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Quarrier Boys Golf Team Finishes 7th at Dak-12 Meet

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team traveled to Bakker’s Crossing Golf Course on Monday, September 17th for the Dak-12 Conference Tournament.  The Quarriers finished 7th as a team.  Vermillion took home the team title.  Tea Area finished 2nd, and Madison placed 3rd as a team.

All six golfers for Dell Rapids had a solid day finishing under 100.  Lucas Berg finished in the top 20 at 19th place with a round of 87.  Karsen Welbig was one shot behind with an 88.  Zach McKee carded an 89, while Brandon Kubly finished with a 90.  Charlie Holm had a 94 on the day, and Brady Larson finished with a round of 99.  Tea Area’s Brock Murphy won yet another tournament this year, and his third straight Dak-12 Conference individual title, with a round of 71.

The Quarriers will now focus their attention on the Region 1A Tournament which will be held on Monday, September 24th at Olive Grove Golf Course in Groton.

Dell Rapids Softball Wins Two More

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Photo courtesy of Michelle Heiberger

Photo courtesy of Michelle Heiberger

The Dell Rapids softball team won their fourth and fifth games in a row after taking two games from Lennox on Sunday, September 16th.  Dell Rapids defeated Lennox 9-7 in the first game and then 5-1 in the second game of the afternoon.

Ashlee Lambert, Hannah Heiberger, and Elly Schultz all had three hits each on the afternoon.  Zoe Mortrude had a good defensive day and was also 1-3 with a single, two walks, an RBI, and two runs scored.  Alexis Ehrmentrout was 3-5 at the plate with two singles, a double, a walk, and two runs scored.  Kyra Wajer had a three-run double during the day.  Wajer and Sam Price shared the pitching duties in the two games, each earning a win.  They combined for a total of nine strikeouts in the two games.

Dell Rapids (5-1) will host their final two home games on Sunday, September 23rd.  Dell Rapids will play Brookings as 12:30 and then Pierre at 3:30.  Brookings will play Pierre at 2:00 p.m.  There will also be four JV games during the day.  Dell Rapids JV will play Tri-Valley at 11:00 a.m, Tri-Valley will play Brookings at 12:30 p.m., Brookings will play Pierre at 2:00 p.m., and the final JV game will be Dell Rapids vs Pierre at 3:30 p.m.

The JV team also played two games in Lennox on Sunday.  Dell Rapids fell to Lennox 4-8, but earned their first with of the year with an 11-9 win against the Sioux Stars.  Cora Alderson had four singles and a run scored.  Alderson also pitched all but one inning of the two games.  Audriana Uriquo had four hits and three runs scored.  Ashlynn Trewin had three singles, a double, and two runs scored.  Alexyss Ladeaux hit a double during the day.  Rhaegyn Peterson had a big two-run home run in the top of the last inning to take the lead in the win over the Sioux Stars.

 

Quarrier and Cardinal Cheer Teams Perform Well in Brookings

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DRandDRSMCheer2018Both the Dell Rapids Quarriers and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams participated in the Brookings Invite held at the Swiftel Center in Brookings on Saturday, September 15th.  A total of 22 teams participated in the event with only five of those teams Class A schools.

Dell Rapids finished 8th overall, but second out of the Class A schools, with a team score of 185.00.  Dell Rapids St Mary finished 10th overall, and fourth out of the Class A schools, with a team score of 172.00.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt was 1st with a team score of 252.00.  Sioux Falls O’Gorman was 2nd with a team score of 247.50.  Sioux Valley finished 3rd overall, and was the top Class A school with a team score of 235.50.  Wagner finished 9th overall, but third out of the Class A schools, with a team score of 173.00.

Dell Rapids will travel to Volga for the Sioux Valley Invite on Thursday, September 20th for their next performance.  St Mary will perform again on Saturday, September 29th at the Rider Spirit Invitational held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

Cardinal Football Evens Record with Road Win

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals got back to the gridiron after a bye week in De Smet on Friday, September 14th.  The Cardinals evened their record with a 30-22 win over the Bulldogs.

The Cardinals offense was working well in the first half.  St Mary held a 22-12 lead at halftime.  Neither team was able to score in the third quarter, and St Mary held on to a 10-point lead heading into the final quarter.  De Smet pulled within two points in the fourth quarter at 22-20, but the Cardinals were able to put the final score on the board and hold on for the victory.

