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Cardinal Football Posts Big Win over Lake Preston

October 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids St. Mary continues its march to the playoffs with a dominant win over the Lake Preston Divers 56-0 in Lake Preston on Friday, October 17th.

St. Mary come out on their opening drive and scored on a Josh Brown touchdown run. On their second possession, the Cardinals scored on a 22-yard touchdown run by Christian Schnieders. St. Mary regained possession on a turnover on downs when Lake Preston was unable to handle the snap on the punt. Casey Hansen connected with J. Brown for the first passing touchdown of the game.

Coach Ross Flemmer said that they decided to start Hansen at quarterback and move Wes Heinricy to wing back this week because Heinricy gives them another option at wing back in the double wing formation.

In the second quarter, St. Mary continued to dominate. The first touchdown of the quarter was a pass from Heinricy to Noah Fiegen. The Cardinals scored again on their next possession, this time by Mitch Brown. St. Mary scored their last two touchdowns on runs by Heinricy and M. Brown. The Cardinals not only scored seven touchdowns in the first half to end the game at halftime, they were 7-7 on 2-point conversations.

Offensively St. Mary’s spread the ball around very well in the run game. Heinricy had four carries for 57 yards and a touchdown. Schnieders finished with three carries for 49 yards and a touchdown. J. Brown added four carries for 47 yards and a touchdown. M. Brown had two rushing touchdowns in the game.

Heinricy was 3-6 passing for 21 yards and a a touchdown. Hansen went 2-4 for 19 yards and a touchdown.

The Cardinal defense held the Divers to -21 rushing yards and -1 passing yards.

St. Mary will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Thursday, October 23rd, at 7:00 p.m.

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Quarrier Volleyball Finishes 1-2 at Dak-12 Tourney

October 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team finished with a 1-2 record at the Dakota-12 Conference Volleyball Tournament at Elk Point on Saturday, October 18th. Sioux Falls Christian won the conference tournament. Dakota Valley finished second, and Madison placed third.

Dell Rapids opened up the tournament with a match against the West Central Trojans. The Trojans defeated Dell Rapids by scores of 25-22, 25-13. Tiffany Finkral finished the match with three kills, two blocks, and five digs. Brittany Kludt added four kills. Sarah Haak had 12 assists in the match.

In the second match, the Quarriers faced the Vermillion Tanagers. The Tanagers defeated Dell Rapids by scores of 25-22, 25-17. Haak had 14 assists and five digs in the match. Megan Miles finished with five kills. Shelby Wrage tallied seven digs.

Dell Rapids finished the tournament against Canton. The Quarriers beat the C-Hawks 25-14, 25-23. Arial Hoffman had five kills to lead Dell Rapids. Finkral and Miles each had three kills. Miles also had two service aces. Kludt had two defensive blocks, and Haak finished with another 11 assists in the match.

Dell Rapids’ record now moves to 10-13 on the year. The Quarriers will travel to Madison to face the Bulldogs on Tuesday, October 21st.

Quarrier Football Wins 6th Straight

October 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team earned their sixth straight win on a great defensive effort after defeating the Tri-Valley Mustangs 27-7 on Friday, October 17th, at Tri-Valley High School.

The Quarrier offense got off to a slow start to the game. Dell Rapids only ran four offensive plays, with one of those plays a punt, in the entire first quarter. However, the Quarrier defense did not allow any points in the first quarter.

Tri-Valley was able to push across a score with 11:17 to go in the second quarter on an 8-yard touchdown run by Nick Buchmann. The extra point was good by Sebastian Granzow, and Tri-Valley had a 7-0 lead. Dell Rapids was finally able to put together a solid drive midway through the second quarter. The drive was capped off by a 10-yard touchdown pass from Jase Nelson to Ben Gillogly with 3:23 left in the half. The extra point was good by Keegan Hemenway, and the Quarriers tied the game at 7-7. With under 2:00 to play, the Dell Rapids defense recovered a fumble deep in Tri-Valley territory, and the Quarriers turned it into six more points. Riley Schmidt threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Riley Jurgensen with :27 left in the half to give Dell Rapids a 13-7 lead at halftime.

The Dell Rapids defense held strong in the second half giving up zero points. The Quarrier offense was unable to score in the third quarter, but Schmidt scored on a 4-yard run one play into the fourth quarter. The two-point conversion was no good, and Dell Rapids held a 19-7 lead with 11:55 to go in the game. Schmidt found the endzone again on a 56-yard run with 3:01 to go. Nelson was able to find Hemenway in the endzone on a pass to convert on the two-point conversion to give Dell Rapids a 27-7 win.

Dell Rapids improves to 6-1 on the year. The Quarriers will wrap up the regular season at home on Thursday, October 23rd, when they host the Vermillion Tanagers.

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Quarrier Volleyball Falls to Sioux Falls Christian

October 17, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team lost in three games to the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers by scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-12 on Thursday, October 16th, in Dell Rapids.

