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

St Mary Cardinal Track Results from Jesse James Invite

April 18, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys track teams participated in the Jesse James Invite in Garretson on Saturday, April 18th. The girls team finished sixth with a total of 61 points. Garretson won the girls team title with 124 points. Sioux Falls Christian finished second with 121 points, and Tri-Valley was third with 121 points. The Cardinal boys finished seventh with 34.33 points. Sioux Falls Christian won the boys team title with 156.50 points. Tri-Valley was second with 140.83 points, and Garretson was third with 106 points.

Individual Girls Results

1oom Dash

Adyn Heinricy – :14.4

800m Run

Christina Vogel (7th) – 2:50.9
Tana Harrington (8th) – 2:51.4

1600m Run

Christina Vogel (5th) – 6:28.2
Catherine Vogel (7th) – 6:58.9

3200m Run

Christina Vogel (3rd) – 14:10.5
Catherine Vogel (5th) – 15:26.1

100m Hurdles

Ally Mullaney (2nd) – :16.9
Kennedi Mullaney – :20.4
Rhannon Glazier – :21.3

300m Hurdles

Ally Mullaney (2nd) – :52.3
Kennedi Mullaney – 1:02.1

4x800m Relay

5th – 11:59.2

High Jump

Ally Mullaney (2nd) – 5’1″

Long Jump

Rhannon Glazier – 12’7.5″
Adyn Heinricy – 12’2.5″
Kennedi Mullaney – 12’0″

Triple Jump

Adyn Heinricy – 25’5″

Shot Put

Anne Swift (6th) – 26’6″
Kaitlyn Vortherms (7th) – 25’11”
Maddie Schwebach – 12’8.5″

Discus

Kaitlyn Vortherms (4th) – 85’06”
Anne Swift (6th) – 85’01”
Maddie Schwebach – 72’05”

Individual Boys Results

100m Dash

Garret Frost – :13.1
Carson Park – :13.9
Keegan Howe – :14.1
Fabian Weimer – :14.9

200m Dash

Fabian Weimer – :32.4

400m Dash

Sam Schwebach – 1:04.3
Keegan Howe – 1:09.6

800m Run

Keegan Howe – 2:53.4

1600m Run

Luke Brown (6th) – 5:24.3

3200m Run

Luke Brown (4th) – 11:27.9
Zach Geraets – 13:05.0

110m Hurdles

Dalton Houska (3rd) – :19.4

3oom Hurdles

Zach Geraets (6th) – :50.7
Dalton Houska (7th) – :51.0

4x800m Relay

4th – 10:02.8

1600 Sprint Medley Relay

5th – 4:40.3

High Jump

Logan Gaspar (2nd) – 5’04”

Shot Put

Carson Park – 25’09.25″

Kathryn “Kathy” Winterfeldt

April 18, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Kathryn Winterfeldt, 64 of Gibbon, Minnesota passed away on April 16, 2015 at her home in Gibbon attended by family.

Jean Weispfenning was born December 6, 1950 in Moorhead, Minn., the daughter of Marvin and Marlys (Koeppe) Weispfenning. She grew up and graduated from high school in Moorhead, in 1968. She graduated from Concordia College, St. Paul, Minn. with a BA Degree in Elementary Education. On March 6, 1971, she married David Winterfeldt at New Hope, Minn. One son, Chad was born to them.

After her husband’s ordination in 1979, Kathy and David worked jointly for 35 years in ALC and ELCA Parish ministry, in congregations in Kadoka/Longvalley and Chamberlain in South Dakota; Gackle in North Dakota; Dimock, Dell Rapids and Miller in South Dakota; and Gibbon/Winthrop/Bismark in Minnesota. Over the years, Kathy held secretarial jobs, worked as a substitute teacher, and librarian. She devoted much of her life to parish ministry activities of the ELCA. At the time of her death, she was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church in Gibbon, Minn. She succumbed after an 11 year personal journey dealing with cancer.

Kathryn was preceded in death by her mother, Marlys. Survivors include her father, Marvin; husband, Rev. David; son, Chad (Beth); brothers: James (Ruth), Gerald, Ronald (Peggy), and Jeffrey (Sarah); three grandchildren: Quentin, Eleanor and Cecily; and numerous nieces, nephews and godchildren.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Minn. with Rev. Alan Bray officiating. Interment will be at Resurrection Cemetery, St. Peter, Minn. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 8:00 pm Monday at First Lutheran and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to ELCA World Hunger, ELCA Malaria Campaign, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, South Dakota Lutheran Outdoors, or South Dakota Synod Cameroon Roofs Fund. St. Peter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangement. Condolences may be left at www.saintpeterfuneralhome.com

7-Run Inning Boosts Dell Rapids Baseball to Victory

April 18, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A seven-run fifth inning propelled Dell Rapids Baseball to an 11-2 victory over Tri-Valley in high school action at Rickeman Field in Dell Rapids on Friday, April 17th.

