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

Quarriers Cruise to Victory in Parker

January 18, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Once the Dell Rapids Quarriers took the lead in the first quarter, they continued to cruise to a 77-58 road win over the Parker Pheasants on Monday, January 17th.

Parker delivered the initial blow in this battle taking a 9-4 lead with 5:40 in the opening quarter. The Pheasants still lead 14-12 with 2:45 left, but Dell Rapids ended the quarter on a 10-2 run for a 22-16 lead. Dell Rapids continued that momentum throughout the rest of the game. The Quarriers outscored Parker 25-16 in the second quarter to take a 47-32 lead into halftime. Dell Rapids put the game out of reach midway through the third quarter. They went on a 15-4 run to start the second half for a 62-36 lead with 3:44 to play in the third quarter. The Pheasants ended the third quarter on a 10-3 run to cut the lead to 65-46, but that was as close as they would get.

The Quarriers shot 49% (30-61) from the field, 25% (5-20) from three-point area, and 71% (12-17) from the free-throw line. Parker shot 55% (24-44) in the game, 30% (3-1) from three-point area, and 54% (7-13) from the free-throw line. Dell Rapids forced 17 Parker turnovers on 13 steals.

Five players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids. Jack Henry had 18 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Landon Ruesink had 14 points, three assists, three steals, and two rebounds. Brayden Pankonen finished with 13 points, five steals, and three rebounds. Camden Justice had 10 points and eight rebounds. Aiden Boechler also had 10 points along with three rebounds, three assists, and two blocks. Shane Stone added four points and nine rebounds.

Dell Rapids (6-2) will look to keep the winning streak going when they host Madison on Thursday, January 20th.

West Central Gymnastics 9th in Madison

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan gymnastics team finished ninth at the Madison Invitational on Saturday, January 15th. The Trojans finished with 111.025 points. Madison finished first as a team with 135.625 points. Hot Springs was second with 131.625 points, and Vermillion was third with 128.200 points.

Maya Van Hyfte was 22nd in All Around with 29.650 points. Jenna Schoenemann was 29th with 27.325 points, and Kenasyn Johnson was 30th with 27.175 points. Olivia Hofer was 32nd with 26.875 points.

West Central will be at Deuel High School on Tuesday, January 18th.

	Bars	Beam	Floor	Vault	All Around
Maya Van Hyfte	5.8750	7.8750	8.5500	7.3500	29.650
Kenasyn Johnson	4.8250	6.7750	7.8250	7.7500	27.175
Jenna Schoenemann	4.3000	6.6500	8.3250	8.0500	27.325
Olivia Hofer	3.6000	7.7000	8.1750	7.4000	26.875
Tracy Cholopray		6.5500	7.4500	7.0500

West Central Girls Finish Tough Week with 2-1 Record

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

To say the West Central Trojan girls had a tough seven days from January 8th to 15th would be an understatement. The Trojans played five games in those seven days all against ranked opponents. After getting a wins over #4 White River on January 8th and #5 Dakota Valley on January 11th, West Central had three straight days of games.

West Central 61, Crofton, NE 59

The Trojans hosted Crofton, NE on Thursday, January 13th. Crofton was ranked #4 Class C-2 in the latest Nebraska polls. Most of the game was back and forth. The Trojans held a 21-19 lead at the end of the first quarter, but Crofton took a one point lead into the locker room at halftime, 39-38. Crofton built one of the bigger leads of the night, seven points, by the end of the third quarter. Crofton led 51-44 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Trojans tied the game 53-53 after an Addy Kramer three pointer with 5:40 to play. The Trojans held a 59-56 lead after Rylee Haldeman made shot in the lane with 1:30 to go. Crofton tied the game with a three-pointer twenty seconds later. Kramer made a driving layup with :51 to play to give the Trojans a 61-59 lead. Each team had a possession that failed to score. Crofton had the ball with :6.5 on the clock. As they dribbled up the court, Haldeman made steal to seal the victory.

Tabor Teel had 22 points, four rebounds, and three steals. Kramer finished with 19 points and six rebounds. Haldeman added 10 points, seven assists, and three steals.

West Central 64, St Thomas More 42

The Trojans then hosted the #2 ranked St Thomas More Cavaliers on Friday, January 14th. West Central shot the lights out of the gym. They finished 51% (19-37) from the field, 58% (14-24) from three-point area, and 75% (12-16) from the free-throw line.

West Central started the game on fire building an 18-10 lead after the first quarter. They continued to build on that lead all game long. The Trojans led 39-19 at halftime and 62-31 at the end of the third quarter.

Haldeman had 24 points, six assists, three steals, and two rebounds. Kramer had 14 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Josslin Jarding finished with nine points. Cambell Fischer added six points, three rebounds, and two steals.

Wagner 75, West Central 47

The long week ended at the Hanson Classic against the Wagner Red Raiders on Saturday, January 15th. The Trojans had a four-point lead with 4:42 in the first quarter, but the lead wouldn’t last long for West Central. Wagner finished the quarter with a 16-14 lead and then almost put the game away in the second quarter. The Red Raiders outscored the Trojans 23-7 for a 39-21 halftime lead. Both teams scored 15 points in the third quarter, and Wagner lead 54-36 heading into the final quarter. The Red Raiders outscored West Central 21-11 in the final quarter.

