Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media, Author at Big Sioux Media Sports Network

EPJ Edges Quarrier Girls at State A

March 11, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies took the lead in the third quarter and hung on to beat the Dell Rapids Quarriers 44-39 in the consolation round of the 2016 Girls State A Tournament in Watertown on Friday, March 11th.

The Huskies had a one-point advantage over the Quarriers at the end of the first quarter 11-10, but Dell Rapids outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 13-8 in the second quarter to take a 23-19 lead at halftime. Elk Point-Jefferson’s defense held Dell Rapids to just two third quarter points, and the Huskies led 33-25 at the end of the third quarter. Dell Rapids outscored Elk Point-Jefferson 14-11 in the final quarter, but couldn’t quite complete the comeback.

Mikaela Stofferahn finished the game with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Emma Paul added nine points to go along with five rebounds and three assists. Arial Hoffman had seven points. Lindsey Morris added four points and had seven rebounds.

Dell Rapids (14-10) will play McLaughlin for 7th/8th place at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12th.

Quarrier Girls Fall in Opening Round Game

March 10, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Jody Stone

The Dell Rapids Quarriers lost to the St Thomas More Cavaliers in the opening round of the girls 2016 State A Tournament 55-24 on Thursday, March 10th, in Watertown.

St Thomas More led 12-6 at the end of the first quarter. Dell Rapids had closed to within five points at 20-15 near the end of the second quarter, but the Cavaliers went on a 6-0 run to end the half and led 26-15 at halftime. St Thomas More’s defensive pressure was difficult for the Dell Rapids offense to handle, as the Quarriers were held to just nine second half points.

Emma Paul had six points, two rebounds, and two assists. Mikaela Stofferahn finished with six points, two rebounds, one assist, and three steals. Kali Graham added four points, and Averi Pankonen and Tiffanie Dorale each had three points.

Dell Rapids will play Elk Point-Jefferson at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 11th.

Photo courtesy of Jody Stone

Quarrier Boys Season Ends in Region 3A Final

March 9, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Sioux Falls Christian Chargers erased a 14-point halftime deficit and stunned the Dell Rapids Quarriers 60-59 in the Region 3A Championship game on Tuesday, March 8th at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls.

Before a capacity crowd, the Quarriers jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game and led 22-11 at the end of the first quarter. Dell Rapids was able to extend the lead even more by halftime as they outscored the Chargers 19-16 to take a 41-27 lead to the break. The Chargers poured on the defensive pressure in the second half, and came roaring back in the third quarter. Sioux Falls Christian outscored Dell Rapids 20-9 in the third quarter and cut the lead down to three at 50-47. Both teams went back and fourth in the fourth quarter. The Chargers took the lead for the first time in the game with 20.6 seconds to go after two made free throws by Keegan Van Egdom. Ty Hoglund was fouled with 14.2 seconds to go and made both free throws to give Dell Rapids the lead back at 59-58. But with just 3.6 left in the game, Chad Barkema was fouled, and he made both free throws as the lead went back to the Chargers. The last second shot from half court was no good for Dell Rapids.

Hoglund led Dell Rapids with 29 points and four assists. Jeffrey Schuch had nine points and three blocked shots. Mason Peter added seven points, and Sam White led the Quarriers with six rebounds in the game.

The Dell Rapids season coame to an end with a 20-3 record. Sioux Falls Christian advanced to the State A Tournament in Rapid City March 17-19.

Two Quarriers Earn Dak-12 Girls All-Conference Honors

March 7, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Mikaela Stofferahn and Emma Paul earned 2016 Dak-12 All-Conference honors for the 2015-2016 season.

Stofferahn was a First Team All-Conference selection. Stofferahn finished second in scoring in conference games and first in rebounding. She averaged 19.44 points per conference game, 9.82 rebounds, 1.00 steals, and 1.09 assists.

Paul was a Third Team All-Conference Selection. Paul averaged 8.91 points per conference game, 6.45 rebounds, 1.36 steals, and 2.36 assists.

Dell Rapids was 7-4 in regular season conference games finishing third. The Quarriers will continue their season at the 2016 South Dakota State A Tournament in Watertown on March 10-12.

Quarrier Powerlifters Take 2nd at State

March 6, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids placed second at the South Dakota High School State Powerlifting meet on Saturday, March 5th, in Madison. Dell Rapids had six participate in the event, while Dell Rapids St Mary had three. Dell Rapids finished with a score of 13 to finish second in Class A. Baltic finished first with a score of 32. Madison was third with a score of nine.

