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

Tri-Valley Scores Big Win over Dakota Valley

August 29, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Tri-Valley Mustangs scored a big win on the gridiron Friday, August 27th. The Mustangs won a back-and-forth game 21-20 on the road against the Dakota Valley Panthers.

The Panthers scored first in the opening quarter. Randy Rosenquist caught a 22-yard pass from Ethan Anema. The extra point was no good, but the Panthers led 6-0 after the first quarter. Tri-Valley tied the game in the second quarter. Isaac McFarland had an eight-yard touchdown run with the extra point no good. The Panthers, however, regained the lead prior to halftime. Rosenquist caught another touchdown pass from anema, this time from 29 yards, to put Dakota Valley in front 12-6 at halftime.

Each team scored again in the third quarter. The Mustangs scored first. Eli McFarland had a five-yard touchdown run, and then I. McFarland scored the two-point conversion for a 14-12 lead. The Panthers answered again. Anema and Rosenquist connected for their third touchdown from 18 yards away. Brodey Ballinger scored the two-point conversion to put the Panthers back in in front 20-14.

The Mustangs would get the game winning score in the fourth quarter. Jaden Siemonsma had a five-yard touchdown run, and Reese Smith made the extra point to give Tri-Valley the lead 21-20. The Mustang defense got a strip sack and then the offense was able to kneel down to run out the clock for the win.

I. McFarland had nine carries for 100 yards and a touchdown. Siemonsma had 10 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown. E. McFarland had a rushing touchdown and was also 1-1 passing for 64 yards. Lawson Loiseau had the 64-yard reception. I. McFarland had seven tackles and a sack. Austin McNulty had seven tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery. Brandon Havlovic had six tackles and two sacks. Tyler Groenewald also had six tackles and two sacks. Tyason VanDerVleit finished with six tackles. Isaac Nehlich had five tackles and two sacks. Mason Hendrixson, Loiseau, and Caden Reuter all had a fumble recovery. Connor Christensen had a sack and a forced fumble.

Cardinals Bounce Back with Big Win over Alcester-Hudson

August 29, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A week after opening the season with a loss, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals bounced back with a big win over Alcester-Hudson in Alcester on Friday, August 27th. The Cardinals built a 24-0 lead in the first half and cruised to a 40-0 victory.

CJ Smith put the Cardinals on the board first with a two-yard run and then also scored the two-point conversion with 1:36 in the opening quarter. Just a couple of minutes later, Gabe Lindeman scored on a 10-yard run in the opening seconds of the second quarter. Smith scored the two-point conversion, and St Mary led 16-0 with 11:53 to play in the first half. St Mary also scored in the final seconds of the half. Smith hit Nic Gaspar with a 10-yard pass for a touchdown. Gaspar also scored the two-point conversion for a 24-0 halftime lead.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, but the Cardinals scored in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Lindeman had another 10-yard run. Smith then completed a pass to Noah Olund for the two-point conversion with 11:15 to go in the game. The final score came with 5:16 to play in the game. Lucas Flemmer scored on a 46-yard run, and then Camden Gilbert scored the two-point conversion for the 40-0 lead.

St Mary had a total of 380 yards of offense, 277 rushing yards and 103 passing yards. The Cubs were held to just 90 yards of total offense, 84 rushing yards and only six passing yards.

Lindeman had 18 carries for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Gaspar had five carries for 62 yards. Flemmer finished with three carries and 47 yards with a touchdown. Smith had nine carries for 25 yards and a touchdown. Ty Brown had three carries for 24 yards. Smith was 7-12 passing for 103 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Gaspar had four catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. Flemmer had a catch for 17 yards, and Brown had a catch for 14 yards.

Lindeman also led the defense with eight tackles and a forced fumble. John Pica had five tackles and a forced fumble. Olund had four tackles. Kyle Bares had 3.5 tackles and a forced fumble, and Brown also had 3.5 tackles and a forced fumble.

St Mary will host Avon on Friday, September 3rd.

	1	2	3	4	*Final*
Dell Rapids St Mary	16	8	0	16	40
Alcester-Hudson	0	0	0	0	0

Quarriers Drop Season Opener to Canton

August 29, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team opened their 2021 season on the road against the 2020 11A Runner-up, Canton C-Hawks. Canton used an early for a 28-6 win.

The C-Hawks had two offensive scores and a defensive score in the first half. Luke Richardson had a 10-yard touchdown run with 9:19 in the opening quarter. Avery Herting added another score on a six-yard touchdown run with 3:00 left in the first quarter for a 14-0 first quarter lead. Canton was awarded a safety with :28 to play in the second quarter after a Dell Rapids snap went over the head of Austin Henry and out of the back of the end zone.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, and Dell Rapids got on the board early in the fourth quarter. Henry connected with Landon Ruesink on a 45-yard touchdown pass with 10:42 in the game. The two-point conversion was no good, and the Quarriers trailed 16-6. Dell Rapids got a defensive stop and was driving down the field in Canton territory on their next drive. That drive stalled, and the Quarriers turned the ball over on downs. Canton took advantage and scored with 4:28 to go in the game on a nine-yard pass from Josh Merkle to Payton Eben. Tadesse VanDeStroet added the last score with 1:17 to play on a 46-yard touchdown run.

