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Dell Rapids City Council Approves Scoreboard Eagle Scout Project

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ManualScoreboardThe Dell Rapids City Council gave the green light for an Eagle Scout project that will place manual scoreboards on two baseball fields at Dell Rapids City Park.  The approval was given during the council’s regular meeting on Monday, October 16th.

Jack Prasek presented plans to the council for a manual scoreboard to be given to the Dell Rapids Baseball association that he will build for his Eagle Scout project.  The scoreboard is planned to be placed on Field F on the south side of the river once completed.

“It will mostly be a simple scoreboard with a home score, guest score, and an inning.  We plan on having brothers or sisters doing the scoring at the games,” said Prasek during his presentation.

The manual scoreboard will start five feet off the ground and go to a height of ten feet.  The width of the scoreboard will be five feet.  Also included on the structure will be a walkway platform about two feet off the ground to be used to reach placing the scores.  There will be hooks placed on the scoreboard to hang numbers for the home score, guest score, and inning.  A lock box will also be built on the structure to store the numbers. DellRapidsFieldF

The cost of the project is estimated to be about $375-400.  Dell Rapids Lumber was chosen as the lumber company to purchase materials for the project.  The Dell Rapids Baseball Association will be paying for all the costs associated with the project.

None of the baseball fields have scoreboards at this point.  The hope is these manual scoreboards will be a benefit to the players and fans, and possibly these manual scoreboards will lead into digital boards sometime in the future.

 

Quarriers 3rd, Cardinals 4th at State A Cheer Competition

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cheer teams competed at the 2017 South Dakota State A Competitive Cheer competition on Friday, October 20th, at Rapid City Stevens High School.

The Quarriers placed 3rd with a total of 225.5 points.  The Cardinals placed 4th with a DRSM Logototal of 218.0 points.  Sioux Valley won the title with 261.0 points.  Dakota Valley just edged Dell Rapids for 2nd place with 228.5 points.  Arlington/Lake Preston finished 5th followed by Platte-Geddes.

Dell Rapids School Collecting Shoes for Shoeless

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ShoesForShoelessThe Dell Rapids school is collecting slightly used, wearable shoes for the “Shoes for Shoeless” program.  The shoes can be brought to the main office of the Dell Rapids Public School in the high school or middle school through Monday, October 30th.  The collected shoes will be given to the needy in the Sioux Falls area.  Any size is accepted.

This project is sponsored by the Dell Rapids Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapter.

Quarriers Fall to Madison in Football Regular-Season Finale

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DRvsMad_FB_10-19-17The 2017 regular season came to an end for the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Thursday, October 19th in Madison.  The Bulldogs ended a seven-game win streak by Dell Rapids with a 38-21 win.

Madison put up two scores in the first quarter.  Josh Giles connected with Jacob Unterbrunner on a 55-yard pass play to give the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead.  Madison struck again when Giles threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Janke.  The Bulldogs led 12-0 after the first quarter.

Dell Rapids cut the lead to 12-7 midway through the second quarter.  With 6:55 to go in the half, Matt Gillogly scored on an 11-yard run with the extra point good by Hunter Gerry.  Madison answered just over two minutes later when Giles connected with Jaxon Janke on a 51-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 18-7.  Dell Rapids would drive deep into Bulldog territory late in the second quarter, but with under a minute to play, Jarrett Lurz intercepted Carson Rentz pass at the goal line to keep the Bulldogs ahead 18-7 at halftime.

Madison scored on their second drive of the second half.  Jadon Janke scored on a 44-yard touchdown run with 7:07 in the third quarter to push the lead to 24-7.  Rentz threw a 19-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to Jeffrey Schuch with 3:59 to play in the third.  Gerry connected again on the extra point, and Dell Rapids trailed 24-14.  Madison would get one more score before the end of the third quarter.  Jadon Janke scored on a 35-yard run with 1:57 left in the quarter to push the lead to 32-14.