Tri-Valley scored right away in the top of the first inning. Kyle Kretchmar hit a one-out triple down the right field line, and then Matt Prather drove him home with an RBI single to give Tri-Valley an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Dell Rapids scored two times in the bottom half of the inning without a hit. Josh Roemen and Casey Hansen both reached base on errors, and later scored in the inning after Tri-Valley committed three more errors in the inning. Dell Rapids led 2-1 after the first inning.

Starting pitchers Brett Mogen (DR) and Logan Larsen (TV) cruised through the next few innings. Mogen faced the minimum nine hitters over his next three innings, striking our four in that stretch. Larsen held Dell Rapids hitless through his next three innings, and after the fourth inning, Dell Rapids maintained their 2-1 lead.

Mogen ran into a little trouble in the top of the fifth inning. He walked the lead-off hitter Alex Van Asselt. The next hitter, Kevin Cress, hit a sharp ground ball to short. The force out at second could not be made, but an out was recorded at first. Sheldon Hofer capitalized on the miscue and hit an RBI single that scored Van Asselt to tie the game. Mogen was able to get out of the inning allowing only the one run, and the game was 2-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth.

That’s when the Dell Rapids offense erupted. Kretchmar moved to the mound in relief of Larsen, and Dell Rapids sent 11 men to the plate scoring seven times. Nate McKee had an RBI single, Matt Gillogly had a three-run triple, and Mogen, Ryan Geraets, and Carter Gullicksen also had RBIs in the inning. The seven-run inning gave Dell Rapids a 9-2 lead after five innings. Dell Rapids would add two more runs in the bottom of the sixth on RBI hits by Gillogly and Eddie Price.

Gillogly had two hits and four RBI in the game. McKee finished with two singles and an RBI. Roemen, Geraets, Price, and Gullicksen all collected singles in the game.

Mogen picked up the win pitching five innings, giving up two runs on three hits, striking out six, and walking four. Trevor Pulscher pitched two innings of relief allowing just one hit and striking out three. Larsen earned a no-decision giving up two runs, both unearned, on no hits, striking four and walking three. Kretchmar took the loss pitching two innings giving up nine runs on eight hits while striking out three and walking three.

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Cardinal Track Results from Chester Invite

April 16, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys and girls track teams participated in the Chester Invite on Tuesday, April 14th. The girls finished fourth with 92 points. Tri-Valley won the girls team title with 193 points. Chester was second with 114, and Parker finished third with 98 points. The Cardinal boys finished fifth with 67 points. Chester won the boys title with 155.5 points. Tri-Valley was second with 114.5 points, Baltic third with 84 points, and Parker fourth with 83 points.

Individual Girls Results

100m Dash

Adyn Heinricy – :14.7
Nicole Brown – :14.9

200m Dash

Nicole Brown – :33.1

400m Dash

Tyra Harrington – 1:22.9

800m Run

Christina Vogel (6th) – 2:54.7
Jackie Wolles (7th) – 2:57.7
Tana Harrington (8th) – 2:59.5

1600m Run

Christina Vogel (3rd) – 6:19.0
Tana Harrington (5th) – 6:27.2
Jackie Wolles (6th) – 6:32.9

3200m Run

Cassy Geraets (2nd) – 14:02.4
Christina Vogel (3rd) – 14:04.2
Catherine Vogel (5th) – 15:43.6

100m Hurdles

Ally Mullaney (1st) – :17.5
Rhannon Glazier – :20.7
Kennedi Mullaney – :21.5

300m Hurdles

Ally Mullaney (1st) – :51.5
Kennedi Mullaney – :59.6
Rhannon Glazier – 1:00.7

4x800m Relay

Christina Vogel, Tana Harrington, Jackie Wolles, Cassy Geraets (1st) – 11:35.5

1600 Sprint Medley Relay

Nicole Brown, Adyn Heinricy, Tyra Harrington, Cassy Geraets (4th) – 5:36.5

Hugh Jump

Ally Mullaney (2nd) – 5’01”

