The South Dakota High School Coaches Association has named its spring sports Coach of the Year Award winners. Mick Hoglund of Dell Rapids was named the Boys Golf Coach of the Year. Mick will be recognized at the annual awards banquet to be held in Aberdeen on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in conjunction with the summer coaches’ clinic.
Dells M 1-3 on Season
Dell Rapids 9, Harrisburg 0
Dell Rapids (1-3) held Harrisburg to three hits and no runs to win 9-0 at Rickeman Field on Monday, June 9.
Nate McKee pitched two innings to start the game and gave up no runs on two hits while striking out two. Eric Klein followed with four innings of relief. He allowed one hit and struck out four. Brett Mogen finished the final inning and struck out all three hitters.
McKee led the offense with a double, single and three RBI. Josh Roemen doubled twice and drove in two runs. Casey Hansen singled twice and scored two runs. Thomas Schuring added a two RBI single. Klein and Nick Hoffman each added a single.
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Dell Rapids battery: Nate McKee, Eric Klein (3), Brett Mogen (7) and Casey Hansen.
Tea 14, Dell Rapids 2
Thirteen first inning runs knocked out Dell Rapids 14-2 on Thursday, June 12.
Four walks, a hit batter and eight hits propelled the hosts to a big early lead.
Dell Rapids scored two in the top of the first for an early lead before giving 13 back in the bottom half of the inning. Casey Hansen and Brett Mogen had the only two hits for Dell Rapids.
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Dell Rapids battery: Casey Hansen, Josh Roemen (1), Eric Klein (2), Brett Mogen (3) and Nick Hoffman.
Parkston Beats PBR with Big 6th Inning
The Parkston Mudcats used a big sixth inning to beat Dell Rapids PBR on Friday, June 13th, in Dell Rapids. Parkston scored eight runs, seven of them unearned, on their way to a 12-5 win.
The Mudcats got on the board first with an RBI sacrifice fly by Trevor Freudenthal. PBR answered to take a 2-1 lead after the first inning on a two-run home run by Weston Hansen. Parkston regained the lead in the second inning on a two-run single by Jeff Harris to take a 3-2 lead. The Mudcats added another run in the fourth when Tyler Nolz scored on a passed ball. The score remained 4-2 heading into the sixth inning, and that’s when “Friday the 13th” happened for Dell Rapids. Spencer Freudenthal started the inning with a walk. He then stole two bases before an RBI single by T. Nolz. Jeff Heisinger then hit into a 5-4-3 double-play started by Nate Henry. Brady Nolz then popped up a ball in the infield that looked like it would end the inning, but Blake Harms was unable to make the catch. Parkston then scored seven straight runs, all unearned, on six hits and a walk before PBR could get out of the inning. PBR added a run in the seventh, and two runs in the eighth.
Drew Eldeen took the loss for PBR going five innings, giving up four runs, all earned, on eight hits. He struck out five and walked two. Harms pitched one inning giving up eight runs, one earned, on seven hits. Henry finished the final three innings giving up no runs on two hits. Trevor Kuiper picked up the win for Parkston going seven innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on six hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Hansen had two hits in the game for PBR, including the home run, and two RBI. Henry also had two hits and an RBI. Matt Kolbeck also picked up two hits and an RBI in the game. Harris and T. Freudenthal each had three RBI for Parkston.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Parkston | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 2 | |
| Dell Rapids PBR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
Highlights
Dells-M Teeners Start Season 0-2
The Dells-M Teeners (ages 15/16) lost two close games to start the 2014 season. Dells-M is one of two 15/16 year-old teams in Dell Rapids.
Madison 16 Gold 3, Dell Rapids 1
Madison grouped four of its six hits into two innings around two Dell Rapids errors to pull out a 3-1 win at Volunteer Field June 2.
Dell Rapids collected four hits. Brett Mogen hit two singles and Nick Hoffman and Hunter Hansen both hit singles. Nate McKee drove in Casey Hansen with a sacrifice fly.
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Hunter Jamison and Mitch Hansen.
Brett Mogen, Josh Roemen (5) and Casey Hansen.
Volga 5, Dell Rapids 1
Volga jumped out with two runs in the first inning and never looked back for a 5-1 win June 5 in Volga.
Volga outhit Dell Rapids 5-4. For Dell Rapids, Mogen doubled while Hansen, Eric Klein and Elijah Story each had one single.
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Elijah Story, Casey Hansen (4), Eric Klein (6) and Nick Hoffman.
Collin Kramer, Trevor Olson (5) and Brock Swartos.
13-14 Dells-M Team takes 2nd at I-29 Tournament
The Dell Rapids 13-14 Dells-M team took second place out of 23 teams at the I-29 League Tournament Friday, June 6th through Sunday, June 8th. Dells-M opened up the tournament with a 4-1 win over Dells-E. They then defeated Madison-13s by a score of 8-0. Dells-M beat Watertown 13-3 in the semifinal round. Harrisburg Black did defeat Dells-M 9-3 in the championship game.