Tiffany Finkral led the Quarrier offense with 12 service points. Brittany Kludt added four kills, and Kia Schumacher and Arial Hoffman each had three kills apiece. Shelby Wrage finished the night with six digs for Dell Rapids.

The loss drops Dell Rapids to a record of 9-11. The Quarriers will travel to Elk Point for the Dak-12 Conference Tournament on Saturday, October 18th. Dell Rapids will open up the tournament against West Central at 9:00 a.m.

JV Results:
The JV team played their best volleyball of the season, but ended up falling to the Chargers two games to one by scores of 20-25, 25-19, 8-15. Chloe Solberg had eight service points in the match. Alyssa Shellum added six kills and one block. Trinity Gordon and Hoffman each tallied four kills. Hannah Welbig led the defense with seven digs, while Sami Reider finished with four digs.

C Team Results:
The C Team also fell to Sioux Falls Christian by scores of 25-22, 25-11. Autumn Schumaker scored six points for Dell Rapids, and Betsy Amundson scored four points. Sydney Cook finished the match with two blocks and four kills. Ashley Lorenzen also had four kills.

Three Quarrier Cross Country Runners Qualify for State

October 17, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Three Dell Rapids Quarrier Cross Country runners qualified for the state during the Region 2A Cross Country Meet on Thursday, October 16th, in Garretson. Both the girls and boys team participated in the region meet.

The Dell Rapids girls team finished 7th with 101 total points. Madison won the girls team title with 20 points. Garretson finished second with 35 points, and Flandreau was third with 53 points. Shaylee Hoff and Aspen Hansen qualified for state individually for Dell Rapids by placing in the top 20 at the region meet.

The Quarrier boys team finished fourth with 86 points, just missing qualifying the entire team. West Central finished first as a team with 24 points. Garretson was second with 37 points, and Madison finished third with 58 points. Zane Schumaker qualified for state individually by also placing in the top 20.

The State A Cross Country Meet will be held in Huron on Saturday, October 25th. Big Sioux Media will have updates from the state meet for Hoff, Hansen, and Schumaker.

Girls Individual Results:

Shaylee Hoff – 16:36.13 (16th)
Aspen Hansen – 16:43.35 (18th)
Shaina Visser – 17:52.90 (30th)
Katie Jaycox – 19:00.84 (42nd)
Mikayla DeNoon – 19:20.09 (45th)
Jessica Tisher – 19:34.08 (46th)

Boys Individual Results:

Zane Schumaker – 18:02.94 (8th)
Trent Knuppe – 19:19.56 (25th)
Caleb Kirschenmann – 19:30.30 (26th)
Brett Mogen – 19.35.18 (27th)
Ted DeLange – 19:43.56 (28th)
Dominic Holmes – 21:02.23 (45th)

Deubrook Ends Quarrier Volleyball Win Streak

October 16, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Looking for their third straight win, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team lost to the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Tuesday, October 14th, in White. The Dolphins beat the Quarriers by scores of 25-13, 25-13, 21-25, 25-18.

Brittany Kludt recorded nine kills in the match. Tiffany Finkral added six kills. Sarah Haak had seven aces and 20 set assists. Shelby Wrage finished the night with 11 digs.

The Quarriers fall to 9-10 on the year. Dell Rapids will host Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, October 16th.

JV Results:
The Dolphins came away with a 25-15 and 25-22. Trinity Gross had six kills and five service points, and Chloe Solberg added seven service points. Autumn Schumaker had four service points, while Sydney Stofferahn and Kenedy Mergen each smacked three kills.

Cardinal Cross Country Girls 2nd at Region 2B Meet

October 16, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals Cross Country teams participated in the Region 2B Meet held on Wednesday, October 15th, in Howard.

The Cardinal girls finished second in the region with 27 points. Howard won the event with 17 points. Hanson was third with 32 points, Chester Area fourth with 39 points, and Elkton-Lake Benton was fifth with 42 points. Christina Vogel finished second individually for St Mary, just two seconds behind Ashlyn Deknikker of Lake Preston, who won the event.

The St Mary boys team finished sixth with 51 points. McCrossan won the meet with 14 points. Canistota was second with 34 points. Baltic placed third with 38 points, Elkton-Lake Benton finished fourth with 41 points, and Oldham-Ramona/Rutland was fifth with 43 points. Matt Farmer was the top finisher for the Cardinal boys team with a time of 19:07.80.

The State B Cross Country Meet will be held on Saturday, October 25th, in Huron.

Individual Girl Results:

Christina Vogel – 16:15.10 (2nd)
Tana Harrington – 17:21.10 (11th)
Catherine Vogel – 17:36.60 (16th)
Cassie Geraets – 17:49.80 (19th)
Paige Bunkers – 18:54.20 (26th)

Individual Boys Results:

Matt Farmer – 19:07.80 (16th)
Micah Roeman – 19:18.50 (20th)
Jason Cook – 20:00.80 (28th)
Drew Wood – 21:12.20 (37th)

Cardinal Volleyball Wins 5-Game Match

October 14, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The match took five games to decide, but the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team defeated Estelline by scores of 25-22, 25-14, 12-25, 12-25, 15-10 on Monday, October 13th, in Estelline.

