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Donald E. J. Anderson, 54, of Vermillion, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Elko, MN, after injuries from a motorcycle accident this fall. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
He is survived by his mother, Donna Anderson of Dell Rapids; his father, Donald Anderson of Salem; his sister, Dawn (Doug) Burns of Baltic and their children, Jason Burns and Jenny (Ryan) Nuttall; his sister, Denise (John) Matthews of Erie, CO and their children, Joe Matthews and Luke Matthews.
The Dell Rapids School Board approved the 2015-2016 school calendar during their regular meeting on Monday, February 9th. Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz presented the recommended calendar to the board for discussion.
She said, “As you know, I work with the Superintendent’s Cabinet. We have mixture of high school, middle school, elementary…very aware that for high school folks there’s still some growing pains getting used to not having the semester end at Christmas break time. However, the cabinet by the end of weighing the pros and cons of everything, this is the agreement that we came up with to recommend.”
Schultz and the cabinet held discussions with Mt. Marty to make sure the students enrolled in the online dual credit classes that are in collaboration with Mt. Marty would be able to still participate in the program with the school calendar ending the first semester on January 15th.
“We have been able to give the okay to extend our semester a little bit differently so that those students will still be able to participate. Because that is one aspect that I don’t think if you don’t have a high school kid, you don’t understand that part of it. That’s a big chunk of kids that we were worried about. We’re able to be comfortable now knowing that they (Mt. Marty) will work with us even with having our semester end on the 15th,” Schultz mentioned.
Schultz also told the board that the high school finds it very important to have semester one and semester two even with each other. However, with block scheduling, to have the first semester end by Christmas time, the school year would have had to start around August 20th, and then have no breaks.
“You’ll find some schools are starting a bit later this year, but they’re still getting out at Christmas time with semester one. With a block schedule that doesn’t work if you say have kids competing for scholarships and things and you have five less days in semester one, which actually is 10 less days in a block schedule. So that was kind of a non-negotiable our high school staff told me. Therefore, in order to get semester one done by Christmas break, we needed to start by about the 20th, and then there were no breaks. There was no Wednesday before Thanksgiving, there was a short Christmas break, there was no day after conference, which are things that the staff really did like, hence we decided on still not ending semester one at Christmas time,” Schultz explained.
The 2015-2016 school year will begin on Wednesday, August 26th, and will end on Wednesday, May 25th. Graduation is scheduled for Saturday, May 21st. The school calendar also features a spring break at the end of April.
Schultz said that there are 173 student-contact days and 178 staff days, and the semesters are as even as they possibly could be. The board approved the new calendar unanimously.
Dell Rapids High School hosted the 2015 Dak-12 Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, February 14th. Canton won the team championship with 218.5 points. West Central finished second with 172.0 points. Beresford was third with 158.5 points, and Vermillion was fourth with 131.5. Madison, Elk Point-Jefferson, Lennox, Tri-Valley, Dell Rapids, Dakota Valley and Tea finished fifth through eleventh in that order.
The top 4 finishers for each weight class are listed below.
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113
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145
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285
The Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers handed the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys just their second loss of the season. The Cavaliers beat the Quarriers 73-61 at the DWU Classic in Mitchell on Saturday, February 14th. Roncalli lead by just two points at the end of the first quarter at 19-17. Dell Rapids was able to take the lead and head into the locker room at halftime with a 34-30 advantage. The Cavalier offense picked up a bit in the second half, out-scoring the Quarriers 43-17 in the final two quarters for the win.
Dell Rapids shot 49% (20-41) from the field in the game, 35% (7-20) from three-point area, and 82% (14-17) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers only had 16 team rebounds, eight assists, nine steals, and had nine turnovers in the game.
Zane Schumaker led the Quarriers with 25 points and three assists. Ty Hoglund had 18 points and three assists. Ben Hammer added nine points, six rebounds, and four blocked shots. Riley Schmidt ended the afternoon with six points and four steals.
Dell Rapids falls to 15-2 on the year. The Quarriers travel to Sisseton on Tuesday, February 17th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Roncalli | 19 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 73 |
| Dell Rapids | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 61 |
The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys won their fourth game in a row, and 15th on the season, with a 75-35 win over the Dakota Valley Panthers on Friday, February 13th, in Dell Rapids. The Quarriers scored the first nine points of the game and never looked back as they took a 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter at 24-7. Dell Rapids extended that lead to 39-17 at halftime. The offense continued to roll in the second half as Dell Rapids pushed their lead over the Panthers to 60-25 at the end of the third quarter. Dell Rapids outscored Dakota Valley 15-10 in the final quarter for the win.
The Quarriers shot 45% (29-64) from the field, 34% (10-29) from three-point area, and 78% (7-9) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids had 37 team rebounds, 18 assists, 10 steals, five blocked shots, and turned the ball over just eight times.
Zane Schumaker erupted for 30 points in the game along with six rebounds and four assists. Riley Schmidt added 11 points and had three assists. Adam Karst and Tanner Heim each had six points. Ty Hoglund grabbed seven rebounds and had four assists. Ben Hammer also pulled down seven rebounds and blocked three shots.
Dell Rapids improves to 15-1 on the year.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dakota Valley | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
| Dell Rapids | 24 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 75 |
Highlights
The Dakota Valley Panthers handed the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls their third straight loss on Friday, February 13th, in Dell Rapids. Dakota Valley led at every quarter break in the game. The Panthers led 17-8 at the end of the first quarter, and then pushed their lead to 13 points at 36-23 at halftime. Dell Rapids was held to just eight points in the third as Dakota Valley led 54-31. The Panthers won the game 68-43.
