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

Garretson Survives Cardinals Early Rally

October 9, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team came out swinging in a match against Class A Garretson Blue Dragons on Tuesday, October 8th, but the Blue Dragons were able to survive the early rally and win the match.

The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead in the first set. Every time Garretson closed within a point or two, St Mary had an answer. The Cardinals took the first set of the match by a score of 25-19.

The second set was back and forth early, but the Blue Dragons eventually took the lead. St Mary was able to pull within a point a couple of times in the set, but Garretson pulled away for the win at 25-19 to even the match.

Garretson seemed to start to take momentum away from St Mary after winning the second set. They were able to build leads in the third and fourth sets that the Cardinals could not overcome. The Blue Dragons won the third set by a score of 25-18 and then won the fourth set at 25-14 to win the match.

Courtney Brown had a team high 11 kills. Tyra Harrington had nine kills, and Ella Heinitz finished with seven kills. E. Heinitz also had 13 set assists and 18 digs. Ella Griffin finished with 11 set assists and 15 digs. Brown added 17 digs and two ace serves. Maya Heinitz also finished with 16 digs.

St Mary (7-10) will host Arlington on Thursday, October 10th in the battle of the Cardinals. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Golf Season Ends with Three at State

October 8, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team had their season come to an end with the three golfers that competed in the 2019 State A golf tournament on Monday, October 7th and Tuesday, October 8th. Karsen Welbig, Brandon Kubly, and Zach McKee all participated in the tournament held at the Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion.

McKee finished tied for 32nd with a two-day total of 180. McKee had a round of 90 on both Monday and Tuesday. Welbig finished 42nd with a two-day total of 184. He had an 87 on Monday and a 97 on Tuesday. Kubly ended the tournament tied for 83rd with a total of 208. Kubly had a 109 on Monday and a 99 on Tuesday.

Welbig and Kubly were the seniors on this year’s Quarrier golf team.

Dell Rapids Elementary Recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School

October 8, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School District was notified at the end of September that the Dell Rapids Elementary School is recognized as a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School.

Only 362 schools in the United States were given this honor in 2019. Of those 362 schools, only six in schools in South Dakota received the recognition. Five of the six South Dakota schools were elementary schools.

To receive this recognition, the school must be nominated. Dell Rapids was nominated in the category of “Exemplary High Performing Schools”. To receive the National Blue Ribbon recognition, Dell Rapids Elementary had to meet the following criteria as listed The National Blue Ribbon Schools government website:

The school must be in the top 15 percent of all schools in the state when schools are ranked on
1. the performance of all students who participated in the most recently administered state assessments in reading (or English language arts) and mathematics, or
2. a composite index that includes these assessment results and may also include assessment results in other subject areas and/or other student performance measures, such as attendance or graduation rates.
For each of the school’s subgroups meeting the State’s minimum size requirement, the school must be in the top 40 percent of all public schools in the state when schools are ranked on
1. the performance of all students in the subgroup who participated in the most recently administered state assessments in reading (or English language arts) and mathematics, or
2. a composite index that includes these assessment results and may also include assessment results in other subject areas and/or other student performance measures, such as attendance or graduation rates for high schools.
For high schools, the school must be in the top 15 percent of all high schools in the state when high schools are ranked on the most recently available graduation rate.

Congratulations to the Dell Rapids Elementary School and the Dell Rapids School District Administration on this recognition!

Marjorie Lampe

October 7, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Marjorie A. Lampe, 91, of Dell Rapids and formerly of Salem passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral mass will begin at 10:30 am on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Salem. Visitation will begin at 12 pm on Thursday with a 3 pm rosary and 7 pm prayer service with family present at 6 pm all at Kinzley Funeral Home in Salem.

Marjorie Kyte was born November 7, 1927 in Wakonda, SD to Ray and Nora (Holton) Kyte. She grew up in SE South Dakota in the communities of Burbank, Tripp and Parkston. She graduated from Parkston High School in 1945 and then attended Notre Dame Jr. College in Mitchell. After graduating she worked at St. Joseph Hospital in Mitchell.

Marjorie married Alvin Lampe on May 25, 1948 and they farmed near Salem where they started their family. They were members of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Salem. She worked as a waitress and CNA and later developed an interest in reflexology. She studied and earned her certificate in reflexology and practiced it many years. They moved into town in 1991 and she joined the Red Hats and worked at the senior lunch program.

Marjorie is survived by: her children, David (LeAnn) Lampe of Madison, Richard Lampe of Carter Lake, IA, John (Katherine) Lampe of Omaha, NE, Kathy Bongers of Dell Rapids, Bernard (Sue) Lampe of Dell Rapids, and Mark (Joann) Lampe of Midwest City, OK; 9 grandchildren, Christina Jackson, Jason Bongers, Debby Bongers, Joshua Lampe, Lindsay Lampe, Laura Rivard, Andrew Lampe, Jared Lampe and Paige Lampe; great-great-grandchildren, Kenneth Bongers, Benjamin Rivard and Baby Rivard expected soon. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her siblings, Roger (Carol) Kyte, Helen (Carl) Lampe, and LaValle (George) Roth, a daughter Diana Lampe and great-granddaughter, Maxine Bongers.

