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Dell Rapids Baseball Overcomes First Inning Deficit, Beats Brandon Valley

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Photo taken and used with permission by Jodie Jaton

The winning streak continued for Dell Rapids baseball on Monday, April 25th, although they had to come-from-behind to win.  Brandon Valley scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning, but was held to just one run the rest of the game as Dell Rapids took the win 12-8.

Dell Rapids took advantage of two Brandon Valley errors in the top of the first inning.  Treyse Eastman and Dylan Mathis both scored on errors to give Dell Rapids a 2-0 lead.  Brandon Valley regrouped offensively and scored seven times in the bottom of the inning for a 7-2 lead.

Dell Rapids, however, chipped away at the lead throughout the game.  Jack Henry had a two-run single scoring Eastman and Braden Fersdahl in the top of the second.  Aiden Boechler added an RBI single in the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 7-5.

The big inning came in the top of the fifth inning.  Josh Deknikker started the inning with a double.  Sutton Williams drove him home with a triple.  Landon Ruesink followed with an RBI double to tie the game 7-7.  Mathis had the biggest blow in the inning, a three-run home run to put Dell Rapids ahead 10-7.

Henry added an inside-the-park home run scoring Ruesink in the top of the seventh to give Dell Rapids a five-run lead, 12-7.  Brandon Valley tried to make some noise in the bottom of the seventh, but they were only able to score one run before Dell Rapids shut down the rally.

Mathis had three hits, one a home run, and three RBIs.  Ruesink had four hits, two of them doubles, and an RBI.  Henry had two hits, one a home run, and four RBIs.  Boechler had two hits and an RBI.  Williams finished with a triple and an RBI.  Deknikker had a double.  Eastman, CJ Smith, and Fersdahl all had a single.

Eastman started the game on the mound lasting 1/3 of an inning giving up seven runs, five earned, on three hits and four walks with one strikeout.  Brayden Pankonen pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up no runs on four hits with two strikeouts.  Tad Tjaden got the win pitching four innings allowing an unearned run on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

Dell Rapids Baseball Wins Rematch Against West Central

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Dell Rapids and West Central high school baseball teams last met in the 2021 championship game with Dell Rapids winning 9-2.  The two teams met for the first time in the 2022 season in Humboldt on Sunday, April 24th.  Dell Rapids won the rematch 9-5.

Dell Rapids scored the first five runs on the game.  Treyse Eastman scored on a passed ball in the top of the first inning for an early 1-0 lead.  Eastman then hit an RBI single, CJ Smith scored on an error, and Landon Ruesink hit an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the second to increase the lead to 4-0.  Aiden Boechler crossed home on a wild pitch in the top of the third, and Ruesink had an RBI single in the top of the fourth to give Dell Rapids a 6-0 lead.

West Central then made a run of their own. Zach Madsen had an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning.  The score remained 6-1 until the bottom of the sixth.  Madsen hit a two-run home run to cut the lead to 6-3.  Gage Nelson scored on a passed ball later in the inning, and Jack Linneman had an RBI single to make the score 6-5 heading into the seventh.

Dell Rapids got three big runs in their half of the seventh.  Boechler hit a ground ball that scored Ruesink and Henry on an error.  Boechler later scored on a wild pitch to give Dell Rapids a 9-5 lead.   West Central was retired in order in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.

Madsen had three hits, including a home run and double, with three RBI to lead West Central.  Grafton Stroup had two hits.  Linneman had a single and RBI.  Andrew Zimmer and Logan Maras both had hits as well.  Braden Herr pitched four innings allowing six runs, three earned, on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts.  Owen Heath pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing three runs, all unearned, on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts.  Brodie Herr pitched 1/3 of an inning recording a strikeout.

Ruesink had two hits and two RBIs for Dell Rapids.  Eastman also had two hits and an RBI.  Boechler had a triple with two RBIs.  Henry, Dylan Mathis, and Will Jaton all had singles as well.  Henry took the win on the mound pitching 5 2/3 innings allowing five runs, all earned, on seven hits with three walks and 14 strikeouts.  Ruesink pitched the final 1 1/3 innings giving up just one hit while striking out two.

Dell Rapids improves to 5-1 on the season, while West Central falls to 2-2.

Mustang Track Teams Run at Chester Meet

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The Tri-Valley Mustang girls and boys track teams ran at the Tom Main Track Meet in Chester on Saturday, April 23rd  The girls finished 10th with a total of 18 points.  The boys team finished ninth with 34 points.

