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Quarrier Volleyball Makes it Two in a Row

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Two days after a big win in Lennox, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team made the trip to Canton to play a make-up match against the Canton C-Hawks on Saturday, October 3rd.  The Quarriers picked up their second win in a row in four sets against the C-Hawks.

Dell Rapids was able to pick up momentum early in the match and earned two set wins right away.  The Quarriers won the first set 25-18 and then won the second set 25-19.  Canton denied the Quarriers a straight-set win by taking the third set 25-21.  The Quarriers, however, took the fourth set 25-21 for the match win.

Emma Van Regenmorter had 12 kills to lead the Quarriers.  Dania Heibult had 10 kills.  Sophi Randall finished with 33 set assists.  Randall also had five ace serves.  Sam Price had 18 digs, Heibult finished with 16 digs, and Emma Moslkness had 12 digs.

Dell Rapids (4-12) will travel to Vermillion on Tuesday, October 6th.

Quarriers Drop First Game of Season to Panthers

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The Dakota Valley Panthers found some homecoming magic as they handed the Dell Rapids Quarriers their first loss of the season.  The Panthers defeated the Quarriers on a cool and rainy night 16-14 on Friday, October 2nd.

Defense and ball control were big factors in the contest.  Dakota Valley had the ball for most of the first half.  They put together a long drive in the first quarter which resulted in a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter for a 7-0 lead.  The Panthers would score late in the second quarter on a 29-yard field goal to push the lead to 10-7.  Dell Rapids got a great return on the ensuing kick-off which led to a one-yard touchdown run by Austin Henry with just over a minute to play in the first half to cut the lead to 10-7.

Dell Rapids received the ball to begin the third quarter and scored quickly to take their first lead of the game.  Coby Maeschen scored on a one-yard touchdown run to put the Quarriers in front 14-10.  That score held until the final 2:30 in the game.  Dakota Valley executed a half-back pass to take the lead 16-14 after a blocked extra point.  Dell Rapids was able to put together a drive late in the game and had the ball on the Panther 15-yard line with :30 to go in the game.  Dakota Valley, however, intercepted a pass at the goal-line to seal the victory.

Dell Rapids finished with 206 yards of total offense, 199 yards rushing and seven passing yards.  Dakota Valley had 218 yards of offense, 182 rushing yards and 36 passing yards.  The Quarriers were just 1-7 on third down conversions in the game and 0-1 on fourth down.

Henry finished 1-7 passing for seven yards.  Brayden Gee had the only catch in the game.  Maeschen led the team with six carries for 69 yards and a touchdown.  Gee added seven carries for 54 yards.  Landon Ruesink had eight carries for 40 yards.   Maeschen had another big night defensively.  He finished with 15 tackles in the game.  Gee had eight tackles and sack.  Cody Schultz and Landon VonHoltum both had four tackles each.  Connor Rentz had an interception.

Dell Rapids (5-1) is scheduled to travel to Milbank on Friday, October 9th.

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Quarrier Volleyball Gets Big Win in Lennox

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team got a big Dak-12 conference win over the Lennox Orioles on Thursday, October 1st in Lennox.  The Quarriers won the exciting match in five sets.

The Quarriers needed extra points to get the first set win.  Dell Rapids took the first set 26-24.  They were able to take that momentum into the second set and cruised to a 25-9 victory.  Lennox regrouped  and won the third set 25-18.  The Orioles then forced the fifth set by winning the fourth 25-20.  Dell Rapids then won the fifth and deciding set by a score of 15-9.

Kenzie Garry had a team-high 16 kills in the match.  Emma Van Regenmorter had 10 kills.  Sophi Randall and Kylee Fiddelke both had eight kills each.  Randall had 34 set assists as well as  25 digs and 12 blocks.  Van Regenmorter had 11 blocks.  Sam Price finished with 28 digs.  Mackenzie Apland had 12 digs.  Randall and Lexi Ingalls both had four ace serves.

Dell Rapids (3-12) is scheduled to play Canton on Saturday, October 3rd.

Six Race for Quarrier Cross Country at Lennox

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In a season that has seen many runners battle injuries, six runners took part in Lennox Oriole Cross Country Invitational on Thursday, October 1st for the Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team.

The girls team had a full team participate, and they finished 10th with a total of 189 points.  Katrina Kruel finished with a time of 23:15.37.  Adisen Stadem had a time of 24:09.98.  Kathryn Fletcher had a time of 24:14.85.  Jayme Schmidt finished the race in 24:33.43.  Peyton VanZee had a time of 25:45.26.