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#1 Panthers Too Strong for Quarriers

October 7, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The #1 ranked Dakota Valley Panthers were too much for the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Monday, October 7th. The Panthers beat the Quarriers in straight sets by scores of 25-5, 25-10, and 26-24 at Dakota Valley High School.

Dezi Rus and Emma VanRegenmorter led Dell Rapids with three kills each. Mackenzie Garry and Mallory Haak each had two kills. Sam Price finished with eight set assists, three digs, and two blocks. D. Rus also had two digs in the match. Emma Molskness finished with nine digs, and Gabi Rus had five digs. Garry led the team with four blocks on the night.

Dell Rapids (3-16) will host Vermillion on Tuesday, October 8th.

Cardinals Fall to Dolphins in Straight Sets

October 7, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals traveled to White to play the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Monday, October 7th. Deubrook took the match in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-7, and 25-14.

Tyra Harrington finished the night with six kills and three set assists. Courtney Brown had six kills and 16 digs. Ella Griffin finished with four kills, eight set assists, and nine digs. Ella Heinitz added three kills, 10 set assists, and six digs. Maya Heinitz had 12 digs, and Macie Brown had eight digs.

St Mary (7-9) will host the Garretson Blue Dragons on Tuesday, October 8th.

Cardinals Post Homecoming Win Away from Home

October 5, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal football team has not allowed flood damage to their home field slow them this season. St Mary had to find a different venue to play their homecoming game on Friday, October 4th. That place was McEnaney Field, home to the O’Gorman Knights.

The Cardinals hosted the Centerville Tornadoes for their homecoming game and cruised to a 52-0 win by halftime to improve to 6-0 on the season.

St Mary opened the game receiving the kickoff, and they scored early. Three plays into the game Connor Libis connected with Weston Geraets on a 58-yard pass, which Geraets ripped out of the hands of the defender, for an early 6-0 lead. After the St Mary defense forced and recovered a fumble, Eli Longville scored on an 18-yard run four plays later. Libis scored the two-point conversion, and the Cardinals led 14-0 about 10 plays into the game. Centerville took the ball to the Cardinal five yard line on their next drive, but the St Mary defense made a goal line stand and forced a turnover on downs. The Cardinals marched 95 yard down the field, and Libis scored on a four-yard run. Libis then hit Ty Brown on the two-point conversion to put St Mary ahead 22-0 with just seconds to play in the quarter.

The Tornadoes drove to the St Mary 20 yard line on their first drive of the second quarter, but Geraets intercepted a pass and returned the ball 89 yards for a Cardinal touchdown. Libis scored the two-point conversion again to push the St Mary lead to 30-0. St Mary forced another Centerville turnover on the Tornadoes’ next drive, this time an interception by Libis. Libis then scored on the next offensive play on a 10-yard run. Longville scored the two-point conversion to push the lead to 38-0. The St Mary Cardinals got two more scores on runs by Libis in the quarter for the 52-0 win.

St Mary finished with 247 yards of total offense, 163 rushing yards and 84 passing yards. Libis had 10 carries for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Longville had seven carries for 60 yards and a touchdown. Libis was also 4-7 passing for 84 yards and a touchdown. Geraets had 2 catches for 78 yards and a touchdown. Longville finished with six tackles. Libis had five tackles and an interception. Geraets added 4.5 tackles, an interception and return for touchdown, as well as a forced fumble.

Head coach Ross Flemmer said, “Our offensive and defensive line played well tonight controlling the line of scrimmage. The boys played hard and came away with a big win.”

The Cardinals (6-0) will travel to Colman to play the #1 ranked Colman-Egan Hawks in a showdown between # and #2 in 9B football. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Celebrate Homecoming with Win

October 4, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Wind, rain, and sloppy field conditions were not going to stand in the way of the Dell Rapids Quarriers…not on homecoming night. Dell Rapids put together a dominating performance in a 28-7 win over the Dakota Valley Panthers on Friday, October 4th.

The Panthers scored first late in the opening quarter on a two-yard touchdown run by Zion Robinson. The extra point was good by Treygun Bowen, and Dakota Valley led 7-0 with 3:01 to play in the first quarter. That was all the Quarriers would allow the rest of the game.

Dell Rapids scored the next four touchdowns on their way to victory. The Quarriers took the lead late in the second quarter. Colin Rentz threw a ball to Logan Ellingson, who was covered by two Panther defenders, and Ellingson made the leaping grab and walked into the endzone to put the Quarriers on the board. Colin Rentz scored the two-point conversion, and Dell Rapids led 8-7 with 3:29 to play in the half. The score remained 8-7 heading into halftime.

