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West Central Volleyball Suffers Loss at Chester

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The West Central Trojan volleyball team suffered a straight-set loss at the Chester Flyers on Tuesday, October 12t.  Chester took the match by set scores of 25-13, 25-13, and 25-10.

Grace Harden led the team with six kills.  Jocelyn Nilson and McKenna Sichmeller both had two ace serves each.  Hanna Lee had 16 set assists and a block.  Sichmeller also had a block.  Jenna Lueth had a team-high 10 digs.

The Trojans also lost their previous match to the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars at home on Thursday, October 7th.  The Trojans lost in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-17, and 25-12.

West Central (6-12) will host the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Thursday, October 14th.

Tri-Valley Drops Back-to-Back Matches

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The Tri-Valley Mustang volleyball team fell in straight sets to the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, October 11th in Baltic.  The Bulldogs won by set scores of 25-15, 25-14, and 25-10.

Megan Wenzel had five kills to lead the team.  Madeelyn Wenzel and Erica Bicknase both had four kills each.  Allyson Haga finished with seven digs.  Nevaeh Grann had seven set assists along with five digs.  Brooklyn Stieben added five set assists and three digs.

The Mustangs then hosted the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, October 12th.  The Chargers also won in straight sets by scores 25-6, 25-11, and 25-8.

Haga had a team-high eight digs and an ace serve.  Hannah West had five digs and two ace serves.  Me. Wenzel had five kills, and Ma. Wenzel had four kills.  Me. Wenzel and Ava Pearson each had a block.  Stieben had eight set assists.

Tri-Valley (0-16) will play at the Dak-12 Conference Tournament in Tea on Saturday, October 16th.

Homecoming Kings and Queens Crowned

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Both Dell Rapids St Mary and Dell Rapids held their coronation ceremonies on Monday, October 11th as part of the homecoming week.  Both schools crowned their Homecoming King and Queen during the ceremonies.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Homecoming King is John Pica, and the Homecoming Queen is Courtney Brown.

The Dell Rapids Homecoming King is Weston Mason, and the Homecoming Queen is Yazmin Garcia.

The week will continue with activities at both schools.  The homecoming parade will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15th downtown Dell Rapids.  The Cardinals will host De Smet for their homecoming football game, and the Quarriers will host Dakota Valley.  Both games will kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

St Mary Cheer Finishes Third in Mitchell

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer team took third place at the Mitchell Invite on Saturday, October 9th.  Fourteen teams performed at the invite, five of those teams from Class AA.

The Cardinals finished with a total of 198.00 points, which was the top Class A score on the day.  Brandon Valley was first with 255.00 points.  Mitchell finished second with 221.00 points.  Pierre finished fourth, while Deubrook was fifth, second in Class A teams, with 190.00 points.

Other Class A teams that performed were Platte-Geddes, Wagner, Bon Homme, Parkston, Winner, Gregory, and Lyman.

St Mary will be at the Lake Preston Invite on Monday, October 18th.  It will be their final performance before the state competition.

Troy Trygstad

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Troy Trygstad, 49, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. His Memorial Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. www.kahlerfh.com

Troy Trygstad was born on March 17, 1972, to Gaylon and Linda (Connor) Trygstad. He grew up on Nunda, SD, until moving with his family for a short time to Nebraska and then returning to Nunda. He attended school in Rutland. While in high school in enlisted in the US Army National Guard. He served in the Army National Guard for 14 years. He graduated from Rutland High School in 1990. After high school he attended the School of Mines in Rapid City for a year and then SDSU in Brookings for a year. He then went to work for MMCA and sold investment securities. He married Laurie Becvar. To this union twin girls were born, Jessica and Elizabeth. The couple later divorced. He started his construction company and ran a mortgage and real estate company. He met Sarah Roseland in 2004. The couple married in 2013 where they made their home in Dell Rapids. To this union, a daughter, Elliott and a son, Gavin were born.

He was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan, he enjoyed reading, he loved the outdoors, but he was most proud of his children. He loved that his older daughters shared his love of music, he loved going to their concerts and listening to them sing and play their instruments. He loved teaching Elliott and Gavin new things and he loved reading with them.

Troy is preceded in death by his paternal grandpa, Melford Trygstad and his maternal grandparents, George and Mildred Conner.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah of Dell Rapids; his children, Elizabeth and Jessica of Sioux Falls and Elliot and Gavin of Dell Rapids; his father, Gaylon (Nancy) Trygstad of Dell Rapids and his mother, Linda (Mike) Lesselyoung of Madison; his paternal grandmother, Wilma Trygstad; his brother, Eric (Karen) Trygstad of Nunda; his nephews, Bennet, Brandon and Isaac and his niece, Julia; step-siblings;  Ann (Ryan) Kueter of Sioux Falls, Keith (Kerrie) Johnson of Becker, MN, Dustin (Kelli) Johnson of Sioux Falls, and Tyler Johnson of Dell Rapids and his extended family and many friends.

