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

Tri-Valley Falls Short to Canton

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Tri-Valley Mustang football team hosted the Canton C-Hawks in the Mustangs’ first home game of the season on Friday, September 3rd. The Mustangs fell just short losing to Canton 21-16.

Tri-Valley shut out Canton in the first quarter and had a 3-0 lead. The C-Hawks got a score in the second quarter and led 7-3 at halftime. Each team got a touchdown in the third quarter, and Canton continued to hold the lead, 14-10, heading into the fourth quarter. Both teams also got a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs finished the game with 215 yards of offense, 130 yards on the ground and 85 passing yards. Canton had 332 yards of offense, 257 rushing yards and 75 passing yards.

Eli McFarland finished 4-5 passing for 85 yards. Jaden Siemonsma had two catches for 37 yards, and Trey Johnson had a catch for 24 yards. Siemonsma also had 11 carries for 56 yards, including a two-yard touchdown run. Isaac McFarland had 12 carries and 51 yards. One of the rushes was a 17-yard touchdown. Lawson Loiseau had a carry for 47 yards. Reese Smith had a 34-yard field goal in the first quarter.

The Mustangs will hold their Homecoming game on Friday, September 10th when they host the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers.

West Central Football Cruises to Home Win

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan football team cruised to their first win of the year on Friday, September 3rd. Playing in their first home game of the season, the Trojans defeated the Belle Fourche Broncs 45-7 by scoring in every quarter of the game.

The Trojans put 20 points on the board in the first quarter and led 20-7 at the break. They added 12 more points before halftime for a 32-7 lead. West Central had six points in third quarter and seven more in the fourth.

West Central had a total of 357 yards of total offense, 220 passing yards and 137 rushing yards. Gavin Koch was 16-25 passing for 220 yards with four touchdowns and an interception. Braden Dierickx finished with six catches for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Justin Zirpel had three catches for 78 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Krempges had three grabs for 34 yards, and Owen Heath had three catches for 29 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Bartmann had three carries in the game for 42 yards. Koch had two carries for 35 yards. Zirpel also had 11 runs for 31 yards and a touchdown. Dalton Mulder finished with six carries for 24 yards and a touchdown.

The Trojans hit the road on Friday, September 10th . They travel to Milbank to take on the Bulldgs. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m.

Several Trojan Cross Country Runners Compete at Augie Twilight Meet

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Several members of the West Central Trojan cross country team participated in the Augustana Twilight Cross Country Meet on Friday, September 3rd at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

Two members of the boys team ran in the varsity race. Ben Strunk had a time of 17:57.59. Jonathon Roth had a time of 18:49.85. The boys JV team had a 20th place finish. Jacob Peterson finished with a time of 14:59.60. Blake Stark had a time of 16:25.90. Griffin Stallman finished in 16:25.90. Caden Hagen had a time of 16:39.39. Josh Wagner finished in 17:33.33. Elijah Hoey had a time of 18:21.06, and Austin Brookfield finished in 19:00.59.

West Central did not have any runners in the varsity girls race, but the Trojan girls JV team had a fifth place finish. Aubrey Borns finished 17th in a time of 17:40.54. Maelee Krempges had a time of 17:49.46. Drew Caffrey finished in 18:11.18. Ellie McDonald had a time of a 18:16.94. Elizabeth Johnson completed in 18:30.26.

West Central will be at the Charger Invite also at Yankton Trail Park on Tuesday, September 14th for their next meet.

Trojan Boys Golf Wins Parkston Invite

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan boys golf team had a great day at the Parkston Invitational on Friday, September 3rd. The Trojans won the team title with a team score of 317. West Central also had four top 10 finishers, including the top two spots.

Trey Even won the individual title with a round of 76. Anthony Lanham was second with a round of 77. Peyton Bettcher was eighth 82 winning a tie-breaker over teammate Kamden Zomer, who finished ninth. Easton Eberhard had a round of 85. Connor Eisenbeisz and Cole Miles both finished with a round of 86. Connor Eich had a round of 94.

The Trojans will play in a quadrangular at the Madison Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, September 7th and then in the Vermillion Invite at The Bluffs Golf Course on Thursday, September 9th.

Quarrier Boys Golf 7th at Parkston Invite

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team had a seventh place finish as a team at the Parkston Invitational on Friday, September 3rd. Dell Rapids had a team score of 405. West Central won the team title with a score of 317.

Carter Traill had the low score on the day for Dell Rapids with a 92. Tyler Tjaden had a round of 97. Oscar Anderson had a round of 107. Ryder VanZee finished with a 109. Nick Snyder was a couple of shots behind at 111. Gage Schultz had a 117, and Konrad Richeal had a round of 118.

Dell Rapids will travel to Vermillion for the Vermillion Invite at The Bluffs Golf Course on Thursday, September 9th.

Quarriers Notch First Football Win of 2021 Season

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team picked up their first win of the 2021 season on the road on Friday, September 3rd. Dell Rapids traveled to Sisseton and defeated the Redmen 40-0 to improve to 1-1 on the season.

Dell Rapids scored two times right away in the first quarter. Landon Ruesink had both of the touchdowns. He had a run of 16 yards and four yards for the scores. Aiden Boechler made both extra points to give the Quarriers a 14-0 lead.

Austin Henry connected with Boechler on a 77-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Brayden Pankonen had a 28-yard interception return for a touchdown later in the quarter. With 3:28 left in the half, Jack Henry completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Pankonen. On the ensuing kickoff, Sisseton let the ball go, which remained in the field of play, and Jade Anstine recovered the ball the Sisseton two-yard line for the Quarriers. Ian Mason followed with a two-yard touchdown run to give Dell Rapids a 40- halftime score. Neither team scored in the second half with the running clock.