Long Jump

Kennedi Mullaney (6th) – 13’02”
Rhannon Glazier (8th) – 12’09.5″
Adyn Heinricy – 11’11.5″

Triple Jump

Adyn Heinricy (5th) – 27’09.5″
Rhannon Glazier (6th) – 25’08”

Shot Put

Anne Swift (8th) – 28’03”
Kaitlyn Vortherms – 23’09.5″
Maddie Schwebach – 22″9.0″

Discus

Kaitlyn Vortherms – 73’08”
Anne Swift – 72’04”
Maddie Schwebach – 71’03”

Individual Boys Results

100m Dash

Garret Frost – :13.2
Carson Park – :13.8
Fabian Weimer – :13.9

200m Dash

Fabian Weimer – :29.8
Keegan Howe – :30.3

400m Dash

Keegan Howe – 1:14.3

1600m Run

Luke Brown (4th) – 5:17.1

3200m Run

Luke Brown (2nd) – 11:32.2
Drew Wood (8th) – 13:47.3

110m Hurdles

Dalton Houska (6th) – :19.0

300m Hurdles

Dalton Houska (7th) – :49.5
Zach Geraets (8th) – :50.1

4x200m Relay

Christian Schnieders, Josh Brown, Jacob Glazier, Noah Fiegen (5th) – 1:46.6

4x800m Relay

Luke Brown, Sam Schwebach, Drew Wood, Zach Geraets (3rd) – 9:47.7

1600 Sprint Medley

Dalton Houska, Logan Gaspar, Sam Schwebach, Drew Wood (6th) – 4:39.2

High Jump

Logan Gaspar (5th) – 5’5″
Noah Fiegen (6th) – 5’3″

Long Jump

Jacob Frost (1st) – 19’10.75″
Christian Schnieders – 17’05.50″

Triple Jump

Chirstian Schnieders (3rd) – 38’7.5″
Jacob Frost (4th) – 38’4.5″

Shot Put

Jacob Frost – 31’8.5″
Zach Geraets – 29’11”
Carson Park – 27’10”

Discus

Noah Fiegen (3rd) – 113’06”
Logan Gaspar – 94’05”
Jacob Frost – 87’02”

Dells Nursing and Rehab Center Adding Baseball Field

April 16, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids is getting a new baseball field. Dells Nursing and Rehab Center is doing work to the northwest corner of their proper so baseball or softball can be played in that spot.

Chad Stroschein, owner of Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, approached the Dell Rapids Little League about the idea of creating this field in the open space by the facility last year after the baseball season had ended. He noticed the difficulties in finding field time for the 30 to 40 youth baseball (ages 6-12), softball (ages 6-14), and T-ball (ages 4-5) teams Dell Rapids has every year. The idea was met with excitement by all the board members. As spring time approached, Stroschein, also a Dell Rapids Little League board member, again brought up the plans to make the space a playable field.

Work has been ongoing since the snow melt to get the field ready to go by the time youth baseball and softball seasons start at the end of May. The extra field space will be used by Dell Rapids youth teams along with fields A, B and C at city park on the north side of the river, fields E and F on the south side of the river, Brown Park, and the St Mary field just east of St Mary School.

Not only will this help the youth leagues, it will be an added bonus to the residents who will be able to watch games all summer long, which Stroschein said they will enjoy all season.

Quarrier Track Teams Place High at Brace-Hopfinger Meet

April 14, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys team won the Brace-Hopfinger meet in Volga on Tuesday, April 14th. The Quarrier girls track team finished second.

The girls finished with a team score of 107.50. Madison won the girls event with a team score of 185.50. Sioux Valley finished third with 85 points. The Quarrier boys won with a team score of 188. Madison finished second with 145 points, and Sioux Valley finished third with 79 points.

The Quarriers will travel to Beresford for the BAH Invitational on Tuesday, April 21st.

