Five in a Row for Cardinal Boys

December 23, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Four days after a near upset in Chester, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys had no trouble winning their fifth in a row to start the season on Friday, December 21st. The Cardinals controlled the entire game over the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. St Mary defeated the Redhawks 69-33.

The Cardinals took a big lead in the first quarter of 21-10. The defense for St Mary held the Redhawks to just four points, and St Mary grew the lead to 48-14 by halftime. The halftime lead of over thirty points meant a running clock for the second half. The Cardinals outscored Estelline/Hendricks 21-19 in the second half.

Three players scored in double figures for St Mary. Connor Libis finished with 28 points. Weston Geraets had 12 points, and Sam Palmer finished with 10 points. Estelline/Hendricks was led by Marcis Hausman with 10 points.

St Mary (5-0) will play the Castlewood Warriors at the Entringer Classic in Brookings on Saturday, December 29th. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m., and the game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

McCook Central/Montrose Edge Quarriers

December 20, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Tammy Chamley – Dells City Journal

In a close battle in Salem, the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars edged the Dell Rapids Quarriers 56-53 on Thursday, December 28th.

The two teams remained really close throughout the entire first quarter, and they ended in a 13-13 tie after the first quarter. The Fighting Cougars went on a 14-4 run in the first three minutes of the second quarter for a 27-17 lead. Dell Rapids responded by outscoring McCook Central/Montrose 16-4 over the remainder of the quarter for a 33-31 halftime lead.

Both teams battled back and forth in the third quarter scoring 12 points each. Dell Rapids maintained a two point lead at 45-43 heading into the final quarter. The Fighting Cougars outscored the Quarriers 9-5 for a 52-50 lead with 4:24 to go in the game. Dell Rapids took a 53-52 lead with 2:20 to play, but the Fighting Cougars responded with a three-point basket moments later to regain the lead at 55-53 with just under 2:00 to play. Dell Rapids was unable to get another basket the remainder of the game as McCook Central/Montrose held on for the win.

Emma Paul finished with 20 points and five rebounds for the Quarriers. Jayda Knuppe added 16 points, and Ravyn Hoffman scored 11 points. Jacy Pulse led the Fighting Cougars with 20 points.

Dell Rapids (3-2) will play in Flandreau against the Fliers on Friday, December 28th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Redhawks Pull Away from Cardinals in Second Half

December 20, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A second half surge by the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks gave them a 54-37 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Thursday, December 20th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals were able to get shots up in the first quarter, but not many fell for them. St Mary was only able to score five points in the opening quarter, but the defense held Estelline/Hendricks to just 11 points. The shots starting falling for St Mary in the second quarter, and they were able to chip into the lead by halftime. The Redhawks led 24-19 after the first two quarters.

Estelline/Hendricks clamped down on defense and their offense scored nearly 20 points in the third quarter. The Redhawks outscored St Mary 18-7 to take a 42-26 lead into the final quarter. The fourth quarter was pretty even between the two teams at 12-11, but the lead the Redhawks built in the third quarter proved to be enough for the win.

Elle Heinitz had 16 points and two rebounds in the game. Ella Griffin finished with 14 points and five rebounds. Maddie Schwebach tallied five points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Estelline/Hendricks was led by Kaylee Johnson with 15 points and five rebounds.

The Cardinals (3-3) will play in Garretson on Friday, December 28th.

Solid Second Half Leads to Quarrier Win

December 18, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Rhodna Rentz

A solid second half performance gave the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team their first win of the 2018-2019 season. Dell Rapids defeated the Baltic Bulldogs 61-40 on Tuesday, December 18th at Dell Rapids High School.

Baltic had early momentum as they opened the game on a 5-2 run. Dell Rapids responded with a 10-0 run for a 12-5 lead. The Bulldogs, however, closed out the first quarter on an 8-1 run as the two teams ended the first quarter in a 13-13 tie. The Quarrier defense shut down Baltic in the second quarter, and Dell Rapids outscored the Bulldogs 15-5 for a 28-18 halftime lead.