Logan Anderson was the only one from the boys team that participated in the varsity race.  Anderson finished 20th with a time of 17:45.10.

The Quarriers will take a break for a week.  They will race at the Dak 12 Conference meet in Madison on Thursday, October 8th in the final meet before regions.

Cougars Defeat Dell Rapids in Volleyball Action

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarriers have played a lot of volleyball over the last week, and they played in their second straight match in as many days on Tuesday, September 29th.  Going back to Thursday, September 24th, this was the seventh match in less than week. 

The Quarriers entertained the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars, and the Cougars won in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19.

Dell Rapids, as they have done many times this season, got off to a fast start in the opening set.  After the Cougars got the first point, the Quarriers scored six in a row for a 6-1 lead.  Dell Rapids kept about a three point lead and led 10-7 early.  The Cougars were able to take the lead 16-15 and pushed the lead to 19-15 on the way to the 25-20 victory.

The Quarriers scored the first two points of the second set, but McCook Central/Montrose scored nine straight points for a 9-2 lead.  Dell Rapids was able to pull within two points at 23-21, but the Cougars scored the final two for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids got out to an early lead again in the third set at 8-4.  The Quarriers pushed the lead to 14-7 and then to 16-8.  The Cougars, however, scored 12 straight points for a 20-16 lead and went on to take the set 25-19 to win the match.

Kenzie Garry had 10 kills on the night.  Emma Van Regenmorter had seven kills, and Kylee Fiddelke finished with six kills.  Sophi Randall had 23 set assists.  Van Regenmorter had seven blocks.  Randall had five blocks, and Oliva Prasek and Fiddelke both had three blocks.  Sam Price led the team with 15 digs.  Fiddelke had 13 digs, and Mackenzie Apland had 10 digs.

Dell Rapids (2-11) will play at Lennox on Thursday, October 1st.

 

Quarrier Cheer 7th at O’Gorman

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The Dell Rapids Quarier competitive cheer team performed in their seventh competition of the season on Tuesday, September 29th.  Dell Rapids was in Sioux Falls for the O’Gorman Invite.  Eleven teams between Class A and AA took part in the event.

The Quarriers placed seventh overall with a score of 188.5 points.  That point total was second among the Class A schools.  Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first with a score of 289.5.  O’Gorman placed second with 273 points.  Harrisburg was third at 271 points, and Sioux Valley was fourth with 267 points.  Deubrook and Dakota Valley were the other two Class A teams at the event, and they finished eighth and ninth respectively.

Dell Rapids will be in Brandon for the Brandon Valley Invite on Tuesday, October 6th.

Cardinal Volleyball Wins “Dell Rapids Battle” over Quarriers

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Photos taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Monday, September 29th, was the first of three battles between the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Dell Rapids Quarriers this season.  This first match-up was on the volleyball court at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The schools came together to provide a fun atmosphere for the teams.

The first set started back-and-forth with neither team getting a lead bigger than two points.  The Quarriers made a run of four straight with the score tied 9-9 to take a 13-9 lead.  The Cardinals were able to tie the set at 16-16 and then took a short 19-18 lead.  Dell Rapids then scored the next seven points for the 25-19 win.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Cardinals and Quarriers battled back-and-forth again to start the second set.  The two teams were tied 7-7, but this time the Cardinals made the first run outscoring the Quarriers 6-1 for a 13-8 lead.  Dell Rapids chipped away at the lead and tied the set at 16-16.  They then took the lead 19-16.  Dell Rapids continued to lead by three at 21-18, but this time the Cardinals went on the late set run scoring the final seven points for a 25-21 victory to even the match.

After falling behind 3-1 early, St Mary continued to thrive on the momentum from the second set and went on a 7-0 run to lead 8-3.  The Quarriers stopped the run and scored five straight of their own to tie the set at 8-8.  St Mary then went ahead at 16-11 and continued roll winning the third set 25-13.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The fourth set was close early again as the two teams were tied 5-5.  The Quarriers looked to take momentum scoring eight points in a row for a 13-5 lead.  Dell Rapids still held a seven-point lead at 18-11, but the Cardinals started to make a run.  They cut the lead to 18-14.  The Quarriers responded with a mini 3-1 run to push the lead back to 21-15.  St Mary got hot scoring the next six points to tie the set at 21-21, and then finished the set 4-1 to win the set at 25-22 to win the match.