The family prefers memorials in lieu of flowers to help with expenses.

Late Score Lifts Mustangs to Win over Lennox

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The Tri-Valley Mustangs got a fourth quarter touchdown for a 20-14 win over the Lennox Orioles in Lennox on Saturday, October 9th.

The Mustangs got out to a quick start in the first quarter.  Eli McFarland put Tri-Valley on the board with a 14-yard touchdown run.  Owen Besmer added another score later in the quarter on a six-yard run.  Tri-Valley led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.

The score remained 14-0 until the fourth quarter.  Lennox got two touchdowns from Braedon Wulf.  The first one was on a one-yard run.  The game-tying score came on a two-yard run by Wulf.  The Mustangs answered on a 40-yard touchdown run by Isaac McFarland, which was the game-winning score.

Tri-Valley finished with a total of 267 rushing yards on a total of 43 carries.  They also had a total of 69 passing yards for a total of 336 yards of offense.  Lennox finished with 306 yards of offense, 123 rushing yards and 198 passing yards.

The Mustangs (4-3) will travel to Vermillion on Friday, October 15th.

Quarriers Fall at #1 Madison

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The #1 Madison Bulldogs scored 35 straight points on their way to a 35-7 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers in Madison on Friday, October 8th.

The Bulldogs only lead 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.  Nate Ricke threw a  25-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Bickett with 6:47 to go in the first quarter.  It was the second quarter that was the big quarter for Madison.  They scored on the very first play of the quarter when Ricke had a one-yard touchdown run.  Ricke scored again with 6:23 to play in the half on a 57-yard run for a 21-0 lead.  The final score of the quarter came with 1:30 to go when Ricke threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Mike Peters.  The Bulldogs led 28-0 at halftime.

Madison got their final touchdown in the third quarter.  With 5:59 on the clock, Bruce Galde had a three-yard touchdown run for a 35-0 lead.

The Quarriers’ lone score came with 2:31 to go in the game.  Jade Anstine had a 58-yard run for a touchdown.  Miriam Pickard made the extra point.

Dell Rapids’ offense struggled to get anything going all night.  The Quarriers finished with a total of 174 yards of offense, 119 rushing yards and 42 passing yards.  Dell Rapids also turned the ball over three times in the game and only had eight first downs.

Anstine had the most yards on the ground with his 58-yard touchdown run.  Landon Ruesink had 10 carries for 34 yards.  Landon Von Holtum had eight carries for 19 yards.  Austin Henry was 5-14 passing for 55 yards and two interceptions.  Jack Henry was 0-1 with one interception.  Ruesink had two catches for 15 yards.  Brayden Pankonen had a catch for 19 yards, Braden Fersdahl had a catch for 12 yards, Aiden Boechler had a catch for nine yards.

Mason Stubbe led the defense with 11 tackles.  Anstine added nine tackles, and Aiden Geraets finished with six tackles in the game.  Ruesink had four tackles and a fumble recovery.

Dell Rapids (4-3) will host Dakota Valley for Homecoming on Friday, October 15th.

Vermillion Survives in Win over West Central

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In a battle of top five teams in Class 11A, the #4 Vermillion Tanagers held on for a 28-26 win over the #3 West Central Trojans on Friday, October 8th in Vermillion.

The Tanagers got on the board first on a five-yard run by Jeremy Crowe with 5:56 to play in the opening quarter.  The extra point was good for a 7-0 lead.  Vermillion struck again with 10:38 to play in the second quarter.  Jack Kratz scored on a one-yard touchdown.  The extra point was no good, and Vermillion led 13-0. 

West Central got on the board after 40-yard wide receiver screen pass from Gavin Koch to Braden Dierickx with 8:42 to go in the first half.  Tommy Berg made the extra point to make the score 13-7.  The Trojans tied the game with :38 to play in the first half on a one-yard touchdown run by Logan Maras.  Berg made the extra point again to give West Central a 14-13.  The fireworks were not over in the first half just yet.  Vermillion regained the lead after a two-yard pass from Kratz to Mehki Sheffield in the final seconds of the second quarter.  They made a two-point conversion to take a 21-14 lead at halftime.