Brie Peters had a third place finish in the 800m run and placed seventh in the javelin.  Carly Rickenbaugh placed eighth in the 100m hurdles.  Emery Pearson also placed eighth in the shot put.

Connor Christensen had a second place finish in the shot put and an eighth place finish in the discus.  Josh Leiseth placed fourth in the 110m hurdles.  Isaac Nehlich finished sixth in the shot put.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100m Dash

  • Hailey McNamara (10th) – :13.88
  • Cheyenna Hanson (21st) – :14.70
  • Calli Noe (23rd) – :14.86

200m Dash

  • Hailey McNamara (9th) – :28.91
  • Callie Noe (22nd) – :31.76
  • Julie Mauszycki (24th) – :31.88
  • Cheyenne Hanson (26th) – :32.16

400m Dash

  • Avery Voeltz (11th) – 1:19.37

800m Run

  • Brie Peters (3rd) – 2:54.35
  • Annie Stemper (16th) – 3:50.40
  • McKenzie Mack (18th) – 4:09.98

100m Hurdles

  • Carly Rickenbaugh (8th) – :19.39
  • Peyton Vogt (12th) – :20.28
  • Avery Voeltz (14th) – :20.83

Shot Put

  • Emery Pearson (8th) – 29’7.5″
  • Reagan Pearson (20th) – 25’9″
  • Abby Wagner (22nd) – 25’1.5″
  • Samantha Carlson (30th) – 19’8″

Discus

  • Reagan Pearson (11th) – 76’2″
  • Emery Pearson (22nd) – 66’6″
  • Abby Wagner (31st) – 56’8″
  • Julia Mauszycki (33rd) – 51’8″

Javelin

  • Brie Peters (7th) – 67’0″
  • Emery Pearson (11th) – 59’1″
  • Reagan Pearson (13th) – 57’4″
  • Julia Mauszycki (16th) – 54’4″

Triple Jump

  • Hailey McNamara (12th) – 26’9″

Boys Results

100m Dash

  • Landon Hughes (20th) – :12.47
  • Brandon Havlovic (21st) – :12.48
  • Isaac Langloss (25th) – :13.12
  • Karzon Kleinsasser (26th) – :13.60

200m Dash

  • Landon Hughes (15th) – :25.71
  • Brandon Havlovic (21st) – :26.60
  • Bracken Sharpe (24th) – :27.47
  • Karzon Kleinsasser (27th) – :28.50

400m Dash

  • Josh Leiseth (15th) – 1:07.42

110m Hurdles

  • Josh Leiseth (4th) – :19.63
  • Matthew Cypher (10th) – :21.72

300m Hurdles

  • Matthew Cypher (9th) – :54.95
  • Bracken Sharpe (10th) – :59.02

Shot Put

  • Connor Christensen (2nd) – 49’7″
  • Issac Nehlich (6th) – 41’3″
  • Austin Devries (9th) – 36’9″
  • Reece DeVries (24th) – 26’2.25″

Discus

  • Connor Christensen (8th) – 99’2″
  • Jose Mendoza (12th) – 90’11”
  • Isaac Nehlich (17th) – 80’9″
  • Espn Althoff (25th) – 46’4″

Long Jump

  • Josh Leiseth (14th) – 16’4.5″
  • Landon Hughes (18th) – 14’10”

Flemmer Sets Records, Both Track Teams Finish Sixth in Chester

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Lucas Flemmer set new school records in the 100m and 200m dash at the Tom Main Track Meet in Chester on Saturday, April 23rd.  Both the boys and girls teams finished sixth with both teams posting scores of 45 points.

Flemmer broke the 100m and 200m dash records that were both previously held by Chris Lee.  Flemmer set times of :11.13 in the 100m dash and :23.14 in the 200m dash, finishing second in both events.  John Pica had a third place finish in the discus, and Nic Gaspar was fourth in the long jump.  Seth Roemen also had a fourth place finish in the 400m dash.

Jaycee Tebay had a second place finish in the discus.  The 4x200m relay team of Ella Griffin, Maya Heinitz, Addison Libis, and Brianna Griffin placed second.  Heinitz placed third in the 400m dash, and Libis had a fourth place finish in the 300m hurdles.