Individual Girls Results

100m Dash

Samantha Verver (1st) – :12.90
Kali Graham (8th) – :13.90
Kiah Schumacher – :14.30
Rebekah Tiernan – :15.70

200m Dash

Lindsey Morris – :30.90
Kiah Schumacher – :32.20
Megan Miles – :32.50
Hannah Fiedler – :33.50

400m Dash

Shaylee Hoff (3rd) – 1:06.4
Raigan Schmidt (7th) – 1:09.0

800m Run

Amanda Tomes – 3:02.9
Sydney Stofferahn – 3:04.3

3200m Run

Shaina Visser (6th) – 14:12.1

100m Hurdles

Sydney LaCoursiere (6th) – :19.1

300m Hurdles

Sydney LaCoursiere – 1:02.3

4x100m Relay

Sami Reider, Aspen Hansen, Ava Schuring, Samantha Verver (1st) – :54.4

4x200m Relay

Shaylee Hoff, Aspen Hansen, Ava Schuring, Samantha Verver (3rd) – 1:55.1

4x400m Relay

Sami Reider, Ava Schuring, Aspen Hansen, Shaylee Hoff (2nd) – 4:29.0

1600 Sprint Medley

Kiah Schumacher, Megan Miles, Lindsey Morris, Shaina Visser (8th) – 5:12.1

High Jump

Kali Graham (4th) – 4’08”

Long Jump

Demi Erickson (1st) – 15’11.25″
Emma Paul (7th) – 14’02.50″
Jessica Tisher – 13’09.75″

Triple Jump

Jessica Tisher (8th) – 31’04.50″

Shot Put

Mikaela Stofferahn (1st) – 36’10.50″
Brittney Siemonsma (3rd) – 34’3.75″
Sara Van Regenmorter (8th) – 31’5.50″
Jill Nelson – 31’3.00″

Discus

Mikaela Stofferahn (1st) – 104’02”
Brittney Siemonsma (2nd) – 103’11”
Jill Nelsen (5th) – 86’05”
Sydney Stofferahn (8th) – 80’08”
Mara Adams – 77’04”

Individual Boys Results

100m Dash

Ian Bergstrom (1st) – :11.3
Seth Anderson (6th) – :11.7
Anthony Miller (8th) – :11.7
Ross Wiebenga – :12.8

200m Dash

Adam Reams (1st) – :24.1
Sam White (2nd) – :24.4
Ian Bergstrom (7th) – :25.1
Jace Nelson – :26.2

400m Dash

Adam Nagelhout (4th) – :56.3
Hunter Hansen (5th) – :56.5
Josh Roemen – 1:02.4
Matt Gillogly – 1:04.5

800m Run

Micah Roemen (4th) – 2:24.8
Brett Mogen (5th) – 2:25.8
Harrison Schreurs – 2:40.7

1600m Run

Trent Knuppe (6th) – 5:20.8
Micah Roemen – 5:32.4
Brett Mogen – 5:40.6
Harrison Schreurs – 6:27.2

3200m Run

Trent Knuppe (4th) – 11:33.0
Caleb Kirschenmann – 12:08.4
Micah Roemen – 12:33.7

110m Hurdles

Riley Jurgensen (3rd) – :17.4
Henry LaCoursiere (7th) – :17.8

300m Hurdles

Henry LaCoursiere (4th) – :46.1
Riley Jurgensen (6th) – :47.7

4x100m Relay

Tanner Ljunggren, Sam White, Riley Schmidt, Adam Reams (1st) – :44.9

4x200m Relay

Adam Reams, Ian Bergstrom, Riley Schmidt, Sam White (1st) – 1:34.7

4x400m Relay

Riley Schmidt, Hunter Hansen, Ben Gillogly, Tanner Heim (1st) – 3:43.8

4x800m Relay

Tanner Heim, Ben Gillogly, Ted DeLange, Caleb Kirschenmann (1st) – 9:08.5

1600 Sprint Medley

Matt Gillogly, Tanner Heim, Derek Ahlers, Ted DeLange (2nd) – 4:03.5

High Jump

Mason Schmidt (2nd) – 6’00”
Jeffery Schuch (7th) – 5’04”

Long Jump

Ty Hoglund (1st) – 20’8.75″
Tanner Ljunggren (2nd) – 20’5.00″
Adam Nagelhout (3rd) – 19’10.50″

Triple Jump

Tanner Ljunggren (2nd) – 39’11.50″
Jace Nelson – 35’7.00″

Shot Put

Ben Hammer (1st) – 51’1.75″
Cole Van Duyn (8th) – 39’7.50″
Keegan Hemenway – 39’4.00″
Nick Palmer – 35’11.50″

Discus

Ben Hammer (2nd) – 129’05”
Keegan Hemenway (6th) – 111’09”
Trevor Pulscher – 103’04”
Nick Palmer – 81’03”

Quarrier Girls Golf Finished 5th at Dells Invite

April 14, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Quarrier girls golf team finished in the middle of the pack on Tuesday, April 14th, at the Dells Invite held at Rocky Run Golf Course. The Quarriers finished with a team score of 460 for fifth place. Parkston won the event with a team score of 345. Canton was second with a 391, Madison placed third with a 401, and Sioux Falls Christian finished with a 402.