The Trojans scored first in the third quarter.  Koch connected with Dierickx for a 54-yard touchdown with 9:15 to go in the third quarter.  The extra point was no good, and Vermillion kept a 21-20 lead.  Kratz scored again for the Tanagers on a nine-yard run with 3:59 in the third quarter.  The extra point was good, and Vermillion led 28-20.  The score remained 28-20 heading into the fourth quarter.

Koch and Dierickx connected again for a touchdown with just under nine minutes to go in the game.  This time the pass was from four yards.  The Trojans went for the two-point conversion, but did not make it.  Vermillion hung on to the lead, 28-26.  West Central’s final drive of the game ended on a turnover on downs with 1:12 to go in the game on the Vermillion 41 yard line. 

Koch finished 21-37 passing for 215 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions.  Dierickx had 12 catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns.  Jacob Krempges had four catches for 29 yards, and Owen Heath had three catches for 17 yards.  Koch also had seven carries for 32 yards.  Justin Zirpel added 11 carries for 30 yards.  Maras had two rushes for three yards and a touchdown. 

Maras led the defense for West Central with 17 tackles.  Dylan Stromer had 11 tackles.  Thomas Berg finished with five tackles, and Dierickx, Zach Madsen, and Chet Carda all had four tackles each.

 

Cardinal Volleyball Wins Close Match Against Redhawks

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

On paper the match between the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks was going to be a close one.  The two teams proved just that on Thursday, October 7th.  The Cardinals won the match in five sets in which all the sets were decided by three points or less.

St Mary struck first in the opening set with an early 9-4 lead.  After the Redhawks tied the set at 9-9, the Cardinals got the lead back and led 18-14 late.  Estelline/Hendricks tied the set again at 18-18.  The set was tied again 21-21, but the Redhawks finished on a 4-1 run for at 25-22 win to start the match.

Estelline/Hendricks led for most of the first half of the second set, but the Cardinals had the score tied 13-13.  The two teams traded points, and the set was tied 17-17.  St Mary scored the next three points for a 20-17 lead and kept the lead in a 25-22 win for the Cardinals.

Trailing 2-0 in the third set, the Cardinals went on a 7-0 run for a 7-2 lead.  The Redhawks responded by tying the set 7-7, and then continued the run to take a 16-10 lead.  Estelline/Hendricks led 24-17, but St Mary scored six straight to pull within a point, 24-23.  The Redhawks stopped the rally and won the third set 25-23.

Neither team was able to get more than a three-point lead throughout much of the fourth set.  The Redhawks had one of those three-point leads late in the set at 19-16.  They did push the lead to four points at 21-17, but the Cardinals rallied to tie the score 21-21.  Estelline/Hendricks regained the lead 23-21, but St Mary finished set on a 4-0 run to win 25-23 and force a fifth set.

The Cardinals scored the first three points of the fifth set for a 3-0 lead.  The Redhawks scored the next five, and Estelline/Hendricks led 5-3.  The two teams battled back-and-forth, and the set was tied 10-10.  The Cardinals looked to heading to a victory as they held a 14-11 lead.  The Redhawks scored the next three to tie the score 14-14.  St Mary got a side-out point, and then Maya Heinitz ended the match on a kill for a 16-14 win.

Courtney Brown led the team with 21 kills.  Heinitz had eight kills.  Ella Griffin had seven, and Addy Gilbert and Brianna Griffin both had four kills each.  Brown also led the team with 25 digs and four ace serves.  E. Griffin had three ace serves, and Brianna Lindeman and Jacey Tebay both had two ace serves.  Lindeman finished with 20 set assists.  Madala Hanson had 11 assists, and E. Griffin finished with nine.  E. Griffin had a team-high five blocks, and Gilbert finished with four.  Heinitz also had 18 digs.  Josie Baumberger and Whitney Warwick both had 14 digs apiece.

 

Quarrier Cross Country Hosts Dak-12 Meet

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country teams played host for the Dak-12 Conference meet on Thursday, October 7th at Rocky Run Golf Course.  The girls team finished ninth, and the boys team finished eighth in the meet.

The Quarrier girls finished with 124 points.  Adisen Stadem placed 16th with a time of 21:44.22.  Madyn Lacey was 31st in a time of 23:09.13.  Elizabeth Price was 35th with a time of 23:35.95.  Peyton VanZee (46th) had a time of 24:40.66, and Cariss Montgomery (54th) finished in 27:22.79.

The boys team had a total of 139 points.  Josh Fletcher had a top five finish, placing third with a time of 17:34.95.  Jackson Peppel (43rd) had a time of 20:31.84.  Weston Mason (47th) finished in 20:47.53, and Jack Montgomery (49th) had a time of 21:28.55.

Dell Rapids will be at the Region 2A meet on Thursday, October 14th in Madison.

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