Seth Spielmann (DR) placed 5th in the 148 weight class with a squat of 315, bench of 215, and a dead lift of 405.

Dalton Houska (DRSM) had a squat of 295, bench of 215, and a dead lift of 335 in the 165 weight class.

Carson Park (DRSM) had a squat of 375, bench of 225, and dead lift of 395. Tate Hansen (DRSM) had a squat of 340, bench of 200, and dead lift of 355. Josh Heinemann (DR) had a squat of 250, bench of 150, and dead lift of 365. All three were in the 181 weight class.

Jess Michel (DR) had a squat of 330, bench of 195, and dead lift of 445. Tyson Dahler (DR) had a squat of 295, bench of 185, and a bench of 375. Both were in the 198 weight class.

Cole VanDuyn (DR) placed second in the 220 weight class with asquat of 385, bench of 300, and a dead lift of 485.

Nick Palmer (DR) placed second in the 242 weight class with a 435 squat, 265 bench, and a 495 dead lift.

Arlys Stanford

March 6, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Arlys Stanford, 92, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at Heritage Senior Living.

Arlys Jean Phelps was born Feb. 25, 1924, at Rutland, to Donald and Hazel (Anderson) Phelps. She graduated from Madison High School and received on-the-job training at Madison Community Hospital as a surgical technician. She then worked at Madison Community Hospital for over 37 years. Arlys married John “Jack” Stanford on June 12, 1943, at Pipestone, MN.

Arlys was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and ladies groups, and she enjoyed playing cards and walking.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1978; one sister, Mary Peterson; four brothers, Edward, Ronald, Dale and Harold Phelps; and two grandsons, Robert and Jesse Alfson.

Survivors include four sons, Roger (Bonnie) of Madison, Rodney (Sandy) of Dell Rapids, Terry of Winter Park, CO and Keith of Sheridan, WY; three daughters, Linda (Richard) Nighbert of Madison, Patsy Mikel of Sioux Falls and Karen (Rick) Alfson of Madison; 15 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; three brothers, Darrell (Linda) Phelps of Madison, Thomas (Joan) Phelps of Sioux Falls and Richard (Janney) Phelps of Madison; and two sisters, JoAnn (Duane) McNeil of Ramona, CA and Nancy (Larry) Chase of Sioux Falls.Funeral Services 11 AM Wed. at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Graceland Cemetery. Family present for visitation 5-7 PM Tuesday with a Prayer Service at 7 PM at Ellsworth Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. On-Line Condolences may be left at Ellsworth Funeral Home.

Kimberly (Carlton) Ramse

March 5, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Kimberly (Carlton) Ramse, age 37, of Garretson, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 am Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. Memorial visitation with the family present will be from 3-5:00 pm Sunday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson

Kim was born on February 13, 1979, in Tampa, Florida. She graduated from Garretson High School in 1997. She was employed at Lil Dreamers Learning Center, Palisade Manor, Steve’s Electric, and Gannon Bookkeeping. She was married to Jason Baldridge and Gary Ramse and was blessed with two daughters from these marriages.

Kim was an avid Oakland Raiders fan and enjoyed throwing darts and watching “The Voice” and “Big Brother.” She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and the Garretson American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include her daughters: Kelsey Baldridge and Aubrey Ramse; mother, Linda (Jim Hoefert) Johnson, Garretson; grandparents, Ardyce and Lyle Stensland, Sioux Falls; siblings: Chett (Molly) Carlton, Dell Rapids, Lynn Jackson, Vidalia, GA, Christy (Carl) King, Rome, GA, Al (Shannon) Carlton Jr., Sioux Falls, and Lloyd (Jenn) Carlton, Oklahoma City, OK; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her dad, Al Carlton, Sr., and an aunt, Barb Bussey.

Quarrier Boys Pull off Epic Finish

March 5, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In what can only be described as an epic finish, the Dell Rapids Quarriers went on a 10-0 run in the final 1:12 of the game to pull off an incredible come-from-behind win over the Madison Bulldogs 56-53 in Region 3A semifinal action from the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls.

