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Mary Catherine Dressen, 84, of Dell Rapids passed away on Sunday, October 1st, 2017 at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls.
Memorial visitation with the family present will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 6th, at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids.
Private interment will be at a later date.
The Dell Rapids Oral Interp team had their first performance of the season on Monday, October 2nd, in Milbank.
Superior Plus ratings were earned by Ella Lueders in Serious, and Libby Clark in Poetry. Clark had three 1st places and a perfect 90. The duo of Jay Holm and Lueders also earned a Superior Plus rating with two 1st places, a 2nd place, and an 88.
Superior ratings were earned by Tim Jaycox and Morgan Nemmers in Humor, Erin Larsen in Oratory, Sage Shellum, Cariss Montgomery, and Brooke Hawthorne in Drama, and the duo team of Maggie Moore and Hawthorne.
Excellent Plus ratings went to Bergen Weiland and Abby Stauffenecker in Drama, and Paige Krumm in Poetry.
The team will perform again on Saturday, October 8th, at Roosevelt High School.
Eight singers from Dell Rapids and four singers from Dell Rapids St Mary have been selected for the 2017 All-State Chorus and Orchestra performance. This year’s concert will be held on Saturday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
Kathryn Fletcher, Amy Meyer, Sydney Stofferahn, Mercedes Lodmell, Alec Saxon, Andrew Weiland, Thomas Petrik, and Peyton Gleason have been selected to participate from Dell Rapids. Morgan Brech, Abby Stauffenecker, and Riley Nyman were selected as alternates. Participates from Dell Rapids St Mary are Courtney Geraets, Paige Bunkers, Noah Dennis, and Jon Bares.
This year’s guest conductor is Dr. Tim Seelig from San Francisco, CA. Seelig is a conductor, singer, teacher, and motivational speaker.
Tickets for the concert are $19.00 for adult and student reserved section, $14.00 for adult general admission, or $8.00 for student general admission.
Mason Schmidt finished tied for 9th at the 2017 State A Golf Tournament with a two-day total of 166. Schmidt had a round of 82 on the first day and an 84 in the final day.
The Dell Rapids team finished 11th with a team score of 793. Aberdeen Roncalli won the team title with 649. Dakota Valley finished second with 674, and Sisseton placed third with 702.
Zach McKee finished the tournament with a total of 200. McKee had an opening around of 101 and a second round of 99. Karsen Welbig had a total of 208. Welbig’s opening round was 102 and final round was 106. Brandon Kubly had a total of 219. Kubly had an opening round of 109 and a final round of 110.
Lucas Schaefbauer of Aberdeen Roncalli placed first individually with a two-day total of 149. Kobly Newborg of Tea Area was second with 154, and Jacob Lee from Parkston was third with 155.
The tournament was held at Dakota Dunes.
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell in straight sets to the Freeman Flyers on Monday, October 2nd, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. Freeman won by set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Cassie Mullaney had six kills and five blocks. Maddie Schwebach had four kills and two blocks. Ella Heinitiz and Rhiannon Glazier both had three kills. Cassy Geraets finished with 18 set assists, four digs and two blocks. Adyn Heinricy had 16 digs defensively for St Mary.
St Mary, 7-13 on the season, will host Estelline on Thursday, October 5th. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.
The Dell Rapids Quarriers made the first of two long trips south on I-29 on Monday, October 2nd. The Dakota Valley Panthers defeated the Quarriers in straight sets by scores of 25-13, 25-5, 25-16.
Trinity Gordon led the team with six kills and 10 digs in the match. Maria Jackson finished with five kills and four digs. Sidney Stofferahn added two kills and two blocks. Hannah Fletcher had 12 set assists and eight digs.
Dell Rapids, 13-5 on the season, heads south again on Tuesday, October 3rd. The Quarriers will be in Vermillion to take on the Tanagers.
The Dell Rapids Quarriers finished the first day of the 2017 State A Boys Golf Tournament on Monday, October 2nd, at Dakota Dunes.
Dell Rapids is currently in 13th place as a team with a team score of 394. Dakota Valley leads after the first day with a team score of 320. Aberdeen Roncalli is second with 321, and Sisseton is third with 335.
Mason Schmidt is currently tied for 14th place individually with a +10 round of 82. Zach McKee finished the first day with a round of 101. Karsen Welbig had a round of 102, and Brandon Kubly finished with a round of 109. Lucas Schaefbauer of Aberdeen Roncalli leads after the first day with an even par round of 72. Kolby Newborg of Tea Area is second with a 76, and Brock Murphy of Tea Area is third with a 77.
During the practice round for Dell Rapids held on Sunday, Welbig had a thrill as he hit a hole-in-one on the par 3 14th hole.