The Cardinals had three players end the night with 20 or more digs. Ally Mullaney led the team with 29 digs. Lindsey Wolles finished with 22, and Kaitlyn Vortherms had 20 digs. L. Wolles also tallied 19 set assists in the match. Mullaney pounded 11 kills, while Riley Wolles and Jackie Wolles each had six kills apiece. Vortherms and Mullaney finished with six aces apiece as well.

The win moves the Cardinals’ record to 7-14. St Mary will travel back to Estelline on Saturday, October 18th, for the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament.

Cardinal Football Cruises to 5th Win of the Year

October 11, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal football team cruised to a 60-8 over Estelline on Friday, October 10th, in Dell Rapids.

The Cardinals scored 30 points in the first quarter. The first touchdown came on a fake-punt run by Wes Heinricy. The Cardinal defense recovered a fumble in the endzone for the second score to go ahead 16-0. Heinricy scored again later in the quarter to put St Mary ahead 24-0. Josh Brown added a 5-yard touchdown run to add to the Cardinal lead.

The offense kept rolling in the second quarter as Heinricy scored his third touchdown on a short run to make it 38-0. J. Brown scored his second touchdown of the game on a 7-yard touchdown run with 4:48 left in the half to give St Mary a 46-0 lead. Estelline was able to score late in the second quarter on a touchdown pass to head into halftime down 46-8.

St Mary scored two more times in the third quarter. Heinricy found the endzone for the fourth time on the night to extend the St Mary lead to 54-8. Evan Brown scored the final touchdown with 1:54 left in the third quarter to end the game on the mercy rule 60-8.

The Cardinals improve to 5-1 on the year. St Mary will travel to Lake Preston on Friday, October 17th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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Quarrier Football Rides Big 2nd Half to Win

October 11, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers football team scored 28 points in the second half to come from behind and beat the West Central Trojans 34-25 on Friday, October 10th, in Dell Rapids.

Dell Rapids got on the scoreboard first on a 56-yard touchdown run by Jase Nelson to take an early 6-0 lead. West Central was able to get three points on a 32-yard field goal by Noah Vettrus with 4:56 left in the first quarter. The Quarriers held a 6-3 lead after the first quarter.

The Trojans took the lead early in the second quarter. With 11:25 remaining Josh Mettler scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to put West Central up 10-6 after the extra point. The Trojans extended their lead to 17-6 with 8:48 left in the half on a 3-yard touchdown run by Seth Titus. West Central led 17-6 at halftime.

Dell Rapids came out of half time inspired as they scored on their first possession of the second half on a 32-yard touchdown run by Riley Schmidt. Nelson found Ben Gillogly in the endzone for the 2-point conversion, and Dell Rapids cut the lead to 14-17. With 3:34 left in the third quarter, Nelson hit Austin Broin with a 25-yard touchdown pass to give Dell Rapids a 21-17 lead. On West Central’s next drive, Titus fumbled the ball which was recovered by Schmidt. Schmidt then scored on a 23-yard touchdown shortly after the recovery with 2:09 to go in the third quarter to push the Quarrier lead to 28-17.

West Central drove deep into Quarrier territory early in the fourth quarter, but Trojan quarterback Jace Hanisch was intercepted in the end zone by Riley Jurgensen. The Quarriers capitalized again on the turnover, as Schmidt scored on an 80-yard touchdown run on the very next play to extend the lead to 34-17 with 11:17 left in the game. West Central added a late touchdown on a 9-yard run by Hanisch with 2:28 left to play to pull within nine points at 34-25, but the game ended on a Beau Carpenter interception.

Dell Rapids gained 487 yards in the game, 115 passing yards and 372 rushing yards. West Central ended the game with 359 total yards, 101 passing yards and 258 rushing yards. The Trojans turned the ball over three times while Dell Rapids had zero turnovers.

Nelson finished the night 5-12 passing for 115 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt had two catches for 71 yards. Broin had one touchdown catch of 25 yards. Jurgensen also had a catch for 17 yards. Schmidt led the rushing attack with 20 carries for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Nelson had four carries for 71 yards and a touchdown. Tanner Ljunggren had 9 carries for 39 yards, and Keegan Hemenway had 13 carries for 29 yards.

Ben Gillogly led the defense with eight tackles. Carpenter had seven tackles and one interception. Joel Brust and Ljunggren each had six tackles in the game. Jurgensen had an interception, and Schmidt had a fumble recovery.

Dell Rapids improves to 5-1 on the year. The Quarriers will be on the road Friday, October 17th, playing the Tri-Valley Mustangs. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

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