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

Quarrier Boys Escape Upset Bid by Garretson

January 21, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team avoided being upset by the Garretson Blue Dragons on Tuesday, January 20th, after Zane Schumaker hit the game-winning basket with just seconds left on the clock to give Dell Rapids the 44-42 victory in Garretson.

The Dell Rapids offense struggled all night long as the Quarriers shot just 24% (16-66) from the field, 8% (2-25) from three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line.

The two teams were tied at the end of the first quarter at 11-11. The Dell Rapids defense held the Blue Dragons to just three second quarter points, but the Quarriers were only able to score nine points in the quarter. Dell Rapids held a 20-14 lead at halftime. Garretson was able to close the gap to 34-30 by the end of the third quarter. The game was tied at 42-42 before Schumaker hit the game-winning shot.

Schumaker led Dell Rapids with 14 points, three rebounds, and six steals. Riley Schmidt tossed in 11 points, had five rebounds, and five steals. Ty Hogland finished with nine points. Ben Hammer added eight points to go along with 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots. Garretson was led by Shay Gibson with 17 points, and Cole Fiegen with 12 points. Fiegen also pulled down 11 rebounds.

Dell Rapids improves to 8-0 on the year. The Quarriers will travel to Madison to take on the Bulldogs on Thursday, January 22nd. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	11	9	14	10	44
Garretson	11	3	16	12	42

JV Results
The Dell Rapids boys JV basketball team made nine three-pointers to defeat Garretson on Tuesday night. Tanner Heim led the Quarriers with 12 points and Austin Ellingsen added 10. Mason Peter and Mason Schmidt each added nine points for the Quarriers. Connecting from beyond the arc were Hunter Hansen, Josh Roemen, Peter, Ellingsen (2), Schmidt (2), and Sheldon Siemonsma (2).

Cardinal Girls Lose Close Game to O-R-R in DVC Tourney

January 20, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team lost their opening round game of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders 39-35 on Monday, January 19th, in Colman. The game had eight ties and 13 lead changes.

The Cardinals had their largest lead of the game, two points, with 5:41 in the first quarter, but the Raiders took an early 7-6 lead at the quarter break. O-R-R extended that lead to 13-8 at halftime by outscoring the Cardinals 6-2 in the second quarter. St Mary was able to pull within a point at 21-20 at the end of the third quarter. However, the Raiders were able to take their largest lead of the night at five points with 2:14 to go in the game as they held on for the win.

The Cardinals only shot 17% (4-23) from the field in the first half, and 28% (14-50) from the field the entire game. They were 23% (3-13) from the three-point area, and just 21% (4-19) from the free-throw line. St Mary had a total of 36 team rebounds, 16 steals, and turned the ball over 12 times.

Ally Mullaney led the Cardinals with 14 points, nine rebounds, and six steals. Jackie Wolles finished with 11 points and seven rebounds in the game. Lindsey Wolles tossed in four points.

The Cardinals fall to 1-9 on the season.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	6	2	12	15	35
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland	7	6	8	18	39

St Mary School to Celebrate Catholic Schools Week

January 20, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary School will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week Monday, January 26th, through Friday, January 30th. An all-school mass will take place on Wednesday, January 21st, at the Sioux Falls Arena at 11:30 p.m. All next week the students will be bringing items to school as part of a food drive sponsored by the St Mary Student Council. Each day will have a different theme. The elementary class that collects the most will win a Popcorn party, and the class in grades 7-12 that collects the most will win No Uniform Days.

There will also be Family Lunch Day on Friday, January 30th. All family members are welcome to come and have lunch with the students. Please RSVP to Sabrina Kolda by Thursday, January 22nd, at 428-5591 or sabrina.kolda@k12.sd.us.

The students will be participating in other events throughout the week. A full list of events can be found below.

