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The Dell Rapids School Board will hold a special meeting on Friday, May 16th, at 7:00 a.m. in the MS/HS DDN room. Items on the agenda are consideration of surplus building offer, consider of surplus donation, and approval of personnel report.
The official agenda can be found by clicking here.
The entire Dell Rapids High School Quarrier girls golf team qualified for the state tournament with a third place finish at the Regional Tournament in Aberdeen on Tuesday, May 13th. Dell Rapids edged out Groton for the final team spot in Region 1A. The team had a 5:00 a.m. wake up time and a two and a half hour trip for the Regional tournament, plus had to deal with temperatures around 40 degrees with a 25 mph wind all day. April Tomes finished in eighth place in the tournament. Kaitlyn Greenhoff finished ninth, Sarah Haak had a 17th place finish, and Natasha Reit placed 23rd. Courtney Sorsen will be the fifth Quarrier to represent Dell Rapids at the State Tournament on Monday, May 19th, and Tuesday, May 20th, in Spearfish.
Head coach Jeff Dvorak said, “I was proud of the girls ability to overcome some real adversity today. There were 2 other teams who had beaten us during the year so it was pretty rewarding to rise up and get this done today. Hopefully, we can have fun and make a strong showing out in Spearfish.”
Two Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys golfers also qualified for the state tournament individually from the Region 2B Tournament held at Wild Oak Golf Club in Mitchell on Tuesday, May 13th. Deubrook finished first as a 
team, Wessington Springs finished second, and Howard finished third to capture the team spots from Region 2B. Nathan Klein finished 11th in the tournament with a round of 97, and Ethan Schmidt finished 12th with a round of 98. Those two finishes were high enough to earn individual spots in the State B Boys Golf Tournament on Monday, May 19th, and Tuesday, May 20th, in Mitchell.
Photo submitted by Kiley Stone
Three youth baseball teams played in Yankton on Saturday, May 10th, and Sunday, May 11th.
The 10U team ended their tournament on Saturday winning two of three games. They won their first game against Hinton, Iowa 12-6. They followed that with a win over the Yankton Hurricanes 12-0. In their final game, they lost to Flandreau 9-7.
Photo submitted by Kiley Stone
The Dell Rapids Devils played in the 11U bracket on Saturday. In their first game against the Dakota Thunder, the Devils fell behind 10-0 before rallying. Time ran out for the Devils as they fell 12-9. In the second game, the Devils fell to the Crooks Stangs 11-6. The Devils ended their day with a loss to the Yankton Bucks 14-2.
Photo submitted by Kiley Stone
The Dell Rapids NSS team played in the 12U bracket on Sunday. They lost their first game to the Yankton Twins 4-1. NSS won their second game against Parkston 5-3. Dell Rapids dropped their third game of the day to West Central 5-4.
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made a stop in Dell Rapids for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 11th. The Wienermobile was at County Fair Foods from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. County Fair Foods employees also grilled hot dogs between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
There are currently eight active Wienermobiles in existence today. The Wienermobile with vanity license plate IWSHIWR made the stop in Dell Rapids.
The ballot is ready! The culmination of a nearly two-year process to update the Quarrier mascot is upon us. Through the efforts of students and professionals alike, there are five options for Quarrier fans to choose from. Now, we need help from Quarrier Nation. Here’s a little snippet about each:
#1 – The strength of this mascot is very obvious. He is moving forward with confidence and power. His clean lines and rounded shape along with a modern font above the rocks makes him appealing to the eye.
#2 – The sharpness of the pick-axe provides a nice contrast with the ring holding our school name. This chiseled Quarrier seems as strong as stone and ready to go to work.
#3 – He has certainly stood the test of over 50 years. Our traditional Quarrier would be updated in a more technologically friendly format so his image could be duplicated with consistency for another 50 + years.
#4 – The pride and power is clear. He is standing with the expression and posture of determination and pride. His detailed look is a bit more traditional, and he sits atop the Quarrier Rock – a font that resembles the look of stone.
#5 – This clean, sleek, yet strong look is a mix of strength and speed. He provides a very modern style that is simple and easily transferable to clothes and uniforms while the swinging of the axe adds speed and motion.
Click below for the online survey. The survey will be available until Thursday, May 22nd. For those that do not have internet access, ballots can be dropped off at the school until Friday, May 16th.
The Dell Rapids Middle School students in 5th and 6th grades raised $3529.00 during the Hoops for Heart fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association. The Dell Rapids students were the top middle school earners in the states of South Dakota and Minnesota. They raised nearly $1,000 more than any other schools in the two states. The American Heart Association says that about a $50 donation helps save one life through CPR training. The students can say they helped save 70 lives with the donations raised.
For their efforts the Dell Rapids Middle School Physical Education department will receive between $300-$400 to spend on new equipment.
Congratulations to the Dell Rapids Middle School 5th and 6th graders!
