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St Mary Boys Notch First Win of Season

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DRSM LogoAfter a couple of tough games to start the season, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team earned their first win of the season on Friday, December 15th.  The Cardinals defeated the Estelline Redmen 63-47 in Estelline.  The Cardinals led at every quarter break in the game.

St Mary led 20-11 at the end of the first quarter.  They continued to increase the lead in the second quarter by outscoring Estelline 17-9 to take a 37-20 lead at halftime.  The Cardinals lead 53-34 after three quarters of play and held their largest lead of the game at 22 points with 7:16 to play in the game.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 32% from the field, 15% from beyond the three-point line, and 68% from the free-throw line.  St Mary had a total of 50 team rebounds, nine team steals, and turned the ball over 15 times.

Max Herber finished the game with a double-double for St Mary.  Herber had 26 points and 13 rebounds.  Connor Libis had 16 points and two steals.  Luke Brown also finished in double figures with 11 points and had seven rebounds.  Weston Geraets had eight points and 10 rebounds.

The Cardinals (1-2) will host De Smet on Tuesday, December 19th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Cruise to Second Straight Win

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DRvsTea_GBB_12-15-17The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls cruised to their second win of the season on Friday, December 15th.  After a hard-fought win against Sioux Falls Christian on the road Tuesday night, the Quarriers won 72-42 over the Tea Area Titans at Dell Rapids High School.

The Quarriers jumped out to a lead an 18-7 lead by the end of the first quarter.  Dell Rapids continued rolling offensively in the second quarter by scoring 20 points and went into the locker room at halftime 38-19.  The Quarriers scored 17 points in each of the final two quarters while holding Tea Area to 23 second half points for the win.

Dell Rapids (2-0) will play the #3 ranked Hamlin Chargers on Saturday, December 16th, at the Entringer Classic at Colman-Egan High School.  Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., and the game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Girls Drop First Game to Estelline

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DRSM LogoAfter a strong first quarter, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals dropped their first game of the season to the Estelline Redmen on Thursday, December 14th.  The Cardinals lost 38-30 at Estelline.

St Mary led 15-6  after the first quarter, and held their largest lead of the game at 13 points with 1:09 to go in the second quarter.  Estelline cut the lead to 11 by halftime at 21-10.  Estelline got hot in the second half and outscored the Cardinals 15-3 in the third quarter to take a 25-24 lead.  They then outscored St Mary 13-6 in the final quarter for the win.

The Cardinals shot 25% from the field, 6% from beyond the three-point line, and 30% from the free-throw line.  St Mary had a total of 44 team rebounds, but turned the ball over 22 times.

Ella Heinitz had 15 points to lead the Cardinals.  Maddie Schwebach had six points.  Sydney Cook finished with four points.  Adyn Heinricy and Cassy Geraets both had two points in the game. Cook had a team high 10 rebounds.  Geraets added seven rebounds.  Heinitz and Schwebach both had six rebounds.

The Cardinals (2-1) will play Estelline again on Saturday, December 16th, at 2:00 p.m. at Colman-Egan High School at the Entringer Classic.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

“Christmas For Our Kids” Project Receives Record Donation

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The “Christmas For Our Kids” program led by the local chapter of ESA received a record donation this year.  The Christmas for Kids committee from Norby’s that puts together a fundraiser donated $21,573.35 to the “Christmas For Our Kids” program for this year’s families.  The year’s number doubles last year’s fundraiser.  Committee member Serena Campbell said that there wasn’t an empty seat at Norby’s during the event on Friday, December 8th.

ChristmasForOurKidsDonation“As the head of the committee, we cannot thank the community enough. The fundraiser would not be such a success if it wasn’t for the local businesses and individuals who donated, the individuals that were there the night of the auction bidding on all the wonderful donations, Bob Julson for doing and amazing job as the auctioneer, Landmark Realty for donating your time and your employees time, Norbys Bar and Grill for letting us take over your place to have the fundraiser, and to all the ladies on the committee that took time away from your families to help put smiles on children’s faces. There is not enough I can say about the amazing community that we love in. As a community we all came together to put a smile on a lot of children’s faces,” said Campbell.

The record donation will help the ESA group with helping the families.  Brenda O’Hara said that in 2007, there were 28 families that the project helped.  The number has grown over the years, and this year there are 55 families and 138 children on the list.  That’s 11 more families and 31 more children than last year’s numbers.”We are so thankful for the monetary donations as we can take care of the additional gifts for the kids and also provide local gift cards to each family,” said O’Hara.