The Quarriers received the ball to begin the third quarter and took nearly five minutes off the clock in their opening drive of the second half. With 7:06 to play in the third quarter on a third and goal play from the one yard line, the snap to Colin Rentz was fumbled, but the Quarriers fell on the ball in the endzone for the touchdown. Logan Stone scored the two point conversion to give Dell Rapids a 16-7 lead. Less then five minutes later, Dell Rapids would score again. With 2:40 to play in the quarter, Mason Goeken blocked a Dakota Valley punt and recovered the ball in the endzone for another Dell Rapids touchdown. Dell Rapids put the exclamation point on homecoming with 8:06 to play in the game. Carter Rentz scored on a four-yard run to put the Quarriers comfortably out front at 28-7.

Dell Rapids made a big halftime adjustment to the defense. Dakota Valley had 169 yards of total offense in the first two quarters of play, but Dell Rapids held them to just 65 yards in the second half. The Quarriers finished with 210 yards of total offense, 168 rushing yards and 42 passing yards. Dell Rapids was also 4-7 on third down attempts.

Colin Rentz finished the game 2-3 passing for 42 yards and a touchdown. Ellingson had the touchdown catch for 34 yards, and Coby Maeschen had a catch for eight yards. Stone finished the game with nine carries for 65 yards. Maeschen had 11 carries for 43 yards, and Carter Rentz added 43 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. Maeschen led the team in tackles with 11 in the game. Landon Ruesink and Drew VanRegenmorter both had eight tackles. Ellingson and Tyler Wood had six tackles each.

Dell Rapids (6-0) will host the Milbank Bulldogs on Friday, October 11th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Finish 11th in Lennox

October 4, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Sara VanRegenmorter

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys and girls cross country teams made the trip to Lennox for the Lennox Oriole Cross Country Invite on Thursday, October 3rd. Both the girls and boys teams finished 11th.

The girls team finished with a team score of 173. Sioux Falls Christian was first with a score of 40. Beresford and Lennox tied for second with team scores of 63. The boys team finished with a total of 184 points. Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys division with 20 points. Vermillion was second with 36 points, and Lennox placed third as a team with 67 points.

Adisen Stadem had a great run placing 24th individually with a time of 21:17.19. Aspen Hansen (45th) finished at 22:36.00. Hannah VanOverbeke (53rd) had a time of 23:19.36, and Jayme Schmidt (62nd) finished in a time of 23:58.32.

Logan Anderson (28th) had the top finish for Dell Rapids with a time of 18:23.31. Joshua Fletcher (46th) had a time of 19:18.47. Avery Welbig (68th) finished at 20:25.67. Gabe Clark (70th) had a time of 20:54.68, and Jon Montgomery (77th) had a time of 21:21.38.

Dell Rapids will head to Madison for the Dak XII Conference meet on Thursday, October 10th.

Dell Rapids Rally Falls Short Against Lennox

October 4, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids Quarriers were on the wrong end of a hard fought four set match against the Lennox Orioles at home on Thursday, October 4th.

The entire match went back and forth all night long. Lennox trailed Dell Rapids late in the first set 22-20 but tied the game at 22-22. Dell Rapids had a one-point advantage at 24-23, but the Orioles scored the last three points to take the first set.

Neither team was able to get much separation in the second set. Lennox was able to grab a 22-18 lead late. The Quarriers pulled within two points at 22-20, but that was as close as they would get. Lennox took the second set 25-21 for a 2-0 lead.

After an 8-8 tie in the third set, Dell Rapids went on a 7-1 run for a 15-9 lead. They continued to push the lead to 18-11, but Lennox would not go away quietly. The Orioles tied the set at 19-19, but Dell Rapids would end the set on a 6-1 run for the 25-20 win.

The Quarriers looked to have momentum on their side in fourth set. They raced out to a nine-point lead at 13-4. Lennox slowly chipped away at the lead and would eventually tie the set at 19-19. Dell Rapids regained the lead at 20-19 only to see Lennox take it back at 22-20. The Quarriers tied the set at 22-22, but Lennox closed out the set and match on a three-point run for the 25-22 win.

The Quarriers used a balanced offensive attack throughout the night. Maddie Kringen had seven kills to lead the team. Mackenzie Grisham had six kills. Sam Price, Mallory Haak, Dezi Rus, and Kenzie Garry all had five kills each. Price 27 set assists and also led the team with 30 digs. D. Rus had 25 digs. Gabi Rus finished with 19 digs, and Haak added 17 digs. Garry and Kringen both finished the match with five blocks each.

Dell Rapids (3-15) will travel to Dakota Valley on Monday, October 7th.

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