Sports Archives - Page 159 of 259 - Big Sioux Media Sports Network

Titans Top Quarriers in 11A Semifinals

November 5, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Tea Area Titans remained undefeated and moved on to the 11A championship game with a 32-21 win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Friday, November 4th, at Tea Area High School.

The Titans moved the ball successfully in their first two drives of the game. After receiving the kickoff to start the game, Tea Area had an 11 play, 89 yard drive that lasted 5:24 ending in a 29-yard touchdown run by Adam Heien. Their second drive was a 10 play, 70 yard drive that lasted 4:10. With 11:09 remaining in the second quarter, Kendron Rensch scored on a two-yard touchdown run to put the Titans ahead 13-0.

Dell Rapids got their offense rolling in their third drive. The Quarriers ran just four plays and covered 69 yards ending in a 39-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Hansen to Anthony Miller with 9:51 remaining in the half. The Dell Rapids defense then forced two consecutive punts, and the offense was driving late in the second quarter. With just over a minute to play, the Quarriers had the ball with a 2nd and goal from the two yard line. What happened next changed the flow of the entire game.

Hansen took the snap, ran a fake hand-off, spun to his left and was met by Logan Hoon who stripped the ball from Hansen and ran it 94 yards the other way for a Titan touchdown to put Tea Area ahead 19-7 at halftime. The play seemed to give all the momentum to the Titans for the second half.

The Titan defense forced a three and out of the Quarriers to open the third quarter. Tea Area then scored on their next drive. Payton Conrad scored on a four-yard run with 6:16 to go to push the lead to 26-7. The Titans scored again with 4:27 remaining in the third quarter when Heien reeled off a 57-yard touchdown run to make the score 32-7.

Dell Rapids was able to get two scores in the fourth quarter. Tanner Heim scored both times for the Quarriers. The first touchdown came with 6:35 remaining in the game on a one-yard run. The second score happened with 2:47 to go and was a three-yard run.

The Quarriers finished with 375 yards of offense, 188 rushing yards and 187 passing yards. Tea Area finished with 360 yards of total offense, 281 rushing yards and 79 passing yards. Adam Nagelhout had two carries for 78 yards. Seth Andersen had five carries for 55 yards. Hansen had 12 carries for 35 yards, and Heim had seven carries for 18 yards and two touchdowns. Hansen finished the game 7-11 passing for 125 yards and a touchdown. Carson Rentz was 5-10 passing for 62 yards and an interception. Heim had four catches for 41 yards. Mason Peter had two catches for 58 yards. Miller had one catch for 39 yards for a touchdown. Defensively Heim led the team with 10 tackles. Nate McKee added nine tackles, and Hansen and Andersen both had eight tackles.

Dell Rapids finishes their season with an 8-3 record. The Quarriers lost to Madison once, and Tea Area twice….the two teams that will compete for the 11A championship on Saturday, November 12th, at 1:00 p.m. in Vermillion.

Quarrier Volleyball Season Ends at Region 3A Tourney

November 4, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team had their season come to an end in the second round of the Region 3A tournament on Thursday, November 3rd, at Sioux Falls Christian High School.

The Quarriers opened up the region tournament in Madison on Tuesday, November 1st, against the Flandreau Fliers. Dell Rapids defeated Flandreau in straight sets by scores of 25-15, 25-20, and 25-20. Chloe Solberg finished the night with 10 points along with 34 set assists. Trinity Gordon had 20 kills and 14 digs in the match. Brooke Klein added 18 digs and 10 points. Sydney Stofferahn had eight kills, and Hannah Fletcher finished the night with 12 points.

Dell Rapids then lost to the Chargers of Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday in straight sets by scores of 22-25, 9-25, and 17-25. The Quarriers led through much of the first set, but Sioux Falls Chrisitian rallied for the win and held the momentum the rest of the night. Stofferahn had nine kills and two blocks for Dell Rapids. Klein had three ace serves and 12 digs. Solberg finished with 11 set assists.

The Quarriers finished the season with a record of 13-18 overall and 4-7 in the Dak-12 Conference. Seniors for the 2016 season are Sara Van Regenmorter, Alyssa Shellum, Alexis Krantz, MacKenzie Gullickson, Justice Haggin, and Chloe Solberg.