The C-Hawks had a total of 305 yards of offense, 242 rushing yards and 63 passing yards. Dell Rapids finished with 151 yards of offense, 101 passing yards and 49 rushing yards. The Quarriers had 11 first downs, were 3-11 on third down conversions, and 1-6 on fourth down. Dell Rapids was also sacked four times for -33 yards.

Henry finished 8-18 passing for 102 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Ruesink had four catches for 73 yards. Brayden Pankonen had two catches for 13 yards, and Jade Anstine had a catch for 17 yards. Ruesink also had nine carries for 39 yards. Ian Mason had five carries for 18 yards. Will Jaton, Mason Stubbe, and Aiden Geraets all had seven tackles each. Ruesink and Jack Henry both had five tackles each.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will travel to Sisseton on Friday, September 3rd.

	1	2	3	4	*Final*
Dell Rapids	0	0	0	6	6
Canton	14	2	0	12	28

Lennox Stuns West Central with Two Fourth Quarter Scores

August 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan football team had a 20-7 lead in the fourth quarter, but the Lennox Orioles scored two times converting both extra points to steal a 21-20 victory from West Central in Lennox on Friday, August 27th.

The Trojans scored two times in the first quarter. Justin Zirpel had a 33-yard touchdown run just 57 seconds into the game, but the extra point attempt was no good. The second score came on a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown by Owen Heath with 3:29 to go in the quarter. The two-point conversion was good, and West Central led 14-0 after the first quarter.

Lennox got a score late in the second quarter on a 75-yard touchdown reception by Steven Christion from Braeden Wulf with 2:58 in the half. The extra point was good by Ethan Eli. That was the only score of the second quarter, and West Central held a 14-7 lead at halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, the fourth quarter was full of excitement. Zirpel found the endzone for the second time in the game after a six-yard run with 6:14 to play in the game. The extra point was no good, but the Trojans led 20-6. Wulf connected with Jackson Arlt on a 19-yard pass for a touchdown, and Eli made the extra point to cut the lead to 20-14 with 2:29 to play. Lennox forced West Central to punt and got the ball back with 1:56 left in the game. Lennox got the ball to their own 48-yard line, and then Wulf and Christion connected again for 52 yards for a touchdown with just :39 left in the game. Eli made another extra point, proving to be the game winner. The Trojans had a couple of chances to win the game from the 50-yard line, but the final pass play was incomplete.

West Central finished with 218 yards of total offense, 131 passing yards and 87 rushing yards. Zirpel had 23 carries for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Gavin Koch was 10-20 passing for 131 yards and an interception. Braden Dierickx had four catches for 76 yards.

The Trojans (0-1) will host Belle Fourche on Friday, September 3rd.

West Central Cross Country Season Begins in Beresford

August 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan cross country team opened their 2021 season at the Beresford Cross Country Kickoff Invitational at The Bridges Golf Course on Friday, August 27th.

Two runners participated in the girls varsity race. Drew Caffrey finished 29th with a time of 22:45.95. Elizabeth Johnson was 37th with a time of 23:40.14.

The boys team had enough runners to qualify for a team score. The Trojans finished sixth as a team with a total of 111 points. Ben Strunk had a 14th place finish with a time of 17:41.22. Jonathon Roth was 18th in a time of 18:06.38. Jacob Peterson had a time of 19:28.46. Blake Stark finished in a time of 21:31.00.

The Trojans will be at the Augie Twilight event at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls on Friday, September 3rd.

Quarrier Cross Country Season Starts in Beresford

August 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team had their first meet of the season in Beresford on Friday, August 27th.

Two runners took part in the varsity girls race. Elizabeth Price finished with a time of 24:21.06. Peyton VanZee was right behind with a time of of 24:25.79. Weston Mason was the only runner for Dell Rapids in the boys varsity race. Mason finished with a time 22:04.26.

The next race for Dell Rapids will be McCook Central/Montrose Invite at the McCook Country Club on Tuesday, August 31st.

West Central Volleyball Wins Thriller in Dell Rapids

August 28, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojans and Dell Rapids Quarriers played a hard-fought, exciting match at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 26th. The match went five sets with the Trojans taking the win 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.

Every single set was back and forth excitement, and the entire crowd was electric from start to finish. Dell Rapids set the tone early in the first set jumping out to a 9-3 lead. The Quarriers never trailed in the first set, but West Central pulled within a point late at 21-20. Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids again got out to an early lead, 9-5, in the second set. The Trojans tied the set at 13-13, and the game went back-and-forth from there. West Central eventually built a three-point lead at 21-18 and 22-19, which was enough for them to take the second set 25-21.

The Trojans held the early advantage in the third set, 10-6, but Dell Rapids scored four straight to tie it at 10-10. And again from there, neither team was able to get any separation. Dell Rapids was able to grab a 20-17 lead, but the Trojans rallied for an 8-2 run to take the third set 25-22.

