Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarriers hosted the Madison Bulldogs in volleyball action on Tuesday, October 19th.  Madison won the match in four sets by scores of 26-24, 25-21, 16-25, and 25-21.

The first set was back and forth with three ties early.  Dell Rapids was able to get a 15-11 lead.  The Quarriers kept a four point lead at 19-15.  Madison pulled within a point at 22-21 before Dell Rapids pushed the lead back to 24-21.  The Bulldogs then scored the final five points to steal the first set 26-24.

The Bulldogs carried that momentum into the second set to build an 11-6 lead.  The Quarriers tied the set at 13-13, and the two teams went back-and-forth as the score remained tied at 20-20.   Dell Rapids took the advantage at 21-20, but the Bulldogs again scored five in a row late to take the second set 25-21.

After an early 4-4 tie in the third set, Dell Rapids went on an 11-2 run for a 15-6 lead.  The Quarriers cruised the rest of the set for a 25-16 win to force a fourth set.  Madison gained an early five-point lead to start the fourth set at 7-2.  That early advantage was enough to keep the Bulldogs in front the rest of the set.  Dell Rapids could not get the score tied, getting as close as two points at 20-18, 22-20, and 23-21, before Madison ended the set and match with a 25-21 win.

Sophi Randall had 15 kills.  JoJo Henry had 12 kills, and Kenzie Garry had nine kills.  Lauryn Kloth had two ace serves and two blocks.  Randall finished with three blocks.  Riley Hill had 25 set assists, and Randall had 20 assists.  Five players had double digit digs.  Hill had a team-high 16 digs, Randall and Garry both had 14 digs, and Lexi Ingalls and Henry each had 13 digs.

Dell Rapids will end the regular season at home against Beresford on Tuesday, October 26th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team placed fifth at the Dak-12 Conference tournament on Saturday, October 15th in Tea.  Dell Rapids finished 3-1 on the day.

In the opening round, the Quarriers defeated the Vermillion Tanagers in three sets.  Vermillion won the opening set 25-22, but the Quarriers won the next two by scores of 26-24 and 25-12.  JoJo Henry had 11 kills to lead the team.  Riley Hill had seven kills, and Kenzie Garry had five kills.  Randall had four ace serves, and Hill had three.  Randall also had a team high three blocks.  Lauryn Kloth had two blocks.  Hill added 12 digs.  Henry had eight, Randall seven, and Garry, Emma Molskness and Lexi Ingalls all had six digs.  Randall had 14 set assists, while Hill had 10.

The Quarriers faced the Dakota Valley Panthers in the second round.  The Panthers got the win in three sets by scores of 25-16, 23-25, and 25-14.  Randall led the team in kills with 15.  Henry finished with six.  Randall also had two ace serves, 10 digs, and 11 set assists.  Kloth finished with four blocks.  Henry and Garry each had two.  Ingalls had a team-high 12 digs.  Henry had 10, and hill finished with eight digs.  Hill had 17 set assists.

Dell Rapids bounced back in the third round with a straight set win over the Canton C-Hawks by set scores of 25-20 and 25-13.  Henry had a team-high eight kills, and Randall finished with seven kills.  Henry also had three ace serves with Ingalls adding two.  Ingalls also finished with seven digs.  Randall and Garry both finished with five digs.  Randall had 13 set assists, and Hill finished with 12 set assists.

The Quarriers finished the day with a three-set win over the Lennox Orioles for fifth place.  They won by set scores of 20-25, 25-13, and 25-20.  Henry had 10 kills.  Kloth and Garry both had nine kills.  Randall finished with five ace serves with Henry finishing with three.  Randall also had three blocks, and Kloth had two.  Garry tallied seven digs.  Ingalls finished with six.  Hill had five digs, and Randall and Molskness both had four digs each.  Hill and Randall both had 13 set assists each.

Dell Rapids (15-12) will host Madison on Tuesday, October 19th.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Deubrook Dolphins spoiled the homecoming match for the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, October 12th in Dell Rapids.  The Dolphins defeated the Quarriers in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-23, and 25-23.

Deubrook jumped out to an early 6-1 lead in the opening set.  The lead grew to eight points at 15-7 before the Quarriers got within two points at 16-14.  Deubrook stopped the Dell Rapids rally and finished the set on a 9-2 run for the win.

The second set started back and forth, and the score was tied 8-8.  The Dolphins then went on a 6-0 run for a 14-8 lead.  Dell Rapids battled to get within a point at 23-22, but the Dolphins were able to finish the set with a 25-23 win.

The Dolphins got out to another quick 4-0 lead to start the third set.  Dell Rapids then went on a 5-0 run after trailing 6-3 for an 8-6 lead.  After that point neither team had a lead of more than two points.  The set was tied multiple times late and was tied 23-23.  Deubrook then scored the final two points for the match win.

Sophi Randall had six kills.  Kenzie Garry, JoJo Henry, and Lauryn Kloth all had five kills each.  Riley Hill and Randall both ended with two ace serves.  Randall had a team-high four blocks.  Garry and Kloth both had two blocks.  Three players finished with 10 digs – Hill, Henry, and Randall.  Garry had eight digs, and Lexi Ingalls had six.  Randall finished with 12 set assists, and Hill had 10.

Dell Rapids (12-11) will play in the Dak-12 Conference Tournament in Tea on Saturday, October 16th.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarriers lost a five-set, Dak-12 Conference match at home to the Vermillion Tanagers on Tuesday, October 5th.

After the opening set was tied 6-6, Vermillion went on a 10-1 run for a 17-6 lead and went on to win the opening set 25-11.  The Tanagers started the second set on a 5-1 run.  They pushed the lead to 18-11 and eventually won the second set 25-12 ending the set on a 7-0 run.

Dell Rapids regrouped during the break and started the third set on a 5-0 run.  The Quarriers never trailed in the third set and led by as many as eight points.  Dell Rapids won the third set 25-16.  The Quarriers carried the momentum into the fourth set and built an early 9-1 advantage.  Dell Rapids cruised through the fourth set winning 25-10 to force the fifth set.

The Quarriers scored the first two points of the fifth set, but Vermillion responded with six straight points for a 6-2 lead.  Dell Rapids cut the lead down to one point two times, including at 11-10.  The Tanagers, however, held off the rally and won the fifth and final set 15-11.

Sophi Randall had a team-high 12 kills on the night.  JoJo Henry and Kenzie Garry both had six kills, while Kylee Fiddelke had five kills.  Henry had four ace serves, and Randall finished with three.  Fiddelke led the team with two blocks.  Riley Hill and Henry both finished with 11 digs.  Emma Molskness and Randall each had eight digs.  Lexi Ingalls finished with six digs.  Hill had a team-high 19 set assists, and Randall had 11.

Dell Rapids (12-10) will host Deubrook Area on Tuesday, October 12th.