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Fletcher Signs with DSU

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FletcherDSUSign_1Dell Rapids Quarrier senior volleyball player Hannah Fletcher signed her letter of intent to play volleyball with the Dakota State University Trojans on Wednesday, September 5th.  Fletcher was joined by her family, Quarrier head coach Jessica Ahlers, DSU head coach Amy Veenhoff, and DSU assistant coach Ceanna Larson for the signing.

Fletcher’s first year as a varsity setter was last year (2017).  She had a very successful year with a hitting percentage of 94% (194-206), three kills per set average, .8 aces per set average, 11.4 digs per set average, .4 blocks per set average, and 22 assists per set average.  Fletcher was also a Dak-12 All-Conference team member and named Dell Rapids Most Valuable Front Row Player in 2017.  Fletcher is on the verge of reaching 1,000 career set assists this season.  Currently she had 838 career sets and has been averaging close to 30 sets per match, which puts the milestone in reach this season.  She was also ranked as one of the top five setters in all of South Dakota by Adrenaline Volleyball this season.

Coach Ahlers had this to say about Fletcher, “Hannah has been an amazing athlete to watch grow over the past four years and is very deserving of this accomplishment. She truly loves the game of volleyball and is constantly trying to perfect her skill. Her leadership abilities not only make her a great setter, but a captain for the whole team to look up to. I am certain it will be a smooth transition into the collegiate playing level for Hannah, and Dakota State University is very lucky to have such a great setter headed their way.”

Veenhoff said that she is very excited to have Fletcher join the Trojan volleyball team next fall.  “She’s going to be a great addition to the team.  She’s a great person and student, and she has a passion for volleyball!  She’s exactly what every coach wants on their team!  She has some good experience being a team leader out on the court and does a good job of running the offense for Dell Rapids.  We are very happy she has decided to continue her volleyball career here at Dakota State!” Veenhoff said.

Quarrier Cheer Hosts Cardinals and Others at Dell Rapids Invite

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DellsPubCheerInvite_2018_2The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team hosted five other teams on Tuesday, September 4th at the Dell Rapids Invite.  Dell Rapids St Mary, Platte-Geddes, Redfield-Doland, Dakota Valley, Sioux Valley, along with Dell Rapids, all competed in the event.

Sioux Valley took the top spot with a team score of 162.5.  Dakota Valley placed second with a score of 138.5.  Dell Rapids was third with a score of 138.25.  Dell Rapids St Mary placed fourth with a score of 133.  Redfield-Doland took home fifth place, and Platte-Geddes finished sixth. DellsPubCheerInvite_2018_1

Prior to the start of the event, the seniors for the Dell Rapids Quarriers were recognized.  Those seniors are Taylor Reit and Jenae Schoeberl.

Dell Rapids will make the trip north to Redfield for the Pheasant Invite on Tuesday, September 11th for their next competition.  The Cardinals will perform next on Saturday, September 15th at the Brookings Spirit Invitational.DellsPubCheerInvite_2018_3

Cardinal and Quarrier Cross Country Teams Run at Jesse James Invite

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CrossCountry-GenericThe Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal and Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country teams competed at the Jesse James Invite held at River Ridge Golf Course in Garretson on Tuesday, September 4th.

The Quarrier girls team finished sixth overall with a team score of 117.  Sioux Falls Christian won the boys event with a team score of 44.  Flandreau was second with a score of 65, and Beresford placed third with a score of 85.

The Quarrier boys team also finished sixth with a team score of 155.  Beresford won the boys title with a team score of 37.  Sioux Falls Christian was second with 39 points, and Lennox placed third with 101 points.  The Cardinals only had four varsity runners and five runners were scored, thus no team score for St Mary.

Dell Rapids St Mary will be in De Smet on Thursday, September 6th.  Dell Rapids will run in Luverne on Saturday, September 8th in their next meet.

Individual Girls Results

  • Katrina Kreul (DR, 14th) – 21:41.00
  • Adisen Stadem (DR, 24th) – 22:36.00
  • Aspen Hansen (DR, 26th) – 23:05.00
  • Kat Fletcher (DR) – 25:19.00
  • Madysen VanOverbeke (DR) – 25:26.00
  • Alli DeStigter (DR) – 26:48.00

Individual Boys Results

  • Jacob Vogel (DRSM, 12th) – 18:11.00
  • Carter Wynja (DR, 29th) – 19:11.00
  • Logan Anderson (DR) – 19:32.00
  • Brayden Pulscher (DR) – 19:38.00
  • Thomas Eining (DRSM) – 20:04.00
  • Seth Roemen (DRSM) – 20:56.00
  • Mitchell Heinemann (DR) – 21:03.00
  • Gabe Skonseng (DR) – 21:06.00
  • Sam Palmer (DRSM) – 22:09.00

 

Quarrier Boys Golf 10th at Madison

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team finished 10th out of 16 teams at the Madison Invitational held at the Madison Country Club on Tuesday, September 4th.

