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

Cossacks Defeat Quarriers

January 24, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Sami Reider

The Sioux Valley Cossacks defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers in girls basketball action on Friday, January 24th, by a score of 47-31. The entire first quarter was back and forth as the Quarriers took an 11-9 lead after the first quarter. The second quarter was about runs for both teams. Sioux Valley took an 18-13 lead after a 9-2 run in the first three minutes of the quarter. Dell Rapids regained the lead at 21-18 after a 8-0 run with 3:38 to play until halftime. The Cossacks, however, ended the quarter on a 7-2 run to take a 25-23 halftime lead. Dell Rapids tied the game at 25-25 with the first basket of the third quarter. Sioux Valley would outscore Dell Rapids 8-4 the remained of the quarter for a 33-29 lead. The game remained at that score for the first minute of fourth quarter until Sioux Valley scored on a three-point shot by Kaylee Granum to go ahead 36-29. Dell Rapids scored their final basked of the game with 6:08 to play to pull within 31-36. The Cossacks scored the final 11 points of the game for the win.

Eight different players scored for Dell Rapids in the game. They were led by Mikaela Stofferahn with eight points. Brittney Siemonsma finished with six points, and Arial Hoffman had five points. Sioux Valley was led by Granum with a game-high 17 points. Carley Peterson finished with 13 points.

Dell Rapids falls to 4-6 on the year. The Quarriers will travel to Vermillion on Thursrday, January 30th. The game will be webcast as part of a girls-boys double-header on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Sioux Valley	9	16	8	14	47
Dell Rapids	11	12	6	2	31

Highlights:

Kenneth “Ken” Mellema

January 24, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Kenneth “Ken” Mellema, age 77 of Rock Rapids, IA died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his residence in Rock Rapids, IA.

Funeral service will be 2:30PM Saturday, January 25th at First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids, IA, with Rev. Dan Haggar officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery at Rock Rapids, IA.

Visitation will be Friday, January 24th from 2-8:00PM with family present from 6-8PM at First Reformed Church of Rock Rapids.

Ken Mellema, son of Peter and Johanna (Schenk) Mellema was born on February 11, 1936, at their family home, 4 miles northeast of Rock Rapids, Iowa, during the 1936 blizzard. He attended country school and high school in Rock Rapids. His military service was a (6) year obligation from 1958 to 1964. He attained the rank of Sergeant, finishing as an SP5 Communication Specialist. He graduated from Nettleton Business College. He later graduated from real estate, appraising, auctioneering, and insurance schools. On November 22, 1962, he was united in marriage to Marlene Star in Corsica, SD. They were blessed with 3 daughters: Cindy, Carrie, and Julie. Ken and Marlene farmed from 1963 – 1986. In 1986 they sold the farm and moved to Rock Rapids. Ken was elected Lyon County Auditor and served the county for 12 years before deciding to retire. During his lifetime he served on many boards at the city, county, and state level, including the Auctioneer’s Board and the State Auditor’s Board. His life interest was serving others through church, family, and community. As a member of the First Reformed Church, he served as Deacon, Elder, and Vice President of Consistory; taught Sunday School and Catechism, was an RCYF sponsor, was a member of the choir, and sang in “The Reformer’s Quartet” for 52 years. He loved his family with his entire being. A wonderful blessing was for Ken and Marlene to be able to celebrate 50 years of marriage with an open house in 2012. He will lovingly be remembered by his wife as her “soul mate” and “best friend”, by each of his daughters as a “loving Dad”, and by his grandchildren as their “beloved Papa.” It has always been Ken’s prayer to meet his family in Heaven someday. Grateful for having shared his life is his wife, Marlene; three daughters: Cindy (Dave) Madden, Borger, TX; Carrie (Mike) Austin, Dell Rapids, SD; Julie (Rich) Grosz, Dell Rapids, SD; 14 grandchildren; and 2 sisters-in-law: Joyce Mellema and Lois Beckstrand. Ken was preceded in death by his parents and only brother, Dewey.

