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

Fourth Quarter Sinks Quarrier Boys

January 25, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz

In a close game for most of the game between the Dell Rapids Quarriers and Vermillion Tanagers, the Tanagers used a big fourth quarter rally to beat the Quarriers 71-64 on Thursday, January 24th at Vermillion High School. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Dell Rapids.

The first quarter was back and fourth between the two teams. They ended the quarter in an 18-18 tie. Dell Rapids was able to get some separation in the second quarter as they outscored Vermillion 20-13. The Quarriers held a 38-31 lead at halftime.

Dell Rapids was able to maintain the lead they built in the second quarter. The Tanagers were only able to cut into the lead by a point, and Dell Rapids led 50-44 heading into the final quarter. The fourth quarter is where everything went right for Vermillion. The Tanagers erased the six point deficit by outscoring the Quarriers 27-14 in the final quarter for the win.

Colin Rentz led the Quarriers with 21 points. Logan Ellingson finished with 16 points. Drew Van Regenmorter added 11 rebounds and four assists in the game.

Dell Rapids (6-4) will play Sisseton in the Dax XII/NEC Classic on Saturday, January 26th. Tip-off is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. at Madison High School. Big Sioux Media will have a link to a live stream of the game.

Student Actors Recognized for Performances

January 25, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Seven student actors received recognition for their performances at their respective Region One-Act plays recently.

Two students from Dell Rapids St Mary earned awards during the Region 1B One-Act plays held on Wednesday, January 23rd, at the Brandon Performing Arts Center. Avery Carder won the Outstanding Female Actress, and Nick Wolles took home Best Male Actor.

Five different performers were recognized from Dell Rapids High School during the Region 3A One-Act plays held on Wednesday in Madison at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse. Tim Jaycox, Bergen Weiland, Lathan Sundt, Peyton Gleason, and Kat Fletcher all received Outstanding Acting Awards.

Vermillion Girls Rally in 3rd Quarter to Beat Quarriers

January 25, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

NewThe Vermillion Tanagers used a third quarter rally to defeat the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, January 24th at Vermillion High School.

The Dell Rapids offense was clicking in the first quarter. The Quarriers got out to a 10 point lead early and ended the first quarter leading 15-10. Vermillion was able to get their offense going in the second quarter and tied the game at 24-24 heading into halftime.

The Tanagers put together a dominant third quarter on both ends of the floor to take control of the game. Vermillion outscored Dell Rapids 17-4 in the quarter to take a 41-28 lead heading into the fourth. Dell Rapids cut the Vermillion lead down to six late into the fourth quarter, but the Tanagers converted enough free throws in the final minute to earn the 57-47 victory.

Dell Rapids (5-6) will play at Tri-Valley High School on Friday, February 1st in a girls and boys double-header. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Schwebach’s Buzzer-Beater Lifts Cardinals to Win

January 24, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Maddie Schwebach hit a game-winning shot with just four seconds remaining in the game to give the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals a 46-44 win over the Alcester-Hudson Cubs on Thursday, January 24th in Alcester. The win was the second in a row for the Cardinals.

St Mary started quickly once again scoring 16 points in the first quarter. The Cardinals led 16-10 after the quarter. Both teams scored 10 points in the second quarter, and the Cardinals maintained their six point lead at halftime by a score of 26-20. Alcester-Hudson pulled within a point by the end of the third quarter after outscoring St Mary 13-8. The Cardinals led 34-33 heading into the final quarter. St Mary outscored the Cubs but just one point, with Schwebach’s buzzer-beater being the difference in the game for the win.

Schwebach finished with 13 points, three rebounds, and two steals in the game. Ella Heinitz had 14 points, two rebounds, and four steals. Tana Harrington added six points. Ella Griffin finished with five points, and Courtney Brown and Clare Klein both had four points each. Alcester-Hudson was led by Kendra Jensen with 26 points.

The Cardinals (6-8) will host the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 25th as part of a girls and boys double-header. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Kathleen Larson

January 23, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Kathleen V. Larson went home to her God and Savior on Monday, January 21, 2019. Her Funeral service will be held in the Chester United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019. There is visitation for two hours prior to the service. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Kahler Funeral Home, Dell Rapids.

Kathy was born February 6, 1948 to Duane A. and Vivian M. (Jensen) Larson in Chester, SD. She graduated from Chester High School in 1966. She attended Augustana College, Sioux Falls College, and then, Nettleton,graduating in 1970 as a stenographer. After school, Kathy lived and worked in Sioux Falls and was a long-time volunteer at First United Methodist Church. She served in the Delker Memorial Library in Chester during its Saturday hours for a number of years, sharing her love of reading with children and adults alike.

Kathy was well versed in scripture and history. She found great joy in gospel music and often sang for church services. Kathy loved her family and looked forward to the reunion with her parents and loved ones who had gone on before. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls and the Chester United Methodist Church, the Jubilant Singers, and the Chester American Legion Auxiliary.