The offense kept rolling for Dell Rapids as they started the third quarter on a quick 5-0 run. The Quarriers kept the lead at around 15 points most of the third quarter and led 42-28 heading into the the four quarter. Dell Rapids then outscored Baltic 19-12 in the final quarter in the win.

Connor Rentz led all scorers in the game with 20 points. Logan Ellingson added 13 points, and Drew Van Regenmorter had 10 points. Van Regenmorter also had 15 rebounds and seven assists in the game. Zach Polzin led Baltic with 11 points.

Dell Rapids (1-2) will be off until Saturday, December 29th. They will play Sioux Valley at the Entringer Classic in Brookings. That game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Bounce Back Against Baltic

December 18, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz

After a loss on Saturday to De Smet, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team bounced back with a big win over the Baltic Bulldogs on Tuesday, December 18th. The Quarriers defeated the Bulldogs 62-13 at Dell Rapids High School.

Dell Rapids got out to a big lead in the first quarter and were in complete control the entire game. The Quarriers led 19-2 after the first quarter and pushed their lead to 32-8 at halftime. Baltic was only able to score five more points as Dell Rapids added 30 more on their way to the win.

Seven different Quarrier players scored in the game, four of them in double figures. Emma Paul finished the game with 13 points. Ravyn Hoffman had 11 points, and Aspen Hansen and Jenae Schoeberl both had 10 points each. Jayda Knuppe and Zoey Hilmoe both had eight points each. Josie Oyen led Baltic with six points in the game.

The Quarriers (3-1) will travel to Salem to take on the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Thursday, December 20th.

Cardinal Boys Avoid Upset, Stun Flyers

December 17, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Missed free throws and last second heroics were all part of an exciting win for the Dell Rapids St. Mary Cardinals over the Chester Area Flyers on Monday, December 17th. The Cardinals rallied from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 61-59 overtime win at Chester Area High School.

The Cardinals held the early lead in the game after the first quarter. St. Mary led by three points at 20-17. Chester Area then held St. Mary to just six points in the second quarter and took a 37-26 lead into halftime. Both teams scored 15 points in the third quarter, and the Flyers still held their 11-point lead at 52-41 heading into the final quarter.

St. Mary’s defense did hold the Flyers to just three points in the final quarter, but missed free throws by Chester Area left the door open for the Cardinals late in the game. Chester led 52-45 with two minutes to go in the game. Connor Libis knocked down a baseline jumper with 1:45 to cut the lead to five points. With 1:25 to go, Bayden Schneider made one of two free throws to make it a 53-47 game. Libis made a long three-point shot moments later to cut the lad to 53-50. After a steal, Ethan Geraets made two free throws with under a minute to go to pull the Cardinals within a point, 53-52.

The Flyers were called for an offensive foul while in-bounding the basketball, but the Cardinals couldn’t capitalize. A missed shot was rebounded by Chester. E. Geraets was called for a reach-in foul on the inbound, but also took an elbow to the jaw which resulted in a flagrant foul by Chester. Schneider made both free throws awarded to him because of a bonus, and Libis went one of two on the flagrant foul free throws. Chester led 55-52 with :31 to go. A missed shot by St. Mary went out of bounds to Chester with :17.5 to go. The Cardinals fouled six seconds later sending Brock Wages to the free throw line. Wages missed both free throws, which kept the lead at three points. Connar Kangas was given the ball at the top of the key with :03 to go, took two dribbles to the right wing, and launched a three-point shot at the buzzer that went in tying the game at 55-55.

