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St Mary Cardinals Can’t Cool Redhawks

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals held their first home match in over two weeks on Thursday, September 19th when they hosted the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks.  Unfortunately the Cardinals couldn’t stop the Redhawks as Estelline/Hendricks won in straight sets by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-20.

The Cardinals grabbed early momentum in the first set.  Trailing by one at 9-8, St Mary went on a 6-0 run for a 14-9 lead prompting the Redhawks to call a timeout.  The timeout worked as Estelline/Hendricks was able to stop the momentum and go on a run of their own.  The Redhawks went on a 14-2 run out of the timeout for a 23-16 lead on their way to the 25-21 set win.

Estelline/Hendricks continued to ride the momentum in the second set.  They jumped out to an early lead and maintained a four-to-six point advantage throughout much of the set.  The Cardinals were able to pull within three points at 17-14, but the Redhawks closed out the set on a 8-2 run to take a 2-0 advantage.

The Redhawks jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but the Cardinals got their offense rolling and went on a 5-0 run for a 6-4 lead.  St Mary kept a small lead throughout much of the game.  Estelline/Hendricks tied the set a couple of times, but each time St Mary was able to regain the lead.  However, after the Redhawks tied the set at 18-18, Estelline/Hendricks took control and went on a 7-2 run to close out the match for the win.

Tyra Harrington finished the match with six kills and nine digs.  Ella Heinitiz had five kills, eight set assists, six digs, and two blocks.  Ella Griffin added four kills, 10 set assists, and 13 digs.  Courtney Brown had four kills.  Maya Heinitz and Macie Brown both had 11 digs each.

The Cardinals (6-4) will travel to Canistota on Monday, September 23rd for their next match.

St Mary Sends Six to Freeman Cross Country Invite

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals sent six varsity runners to the Flyer Invitational Cross Country Meet in Freeman on Wednesday, September 18th.  Four runners from the boys team and two runners from the girls team participated in the event.

The Cardinal boys finished second as a team with just 20 points.  Freeman Academy/Marion won the boys title with 15 points.  Mitchell Christian was third with 24 points.  The girls did not have enough runners to enter a team score.  Hanson won the girls team title with 16 points, followed by Freeman and Canistota.

Jacob Vogel had a second place finish with a time of 18:53.40.  Thomas Einig finished ninth at 20:21.50.  Noah Reiff was 13th at 20:48.64, and Seth Roemen was right behind at 14th in a time of 20:49.73.  Addison Libis finished 12th in the girls division with a time of 24:08.90.  Addy Gilbert was 21st at 25:19.77.

St Mary is scheduled to run in the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 25th.

Full Varsity Girls Results

Freeman XC Results - Girls

Full Varsity Boys Results

Freeman XC Results - Boys

Cardinals Cruise to Straight-Set Win

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals had no trouble earning a win at Flandreau Indian School on Tuesday, September 17th.  The Cardinals, who have not played a home match in two weeks, won by scores of 25-2, 25-14, 25-8.

Courtney Brown led the offensive attacks with 13 kills.  Ella Griffin had five, and Tyra Harrington had three kills.  Ella Heinitz finished with 12 set assists and two ace serves.  Griffin also had eight set assists, two digs, and three ace serves.  Macie Brown had a team-high five digs, and C. Brown had four digs.  Paige Bunkers led the team with eight ace serves.

The Cardinals (6-3) finally return home on Thursday, September 19th when they host the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinals Dominate Cubs to Remain Unbeaten

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In a game that featured two top five and unbeaten teams in Class 9B, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals dominated the Alcester-Hudson Cubs in Alcester on Friday, September 13th.  The Cardinals posted a 66-22 win over the Cubs.

St Mary scored early and often in the first half.  Eli Longville got the Cardinals on the board with a short touchdown run, and then added the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead.  The Cubs scored on their first drive, but the two-point conversion was no good, and the Cardinals kept an 8-6 lead.  Peyton Park scored on a 42-yard run on the next Cardinal possession.  The made two-point conversion pushed the lead to 16-6 for St Mary.  That’s where the scored ended after the first quarter.

Connor Libis scored the first touchdown of the second quarter with 5:02 to play on a five-yard run.  Libis also scored the two point conversion for a 24-6 lead.  Alcester-Hudson cut the lead to 10 points at 24-14 after a touchdown and made two-point conversion with 1:50 to play in the half.

