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

West Central Trojans Set Two Records at State Track Meet

May 30, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Two West Central girls relay teams set meet records at the State A Track Meet in Sioux Falls held Thursday, May 26th through Saturday, May 28th. The girls team finished third overall with 64 points, while the boys teams finished seventh with 33 points.

The 4x100m relay team of Lily Sidel, Sadie Berg, Molli Thornton, and Emma Goehring set the meet record in the preliminaries with a time of :49.04. The relay team placed first in the finals. The 4x200m relay team of Goehring, Berg, Sidel, and Thornton set the meet record with a time of 1:42.91 while placing first in the finals. Goehring placed second in the 100m dash, and Sidel finished sixth. Thornton won the long jump and placed fourth in the triple jump. Berg placed sixth in the 200m dash. Goehring was second and Sidel fifth in the long jump. Cambell Fischer finished sixth in the shot put.

The 4x100m relay team of Justin Zirpel, Tommy Berg, Carter Schmeichel, and Mason Berens finished second. The 4x200m relay team of Schmeichel, Berens, Wyatt Nielsen, and Layton Johnson also finished second. The 4x400m relay team of Nielsen, Schmeichel, Jude Jarding, and Johnson was also second. Johnson finished fifth in both the 100m dash and 200m dash. Gunnar Cuka was eighth in the long jump.

Individual Results

Girls Results

4x800m Relay

12th – (Cambree Ideker, Jazelle Jarding, Ellie McDonald, Baylee Poss) – 10:17.34 (Prelim)

100m Dash

Emma Goehring – :12.58 (Prelim)
Emma Goehring (2nd) – :12.73 (Finals)
Lily Sidel – :12.84 (Prelim)
Lily Sidel (6th) – :13.09 (Finals)

4x100m Relay

Lily Sidel, Sadie Berg, Molli Thornton, Emma Goehring – :49.04 (Prelim – Meet Record)
1st – :49.51 (Finals)

Sprint Medley Relay

18th – (Melissa Anderson, Keighlor Nolz, Peyton Meadors, Cambree Ideker) – 4:33.84 (Prelim)

Triple Jump

Molli Thornton (4th) – 34’6″ (Finals)

4x200m Relay

Emma Goehring, Sadie Berg, Lily Sidel, Molli Thornton – 1:44.63 (Prelim)
1st – 1:42.91 (Finals – Meet Record)

400m Dash

Alexa Borns (15th) – 1:02.87 (Prelim)

200m Dash

Sadie Berg – :26.67 (Prelim)
Sadie Berg (6th) – :26.89 (Finals)

4x400m Relay

17th – (Alexa Borns, Baylee Poss, Melissa Anderson, Sadie Berg) – 4:21.35 (Prelim)

Shot Put

Cambell Fischer (6th) – 37’6.5″ (Finals)

Long Jump

Molli Thornton (1st) – 16’10” (Finals)
Emma Goehring (2nd) – 16’8.75″ (Finals)
Lily Sidel (5th) – 16’5″ (Finals)

Boys Results

4x800m Relay

15th – (Dylan Stromer, Patrick hammond, Benjamin Strunk, Jude Jarding) – 8:44.65 (Prelim)

100m Dash

Layton Johnson – :11.23 (Prelim)
Layton Johnson (5th) – :11.36 (Finals)

4x100m Relay

Justin Zirpel, Tommy Berg, Carter Schmeichel, Mason Berens – :43.91 (Prelim)
2nd – :43.84 (Finals)

Sprint Medley Relay

16th – (Justin Zirpel, Mason Berens, Carter Schmeichel, Jude Jarding) – 3:51.73 (Prelim)

High Jump

Dylan Stromer (10th) – 5’10” (Finals)
Gunnar Cuka (13th) – 5’10” (Finals)

3200m Run

Benjamin Strunk (9th) – 10:07.92 (Finals)

4x200m Relay

Carter Schmeichel, Mason Berens, Wyatt Nielsen, Layton Johnson – 1:32.52 (Prelim)
2nd – 1:30.97 (Finals)

200m Dash

Layton Johnson – :23.15 (Prelim)
Layton Johnson (5th) – :23.22 (Finals)
Wyatt Nielsen (15th) – :23.82 (Prelim)

4x400m Relay

Wyatt Nielsen, Carter Schmeichel, Jude Jarding, Layton Johnson – 3:31.73 (Prelim)
2nd – 3:29.59 (Finals)

Triple Jump

Gunnar Cuka (15th) – 39’3.25″ (Finals)

Long Jump

Gunnar Cuka (8th) – 19’10.25″ (Finals)

Buchmann Qualifies for State Golf

May 30, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Stephanie Buchmann qualified for the state tournament after her round at the Region 1A Tournament in Madison on Thursday, May 26th. The Tri-Valley Mustangs had three golfers play in the tournament and did not register a team score.