Individual Results

Girls Results

200 Meters New Division – Finals
5. Brianna Griffin 27.42 Dell Rapids St. Mary
8. Ella Griffin 28.59 Dell Rapids St. Mary
11. Maya Heinitz 29.26 Dell Rapids St. Mary
400 Meters New Division – Finals
3. Maya Heinitz 1:07.11 Dell Rapids St. Mary
800 Meters New Division – Finals
8. Cami Wolles 3:06.36 Dell Rapids St. Mary
11. Lucy Vargas 3:13.03 Dell Rapids St. Mary
1600 Meters New Division – Finals
7. Cami Wolles 6:35.80 Dell Rapids St. Mary
100m Hurdles – 33″ New Division – Finals
11. Addison Libis 20.02 Dell Rapids St. Mary
300m Hurdles – 30″ New Division – Finals
4. Addison Libis 54.77 Dell Rapids St. Mary
4×200 Relay New Division – Finals
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Ella Griffin
Maya Heinitz
Addison Libis
Brianna Griffin
1:57.60 Dell Rapids St. Mary – A
Shot Put – 4kg New Division – Finals
13. Jaycee Tebay 27-02.25 Dell Rapids St. Mary
25. Addie Van’t Hof 24-04.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Discus – 1kg New Division – Finals
2. Jaycee Tebay 96-09 Dell Rapids St. Mary
4. Ella Griffin 88-06 Dell Rapids St. Mary
13. Addie Van’t Hof 74-06 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Javelin – 600g New Division – Finals
8. Jaycee Tebay 64-03 Dell Rapids St. Mary
12. Addie Van’t Hof 57-10 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Long Jump New Division – Finals
5. Brianna Griffin 14-07.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary

Boys Results

100 Meters New Division – Finals
2. Lucas Flemmer 11.13 Dell Rapids St. Mary
11. CJ Smith 12.23 Dell Rapids St. Mary
18. Tate Bunkers 12.40 Dell Rapids St. Mary
24. Lincoln LeBrun 12.96 Dell Rapids St. Mary
200 Meters New Division – Finals
2. Lucas Flemmer 23.14 Dell Rapids St. Mary
23. Lincoln LeBrun 27.28 Dell Rapids St. Mary
400 Meters New Division – Finals
4. Seth Roemen 1:02.76 Dell Rapids St. Mary
800 Meters New Division – Finals
10. Owen Vargas 2:41.53 Dell Rapids St. Mary
12. Seth Roemen 2:47.32 Dell Rapids St. Mary
1600 Meters New Division – Finals
9. Owen Vargas 5:49.05 Dell Rapids St. Mary
4×100 Relay New Division – Finals
6.
Kyle Bares
Wyatt Gereats
John Pica
Lincoln LeBrun
52.88 Dell Rapids St. Mary – A
4×200 Relay New Division – Finals
5.
Lucas Flemmer
Tate Bunkers
CJ Smith
Nic Gaspar
1:40.24 Dell Rapids St. Mary – A
Shot Put – 12lb New Division – Finals
7. John Pica 38-07.50 Dell Rapids St. Mary
11. Gabe Lamb 35-01.50 Dell Rapids St. Mary
16. Kyle Bares 31-05.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Discus – 1.6kg New Division – Finals
3. John Pica 116-09 Dell Rapids St. Mary
11. Gabe Lamb 91-02 Dell Rapids St. Mary
21. Kyle Bares 68-07 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Javelin – 800g New Division – Finals
9. Gabe Lamb 95-10 Dell Rapids St. Mary
12. John Pica 90-09 Dell Rapids St. Mary
16. Kyle Bares 76-06 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Long Jump New Division – Finals
4. Nic Gaspar 19-09.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary
12. CJ Smith 16-06.50 Dell Rapids St. Mary
17. Wyatt Gereats 15-03.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary
Triple Jump New Division – Finals
5. CJ Smith 34-08.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary
9. Wyatt Gereats 33-00.00 Dell Rapids St. Mary

Dell Rapids Baseball Wins Third Straight

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Dell Rapids club baseball won their third straight game on Friday, April 22nd, a 14-2 win over Chester/Colman-Egan/Flandreau.  Not only was this the third win in a row, but also the third straight game Dell Rapids scored 14 or more runs.

Dell Rapids used two big innings to build their lead.  They scored five times in the top of the first inning.  After Chester/Colman-Egan/Flandreau scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning, Dell Rapids added eight more runs in the top of the second for a 13-2 lead.  Dell Rapids got another run in the top of the fifth, and the game ended 14-2 on the 10-run rule after five innings.