The Quarriers finished with 326 yards of offense, 213 rushing yards and 113 passing yards. Dell Rapids was 2-8 on third down attempts, 1-2 on fourth down, and had 15 first downs. Sisseton was held to just 96 yards of total offense, had only four first downs, and were 0-11 on third down.

Ruesink had six carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Treyse Eastman had four carries for 58 yards. Mason finished with four carries for 23 yards and a touchdown. A. Henry was 1-2 passing for 77 yards and a touchdown. J. Henry was 3-2 passing for 36 yards and a touchdown. Boechler had a catch for 77 yards and a touchdown. Pankonen had two catches for 36 yards and a touchdown. Aiden Geraets , Eastman, and Jaton all had five tackles each. Mason Stubbe, Anstine, and Landon Von Holtum all had four tackles each.

Dell Rapids will have their first home game of the season on Friday, September 10th when they host the Chamberlain Cubs.

	1	2	3	4	*Final*
Dell Rapids	14	26	0	0	40
Sisseton	0	0	0	0	0

Cardinals Fall to Avon at Home

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals hosted the Avon Pirates on Friday, September 3rd at Rickeman Field. After St Mary scored the first touchdown, Avon scored 48 straight points on their way to a 48-14 win over the Cardinals.

CJ Smith completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Tate Bunkers with 3:17 to play in the opening quarter for the first score of the game. That was the only lead the Cardinals would hold. The Pirates tied the game after a 20-yard Brady Bierema run, and then they took the lead on a two-point conversion by Jaden Stahl. Avon led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Avon controlled the game through the middle two quarters. Bierema had a 27-yard touchdown run, Stahl had a seven-yard touchdown run, and Riley Rucktaeschel had a four-yard touchdown run to give the Pirates a 28-6 halftime lead. They added to that score with two third-quarter touchdowns. Bierema scored two more times on runs of 15 yards and five yards.

Tyler Tjeerdsma scored the final touchdown for Avon with 10:14 to play in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals got another score when Lucas Flemmer had a 54-yard touchdown run with 9:45 to go in the game. Owen Vargas completed a pass to Camden Gilbert for the two-point conversion.

St Mary was held to 195 yards of total offense, 131 rushing yards and 64 passing yards. They had a total of six first downs. The Cardinals were 0-7 on third down attempts and 0-4 on fourth down. Avon finished with 381 yards of offense, 362 rushing yards and 19 passing yards. The Pirates had 23 first downs and were 7-10 on third down attempts.

Flemmer finished the game with three carries for 65 yards and a touchdown. Smith had five carries for 38 yards. Gabe Lindeman had five runs for 18 yards. Smith was 5-13 passing for 64 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Bunkers had two catches for 60 yards and a touchdown. John Pica had 14 tackles in the game. Ty Brown finished with 11 tackles. Lindeman had nine tackles, and Noah Olund and Nic Gaspar both had seven tackles each.

The Cardinals travel to Colman to play the Colman-Egan Hawks on Friday, September 10th.

	1	2	3	4	*Final*
Avon	8	20	14	6	48
St. Mary	6	0	0	8	14

Madison Defeats West Central in Volleyball Action

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan volleyball team played their third road match out of four on Thursday, September 2nd. The Trojans traveled to Madison, and the Bulldogs defeated the Trojans in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-19, and 25-17.

Grace Harden led the team with nine kills in the match. Jocelyn Nilson had two ace serves. Jenna Lueth finished with eight digs. McKenna Sichmeller had four blocks, and Hanna Lee tallied 23 set assists.

The Trojans fall to 2-2 on the season. They will host Elk Point-Jefferson on Tuesday, September 7th.

Quarriers Fall to Tough Charger Team

September 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team fell to a tough Sioux Falls Christian Charger team on Thursday, September 2nd. The Quarriers fell in straight sets by scores of 21-25, 17-25, and 13-25.

Dell Rapids got out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening set. The Chargers found themselves ahead by three points later in the set at 8-5. The Chargers maintained the lead and lead 16-13. The Quarriers rallied and tied the set at 16-16. Sioux Falls Christian scored five in a row to lead 21-16. Dell Rapids pulled within a point at 22-21, but the Chargers scored the final three points for the win.

The momentum carried into the second set for Sioux Falls Christian. They got out to a big 14-1 lead. Dell Rapids cut the lead down to seven at 24-17 before the Chargers took the win. Sioux Falls Christian opened the third set with a 7-3 lead. The Chargers pushed the lead to 17-6 and went on to win 25-13.

JoJo Henry led the team with six kills. Sophi Randall and Kenzie Garry both had five kills. Kylee Fiddelke had three kills. Henry had the lone ace serve for the Quarriers in the match. Riley Hill and Fiddelke both had four blocks each. Garry and Randall both had two blocks. Henry had a team-high 11 digs, and Hill had 10 digs. Randall led the team with 11 set assists, and Hill finished with seven.

Cardinal Volleyball Cruises to Win over Mitchell Christian

September 3, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team had no trouble earning their sixth win of the season on Thursday, September 2nd. St Mary traveled to Mitchell and defeated the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-9, and 25-19.

Maya Heinitz had 10 kills, three digs, and an ace serve in the match. Courtney Brown also had 10 kills and three digs. Brianna Lindeman finished with 10 set assists, seven ace serves, four digs, and two kills. Ella Griffin tallied eight set assists, five ace serves, and four kills. Addy Gilbert had five kills and two blocks. Madala Hanson ended the night with 10 set assists. Josie Baumberger had three digs and an ace serve, and Jaycee Tebay had five ace serves and two digs.

The Cardinals (6-1) will travel to Canistota on Thursday, September 9th.

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