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

Cardinal Football Finishes Regular Season 7-1

October 24, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids St. Mary’s completed their regular season with a win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders 48-20 behind four rushing touchdowns by Josh Brown. Brown who rushed for 207 yards had touchdown runs of 47, 45, 79 and one yard.

St. Mary stared the scoring with a two-play drive on their opening possession of the game. Brown broke free on a 47-yard run down the right side to put the Cardinals up 6-0. On their next possession, St. Mary scored on a short touchdown run by Christian Schnieders, and with the two-point conversion, St. Mary was up 14-0 early. Brown scored again with 45-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 20-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was again all St. Mary. The Raiders could not get a drive going, and the Cardinals capitalized. The first score of the quarter was a Jacob Glazier 10-yard touchdown run to make it 28-0. After a wonderful punt by Jamus Brown of O-R-R to pin St. Mary to the one, on the second play of the drive Brown ran for 79 yards for the touchdown making it 34-0 at half.

In the third quarter, the Raiders scored on their first possession with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Nick Skyberg to Jacob Hegdahl cutting the lead to 34-6. St. Mary responded with Brown’s fourth touchdown of the night on a 1-yard run. O-R-R scored again before the end of the third quarter on another Skyberg touchdown pass making it 40-12 at the end of the third quarter.

St. Mary scored on a touchdown pass from Casey Hansen to Noah Fiegen in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 48-12. As the clock was running down, O-R-R scored on a half-back pass from Jamus Brown to Bennet Trygstad for the final score of the game.

The Cardinals finish the regular season with a 7-1 record. St. Mary will host Waverly/South Shore Tuesday, October 28th, at 6:00 p.m. in the first round of the 9B playoffs.

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Quarrier Football Ends Regular Season with Win

October 23, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team ended their regular season with a win on Senior Night. The Quarriers defeated the Vermillion Tanagers 39-12 on Thursday, October 23rd, in Dell Rapids earning their seventh win in a row.

The Quarriers scored first with 7:08 to go in the first quarter on a 5-yard touchdown run by Jacob Faux. The extra point was no good, and Dell Rapids led 6-0. The Quarriers maintained that lead at the end of the first quarter.

Dell Rapids added another touchdown with 6:28 to go in the second quarter. This time Jase Nelson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Sam White. The 2-point conversion was no good, and the Quarriers extended their lead to 12-0. Vermillion pulled within a touchdown after an 80-yard touchdown pass from Carter Kratz to Regan Bye with 4:47 left in the quarter. The Tanagers could not convert the extra point and cut the lead to 12-6. The Quarriers added one more touchdown with 2:57 to go on a 1-yard run by Tanner Ljunggren to take a 20-6 lead at halftime.

The Quarriers were able to extend the lead to 26-6 with 8:08 to go in the third quarter after a fumble recovery in the endzone by Ljunggren after a fumble by the Dell Rapids offense. Vermillion scored for the second time with 11:18 left in the game after a 10-yard touchdown pass from Kratz to Brandon Mockler. This was as close as Vermillion would get, as Dell Rapids scored two more times in the fourth quarter. Ljunggren scored on a 51-yard touchdown run with 10:46 left in the game, and Tanner Heim scored on a 10-yard run with 3:38 to go.

Dell Rapids finished the game with 455 yards of total offense, 359 yards rushing and 96 yards passing. Nelson finished 6-13 passing for 96 yards, one touchdown, and had two interceptions. Ljunggren had nine carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Riley Schmidt had 12 carries for 93 yards. Schmidt also had two receptions for 37 yards. Nate McKee led the defense with seven tackles, two of them for loss. Seth Anderson added six tackles. Ben Gillogly had four tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery. Ljunggren had an interception as well, and Joel Brust had a fumble recovery.

Dell Rapids improves to 7-1 on the year. The Quarriers will host Sisseton in the first round of the 11A playoffs on Tuesday, October 28th.

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Quarrier Volleyball Falls to Madison

October 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Madison Bulldogs defeated the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team on Tuesday, October 21st, in Madison by scores of 25-9, 29-27, 25-14.