Head Coach Jeff Dvorak said, “Dakota Valley’s record may not show it at 10-9, but tonight they were one of, if not the best, team we’ve played. We knew they played fast and aggressive, but we were not ready to meet that speed tonight. They really controlled every phase of the game. Going into our final week of the regular season, this needs to serve as a wake up call that we need to play faster, stronger, and have some leaders emerge when the going gets tough.”
The Quarriers shot 33% (16-48) from the field in the game. They were 10-13 from the free-throw line. The Quarriers turned the ball over 18 times and were out-rebounded 2-40. Lindsey Morris had eight points in the game for Dell Rapids. Sami Reider finished with seven points and five steals. Emma Paul added seven points and four rebounds.
The Quarriers fall to 9-9 on the season. Dell Rapids travels to Sisseton on Tuesday, February 17th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dakota Valley | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 68 |
| Dell Rapids | 8 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 43 |
Highlights
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls earned their fifth win of the season by beating the Colman/Egan Hawks 54-47 on Friday, February 13th, in Colman. St Mary jumped out to a 13-8 lead after the first quarter. However, the Cardinals only scored four points in the second quarter, and the Hawks took a 24-17 lead into halftime. The C/E Hawks extended their lead to 14 points with 5:06 to go in the third quarter. That’s when the Cardinals began their comeback. The Cardinals pulled within four points at 34-30 at the end of the third quarter. St Mary then scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to earn the come-from-behind win.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 45% (17-38) from the field, 27% (3-11) from three-point area, and 59% (17-29) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had 30 team rebounds, seven steals, and turned the ball over just 10 times in the game.
Ally Mullaney finished the game with 17 points to lead the Cardinals. Lindsey Wolles added 16 points, and Jackie Wolles tossed in 14 points and grabbed five rebounds. Kaitlyn Vortherms pulled down six rebounds. Cassy Geraets dished out four assists.
The Cardinals improve to 5-14 on the year. St Mary travels to Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Tuesday, February 17th, to take on the Raiders.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dell Rapids St Mary | 13 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 54 |
| Colman/Egan | 8 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 47 |
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys held a 10-9 at the end of the first quarter, but couldn’t hang on for the win against the Colman/Egan Hawks on Thursday, February 12th, in Colman. The C/E Hawks were able to take the lead heading into halftime at 23-20. Both teams scored nine points in the third quarter, and the C/E Hawks maintained a three-point lead at 32-29. The C/E Hawks held St Mary scoreless through the first half of the fourth quarter, and the Cardinals fell to Colman/Egan 49-38.
St Mary shot 33% (14-42) from the field, 38% (8-21) from three-point area, and 20% (2-10) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had 23 team rebounds and turned the ball over 11 times. Mitch Brown had 15 points in the game. Christian Schneiders finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Noah Fiegen pulled down eight rebounds in the game.
The Cardinals fall to 0-17 on the year. St Mary travels to Oldham-Ramona/Rutland to take on the Raiders on Monday, February 16th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Dell Rapids St Mary | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| Colman/Egan | 9 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 49 |
Highlights
After a slow first half start, the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys cruised past the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 10th, at Dell Rapids High School. The Quarriers opened up a small lead early in the game and led 15-9 at the end of the first quarter. Dell Rapids scored 18 more points in the second quarter and pushed their lead to nine at 33-24 by halftime.
The Quarriers then exploded offensively in the second half. Dell Rapids scored 26 points in the third quarter while holding the Titans to just nine. This gave Dell rapids a 59-33 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Quarrier offense didn’t slow down as they added 24 more points and went on to win the game 83-42.
Dell Rapids shot 53% (31-59) from the field, 56% (10-18) from beyond the arc, and 73% (11-15) from the free throw line. The Quarriers had 40 rebounds, 19 assists, and turned the ball over 13 times. Dell Rapids had five players finish in double figures.
Adam Karst led Dell Rapids with 19 points. Ty Hoglund had 15 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Zane Schumaker added 12 points and eight assists. Sam White also had 12 points to go along with six rebounds. Ben Hammer finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, and five blocked shots.
Dell Rapids improves to 14-1 on the year. The Quarriers will host Dakota Valley on Friday, February 13th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Mt Vernon/Plankinton | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| Dell Rapids | 15 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 83 |
Highlights
The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls fell to the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans 52-40 on Tuesday, February 10th in Dell Rapids. The Titans held a slim three point lead at the end of the first quarter 11-8. Dell Rapids pulled within one point at 21-20 by halftime. Mt Vernon/Plankinton’s eighteen points in the third quarter proved to be too much for Dell Rapids to overcome. The Titans extended their lead to 39-30 by the end of the third quarter, and then held the Quarriers to just 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Dell Rapids shot 31% (13-42) from the field, 25% (4-16) from three-point area, and 83% (10-12) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers had 20 team rebound and 15 turnovers. Mt Vernon/Plankinton shot 61% (25-41) from the field, 17% (1-6) from three-point area, and 14% (1-7) from the free-throw line. The Titans had 25 team rebounds and 14 turnovers.
Mikaela Stofferahn had 14 points and six rebounds to lead the Quarriers. Sami Reider tossed in eight points, and Emma Paul added six points. Megan Bultsma had 21 points, and Makaela Karst had 19 points for the Titans.
Dell Rapids falls to 9-8 on the year. The Quarriers will host Dakota Valley on Friday, February 13th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Mt Vernon/Plankinton | 11 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 52 |
| Dell Rapids | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Highlights