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

Two Quarrier Wrestlers Place in Brandon

January 11, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers placed two wrestlers at the Dan Pansch/Jesse James Invitational held in Brandon on Saturday, January 9th.

Ben Cavigielli finished 2-3 for the tournament in the 195-pound class and placed 6th. Lathon Gorospe finished the day 4-2 in the 220-pound class and placed 4th.

Head coach Craig Jorgensen said, “Lathon and Ben wrestled well in one of the toughest tournaments we will have on our schedule. Lathon had big wins over Payton Smith of Canton, Marshal Simons of Huron and Kreg Kepplinger of Bon Homme. Lathon is wrestling aggressive and has really worked on cutting down on mistakes on the mat. Lathon has started the year out great and will continue to improve. Ben put together a great tournament. He defeated Patric Sproles from O’Gorman by fall. Sproles beat Ben earlier this year. He also defeated Hunter Shamatt from Brandon. He is starting to open it up and it’s paying off. Our other wrestlers had a good day but didn’t place. We had a couple tight matches that could have went either way. We have to get more aggressive in those matches for them to come out in our favor.”

The Quarriers will participate in the their third Dak-12 meet of the year on Thursday, January 14th, in Vermillion and then will wrestle at the Tri-Valley Tournament on Saturday, January 16th.

Individual Results:

113: Max Lamer (0-2)
145: James Lueders (1-2)
152: Isaac Land (0-2)
195: Ben Cavigielli (2-3) – 6th
220: Lathon Gorospe (4-2) – 4th
285: Nick Schmidt (0-2)

Election Day Set for April 12

January 10, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The City of Dell Rapids and the Dell Rapids School District will have a joint election on Tuesday, April 12th. The election will take place at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church.

The Dell Rapids School District election will be for three vacancies on the Dell Rapids School Board that will come open this summer. The Dell Rapids City Council election will be for five vacancies. Ward 1 will have one open spot, Ward 2 will fill two open spots. Wards 3 and 4 will also each have an open spot. Circulation of nominating petitions for City Council may begin on January 29th. Petitions must be filed at City Hall no later than February 26th.

Quarrier Boys Cruise to Third Straight Win

January 10, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys picked up their third win in a row and sixth overall as they cruised to a 62-34 win over the Chamberlain Cubs on Friday, January 8th, at Chamberlain.

Dell Rapids outscored Chamberlain in every quarter and also held the Cubs to single digits in two quarters. The Quarriers held a six-point lead early in the game at 21-15 after the first quarter. Chamberlain was only able to score six points in the second quarter, and Dell Rapids pushed their lead to 33-21 at halftime. The Quarriers added five more points to their lead by the end of the third quarter at 49-32. The Cubs only scored two points in the final quarter as the Quarries added 13 more points.

Two players scored in double figures for Dell Rapids. Ty Hoglund finished with 30 points, and Mason Peter had 12 points. Jeffrey Schuch and Mason Schmidt both had seven points apiece. Sam White pulled down eight rebounds, and Hoglund had seven rebounds. Hoglund also had five steals.

Dell Rapids (6-1) will host undefeated Sioux Falls Christian on Tuesday, January 12th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Boys Comeback Falls Short Against Lake Preston

January 10, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys comeback fell short on Friday, January 8th, to the Lake Preston Divers at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

Lake Preston led by four points at the end of the first quarter 11-7. The Divers extended their lead to 20-13 at halftime. Lake Preston held their largest lead at 18 points with 3:23 to go in the third quarter, but that’s when the Cardinals started their comeback. The Cardinals scored the final seven points of the third quarter and closed the gap to 35-27. St Mary got within one point with 4:19 left in the game at 38-37 after a 10-3 run. However, Lake Preston finished the game on a 16-4 run to pull away for the victory.

St Mary shot 32% (14-44) from the field, 46% (5-11) from three-point area, and 73% (8-11) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals pulled down 41 rebounds as a team, but turned the ball over 28 times.

Connor Libis finished with 16 points in the game. Noah Fiegen had 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. Luke Brown tossed in six points.

St Mary (1-7) will host Parker on Tuesday, January 12th.

Cardinal Girls Hang on for Win

January 10, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls held a 29-14 lead at halftime and hung on for a 50-44 win over the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 8th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals, who never trailed in the game, led 18-7 after the first quarter. St Mary pushed their their lead to 17 points with 1:16 to go in the second quarter before heading into the locker room ahead by 15 points. Lake Preston closed the gap in the third quarter to 39-30. The Divers couldn’t complete the comeback in the fourth as the Cardinals hit enough free-throws down the stretch for the win.

St Mary shot 28% (16-57) from the field and were 71% (17-24) from the free-throw line. Lake Preston finished the game shooting 30% (16-53) from the field and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals out-rebounded the Divers 48-38 in the game.

Jackie Wolles led all scores with 23 points. Lexi Klein added 10 points, and Kennedi Mullaney finished with eight points. Sydney Cook pulled down 10 rebounds while Wolles and Mullaney each had seven. Wolles and Cook both had three steals in the game as well.

The Cardinals (2-6) travel to Canistota on Thursday, January 14th.

Quarriers Sweep Beresford in Double-Header

January 10, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls and boys teams both earned wins over the Beresford Watchdogs on Thursday, January 7th, at Dell Rapids High School. The girls earned a 46-25 win while the boys team won 72-53.