For a complete obituary and online registry please visit: jurrensfuneralhome.com

Madison Holds Off Dell Rapids

January 24, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Zane Schumaker and Ty Hoglund

In front of a packed gym in Dell Rapids, the Madison Bulldogs picked up a Dakota XII Conference and Region 3A win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers 71-61 on Thursday, January 23rd, in Dell Rapids. The Bulldogs used an early 10-0 run in the first quarter to take an 18-7 lead, a lead in which they never lost. Dell Rapids closed the gap to 18-11 by the end of the first quarter. Both teams scored 15 points in the second quarter as Madison maintained a seven-point lead of 33-26 at halftime. The Quarriers closed the gap by one point by the end of the third quarter at 41-47. With the Bulldogs leading 43-49 in the fourth, Madison went on a 7-0 run to regain momentum and made their free throws down the stretch to hang on for the win.

Ty Hoglund led the team with 22 points, four steals, and three assists in the game. Cody Nielsen finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Zach White was also in double figures with 10 points and six rebounds. Ben Hammer ended with five blocks on the night. Preston Nordling and Trae VandeBerg each had 17 points to lead the Bulldogs.

The Quarriers shot 23-58 (40%) from the filed while going 5-14 (36%) from three-point area and 10-13 (77%) from the free-throw line. They had a combined 32 rebounds as a team, seven blocks, seven steals, 13 assists, and 18 turnovers.

The Quarriers fall to 7-3 on the year and 5-1 in the Dakota XII Conference. Dell Rapids will travel to Vermillion on Thursday, January 30th. The game will be webcast as part of a double-header with the girls on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Madison	18	15	14	24	71
Dell Rapids	11	15	15	20	61

Highlights:

Quarriers Pick up Win Over Region Foe

January 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers boys basketball team picked up a win over Region 3A foe, the Garretson Blue Dragons, 68-63 on Tuesday, January 21st, in Dell Rapids. The Quarriers got out to a quick start once again, scoring 21 first quarter points and taking a 21-12 lead after the first quarter. The Blue Dragons were able to cut into the Quarrier lead in the second quarter and trailed Dell Rapids 35-32 at halftime. Garretson again picked up a couple of points in the third quarter, and Dell Rapids held just a one-point lead, 54-53, after the third quarter. Dell Rapids was able to hold Garretson to just 10 points in the fourth quarter for the win.

Head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “Coming off of the tough, emotional loss against Cheyenne-Eagle Butte and then missing our Monday practice due to bad weather, I sensed our team was a little flat coming in to the Garretson game. We were able to start pretty quickly in the first quarter by moving the ball well and forcing a few turnovers, but I thought we lacked defensive intensity most of the game.”

Dell Rapids shot 24-55 (44%) from the field in the game. They were 7-20 (35%) from three-point area and 13-18 (72%) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers pulled down 47 rebounds as a team and dished out 17 assists. However, Dell Rapids only had six steals in the game and turned the ball over 19 times.

“We dominated the battle of the boards in this game and that was a huge key to coming out on top. Zach White was an absolute monster on the boards, finishing the night with 18 rebounds, with six of them coming on the offensive end. We had way too many turnovers in this game, with most of our turnovers coming in the half court set when we were too impatient on offense,” said Fersdahl.

White led the team with 15 points, 18 rebounds, and four assists in the game. Cody Nielsen had a team-high 17 points and six rebounds. Zane Schumaker finished with 12 points, Ben Hammer had 11 points, and Ty Hoglund added 10 points. Hoglund also had four assists.

Dell Rapids improves to 7-2 on the year. The Quarriers will host #1 Madison on Thursday, January 23rd. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

Fersdahl added, “Garretson was able to drive into the lane and break our defense down almost at will, and that is something we cannot let happen. We also need to do a much better job at defending the three point line and that comes through better communication on defense. We will need to refocus on the defensive end and eliminate some of our careless turnovers on offense to have success throughout the rest of the season.”

