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

Susan (Trotter) Heldt

October 1, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Susan J. Heldt, 67, died Friday Sept. 26, 2014, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minn. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minn., with the Rev. Paul Moody officiating. Private burial is at Graceland Cemetery in Madison.

Susan Jane Trotter was born Sept. 9, 1947, at Redlands, Calif., to John and Jean (Sunde) Trotter. She graduated from Colton High School at Colton and earned an associate degree in business from General Beadle State College, Madison. Susan married Peter Heldt on June 10, 1967 and resided in Mapleton, Minn., and Rochester, Minn. She attended Mankato State College earning bachelor and master degrees and was a certified reading consultant. Susan taught at Kellogg Middle School, was a charter staff member of Century High School, and after retirement was adjunct reading instructor at Rochester Community and Technical College.

Survivors include her husband Peter of Rochester, Minn.; a daughter, Tana (Dale) Visser of Lindenhurst, Ill.; a son Greg (Shannon) Heldt of Rochester, Minn.; four grandchildren; a sister, Sharon (Jess) Hegge of Dell Rapids and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Memorials may be directed to Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Research or Mayo Clinic Cancer Research or Seasons Hospice of Rochester.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ellsworthfh.com.

Quarrier Marching Band 3rd at Menno Band Days

September 30, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The 8th Annual Menno Band Day was held on Friday, September 26th, in Menno. Both the Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal marching bands participated in the event. 18 high school and middle school bands participated in the event broken into three different divisions.

Estelline, Tripp-Delmont, Scotland, Parker, Howard and Marion competed in the “C” Division. Howard won the division with Scotland placing second.

Freeman, Woonsocket/Sanborn Central, Dell Rapids St Mary, Platte-Geddes, and Chester competed in the “B” Division. Platte-Geddes placed first, and Chester finished second.

Dell Rapids, Dakota Valley, Tea Area, Tri-Valley, and West Central competed in the “A” Division. West Central placed first. Tea Area was second, and Dell Rapids finished third. Tea Area also picked up the “Outstanding Drum Major” Award, but Dell Rapids Drum Major Josh Benda was just one point away from winning the award for himself and Dell Rapids.

Host band Menno also performed in the Menno Band Day, and the featured college band for this year was the Northern State University Marching Wolves from Aberdeen.

Quarrier Golf Team Wins Region Tournament

September 30, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

All five of the Quarrier golf team placed in the top 10, and Dell Rapids won the Region 1A Boys Golf Tournament in Sisseton on Monday, September 29th. The Quarriers finished with a team score of 321. Aberdeen Roncalli finished second with 339, and Madison finished third with a 356.

Ty Hoglund captured first place with a round of 78. Devon Weber was right behind him in second place with a 79. Adam Karst also fired a 79 officially finishing fourth. Mason Schmidt finished eighth with an 85, and Josh Parrott placed tenth with a round of 86.

The 2014 year was a dominating year for the Quarrier golf team. Dell Rapids never placed lower than second as a team in any tournament this year. The Quarriers will try to defend their 2013 State A title at the 2014 State A Boys Golf Tournament in Hot Springs on October 6th and 7th.

Virgil Stenberg

September 29, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Virgil F. Stenberg, 91, of Dell Rapids passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Dells Area Health Center. His Funeral Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel. Interment will be in the Colman Cemetery, Colman, SD. Visitation will begin on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at http://www.kahlerfh.com.

He was born on March 14, 1923 in Colman, South Dakota to the late Alma Skjonning (Sorensen) and Ove Jensen Stenberg. He was a graduate of Egan High School.

Virgil served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war he farmed near Colman, then moved to Everett, Washington and worked until the family moved back to South Dakota to farm near Brookings. He also worked at South Dakota State University as head carpenter until his retirement.

Virgil was a loving husband and father. A great storyteller, he often entertained the family with stories of growing up on the farm near Colman. Although he was always busy, he was also full of fun and ready to chat with anyone. He dearly enjoyed music, whist and the barn cats. He was a truly loving, generous and hardworking man who will be dearly missed.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Cheralyn Ann, brothers DeVere and Robert Stenberg and his sister Elizabeth Cox (F.M.).