Mitch Hansen made two free-throws for Madison with 1:19 left in the game to give Madison a 53-46 lead. The comeback started with a three-point shot from the corner by Mason Schmidt with 1:08 to go. Just seven seconds later, Ty Hoglund made a layup after a steal of the inbound pass, and Dell Rapids trailed 53-51 with 1:01 to go. Mason Peter stole the next inbound pass, and found Sam White for the game-tying layup with :53 on the clock. Mason Leighton ran the clock down to :25 for Madison before making his drive to the basket. His layup attempt was blocked by White, and the Quarriers had the ball with :16 left in the game. Hoglund walked the ball across half court and drained a near 30-foot three-point shot with :03 on the clock. Tanner Burg to the inbound pass after a timeout and got off a shot at the top of the key for Madison, but it fell away no good, and Dell Rapids pulled out the comeback win.

“I’ve watched a lot of basketball over the years, I don’t know if I’ve seen a minute and a half like that. We’ve got a group of kids that never quit…never quit believing. We said in that two minute timeout we have to find a way, and everybody believe that. And we found a way. It took everything we had, but we found a way,” said Dell Rapids head coach Jason Fersdahl.

The Quarriers had a two-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 13-11. Dell Rapids was able to push the lead to 18-14 with 4:00 to go in the second quarter, but Madison outscored the Quarriers 11-4 in the final 4:00 to take a 25-22 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs maintained a five-to-seven point lead throughout much of the second half. Madison even held a 47-38 lead with 3:25 to go in the fourth quarter.

Dell Rapids finished the night shooting 33% (18-55) from the field and 83% (16-19) from the free-throw line. Madison shot 40% (16-40) from the field and 65% (13-20) from the free-throw line. Madison out rebounded the Quarriers 32-30 in the game.

Hoglund finished with 30 points and four assists for Dell Rapids. Jeffrey Schuch grabbed 14 rebounds. Madison was led by Taner DenHoed with 14 points.

“We have to get ready to go again. We found a way to continue our season tonight, and we want to go out and play hard Tuesday night and continue our season after that one as well,” said Fersdahl.

The Quarriers will play Sioux Falls Christian for the Region 3A Championship on Tuesday, March 8th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Elmen Center. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Irene (Cluts) Wagner

March 4, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Irene Rose (Cluts) Wagner, 93 of Sioux Falls died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Trail Ridge Retirement Center. On-Line Condolences may be left at Heritage Funeral Home.

Irene Cluts was born August 27, 1922 in Willow Lake, SD the daughter of John and Mildred (Glines) Cluts. She lived in Vienna, SD until 1937 when she and her family moved to Dell Rapids, SD. She graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1940. She played and sang with the Doll Cluts Melody Girls until 1942. She was united in marriage to Russell Wagner on January 1, 1942 and they started their life together in Sioux Falls.

Irene and Russ were blessed with four children, Steven, Betty, Judy and Virginia. She worked for Montgomery Wards as a credit clerk for 15 years. She served as a Girl Scout leader and youth counselor at First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, making work camp trips to California and North Carolina, Irene sang in the choir at First United Methodist Church from 1942 – 1979. Irene and Russ moved to Winter Haven, Florida when Russ retired in 1979 and lived there until 1999. While in Florida they attended St. Johns Church where she sang in the choir and she audited courses at Florida Southern University and the University of South Florida. She also participated in the CASA program as guardians of homeless children and in 17 Elder Hostels throughout the United States and Canada. She and Russ travelled extensively thought the United States and Europe.

In 2000 they returned to live in Dell Rapids for eight years and then moved to Sioux Falls where they have resided at Trail Ridge Retirement Center.

Grateful for having shared her life are: her husband, Russell and two daughters, Judy (Frank) Rebnord of Little Falls, MN and Virginia Hoeppner of Scotia, NY; and three grandchildren, Tim Rebnord, Tony Rebnord and Holly Hoeppner and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two children, Steven and Betty.

A memorial service will begin at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at First United Methodist Church with a private family burial preceding the service. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Monday at Heritage Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be sent to Asera Care Hospice, 528 North Sycamore Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57110.

Only One Ward Needs Election for Dell Rapids City Council in April

March 4, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After all the submitted petitions for Dell Rapids City Council were reviewed after the petition deadline on Friday, February 26th, only one ward will require a vote to elect city council members. Gary Haak is running unopposed in Ward 1. Mark Crisp (3 year seat) and Tom Earley (2 year seat) are running unopposed in Ward 2. Mike Geraets is running unopposed in Ward 3. A vote will be held for Ward 4 between incumbent Lee Burggraff and James Borchert.

The city election will be held on Tuesday, April 12th at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church in coordination with the Dell Rapids School Board election. The ballot will also include the referendum for the re-zoning of the property at 608 E. 6th Street.

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