The ESA groups also sponsors three angel trees in Dell Rapids and also has an “Adopt-A-Family” program.  The group is currently collecting all of those gifts as well as doing additional shopping for the families.  The “Christmas For Our Kids” program has also given each family a gift card to County Fair.

“With the larger donations last year and again this year, we are able to increase the amount of the grocery card and also provide each family with a local gas card and a local restaurant gift card,” O’Hara also said.

The families that benefit from this program are able to pick up the gifts and also pick out a few stocking-stuffers at a central location.  They also get to pick out a special pillow case for each child that is sewn by the patrons of the local quilt shop, Always Your Design.  Also, for the second year, Smithfield Foods is donating a ham to each family.  In addition to the pillow cases and hams, the public school always has a fun week-long donation drive collecting wrapping paper, stocking-stuffer items, batteries, and monetary donations.

“These families are all so grateful to the community for the continued support and caring that is shown every year through the ‘Christmas for Our Kids’ project, whether it is through the referrals made on their behalf, the shoppers that spend time picking the gifts, the monetary donations made, or the hard work of the Pink Ladies gathering donated items and putting on the wonderful fundraiser,” O’Hara said.

Some of the notes from those families that are being helped this year include:

  • “Thank you ALL for helping me!!  My kids will love anything they get.  Thank you tons!!”
  • “Thank you.  This is such a wonderful thing you guys are doing for us.  I am very grateful.”
  • “Thank you again and god bless you all.”
  • “Thank you guys so much!  We appreciate it immensely!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

Not only the did the committee donate a record amount to the ESA “Christmas For Our Kids” program, they also donated $5,000 to two other groups.  The Daily Bread Food Pantry and The Community Store each received a donation of $2,500.

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Quarrier Girls Win Tough Road Game to Start Season

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team won a tough road game to open up their 2017-2018 season.  Dell Rapids defeated the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers 53-48 in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, December 12th.

The Quarriers ended the first quarter with a five-point advantage at 12-7.  Sioux Falls Christian was then able to get the game tied by the end of the second quarter at 24-24.  The Chargers scored first in the third quarter to take a 26-24 lead with 6:40 to go in the quarter.  Dell Rapids then went on a 9-2 run to take a 33-28 lead with 2:56 remaining.  Sioux Falls Christian closed out the third quarter with four straight points to make it a one-point game at 33-32 heading into the final quarter.

Each team made a couple of runs in the fourth quarter.  Dell Rapids went on an 11-5 run to push the lead to 44-37 with 4:37 to go.  The Chargers followed that with six straight points to make the score 44-43 with 2:55 remaining.  The Quarriers were able to push the lead back to six points after scoring five straight points.  Dell Rapids led 49-43 with 1:45 to go.  In just 30 seconds, the Chargers pulled within one point again at 49-48 with 1:15 on the clock.  Dell Rapids closed out the game with four straight points for the win.

Three players finished in double digits for Dell Rapids.  Jayda Knuppe had 14 points.  Aspen Hansen finished with 12 points.  Sydney Stofferahn tossed in 10 points.  Ravyn Hoffman and Emma Paul both finished with six points each, and Kaylee Hennen added five points.

Dell Rapids (1-0) will host Tea Area on Friday, December 15th, in a double header with the boys.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

Cardinal Girls Enjoy 2-0 Start

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team is off to a 2-0 start to the 2017-2018 season after a 61-43 win over the Mitchell Christian Eagles in Mitchell on Tuesday, December 12th.  The Cardinals lead at every quarter break in the game.

St Mary was able to build a lead in the first quarter they would not lose.  The Cardinals lead 21-8 after the first quarter.  They pushed that lead to 18 points by halftime at 38-20.  The Eagles closed the gap to 12 points by the end of the third quarter at 49-37, but St Mary held the Eagles to just six points in the final quarter while scoring 12 for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for St Mary.  Maddie Schwebach and Ella Heinitz both had 16 points each in the game.  Sydney Cook added 14 points.

The Cardinals (2-0) will now face Estelline two times to close out the week.  St Mary will travel to Estelline on Thursday, December 14th.  They will then face each other again on Saturday, December 16th at the Entringer Classic in Colman.

Third Quarter Lifts #1 Huskies Past Cardinals

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DRSM LogoA 10-point difference in the third quarter helped the #1 team in Class B boys basketball, the Bridgewater-Emery Huskies, to a 69-54 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, December 11th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The two teams traded the lead six times, but the third quarter proved to be the difference in the game.

