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

Quarrier Girls Basketball Falls to Wagner

December 27, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

By: Matt Hendrickson, Kool-98 Sports – Mitchell, SD

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls suffered their first loss of the season Saturday, December 27th, losing to Wagner 64-60 at the Parkston Girls Basketball Classic.

The Quarriers took a 5-0 lead in the first minute of the game, but the Red Raiders went on a 25-6 run the rest of the quarter to take a 25-11 lead. Dell Rapids was able to bounce back in the second and third quarters, shutting down Wagner’s up-tempo offense to eventually tie the game at 48-48 at the end of the third quarter.

After taking the lead a couple of times in the fourth, Dell Rapids was not able to overcome Wagner’s free throws as the Raiders hit 9 of 11 from the charity stripe in the final few minutes to seal the game and put the Quarriers’ record at 3-1.

Mikaela Stofferahn had a big game off the bench. The junior forward led Dell Rapids with 18 points and six rebounds. Eighth-grader Emma Paul also had a big game off the bench as she scored 11 points and pulled down 3 rebounds.

Wagner had four players finish in double-figures, led by Ali Kucha’s 17 points. Emily Brunsing had 12 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double while Bethany Sully and Brooke Roth also scored 12 each. Wagner out-rebounded Dell Rapids 31-23. Both teams had a high number of turnovers, as Dell Rapids had 26 turnovers compared to Wagner’s 20.

Dell Rapids will look to get back in the win column Monday night when it travels to Salem for a non-conference showdown with McCook Central/Montrose.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	Final
Wagner (2-2)	25	35	48	64
Dell Rapids (3-1)	11	29	48	60

Cardinal Boys Basketball Rally Falls Short

December 27, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team lost to the Colman-Egan Hawks on Saturday, December 27th, at the Entringer Classic in Brookings by a final score of 52-38.

Colman-Egan started the game scoring the first 12 points to take a 12-0 lead with 4:45 to play in the first quarter. The Cardinals were able to get a little offense going late in the first quarter and trailed 18-6 after the first. St Mary made their run in the second quarter. Trailing 22-10 with 5:30 left in the half, the Cardinals went on a 13-5 run to end the quarter and trailed the C-E Hawks 27-23 at halftime.

St Mary scored the first basket of the third quarter with 6:30 remaining to pull within two points at 27-25. Colman-Egan scored the next four points to extend their lead to 31-25. Noah Fiegen hit two free throws to close the gap to 31-27 with 5:34 left in the third quarter, however, the Cardinals were only able to get two more points in the quarter. The C-E Hawks pushed their lead to 40-29 at the end of the quarter. St Mary pulled within 10 at 41-31 with 5:50 to go in the game, but that was as close as they would get as Colman-Egan went on a 9-0 run to put the game away.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 36% (16-45) from the field, 17% (1-6) from three-point area, and 50% (5-10) from the free-throw line. St Mary had 35 team rebounds, seven assists, nine steals, and 25 turnovers.

Fiegen finished with 20 points and seven rebounds in the game. Ryan Welbig and Mitch Brown each had four points.

The Cardinals fall to 0-5 on the year. St Mary will travel to Bridgewater on Saturday, January 3rd, for a make-up game with Bridgewater-Emery. Tip-off is at 2:00 p.m.

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Gerald “Jerry” Hallem

December 26, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Gerald “Jerry” Hallem, 75, of Dell Rapids died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Dougherty Hospice House.

Memorial services will begin at 10:30 Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Condolences may be left at www.minnehahafuneralhome.com

Gerald Gene Hallem was born January 27, 1939 in Dell Rapids to parents Raymond and Clara (Opien) Hallem. He grew up in Dell Rapids and attended school there. After his education he worked for Park’s Meat Locker for many years. He then started Jerry’s Handy Man Service in Dell Rapids until his retirement.

Jerry Enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a life time member of the Dell Rapids Sportsman Club, where he volunteered many hours of labor for the club.

Grateful for having shared his life are his siblings, James Hallem, Dell Rapids; Donald (Janis) Hallem, Las Cruces, NM; Carol Tommeraasen, Baltic; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, infant brothers, Clarence and Stanley and brothers, Marvin, Roy, his twin Derald and a brother in law, Larry Tommeraasen.

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

This time of year is one of my favorite times of year. I will admit that at times during the year the day-to-day activities seem to be front and center and fill most of the day. Christmas time always brings me back to what is really important. First of all this time of year refocuses my attention on our Savior Jesus Christ. Secondly the Christmas break gives me time to spend all day with my family for a couple of weeks and enjoy their company while my boys are on break from school.

This time of year also is a great reflection time for me on the past year. As I sit watching my boys enjoy their new gifts, I’d like to take the time to give many thank yous for the past year. I used to work at a radio station while in college, and I fell in love with broadcasting. I moved on from that job after five years of doing it, but never lost the passion to do it. When the opportunity came to do Big Sioux Media, I couldn’t pass it up. I’m humbled by all the support over the last 2.5 years that Big Sioux Media has existed. When I started the website, I thought it would be a fun way to webcast a few games during the year to feed my passion to do broadcasting. But in the last 2.5 years, the site has grown from doing 15-20 webcasts a year to over 100 per year!! And this year has been our best year by far. We’ve had over 80,000 hits to our main page, about 200,000 total page hits, over 500,000 viewer minutes of live and archived videos, and over 470,000 views on our YouTube videos. I’m truly blown away by all the support. I have so much to be thankful for, and I want to give proper thank yous.