That’s when the St Mary offense went into overdrive.  Libis scored on a 13-yard run with :44 to play in the quarter.  Longville intercepted a pass on the Cubs’ next play giving the ball back to St Mary.  Libis then connected with Longville with a 15-yard pass.  Libis made the two-point conversion for a 38-14 lead.  St Mary recovered an onside kick.  Libis then threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Weston Geraets on the next play with :15 to go in the half for a 44-14 lead.  The Cardinals again recovered the onside kick.  Libis and Longville connected again, this time from 13-yards away, right before halftime.  The two-point conversion was good, and the Cardinals led 52-14 at the break.

The Cardinals got a rushing touchdown from Longville and a rushing touchdown from Gabriel Lindeman in the second half in the win.

St Mary finished the game with 502 total yards, 124 passing yards and 378 rushing yards.  The Cubs had 289 yards of total offense, 148 rushing yards and 141 passing yards.

Libis finished the game 5-8 passing for 124 yards and three touchdowns.  Geraets had two catches for 71 yards and a touchdown.  Longville had three catches for 53 yards and two touchdowns.  Lindeman had four carries for 74 yards and a touchdown.  Libis had 11 carries for 66 yards and two touchdowns.  Longville added seven carries for 65 yards and two rushing touchdowns.  Longville also had six tackles and an interception.  Hunter Griffin had six tackles.  Geraets had five tackles, and Lindeman finished with 4.5 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Head coach Ross Flemmer said, “The boys played well tonight.  They really turned it on before half and showed what they are capable of.”

The Cardinals (4-0) are scheduled to play Avon at home on Friday, September 20th.  Stay tuned to Big Sioux Media for any changes to the game due to the flooding in Dell Rapids.

Cardinals Fall Short in Five-Set Thriller

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team hit the road on Monday, September 9th to play the Ellsworth, MN Panthers.  The Panthers took the five-set thriller over the Cardinals.

St Mary won the first set by a score of 25-18.  The Panthers took extended second set at 27-25.  The Cardinals rebounded and won the third set 25-18.  However, Ellsworth, won the fourth set 25-23 to force the fifth and deciding set, and the Panthers came away victorious by a score of 15-13.

Courtney Brown finished with 13 kills and 10 digs in the match.  Ella Heinitz notched 10 kills, 12 set assists, 12 digs, and five blocks.  Ella Griffin added 18 set assists, seven digs, six blocks, and three kills.  Maya Heinitz led the team with 19 digs and also had five ace serves.  Paige Bunkers had nine ace serves.  Macie Brown had 15 digs and three ace serves.  Tyra Harrington added four kills and three blocks.

The Cardinals (5-3) will continue to play on the road on Thursday, September 12th.  St Mary will travel to Canistota to play the Hawks.

Big Plays Lead to Cardinal Victory

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal offense used big plays and the defense held strong for a 28-0 win over the De Smet Bulldogs on Friday, September 6th in De Smet. This was the first road game for the Cardinals on the season.

Both defenses came to battle on the night. Neither team could really get much of a ground game going, but the Cardinals were able to connect on big plays to break through on the scoreboard.

Facing a fourth down, Weston Geraets scored on a 31-yard run with 2:25 to play in the first quarter. The two-point conversion was no good, but the Cardinals took the early 6-0 lead. On a more sustained drive, Geraets found the endzone again with 8:13 to go in the second quarter. Geraets scored on a six-yard run. Again the two-point conversion failed, and the Cardinals led 12-0. St Mary scored one more time before halftime. Another another fourth down play, Connor Libis threw a 50 yard touchdown pass to Geraets with :34 to go in the half. The two-point conversion was good on a pass from Libis to Eli Longville for a 20-0 lead heading into halftime.

The only score of the second half came with 2:51 to play in the third quarter. Libis connected with Max Herber on a 23-yard pass for a touchdown. Longville scored on the two-point conversion to extend the Cardinal lead to 28-0. The St Mary defense held strong again in the second half to keep the De Smet Bulldogs off the scoreboard in the shutout win.

St Mary had 250 total yards of offense, 131 rushing yards and 119 passing yards. De Smet was held to just 56 yards of total offense by the Cardinal defense.

Geraets had four carries for 49 yards and two touchdowns. Libis had 10 carries for 40 yards. Libis was also 6-16 passing for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Geraets had one catch for 50 yards for a touchdown. Herber had two catches for 50 yards and a touchdown. Longville had 19 receiving yards. Longville led the team on defense with 10 tackles. Gabriel Lindeman had seven tackles and a sack. Geraets had six tackles and three interceptions.

Head coach Ross Flemmer said, “The guys did a great job of overcoming a slow start and getting things rolling. I thought our defensive line played very well tonight.”

The Cardinals (3-0) will be on the road again on Friday, September 13th. St Mary will travel to Alcester to play the Alcester-Hudson Cubs. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinals Win Third Straight Match to Start Season

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals continued their winning streak to start the 2019 season with a straight-set win over Mitchell Christian on Thursday, September 5th in Mitchell.

