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First Quarter Spurt Lifts West Central over Tea

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A 22-10 scoring advantage in the first quarter was enough to give the West Central Trojan girls basketball team a 68-58 road win against the Tea Area Titans on Thursday, January 6th.  The Trojans never lost the lead after taking it in the first quarter.

West Central’s largest lead of the game game with 1:09 to play in the first quarter when they lead by 14.  The Trojans finished the first leading 22-10.  The Titans were able to cut the lead down to five points by halftime, 35-30.  West Central was able to answer in the third quarter and get the lead back to double digits.  The Trojans extended the lead back to 12 points, 54-42, heading into the final quarter.  They were able to keep Tea at a safe enough distance in the fourth quarter for the win.

West Central shot 40% (21-52) in the game, 47% (17-36) on three pointers, and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line.  The Trojans had a total of 32 team rebounds, 18 assists, eight steals, and only turned the ball over 10 times.

Addy Kramer had the hot hand with 30 points in the game, making nine three-point shots, and also had nine rebounds.  Rylee Haldeman had 18 points, seven assists, five steals, and three rebounds.  Tabor Teel added 12 points.  three rebounds, and two assists.

West Central Gymnastics Team Falls to Vermillion

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The West Central Trojan gymnastics team had a match against the Vermillion Tanagers in Vermillion on Thursday, January 6th.  Vermillion won the dual 126.9 – 104.65.

Maya Van Hyfte finished sixth in All Around with a score of 28.05.

The Trojans will be in Madison on Saturday, January 15th.

VaultBarsBeamFloorAll Around
Jenna Schoeneman7.704.456.757.8026.70
Maya Van Hyfte7.455.157.158.3028.05
Kenasyn Johnson7.305.407.206.3526.25
Tracy Cholopray7.205.606.75
Lilly Kuhlman7.052.603.605.3518.60
Sophie Cuka6.703.404.255.2019.55
Olivia Hofer6.302.605.407.0521.35

New Home Numbers Rise in 2021 in Dell Rapids

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The final numbers for new homes and total building permit values in Dell Rapids were reported during the latest regular city council meeting on Monday, January 3rd.  Dell Rapids had 17 new homes built in 2021, which is up from 10 in 2020 and 12 in 2019.  The city also had one new commercial building in the Industrial Park in 2021.

Even though new home numbers increased, the total building permit value total for 2021 was down just slightly in 2021 from 2020.  The city had a total of $6,715.992.36 in building permit value in 2021 compared to $7,238,823 in 2020.  The $6.7 million, however, is still higher than the values reported in 2018 ($6.2 million) and 2019 ($4.09 million).

The council has yet to hear to final sales tax total for 2021.  The latest report included through the month of November, and numbers were trending to show have an increase in 2021.

Third Quarter Run Sparks Win for Mustang Girls

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The Tri-Valley Mustang girls used a 7-0 run in the first minute of the third quarter to pull away from the Baltic Bulldogs at home on Tuesday, January 4th.  The Mustangs earned their fourth win with a 51-34 victory.

The first two quarters of the game were an offensive struggle for both teams.  Tri-Valley held a 12-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.  Baltic scored the first four points of the second quarter and led 13-12 with 6:00 to play in the half.  The Mustangs finished the quarter with a 7-3 scoring advantage for a 19-16 halftime lead.

The 7-0 run to start the third quarter got the Mustang offense rolling.  They extended their 10-point lead to 17, 36-19, heading into the fourth quarter.  The lead grew to a game-high 24 points, 47-23, with 3:50 to play in the game.  Baltic did finish the game game on an 11-4 run.

Tri-Valley shot 33% (16-49) from the field, 25% (5-20) from three-point area, and 56% (14-25) from the free-throw line.  Baltic shot just 28% (13-46) in the game, made only one three-pointer, and was 7-12 from the free-throw line.  The Tri-Valley defense forced 18 Baltic turnovers, and the Mustangs out-rebounded Baltic 36-26 in the game.

Paige Jewett led the team with 21 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two assists.  Lauren Grinde had eight points, seven rebounds, a steal, and an assist.  Stephanie Buchmann also had eight points along with three steals, two rebounds, and two assists.  Ava Pearson had seven points, nine rebounds, and four blocks.  Madelyn Wenzel finished with six points and nine rebounds.