West Central got the early advantage in the fourth set, taking an 8-3 lead. But once again, just as had happened all night long, the set was tied about the midway point at 15-15. The Quarriers took an 18-15 lead only to see West Central regain the lead at 19-18. Dell Rapids then went on a 6-3 run to close out the fourth set to force the fifth and final set.

Dell Rapids struck first with a 4-0 run right away. The Trojans rallied to tie the set at 5-5. The two teams traded points, and the score was tied yet again at 7-7. West Central scored three in a row for a 10-7 lead, but the Quarriers battled back to tie it once again at 12-12. The Trojans then scored the final three points to take the set and the match.

Aubree Miller had 13 kills. McKenna Sichmeller finished with 10 blocks. Jenna Lueth had 12 digs, Hanna Lee had a team-high 25 assists, and Grace Harden had two ace serves.

Quarrier Volleyball Loses Tough Battle in Home Opener

August 27, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarriers and West Central Trojans played a hard-fought, exciting match at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 26th. The match went five sets with the Trojans taking the win 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.

Kenzie Garry and Sophi Randall both had 13 kills, and Emma Van Regenmorter had 11 kills. JoJo Henry led the team with five ace serves, and Riley Hill added another four. Van Regenmorter was a force up front with 10 blocks. Randall finished with nine total blocks. Garry and Henry both had 18 digs as well. Hill finished with 12 digs, Lexi Ingalls had 11, and Randall had 10. Hill had a team-high 21 set assists, and Randall ended the night with 16.

Cardinal Volleyball Starts 2021 with Win

August 27, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team played in front of a home crowd to start the 2021 season on Thursday, August 26th. The Cardinals are coming off a 10-9 season in 2020 losing to Chester in the Region 4B tournament in the SoDak 16 qualifying match.

St Mary returns two seniors from last year’s team, Courtney Brown and Addy Gilbert. Head coach Sandra Heinitz said the team returns Ella Griffin, Maya Heinitz, Josie Baumberger, Whitney Warwick, and Jaycee Tebay as key players. She also mentioned that new comers Brianna Lindeman, Katie Scherff, Madala Hanson, and Brianna Griffin will be players to watch for the Cardinals.

“This season I am excited to see our team continue to work hard and improve and to build upon our finish from last season. Last year was our first winning season in quite some time at St Mary. I hope to see our players continue to work together as a team, have great effort and attitude, and to compete every time we step out on the court. I am excited to see what this team can accomplish,” said Coach Heinitz.

The Cardinals showed off the 2021 team with a win over the Alcester-Hudson Cubs in four sets. They won by scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, and 25-23.

St Mary fell behind early in the first set and found themselves trailing 16-8. They started to find their groove and picked up some momentum, tying the match 19-19. The Cubs were able to hold off the complete comeback by the Cardinals and win the first set 25-21.

But the momentum the Cardinals gained in the first set carried over throughout the rest of the match. St Mary jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the second set, and they were able to cruise from there for the 25-17 win. The third set started the same way as the second set. St Mary got out to a quick lead early and again took at 25-17 win. The two teams battled back and forth throughout the fourth set as neither team was able to get a lead of more than three points. The Cardinals put together the late rally to take the fourth set 25-23 and win the match.

Brown finished the night with 16 kills, eight digs and four ace serves. M. Heinitz added 10 kills, eight ace serves, and six digs. E. Grifin had four kills, eight set assists, six ace serves, and four digs. Lindeman had 13 set assists, five digs, three kills, two ace serves, and a block. Gilbert finished with three kills, two digs, and two ace serves. Hanson added eight set assists, and Josie Baumberger had eight digs.

The Cardinals (1-0) will play in the Estelline Tournament on Saturday, August 28th.

Trojan Volleyball Opens Season with Road Win

August 25, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The West Central Trojan volleyball team had to come from behind in each set, but opened their season with a straight set match win over Vermillion on Tuesday, August 24th. The Trojans won by set scores of 25-19, 25-18, and 25-20.

The Trojans found themselves trailing the Tanagers 12-6 early in the first set. Then West Central went on an 7-0 run to take a 13-12 lead. The set went back and forth and was tied 17-17 before the Trojans ended the set on an 8-2 run for the win.

The Tanagers held an early lead again in the second set. They led 7-4, and again, West Central went on another 7-0 run. The Trojans took the lead 11-7. Vermillion rebounded and went on a run of their own. The Tanagers regained the lead 15-14, but the Trojans ended the set on a 10-4 run to win the second set.

Vermillion again had a lead early in the third set, although it was a short-lived 3-2 lead. The Trojans scored 10 straight points for a 12-3 lead. The Tanagers got within three points at 12-9, but that was as close as they would get the remainder of the set.

Aubree Miller finished with eight kills, and Grace Harden had five kills. Hanna Lee had a team-high 18 set assists. Jenna Lueth finished with eight digs, and Jocelyn Nilson had two ace serves. Jazelle Jarding also had two blocks.

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