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George Wieseler

February 19, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

George Wieseler, 89, of Polo, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Faulkton Senior Living with funeral services held on February 14. On-line condolences may be left at the Luce Funeral Home website.

George John Wieseler was born on August 12, 1927, to John and Rose (Pfister) Wieseler in Faulkton, South Dakota. He attended St. Liborius School in Polo. In 1952, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. After his first station, he was transferred to the Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado.

George married Delores Jenner from St. Lawrence at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado, on August 4th, 1952. Early in their marriage, he was stationed at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California. They resided in Merced together where their first son was born. In 1954, they returned to South Dakota where they then purchased their own farm in 1956, outside of Polo and expanded their family by five. On the farm, George and his brother, Jim, carried on the family business of farming and ranching.

In his free time, George enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing cards at the local coffee spot with old friends. He was instrumental in starting the American Legion in Polo. Throughout his life, he has also served as Hand County Commissioner, on the Farmers Oil Board, the St. Liborius school board, the St. Liborius Church board, a member of the Knights of Columbus council, the Harrison Township board, and spent many years as a member of the National Farmers Organization.

George’s life will be cherished by his wife, Delores; his children: Wayne Wieseler, Sebastopol, CA, Bruce (Brenda) Wieseler, Kansas City, MO, Dan (Jacquelyn) Wieseler, Lee Summit, MO, Jane Wieseler, Sioux Falls, Rod (Cindy) Wieseler, Miller, and Pam Schwebach (Rock), Dell Rapids; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; brothers: Jim (Marietta) Wieseler, Polo and John (Helen) Wieseler, Hazen, ND; sister, Elinor (Jim) Clingan, Westminster, MD; and special family friend, Gerry Wernsmann.

He is preceded in death by his parents John and Rose; one sister, Marcella; and one brother, Leonard.

ChiroSport Now Open in Dell Rapids

February 18, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The newest chiropractic business is now open in Dell Rapids. ChiroSport started accepting appointments in their new Dell Rapids location on Monday, February 13th.

Drs. Alex and Danika Nachreiner, a husband and wife team, will be operating the Dell Rapids location. Dr. Alex has a primary focus on athletes and people living active lifestyles, while Dr. Danika has a primary focus on chiropractic care for children and pregnant women.

ChiroSport will offer the following services:

Chirpractic
Nutritional counseling
Pediatric care
Maternity care
ARP trainer rehab
Functional and dynamic rehab
Graston soft tissue therapy
Myofascial work
Spinal decompression
Kinesiotaping

The new office is located at 410 W. 4th St., Suite C, next to Revive Fitness and Great Life. Their phone number is 605-428-6656.

The Dell Rapids location is the third location for ChiroSport. There are also locations in Sioux Falls and Brandon.

Five Quarrier Wrestlers Qualify for State

February 18, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team participated in the Region 1A tournament on Saturday, February 18th, at West Central High School. The Quarrier team finished with 68.5 points, which was sixth place. Watertown on the team title with 223.0 points, and Brookings finished second with 150.0 points.

Five Quarrier wrestlers qualified for state by placing in the tournament. Brayden Gee, Scott Warwick, Max Lamer, Ben Cavigielli, and Nick Palmer all advanced to the State A tournament which will be held on February 24th and 25th at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Cavigielli was also the 220-pound Region 1A Champion.

Individual Results:

106: Jacob Vogel finished 1-2
113: Zach McKee finished 1-2
120: Brayden Gee (4th) finished 2-2
126: Scott Warwick (3rd) finished 3-1
138: Max Lamer (4th) finished 2-2
145: Triston Weinzetl finished 0-2
152: James Lueders finished 1-2
160: Gage Carr finished 1-2
195: Lincoln Richeal finished 1-2
220: Ben Cavigielli (1st) finished 3-0
285: Nick Palmer (3rd) finished 3-1

Quarrier Boys End Regular Season with Win

February 18, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers wrapped up their 2016-2017 regular season with a win in Lennox against the Orioles on Friday, February 17th. The Quarriers won by a score of 62-52. This was the third win in a row for Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers opened up the game with a 13-9 lead after the first quarter. They were able to push the lead to 12 points at 33-21 by halftime. Lennox, however, pulled within three points by the end of the third quarter at 41-38. Dell Rapids was able to pull away in the fourth quarter for the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 44% (22-50) from the field, 8% (1-12) from three-point area, and 68% (17-25) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers finished with 35 team rebounds, 13 assists, and eight steals.