Tri-Valley (4-2) will host the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Thursday, January 6th.

Mustang Wrestling Wins One at Dak-12 Quadrangular

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The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team had one win in two duals at a Dak-12 quadrangular held in Tea on Tuesday, January 4th.  The Mustangs defeated Lennox 60-24, but the Tea Area Titans defeated the Mustangs 48-27.

Cole Hendrixson, Brody Dybvig, Mason Hendrixson, and Isaac Nehlich all had two wins on the night.

The Mustangs will be at the Jesse James Invitational in Garretson on Saturday, January 8th.

Tri-Valley 60, Lennox 24

WeightSummaryLenWC
106
Cole Hendrixson (Tri-Valley) over Grant Larson (Lennox) (Fall 3:33)
0
6
113
Treyson Richter (Tri-Valley) over Jack Aashiem (Lennox) (Fall 1:35)
0
6
120
Extra: Owen Bunde (Tri-Valley) over Cade Aasheim (Lennox) (Fall 1:36)
0
0
120
Ramsey Williams (Lennox) over Connor Glassford (Tri-Valley) (Fall 1:58)
6
0
126
Josh Christensen (Lennox) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
132
Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) over Lincoln Ford (Lennox) (Fall 1:10)
0
6
138
Landyn Reiser (Tri-Valley) over Ashton Bach (Lennox) (Fall 5:06)
0
6
145
Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) over Alexis Fischer (Lennox) (Fall 1:32)
0
6
152
Sam Haar (Lennox) over Jesus Mendoza (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:46)
6
0
160
Javier Mendoza (Tri-Valley) over Triston Butler (Lennox) (Fall 5:51)
0
6
170
Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
182
William Hidalgo (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
195
Jose Mendoza (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
220
Jase Langbehn (Lennox) over Luke Nehlich (Tri-Valley) (Fall 1:29)
6
0
285
Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Gabe Beman (Lennox) (Fall 1:06)
0
6
Extra: Teagen Bittinger (Lennox) over Owen Effling (Tri-Valley) (Fall 4:42)
0
0
Extra: Preston Otte (Lennox) over Maddux McGill (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:09)
0
0
Extra: Cade Aasheim (Lennox) over Jackson Williams (Tri-Valley) (Fall 3:12)
0
0
Extra: Leif Karlson (Lennox) over Jesus Mendoza (Tri-Valley) (Fall 3:44)
0
0
Extra: Anneyso Ahmed (Tri-Valley) over Josh Christensen (Lennox) (Fall 5:36)
0
0
Team Score:
24
60

Tea Area 48, Tri-Valley 27

WeightSummaryTeaTV
106
Cole Hendrixson (Tri-Valley) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
113
Jackson Tschetter (Tea Area) over Treyson Richter (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
120
Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
126
Hunter Wilson (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
132
Brody Dybvig (Tri-Valley) over Austin Eimers (Tea Area) (Dec 5-2)
0
3
138
Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) over Landyn Reiser (Tri-Valley) (Fall 3:06)
6
0
145
Connor Eimers (Tea Area) over Jesus Mendoza (Tri-Valley) (Fall 1:03)
6
0
152
Sam Werdel (Tea Area) over Lawson Loiseau (Tri-Valley) (Fall 0:31)
6
0
160
Dawson Eimers (Tea Area) over Javier Mendoza (Tri-Valley) (Fall 1:27)
6
0
170
Mason Hendrickson (Tri-Valley) over Gavin Van Emmerik (Tea Area) (Fall 4:28)
0
6
182
T.J. Krietlow (Tea Area) over William Hidalgo (Tri-Valley) (Fall 1:17)
6
0
195
Luke Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Brianna Johnson (Tea Area) (Fall 0:10)
0
6
220
Double Forfeit
0
0
285
Isaac Nehlich (Tri-Valley) over Nike Rosas (Tea Area) (Fall 3:57)
0
6
Team Score:
48
27

St Mary Boys Survive Rough Night

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The game wasn’t pretty, but the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys survived a rough night for a 33-25 win over the Garretson Blue Dragons on Tuesday, January 4th.  Both teams shot just 22% and each committed 19 turnovers.