Wednesday, January 21st

All School Mass at the Sioux Falls Arena at 11:30pm
Wear uniform pants and CSW T-Shirt (T-shirts will be handed out at school) +Early Dismissal TBA – No Busing!

Monday, January 26th

Food Drive: Macaroni Monday – Bring any kind of noodles, etc
Rosary at 10:05 in Church led by the Students For Life Group

Tuesday, January 27th

Food Drive: Think Breakfast Tuesday – Bring any kind of breakfast items: cereal, breakfast bars, etc.

Wednesday, January 28th

Food Drive: Whatever Wednesday -Bring any kind of non-perishable item to donate to the food pantry
School Mass with Father John at 8:40am led by St. Mary Staff
Wear Your Sunday Best (Students may wear dress clothes to school—no jeans and no prom dresses)
Pre-School thru 6th Grade will go to the Dells Theater to watch a movie.
Pajamarama at 6:30pm in the lunchroom

Thursday, January 29th

Food Drive: Souper Thursday – Bring cans of soup
Staff Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by the EAC

Friday, January 30th

Food Drive: Free Will Donation Friday – Bring monetary donations to support the food pantry
Wear your CSW T-Shirt and uniform pants to school (T-shirts will be handed out at school)
8:45am – All School Picture in the gym
8:55am to 10:05am – Cardinal Family Activities
10:05am to Lunch
– Kindergarten – 6th Grade will return to classroom
– 7th – 12th grade will report to the gym to watch a movie
Family Lunch Day
– Pre-School at 10:55
– Kindergarten – 2nd Grade at 11:00am
– 3rd – 4th Grade at 11:10am
– 5th- 6th Grade at 11:15am
– 7th-12th Grade at Noon
Talent Show at 12:45 to 1:45pm – Everyone is welcome to come!
Early Dismissal at 2:00pm – No Busing!

Four Quarrier Wrestlers Place at Tri-Valley Invitational

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Four Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestlers placed at the Tri-Valley Invitational on Saturday, January 17th. Reice Tiernan and Ben Cavigielli each placed fifth in their weight classes. James Lueders placed fourth, while Austin Eulberg placed third.

Head Coach Craig Jorgensen said, “I was impressed with our wrestlers today. We wrestled aggressively and worked hard on the mat. We are steadily making strides as the year goes along.”

Individual Results

106: Zak Fowler pinned Max Lamer (DR)
Mace Plucker def. Max Lamer (DR), 2-0
113: Chase Anderson pinned Gage Carr (DR)
Gage Carr (DR) def. Thomas Baker, 9-6
Martin Ruelas pinned Gage Carr (DR)
126: Chase Foster (DR) pinned Joe Hoogestraat
Jacob Fitzgerald pinned Chase Foster (DR)
Chase Foster (DR) def. Pierce Plucker, 4-0
Tyler Zebell pinned Chase Foster (DR)
138: Jack Konechne pinned James Lueders (DR)
James Lueders (DR) pinned Brock Stien
James Lueders (DR) pinned Cash Hemmingson
James Lueders (DR) pinned Carter
Jack Konechne def. James Lueders (DR), 1-0
145: Jared Hueser pinned Sutton Adams (DR)
Riley Rinehart def. Sutton Adams (DR), 2-0
160: Austin Eulberg (DR) pinned Kasen Grengs
Austin Eulberg (DR) pinned Trevor Hallman
Tanner Risseuw def. Austin Eulberg (DR), 1-0
Austin Eulberg (DR) def. Jesse Kirsch, 7-0
Austin Eulberg (DR) pinned Trevor Hallman
170: Tony Weiland pinned Reice Tiernen (DR)
Reice Tiernen (DR) pinned Ethan Black Cloud
Reice Tiernen (DR) pinned Logan Zeisler
Si Flatten def. Reice Tiernen (DR), 11-2
Reice Tiernen (DR) pinned Jesse Hastings
182: Logan Amundson def. Ben Cavigielli (DR), 2-0
Jared Leisinger pinned Ben Cavigielli (DR)
Ben Cavigielli (DR) pinned Logan Amunson
195: Chris Stokke pinned Nick Palmer (DR)
Dustin Olsen def. Nick Palmer (DR), 2-0
220: Dylan Ines pinned Jacob Eining (DR)
Jacob Eining def. Trey Noess, forfeit
Sam Metivier pinned Jacob Eining (DR)
285: Tristen Wagner pinned Nick Schmidt (DR)
Jacob Sievers pinned Nick Schmidt (DR)