Offense Shines in Second Half for Quarrier Win

October 28, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers scored 28 points in the second half on their way to a 35-18 win over the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in the quarterfinals of the South Dakota High School 11A playoffs on Thursday, October 27th, at Bob Young Stadium in Sioux Falls.

The Quarrier offense made great halftime adjustments as Dell Rapids was only able to put up one score in the first half. Neither team scored in the first quarter, and each team only possessed the ball one time in the quarter. Both defenses force a turnover on downs deep in their own territory to keep the game scoreless.

Dell Rapids scored first with 2:26 remaining in the second quarter when Hunter Hansen connected with Jeffrey Schuch on a jump pass from the one yard line to give the Quarriers a 7-0 lead. The Chargers marched down the field and scored on a 25-yard field goal by Jack Scott as time expired in the second quarter to make the score 7-3 at halftime.

The Quarriers scored two times in the third quarter. The first touchdown came with 7:11 remaining on a two-yard run by Seth Spielmann. Dell Rapids added to the lead with 3:59 to go on a 58-yard touchdown run by Tanner Heim. The Quarriers led 21-3 at the end of the third quarter.

The start of the fourth quarter was an offensive fury. The two teams combined to score 22 points in less than a minute and a half. Sioux Falls Christian scored with 10:30 to go in the game on a four-yard run by Riley Hogan. Dell Rapids answered :14 later when Hansen scored on a 69-yard run with 10:16 remaining to extend the Quarrier lead back to 18 points at 28-10. The Chargers answered about a minute later when Sawyer Prins found Dejay Fykstra in the corner of the endzone on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 9:04 remaining. The two point conversion was good and the Chargers were within 10 points at 28-18. After the Charger defense held Dell Rapids, Sioux Falls Christian had the ball with a chance to close the gap, but Nick Hoffman intercepted a Prins pass, and with 2:40 remaining, Heim scored his second touchdown from two yards away to give Dell Rapids a 35-18 lead.

The Quarriers had three 100-yard rushers on the night. Heim finished with 15 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Hansen had 10 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown, and Spielmann had 16 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown. Dell Rapids had 367 yards of rushing offense on the night and converted 7-12 third down chances. Defensively, Nate McKee finished with 13 tackles on the night. Mason Peter had 10 tackles. Ross Wiebenga and Seth Andersen each had eight tackles. Hansen added seven tackles, and Heim and Blake Rieder both had six tackles.

Dell Rapids improves to 8-2 on the season. The Quarriers will travel to Tea to play the Tea Area Titans on Friday November 4th. The Titans defeated West Central 14-6. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Season Ends in Hard-Fought Playoff Game

October 26, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In an exciting, hard-fought South Dakota High School 9B playoff football game, the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders scored two late touchdowns to earn a 22-14 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Tuesday, October 25th, in Ramona.

The Cardinals scored first with 6:41 to go in the first quarter. Dalton Houska scored on a two-yard run and also scored the two-point conversion to give St Mary an 8-0 lead. Neither team scored again in the first quarter.

The Raiders tied the game with 10:42 to play in the second quarter. Riston Wolf had a two-yard touchdown run, and Jamus Brown connected with Jeremiah Hoekman for the two-point conversion. St Mary would take the lead at halftime as Garret Frost scored on a three-yard run as time expired in the second half to give the Cardinals a 14-8 lead.

Neither team scored in the third quarter as both defenses made key stops. The Raiders forced two turnover-on-downs of the Cardinals in Raider territory. Evan Brown came up with a big interception in the end zone late in the third quarter of a J. Brown pass to keep Oldham-Ramona/Rutland off the scoreboard.

The Raiders, however, would tie the game with 9:45 to go after a nine-yard run by Jacob Hegdahl. The game-winning score for the Raiders came with 1:12 to play in the game when J. Brown connected with Hoekman for a 10-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone on a fourth down play.

St Mary ends the season with a 3-6 record.