Jack Henry belted two home runs in the game and had four RBIs.  Dylan Mathis had two hits, one of them a home run, and had an RBI.  Will Jaton also collected two hits, a triple and a double, and drove home four runs.  Treyse Eastman had two hits, one a double, and an RBI.  Landon Ruesink had a double and an RBI.  Mason Stubbe and Tyler Tjaden both had singles.

Eastman pitched two innings allowing two earned runs on a hit with four walks and three strikeouts.  Joe Rechtenbaugh pitched three innings allowing just one hit and two walks with four strikeouts.

West Central Baseball Suffers First Loss of Season

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The West Central High School club baseball team suffered their first loss of the season.  West Central fell to Tea 7-3 on Friday, April 22nd which was a make-up game from April 12th.

Tea scored six runs spread out over the first five innings.  They scored two in the first, two in the third, one in the fourth, and one in the fifth for a 6-0 lead.

Braden Herr hit an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning scoring Grafton Stroup.  Logan Maras scored on an error on the same play to cut the lead to 6-2.

Tea got an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning.  The final run for West Central came in the top of the seventh on an RBI single by Ben Sebert, scoring Duece Sherrard.

Sebert and Herr both had singles and an RBI.  Sherrard had a triple.  Zach Madsen, Andrew Zimmer, Maras, and Camden McDonald all had singles as well.  Zimmer pitched four innings allowing five runs, but only one earned, on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts.  Jack Linneman gave up an earned run on three hits.  Owen Heath pitched two innings allowing an earned run on a hit with two walks and two strikeouts.

Cardinal Girls 6th, Boys 7th at Chester Golf Invite

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys golf team competed in the Chester Invite at the Lakes Golf Course on Friday, April 22nd.

The girls finished sixth as a team with a score of 205.  The boys team was seventh with a score of 160.

Noah Olund finished fourth individually for the boys with a round of 45.  Brandon Cook was 13th with a round of 49.  Aiden Allen finished with a 66.

Rachel Heinemann finished 16th with a round of 59.  Sophia Lack had a 77, and Brianna Weiland had a round of 81.

The Cardinals will host their golf meet on Tuesday, April 26th at Dell Rapids Rocky Run Golf Course.

Boys Win, Girls 9th for Mustang Track at Greenway Relays

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The Tri-Valley Mustang boys team took home the team title at the Greenway Relays on Friday, April 22nd. The boys finished with 118.5 points, just edging Mt Vernon/Plankinton with 117 points. The Mustang girls finished ninth as a team with 39 points.

Along with the first place finish for the team, the boys also had a few first place individual finishes. Michael Beyer won both the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles. The 4x100m relay team (Eli McFardland, Dustin Sees, Carter Sorenson, Beyer) and the 4x400m relay team (Sees, Sorenson, Noah Haynes, Beyer) both placed first. Connor Christensen took the individual title in the shot put. Sees also had a first place finish in the long jump.

Two relay teams for the girls won their event. The 4x100m and 4x200m relay team of Lauren Grinde, Ella Richardson, Paige Jewett, and Maddie Wenzel finished first. Richardson finished third in the 100m dash, while Jewett finished fifth.

Individual Results

Girls Results

100m Dash

  • Ella Richardson (3rd) – :13.46
  • Paige Jewett (5th) – :13.63
  • Maddie Wenzel (9th) – :13.92

200m Dash

  • Ella Richardson (8th) – :28.60
  • Paige Jewett (11th) – :29.05
  • Maddie Wentzel (16th) – :29.87

400m Dash

  • Lauren Grinde (20th) – 1:14.65
  • Cheyenne Hanson (28th) – 1:20.97

800m Run

  • Julie Mauszycki (18th) – 3:16.82
  • Annie Stemper (20th) – 3:21.63

1600m Run

  • Brie Peters (6th) – 6:00.89

100m Hurdles

  • Carly Rickenbaugh (8th) – :19.05
  • Peyton Vogt (16th) – :20.80
  • Avery Voeltz (19th) – :21.16

300m Hurdles

  • Peyton Vogt (6th) – :54.99
  • Avery Voeltz (11th) – :56.83
  • Carly Rickenbaugh (15th) – :57.74