The Trojans shot just 29% (17-59) in the game, 31% (8-26) from three-point area, and 46% (5-11) from the free-throw line. Wagner was 62% (29-47) from the field, 46% (6-13) from three-point area, and 55% (11-20) from the free-throw line.

Teel finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and two steals. Haldeman had eight points, six assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Jarding added six points, three rebounds, and two steals. Fischer also had six points. Kramer and Tessa VanOverbeke both had five points each.

West Central (10-1) will host the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, January 18th.

Quarrier Wrestling Finishes 1-3 at Harrisburg Dual Tournament

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team finished 1-3 in their four duals at the Harrisburg Dual Tournament on Saturday, January 15th. Dell Rapids lost to Aberdeen Central 66-9, lost to Sioux Falls Washington 46-30, and lost to Tea Area 61-15. The Quarriers defeated Sioux Falls Roosevelt 42-25.

Quinn Carr had three pins and a decision win to finish 4-0 on the day. Weston Mason was also 4-0 with a major decision, decision, pin, and forfeit win. John Mortude and Kaiden Lowman both had two pins no the day. Hunter Nelson and Brandon Schmidt both also earned two wins with a pin and forfeit win. Aiden Geraets had a decision and forfeit win as well.

The Quarriers will host a Dak-12 quadrangular on Tuesday, January 18th.

Edward Klein

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Edward P. Klein, 75, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. His Memorial Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2022 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Visitation will be two hours prior to the start of the service. Inurnment will be in the St. Mary Cemetery. www.kahlerfh.com

Edward “Ed” Klein was born on April 26, 1946 in Dell Rapids, SD, the son of Peter and Mary (Ginsbach) Klein. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Dell Rapids. He attended St. Mary Catholic School graduating in 1964. After high school, he attended Springfield College in Springfield, SD where he played basketball. After college he returned to Dell Rapids. He married Janice Colling in 1972. To this union three daughters were born. Ed will mostly be remembered for being a fantastic mechanic at the Ford garage in Dell Rapids where he worked until 1996. He also worked at T&R Electric in Colman and various jobs until his retirement.

He was a member of the Dell Rapids Fire Department for many years and a member at River Community Church in Dell Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Ed is survived by his daughters, Kim (Troy) Swift of Sioux Falls, Jackie Klein of Sioux Falls and Jessica (Mark) List of Sioux Falls; his six grandchildren; his siblings, Margaret (Gene) Finnegan of Chicago, IL, Jeanne (Tom) Reiff of Chester, Ken (Linda) Klein of Sioux Falls, Mike (Grace) Klein of Dell Rapids, Lois (Dennis) Ries of Pierre and Rosie (Paul) Nielsen of Dell Rapids; and his many nieces and nephews.

Cardinal Boys Hand Raiders First Loss of Season

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys handed the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders their first loss of the season at Rutland on Saturday, January 15th. The Cardinals led for all but a few seconds at the beginning of the game in a 75-48 victory.

The Raiders made first basket of the game, and that was their only lead. The Cardinals went on an 8-0 run from there and never looked back. St Mary built an 18-11 lead by the end of the first quarter. That lead grew to 18 points at 36-18 by halftime. The game continued to go the Cardinals way throughout the second half as well. St Mary led 56-31 after three quarters of play and extended the lead to 65-31 early into the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

The Cardinals shot 43% (25-58) from the field, 20% (4-20) from three-point area, and 75% (21-28) from the free-throw line. The Raiders finished 34% (20-59) from the field, 14% (4-28) from three-point area, and just 33% (4-12) from the free-throw line.

Four players finished in double figures for the Cardinals, and two of them had double-doubles. John Pica had 21 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, and two assists. Dylan Mathis had 10 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Ty Brown had 16 points and six rebound. Nic Gaspar added 12 points and three rebounds. Gabe Lindeman had eight and six rebounds, and CJ Smith also had eight points with four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

St Mary (6-3) will travel to Castlewood on Tuesday, January 18th.

Strong Defense Key to St Mary’s Fourth Straight Win

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal defense forced 34 turnovers and had 21 steals to lift St Mary to a 55-25 win over the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons at the DVC Classic in Colman on Saturday, January 15th.

Both teams went on runs in the first quarter. The Dragons went on a small 4-0 run after the Cardinals made the game-opening three pointer. St Mary responded with an 8-0 run for an 11-4 lead. Adrian-Ellsworth got within a point by the end of the quarter, 13-12, thanks to an 8-2 run.

That’s when the Cardinal defense took over the game. St Mary outscored the Dragons 24-9 in the second quarter for a 37-21 halftime lead. The Cardinals then held the Dragons scoreless in the third quarter and pushed the lead to 43-21 heading into the fourth quarter. The Dragons were only able to score four more points while the Cardinals added another 12 points in the quarter for the win.

St Mary shot 34% (22-65) from the field, 33% (6-18) on three pointers, and 36% (5-14) from the free-throw line. The Dragons shot 22% (9-41) from the field, 0-5 on three pointers, and 7-8 from the free-throw line.