	1	2	3	4	Final
Garretson	12	20	21	10	63
Dell Rapids	21	14	19	14	68

JV Results
The Dell Rapids Quarriers JV team defeated the Garretson Blue Dragons 53-38. Cordell Wright had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Dell Rapids. This was his best game of the year. Sam White was high-point man once again with 14, while Brett Mogen finished with 10 points and a couple of three-point shots. Tanner Heim added five points and four steals in the game. Dell Rapids was 8-16 from the free-throw line in the game. Dell Rapids led at all quarter breaks and held off a surge in the third quarter by the Blue Dragons, who had pulled within eight points.

Trojans Top Quarriers

January 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Lindsey Morris

The West Central Trojans girls basketball team defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 48-34 on Tuesday, January 21st, in Hartford. Must of the first quarter was back and forth. The Quarriers took an 8-7 lead with 3:30 to go on a Brittany Kludt three-point shot, but the Trojans finished off the quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 15-8 lead after the first quarter. The West Central offense struggled in the second quarter as the Trojans only scored two points. The Quarriers were able to cut the lead down to 17-16 by halftime.

The third quarter was the tough offensive quarter for the Quarriers, as Dell Rapids was only able to score three points while West Central found their rhythm to take their largest lead of the night at 33-19 at the end of the quarter. Both teams were able to knock down a few shots and free throws in the fourth quarter, but Dell Rapids was unable to close the gap.

The Quarriers fall to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Dakota XII Conference. Dell Rapids will host Sioux Valley on Friday, January 24th, and the game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	8	8	3	15	34
West Central	15	2	16	15	48

Highlights:

Mary Ann Schultz

January 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Fri., Jan. 24, for Mary Ann Schultz, 82, Madison, who died on Jan. 21, 2014, at Madison Community Hospital. The Rev. DeWayne Kayser will officiate in St. Thomas Aquinas Church at Madison, and burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery at Colman.

A Catholic Daughters rosary will be said at 6 p.m. Thursday, followed by a parish scripture service, at the Weiland Funeral Chapel in Madison.

Mary Ann Weber was born on Dec. 30, 1931, at Bridgewater to Leo and Mary (Jennings) Weber. She graduated from Bridgewater High School in 1949 and from Presentation School of Nursing, McKennan Unit, and worked as an RN at McKennan Hospital. She married Lloyd Schultz on Oct. 21, 1954, at Bridgewater. She worked at the Veteran Hospital in Chicago before moving to Dell Rapids, where she worked at the hospital for 10 years. They moved to a farm near Colman and she worked as an RN at the Flandreau Hospital and Riverview Manor. They moved to Madison in 1996.

She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Daughters and Colman American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband, Lloyd of Madison; three sons, Paul (Marilyn) of Madison, Mark (Cathy) of Colman, and Joseph (Susan) of Pickstown; three daughters, Mary Lahn of Sioux Falls, Catherine (Chris) Larsen of Rapid City, and Christina (Ben) Corbid of East Grand Forks, Minn.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, James (Kay) Weber of Natick, Mass.; a brother-in-law, Bob Huls of Salem; and a sister-in-law, Arlene Weber of Sioux Falls.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Michael in 1978; four brothers; three sisters; and a grandson in infancy.

To send a message of sympathy, visit http://www.weilandfuneralchapel.com/.

Lawrence Moran

January 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Lawrence E. Moran, 73, of Dell Rapids, died Friday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Basham Funeral Home in Woonsocket with a viewing starting at 10 a.m. A lunch will immediately follow the service at the Community Center. To leave condolences, go to http://www.bashamfuneralservice.com.

Lawrence E. Moran was born on Aug. 14, 1940, in Woonsocket to Francis and Bertha (Ritter) Moran. He graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1958. He then attended Northern College in Aberdeen.