The Bulldogs scored first in the fourth quarter.  Girls hit Jaxon Janke on a 39-yard touchdown pass with 6:08 to go in the game to give Madison a 38-14 lead.  Mason Schmidt caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Rentz with 5:05 to go for the final score of the game.

Dell Rapids had a total of 275 yards of offense, 174 passing yards and 101 rushing yards.  Madison finished with 419 yards of offense, 199 passing yards and 220 rushing yards.  The Quarriers were 4-10 on third down, while Madison was 6-11.

Rentz finished 11-16 passing for 174 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.  Schuch had four catches for 79 yards and a touchdown.  Seth Spielmann had three catches for 45 yards.  Mason Schmidt ended the game with two catches for 30 yards and a touchdown.  Gillogly had 12 carries for 61 yards and a touchdown.  Alex Kringen had one carry for 17 yards.  Nick Boever had six carries for 14 yards.  Spielmann finished with five carries for 10 yards.

Defensively for Dell Rapids, Boever finished the night with eight tackles.  Gillogly, Josh Heinemann, and Eddie Price all had seven tackles.  Andrew Hegge finished with six tackles.  Cole VanDuyn had five tackles, and Logan Ellingson, Blake Reider, and Logan Heim all finished with four tackles each.

Dell Rapids finishes the regular season with a 7-2 record.  The Quarriers will be the #3 seed in the 2017 South Dakota 11A Football Playoffs and will host #6 St Thomas More on Thursday, October 26th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Two Dell Rapids City Employees Recognized

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DellRapidsTowerTwo Dell Rapids city employees were given awards during the 84 Annual South Dakota Municipals League Conference held Tuesday, October 3rd through Friday, October 6th.  This year’s conference was held at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Sioux Falls.

City of Dell Rapids Code Enforcement Officer and Building Inspector Ben Gruis was awarded the annual Jim Fjerstad Safety Award.  This award goes to only one individual in South Dakota per year.

“Ben runs our safety program for our city.  He was recognized at a luncheon in front of everyone that was in attendance at the luncheon.  He was unaware that he was going to receive the award, and his wife was there, so it was a nice moment,” said City Administrator Justin Weiland at the Dell Rapids City Council meeting on Monday, October 16th.

Public Works Director Larry Schildhauer was also recognized during the conference.  Schildhauer was inducted into South Dakota Municipal League Hall of Fame during a luncheon.  Schildhauer has provided the city with 42 years of service.

“Governor Daugaard was the keynote speaker at that luncheon, and in the middle of his speech pointed at Larry and called out Larry for being his classmate.  Said what a great guy he was and  they don’t get to hang out enough.  He commended him for his years of service, so that was pretty nice moment as well,” Weiland also said during the council meeting.

 

Madison Rallies Past Quarrier Volleyball Team

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DRvsMad_VB_10-17-17The third-ranked Madison Bulldogs rallied in the first two sets on their way to a straight set win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, October 17th at Dell Rapids High School.  Madison won by scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-11.

Madison got out to a 10-4 lead early in the first set, but after a Dell Rapids time out, the Quarriers went on a 6-1 run to pull within a point at 11-10.  The set stayed close with Madison still holding a one-point lead at 19-18.  The Bulldogs then rallied to close out the first set on a 6-1 run for the win.

The start of the second set was back-and-forth with neither team getting more than a two point lead.  With the second set tied at 7-7, Madison rallied for an 8-2 run to take a 15-9 lead.  Dell Rapids closed the gap slightly to trail 19-14, but Madison again pulled away at the end for the win in the second set.

The Bulldogs then used that momentum to jump out to a 7-1 lead.  They kept rolling to extend the lead to 14-4 and closed out the match with a final set score of 25-11.

Dell Rapids (17-9) will wrap up the regular season on Monday, October 23rd when they host the Beresford Watchdogs on senior night.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

St Mary Cheer Wins Lake Preston Invite

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer team won the Lake Preston Cheer Invitational on Monday, October 16th.  Other teams competing in the competition were Redfield-Doland, Arlington/Lake Preston, and Deubrook.

