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Quarrier Volleyball Wins in Baltic

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team won for the seventh time in their last eight matches and won their 15th match of the season on Monday, October 9th.  The Quarriers defeated the Baltic Bulldogs in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-14.

Sydney Stofferahn led the team with seven kills.  Trinity Gordon, Maria Jackson, and Jayda Knuppe all had five kills.  Hannah Fletcher and Brooke Klein both had three kills each.  Klein also added 25 digs.  Gordon finished with 10 digs, and Fletcher had six digs.  Fletcher also had a team-high 23 set assists.  Jackson also finished with two ace serves in the match.

Dell Rapids (15-5) will host the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Tuesday, October 10th.

City Council Updates from Oct 2nd

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DellRapidsTowerThe Dell Rapids City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 2nd, at the Dell Rapids Fire Hall.  In a light agenda, the following items were discussed:

  • The Downtown Halloween Trick or Treat event permit was approved for Friday, October 27th.
  • Unpaid utility bills were approved to be sent to collections after a courtesy call was given.
  • Resolution No. 2017-12:  Minnehaha County Legislative Priorities was approved.
  • Administration updated the council that they are not ready to make a recommendation of a new website provider yet.
  • An update was given about the asphalt overlay project.  The areas that were completed were Harrison Avenue, Third Street south of the railroad tracks, two sections on Fifth and Sixth east of Iowa Avenue, and Third Street and Orleans on the truck route after the water main break.

After the meeting concluded, the council was given a tour of the fire hall.

The Dell Rapids City Council will meet again on Monday, October 16th, at 7:30 p.m.  The meeting will be at the City Chambers and can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Cheer 3rd in Mitchell

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer team placed 3rd at the Mitchell Invite on Saturday, October 7th.  The Cardinals finished with a team score of 189.50 points.  Arlington/Lake Preston placed 1st with 204.50 points.  Huron was 2nd with 199.00 points.

Huron won the dance portion of the invite.  Yankton was 2nd followed by Platte-Geddes, Rapid City Stevens, and Mitchell.

The Cardinals will be at the Lake Preston Invite on Monday, October 16th.

Elkton-Lake Benton Holds on Against Cardinals

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DRSMvsELB_FB_10-7-17On a Saturday afternoon game at the Sanford Jackrabbits Sports Complex in Brookings, the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks held on for a 24-14 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals.

The defenses held strong in the first quarter as neither team could find the end zone.  The Elks put a drive together late in the first quarter and scored with 11:16 to go in the second quarter.  Devin Sopko scored on a four-yard run to give the Elks a 6-0 lead.  Elkton-Lake Benton scored again late in the second quarter.  Blaine Hefti threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Bryson Sik to give the Elks a 12-0 lead at halftime.

The St Mary Cardinals scored on their first drive of the third quarter.  Eli Longville scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak with 8:52 to go in the third quarter.  Luke Brown threw a halfback pass to Weston Geraets for the two point conversion, and the Cardinals cut the lead to 12-8.  The Elks were able to push their lead to 10 points after scoring on the very first play of the fourth quarter.  Hefti connected with Sik again, this time for an 18-yard touchdown with 11:53 to go in the game to give the Elks an 18-8 lead.  The Elks scored three and a half minutes later on a one-yard run by Hefti with 8:23 to go to push the lead to 24-8.  St Mary scored again with 3:52 remaining in the game when Longville threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Geraets.  The two-point conversion was no good, and the Cardinals trailed 24-14.  St Mary was able to get the ball back with just over 2:00 to play, but an interception by Taryn Krog sealed the win for the Elks.

St Mary (1-6) will close out their regular season on the road in Rutland.  The Cardinals will face the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Friday, October 13th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Win Sixth in a Row

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DRvsMilbank_FB_10-6-17The Dell Rapids Quarriers won their sixth straight game after a 42-21 win over the Milbank Bulldogs on Friday, October 6th, at Dell Rapids High School.

The Bulldogs scored first with 6:58 to go in the first quarter.  Mitch Quade connected with Max McCulloch on 25-yard touchdown pass.  The extra point was no good, and Milbank led 6-0.  Dell Rapids scored the next three touchdowns in the game.  Nick Boever scored on a three-yard run, and Hunter Garry made the extra point to give Dell Rapids a 7-6 lead with 3:15 to go in the first quarter.  Seth Spielmann scored the next two touchdowns on runs of six yards and three yards.  Dell Rapids led 21-6 with 4:16 left in the first half.