4x100m Relay

  • 1st (Lauren Grinde, Ella Richardson, Paige Jewett, Maddie Wenzel) – :53.70

4x200m Relay

  • 1st (Lauren Grinde, Ella Richardson, Paige Jewett, Maddie Wenzel) – 1:54.42

4x400m Relay

  • 9th (Gwen Peters, Brie Peters, Hannah West, Cheyenne Hanson) – 5:06.44

Sprint Medley Relay

  • 8th (Hailey McNamara, McKenna Richter, Gwen Peters, Brie Peters) – 5:17.64

Shot Put

  • Emery Pearson (22nd) – 27’9″
  • Reagan Pearson (24th) – 27’6.5″
  • Abby Wagner (32nd) – 24’0″

Discus

  • Reagan Pearson (16th) – 82’10”
  • Emery Pearson (30th) – 65’4″
  • Abby Wagner (36th) – 57’6″

Long Jump

  • Erica Bicknase (10th) – 13’8.75″
  • Hailey McNamara (19th) – 13’0.25″
  • Hannah West (22nd) – 12’4″

Triple Jump

  • Hannah West (12th) – 29’1″
  • Erica Bicknasee (16th) – 28’2″
  • Brooklyn Larson (19th) – 27’3″

Boys Results

100m Dash

  • Levi Langloss (5th) – :11.84
  • Eli McFarland (6th) – :11.88
  • Austin McNulty (40th) – :20.86

200m Dash

  • Eli McFarland (2nd) – :24.24

400m Dash

  • Isaac McFarland (2nd) – :56.20
  • Noah Haynes (3rd) – :56.61
  • Zachary Powell (7th) – :57.72

800m Run

  • Teagin Gacke (7th) – 2:28.62

110m Hurdles

  • Michael Beyer (1st) – :42.49
  • Carter Sorenson (5th) – :45.61
  • Josh Leiseth (19th) – :21.45

300m Hurdles

  • Michael Beyer (1st) – :42.49
  • Carter Sorenson (5th) – :45.61
  • Brandon Havlovic (18th) – :50.86

4x100m Relay

  • 1st (Eli McFarland, Dustin Sees, Carter Sorenson, Michael Beyer) – :45.48

4x200m Relay

  • 3rd (Austin McNulty, Cory McDonald, Isaac McFarland, Levi Langloss) – 1:38.31

4x400m Relay

  • 1st (Dustin Sees, Carter Sorenson, Noah Haynes, Michael Beyer) – 3:40.68

4x800m Relay

  • 6th (Zachary Powell, Everett Althoff, Teagin Gacke, Noah Haynes) – 9:21.57

Sprint Medley Relay

  • 7th (Levi Langloss, Cory McDonald, Isaac McFarland, Zachary Powell) – 4:11.97

Shot Put

  • Connor Christensen (1st) – 48’4″
  • Isaac Nehlich (4th) – 40’3″
  • Owen Neeley (17th) – 34’10.5″

Discus

  • Jose Mendoza (17th) – 95’9″
  • Isaac Nehlich (26th) – 86’4″

Long Jump

  • Dustin Sees (1st) – 20’2″
  • Eli McFarland (4th) – 19’2.25″
  • Carter Sorenson (25th) – 14’1″

Triple Jump

  • Landon Hughes (15th) – 33’4″
  • Alex Wingen (17th) – 31’0″

Vermillion Beats Tri-Valley in Baseball Action

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The Tri-Valley High School club baseball team is still in search of their first win of the season.  Tri-Valley traveled to Vermillion, but lost 11-1 on Thursday, April 21st.

Tri-Valley got the first run of the game after Cole Focken doubled to left field scoring Carter Sorenson.  Vermillion, however, scored three times in the bottom of the first inning, three more runs in the second, and then five in the third for an 11-1 run.  The game ended on the 10-run rule after the fifth inning.

Focken had two of the three hits for Tri-Valley, including the double and RBI.  Riley Carlson got the other hit.  Sorenson pitched two innings allowing six runs, three earned, on three hits with three walks and a strikeout.  Carlson also pitched two innings allowing five earned runs on four hits and two walks.

Quarrier Girls Golf Eighth at EPJ Invite

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls golf team had their first 18-hole tournament of the season on Thursday, April 21st.  Dell Rapids finished eighth at the Huskies Invitational with a team score of 432.

Abby Greenhoff finished ninth individually with a round of 95.  Jayme Schmidt had a round of 101.  Haley Rydell finished with a 116.  Avery Haskell had a 120.  Emma Taubert finished at 121, and Natalie Berg had a 133.

Dell Rapids will be at the Dakota Valley Invite on Tuesday, April 26th.

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