The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team had one thing on their mind on Tuesday, September 21st, and that was to get a statement win over the #4 ranked Garretson Blue Dragons.  The Quarriers did just about that, but the Blue Dragons held off the Quarriers for a five-set win.

After an early 7-7 tie in the opening set, the Quarriers gained some momentum.  Dell Rapids went on an 8-2 run for a 15-9 lead.  The lead grew to 10 points at 22-12.  Garretson couldn’t overcome the lead, and Dell Rapids took the first set 25-17.

The Quarriers used that energy to build an early 6-1 lead in the second set.  The Blue Dragons were able to stop the Quarrier run and go on one of their own.  Garretson responded with a 9-1 run for a 10-7 lead.  Dell Rapids was able to regain the lead at 15-14 and push that lead to three at 17-14.  The set was once again tied at 19-19 before Garretson finished on a 6-2 advantage for a 25-21 win.

The Blue Dragons were able to build a 12-6 lead at the midway point of the third set.  The Quarriers were able to cut the lead in half at 15-12, but that was as close as they could get.  Garretson went on an 8-1 run for a 10-point advantage, 23-13, and won the third set 25-15 for a 2-1 match lead.

Garretson again got out to a lead in the fourth set, this time at 12-7.  Dell Rapids rallied to tie the score at 14-14.  The Quarriers then went on a 6-2 run for a 20-16 advantage.  Dell Rapids would not lose the lead and won the fourth set 25-21 to force a fifth and final set.

The fifth set went back-and-forth early.  The score was tied at each point up to 5-5.  The Quarriers took the first lead of more than one point and scored five straight for a 10-5 lead.  Garretson called a timeout and were able to regroup.  After the timeout, the Blue Dragons scored eight straight points for a 13-10 lead.  Dell Rapids was only able to get it 14-12 as Garretson took the set 15-12 to win the match.

Sophi Randall had eight kills, two ace serves, 20 blocks, 11 digs, and 12 set assists.  Kenzie Garry finished the match with nine kills, seven blocks, and five digs.  JoJo Henry added seven kills, three ace serves, two blocks, and nine digs.  Riley Hill finished with four kills, four ace serves, five blocks, 11 digs, and 17 set assists.  Lexi Ingalls had 11 digs on defense.  Lauryn Kloth had five kills, 10 blocks, and five digs.  Kylee Fiddelke had two kills and seven blocks.

Dell Rapids (7-6) will travel to Flandreau on Thursday, September 23rd.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team won their third straight match after an exciting five-set win over the Baltic Bulldogs in Baltic on Monday, September 20th.

After an early 9-8 lead for the Quarriers in the opening set, Dell Rapids went on a bit of a run to open a lead they would not lose.  The Quarriers scored six straight for a 15-8 advantage.  Baltic got within four at 15-11, but that was as close as they would get as Dell Rapids took the first set 25-18.

Dell Rapids used the momentum from the first set to build a 9-4 lead to start the second set.  From that point the Bulldogs were only able to get within four again at 10-6.  The Quarriers cruised to a 25-12 win for a 2-0 lead in the match.

The third set was much closer throughout most of it.  Baltic, however, was able to take a slim lead to five points at 20-15 late in the set.  The Quarriers got on a run thanks to the serving of Riley Hill.  The Bulldogs struggled with the serve receive from Hill which allowed Dell Rapids to score six straight for a 21-20 lead.  Baltic was able to regroup to stop the rally and win the third set 25-23.

Baltic got on a roll in the fourth set.  After a 5-5 tie, the Bulldogs went on a 12-2 run for a 17-7 lead.  They finished the set with a 25-12 win to force the fifth and final set.  Dell Rapids struck first in the fifth set with five straight points for a 5-0 lead.  The Bulldogs responded with five straight points of their own for a 5-5 tie.  The set was tied again at 7-7.  Baltic took their only lead of the set at 8-7, but then Dell Rapids went on a 7-1 run for a 14-9 lead before winning 15-10.

Sophi Randall and JoJo Henry both finished with 15 kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry had seven.  Hill had a great match at the service line with 10 aces.  Randall added four ace serves.  Randall also had a team-high 13 blocks.  Lauryn Kloth had eight blocks.  Six different players finished in double figures in digs.  Garry had 16.  Randall had 13 digs, Hill finished with 12, and Henry had 11.  Lexi Ingalls and Emma Molskness both had 10 digs each.  Hill finished with a team-high 29 set assists, and Randall finished with 13.

Sami Polzin had 12 kills for Baltic followed by Elyssa Clark with 11.  Emma VanRegenmorter had eight kills along with four blocks.  Polzin also led the team with 13 digs.  Berklee Erickson had 10 digs, and Clark finished with nine.  Baily Teveldal had 17 set assists in the match, and Jacie Wendland had 15 assists.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers and Tri-Valley Mustangs had quite the battle on Thursday, September 16th at Tri-Valley High School.  The two teams traded set wins and needed five sets to determine the winner.

Tri-Valley opened the match with a 25-21 victory.  Dell Rapids came back and cruised through the second set for a 25-12 win.  The third set went to the Mustangs by a 25-18 score.  Once again Dell Rapids cruised through another set, winning the fourth 25-13.  With the match tied 2-2, it came down to the fifth set.  Dell Rapids came out victorious with a 15-12 score.

JoJo Henry led the team with 14 kills.  Sophi Randall finished with 11.  Kenzy Garry had seven kills, and Lauren Kloth had six.  Lexi Ingalls and Riley Hill both had a team-high five ace serves.  Randall added three.  Randall led the team in blocks with 12 on the night, while Garry notched eight.  Three players finished in double figures for digs.  Henry had 16 digs, Garry had 15, and Hill finished with 13.  Randall also had 18 set assists, and Hill had 17.

The Quarriers (6-5) will travel to Baltic on Monday, September 20th.