The Blue Dragons had the slim advantage in the first half.  They had a two-point lead, 9-7, after the first quarter.  The lead was cut to just a single point, 14-13, at halftime.  St Mary used an 11-3 scoring advantage in the third quarter to have a 24-17 lead heading into the fourth.  The Cardinals were able to hold the lead for the 33-25 win.

St Mary was 11-51 shooting in the game, 16% (3-19) from three-point area, and 57% (8-14) from the free-throw line.  Garretson finished 10-46 from the field, went 1-22 on three-pointers, and was 4-10 from the free-throw line.  St Mary had a 39-33 advantage on rebounds as well.

Dylan Mathis had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds along with seven steals.  Ty Brown had six points, two rebounds, a steal, and an assist.  Nic Gaspar finished with four points, seven rebounds, and two assists.  Gabe Lindeman also had four points and two steals.  John Pica added three points and eight rebounds.  Noah Reiff had three points and five rebounds.  CJ Smith finished with six rebounds and three steals.

The Cardinals (4-2) will travel to Estelline to face the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks on Friday, January 7th.

Garretson Pulls Away from Cardinal Girls

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A 10-point scoring advantage for the Garretson Blue Dragons was the difference in the game on Tuesday, January 4th.  The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell to the Blue Dragons by 10 points, 57-47.

The two teams played an even first quarter.  The score was tied 10-10 at the first break.  Garretson was able to hold a four-point advantage, 22-18, at halftime.  The Blue Dragons then put together the big third quarter.  They outscored St Mary 19-9 for a 41-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  The Cardinals made up four points in the fourth quarter making the difference in the game the 10-point, third quarter advantage.

The Cardinals shot 30% (17-57) in the game, 28% (5-18) on three-pointers, and 53% (8-15) from the free-throw line.  St Mary had 31 team rebounds, 12 team assists, but turned the ball over 19 times.

Madala Hanson had a team-high 15 points with three rebounds, two assists, and a steal.  Ella Griffin finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.  Sydney Klein added seven points and eight rebounds.  Addy Gilbert had five points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.  Sierra Klein ended the game with four points.

St Mary (3-3) will play Estelline/Hendricks in Hendricks, MN on Thursday, January 6th.

Dell Rapids Girls Get First Win of Season

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier defense forced 19 Fighting Cougar turnovers on 13 steals helping the Quarriers to their first win of the season.  Dell Rapids defeated McCook Central/Montrose 45-41 at home on Tuesday, January 4th.

The Cougars made the first three-pointer of the game, but that was their only lead.  The Quarriers responded with a 7-0 and continued to hold the lead, 12-9, at the end of the first quarter.  Mady VanOverbeke made a three-pointer with 4:10 to play in the second quarter to give Dell Rapids their largest lead of the game.  They led 24-12 at that point.  McCook Central/Montrose finished the half on an 8-2 run, but Dell Rapids still led 26-20 at halftime.

The Quarriers were able to maintain their lead throughout the third quarter.  Dell Rapids led by seven, 36-29, going into the fourth quarter.  Another three-pointer, this time by Maggie Schmidt, pushed the Quarrier lead to double digits at 41-31 with 4:00 to go.  The Cougars cut the lead down to four points, 43-39, with :15 to go, but Zoey Hilmoe made two free throws just seconds later to seal the victory.

Dell Rapids shot 38% (17-45) from the field, 18% (3-17) on three-pointers, and 8-10 on free-throws.  The Quarriers had 16 rebounds as a team, 13 steals, and nine assists.

Jayme Schmidt finished with eight points and four rebounds.  Hilmoe also had eight points with three rebounds, two blocks, a steal, and an assist.  M. Schmidt had eight points as well.  Claire Wynja finished with seven points and two steals.  Haileigh Barnhard added six points, seven rebounds, three steals, three blocks, and three assists.

Dell Rapids (1-7) will travel Canton on Thursday, January 6th.