Dell Rapids finished with a team score of 379.  Tea Area won the team title with a score of 339.  Sisseton, Lennox, and Madison all finished with a team score of 347.  Sioux Falls Christian was fifth with a score of 354.

Karsen Welbig and Brandon Kubly had the low scores for Dell Rapids on the day.  Both of them finished with a round of 93.  Zach McKee was one stroke behind with a round of 94.  Brady Larson finished the tournament with a 99.  Lucas Berg had a round of 100, and Charlie Holm finished with a round of 109.

The Quarriers will travel to Groton for the Groton Invitational on Thursday, September 6th.

Comeback Falls Short for Cardinal Football

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DRSM LogoA second half comeback by the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell a few minutes short as the #4 ranked Colman-Egan Hawks ran out the clock for an 18-14 win on Friday, August 31st in Colman.

Colman-Egan got out to a 12-o lead early in the game.  After forcing the Cardinals to punt in their opening drive, Ryan Voelker scored on a two-yard run to give the Hawks a 6-0 lead.  After a St Mary fumble on their next drive, Colman-Egan scored again two plays later on a Nate Tolley 14-yard touchdown run to push the lead to 12-0.  St Mary was able to regroup and put together a 60-yard drive that ended in a 21-yard touchdown pass from Connor Libis to Weston Geraets.  After a two-point conversion, the Cardinals trailed 12-8 at the end of the first quarter.

The Hawks were able to get another score across with just over two minutes to play in the first half.  Ryan Hawkins scored on a 31-yard run to make the score 18-8.  The Cardinals threatened to score again before halftime.  W. Geraets caught a pass at the Colman-Egan three yard line with just under a minute to play, but the play was called back due to a holding call.  The half ended with St Mary trailing 18-8.

The two defenses held strong in the third quarter as neither team was able to score keeping the game at 18-8 in favor of Colman-Egan after three quarters of play.  With just over three minutes to play in the game, Libis scored on a two yard run to cut the lead to 18-14.  The Hawks, however, were able to run out the clock on the ground to hang on for the victory.

St Mary finished with a total of 217 yards of offense.  Colman-Egan ended the night with a total of 290 yards of offense.  Libis had 16 carries for 23 yards and a touchdown.  Libis was also 11-21 passing for 161 yards and a touchdown.  W. Geraets had four catches for 77 yards and a touchdown.  Ethan Geraets had five catches for 61 yards.  E. Geraets led the defense with nine tackles and a sack.  Eli Longville had 8.5 tackles and a sack.  W. Geraets added 7.5 tackles, and Payton Park had 7.5 tackles and a forced fumble.

The Cardinals (1-2) will have their bye week on September 7th and will be back to action on Friday, September 14th in De Smet.

Extra Point Block Seals Win for Quarriers

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DRvsVer_FB_8-31-18An extra point blocked by the Dell Rapids Quarriers proved to be the difference as Dell Rapids defeated the Vermillion Tanagers 29-28 on Friday, August 31st at Dell Rapids High School.  The win was the first win of the season for the 5th ranked Quarriers.

Vermillion scored first with 2:06 to go in the first quarter.  Jacob Peterson connected with Gray Peterson on an 18-yard pass for a touchdown.  Connor Saunders kicked the extra point to give the Tanagers a 7-0 lead.

Dell Rapids scored the next three touchdowns of the game.  Logan Ellingson electrified the home crowd with an 85-yard kick-off return for a touchdown with 1:51 to go in the first quarter.  Hunter Garry kicked the extra point to tie the game at 7-7.  Max Lamer scored the next touchdown for the Quarriers with 10:44 to go in the second quarter on a seven-yard run.  Garry made the extra point.  With 2:27 to play in the first half, Nick Boever scored on a five-yard run, and after the extra point was made by Garry, Dell Rapids had a 21-7 lead.  Vermillion was able to cut the lead with 1:03 to play in the second quarter on a 19-yard touchdown pass from J. Peterson to John LaCognata.  Saunders made the extra point, and Dell Rapids led 21-14 at halftime.

The Tanagers pulled within a point with 7:38 to play in the third quarter.  J. Peterson scored on a one-yard touchdown run.  Coby Maeschen and Boever broke through the line and blocked the extra point attempt of Saunders, and the Quarriers held on to a one point lead at 21-20.