He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Norma Alvina (Opland), and his children and their spouses, Thomas G. Stenberg and Germaine (Arendt) of Volga, SD, Nancy E. Morrison and Edward of Auburn, AL, Scott L. Stenberg and Tawni (Myre) of Monticello, WI, and Kent A. Stenberg and Kathi (Fair) of Warrenton, MO. He is also survived by his sister Arlene Lellelid of St. Paul, MN, and his brothers, Bennett and David of Colman, SD.

Cardinal Football Loses 1st Game of Year

September 29, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St. Mary Cardinal football team (3-1) fell to the 9AA #2 Arlington Cardinals 34-6 in Arlington on Friday, September 26th. Arlington was out rushed by St. Mary by 50 yards, but five big plays and a strong defensive front for Arlington when St Mary was in Arlington territory proved to be the difference in the game.

Arlington scored first on the third play of the game with a 64-yard touchdown run by Alex Heuer. After possessions by both teams, Arlington struck again with a 50-yard touchdown run by Andrew King to end the first quarter. Arlington lead 13-0.

St. Mary came out in the second quarter with a 52-yard kick off return by Jacob Glazier. St. Mary was then shut down by Arlington’s defense on the drive. Arlington scored on another big play later in the quarter. Arlington recovered a fumbled punt, and the turnover led to a touchdown on a pass play from King to Heuer.

St Mary got on the board with a one-yard touchdown run by Josh Brown, but on the ensuing kicking off, Arlington’s Luke Weber returned the kickoff for a touchdown to make the score 28-6. Arlington added another score later in the game for the 34-6 win.

Coach Flemmer said that when playing a good team like Arlington you cannot give the momentum back after good things happen.

St. Mary will host Castlewood (2-2) on Friday, October 3rd, for Homecoming.

Highlights

Cardinal Volleyball Finished Third at Elkton

September 27, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team finished third at the Elkton/Lake Benton tournament in Elkton with a record of 2-2.

The Cardinals opened up the tournament losing a match to Elkton/Lake Benton 5-25, 10-25. Lindsey Wolles finished the match with four set assists and five digs.

St Mary rebounded with a 16-25, 25-23, 25-13 win over Centerville in their next match. Jackie Wolles had nine kills, and four digs. Ally Mullaney added 18 kills and 15 digs. Claudia Schwebach tallied nine digs, and L. Wolles had 31 set assists along with nine digs.

St Mary was then defeated by Alcestor/Hudson 15-25, 14-25.

The Cardinals finished the day with a win over Iroquois 25-22, 23-25, 25-19. Mullaney had 18 more kills with 14 digs in that match. Riley Wolles added seven kills. L. Wolles had eight more digs in the match.

Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals record now stands at 5-12 on the year. The Cardinals will host Baltic on Tuesday, September 30th.

Big 4th Quarter Propels Quarrier Football to Win

September 27, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Dakota Valley Panthers and earn a 56-20 win on Friday, September 26th, at Dakota Valley High School.

Dell Rapids scored the first two touchdowns of the game in the first quarter. Riley Schmidt scored on a 57 yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter to give the Quarriers a 7-0 lead. Schmidt found the endzone again near the end of the quarter, this time from seven yards, to push the Quarrier lead to 14-0 after the first quarter.

Dakota Valley scored first in the second quarter on a 12-yard pass from Luke Schmitt to Brady Glissman to cut the lead to 14-7. Dell Rapids answered on another Schmidt touchdown. His third touchdown came on a 48-yard pass from Jase Nelson, and Dell Rapids led 21-7. The Panthers closed the game before halftime on a 46-yard pass from Schmitt to Glissman again to make the score 21-13 at halftime.

Keegan Hemenway dove into the endzone at the end of a seven-yard run on the first drive of the second half for Dell Rapids to extend the Quarrier lead to 28-13. Dakota Valley, however, would pull within one touchdown again as Schmitt found Ethan Klasi in the endzone on an 11-yard pass to make the score 28-20 at the end of the third quarter.