St. Mary took the early lead at 57-55 in overtime. Chester tied the game 57-57 with two free throws. Libis hit another baseline jumper to give the Cardinals the lead again at 59-57. Chester went one of two from the free-throw line with just under 3:00 to go to make it a one-point game. Weston Geraets gave St. Mary a two-point lead after a one-for-two trip to the free-throw line. Neither team scored again until :55 to go when Chester again made one of two free throws to make it a 60-59 game. With :09 to go, Stratton Eppard was sent to the free-throw line on a close block/charge call that went against the Cardinals. Eppard missed both free throws, and W. Geraets grabbed the rebound and was fouled. W. Geraets made one of two free throws, and the Cardinals held on for a 61-59 win after a missed last-second three point shot by the Flyers.

Chester finished the game with zero field goals in the fourth quarter and overtime. The Flyers finished the game shooting 18-32 from the free-throw line, while the Cardinals were 11-18.

Libis had 21 points in the game to lead all scorers. Kangas finished with 12 points, and W. Geraets added 11 points. W. Geraets also led the team in rebounds with six in the game. Sam Palmer had a team-high four assists. The Flyers were led in scoring by Chris Mohr with 18 points.

St. Mary (4-0) will look to remain unbeaten when they host Estelline/Hendricks on Friday, December 21st. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Chester Snaps Cardinal Girls Win Streak

December 17, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team had their three-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Chester Area Flyers on Monday, December 17th. The Flyers defeated the Cardinals 61-53 at Chester Area High School.

The Flyers started quickly by building a nine-point lead of 18-9 at the end of the first quarter. They again held the Cardinals to just nine points in the second quarter, and the Chester Area lead grew to 16 points by halftime at 34-18. The Flyers pushed the lead to 20 points by the end of the third quarter to 49-29. St Mary tried to make a furious come back in the fourth quarter by scoring 24 points, but Chester was able answer every time St Mary got close.

The Cardinals shot 27% (16-60) from the field in the game, and 23% (5-22) from the free-throw line. The Flyers were 38% (24-64) from the field and 69% (9-13) from the free-throw line.

Ella Heinitz finished with a team-high 17 points, and Maddie Schwebach added 14 points. Schwebach led the team with 10 rebounds. Jadon Wages had 20 points to lead the Flyers.

St Mary (3-2) will host Estelline/Hendricks on Thursday, December 20th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Three Quarrier Wrestlers Place at Madison Tourney

December 16, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Three Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestlers placed on Saturday, December 15th, at the Madison Tournament. Jacob Vogel (6th), Zach McKee (4th), and Mitchell Klinkenborg (6th) all placed during the tournament.

Dell Rapids finished with 66.0 total team points in the tournament, which tied them for 13th place as a team with Wagner. Rapid City Stevens finished first with 197.5 points. Sturgis Brown was second as a team with 149.0 points, and Madison placed third with 134.5 points.

The Quarriers will be off until January when they will participate in the Garretson Tournament held at Brandon Valley High School on Saturday, January 5th.

2018 Madison Varsity Invitational Results for Dell Rapids

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Jacob Vogel placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 8-3 won by fall over Day Day Heminger (Sisseton) 0-4 (Fall 0:49)
Quarterfinal – Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 8-3 won by decision over Truman Stoller (Madison) 8-4 (Dec 6-0)
Semifinal – Max Donovan (Chamberlain) 8-2 won by decision over Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 8-3 (Dec 10-7)
Cons. Semi – Landen Fischer (Rapid City Stevens) 14-4 won by decision over Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 8-3 (Dec 8-6)
5th Place Match – Kelton Olson (Sturgis Brown) 16-6 won by fall over Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) 8-3 (Fall 2:30)

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Canyon Lowman place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Canyon Lowman (Dell Rapids) 6-4 won by fall over Kaden Krause (Milbank) 7-5 (Fall 2:32)
Quarterfinal – Collin Powell (Chamberlain) 9-2 won by fall over Canyon Lowman (Dell Rapids) 6-4 (Fall 5:07)
Cons. Round 2 – Canyon Lowman (Dell Rapids) 6-4 won by decision over Ethan Kruger (Madison) 6-5 (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 3 – Dane Christopherson (Sisseton) 12-1 won by fall over Canyon Lowman (Dell Rapids) 6-4 (Fall 2:34)