The Bulldogs scored two times before the half to tie the game at 21-21.  Quade threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to James Weber with 3:02 remaining.  Jacob Karges then had a one-yard touchdown run with :16 to go in the half to tie the game.

Dell Rapids scored the only three touchdowns of the second half on their way to the victory.  Boever had a 47-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.  Boever then scored his third touchdown with 10:30 to go in the game on a 20-yard run.  Spielmann scored his third touchdown of the game with 3:38 left in the game on a 25 yard run.

The Quarriers finished with 469 yards of total offense.  They had 283 rushing yards and 186 passing yards.  Carson Rentz was 6-9 passing for 186 yards.  Matt Gillogly had one catch for 78 yards.  Boever had three catches for 56 yards.  Blake Reider had a catch for 27 yards, and Jeffrey Schuch had a catch for 25 yards.  Boever finished with 16 carries for 156 yards and three touchdowns.  Spielmann had 15 carries for 81 yards and three touchdowns.  Defensively for Dell Rapids, Schuch finished the game with 10 tackles.  Eddie Price and nine tackles.  Boever, Josh Heinemann, and Andrew Hegge all had six tackles.  Cole Van Duyn had five tackles.  Logan Heim had a sack, and Logan Ellingson had an interception.

Dell Rapids (6-1) will host Flandreau on Friday, October 13th.  This will be the final regular season home game for the Quarriers and will be Senior Night.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

Cardinal Volleyball Wins Thriller Over Estelline

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DRSMvsEstelline_VB_10-5-17The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals won a thrilling five-set match against the Estelline Redmen on Thursday, October 5th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cardinals won by set scores of 24-26, 25-21, 13-25, 25-18, 16-14.

After the being tied 2-2 in the first set, Estelline went on a 9-0 run to take an 11-2 lead.  The Cardinals were able to tie the match again at 23-23 and 24-24, but Estelline was able to come away with the win.

The Cardinals bounced back in the second set and took at 14-9 lead.  Estelline fought back to pull within a point at 16-15, but St Mary pulled away to tie the match at 1-1.  The third set started close with Estelline taking a slight 8-6 lead.  The Redmen then went on to close out the set on a 17-7 run to take a 2-1 lead.

The fourth set was close throughout most of the set.  Each team held small leads with St Mary holding a one-point advantage at 15-14.  The Cardinals then closed out the fourth set on a 10-4 run to even the match at 2-2 to force the fifth set.

The final set was back and forth.  The two teams were tied at 4-4, 7-7, and 9-9.  Estelline then rallied for four straight points to take a 13-9 lead.  The Cardinals answered with a 5-0 run to take a 14-13 lead.  Estelline tied the set at 14-14, but St Mary finished the win on kills by Cassy Geraets and Cassie Mullaney.

Mullaney finished with 10 kills and two ace serves.  Ella Heinitz had eight kills, one dig, and two ace serves.  Geraets had one kill, one block, five digs, four ace serves, and 33 set assists.  Rhiannon Glazier had seven kills, and Maddie Schwebach had five kills and two blocks.  Adyn Heinricy had 16 digs and two ace serves.

The Cardinals (8-13) will travel to Hendricks, MN on Tuesday, October 10th.

Quarrier Girls 4th, Boys 7th at Dak 12 Cross Country Meet

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier girls cross country team finished 4th while the boys team finished 7th at the Dak-12 Conference Meet on Thursday, October 5th, at the Canton Golf Course.

The girls finished with a team score of 62.  Sioux Falls Christian won the girls team title with 32 points.  Lennox was 2nd with 34 points, and Vermillion placed 3rd with 42 points.  The boys team finished with 137 points.  West Central won the boys title with 20 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was 2nd with 30 points, and Lennox with 50 points.

The Quarriers will be at the regional meet on Thursday, October 12th, in Volga.

