Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals hosted the #3 team in Class A, the Garretson Blue Dragons, on Tuesday, October 5th.

Garretson got on a roll early in the first set and continued it throughout the match.  With the score tied 1-1 in the opening set, the Blue Dragons scored seven in a row for an 8-1 lead.  They continued to roll from there winning the first set 25-9.  The momentum stayed with Garretson the entire match as they won the next two 25-14 and 25-14.

Brianna Lindeman had four ace serves, five set assists, and five digs on the night.  Courtney Brown had three kills, one ace, one block, and five digs.  Ella Griffin added three kills, one ace serve, and one set assist.  Madala Hanson had five digs and two set assists.  Maya Heinitz finished with five digs, Josie Baumberger had four, and Whitney Warwick had three.  Brianna Griffin had two kills.

St Mary will host Estelline/Hendricks on Thursday, October 7th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team fell to the Castlewood Warriors on the road on Monday, October 4th.  The Warriors won in straight sets by scores of 25-21, 27-25, and 25-12.  The Warriors rallied in the second set after trailing late to win and carried the momentum into the third set win.

Courtney Brown finished with nine kills and 19 digs.  Maya Heinitz added four kills, 14 digs, and two ace serves.  Ella Griffin also had four kills along with six set assists, two digs, and an ace serve.  Addy Gilbert finished with three kills and three digs.  Brianna Lindeman had five kills, seven set assists, and two ace serves.  Jacey Tebay had six ace serves.  Madala Hanson tallied seven set assists.  Whitney Warwick finished with seven digs, and Josie Baumberger had five digs.

The Cardinals will host Garretson on Tuesday, October 5th and then Estelline/Hendricks on Thursday, October 7th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team had no problem with the Lake Preston Divers on Thursday, September 30th.  The Cardinals got a straight set win by scores of 25-10, 25-15, and 25-17.

The Cardinals held just a three-point, 10-7, lead to start the first set.  They then went on a big run outscoring the Divers 15-3 to win the first set.  St Mary got out to a quicker start taking a 10-2 lead in the second set.  The lead grew to 10 points at 19-9, and the Cardinals put the second set away at 25-15.  The two teams were tied 9-9 in the third set and traded points until it was 15-15.  St Mary then closed out the match on a 10-2 run for the win.

Courtney Brown had 16 kills and nine digs.  Addy Gilbert had eight kills and a block.  Maya Heinitz finished with seven kills and 10 digs.  Brianna Lindeman had a team-high 17 set assists, three ace serves, and a block.  Josie Baumberger had nine digs and an ace serve.  Ella Griffin had four set assists and two ace serves, and Jacey Tebay finished with three ace serves.

St Mary will travel to Castlewood on Monday, October 4th and then host Garretson on Tuesday, September 5th.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Baltic Bulldogs played a tough, five-set match at St Mary High School on Tuesday, September 28th.  Momentum shifted from one side to another, but it was the Bulldogs that won the match by set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, and 15-12.

The start of the match was close as the two teams were tied 7-7. Baltic took control of the set from that point going on a 10-2 run for a 17-9 lead.  They would cruise to a 25-15 first set win.  Baltic continued the run getting out to a 7-3 advantage to start the second set.  The Cardinals got within a point at 7-6, but the Bulldogs then went on an 8-0 run for a 15-6 lead.  St Mary rallied again and pulled within two points, 20-18, but Baltic finished the set on a 5-1 run for the 25-19 victory.

The two rallies by St Mary in the second set sparked the Cardinals.  After a 6-6 tie in the third set, St Mary inched ahead 13-9.  The lead grew to 20-12 before the Cardinals won the set 25-21.  The Cardinals raced to an 8-1 lead in the fourth set thanks to seven straight points while Jacey Tebay was at the service line.  Despite the slow start by Baltic, the Bulldogs rallied to eventually take a 17-16 lead.  St Mary responded with a 6-2 run for a 22-19 advantage and finished the fourth set with a 25-22 win to force the fifth set.

Baltic struck first with a quick 4-1 run to start the fifth set.  The Cardinals could not get any closer than two points as the Bulldogs maintained a two-to-four point lead throughout the fifth set.  Baltic took the fifth set 15-12 to win the match.

Courtney Brown had a team-high 12 kills.  Maya Heinitz finished with nine, and Ella Griffin had five for the Cardinals.  Tebay had seven ace serves on the night.  Brianna Lindeman finished with 14 set assists, Madala Hanson had nine, and Griffin had five.  Addy Gilbert had three blocks.  Brown also led the team in digs with 16.  Heinitz finished with 10, Griffin had 10, and Josie Baumberger and Whitney Warwick both had eight digs each.

Elyssa Clark had 16 kills for the Bulldogs.  Emma Van Regenmorter had 13, and Bailey Teveldal and Sami Polzin each had nine.  Polzin also had a match-high eight ace serves.  Jacie Wendland had 22 set assists, and Teveldal had 19.  Cami Artz finished with five blocks, while Van Regenmorter had four.  Polzin had 20 digs, Clark finished with 15, and Madison Kennedy had 10.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team got back into the win column with a straight set win on the road against Hills-Beaver Creek on Monday, September 27th.  The Cardinals won by scores of 25-19, 25-20, and 26-24.

Courtney Brown led the team in both kills and digs.  She had seven kills and 16 digs.  Ella Griffin added seven digs, six kills, and three set assists.  Brianna Griffin also had six kills with two blocks.  Maya Heinitz finished with 11 digs and four kills.  Brianna Lindeman tallied 18 set assists, 10 digs, three ace serves, and two kills.  Addy Gilbert had four kills, two digs, and two blocks.  Madala Hanson had four digs and four set assists.  Jacey Tebay finished with a team-high four ace serves.

The Cardinals will have two more matches during the week.  They will host Baltic on Tuesday, September 28th and host Lake Preston on Thursday, September 30th.  Both matches can be seen on Big Sioux Media.