Sarah Haak and Emily Boyle led the Quarriers from the service line with 11 and six points respectively. Brittany Kludt had six kills and two blocks on the night. Boyle added four kills, and Arial Hoffman had three kills. Shelby Wrage ended the night with nine digs.

The Quarriers fall to 10-14 on the year. Dell Rapids will host Chester on Friday, October 24th.

JV Results:
The JV fell 17-25 and 20-25. Trinity Gordon had five kills and Megan Miles added three kills. Kenzie Gullickson served six points. Chloe Solberg dished out six assists.

The C team lost in two sets as well.

DeSmet Beats Cardinals in Volleyball Action

October 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The DeSmet Bulldogs defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team in straight games by scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-13 in DeSmet on Tuesday, October 21st.

Ally Mullaney had 10 kills for the Cardinals. Anne Swift added four kills. Kaitlyn Vortherms finished the night with nine assists and 14 digs. Claudia Schwebach added 12 digs for St Mary. Mullaney and Riley Wolles each had a block. Jackie Wolles had two service aces.

St Mary drops to 10-16 on the year. The Cardinals will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Monday, October 27th. The match will be webcast on Big Sioux Media

Cardinal Cheer 1st at Lake Preston, Quarrier Cheer 3rd

October 21, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cheer team finished first at the Lake Preston event on Monday, October 20th, in Lake Preston. The Dell Rapids Quarrier cheer team finished third. The Cardinals finished with a total of 129 points. Arlington/Lake Preston finished second with 126.5 points. The Quarriers had 120.5 points. Northwestern was fourth with 115.25 points. Mt Vernon/Plankinton was fifth with 106.5 points, and Warner was sixth with 99 points.

Both the Cardinals and Quarriers will participate in the State A tournament on Friday, October 24th, in Watertown.

Big Sioux Media will provide updates throughout the day as they become available.

Leona Vogel

October 20, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Leona E. Vogel, 90, passed away Saturday, October 18, at the Good Samaritan Village, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 24, 2014, at St. Patrick’s Church, Montrose with Rev. Robert Krantz officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Thursday at Kinzley Funeral Home, Salem, and will resume at St. Patrick’s with family present at 5:00 p.m. and prayer service at 7:00 Thursday evening.

Leona Vogel was born on February 8, 1924, to Stephen R. and Frances Weber at Bridgewater. The family moved to a farm north of Salem. Leona attended grade and high school at St. Mary’s, Salem. She attended Mount Marty College, Yankton, before teaching for three years in country schools in the Salem area. Leona married Dennis J. Vogel on September 10, 1946.In addition to being a housewife and mother, Leona worked as financial officer for the city of Montrose. Leona held offices in St. Patrick’s Altar Society, Catholic Order of Foresters, American Legion Auxiliary, and Rural Letter Carriers Association Auxiliary.

Leona is survived by eight children, 23 great- grandchildren, her sisters — Loretta (Mildon dec.) Engesser, Blue Earth, MN; Bernette (Gene dec.) Westhoff, Salem; Sister Stephanie Weber and Sister Rosemary Weber of Yankton; Theresa Weber, Scottsdale, AZ; Joyce (Duane) Kappenman, Montrose; Phyllis (Ben dec.) Zwart, Dell Rapids; and a brother — Stephen (Connie) Weber, Salem.

To leave condolences, please visit www.kinzleyfh.com.

Dale Kroger

October 20, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Funeral Service for Dale Kroger will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Kahler Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation on Tuesday will begin at 1:00 p.m. and the family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. To leave condolences please visit www.kahlerfh.com.

Dale Kroger was born on May 21, 1947 in Sioux Falls, SD, the son of Darrell Kroger and Dolores (Geraets) Kroger. He grew up and attended school in Dell Rapids and graduated from St. Mary High School in 1965. Dale entered the U.S. Navy in 1965. He served 20 years of ship and shore assignments, including Viet Nam, Germany, the Philippines, Hawaii, and several bases in the United States. Dale earned the rank of Chief Petty Officer. After his discharge in 1985, Dale worked at St. Michael Cemetery and Cummins Engines, both in Sioux Falls. He retired in 2009.