The Dell Rapids Elementary students raised money all week, May 5th-May 9th, for the school garden with a “Penny War”. The teams were broken up by grades: Kindergarten/K-Prep, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, and Staff. Each group had a collection jar in the library. All week long students could add coins and bills to whichever jar they chose. The total amount of pennies in the jar were counted to determine the winner, however, silver coins and bills counted against the number of pennies in each jar. As an example, 200 pennies in a jar with two quarters would result in a final total of 150. The team that had the most “penny count” at the end of the week earned a root beer float party.
The Kindergarten/K-Prep classes won this year’s “Penny War”. The entire elementary school raised $1,772 for the school garden without the matching funds from Modern Woodmen of America!
The Dell Rapids School Board will meeting in regular session on Monday, May 12th, at 7:00 p.m. in the MS/HS DDN room. Some of the items on the agenda include the consent agenda, discussion concerning the Lunch Time Solutions contract, discussion and voting on SDHSAA ballot, preliminary budget and 5-year Capital Outlay Plan approval, other committee reports. The school board will then enter into an executive session.
The full agenda can be found by clicking here.
The new city council officers were selected during the regular city council meeting on Monday, May 5th.
David Sommerfeld was appointed as the council President. Craig Lauritzen was selected as Vice President. LeAnn Kerzman will continue to serve as Finance Officer. Dean Hammer and Max Merry of Vogt, Brown, Merry and Hammer were name City Attorney and Deputy City Attorney respectively.
Sommerfield, Mark Crisp, and Lauritzen will serve on the Finance and Utilities Committee. Chad Andrews, Gary Haak, and Lee Burggraff will serve on the Policy and Procedures committee. Mike Geraets will represent Dell Rapids with Minnehaha County Economic Development Association and Dell Rapids Economic Development Corporation. Paul Miles will serve as the Library Board Liaison.
Dell Rapids earned a two seed, and they will host third-seeded West Central in the first round of the high school baseball playoffs. The game will be at Rickeman Field on Tuesday, May 13th, at 6:00 p.m.
#1 Garretson will be hosting #4 McCook Central also on Tuesday. The winners of the two games will play in the next round.
Dell Rapids finished the regular season on Thursday, May 8th, with a 7-4 record.
Dell Rapids 7, Sioux Falls Christian 4
Tim Wilhelmsen belted a three-run home run to propel Dell Rapids past Sioux Falls Christian 7-4 on Thursday, May 8th, in Chancellor.
Wilhelmsen connected with Cody Nielsen and Zane Schumacher aboard to give Dell Rapids its first lead of the game at 6-4 in the fifth inning. Dell Rapids scored two in the top of the first when Nate McKee and Nielsen both walked and then came home on an error on a towering infield fly by Wilhelmsen. Sioux Falls Christian answered with one in the bottom of the first and three more in the third.
Wilhelmsen led the offense with two hits and four RBI. McKee added two hits and a walk. Tanner Solberg, Nielsen and Matt Juba all had hits for Dell Rapids.
Solberg was the winning pitcher. He paced Dell Rapids with four innings and allowed four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five. Josh Roemen completed two innings of scoreless middle relief. He gave up two hits and struck out three. Wilhelmsen closed out the last inning for a save. He gave up one single then recorded three outs in a row to preserve the win.
Dell Rapids 200 040 1 – 7 7 1
SF Christian 103 000 0 – 4 8 2
Tanner Solberg, Josh Roemen (5), Tim Wilhelmsen (7) and Cody Nielsen.
Spencer Koelewyn, Brandon Vande Grind (6) and Paul Eide.
Garretson 6, Dell Rapids 2
Garretson jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings and held off Dell Rapids for a 6-2 win Wednesday, May 7th, in Garretson.
Garretson scored three runs in the first inning by taking advantage of three infield errors by Dell Rapids. Tyler Willems and Brady Schlueter made Dell Rapids pay with RBI hits. Two more runs scored for Garretson in the second before Dell Rapids broke through with a run in the third. Brett Mogen walked, pinch runner Mason Peter advanced to second on Ben Gillogly’s walk, and then scored on Tanner Solberg’s RBI single. Garretson added a run in the third to go up 6-1. Garretson was held hitless the final four innings of the game.
Dell Rapids (6-4) put together a rally in the top of the seventh inning when Nate McKee also drew a walk. Wilhelmsen scored when Josh Roemen singled to left. Dell Rapids loaded the bases with a walk by Gillogly, but Jesse Brockhouse came on in relief to end the threat with a strikeout.
Garretson outhit Dell Rapids 6-3. Solberg, Nielsen and Roemen recorded the three Dell Rapids hits. Brett Mogen took the loss for Dell Rapids. He pitched four innings and gave up six runs – two earned – on six hits while striking out four. Cody Nielsen threw two innings of scoreless relief. He walked three and struck out three.
Dell Rapids 001 000 1 – 2 3 3
Garretson 321 000X – 6 6 1
Brett Mogen, Cody Nielsen (5) and Nielsen, Joe Muston (5).
Tyler Willems, Jesse Brockhouse (7) and Sean Tillma.