He married Beverly Kraft on Aug. 11, 1962. They both taught and coached for a couple of years. He then began his insurance career at the Dakota Farmer where he advanced to Vice President. In 1983, he and his wife started their own insurance brokerage company, Moran Industries. In 1989 his wife developed a brain aneurysm and fell into a coma. He cared for her for eight years. After her death he moved to Dell Rapids and opened Chateau de Moran, a woodworking and antique store.

He is survived by his three children, Shannon Moran of Dell Rapids; Lance Moran of Sioux Falls; and Tohni (Dean) Hendrickson, Ballwin, Mo.; three grandchildren, Alexis, Kory and Gabe.; seven sisters, Cecelia (Leon) Williams, Columbus, Neb., Rose Moran, Woonsocket, Pat (Larry) Borgerding, Rolla, Mo., Mary Carol (Denny) Gere, Pierre, Lynn Moran, Lea Moran and Geraldine Moran, all of Mitchell; two brothers, Jim (Donna) Moran, Woonsocket, and Dan (Trudy) Moran, Madison; sister-in-law, Nathlee of Huron and brother-in-law, Carney of Mitchell.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one sister, Maggie; two brothers, Matt and Tommy; and his precious niece, Karen.

George Cook

January 21, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

CLEAR LAKE — George W. Cook, age 83, of Clear Lake, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at the Deuel County Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Lakeview Cemetery. The Houseman Funeral Home of Clear Lake was entrusted with arrangements.

George W. Cook was born on a farm near Clear Lake to George and Alice (Cornell) Cook on Dec. 31, 1930. He attended country school and in 1948 graduated from Clear Lake High School. In 1955, George graduated from S.D. State College with a degree in agriculture.

A young George enjoyed participating in 4-H. He remained involved with 4-H throughout his adulthood.

George was united in marriage to Merlene Vizecky on July 9, 1955, in White. They made their first home in Watertown where he began working as an assistant county agent until receiving orders from the army. They then returned to Clear Lake, where he taught vocational agriculture.

While attending college, George had gained experience as a plumber, doing trenching work and as a digger operator and began a business. He belonged to the National Guard and was called to return to the army where he served as a transportation officer in VA. They returned home to Clear Lake in 1959 and built their first home and first store.

In 1961, the Clear Lake Transportation Company was called to CO. They returned to Clear Lake where they raised their three children, David, Lori and Brian.

In 1972, they sold their furniture store and purchased a lumber yard in Gary. They also purchased a valley area for development. He later sold the Gary lumber business, opening a lumberyard in Clear Lake.

George was instrumental in assisting with the longevity of the community and bringing business and industry to the area, working diligently to keep the hospital open in Clear Lake, serving on the board of directors for over 18 years. He served as mayor of Clear Lake and in various capacities for the United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, Lion’s Club and Community Club.

Serving on the Governor’s Board for State Economic Finance Development, S.D. Labor Department’s Workforce Council and S.D. Committee for Doctor Procurement, as well as president and various other offices over a 35-year span for the CL Development Board and for the S.D. State Plumbing Commission was challenging and rewarding.

George was grateful to have had the opportunity to be raised and live in South Dakota as he appreciated the people and beauty of this area. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, sitting around the campfire, enjoying good meals and laughter and traveling, with a special love of the Black Hills. He has shown his family a life well-lived by being a good husband, father, grandfather and giving of himself for the community.

Grateful for having shared his life are his children, David (Julie) Cook, Lori (Jon) Puetz of Clear Lake and Brian (Kristie) Cook of Dell Rapids; eight grandchildren, Thomas, Nicholas and Sarah Cook, Andrew and Eric Puetz, Sydney, Jason and Brandon Cook; siblings, Marian (Robert) Bonestell of Duluth, Minn., Alvin (Janette) Cook, Stanley (Joyce) Cook, Russell Cook, Margery (Gary) Stava, all of Clear Lake; and one sister-in-law, Janell Leebens of Sioux Falls.

George was preceded in death by his wife, Merlene, his parents, father-in-law and mother-in-law, and one grandson, Matthew Cook.