Buchmann placed 19th individually and grabbed the final qualifying spot with a round of 105. Both Payton Oberg and Ivy Haug finished with rounds of 135.

The State A Tournament will be held at Bakker Crossing in Sioux Falls on Monday, June 6th and Tuesday, June 7th.

Several Place at State Track Meet for St Mary

May 30, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Members of the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal track team took part in the 2022 South Dakota High School State B Track Meet in Sioux Falls Thursday, May 26th through Saturday, May 28th.

Madala Hanson had a fourth place finish in the 400m dash. Jaycee Tebay took fourth in the discus. The sprint medley relay team of Ella Griffin, Brianna Griffin, Maya Heinitz, and Hanson placed eighth. The 4x400m relay team of Heinitz, E. Griffin, B. Griffin, and Hanson also had an eighth place finish.

Nic Gaspar placed fourth in the high jump. Lucas Flemmer finished seventh in the 400m dash. John Pica was eighth in the discus.

Individual Results

Girls Results

4x100m Relay

22nd – (Ella Griffin, Addison Libis, Josie Baumberger, Makyla Buchholz) – :55.00 (Prelim)

Sprint Medley Relay

Ella Griffin, Brianna Griffin, Maya Heinitz, Madala Hanson – 4:23.64 (Prelim)
8th – 4:37.90 (Finals)

4x200m Relay

9th – (Ella Griffin, Maya Heinitz, Addison Libis, Brianna Griffin) – 1:52.49 (Prelim)

400m Dash

Maya Heinitz (23rd) – 1:04.88 (Prelim)

800m Run

Madala Hanson (4th) – 2:22.67 (Finals)

200m Dash

Brianna Griffin (15th) – :28.39 (Prelim)

4x400m Relay

Maya Heinitz, Ella Griffin, Brianna Griffin, Madala Hanson – 4:17.14 (Prelim)
8th – 4:24.82 (Finals)

Discus

Jaycee Tebay (4th) – 118’9″ (Finals)

Boys Results

100m Dash

Lucas Flemmer (15th) – :11.71 (Prelim)

400m Dash

Lucas Flemmer – :52.34 (Prelim)
Lucas Flemmer (7th) – :53.31 (Finals)

300m Hurdles

Nic Gaspar (10th) – :43.88 (Prelim)

200m Dash

Lucas Flemmer (9th) – :23.76 (Prelim)

High Jump

Nic Gaspar (4th) – 6’2″ (Finals)

Discus

John Pica (8th) – 136’8″ (Finals)

Quarrier Track State Meet Results

May 30, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers had members of the track team participate in the 2022 South Dakota High School State A Track Meet in Sioux Falls Thursday, May 26th through Saturday, May 28th. The boys team had a total of 11 points, and the girls team had a total of five points.

Jade Anstine had a fourth place finish in the 200m dash and a sixth place finish in the 100m dash. Gunnar Chamley placed sixth in the discus. Kylee Fiddelke finished fourth in the 400m dash.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100m Dash

Kylee Fiddelke (11th) – :13.00 (Prelim)

4x100m Relay

20th – (Hanna VanOverbeke, Sophia Godwin, Madysen VanOverbeke, Kennedy Krull) – :53.26 (Prelim)

Sprint Medley Relay

24th – (Sophia Godwin, Madysen VanOverebeke, Elizabeth Price, Adisen Stadem) – 4:46.32 (Prelim)

4x200m Relay

14th – (Kylee Fiddelke, Sophia Godwin, Madysen VanOverbeke, Kennedy Krull) – 1:51.64 (Prelim)

100m Hurdles

Clara Justice (16th) – :17.04 (Prelim)

400m Dash

Kylee Fiddelke – 1:01.22 (Prelim)
Kylee Fiddelke (4th) – 1:00.80 (Finals)

Boys Results

100m Dash

Jade Anstine – :11.30 (Prelim)
Jade Anstine (6th) – :11.39 (Finals)

4x100m Relay

10th – (Jade Anstine, Chase Jones, Ian Mason, Owen Nelson) – :45.22 (Prelim)

Discus

Gunnar Chamley (6th) – 137’3″

200m Dash

Jade Anstine – :23.24 (Prelim)
Jade Anstine (4th) – :23.04 (Finals)

Quarrier Girls Golf Team Qualifies for State

May 30, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The entire Dell Rapids Quarrier girls golf team qualified for the state tournament after a third place finish at the Region 1A tournament in Madison on Thursday, May 26th.