After a heroic four year battle with lung cancer, Dale quietly passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. He was 67 and was preceded in death by his father; his step-father, Nick Salviola; his grandparents; and several aunts and uncles.

Dale served on the Board of Directors of the U.S.S. South Dakota Battleship Memorial; was an active member of the Tri-State Navy Chief Petty Officers Association in Sioux Falls; was a member of the American Legion Post and VFW Post in Sioux Falls; and was a fan of NASCAR racing.

He is survived by his mother, Dolores Salviola of Dell Rapids; his four sisters, Sandy (Dean) Helton of Polo, IL, Linda (Glenn) Bryson of Payson, AZ, Dianne (Ross Goetz) Kroger of Dell Rapids, SD, and Deb (Mark) Duby of Peoria, AZ; three nieces and one nephew; two great-nieces and two great-nephews; two aunts; and many cousins and friends.

City Council Meeting – 10/20/14

October 20, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, October 20th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Some of the items on the agenda include a public hearing for on/off sale malt beverage and retail on-sale wine licenses, second reading and adoption of ordinance 811, snow removal contract, and the administrative report. The full agenda can be found by clicking here.

The meeting will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Volleyball 4th at DVC Tournament

October 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team finished fourth, with a 3-1 record, at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Estelline on Saturday, October 18th.

The Cardinals dropped their first match of the day to DeSmet by scores of 25-13, 25-11. St Mary then took on Oldham-Ramona/Rutland in their second pool-play match, defeating the Raiders 12-25, 25-23, 25-22.

St Mary finished second in pool play, placing them into the silver bracket later in the day. The Cardinals then played Lake Preston and defeated the Divers in straight games by scores of 32-30, 25-17. In their last match of the day, St Mary defeated Colman/Egan 25-20, 12-25, 25-22. By winning both matches in the silver bracket, the Cardinals finished fourth in the tournament.

Elkton/Lake Benton won the conference tournament with a 4-0 record. DeSmet finished second, followed by Deubrook.

The Cardinals record is now 10-15 on the year. St Mary will travel to DeSmet on Tuesday, October 21st.

Cardinal Football Posts Big Win over Lake Preston

October 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids St. Mary continues its march to the playoffs with a dominant win over the Lake Preston Divers 56-0 in Lake Preston on Friday, October 17th.

St. Mary come out on their opening drive and scored on a Josh Brown touchdown run. On their second possession, the Cardinals scored on a 22-yard touchdown run by Christian Schnieders. St. Mary regained possession on a turnover on downs when Lake Preston was unable to handle the snap on the punt. Casey Hansen connected with J. Brown for the first passing touchdown of the game.

Coach Ross Flemmer said that they decided to start Hansen at quarterback and move Wes Heinricy to wing back this week because Heinricy gives them another option at wing back in the double wing formation.

In the second quarter, St. Mary continued to dominate. The first touchdown of the quarter was a pass from Heinricy to Noah Fiegen. The Cardinals scored again on their next possession, this time by Mitch Brown. St. Mary scored their last two touchdowns on runs by Heinricy and M. Brown. The Cardinals not only scored seven touchdowns in the first half to end the game at halftime, they were 7-7 on 2-point conversations.

Offensively St. Mary’s spread the ball around very well in the run game. Heinricy had four carries for 57 yards and a touchdown. Schnieders finished with three carries for 49 yards and a touchdown. J. Brown added four carries for 47 yards and a touchdown. M. Brown had two rushing touchdowns in the game.

Heinricy was 3-6 passing for 21 yards and a a touchdown. Hansen went 2-4 for 19 yards and a touchdown.

The Cardinal defense held the Divers to -21 rushing yards and -1 passing yards.

St. Mary will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Thursday, October 23rd, at 7:00 p.m.

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