City Council Meeting: 1/21/14

January 19, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids City Council will meet on Tuesday, January 21st, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dell Rapids Chamber. This meeting has been moved to Tuesday due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday. Some of the items on the agenda include discussion the library renovation/expansion project, discussion on the community garden location and water extension, Northview Dr/11th St water issue committee report, second reading of ordinance 787 (Zoning Amendment – Accessory Structures Entered from Alley Setback), and the administrative report. The full agenda can be found by clicking here.

The meeting will be webcast live on Big Sioux Media on Channel 2.

Braves End Quarrier Win Streak

January 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Zach White buzzer-beater to send game into overtime.

The Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves ended the four-game winning streak of the Quarriers by beating Dell Rapids 85-81 in overtime on Saturday, January 18th. Dell Rapids jumped out to an early first quarter lead and had a 27-15 lead after the first quarter. After leading by as much as 12 in the 2nd quarter, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte cut the Quarrier lead down to six at 44-38 by halftime. The Braves took their first lead of the game with 2:50 to go in the 3rd quarter, at 54-53. The Braves ended the 3rd quarter with the lead at 60-57.

The Quarriers scored the first four points of the fourth quarter to regain the lead at 61-60. However, the Braves scored the next seven points to take a six point lead of 67-61 with 3:20 to go in the fourth quarter. Dell Rapids pulled within one point at 69-70 with :29 left in the quarter. After two free-throws made by the Braves, Ty Hoglund was fouled at half court with :01.8 left on the clock. The foul put him on the free-throw line with a one-and-one. Hoglund’s free throw missed, however, a lane violation was called on Cheyenne-Eagle Butte giving Hoglund another chance. On the second chance, Hoglund hit the first free throw to make the score 70-72. He purposely missed the second free throw, and Zach White tipped in the miss at the buzzer to tie the game at 72-72. In overtime, the game was once again tied at 75-75 with 2:50 to go, and then again at 79-79 with :52 left on the clock. Xavier Norris hit a floater in the lane with :35 to give the Braves the lead 81-79, and then Norris then knocked down two big free throws with :07.3 left to give the Braves a four point lead and the road win.

“This was a very entertaining game that had the feel of a state tournament game, but unfortunately for us, we came up just short against a hot-shooting C-EB team. Once again, we jumped out to a strong start, but we allowed C-EB to gain some momentum with some careless turnovers and missed shot opportunities. Credit to them, they seized the momentum and then got really hot from the perimeter in the second half, and many of their made three pointers were from well beyond the NBA-range. We knew coming in that Norris and LeBeau were great shooters who were capable of putting up a lot of points, and they did just that. I am very proud of our team for fighting hard to the finish and finding a way to get the game into overtime; I feel we had our chances to come out on top, but it just wasn’t meant to be. I think this game can make our team a lot better and that we learned some things that we really need to work on to continue playing teams tough. Every game on the rest of our schedule will be very tough and we will need to improve offensively and defensively to find success throughout the rest of the season,” said head coach Jason Fersdahl.

The Quarriers finished 29-66 (44%) from the field, 8-21 (38%) from three-point area, and 15-25 (60%) from the free-throw line. They picked up 51 total rebounds as a team, had 11 steals, 18 assists, and turned the ball over 23 times. Zach White finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Cody Nielsen had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Zane Schumaker finished with 17 points, and Ty Hoglund had 14 points. Creighton LeBeau led Cheyenne-Eagle Butte with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Norris finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Dell Rapids falls to 6-2 on the year. The Quarriers will host Garretson in a non-conference game on Tuesday, January 21st.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte	15	23	22	12	13	85
Dell Rapids	27	17	13	15	9	81

Highlights:

JV Results
Sam White had a huge game for Dell Rapids against Cheyenne/Eagle Butte as he scored 19 points and had six rebounds and two steals. The Quarriers won the game 51-38 even though they only lead by one point at halftime. Brett Mogen also had a fantastic game for the Quarriers with three three-pointers and finished with nine points and four assists. Other scorers for Dell Rapids were Mason Peter and Josh Benda who each had eight points in the win.

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