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Max Lamer place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Max Lamer (Dell Rapids) 3-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Cody Skustad (Chamberlain) 1-5 won by decision over Max Lamer (Dell Rapids) 3-6 (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Max Lamer (Dell Rapids) 3-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Max Lamer (Dell Rapids) 3-6 won by fall over Nolan Dvorak (Wagner) 2-7 (Fall 2:03)
Cons. Round 4 – Landry Knight (West Central) 8-5 won by decision over Max Lamer (Dell Rapids) 3-6 (Dec 5-2)

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Zach McKee placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 8-3 won by fall over Andrew Toelle (Sisseton) 9-7 (Fall 0:41)
Quarterfinal – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 8-3 won by fall over Dylan Hage (Harrisburg) 7-4 (Fall 2:27)
Semifinal – Colby Mennis (Madison) 12-0 won by fall over Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 8-3 (Fall 4:48)
Cons. Semi – Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 8-3 won by fall over Andrew Toelle (Sisseton) 9-7 (Fall 0:20)
3rd Place Match – Tyson Stoebner (Lennox) 12-4 won by fall over Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) 8-3 (Fall 1:40)

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Brayden Gee place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 6-4 won by fall over Justin Walz (Tea Area) 2-10 (Fall 1:54)
Quarterfinal – Preston Nedved (Wagner) 6-5 won by fall over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 6-4 (Fall 2:33)
Cons. Round 2 – Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 6-4 won by fall over Jace Jones (Harrisburg) 3-6 (Fall 0:25)
Cons. Round 3 – Monte Albrecht (Kingsbury County) 10-5 won by decision over Brayden Gee (Dell Rapids) 6-4 (Dec 7-3)

160

Gage Carr place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 5-5 won by fall over Ben Zarr (Lennox) 3-7 (Fall 3:55)
Quarterfinal – Mason Schoenhard (Harrisburg) 8-6 won by major decision over Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 5-5 (MD 15-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 5-5 won by fall over Cole Ebert (Tea Area) 1-9 (Fall 2:20)
Cons. Round 3 – Remington Rossow (Chamberlain) 9-4 won by fall over Gage Carr (Dell Rapids) 5-5 (Fall 3:49)

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Mitchell Klinkenborg placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 6-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Daniel Swenson (Madison) 8-2 won by fall over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 6-5 (Fall 1:03)
Cons. Round 2 – Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 6-5 won by disqualification over AJ Foote (West Central) 4-5 (DQ)
Cons. Round 3 – Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 6-5 won by fall over Caleb Dumke (Sioux Falls Lincoln) 6-5 (Fall 2:02)
Cons. Semi – JT Panning (Tea Area) 8-5 won by fall over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 6-5 (Fall 2:22)
5th Place Match – Ben Sobczak (Rapid City Stevens) 8-7 won by fall over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) 6-5 (Fall 2:48)

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Lincoln Richeal place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Lincoln Richeal (Dell Rapids) 7-3 won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Sioux Falls Lincoln) 1-9 (For.)
Quarterfinal – Dawson Lensing (Wagner) 8-3 won by fall over Lincoln Richeal (Dell Rapids) 7-3 (Fall 2:56)
Cons. Round 2 – Lincoln Richeal (Dell Rapids) 7-3 won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Sisseton) 1-6 (For.)
Cons. Round 3 – Tyrese Morris (Rapid City Stevens) 8-8 won by fall over Lincoln Richeal (Dell Rapids) 7-3 (Fall 4:07)

Quarrier Girls Split Back-to-Back Games

December 15, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team split games on back-to-back nights on Friday, December 14th, and Saturday, December 15th.