Mason Schmidt led Dell Rapids with 16 points. Jeffrey Schuch had 15 points and eight rebounds. Mason Peter added 11 points. Sheldon Siemonsma and Austin Ellingson both had nine points each. Siemonsma also had nine rebounds and four assists. Ellingson had three assists and four steals.

Dell Rapids (16-4) will have a week off before the start of the Region 3A tournament. The tournament will begin on Tuesday, February 28th.

Cardinal Boys Fall to Hot Shooting Baltic on Senior Night

February 17, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Baltic Bulldogs shot 63% from the field and from the three-point line in the second half on their way to a 76-50 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Friday, February 17th. The game was senior night for four Cardinal seniors – Austin Welbig, Garret Frost, Dalton Houska, and Zach Geraets.

The first quarter was back and forth. St Mary started the game on a 5-0 run, but the Bulldogs answered with a 6-0 run to take a 6-5 lead. The two teams traded baskets the remainder of the quarter, and Baltic led 13-11 at the first break. The Bulldogs outscored St Mary 19-8 in the second quarter and led 32-19 at halftime. The Cardinals were able to get the lead down to nine points with 4:00 to go in the third quarter at 39-30, but the Bulldogs closed out the third quarter on a 16-5 run to lead 55-35. Baltic then outscored the Cardinals 21-15 in the final quarter.

St Mary finished the game shooting 28% (17-61) from the field, 30% (8-27) from three-point area, and 89% (8-9) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals also had 28 total team rebounds, eight assists, and five steals.

Two players finished in double figures for St Mary. Connor Libis had 16 points and two assists. Luke Brown had 11 points. Austin Welbig had eight points and four rebounds. Zach Geraets led the team with six rebounds. Jon Wilhelmsen had 30 points for Baltic. Brock Aaker had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Ethan Roggow had 10 points.

St Mary (8-11) will finish the regular season on Monday, February 20th, at Chester Area.

High School Girls Soccer Request for Dell Rapids HS Takes Step Forward

February 17, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A request to make high school soccer a girls sport in Dell Rapids took another step forward during the Dell Rapids School Board meeting on Monday, February 13th.

The board passed a motion to approve the intent to move forward with a cooperative with Garretson for two years for girls high school soccer. As part of the approved motion, Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz, Athletic Director Jeff Dvorak, and school board member Jody Schumaker will be looking over the cooperation language to ensure it looks appropriate and protects the district. They will then meet with representatives from Garretson to finalize the agreement language before everything becomes finalized.

“The district understands that although soccer hasn’t been a school sponsored activity, its popularity has grown in the community. The cooperative allows us to provide an opportunity for varsity level female athletes to participate while we continue to monitor the level of support and participation that can be expected,” said Dr. Schultz.

Once a finalized agreement has been made between Dell Rapids and Garretson, the final step will be to submit the cooperative agreement to the South Dakota High School Activities Association prior to their April meeting. The SDHSAA will have to approve the cooperative.

Quarrier Girls Make it a Sweet Dozen

February 17, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Trailing 42-36 heading into the fourth quarter, the Dell Rapids Quarriers outscored the Madison Bulldogs 25-12 in the final quarter to earn a 61-54 victory. The win was their 12th win in a row and 10th win in Dak-12 Conference play.

Dell Rapids led 13-12 after a back-and-fourth first quarter, but Madison pulled ahead in the second quarter and took a 27-23 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs were able to maintain a six-to-eight point lead throughout much of the third quarter and led 42-36 at the end of the quarter. The Quarriers opened the fourth quarter on a 13-2 run and never relinquished the lead after that point. The Bulldogs were never able to get any closer than three points the remainder of the game.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 35% (21-60) from the field, 29% (4-14) from three-point area, and 75% (15-20) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids had 32 team rebounds, 10 team assists, and forced 17 Bulldog turnovers.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids. Emma Paul had a team-high 18 points along with five rebounds. Jayda Knuppe had 12 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Arial Hoffman had 11 points, six rebounds, and two assists. Averi Pankonen finished with five points in the game. Madison was led by Jessi Giles with 20 points and Olivia Rud with 18 points.