Dell Rapids finished with a team score of 409, one shot better than fourth-place Aberdeen Roncalli (410). Madison placed first with a 381, and Sioux Valley was second with a 397.

Two Quarrier golfers finished in the top 10. Jayme Schmidt finished sixth with a round of 93. Abby Greenhoff was seventh with a round of 94. Natalie Berg placed 15th individually with a round of 102. Avery Haskel had a round of 120, and Emma Taubert finished with a 147.

The State A Tournament will be held at Bakker Crossing in Sioux Falls on Monday, June 6th and Tuesday, June 7th.

Madison Broncos Take Win over PBR

May 29, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Madison scored early and often in a 12-5 win over Dell Rapids PBR on Thursday, May 26th at Rickeman Field.

Madison scored two runs in the top of the first and three more in the top of the second. The Broncos then scored two more times in the top of the fourth for a 7-0 lead. Dell Rapids PBR got on the board in the bottom of the fifth. Connor Spindler singled to left field scoring Weston Hanson. Madison got another two runs in the top of the sixth for a 9-1 advantage.

PBR had a big inning in the bottom of the sixth. Riley Calhoon and Hanson both had bases-loaded walks. Keegan Miller scored on a fielder’s choice, and Calhoon later scored on an error to pull PBR within four runs, 9-5. Madison got another run in the eighth and two more in the ninth.

Spindler had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. Teagan Schlimgen also had two hits, one of them a double. Calhoon had a hit and an RBI. Beau Behrend and Sheldon Davis each had a single. Hanson and Andrew Barr had an RBI. Grant Sweeter pitched two innings allowing five runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks. Behrend pitched seven innings allowing seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids 14U Teams Split First Games of Season

May 25, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Both Dell Rapids 14U Navy and Dell Rapids 14U Red held their 2022 season opener on Tuesday, May 24th. Dell Rapids Navy got a win in their game, but Dell Rapids Red fell to Madison Maroon.

Dell Rapids Navy 7, West Central Gold 6

Dell Rapids Navy played the first game of the night on Volunteer Field and defeated West Central 14U Gold 7-6. Dell Rapids Navy scored three times in the bottom of the first and one more in the second for an early 4-0 lead. West Central Gold cut the lead in half with two runs in the top of the fourth, but Dell Rapids Navy responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning. West Central scored four times in the top of the fifth, but Dell Rapids was able to hold for the win.

Kenny Swanson had two doubles in the game. Jackson Peppel and Jack Patterson also had a double.

Madison Maroon 19, Dell Rapids Red 0

Dell Rapids Red was held to no hits in the game as Madison Maroon had the bats going to start the season in a 19-0 win. The balls hit by Madison found the gaps all game long, and they ran the bases well.

Ryan Stubbe and Connor Hansen both pitched in the game for Dell Rapids. Derek Gerlach and Alex Heinemann reached base for Dell Rapids in the game.

Tri-Valley 14U White Falls to Parker in First Game of Season

May 24, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Tri-Valley 14U White dropped their first game of the season to Parker on Tuesday, May 24th. Parker grabbed the lead in the second inning and took the win 9-1.

Parker scored all their runs before Tri-Valley got on the board. They got two runs in the second, three in the fourth, and four more in the top of the sixth. Tri-Valley got their run in the bottom of the sixth when Cooper Nielson scored on an error.

Tri-Valley was held to just two hits. Sullivan Snethen and Austin Puetz each had a single. Brady Jewett pitched three innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Brenner Struiksma pitched three innings and allowed seven runs, four earned, on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Snethen pitched one inning.

West Central Baseball Punches Ticket to State Tournament

May 24, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

West Central baseball earned a spot in the State B Tournament with two wins in Region 3B play on Tuesday, May 24th. West Central defeated Baltic 4-0 and Sioux Falls Christian 12-7.