Dell Rapids traveled to Tea to take on the Tea Area Titans on Friday night. The Quarriers came away with a 67-60 win at Tea Area High School. The Titans starting the game on fire getting out to an early 8-2 lead after a minute and a half. Dell Rapids calmly scored the next seven points in just a little over a minute to take a 9-8 lead. Dell Rapids continued the run and pushed their lead to 24-15 by the end of the first quarter. The Titans pulled within five points at 29-24 with about three minutes to play, but Dell Rapids pushed the lad back to nine points at 37-28 with under a minute to go. Dell Rapids led 39-31 at halftime.

The Quarriers extended the lead to 11 points at 47-36 with about five minutes to play in the third quarter, which was the largest lead of the night. The Titans, however, again made a run, this time cutting the lead down to four at 47-43 with 1:36 to go in the third quarter. Dell Rapids closed the quarter on a 6-2 run to make it a 53-45 game heading into the fourth quarter. Dell Rapids pushed the lead back into double-digits halfway through the fourth quarter only to see the Titans bring back with six points at 64-58, but that was as close as Tea Area would get.

Jayda Knuppe led the Quarriers in scoring with 25 points. Aspen Hansen added 15 points, and Sam Price finished with 11 points.

Dell Rapids followed the win against Tea Area with a game against the De Smet Bulldogs at the 21st Annual Girls Michael J. Entringer Scholarship Classic on Saturday at Colman-Egan High School. The Bulldogs handed Dell Rapids a 55-37 loss to close out the classic.

De Smet held the Quarriers to just two points in the first quarter and built a 12-2 lead after eight minutes of play. The Quarriers got their offense rolling in the second quarter, and cut the Bulldog lead down to three points at 20-17 with two minutes to go in the half. Rynn Osthus knocked down two big three-point shots for De Smet before the end of the half to keep De Smet in front 26-17 at halftime.

The Quarriers got within two points at 29-27 with just under five minutes to play in the third quarter after a three-point play by Knuppe, but that was as close as Dell Rapids would get. The Bulldogs outscored Dell Rapids 14-4 the remainder of the quarter to take a 43-31 lead into the fourth quarter. De Smet then held the Quarriers to just six fourth quarter points on their way to the victory.

Dell Rapids shot 32% from the field while De Smet finished the game at 45.5%. De Smet was also 12-24 from the free-throw line while Dell Rapids was 2-3 in the game.

Hansen had 15 points and five rebounds to lead Dell Rapids. Knuppe finished with nine points and four rebounds. Price added seven points, and Emma Paul finished with four points.

Dell Rapids (2-1) will host Baltic in a girls and boys double header on Tuesday, December 18th. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Girls Make it Three in a Row

December 15, 2018 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team won their third straight game on Saturday, December 15th. The Cardinals defeated the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks 58-40 at the 21st Annual Girls Michael J. Entringer Scholarship Classic held at Colman-Egan High School.

St Mary took the lead early in the game and got out to a 16-11 lead after the first quarter of play. The Cardinal defense shut down the Elks in the second quarter as St Mary outscored Elkton-Lake Benton 14-5 in the quarter. The Cardinals led 30-16 at halftime. St Mary again kept the Elks under 10 points in the third quarter. The Cardinals outscored the Elks 16-9 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 46-25. Elkton-Lake Benton scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, but never really challenged the Cardinals as they took the win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 40.4% (23-57) from the field, 33.3% (3-9) from three-point area, and 39.1% (9-25) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had a total of 36 team rebounds, 14 steals, and seven assists.

Maddie Schwebach, who was named the game’s MVP, finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four steals, and an assist. Ella Heinitz added 12 points and two steals. Clare Klein and Tana Harrington both had seven points each. Courtney Brown finished with five points. Cassie Mullaney, Addison Gilbert, and Ella Griffin all had four points each.

The Cardinals (3-1) will travel to Chester and will play in a girls and boys double-header on Monday, December 17th. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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