Madala Hanson led the scoring efforts with 16 points. She also had five steals, two rebounds, and an assist. Ella Griffin had 15 points, three steals, three assists, and a rebound. Addyson Gilbert added 10 points, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Sydney Klein finished with four points, seven rebounds, four steals, and an assist.

The Cardinals (7-3) have won four in a row and will travel to Castlewood on Tuesday, January 18th.

Mustang Wrestling 10th at Hosted Invitational

January 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team finished 10th at their Tri-Valley Invitational tournament on Saturday, January 15th. The Mustangs finished with a total of 81.5 points. Winner placed first as a team with 239.5 points. Canton was second with 227.0 points, and Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes was third with 199.0 points.

Six Mustang wrestlers placed in the tournament. Brody Dybvig (126-pound) finished fourth with a 2-2 record for the day. Mason Hendrixson was fourth in the 170-pound class also with a 2-2 record. Cole Hendrixson was fifth in the 106-pound class with a 3-2 record. Lawson Loiseau (138-pound) also finished fifth with a 4-2 record. Treyson Richter (113-pound, 2-2) and Isaac Nehlich (220-pound, 2-3) both placed sixth.

The Mustangs will host a Dak-12 quadrangular on Tuesday, January 18th.

Mustangs Split Doubleheader in Two Buzzer-beater Games at Beresford

January 14, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Moving the games a day earlier due to weather, the Tri-Valley Mustang girls and boys basketball teams split a doubleheader in Beresford on Thursday, January 13th. Both games came down to the final shot. The girls lost by one point, 58-57. The boys ended their skid with a three-point win on a buzzer-beater, 50-47.

Beresford 58, Tri-Valley 57 – Girls

The Mustangs nearly completed a fourth quarter comeback in their game. Tri-Valley held a two-point lead after the first quarter, 16-14. The lead grew to five points, 19-14, with 7:40 to go in the first half. The Watchdogs then went on a big second quarter run. Beresford held Tri-Valley to six points the rest of the quarter and led 35-25 at halftime.

Beresford maintained their lead throughout the third quarter. The Watchdogs led 47-39 heading into the fourth quarter. The Mustangs went on an 11-3 run to tie the game 50-50 with 4:45 to play. Tri-Valley eventually took the lead 53-52 with 1:50 to play. The two teams traded baskets the remainder of the game. Stephanie Buchmann made a shot with :12 to go to put the Mustangs ahead 57-56. Beresford followed with a made basket seconds later to retake the lead. After a timeout, Tri-Valley drew up a play that gave Lauren Grinde a good look for a last second shot, but unfortunately, the shot fell of the back of the rim.

Grinde finished with 22 points, four rebounds, two steals, and two assists. Paige Jewett had 11 points and four rebounds. Buchmann added 10 points and four rebounds. Hillary Hastings had six points and five points.

Tri-Valley 50, Beresford 47 – Boys

The Tri-Valley boys completed their comeback for a 50-47 win over the Watchdogs. Beresford took advantage of a slow start by the Mustangs in the first quarter for a 13-5 win. Tri-Valley cut the lead down to one point, 21-20, by halftime.

The Mustangs still found themselves trailing after three quarters of play, 29-26. The Tri-Valley offense really took off in the fourth quarter, nearly doubling their score in the final quarter alone. With the game tied 47-47 with 2.9 seconds to go, Noah Haynes hit a three-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer to give the Mustangs the win.

Three players finished in double figures for the Mustangs. Haynes finished with 16 points. Lance DeWitt had 12 points, and Connor Christensen had 10 points.

St Mary Girls Win Third Straight

January 14, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team won their third straight game on Thursday, January 13th. The Cardinals traveled to Ramona to play the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders and came home with a 48-32 victory.

The Cardinal defense held the Raiders to no field goals in the first quarter and allowed only three points from free-throw line. St Mary led 10-3 after the first quarter. The Raiders scored the first four points of the second quarter to pull within three points, 10-7, with 6:52 to play in the half. The Cardinals, though, held the Raiders to just seven points the rest of the quarter for a 28-14 halftime lead.

St Mary continued to hold a double-digit lead throughout the second half. Their lead grew by one point, 37-22, at the end of the third quarter. The Cardinals scored the first three points of the fourth quarter for a 40-22 lead, their largest of the night, with 7:15 to play. The Raiders did cut the lead to twelve, 44-32, with 2:15 to go, but St Mary scored the final four points of the game.

Madala Hanson had 24 points and five steals to lead the way for St Mary. Sydney Klein had nine points and six rebounds. Addyson Gilbert finished with five points, four rebounds, and two assists. Courtney Brown had four points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.

The Cardinals shot 39% (21-54) as a team in the game. They were 4-22 on three pointers and 2-11 from the free-throw line. The Raiders finished 26% (11-42) shooting, 2-7 from three-point area, and 50% (8-16) from the free-throw line. The St Mary defense forced 27 Raider turnovers.

St Mary (6-3) will play Adrian-Ellsworth, MN at the DVC Classic in Colman on Saturday, January 15th at 11:30 a.m.

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