That’s when the Quarrier offense and defense took control of the game. Tanner Ljunggren scored on a six-yard run to make the score 36-20. After the Dell Rapids defense forced the Panthers to punt, Schmidt capped off a Dell Rapids drive with his fourth touchdown on a 19-yard run. Just a mere 20 seconds later, Schmidt scored on a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown to give Dell Rapids a 49-20 lead. Anthony Miller scored the final touchdown for Dell Rapids on a one-yard run.

Schmidt had 10 carries for 124 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Schmidt also had three catches for 83 yards and a receiving touchdown, plus the interception return for a touchdown. Ljunggren finished the game with 11 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown. Hemenway had nine carries for 43 yards and a touchdown. Nelson finished 5-8 passing for 108 yards and a touchdown.

Ben Gillogly led the defense with nine tackles and a sack. Beau Carpenter had seven tackles in the game. Ljunggren added six tackles, and Seth Anderson finished with five tackles.

Dell Rapids improves to 3-1 on the year and will host Lennox on Friday, October 3rd, for Homecoming.

Highlights

Madeline (Krogstad) Winterton

September 27, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Madeline Winterton, 89 of Garretson died Friday, September 26, 2014 at her home.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Monday, September 29, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. Burial will be in the South Highland Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-8:00 PM Sunday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Condolences may be left at http://www.minnehahafuneralhome.com.

Madeline was born May 23, 1925 to parents Oscar and Agnes (Steen) Krogstad at Dell Rapids. She grew up on a farm near Dell Rapids area and attended country school. She graduated from Lyons High School in 1943 and attended Nettleton College.

Madeline married Ordell Winterton May 2, 1948 at Willow Creek Lutheran Church, rural Dell Rapids. She lived on a farm near Sherman her entire married life.

Madeline was an active member of First Lutheran Church and WELCA in Sherman, where she held many offices and served as treasurer for several years. She was also a member of the Birthday Club, Sons of Norway, Extension Club, Garretson American Legion Auxiliary and a past member of the Norse Glee Club Auxiliary.

She enjoyed bowling, quilting and cooking for family and friends, loved having family around and very much enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband of 66 years, Ordell Winterton, Garretson; her children, Alice (Ray) Christensen, Sioux Falls; Beverly (Stuart) Nelson, Fountain, MN; Marilyn (Marcus) Anderson, Clearwater, MN; Gloria Winterton, Sioux Falls; Darrell (Teresa) Winterton, Garretson; Kristi (Scott) Hansen, Rochester, MN; Alan (LaDonna) Winterton, Sherman; nineteen grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; her sisters, Vicky Howe, Doris (Arne) Brown, Margaret (Bob) Tidemann, brothers, Ordell (Doris) Krogstad, Richard (Charlynn) Krogstad, Adrian (Marcella) Krogstad, Glen (Carol) Krogstad, numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friend.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Allen Krogstad.

Quarrier Volleyball Defeats Flandreau

September 26, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team defeated the Flandreau Fliers on Thursday, September 25th, in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.

Defensively for Dell Rapids, Brittany Kludt had three blocks. Shelby Wrage had 10 digs, and Sarah Haak added six digs. The Quarriers were led offensively by Tiffany Finkral with 13 kills, and Mikaela Stofferahn with 11 kills. Haak had 18 set assists on the night. Wrage also tallied 11 service points.

The Quarriers improve to 6-5 on the year and will play in the Pentagon Classic on Saturday, September 27th.

JV Results:
The JV team also defeated the Fliers two sets to none. Kiah Schumacher, Trinity Gordon, Sydney Stofferahn, and Megan Miles were cited for their contributions both on offense and defense.

Elkton/Lake Benton Ends Cardinal Volleyball Win Streak

September 25, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team had their win streak come to an end. The Cardinals lost to Elkton/Lake Benton by scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-12 on Thursday, September 25th.

Ally Mullaney finished the night with eight kills, three blocks and eight digs. Jackie Wolles added three kills. Lindsey Wolles had 11 set assists and nine digs defensively. Kaitlyn Vortherms ended the match with a total of 18 digs.

The Cardinals fall to 3-10 on the year. They will play in the Elkton Tournament on Saturday, September 27th.

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