Dell Rapids finishes the regular season with a 16-4 overall record and a 10-1 Dak-12 Conference record. The Quarriers will be the #1 seed in the Region 3A Tournament and will receive a first round bye. Dell Rapids will play the winner #5 Baltic and #4 Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, February 23rd, at Tea Area High School. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Girls Erase Halftime Deficit in Win

February 17, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals trailed by 14 points at halftime to the Hendricks, MN Grizzlies. The Cardinal defense only allowed 12 second half points to earn a 37-36 come-from-behind win on Thursday, February 16th, in Hendricks.

The Cardinals offense struggled to get going in the first half. St Mary trailed 13-3 through the midway point of the first half and trailed 24-10 at halftime. St Mary got things rolling in the second half as they went on a 15-5 run in the first part of the second half to close the gap at 29-25 with 9:41 remaining in the game. St Mary took the lead at 35-33 with 1:41 to go and pushed that lead to four points with :32 to go in the game to complete the 14-point comeback win.

Jackie Wolles finished the game with 10 points in a balanced Cardinal scoring attack. Ella Heinitz finished with eight points, and Kennedi Mullaney and Lexi Klein both had six points each.

The Cardinals finish their regular season with a 9-11 record and will be the #4 seed in the District 7B tournament. The Cardinals will host Chester Area on Tuesday, February 21st. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Revive Fitness and County Fair Partner to Promote Health and Wellness

February 16, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Revive Fitness owner Brittani Bollock and County Fair Foods managers Byron Busk and Steve Clark are partnering together to help promote health and wellness in Dell Rapids and the surrounding area. The goal of the partnership is to help people better understand how food acts as fuel for our bodies. Revive Fitness will be providing periodic health and wellness education pieces written by Revive Fitness trainers, dieticians, and other Revive wellness expert partners. The periodic informational package can be found at the entrance of the County Fair Foods store near the weekly County Fair Foods sales flyers or newspapers. The packet will include information such as new recipes, healthy grocery lists, and specialty ‘Revive Recommends’ items for healthier and easier shopping.

Bollock said, “Our vision is to work together to promote healthy information, choices and options for the families in this community in which we serve and love so much! We want to let people know that you don’t have to travel to another store to find healthy options. You can find them right here in Dell Rapids and for a cheaper price than you might think.”

Bollock also said that Revive Fitness also intends to bring in specialists and professionals from around the area to hold question and answer sessions, cooking classes, and more. Community members are encouraged to send any questions and requests to revivedellrapids@gmail.com.

Big Sioux Media will have a page that will list the featured recipes and healthy shopping lists. That page can be found by clicking here.

Siemonsma Signs with Mt Marty

February 16, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids senior Sheldon Siemonsma has signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Mount Marty Lancers in Yankton. Siemonsma signed his letter during a signing ceremony at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, February 16th. Joining him at the signing was Mount Marty Lancer head coach Andrew Baker.

Siemonsma has scored 522 points in his career at Dell Rapids. He has a 38% field goal percentage, 33% three-point percentage, and 69% free-throw percentage. Siemonsma also has a total of 201 career rebounds, 75 assists, 45 steals, and 49 blocked shots. He currently has a total of 208 points this season while shooting 36% from the field.

Dell Rapids Quarrier head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “Sheldon has really developed into an all-around player this season. He has always been able to fill it up from long distance, but he has become a defensive stopper for us this season as well. He is long and athletic, and he will be able to guard multiple positions at the collegiate level. Sheldon is always calm and cool on the court, and I look forward to watching him continue to improve as a basketball player over the next four years.”

Siemonsma will join fellow Dell Rapids graduate Zane Schumaker who is in his freshman season for the Lancer basketball program. Fellow senior Josh Roemen recently signed with Mount Marty to play baseball.

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