Kathy leaves behind extended family and many friends across the country.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Chester United Methodist Church or a charity near to your heart.

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Norma Stenberg

January 23, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Norma’s funeral service is at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 28, 2019 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel with the Rev. Eldon Thurow officiating. Interment is in the Colman Cemetery. Visitation with the family present is from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Kahler Funeral Home, Dell Rapids.

Norma Alvina Stenberg was born to Carl and Pearl (Sundal) Opland on January 30, 1927 in Madison, SD. She passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at United Living Community in Brookings, SD. She was 91 years old.

Norma lived on several farms while growing up in the Colton, Flandreau, and Dell Rapids communities. She graduated from Egan High School and married her husband of 68 years, Virgil Stenberg on December 24, 1945. They lived on a farm near Colman, SD, moved to Everett, WA for a few years and returned to settle on a farm near Lake Campbell (Volga, SD). In retirement they lived on a farm near Flandreau and then moved to Dell Rapids. They were members of Lake Campbell Lutheran Church, Flandreau Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids.

Norma worked at the Sears Roebuck store in Brookings, SD for many years as well as running a household full of active children. Her home was always warm and welcoming to anyone who stopped in and there always seemed to be good company, cake and coffee at hand.

Norma will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother, who was always loving, kind and supportive to her children and family. She was a wonderfully attentive listener, advisor and a source of encouragement to the family. Her days were full of cooking, baking, cleaning, church activities, 4-H projects, farming duties, sewing ad many happy extended family dinners and card games.

She will be dearly missed by friends and family, but we find peace in the good memories, speak of her often, and try to honor her in how we live our lives and love one another.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Thomas (Germaine) Stenberg, Volga; Nancy (Ed) Morrison, Auburn, AL; Scott (Tawni) Stenberg, DeForest, WI; Kent (Kathy) Stenberg, Warrenton, MO, and her grandchildren, Colin Morrison (Joie Cannon), Goleta, CA; Elise Morrison (Broc Harzinski), San Francisco, CA; Anne Stenberg and Clark Stenberg, Volga, SD; brothers, Raymond Orlin (Linda) Opland and Rollin Dale (Amy) Opland along with many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Virgil, daughter,Cheralyn Ann and brother, Marlo Opland.

The family would like to thank the staff at United Living Community Nursing Home and the Brookings Hospice team for their compassionate care during Norma’s final days.

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Quarrier Wrestlers Win Two More Duals

January 22, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team picked up two more dual wins on Tuesday, January 22nd. Dell Rapids wrestled Tri-Valley and West Central in another Dak XII meet held at West Central High School.

The Quarriers defeated Tri-Valley 60.0 – 18.0. Dell Rapids then defeated West Central 42.0 – 36.0. Andrew Weiland, Jacob Vogel, Canyon Lowman, Max Lamer, Zach McKee, Brayden Gee, Gage Carr, and Mitchell Klinkenborg all earned two wins on the night.

Dell Rapids will be in Brookings on Saturday, January 26th for the Brookings tournament.

Dell Rapids 60.0, Tri-Valley 18.0

106: Jace Entringer (DERA) over Everet Althoff (TRVA) (Fall 1:02)
113: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Aerin Geary (TRVA) (Dec 11-9)
120: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Tyler Groenewold (TRVA) (Fall 0:53)
126: Canyon Lowman (DERA) over Porter Jensen (TRVA) (Fall 2:54)
132: Carson Norgaard (TRVA) over (DERA) (For.)
138: Max Lamer (DERA) over Luke Lofswold (TRVA) (Dec 5-2)
145: Caden Lamer (TRVA) over Trevon Cross (DERA) (Fall 0:29)
152: Zach McKee (DERA) over Nathan Rombough (TRVA) (Fall 1:06)
160: Brayden Gee (DERA) over (TRVA) (For.)
170: Gage Carr (DERA) over Isaac Nehlich (TRVA) (Fall 4:11)
182: Sam Cavigielli (DERA) over (TRVA) (For.)
195: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over Alex Andresen (TRVA) (Fall 0:33)
220: Ethan Nehlich (TRVA) over (DERA) (For.)
285: Lincoln Richeal (DERA) over (TRVA) (For.)

Dell Rapids 42.0, West Central 36.0

106: Connor Siemonsma (WECE) over Jace Entringer (DERA) (Fall 0:36)
113: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Chet Carda (WECE) (TF 15-0 3:41)
120: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Carter Heumiller (WECE) (Fall 2:34)
126: Canyon Lowman (DERA) over Dwight Kuhlman (WECE) (Fall 1:23)
132: Wyatt Nielsen (WECE) over Tate Feucht (DERA) (Fall 2:23)
138: Landry Knight (WECE) over Trevon Cross (DERA) (Fall 1:58)
145: Max Lamer (DERA) over Robby Edberg (WECE) (Dec 9-2)
152: Zach McKee (DERA) over Justin Zirpel (WECE) (MD 17-5)
160: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Zack Brown (WECE) (Fall 1:05)
170: Gage Carr (DERA) over Mitchell Edberg (WECE) (Fall 5:14)
182: Clay Farmer (WECE) over Sam Cavigielli (DERA) (Fall 1:14)
195: Kadyn Nolz (WECE) over (DERA) (For.)
220: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)
285: Josh Livermore (WECE) over (DERA) (For.)

