…

You can register your child via this website or by contacting the elementary school by phone (605-428-5473, option 6).

Two options for Kindergarten next year:

The district offers two programs for students who are age 5 on or before September 1, 2020 and entering kindergarten for the first time: (1) we offer a regular full day kindergarten program, and (2) we offer a full day K-prep program. The K-prep program is for students who may not exhibit Kindergarten readiness, as determined by school and parents.

Quarrier Boys Win Tenth Game of Season

February 9, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Playing in the first of four straight road games, the Dell Rapids Quarriers won their tenth game of the season after a 64-38 win over the Milbank Bulldogs on Saturday, February 8th.

The Quarriers led for all but about a minute of the game. Milbank scored the first two points of the game, but only scored two more the rest of the first quarter as Dell Rapids took control of the game early. The Quarriers led 13-4 after the first quarter. The lead for Dell Rapids grew to 19 points by halftime at 30-11. The Quarriers didn’t slow down in the second half as they outscored Milbank 34-27 in the second half for the win.

Dell Rapids was 43% (22-51) from the field, 21% (3-14) from the three-point area, and 63% (17-27) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers pulled down 41 team rebounds.

Nine players scored in the game and three players finished in double figures. Colin Rentz had 16 points, eight rebounds, and two steals. Ramsey Heinecke finished with 12 points, seven rebound, and three blocked shots. Logan Ellingson added 10 points, two steals, and two rebounds. Coby Maeschen had seven points and five rebounds.

The Quarriers (10-3) hit the road again on Tuesday, February 11th when they travel to Mt Vernon to play the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans in a girls and boys double header.

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