I want to first of all thank my family. They allow me to put in the hours to write the stories, webcast events, and put highlight videos together. Without their patience with me, I wouldn’t be able to spend the time that I do. I want to thank Connie for all of her work and time spent helping me write stories. I wouldn’t have the content on the site that I do without her help. I want to thank Lee for joining me this year and having a willingness to do webcasts. Having him help do the webcasts allows us to cover even more events for both schools. I want to thank all of our advertisers. They have taken a chance on me and this website, and I can’t thank them enough. Without their support, I wouldn’t have been able to improve the quality of the webcasts each year. Please thank them as well. They are a vital part of the success of Big Sioux Media. And last, but not least, I want to thank each and every one of you for your support! I’ve been blown away by all the comments on the street, emails, messages, and phone calls from all of you. All of you visiting the website, Facebook pages, Twitter page, Newsletter signups, and then also watching the events are a huge blessing to me. It’s because of you that this has grown beyond my dreams, and it’s because of you that I continue to change the dream and look at ways to expand Big Sioux Media even more.

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!! And I want to say thank you for a wonderful year in 2014. I look forward to 2015, and I’m excited to see where Big Sioux Media will go in the next year.

Merry Christmas!!
Matt

Carl Koepp

December 23, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Carl Lawrence Koepp Jr, 78, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, December 21, 2014, following a courageous battle with cancer. Memorial service will be 3:00 pm Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Miller Funeral Home, 507 S. Main Ave. Condolences may be left at www.millerfh.com

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Pat, his sons Wade Koepp, Sheridan, WY, Marty Koepp, of TX, Jonathon Koepp, Hendricks, MN, Collin (Hanna Yi) Koepp, Las Vegas, NV; His daughter, Candy (Brad) Davis, Sundance, WY; His grandchildren: Jennifer and Jesse Koepp, Erik and Amanda Koepp, Sean Stouffer, Brandon and Gracie Jo Davis, Collin Koepp Jr and one great grandson, Adrian; his best friend and brother Butch (Val) Koepp, Keystone, SD; Mother-in-law, Dorothy (Delmar) Beckett, Sioux Falls, SD; Brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Stan (Jane) Olson, Canton, SD, Sue (Jim) Clark, Spirit Lake, IA, Leland (Margey) Olson Jr, Sioux Falls, SD, Paul (Joanne) Olson, Highland, IN, Ole (Betty) Olson, Sioux Falls, SD, Jean (Jim Pusl) Trusty, Sioux Falls, SD, Joan (Ron) Hegge, Dell Rapids, SD and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his grandparents; parents (Carl and Mildred); an infant sister; his niece, Jennifer; and his son, Wayne.

Jerry Hartman

December 23, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Jerry Milo Hartman, age 76, passed on Sunday, November 23, 2014. He was born September 21, 1938 to Milo and Ida Mae Hartman in Alcester, SD. Jerry served in the US Army from 1959 to 1962. He married Joan Jefferies in February of 1963. They spent their winters in Arizona enjoying their retirement. Jerry will always be remembered for his humor and great laugh.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Joni, his children: Deanna (Mike) Watts of Glendale, AZ, Julie Hartman of Schofield, Wisconsin and David (Kris) Hartman of Yukon, OK, seven grandchildren; and his siblings, Gary (Jeanne) Stoner of Phoenix, AZ, Patricia (Jerry) Birgen of Gilbert, AZ, Nancy (Gaylon) Trygstad of Dell Rapids, SD, Mary (Michael) Van Camp of Edgewater, MD.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents Milo Hartman and Ida Mae Hartman-Stoner, brother-in-law Russell K Johnson, and a special dad, James Stoner. God bless the memory of Jerry Hartman. Condolences may be left at www.meaningfulfunerals.net.

Arlene Hardy

December 23, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Arlene K. Hardy, 83, of Colton died December 22, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 4, 2014 at the Faith Community Church, Colton. Burial will be in the East Dalton Oakhill Cemetery in Muskegon, Michigan at a later date. Condolences may be left at www.minnehahafuneralhome.com

Arlene was born on a farm Southeast of Colton to Wiebern “Weep” and Alice (Burgers) Visser. She graduated from Colton High School in 1949 and later that year she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she worked for Lears Manufacturing.

In November 1952 she married Charles Hardy, he passed away in 2000. After his death she moved to Luverne, Minnesota to be closer to family. After twelve years there she moved to Colton and then to the Colton Assisted Living for past four months.

Grateful for having shared her life are siblings, Lucille Miedema, Sheldon, Iowa; Bernice Wrage, Dell Rapids; Ethel (Gerald) Van Der Vliet, Colton; a sister in law, Shirley Visser, Wolf Point, Montana and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by five sisters, Nellie Waswick, Henrietta Roetman, Winnie Visser, Wilhelmina Wickre, Audrey Wold and two brothers, Anton “Tony” Visser and Walter Visser.