St Mary finished with a total of 135.5 points.  Redfield-Doland was second with 131 points.  Deubrook finished third with 127.25 points, and Arlington/Lake Preston finished fourth with 124 points.

The Cardinals will be at the state competition on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st at Rapid City Stevens High School.

Dell Rapids Senior Bringing Mental Awareness to Community

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SydneyLaCoursiereOctober is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month.  Dell Rapids High School senior Sydney LaCoursiere organized an event to bring mental health awareness to the community.  LaCourseire put together an event in which 112 luminary bags were placed around the football field, and fans that attended the Dell Rapids vs Flandreau football game were given a flier that talked about mental health issues.

LaCoursiere’s event came to be after thinking about a senior project and discussions with her mom.

“We were talking about how in the last 10 years our town has dealt with suicide.  We decided that the best way to do this was to start from the beginning.  Mental illness is what usually ends up going to suicide.  It was very hard to just straight up go into that topic, but I realized that some people need to know we’re here if you need to talk.”

Now that the event on Friday has come and gone, LaCoursiere does have plans to keep bringing awareness to the students and community.  She, along with help from the school, are trying to bring speakers into the school to talk about mental health to the students.  LaCoursiere said she has gotten a lot of support from the school to help come up with ideas and also help bring the ideas together.

Another idea LaCoursiere has had involves training.  “I don’t know if our teachers or faculty have a lot of training in these situations, but I was hoping maybe Mrs. Ruesink and I could work together and get some faculty on training, or even students that want to start to helping out and continue this so it doesn’t just end here,” she said.

According to South Dakota Prevention, one in five children ages 13-18 have or will have a mental illness.  LaCoursiere hopes that the event on Friday night along with continuing awareness throughout the year will help students know they have people they can speak with to help them deal with any mental issues they may have.

Quarrier Cheer Wins Platte-Geddes Invite

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team won the Platte-Geddes Invite on Saturday, October 14th at Platte High School.  The Quarriers finished with a score of 270.50 points.  Parkston placed second with 221.00 points.  Platte-Geddes was third with 217.50 points, and Redfield/Doland was fourth with 199.00 points.

Other teams competing in the invite were Dakota Valley, Bon Homme, Rapid City Stevens, Wagner, Winner, Gregory, and Lyman.

The Quarriers will head to the 2017 State A Competitive Cheer Competition which will be held on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st at Rapid City Stevens High Schoool.

Cardinals 2-2 at DVC Volleyball Tournament

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals volleyball team finished 2-2 at the Dakota Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, October 14th in Elkton.  St Mary played Elkton-Lake Benton and Castlewood in the first round of pool play, and then the Cardinals played Estelline and Oldham-Ramona/Rutland in the Bronze Pool to end the day.

St Mary lost their match against Elkton-Lake Benton by set scores of 25-14, 25-11.  Maddie Schwebach had two kills in the match.  Cassie Mullaney, Rhiannon Glazier, and Veronica Beck all had one kill.  Cassy Geraets had six set assists and one ace serve.  Adyn Heinricy had 11 digs.

The Cardinals also lost to Castlewood by scores of 26-24, 25-7.  Glazier and Beck both had three kills in the match.  Mullaney had two kills, and Ella Heintiz had one kill.  Heinricy had four digs and two ace serves.  Geraets had 11 set assists and an ace.

St Mary then earned two wins in the Bronze Pool.  The Cardinals defeated Estelline by scores of 25-22, 26-24.  Schwebach had six kills.  Mullaney added five kills.  Heinricy led the team with four digs.  Carly Maxwell had three digs.  Geraets had 20 set assists and two ace serves.  St Mary also had a win over Oldham-Ramona/Rutland by scores of 24-26, 25-21, 25-17.  Beck had nine kills and three ace serves.  Glazier had nine kills, six digs, and an ace.  Mullaney finished with eight kills.  Schwebach had six kills.  Heinricy had 17 digs in the match.  Geraets finished with 36 set assists and six digs.

The Cardinals record now stands at 10-17 on the season.  St Mary will travel to Freeman Academy/Marion on Tuesday, October 17th.

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