Ella Heinitz led the Cardinals with 18 kills.  She also finished with 14 digs and 13 set assists.  Courtney Brown had 14 kills and seven digs.  Maya Heinitz had a team-high 15 digs and four ace serves.  Ella Griffin had a team-high 15 set assists along with six digs.

Emma Van Regenmorter led the Quarriers with 10 kills in the match.  Kylee Fiddelke had nine kills, and Kenzie Garry had six kills.  Sophi Randall had a match-high 27 set assists.  Van Regenmorter had a match-high nine blocks.  Randall also had six blocks and eight ace serves.  Four players finished in double-figure digs for Dell Rapids.  Sam Price had 21 digs, Garry had 16, Randall added 12, and Fiddelke finished with 11 digs.

St Mary (6-2) will travel to Baltic on Tuesday, September 29th and then to Lake Preston on Thursday, October 1st.

Dell Rapids (2-11) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Tuesday, September 29th and then travel to Lennox on Thursday, October 1st.

Dell Rapids Boys Golf Sends Three to State

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The Dell Rapids Quarriers had three golfers qualify for the 2020 Class A State Tournament after their play in the Region 1A Tournament.  The regional tournament was held at Dakota Winds golf course on Monday, September 29th.

Zach McKee, Brady Larson, and Lucas Berg all qualified by placing in the top 60% of the individual entries at regions.  McKee had a 10th place finish with a round of 90.  Larson placed 26th with a round of 101.  Berg also made the state tournament cut with a 28th place finish by shooting a 102.

The Quarriers placed sixth as a team with a score of 407.  The top three teams also qualify the whole team to state.  Aberdeen Roncalli placed first at 348, Madison was second at 366, and Tri-Valley finished third as a team with a score of 375.

The state golf tournament will be held on Monday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 6th at Southern Hills Golf Course in Hot Springs.

Garretson/Dell Rapids Wins Final Regular Season Match

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The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragons played their final regular season match of the season on Thursday, September 24th, at home against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers.  The Blue Dragons ended their season with a win by a score of 3-2.

The Chargers took the lead in the first half and led 1-0 at the break.  Garretson/Dell Rapids tied the match on a corner kick by Paige Sterud.  Sioux Falls Christian regained the lead on a free kick at 2-1.  The Blue Dragons again fought back when Jordan Williams put the ball in the net off a corner kick from Sterud.  Sterud then helped the Blue Dragons take the lead when she made a free kick after a penalty, which was the game-winning goal.

Garretson/Dell Rapids ends their regular season with a ecord of 3-7-2.  They now wait for the rest of the regular season matches to complete to see if they will qualify for the playoffs.

Quarrier Volleyball Finishes 1-3 at Sanford Pentagon

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played at the Sanford Pentagon Tournament on Saturday, September 26th.  Dell Rapids at matches against Freeman, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Irene-Wakonda, and Elkton-Lake Benton.

The first match of the day was against the Freeman Flyers.  Dell Rapids earned a two-set win by scores of 25-20 and 25-22.  Emma VanRegenmorter had a team-high nine kills and five blocks in the match.  Kenzie Garry had five kills.  Sophi Randall had 15 set assists.  Sam Price had 13 digs, while Mackenzie Apland, Kylee Fiddelke, and Garry all had eight digs each.

After getting a one-match break, Dell Rapids started a run of three straight matches with no break.  The first team faced in the run of matches was teh Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans.  The Titans had a straight-set win of 25-18 and 25-17.  VanRegenmorter had seven kills.  Fiddelke added five kills.  Randall had 17 set assists.  Garry led the team with nine digs.  Apland and Randall both finished with seven digs.

Next up for Dell Rapids was the Irene-Wakonda Eagles.  The Quarriers had a lead late in each of the two sets, but the Eagles came from behind to win in straight sets by scores of 25-22 and 27-25.  Fiddelke had seven kills, and VanRegenmorter had four kills.  Randall had 13 set assists in the match along with three blocks and four ace serves.  Price had a team-high 13 digs.  Lexi Ingalls had 10 digs.

The final match of the day was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks also took a straight-set win over the Quarriers by scores of 25-22 and 25-17.  Fiddelke finished with a team-high five kills.  VanRegenmorter and Randall both had three kills.  Randall also had nine set assists and seven blocks.  Price led the team with 21 digs with Randall adding nine digs.

Dell Rapids (2-10) will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th at St Mary High School.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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