Quarrier Volleyball Ends Regular Season

October 25, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team finished their regular season in Beresford on Monday, October 24th. The Watchdogs defeated Dell Rapids by scores of 25-23, 17-25, 29-31, 25-20, and 15-12.

Hannah Fletcher, Jayda Knuppe, and Chloe Solberg led the team in serving with 10 points each. Trinity Gordon finished the night with 19 kills. Sydney Stofferahn added 17 kills. Stofferahn also had two block points. Brooke Klein had 38 digs, and Solberg tallied 48 set assists.

Dell Rapids finished the regular season with an 11-17 record. The Quarriers will play the Flandreau Fliers in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, November 1st. The match will be played in Madison at approximately 7:30 p.m.

JV Results:

The JV fell two games to zero by the set scores of 20-25 and 17-25. Leaders included Gabi Rus (five points, 14 digs) and Regan Stone (seven digs, four points, and three aces). The team finished with a 6-10.

C Team Results:

The C team lost 23-25 and 17-25. Katie Steineke (seven kills), Dezi Rus (12 digs), Kyra Graham (seven digs), and Ava Schuring (six assists and three points) paced the Quarrier attack. The team end its season with a 8-10 record.

Dell Rapids Grad Competes in Team Roping Championships

October 24, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

(Torrington, Wyoming, October 19, 2016) – The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Rodeo Team concluded the fall season in Cheyenne at the annual Shawn Dubie Memorial rodeo hosted by Laramie County Community College.

Freshman Bryer Wadhams, Pueblo, CO and partner Trevor Schnaufer, sophomore, also from Pueblo, won the team roping average with a total time of 13.7 seconds on two steers. Wadhams and Schnaufer had a great fall season and are sitting in third place in the Central Rocky Mountain team roping standings.

EWC had three other teams of team ropers in the short round finals at the rodeo. Braden Pirrung, freshman, Hartford, SD and partner JD Kirwan, Gillette College were 5^th in the average. At 6^th in the average was the team of Sutton Adams, freshman, Dell Rapids, SD and partner Jaden Clark, University of Wyoming. Sophomores Riley Curuchet, Kaycee, WY and Denton Shaw, Lusk, WY were 6^th in the first round.

In the saddle bronc riding, freshman Wyatt Schuelke, Faith, SD, split 3^rd/4^th in the first round.

Schnaufer also split 3^rd/4^th/5^th in the first round of the tie down roping with a time of 10.5 seconds.

In the breakaway roping, freshman Tanielle Arneson, Enning, SD, qualified for the short round with a time of 2.8 seconds. She was 5^th in the average with a total time of 6.1 seconds.

Sophomore Ballie Mutchler, Whitewood, SD, qualified for the short round in the barrel racing.

“Our team finished the fall season strong on both the men’s and women’s sides,” shared Coach Jake Clark. “If the season ended today we would be taking five students to nationals. We will work hard all winter and be ready to compete this spring.”

Several Lancers have earned spots in the Central Rocky Mountain region with points earned at the five fall rodeos. Those student athletes are listed below.

Team Roping Header – Braden Pirrung, 1^st, 365 points
Team Roping Header – Logan Milligan, 2^nd, 340 points
Team Roping Header – Bryer Wadhams, 3^rd, 310 points
Team Roping Heeler – Coley Nichols, 2^nd, 340 points
Team Roping Heeler – Trevor Schnaufer, 3^rd, 310 points
Saddle Bronc Riding – Wyatt Schuelke, 8^th, 170 points
Steer Wrestling – Danny Manning, 10^th, 160 points

The spring season will begin March 17-19 in Gillette, WY.

Cross Country Teams Represented Well at State

October 22, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Four runners from Dell Rapids St Mary and four runners from Dell Rapids ran in the 2016 State Cross Country Meet in Huron on Saturday, October 22nd.

Running for the Cardinals, Connor Libis finished 33rd with a time of 18:58.87. Jacob Vogel finished 55th with a time of 19:32.66. There were a total of 123 runners that finished the boys Class B run. Ella Heinitz placed 50th with a time of 22:47.46. Christina Vogel finished 84th with a time of 24:12.79. A total of 116 runners finished the girls Class B race.