JV Results

The Quarrier JV team made it three wins in a row with their 40-32 win over McCook Central/Montrose.  The record for the JV team is now 4-3.  Jenna Miller had 22 points, three steals and two assists.  Ellly Olson finished with seven points, five rebounds, and four assists.  Shelby Welbig had six points, four rebounds, and three steals.  Kerrigan Kindopp had three points, two steals, two assists, and two rebounds.  Tori Malsam added two points.

Quarrier Wrestling Drops Two in Canton

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team dropped both of its duals at a Dak-12 triangular in Canton on Tuesday, January 4th.  The Vermillion Tanagers defeated Dell Rapids 39-24, and then the Canton C-Hawks got the win 65-13.

Mason Stubbe and Quinn Carr both had two wins on the night.  John Mortrude, Kane Murphy, Gabe Clark, and Aiden Geraets each earned a win.

Dell Rapids will be in Brandon for teh Dan Pansch/Lynx Invite on Saturday, January 8th.

Vermillion 39, Dell Rapids 24

WeightSummaryDRVer
106
Double Forfeit
0
0
113
Hayden Schroeder (Vermillion) over Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:48)
0
6
120
Padraig Fulton (Vermillion) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
126
Michael Roob (Vermillion) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) (Dec 4-3)
0
3
132
Kane Murphy (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
138
Connor Peterson (Vermillion) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
145
Felix Perez (Vermillion) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
152
Rollie French (Vermillion) over Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 5:30)
0
6
160
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
170
Mason Stubbe (Dell Rapids) vs. Vermillion Forfeit (Vermillion)
0
0
182
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
195
Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) over Connor Mattson (Vermillion) (Fall 3:48)
6
0
220
Double Forfeit
0
0
285
Zach Brady (Vermillion) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
Team Score:
24
39

Canton 65, Dell Rapids 13

WeightSummaryCanDR
106
Wyatt Tuntland (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Zach Bartels (Canton) over Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) (TF 16-0 0:00)
5
0
120
Slayton Swenson (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
126
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Cole Sehr (Canton) (Fall 0:00)
0
6
132
Taysn Ockenga (Canton) over Kane Murphy (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
138
Ayson Rice (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Andy Meyer (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
152
Carter Rager (Canton) over Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
160
Luke Richardson (Canton) over Hunter Nelson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
170
Mason Stubbe (Dell Rapids) over John Halverson (Canton) (MD 10-0)
0
4
182
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Josh Merkle (Canton) (Dec 10-4)
0
3
195
Tanner Meyers (Canton) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:00)
6
0
220
Marshall Baldwin (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Isaac Suter (Canton) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Extra: Hannah Jensen (Dell Rapids) over Marin Rhode (Canton) (Fall 0:00)
0
0
120
Extra: Rylee Bird (Dell Rapids) over Brynn Mulder (Canton) (Dec 8-1)
0
0
132
Extra: Bailey Credeur (Dell Rapids) over Jersey Folkens (Canton) (Fall 0:00)
0
0
145
Extra: Kenzie King (Canton) over Janessa Nelson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:00)
0
0
Team Score:
65
13

West Central Girls Have No Problems in Win at EPJ

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The West Central Trojan girls had no problems in a big win, 71-26, over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, January 4th.

The Trojans made five three-pointers in the first quarter building a big 26-6 lead at the first quarter break.  West Central was able to cruise the rest of the game.  They extended the lead to 38-14 at halftime.  The Huskies did hold West Central to only eight third-quarter points, but Elk Point-Jefferson only scored two themselves and trailed 46-16 heading into the fourth quarter.  The Trojans then outscored the Huskies 25-10 in the final quarter.

West Central shot 41% (26-63) from the field, 37% (13-35) from three-point area, and 50% (6-12) from the free-throw line.  Elk Point-Jefferson finished the game shooting 23% (9-39), just 15% (2-13) on three-pointers, and a perfect 6-6 from the free-throw line.  The West Central defense forced 22 turnovers, 16 of those on steals.

Rylee Haldeman finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Addy Kramer had 20 points, five rebounds, and three assists.  Cambell Fischer added nine points and three rebounds.  Tabor Teel had eight points, four rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Jazelle Jarding and Molli Thornton both had five points each.

The Trojans (5-0) will travel to Tea on Thursday, January 6th.

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