The girls team led from start to finish. The Quarriers had a 10 point lead after the first quarter 16-6. The lead had grown to 12 points by halftime at 25-13. Dell Rapids kept rolling in the second half extending their lead to 39-21 by the end of the third quarter.

The boys team also led at every quarter break. Dell Rapids led 18-10 after the first quarter, but outscored Beresford 24-14 too take 42-24 lead into halftime. The Quarriers added 22 more points in third quarter and pushed their lead to 64-37 by the end of the quarter.

The Quarrier girls team (5-3) will host Lennox on Monday, January 11th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media. The Quarrier boys team (5-1) travel to Chamberlain on Friday, January 8th.

Canistota Too Much for Cardinal Boys

January 9, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Canistota Hawks shot 54% from the field and defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys 73-24 on Thursday, January 7th, in Canistota. The Hawks were 33-61 from the field and 6-15 from beyond the three-point line. The Cardinals finished the game shooting just 22% (10-46) and were 1-15 from beyond the arc.

Canistota led 30-4 after the first quarter, 50-8 at halftime, and 65-13 at the end of the third quarter.

Noah Fiegen finished with six points and five rebounds for the Cardinals. Garret Frost and Austin Welbig each had five points. Frost also added five rebounds.

Jean (Class) Devlin

January 9, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Jean A. (Class) Devlin, daughter of John T. and Eleanor (Cuff) was born on December 26, 1930 in New Effington, SD and passed away on January 7, 2016 in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on Monday, January 11 at 10:30 a.m. There will be visitation at Miller Funeral Home Downtown beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 10 with a Liturgical Wake Service at 7:00. On-Line Condolences may be left at Miller Funeral Home.

After moving to Sioux Falls as a teenager, Jean graduated from Cathedral High School in 1948. She married John B. Devlin on April 22, 1955 in Sioux Falls. After her children had grown, she went back to school and studied to be a nurse. She worked at both Sioux Valley and McKennan Hospitals, and as a home care nurse until her retirement. She was a member of St. Joseph Cathedral Parish and sang in the funeral choir for many years. Jean loved cooking, family gatherings, and wedding dances. Most of all, however, she adored each of her grandchildren.

Jean dedicated her life to caring for others. Professionally, she trained as a nurse where she worked diligently to ensure the health of the inflicted. Personally, she cared for her family and her community. A “North End mother,” Jean opened her home to children from the entire neighborhood, and she watched out for everyone. Maternal and loving, she dressed scrapes and cuts, and kissed many bruises. Her love did not stop there, as she always made sure that everyone was properly fed, too. Simply put, Jean absolutely loved caring for others.

She will be greatly missed by her husband; her five children, Tim (Lynn), John (Mary), Dan (Jill), all of Sioux Falls, Mary Zakrzewski of O’Neill, NE, and Vince (Julie) of Dell Rapids; grandchildren, Beau Devlin, Ben Devlin, Bridget A. O’Toole, John F. Devlin, Dustin Devlin, Stacy Devlin, Sarah Devlin, Jean Zakrzewski, Paula Zakrzewski, Jeff Devlin, Michelle Devlin, and Rachel Devlin; and 13 great-grandchildren; her brother, John “Jack” Class of Kingman, AZ and her sister, Judy (Thomas) Coleman of Baltimore, MD. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Jim, Joyce and Joe; an infant sister, June; her son-in-law Dave; and two great-grandchildren, Boston and Jeff.

Big Year for Dell Rapids in 2015

January 7, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The city of Dell Rapids received a total of 485 building permit requests in 2015 resulting in $11,816,021.31 worth of improvements throughout the city. Nineteen of the requests were for new homes or buildings including the new Dairy Queen building and Hometown Shopko.

In 2014 the city saw $6.5 million worth of improvements including 15 new structures, one of which was for the new Ace Hardware building. Dell Rapids had $9.4 million of improvements in 2013 on projects such as the new County Fair store, Casey’s, and Family Dollar.

In addition to the $11 million in improvements during 2015, the city of Dell Rapids should exceed $1 million in sales tax revenue for the year. The December numbers are not finalized yet, but the city had collected over $998,000 in sales tax through the month of November. This was an 8.17% increase over the same 11-month period in 2014.

Esther Ausman

January 7, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Esther Ausman, 96 of Dell Rapids passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Her Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel. Visitation on Friday will be held in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel and will begin at 4:00 p.m. The family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. On-Line Condolences may be left at Kahler Funeral Home.

Esther Johnson was born on October 14, 1919 at Craig, Iowa, the daughter of Harm and Gertie (Frerichs) Johnson. When she was two, she moved to Dell Rapids with her family. She grew up near Dell Rapids and attended country school. Esther married Henry Ausman on January 12, 1940 in Dell Rapids. They made their home on their farm near Dell Rapids for 42 years. They moved into town in 1979. Henry passed away in 1981. Esther worked at the Odd Fellows Nursing Home for ten years and then, retired. She has been a resident of the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center for ten years.

Esther was a member of the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids and Women of ELCA, the Rebekah Lodge, the Hospital Auxiliary, and the Dell Rapids Senior Citizens. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Russell.

Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Jerry Ausman of Fresno, CA and her grandchildren, Jason Ausman and Julie Stofferahn, and six great-grandchildren.

« Previous Page