The Huskies held a four-point lead after the first quarter at 19-15.  The lead stayed at four points heading into halftime at 28-24.  The Cardinals cut the lead to one at 28-27 after Connar Kangas started the third quarter with a three-point basket.  After a made free throw by the Huskies, Max Herber chased down an offensive rebound and found Weston Geraets under the basket to tie the game at 29-29 with 6:38 to go in the third quarter.  However, Bridgewater-Emery finished the quarter on a 20-4 run to take a 16-point lead into the fourth quarter at 49-33.  The lead grew to 60-39 with 4:40 to play in the game.  The Cardinals were able to end the game on a 15-9 run.

St Mary finished the game shooting 31% from the field, 25% from three-point area, and 58% from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had a total of 35 team rebounds, six team assists, four team blocks, and four team steals.

Connor Libis finished with a team-high 16 points in the game.  Luke Brown had 12 points.  Geraets had seven points, and Kangas added six points.  Max Herber had a team-high eight rebounds.  Kangas and Brown both had four rebounds each.  Libis had four assists and two steals, while Herber had two blocks.

St Mary (0-2) will travel to Estelline on Friday, December 15th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Kuper Complete Accounting Has Ribbon Cutting

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KuperCompleteAccountingRibbonDowntown Dell Rapids welcomed a new business with a ribbon cutting on Friday, December 8th.  Kuper Complete Accounting is the latest business to open for business in downtown Dell Rapids.  The business is owned by Donna Kuper.  Kuper held a ribbon cutting and open house event starting at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.

Kuper Complete Accounting is located at 414 E 4th St.  This is the same location has JR’s Alterations & Crafts, which is own by Kuper’s mother Janet DeGraw.  JR’s Alterations & Crafts is in the front of the building with Kuper Complete Accounting operating out of an office in the back of the space.

Kuper studied accounting at National American University in Sioux Falls and holds a master’s degree.  She also taught at the college for six years and held the position of assistant dean and accounting curriculum developer and chair for all of the National American campuses before opening up Kuper Complete Accounting in Dell Rapids.

Kuper mentioned during the open house that the small-town, friendly atmosphere and growing economy drew her to Dell Rapids.

More information about Kuper Complete Accounting can be found on their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/kupercomplete/.

Cardinal Boys Basketball Falls in Opener to O-R-R

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DRSMvsORR_BBB_12-8-17The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team lost their opening game of the 2017-2018 season to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders by a score of 63-50 on Friday, December 8th.

The game was close throughout the first half.  St Mary got out to a quick lead, but by the end of the first quarter, the Raiders held a 15-14 lead.  The two teams were back and forth throughout the second quarter as well.  O-R-R was able to increase their lead to 31-28 at halftime.  The Raiders slowly started to build their lead late in the third quarter and held a 44-37 advantage after three quarters of play.  The Cardinal shooting went cold until late in the fourth quarter, but  by that time the Raiders built a too large of a lead for St Mary to overcome.

The Cardinals had two players finish in double figures in the game.  Connor Libis finished with 23 points and two rebounds.  Weston Geraets had 10 points and five rebounds.  Luke Brown added nine points and three rebounds.  Connor Kangas had six points, and Max Herber finished with two points.

St Mary (0-1) will host Bridgewater-Emery on Monday, December 11th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Wrestling Takes 3rd in Watertown

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NewQuarrierLogoAfter winning the “Top of the Rock” tournament on Saturday, December 2nd, the Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team placed third at the Watertown 8-Team Dual Tournament on Saturday, December 9th, in Watertown.

Dell Rapids finished 2-1 in the pool rounds.  Watertown defeated Dell Rapids 63-10.  The Quarriers, however, won their next dual in a come-from-behind fashion against Madison 36-33.  Dell Rapids then defeated West Central 46-23 to advance to the third place dual.  The Quarriers easily defeated Tea Area 54-27 to place third in the tournament.

  • Jacob Vogel finished 3-1
  • Canyon Lowman finished 1-1
  • Andrew Weiland finished 1-1
  • Caden Miller finished 1-0
  • Zach McKee finished 4-0
  • Layne Hess finished 0-1
  • Trevon Cross finished 2-2
  • Max Lamer finished 2-2
  • Braydon Gee finished 1-3
  • Gage Carr finished 2-2
  • Sam Cavigielle finished 1-3
  • Mitchell Klinkenborg finished 1-3
  • Lincoln Richeal finished 2-2
  • Ben Cavigielli finished 3-1
  • Nick Palmer finished 3-1

The Quarriers will have their first of five Dak XII meets on Tuesday, December 12th.  Tuesday’s meet will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Tea Area High School.

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