Howard Daugaard

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Howard Daugaard, 96, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. His funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Condolences may be left at www.kahlerfh.com

Howard W. Daugaard was born on July 28, 1918 the son of Martin and Margaret (Grav) Daugaard at Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school where he rode his horse to school. He graduated from Dell Rapids High School. After high school he started working for International Harvester. He married Lucile Crisp in 1940. He entered WWII serving in the US Army and was discharged in 1946. He returned home and began working for International Harvester again until he bought his milker out in the late 1940’s. He owned a bulk milk company called Northwest Milk Route until his retirement in 1984. After retirement he still remained active in the business.

He was a member of the Sioux Falls VFW and the First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Lucile in 2008; his daughter, Peggy; his brother, Raymond and his sisters, Stella and Freda.

Howard is survived by his sons, John (Cheryl) and Paul (Teresa) both of Sioux Falls; his daughter, Nancy (Wil) Harrington of Denver, CO; his granddaughters, Luara (Andrew) Meyers and Robin (Sean) Graham; his two great grandchildren, Ashley and Grace and his many nieces and nephews.

City Council Meeting: 1/19/15

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, January 19th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers. Some of the items on the agenda include library building project update, second reading and adoption of ordinance 815, Northview Dr/10th Street project surfacing plan, resolution 2015-12, and the administrative report. The full agenda can be found by clicking here.

The meeting will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Boys Fall in Overtime

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Gayville-Volin’s Grant Rice hit two three-pointers in the final minute to force overtime, then the Raiders outscored Dell Rapids St. Mary 7-2 in the extra period to claim a 51-46 victory over the Cardinals in the Tri-Valley Conference boys’ basketball Classic on Saturday, January 17th, at Laddie E. Cimpl Arena in Yankton.

Rice and Luke Hummel each had 14 points for Gayville-Volin. Brandon VanOsdel finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in the victory.

Mitch Brown scored 14 points, hitting four three-pointers, to lead St. Mary. Matt Farmer and Noah Fiegen each had 10 points. Christian Schnieders had 12 rebounds for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals fall to 0-10 on the year. St. Mary plays Elkton-Lake Benton in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday, January 20th, in Estelline.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	7	14	13	10	2	46
Gayville-Volin	9	14	11	10	7	51

Deubrook Snaps Quarrier Girls Winning Streak

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team had their three-game winning streak broken by the Deubrook Dolphins on Saturday, January 17th. Deubrook defeated Dell Rapids 60-46 at the Hanson Classic in Mitchell.

Head coach Jeff Dvorak said, “This game was very perplexing. We shot 46% from the field, held their leading scorer to three points, out-rebounded them, and yet were solidly beaten.”

Deubrook held a 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. They pushed that lead to nine by halftime at 30-21. Each team scored 12 points in the third quarter, and Deubrook kept their nine point lead at the end of the third quarter at 42-33. The Dolphins then outscored Dell Rapids 18-13 in the final quarter.

The Quarrers finished 18-39 from the field and shot 60% (3-5) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids out-rebounded the Dolphins 25-23, however, the Quarriers turned the ball over 27 times in the game.

Averi Pankonen had 17 points. Emma Paul added seven points and three rebounds. Brittney Siemonsma had four points and seven rebounds.