West Central 4, Baltic 0

Jack Linneman drove home the first run for West Central in the bottom of the first inning. Gavin Koch gave West Central a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second with an RBI sacrifice fly. The score remained 2-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning. Logan Maras had a one-out RBI double, and Koch had an RBI ground out to put West Central ahead 4-0.

Duece Sherrard had three hits. Maras had two hits, one a double, and an RBI. Koch had a hit and two RBIs. Linneman finished with a single and an RBI. Grafton Stroup also had a hit. Andrew Zimmer pitched six innings giving up just three hits and four walks while striking out six. Stroup pitched an inning and allowed a hit while striking out two.

West Central 12, Sioux Falls Christian 7

West Central scored in every inning but one and had 15 total hits in a 12-7 win to advance to the state tournament.

Sherrard scored on an error, and Linneman had an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. Sioux Falls Christian took a lead after scoring three runs in the top of the second. West Central, however, scored two more times in the bottom of the second. Koch had an RBI triple, and Sherrard followed with an RBI single for a 4-3 lead.

Sioux Falls Christian tied the game with a run in the top of the third, but again, West Central regained the lead. Ben Sebert had an RBI single, and Koch had another RBI single for a 6-4 lead. West Central then added four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Linneman had an RBI single, Camden McDonald reached on an error that scored a run, and Sebert had a two-run single.

The Chargers pulled within two runs, 10-7, after scoring three times in the top of the fifth. West Central got two insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth. Stroup scored on a passed ball, and Maras had an RBI ground out. Sioux Falls Christian only had one base runner in the final two innings of the game.

Koch had two hits, one a triple, and two RBIs. Sebert had three hits and three RBIs. Linneman had two singles and two RBIs. Sherrard, Maras, and McDonald all had two hits and an RBI. Stroup and Caden Alfson each had a hit.

West Central will play Dakota Valley in the opening round of the State B Tournament at 5:05 p.m. on Monday, May 30th at the Birdcage in Sioux Falls.

Dell Rapids Headed Back to State B Tournament

May 24, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids High School club baseball team is headed back to the State B Tournament after winning two games at Rickeman Field on Monday, May 23rd and Tuesday, May 24th in the Region 3B Tournament.

Dell Rapids 10, McCook Central 0

Dell Rapids defeated McCook Central 10-0 in the opening round of the Region 3B Tournament on Monday, May 23rd. Dell Rapids scored in every inning and held McCook Central to just four hits.

Dell Rapids scored four times in first inning. Brayden Pankonen scored on a balk, Aiden Boechler had a two-run single, and Will Jaton added an RBI single. They scored three more times in the bottom of the second. Landon Ruesink had an RBI single, and Jack Henry had a two-run double. The scoring continued with two more in the third. Ruesink and Dylan Mathis both had RBI doubles. Jaton drove home the final run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth.

Ruesink had two hits, one a double, and two RBIs. Boechler had two hits and two RBIs. Henry had a double and two RBIs. Mathis had a double and an RBI. Jaton added a single and two RBIs. Pankonen also had a hit. Tad Tjaden pitched all five innings allowing four hits and three walks while striking out three batters.

Dell Rapids 6, Lennox 3

Dell Rapids scored three runs late in the game to secure a 6-3 victory over Lennox to punch their ticket to the state tournament on Tuesday, May 24th.

Lennox got on the board first in the top of the first inning with two innings. Dell Rapids responded with three runs in the bottom of the first. Boechler had an RBI sacrifice fly, and Jaton had a two-run double to give Dell Rapids a 3-2 lead after the first inning. Lennox tied the game on an error in the top of the third.

The score remained 3-3 until the bottom of the fifth. Henry scored on an error with two outs to give the lead back to Dell Rapids. Dell Rapids added another run in the fifth when Boechler scored while Mason Stubbe was caught in a run-down. Pankonen gave Dell Rapids another run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI bunt single.

Jaton finished with a hit and two RBIs. Pankonen had a hit and an RBI. Treyse Eastman had a triple, and Mathis had a single. Henry took the win on the mound pitching six innings allowing three runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks with seven strikeouts. Pankonen pitched the final inning allowing one hit and striking out two.

Dell Rapids will look to defend their title at the state tournament in Sioux Falls on Monday, May 30th and Tuesday, May 31st. Dell Rapids will play Parkston in the opening round at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Parkston was the last team to beat Dell Rapids, 8-4, on April 27th.

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