Individual Results

Varsity Girls Results

  • Katrina Kreul (15th) – 21:23.41
  • Shaylee Hoff (16th) – 21:29.19
  • Aspen Hansen (20th) – 21:59.63
  • Kathryn Fletcher – 22:17.14
  • Alli DeStigter – 23:28.68
  • Madysen VanOverbeeke – 24:25.30

Varsity Boys Results

  • Carter Wynja – 18:30.61
  • Canyon Lowman – 19:08.54
  • Brayden Pulscher – 19:15.68
  • Logan Anderson – 19:30.96
  • Caleb Kirschenmann – 19:39.21
  • Mitchell Heinemann – 20:16.97

JV Girls Results

  • Adisen Stadem (9th) – 18:37.39
  • Payton VanZee (10th) – 19:40.24
  • Maya Lee (16th) – 19:09.33
  • Beck Dorn (17th) – 19:11.81
  • Katie Jaycox – 20:01.74
  • Emily Dorn – 20:11.60
  • Regan Stone – 21:28.27
  • Ellie Fiddelke – 22:34.10
  • Ella Lueders – 23:49.12

JV Boys Results

  • Gabe Skonseng – 16:33.67
  • Evan Schmidt – 16:35.77
  • Justin Nirva – 17:26.71

 

 

Five Cardinal Runners Medal at DVC Meet

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal Cross Country team ran in the Dakota Valley Conference meet on Wednesday, October 4th, in De Smet.  The Cardinal boys team finished 2nd with a total of 25 points.  Oldham-Ramona/Rutland placed first as a team with 24 points.

Five runners for the Cardinals placed in the top 20.  Connor Libis placed 3rd.  Jacob Vogel was right behind in 4th place.  Thomas Eining placed 18th.  Ella Heinitz placed 4th for the girls.  Catherine Vogel finished 18th.  Other runners on the day were Ryan Eining (21st), Seth Roemen (23rd), and Sam Palmer (33rd).  Ella Griffin placed 3rd in the girls JV race.

St Mary will run in the regional meet on Wednesday, October 11th, at the Irene Golf Course.

 

Quarrier Volleyball Bounces Back in Vermillion

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NewDRLogoIn their second straight day of traveling, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team defeated the Vermillion Tanagers 3-1 on Tuesday, October 3rd, in Vermillion.  Dell Rapids won by scores of 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 27-25.

Trinity Gordon finished the night with 17 kills and 29 digs.  Brooke Klein had 43 digs and two ace serves.  Hannah Fletcher tallied 21 digs, 43 set assists, and two kills.  Jayda Knuppe had 11 kills and eight digs.  Mackenzie Grisham finished the match with 23 digs, three kills, and one block.  Maria Jackson had 10 digs and seven kills, and Sydney Stofferahn added eight kills and a block.

Head coach Jessica Ahlers said, “These last two games were mentally and physically tough for the team.  Traveling such a long distance back to back was hard on the girls, and it affected our game play.  It will be nice to have a break to regroup and focus on the upcoming games.”

Dell Rapids (14-5) will play in Baltic on Monday, October 9th.

 

Mary (Hermanson) Odlund

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Mary OdlundMary Margaret (Hermanson) Odland was born on April 13, 1926 to John and Alice (Paulson) Hermanson in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. She was baptized on June 27, 1926 and confirmed her faith on June 18, 1939 at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church. She spent her childhood years in Dell Rapids and graduated from Dell Rapids High School with the class of 1943. She then attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where she graduated in May of 1947 with a B.A. Degree in Sociology.

On August 1, 1948, Mary was united in marriage with her childhood sweetheart, Donald Mark Odland, at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church, with Don’s father officiating at the ceremony. The couple then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Don attended medical school for four years at Marquette University. They then moved to Minneapolis for Don to complete a two year residency. In 1954, the couple moved to Luverne, Minnesota, where they settled into small town life. Don worked hard building his medical practice and Mary worked hard caring for the needs of their family. She was a stay-at-home mother for their five children and loved it!

On Thursday, September 14, 2017 while surrounded by her family at the Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Mary went to be with her Lord at the age of 91 years, five months and one day. On-line condolences may be left at the Hartquist Funeral Home website.

Mary is lovingly remembered by her children, Mark (Pat) Odland of Alexandria, MN, David (Sharon) Odland of Alexandria, MN, Debra Odland of Woodbury, MN, Paul Odland of Alexandria, MN, and Steve Odland of Luverne; 10 grandchildren, Mark, Matthew, Tony, Kristoffer, Laura, Eric, Ryan, Will, Wade and Wyatt; 13 great-grandchildren (with a 14th and 15th expected), Brooke, Oliver, Charlotte, Maggie, Belle, Evie, Henry, Barron, Mason, Ella, Blake, Alba Joy, Alexis, and other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her parents; and her brother, Dr. John Hermanson.

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