“We seemed very slow moving the ball, cutting and defending…just lacked energy. We could say that our late return/game in Beresford last night left us out of gas, but we need to find a little more ‘fight’, guts and leadership when we play in a classic like this regardless of playing a late game the night before. This was certainly a learning opportunity for us,” said Dvorak.

The Quarriers fall to 6-4 on the year. Dell Rapids will host West Central on Tuesday, January 20th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	8	13	12	13	46
Deubrook	14	16	12	18	60

Quarrier Girls Earn Sixth Win of Year

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

With a 46-38 win over the Beresford Watchdogs, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team earned their sixth win of the year on Friday, January 16th, in Beresford. The Quarriers held a 10-8 lead after the first quarter, and maintained their two-point lead at halftime at 20-18. Dell Rapids was able to push their lead to seven at the end of the third quarter to 36-29, and then continued to lead through the fourth quarter for the win.

Dell Rapids shot 33% (14-42) from the field and 56% (15-27) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers also had 36 rebounds and turned the ball over 12 times.

Mikaela Stofferahn had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Brittney Siemonsma ended the night with five points and 11 rebounds. Sami Reider dished out three assists in the game.

“We did not play great, but we played pretty solid in all phases of the game. We are going to need bring a little more energy and fight to the table or we could easily find ourselves on the wrong end of these types of games,” said head coach Jeff Dvorak.

The Quarriers improve to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in Dak-12 Conference play.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	10	10	16	10	46
Beresford	8	10	11	9	38

Quarrier Boys Remain Undefeated

January 19, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team remained undefeated in regular season and conference play with a 61-45 win over Beresford on Friday, January 16th, in Beresford.

“Our pressure defense was outstanding early in the game and our players were flying around all over the court as we jumped out to an 18-0 first quarter lead. We were able to generate turnovers early and our guards did a good job of pushing the ball in transition,” said head coach Jason Fersdahl.

Dell Rapids did not allow a single point in the first quarter, and the Quarriers held an 18-0 lead at the first break. The pressure defense continued in the second quarter, and the Quarriers outscored Beresford 16-11 to take a 34-11 lead into halftime.

“Beresford was able to hit some perimeter shots in the second half to cut into our large lead, but our guys responded by buckling down on defense once again in the 4th quarter,” said Fersdahl.

Beresford found some offensive rhythm in the third quarter, outscoring Dell Rapids 20-10 to cut the Quarrier lead to 44-31. That was as close as Beresford would get as the Quarriers closed out the game outscoring the Watchdogs 17-14 in the final quarter.

“We got careless with the ball in the second half and we ended the night with a season high in turnovers, which was disappointing because we were hoping to get a lot more shots attempts up in this game. We did not shoot the ball very well from the perimeter, but we did finish well when our players drove to the basket or entered to the post as we finished the night shooting 62% from inside the arc,” added Fersdahl.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 48% (25-52) from the field, just 13% (2-15) from the three-point area, and 64% (9-14) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers had 30 total rebounds, turned the ball over 18 times, had 11 assists, and 17 steals.

Ty Hoglund finished with 23 points, four rebounds, and four steals. Zane Schumaker added 13 points, six rebounds, and six steals. Tanner Heim had nine points, and Adam Karst and Ben Hammer each had five points apiece.

The Quarriers improve to 7-0 overall and 4-o in the Dak-12 Conference. Dell Rapids will travel to Garretson to take on the Blue Dragons on Tuesday, January 20th.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	18	16	10	17	61
Beresford	0	11	20	14	45

JV Results
Dell Rapids JV boys defeated Beresford 66-28 on Friday night. Dells led at all quarter breaks and played well throughout the contest. Sheldon Siemonsma, Tanner Heim, and Mason Schmidt each scored in double figures with 15, 12, and 10 points. Hunter Hansen, Austin Ellingsen, and Jacob Faux each chipped in five points. Josh Benda, Mason Peter, and Jeffrey Schuch each had four points; Dawson Kerzman had two points.

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