St Mary finished with a total of 389 yards of offense, 202 rushing yards and 187 passing yards.  De Smet finished with 230 yards of total offense, 137 rushing yards and 93 passing yards.

Connor Libis finished the game 11-17 passing for 187 yards, two touchdowns, and a two-point conversion.  Libis also had 16 carries for 72 yards and a two-point conversion.  Ryan Eining had one catch for an 84-yard touchdown.  The 84-yard touchdown pass set a new school record for longest pass play.  Ethan Geraets had six catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.  Weston Geraets added three catches for 21 yards. Eli Longville had 10 carries in the game for 71 yards with a touchdown and a two-point conversion.  Payton Park added seven carries for 54 yards and a touchdown.

Cardinal head coach Ross Flemmer said, “The boys played hard Friday night.  They are improving each week and we hope to take another step this week against Castlewood.”

St Mary (2-2) will host Castlewood for Homecoming on Friday, September 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Fall to West Central

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Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz

Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rentz

The West Central Trojans defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers on their homecoming game Friday, September 14th at West Central High School.  The Trojans won by a score of 42-14.

Dell Rapids scored first after Logan Ellingson got a strip fumble and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown with 8:52 to go in the first quarter.  The extra point by Hunter Garry gave Dell Rapids a short lived 7-0 lead.  West Central tied the game with 3:39 to play in the first quarter after a three-yard touchdown run by Broc Haldeman and an extra point made by Derek Eidsness.

The Trojans used two groups of big plays to take the lead they would never lose.  With 9:45 to go in the second quarter, Dylan Waxdahl scored on a five-yard run.  About a minute later, Aaron Johnson had a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown.  With 8:34 to play in the half, West Central led 21-7.  Neither team scored until the 1:01 mark.  A high snap over the head of Eddie Price resulted in a safety and two more points for West Central.  Sixteen seconds later they found the endzone again.  Haldeman scored on a 45-yard run to put the Trojans ahead 30-7 at halftime.

The Quarriers were able to score first in the second half.  Ellingson had a 53-yard punt return for a touchdown with 7:23 to go in the third quarter.  That play cut the lead to 30-14, but that was as close as the Quarriers would get.  The Trojans scored again with 2:41 to go in the third quarter on a 37-yard touchdown run by Haldeman.  The final score came with 10:22 to play in the game on a nine-yard touchdown run by Cooper Maras.

Dell Rapids was held to just 89 total yards of offense, 48 passing yards and 31 rushing yards.  The Quarriers were 2-9 on third down and o-1 on fourth down.  West Central finished with 391 total yards of offense, 51 passing yards and 340 rushing yards.  The Trojans were 7-11 on third down and 1-1 on fourth down attempts.

Price finished the game 3-10 passing for 48 yards and an interception.  Logan Stone had one catch for 36 yards.  Ellingson had one catch for nine yards, and Nick Boever had one catch for three yards.  Price also led the team in rushing with six carries for 19 yards.  Boever had eight carries for 16 yards, and Stone had seven carries for 10 yards.  Coby Maeschen led the team with 10 tackles.  Price and Boever both had seven tackles each.  Kenyon Shellum had five tackles, and Brandon Geraets and Tayte Gleason both had four tackles each.

Dell Rapids (2-2) will host Tri-Valley for their homecoming game on Friday, September 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

#4 Ranked Quarriers Continue to Roll

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NewDRLogoThe #4 ranked Dell Rapids Quarriers continue to roll as their won their third straight match and eighth overall on the season after a 3-1 win over the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Thursday, September 13th at Dell Rapids High School.  Tri-Valley won the first set by a score of 25-17, but Dell Rapids won the next three to take the match by scores of 25-13, 25-18, and 25-14.

Hannah Fletcher finished the night with 23 set assists, 11 digs, 10 service points, five kills, and three aces.  Brooke Klein had a solid defensive match with 18 digs and also added six service points.  Jayda Knuppe led the team with 11 kills.  Knuppe also had 12 digs, 12 service points, three aces, and a block.  Kyra Graham had five blocks and three kills, while Maria Jackson had five kills and three blocks.  Mackenze Grisham added 11 digs and eight service points.  Mallory Haak finished with 10 digs and two aces.  Dezi Rus had seven digs and four kills.