The Cardinals won by set scores of 25-21, 25-9, 25-11.

Macie Brown led the team with six kills on the night.  Courtney Brown had five kills, and Ella Heinitz had two kills.  Heinitz finished with 11 set assists, while Ella Griffin had seven assists.  Heinitz also led the team with five digs and eight ace serves.  C. Brown finished with three digs, and Maya Heinitz had two digs and six ace serves.  Tyra Harrington added seven ace serves on the night.

St Mary (3-0) will play in the Estelline Tournament on Saturday, September 7th.

St Mary Wins Thrilling Match over De Smet

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They may have won in straight sets, but the match win for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals was thrilling as they defeated the De Smet Bulldogs 28-26, 25-21, 25-20 on Tuesday, September 3rd.

Playing in their second straight home match to start the season, the Cardinals found themselves trailing 10-6 early in the first set.  The Bulldogs extended the lead to 15-8 before the Cardinals made their move.  St Mary went on a 10-3 run to tie the match at 18-18.  The Cardinals took the lead at 22-20, but De Smet tied the set at 22-22.  St Mary was at set point at 24-22, but the Bulldogs reeled off three straight points for a 25-24 lead.  St Mary regained the lead at 26-25 with De Smet again tying at 26-26.  The Cardinals took the final two points for the set win.

The second set was tied 6-6 early and then again at 11-11, but the Bulldogs went on a 6-1 run for a 17-12 lead.  St Mary countered with the biggest run of the night.  The Cardinals scored 10 straight points for a 22-17 lead.  St Mary wouldn’t let De Smet get any closer than two points at 23-21 before getting the win 25-21.

Momentum seemed to favor the Cardinals in the third set as they jumped out to an 11-3 lead.  The lead grew to 10 points at 14-4.  St Mary was able to maintain an eight-to-ten point lead over the next few points and led 17-8.  De Smet tried to mount a comeback and cut the lead down to 18-15.  That was as close as they would get as the Cardinals closed out the set for the match win.

Ella Heinitz finished with 14 set assists, six kills, six blocks, and six digs in the match.  Tyra Harrington had six kills, three blocks, and two digs.  Courtney Brown had four kills and seven digs.  Ella Griffin added nine set assists, seven blocks, five digs, two kills, and two ace serves.  Paige Bunkers had six ace serves.  Maya Heinitz led the team with 16 digs, and Macie Brown added five digs.

St Mary (2-0) will play a varsity only match in Mitchell against Mitchell Christian on Thursday, September 5th.

St Mary Boys Cross Country Team Finishes Third

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

The Dell Rapids St Mary boys cross country team finished third at the McCook Central Invite in Salem on Tuesday, September 3rd.  The Cardinals were the top finishing Class B school, but finished behind Flandreau and Winner.

Jacob Vogel had a sixth place individual time of 17:13.  Ryan Eining placed 18th with a time of 18:14.  Noah Reiff had a time of 18:46.  Thomas Eining finished in 19:18, and Seth Roemen had a time of 19:34.

There were no varsity runners in the girls division for St Mary.  Addison Libis (8th), Owen Vargas (25th), Lucas Flemmer, and Gabe Nelson competed in the JV race.

St Mary will be at the Deubrook Invite in White on Saturday, September 7th

Big 2nd Quarter Propels Cardinals to Victory

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Trailing 7-0 after the first quarter of play, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals scored xxx unanswered points in the second quarter and kept rolling to a 44-27 win over the Castlewood Warriors on Friday, August 30th.  The was was the second straight for the Cardinals at home to start the season.

Castlewood scored late in the first quarter after stopping St Mary on fourth down on the Cardinal 10 yard line.  One play later the Warriors were in the end zone for the early lead.  The score remained 7-0 until the 9:17 mark of the second quarter.  Connor Libis scored on a one-yard run and the two-point conversion was successful on a pass from Libis to Max Herber to take an 8-7 lead.  The Cardinals scored again with 4:04 to play in the half on a two-yard run by Eli Longville.  The two-point conversion was again successful for a 16-7 lead.  Libis connected with Weston Geraets on a deep strike with 1:59 to play for the final score of the first half to give the Cardinals a 24-7 halftime lead.

Longville scored the first touchdown of the third quarter for the Cardinals.  The two-point conversion failed, but St Mary led 30-7.  That score was enough for the Cardinals.  Castlewood scored three times in the fourth quarter, but St Mary added two more scores themselves for the win.

St Mary (2-0) will travel De Smet on Friday, September 6th for their next game, which can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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