Running for the Quarriers, Carter Wynja finished 60th with a time of 18:47.47. Caleb Kirschenmann finished with a time of 21:39.62. There were a total of 132 runners finished the boys Class A run. Aspen Hansen finished 77th with a time of 22:28.71. Kathryn Fletcher finished with a time of 26:42.21. A total of 127 runners finished the girls Class A run.

Cardinal and Quarrier Results from State Cheer Competition

October 21, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal and Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer teams participated in the 2016 South Dakota Class A Cheer and Dance competition held on Friday, October 21st, at Aberdeen Central High School. Both teams performed in the Large Stunt and Tumbling category.

Dell Rapids St Mary placed fourth in the category with a score of 221.50 points. Dell Rapids placed fifth with a score of 218.00. Sioux Valley won the category with a score of 236.00. Dakota Valley was second with 233.50 points, and Platte-Geddes was third in the category with 225.50 points.

Sioux Valley was also the Grand Champion of the Class A Cheer competition with the 236.00 points. Dakota Valley placed second with 233.50 points. Custer placed third overall (placed 1st in the Small Stunt and Tumbling category) with 226.50 points. Platte-Geddes was fourth, Dell Rapids St Mary was fifth, Parkston sixth, and Dell Rapids finished seventh overall.

Dakota Valley was the Grand Champion of the Class A Dance competition with 260.83 points. Platte-Geddes was second with 231.67 points, and Spearfish third with 230.83 points.

Quarriers End Regular Season with Fifth Straight Win

October 21, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers scored in every quarter on their way to a 56-14 win over the Lennox Orioles on Senior Night Thursday, October 20th, at Dell Rapids High School. It was the last regular season football game for Dell Rapids.

The Quarriers scored two times in the opening quarter to take an early 14-0 lead. The first score was a 23-yard run by Hunter Hansen. The second touchdown was on a 16-yard pass from Hansen to Seth Andersen.

Lennox and Dell Rapids combined to score five times in the second quarter. Lennox scored on the first play of the second quarter on a 27-yard pass from Zach Leisinger to Holdyn Breck to cut the lead to 14-7. Andersen scored his second touchdown of the game on the ensuing kickoff, returning the kick 75 yards for a touchdown. Leisnger scored the second touchdown for Lennox with about 5:00 to go in the quarter making the score 21-14. But the Quarriers again returned the kickoff for a touchdown, this time Seth Spielmann returned it 88 yards for the score. The Quarriers were able to add another score before halftime when Hansen scored on a 21-yard run.

Dell Rapids scored three more times in the second half. Tanner Heim had a four-yard run, Hansen added another score from 71 yards away, and Spielmann finished the scoring with a 12-yard run.

The Quarriers racked up 439 yards of total offense, 112 passing yards and 327 rushing yards. Lennox finished with 264 yards of offense, 238 passing yards, but only 26 rushing yards.

Hansen finished the game 4-5 passing for 112 yards and a touchdown. Andersen had four catches for 97 yards and a touchdown. Hansen also had five carries for 136 yards and three scores. Heim had six carries for 40 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Miller had three carries for 40 yards. Spielmann finished with six carries for 30 yards and a touchdown. Defensively for Dell Rapids, Ross Wiebenga, Blake Reider, and Mason Peter all had four tackles each. Matt Gillogly and Andersen both finished with three tackles.

Dell Rapids ends the regular season with a record of 7-2. The Quarriers are the #5 seed in the Class 11A playoffs and will play Sioux Falls Christian in Sioux Falls on Thursday, October 27th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Volleyball Team Drops Match to Madison

October 19, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers dropped their match to the Madison Bulldogs in Madison on Tuesday, October 18th, in straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-16.

Trinity Gordon led the team with seven kills on the night. Jayda Knuppe finished with five kills. Gordon also added two ace serves. Brooke Klein had 21 digs for Dell Rapids, with Kenzi Gullickson adding nine. Chloe Solberg had 15 set assists, and Sydney Stofferahn had a block.

Dell Rapids falls to 11-16 on the season. The Quarriers will travel to Beresford on Monday, October 24th.

« Previous Page