Dell Rapids (8-2) will travel to Garretson to take on the Blue Dragons on Tuesday, September 18th for their next match.

Quarrier Boys Golf Places Fourth at EPJ Invite

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team placed fourth at the 2018 EPJ Huskies Boys Match Play Tournament at The Pointe Golf Course in Elk Point on Thursday, September 13th.

Golfers were separated into eight-player brackets.  Each bracket place earned points for the team.  Lucas Berg finished third in his bracket.  Karsen Welbig, Charlie Holom, and Malakai Anderson all finished fourth in their respective brackets.  Brandon Kubly and Brady Larson both had fifth place finishes.  Tim Jaycox had a seventh place finish, and Zach McKee had an eighth place finish.

With the 2018 season nearing an end, the Quarriers look to the Dak XII Conference Tournament on Monday, September 17th at Bakker Crossing in Sioux Falls.

Cardinal Volleyball Evens Record with Win over Redhawks

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DRSM LogoThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team avenged an early season loss and evened their record with a hard-fought straight set win over the Estelline/Henricks Redhawks on Thursday, September 13th, in Estelline.

The Cardinals had their easiest set in the first set as they cruised to a 25-15 victory.  Both of the next two sets went extra points with the Cardinals winning the second set 26-24 and then winning the third set by a score of 27-25.

Veronica Beck led the offensive attack with nine kills.  Cassie Mullaney and Maddie Schwebach both finished with seven kills each.  Beck and Paige Bunkers both had two ace serves in the match.  Bunkers also led the team with seven set assists.  Beck was also strong at the net defensively with four blocks.  Schwebach and Mullaney both had two blocks each.  Macie Brown and Carley Maxwell were both solid in the back row with 11 and 1o digs respectively.  Bunkers added five digs as well.

St Mary (5-5) will look to win their third match in a row when they travel to Howard on Tuesday, September 18th.

Cardinal Boys Cross Country 2nd at Freeman

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Photo courtesy of Craig Libis

Photo courtesy of Craig Libis

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country runners traveled to Freeman on Wednesday, September 12th on a hot and windy day.  The boys team finished second as a team to Freeman Academy/Marion out of nine total teams. Medals were given to the top 20 runners.

The Cardinals finished with a total of 30 points as a team.  Freeman Academy/Marion finished with 14 points.  Mitchell Christian was third with 36 points.

Four of the varsity runners for the boys finished in the top 20.  Jacob Vogel placed fifth with a time of 19:04.  Connor Libis was 12th with a time of 20:27.  Thomas Eining was right behind in 13th with a time of 20:32.  Seth Roemen placed 19th with a time of 20:52.  Sam Palmer crossed the line in 35th with a time of 23:15.

Addy Gilbert was the lone varsity runner for the girls team.  She placed 14th with a time of 25:15.

St Mary will be at home at the Rocky Run Golf Course for their next meet on Wednesday, September 19th.

Quarriers Run at SFC Invite, Girls Place 3rd

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Photo courtesy of Sara Van Regenmorter

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team competed in the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invitational meet on Tuesday, September 11th held at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

The Quarrier girls team placed third with a total of 57 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won the team title with 37 points.  Lennox was second with 44 points.  The Dell Rapids boys placed 10th with 137 points.  Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys division with 25 points.  Harrisburg was second with 40 points, and Vermillion placed third with 74 points.

The girls had three runners place in the top 20.  Katrina Kreul placed eighth, Aspen Hansen placed 13th, and Adisen Stadem was 15th.

Dell Rapids will host the Dells Invite at Rocky Run Golf Course on Wednesday, September 19th for their next meet.

Individual Girls Results

  • Katrina Kreul (8th) – 22:12.69
  • Aspen Hansen (13th) – 22:46.86
  • Adisen Stadem (15th) – 22:50.17
  • Kat Fletcher (27th) – 24:23.37
  • Madysen VanOverbeke (43rd) – 26:21.89
  • Alli DeStigter (45th) – 26:42.79

Individual Boys Results

  • Carter Wynja (24th) – 19:37.19
  • Brayden Pulscher (29th) – 19:52.38
  • Logan Anderson (40th) – 20:40.01
  • Gabe Clark (56th) – 21:30.22

 

 

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