Kaitlyn Greenhoff finished ninth overall with a round of 94. Rose Habeger finished with a 115. Sarah Haak had a round of 121, Stephanie Dennis ended with a 130, and Reiley Wilson finished with a 163. Grace Tisher had a round of 144 in the JV event. Shelby Radetzke finished with a 149, and Alexis Krantz had a 170.

The Quarrier girls golf team will play in the Madison Invite at the Madison Country Club on Thursday, April 16th.

City Council Election Results

April 14, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The votes have been counted for the 2015 Dell Rapids City Council election. All four wards had a seat up for election.

Incumbent David Sommerfeld won in Ward 1. Incumbent Paul Miles won in Ward 2. Mike Sterud won in Ward 3, and Mary Klockman won in Ward 4.

The votes will be canvassed by the city council at their next meeting on Monday, April 20th.

Ward 1

Michael Carpenter – 49
Douglas R. Geraets – 27
David Sommerfeld – 60 (Incumbent)

Ward 2

Jim Rueckert – 33
Paul Miles – 55 (Incumbent)

Ward 3

Jeff Schwebach – 53
Mike Sterud – 76

Ward 4

Mary Klockman – 33
James Borchert – 28
Chad Andrews – 24

Lillian “Lolly” Troff

April 14, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Lillian “Lolly” Troff, 75, of Trent passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015 at her home. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in the Messiah Lutheran Church of rural Flandreau. Interment will be in the Hillside Cemetery near Egan. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Kahler Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. The family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Condolences may be left at www.kahlerfh.com.

Lillian Olson was born on April 4, 1940 at Jackson, MN the daughter of Otmer Levinas and Mable Evelyn (Nagel) Olson. She attended Jackson High School and graduated cosmetology school. Lolly married Robert “Bob” Troff May 24, 1965 in Sioux Falls, SD. Bob and Lolly made their home in Trent, SD with Bob’s job in the grain business. Later the couple established “Troff’s Corral” both training horses and hosting numerous professional level horse shows. Lolly’s passions for horses as a young girl lead her into barrel racing, square-dancing on horseback and chuck-wagon racing. Later, Bob and Lolly purchased the first farm east of Trent and raised beef cattle and horses. Lolly was always actively involved in the livestock, farm management, gardening, and her family. Lolly also worked in and out of hair styling. She was known to cut many local’s hair and keep many ladies looking “pretty” in the community.

If you ever knew Lolly, she was truly “one-of-a-kind”. She had a quick wit, was trustworthy and was known for her sharp tongue. She was always ready to pour a cup of coffee and offer a meal. She was a seamstress, gardener, and canner. Lolly was a sharp-shooter with a rifle and much to her surprise, once became the SD State Arm-wrestling champion when she was 48 years old! She had no grey zones; if you didn’t know where you stood with her, she told you.

Lolly was an “oak tree” as a mother. She stood strong and loved her children, grandchildren, niece and nephews and others she encouraged and mentored. She was incredibly passionate and compassionate for all animals. Lolly is preceded in death by her husband Bob and her parents, Otmer and Mable. Those left to cherish her memory are her sister Nancy Gravley of Jackson, MN, children, Todd Fisher of Sioux Falls, Robin (Fisher) (Jon) Rowe, Kalamazoo, MI and Rodney Troff of Trent, SD; six grandchildren, Chelsea Cullen (AZ), Caitlin Cullen (AZ), Kasey Fisher (OK), Rachel Bedell (OR), Shelby Summers (CA) and Natalie Rowe (MI); and her niece and nephews.

Cardinal Boys Golf Finishes 5th at St Mary Invite

April 14, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys golf team finished fifth with a team score of 431 at the St Mary Invite held at Rocky Run Golf Course in Dell Rapids on Monday, April 13th. Colman-Egan won the boys event with a team score of 372. Howard finished second with 375, Canistota was third with 385, and Flandreau finished fourth with 411.

Austin Welbig had the low score for Dell Rapids St Mary with a round of 96 on the day. Carson Park finished with a 106. Lane Reecy had a round of 107, and Jacob Eining finished the day with a 122.

The Cardinal boys golf team will play in the Jesse James Invite in Garretson on Friday, April 17th.

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