The Quarriers will conclude the tournament with the final round tomorrow.
The Dell Rapids softball team finished 2nd at the 2017 South Dakota JV State B tournament held Saturday, September 30th through Sunday, October 1st in Sioux Falls. Fourteen teams competed the tournament.
Dell Rapids played four games on the first day of the tournament. Their first game was a 15-7 win over Sturgis. The girls rallied in their second game against Watertown. After falling behind 8-0, Dell Rapids earned a 16-13 come-from-behind win to advance in the tournament. Dell Rapids kept the momentum rolling and won their third straight game, this time an 11-5 win over Garretson. Dell Rapids was handed their first loss in their last game of the day against Madison by a score of 8-2.
After a two-hour rain delay to start the day on Sunday, Dell Rapids won their first game of the day against Pierre by a score of 10-2. The win sent Dell Rapids to the Championship game for a rematch with Madison. Madison, however, defeated Dell Rapids again, this time 9-2, to give Dell Rapids the second place finish.
Dell Rapids scored a total of 56 run on 57 hits in the tournament. The hit total included three doubles, five triples, and four home runs. The team also took at total of 35 walks in their six games.
Some of the offensively leaders for Dell Rapids included Hannah Heiberger who hit two home runs against Garretson. Elly Schultz also hit a home run against Garretson. Maddy Wilber had a home run against Watertown. Rhaegyn Peterson and Cora Alderson both had nine hits each for the tournament and also led the team in on base percentage.
Kyra Wajer pitched all but three innings of the tournament for Dell Rapids.
Back Row – L to R: Rhaegyn Peterson, Cora Alderson, Elly Schultz, Hannah Heiberger, Bergen Weiland, Maddy Wilber
Front Row – L to R: Jordan Eining, Zoe Mortrude, Olivia Stelzer, Kyra Wajer, Samantha Price
Coaches (Not Pictured): Todd Carr, Wayne Mortrude, Jesse Schultz
Photo courtesy of Cindy Schuch
The Dell Rapids Quarriers dominated every aspect of the game in a 21-6 win over the Tea Area Titans on Friday, September 29th, at Tea. Dell Rapids scored 21 straight points before Tea Area scored the final touchdown of the game with 7:57 remaining on the clock.
Matt Gillogly got the Quarriers on the scoreboard with 4:34 to go in the first quarter on a one-yard run. Hunter Garry made the extra point to end a 14-play, 73-yard drive. Dell Rapids added another score right before halftime. Seth Spielmann scored on a three-yard run with 2:32 to go in the half with Garry connecting on another extra point. Dell Rapids led 14-0 at halftime. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but the Quarriers struck again in the fourth. Carson Rentz connected with Jeffrey Schuch on a 12-yard pass with 8:09 to go in the game. Garry made the extra point to push the Quarriers lead to 21-0. Carter Slykhuis returned the ensuing kickoff 72 yards for a touchdown for the only score for the Titans.
Dell Rapids had the ball for 37:01 in the game while picking up 16 first downs. Tea Area had the ball for only 10:59 minutes and only got four first downs. The Quarriers ran 72 offensive plays for a total of 284 yards while holding the Titans to just 26 offensive plays for 109 total yards.
Gillogly had 21 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown. Nick Boever had 20 carries for 87 yards. Spielmann had 12 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown. Rentz was 1-6 passing for 12 yards and a touchdown. Andrew Hegge and Gillogly both finished with four tackles. Cole Van Duyn, Zeb Schumaker, Eddie Price, and Schuch all had three tackles in the game. Boever and Hegge both had a sack in the game.
Dell Rapids, 5-1, will host Milbank Area on Friday, October 6th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.
On the final home game at Rickeman Field, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell to the Deubrook Area Dolphins 28-0 on Friday, September 29th. Prior to the game, seniors Seth Bares, Luke Brown, Jason Cook, Tyler Munkvold, Tate Hansen, and Logan Gaspar were recognized.
Deubrook Area scored a touchdown in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. The Dolphins would add two more scores in the second quarter and took a 21-0 lead into halftime. The final score of the game for Deubrook Area game in the third quarter.
St Mary was held to just 189 total yards in the game where were all rushing yards. Deubrook Area had 272 rushing yards along with 37 passing yards in the game. Weston Geraets had 21 carries for 110 yards in the game. Connor Libis finished also finished with 21 carriers for 76 yards. Geraets also led the team defensively with 9.5 tackles. Eli Longville had 8.5 tackles. Ethan Geraets had 7 tackles. Max Herber had 6.5 tackles, and Libis had 3.5 tackles and an interception.
The Cardinals (1-5) will play Elkton-Lake Benton on Saturday, October 7th at 2:30 p.m. in Brookings. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.