Boever scored his second touchdown of the game with 8:19 to play in the fourth quarter on a three-yard run.  Eddie Price ran into the endzone for the two-point conversion to give Dell Rapids a 29-20 lead.  Vermillion added another score with 3:56 to play after a seven-yard touchdown pass from J. Peterson to Trevor Tarr.  Mitchell Dougherty scored the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 29-28.  Dell Rapids was able to run out the clock the remainder of the game to hang on for the win.

Price finished the game 5-11 passing for 114 yards.  Boever had 16 carries for 76 yards and two touchdowns.  Logan Ellingson one catch for 40 yards.  Avery Welbig had one catch for 30 yards, and Mason Goeken had a catch for 10 yards.  Maeschen led the team defensively with 13 tackles.  Drew VanRegenmorter, Brandon Geraets, and Kenyon Shellum all had four tackles each.

Dell Rapids (1-1) will travel to Belle Fourche on Friday, September 7th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Chargers Top Quarriers in Battle of Top Two Teams

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DRvsSFC_VB_8-30-18The top two ranked teams in South Dakota Class A volleyball did battle at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 30th.  The #1 ranked Sioux Falls Christian Chargers defeated the #2 ranked Dell Rapids Quarriers by scores of 25-10, 21-25, 25-13, 25-12 to remain undefeated.

The start of the first set remained closed as the Chargers took the serve with a 10-8 lead.  Sioux Falls Christian found some momentum and used an 11-point run to take a 21-8 lead.  The Chargers cruised to the first set win.

The Chargers was able to maintain about a four point lead through the first half of the second set.  Sioux Falls Christian led 12-8 before Dell Rapids tied the set at 13-13.  The two teams traded points back-and-forth.  With the Chargers leading 19-18, Dell Rapids scored the next five points and led 23-19.  The Quarriers were able to hang on for the win in the second set.

Again the Chargers held an early four-point lead in the third set at 8-4 and then again at 12-8.  Dell Rapids pulled within three points at 14-11, but Sioux Falls Christian closed out the third set on an 11-2 run to go ahead two sets to one.

Dell Rapids grabbed the early lead to start the fourth set at 4-2.  Sioux Falls Christian tied the score at 5-5, and then they went on a 12-3 run to take a 17-8 lead.  The Chargers didn’t look back from that point and took the match three sets to one.

Jayda Knuppe finished the match with eight kills and two service points.  Maria Jackson had three kills and four service points.  Hannah Fletcher finished with 15 set assists, 10 digs, five service points, and three kills.  Brooke Klein led the team with 14 digs on the night and also had two service points and an ace.  Kyra Graham had two blocks and a kill in the match.

“It’s been a tough week on the volleyball court.  While it’s always difficult to lose, there have been so many positives that have come out of these two games.  If the girls can leave it all out on the court every set, we will be unstoppable! They have so much heart and potential, the sky is the limit with this team!” said head coach Jessica Ahlers.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will host Tea Area in their third straight home match on Thursday, September 6th.

Cardinal Volleyball Wins First Home Match of Season

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DRSM LogoAfter playing the first week of the season on the road, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team won their first home match of the season over the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles on Thursday, August 30th.  The Cardinals won by set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 18-25, 27-25.

Veronica Beck led the team with nine kills.  Cassie Mullaney and Maddie Schwebach both had eight kills each.  Ella Heinitz added three kills.  Heinitz also had 39 set assists in the match.  Carly Maxwell led the defense with 12 digs.  Courtney Brown added seven digs.  Heinitz and Mullaney both had three digs.  Beck also led the team in ace serves with five on the night.

The Cardinals (3-4) will host Canistota on Thursday, September 6th.

Quarrier Competitive Cheer 6th in Watertown

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NewDRLogoOne day after winning the St Mary Invite, the Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team finished 6th overall at the Watertown Invite on Tuesday, August 28th.  Fifteen total teams participated in the event with only two of them being Class A teams.

Dell Rapids finished with a team score of 196.5.  Sioux Falls O’Gorman won the invite with a score of 259.5.  Sioux Valley, the only other Class A team, finished second with a score of 250.5.  Sioux Falls Washington was third with a score of 224.5.

The Quarriers will host the Dell Rapids Invite on Tuesday, September 4th.  Both the Quarrier and Cardinal teams will perform, and the competition will be streamed on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Volleyball Loses Home Opener to EPJ

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NewDRLogoThe Dell Rapids Quarriers lost their first match of the season which was their first home match on Tuesday, August 28th.  The Quarriers fell to the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in four sets by scores of 22-25, 19-25, 25-17, and 24-26.

Jayda Knuppe had 21 kills in the match, and Marie Jackson added 11 kills and two blocks.  Hannah Fletcher had 42 set assists and 14 digs.  Same Price and Brook Klein both finished with 29 digs.  Klein also had 10 service points.

The Quarriers (5-1), currently ranked #2 in Class A volleyball, will host the #1 Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, August 30th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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