Hamlin Surges Past Cardinal Girls in Big 3rd Quarter

December 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hamlin Chargers outscored the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team 29-2 en route to a 64-35 win on Saturday, December 20th, at the Entringer Classic in Colman.

Hamlin led 16-9 after the first quarter, but the Cardinals were able to pull within three points at 25-22 at halftime. The halftime break woke up the Charger offense as they scored more points in the third quarter than they did the entire first half. The intense defense caused problems for the Cardinal offense, and Hamlin finished the quarter ahead 54-24. St Mary did outscore the Chargers 11-10 in the final quarter.

St Mary finished the game shooting 25% (10-40) as a team from the field, 43% (3-7) from three-point area, and 75% (12-16) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals pulled down 38 rebounds compared to 43 by Hamlin. St Mary had six assists, five steals, but turned the ball over 31 times.

Lindsey Wolles led the Cardinals with 11 points and three rebounds. Jackie Wolles added six points, and Kaitlyn Vortherms finished with five points and six rebounds.

The Cardinals fall to 0-5 on the year. St Mary will host the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Monday, December 22nd. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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Quarrier Girls Basketball Comes from Behind in Colman

December 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team outscored the Flandreau Flyers 20-10 in the final quarter to earn a 41-40 win at the Entringer Classic in Colman on Saturday, December 20th. Dell Rapids at a 7-6 lead in the first quarter, but the Flyers ended the quarter on a 4-0 run to take a 10-7 lead after the first quarter. Flandreau held Dell Rapids to just six second quarter points and extended their lead to 18-13 at halftime. The Quarriers pulled within four points with 4:30 remaining in the third quarter at 23-19, but the Flyers closed out the quarter on a 7-2 run to push their lead to nine points at 30-21.

Arial Hoffman hit a three-pointer with about 5:30 to go in the game as Dell Rapids scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to pull within two points at 30-28. Flandreau scored the next four in :40 to lead 34-28 with 4:50 to go in the game. The Flyers also led by six points at 38-32 with 1:45 remaining. Averi Pankonen hit a three-point shot to make the score 38-35. After a made free-throw by Flandreau, Mikaela Stofferahn made a put-back basket and was fouled with just over a minute to play. Stofferahn missed the free-throw, but Emma Paul pulled down the offensive rebound. Dell Rapids was able to work the ball to Hoffman who hit a three-point basket to give Dell Rapids a 40-39 lead with just under a minute to play. Dell Rapids was able to secure possession again, and Paul was fouled on an inbound pass. Paul made one of two free throws with under :30 left to give the Quarriers a 41-39 lead. With :19 to play, Brooklyn Behrens of Flandreau was fouled on a shot. Behrens made one of two and pulled Flandreau within one at 41-40. Flandreau stole an inbound pass with :06 left, but Brooke Iott was called for an offensive foul with :01 left, allowing Dell Rapids to run out the clock and win the game.

The Quarriers shot 27% (12-45) from the field, 33% (5-15) from three-point area, and 63% (12-19) from the free-throw line in the game. Dell Rapids had 34 team rebounds and turned the ball over 21 times. Hoffman finished with 10 points and three steals. Stofferahn had nine points and eight rebounds. Brittney Siemonsma ended with four points, but had seven rebounds.

Stofferahn was also named the game MVP.

Dell Rapids improves to 3-0 on the year. The Quarriers will play Wagner in the Parkston Classic at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27th.

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Quarrier Boys Basketball Rides Big 2nd Quarter to Win

December 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A 20-4 run in the second quarter propelled the Dell Rapids Quarriers boys basketball team to a win over the Tea Area Titans on Friday, December 19th, in Tea 57-45.

The first quarter was back and forth as the teams were tied 3-3, 8-8, and 10-10. Tea was able to take a 14-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. Dell Rapids scored the first seven points in the second quarter to take a 19-14 lead with 6:40 to go in the half. Tea pulled within two points at 20-18 with 5:00 left to go in the quarter. That was the time Tea would score in the quarter as the Quarriers finished the quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 32-18 lead into halftime.

Neither team was able to find a strong offensive rhythm in the third quarter. Tea was able to cut the lead to 34-26 with 3:23 left in the third quarter. The Quarriers pushed that lead back to 12 at 40-28 at the end of the third quarter. Dell Rapids was able to take a 49-31 lead with 5:45 left in the game, their largest lead of the night. Tea finished the game on a 14-8 run, however it was not enough to overtake the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids shot 34% (22-64) from the field, 29% (6-21) from three-point range, and 47% (5-14) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers also had 36 total rebounds, 12 assists as a team, nine steals, and 13 turnovers.

Zane Schumaker led the team with 13 points in the game. Ben Hammer finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and three blocks. Ty Hoglund added 10 points. Riley Schmidt tossed in seven points, had four rebounds, and three assists. Tanner Heim grabbed nine rebounds for Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers improve to 2-0 on the year. Dell Rapids will play Sioux Valley in the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Saturday, December 27th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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