Cardinals Fall in Overtime, Finish 4th in DVC

January 22, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After having to have the final game of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament moved around a couple of times, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Colman-Egan Hawks played the 3rd/4th place game on Tuesday, January 22nd at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals started out fast in the first quarter. St Mary raced out to a 13-point lead at 15-2 with 1:15 to play in the first quarter. Colman-Egan closed out the quarter on a 6-0 run to close the gap at 15-8. The Hawks continued the momentum and tied the game 21-21 with 4:57 to play in the second quarter. Colman-Egan finished the second quarter on a 9-4 run to take a 30-25 lead into halftime.

St Mary scored the first six points of the third quarter, and the Cardinals took a 31-30 lead after a three-point shot by Connar Kangas with 5:22 to play in the quarter. The two teams traded baskets for the remainder of the third quarter. Colman-Egan took the 41-38 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. The two teams traded baskets and leads throughout most of the fourth quarter. St Mary took a 53-50 lead with 1:30 to play on another three-point shot from Kangas. Nate Tolley tied the game 15 seconds later at 53-53. After a defensive stop, Dalton Voelker made two free throws with :24 to go to give Colman-Egan a 55-53 lead. St Mary called a timeout, and then ran an offensive set to perfection as Ethan Geraets was wide-open and made the game-tying layup from the left block with :04 to go. That layup sent the game into overtime.

Colman-Egan scored the first six points over the first two minutes of the overtime period to take a 61-55 lead. Ryan Eining hit a contested shot from the left block with 1:30 to play to cut the lead to 61-57, but that was as close as St Mary would get. The Hawks made three free-throws over the remainder of the game to seal the victory. Connor Libis made a layup at the buzzer to make the final score 64-59. Thw Hawks took third place in the tournament, and the Cardinals finished fourth.

Libis led the Cardinals in scoring with 34 points in the game. Voelker led Colman-Egan with 32 points and 21 rebounds. Weston Geraets finished with 14 rebounds for the Cardinals. St Mary finished the game shooting 37% from the field, while the Hawks shot 47% from the field.

St Mary (8-3) will host the Lake Preston Divers in a girls and boys double-header on Friday, January 25th. Those games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Girls Cruise to Fifth Win

January 21, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A huge first quarter set the tone for a big win for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls on Monday, January 21st. The Cardinals outscored the Baltic Bulldogs in every quarter of the game on their way to a 56-32 win at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

St Mary brought the hammer early in the game. The Cardinals got out to a 19-point lead late in the first quarter, and that was all they needed the rest of the game. St Mary led 20-3 after the first quarter of play. Baltic did got a little run going in the second quarter and cut the lead to 10 points at 25-15 with 2:46 to play in the first half, but St Mary closed out the quarter on an 11-3 run to take a 36-18 lead into halftime. The Cardinal defense continued to cause problems for the Bulldogs in the second half. Baltic was held to just 14 second half points while St Mary scored 20 points.

Nine different players scored in the game for St Mary. Ella Heinitz finished with 16 points, nine steals, five rebounds, and four assists. Ella Griffin had 11 points, eight rebounds, and four steals. Maddie Schwebach tallied nine points and four rebounds. Clare Klein added six points. Baltic was led by Berklee Erickson with nine points.

The Cardinals (5-8) will travel to Alcester to play the Alcester-Hudson Cubs on Thursday, January 24th.

Quarrier Boys Dominant in Win over EPJ

January 20, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz.

In the second game of a girls and boys double-header on Saturday, January 19th, the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys won for the third time in a row with a 68-40 win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies.

Elk Point-Jefferson held an early 2-0 lead, and the game was tied 4-4 with 6:00 to play in the first quarter and again 6-6 with 5:00 to play, but that was as close as the Huskies would get. Dell Rapids outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 12-4 the remainder of the quarter for an 18-10 lead. The Quarriers held the Huskies to just eight points in the second quarter as they built an 18-point lead by halftime at 36-18.

Dell Rapids was able to build on their lead in each of the last two quarters. The Quarriers outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 19-16 in the third quarter to take a 55-34 lead into the fourth quarter. The Quarriers then outscored the Huskies 13-6 in the final quarter.

The Quarriers finished with 48 team rebounds, 16 team assists, 11 steals, and turned the ball over just eight times. They finished just 10-23 from the free-throw line however.

Three players finished in double figures. Drew Van Regenmorter had 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Logan Heim added 10 points and 17 rebounds. Karsen Welbig also finished with 10 points in the game. Colin Rentz had a team-high six assists.

The Quarriers (6-3) will travel to Vermillion on Thursday, January 24th for a girls and boys double-header against the Tanagers.

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