Team Photo – Back row from left to right: Carter Gullickson, Danny Miller, Cameron Bruhn, Eddie Price, Mason Schmidt, Keegan Miller, Nick Boever, Greg Gullickson.
Front row from left to right: Lealand Randall, Logan Ruesink, Gabe Skonseng, Jason Cook, Casey Machmiller.
Dell Rapids Little League Hosts 12U Baseball Tournament
Photo courtesy of Kiley Stone
Photo courtesy of Kiley Stone
The Dell Rapids Little League hosted a 12U baseball tournament Friday, May 30th through Sunday, June 1st. Sixteen teams from Dell Rapids, Baltic, Crooks, Sioux Falls, Humboldt, Flandreau, Madison, and Brookings participated in the tournament. Rains on Saturday forced the first day of the tournament to end early. Dell Rapids Little League Board Members and coaches delayed the start of games on Sunday and worked all Sunday morning to get fields ready for play to continue. The tournament brackets had to be shortened, but every team that participated in the tournament was able to play two full games over the weekend.
Madison and the SF Rockets were declared the Co-Champions of the 2014 Dell Rapids 12U Tournament in a rain-shortened championship game. The game had to be stopped in the third inning as law enforcement sent teams home after funnel clouds were spotted in Sioux Falls prior to thunderstorms and rain hitting the Dell Rapids area.
Photo courtesy of Kiley Stone
Quarrier Boys Track Team Finishes 2nd at State
The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys track team finished second at the State A Track Meet in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 31st. The Quarriers finished with 83 team points. Custer won the team championship with 93 points. Canton was third with 59 points.
Zach Schroeder won the 100m dash with a time of :11.06. The 4x100m relay team of Adam Reams, Kahler Berven, Riley Schmidt and Schroeder finished second with a time of :44.05. Schroeder also one the 200m dash with a time of :22.82. The 4x200m relay team of Sam White, Berven, Schmidt and Schroeder finished second with a time of 1:31.93. The 4x400m relay team of S. White, Zach White, Ben Gillogly, and Tanner Heim finished seventh with a time of 3:32.88. The medley relay team of S. White, Schmidt, Berven, and Heim finished seventh with a time of 3:46.53. Bret Nichols won the triple jump with a jump of 44’10.75″. Ty Hoglund placed third with a jump of 43’01.50″, and Tanner Ljunggren finished fifth with a jump of 41’03.00″.
Schroeder was named the “Outstanding Track Performer” for the meet, and Nichols was named the “Outstanding Field Performer” for the meet.
Maddie Vietor placed seventh in the triple jump in the final day of the girls State A Meet. She had a jump of 34’04.00″.
Ally Mullaney finished third for Dell Rapids St Mary in the girls State B meet. She had a jump of 5’01”. Mullaney also finished sixth in the 100m hurdles with a time of :16.38.
State Track Results – Day 1
The first day of the 2014 State Track Meet was completed on Friday, May 30th. The State A Meet for the first day was held in Madison, while the State B Meet was held in Sioux Falls the first day.
The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys track team had a great first day. Zach White won the high jump event with a jump of 6’4″. Mason Schmidt finished eighth with a jump of 6’0″. Brett Nichols won the long jump with a leap of 22’5.75″. Ty Hoglund finished fifth with a jump of 21’00”. Zach Schroeder qualified for the finals in the 100m dash with the fastest prelim time of :11.28. The 4x100m relay team qualified for finals also with the fastest prelim time of :43.78. Schroeder also qualified for the 200m dash finals. The 4x200m relay team will also be in the finals after having the quickest prelim time of 1:31.40. The 4x400m and medley relay teams also qualified for finals on Saturday, May 31st.
Brittney Siemonsma for the Quarrier girls track team finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 35’08.50″. Maddie Vietor finished fifth in the long jump with a jump of 16’05.25″.
Jared Scholten from Dell Rapids St Mary finished fourth in the 3200m run with a time of 10:38.56. Ally Mullaney qualified for the finals in the 100m hurdles with a prelim time of :16.33.
The final day of the 2014 State Track Meet for both Class A and B will be held in Sioux Falls.
Quarrier Boys Track Team Heads to State on Fire
The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys track team heads into the State A track meet with two straight track meet wins. The Quarrier boys finished first at the Dak-12 Conference meet on Thursday, May 15th, with 119 points. Sioux Falls Christian finished second with 107 points, and Canton finished third with 84.50 points.
The Quarriers also won the Region 3A meet on Thursday, May 22nd, with 115 points, edging Madison who finished second with 113 points. Sioux Falls Christian finished third with 92 points.
The State A Track Meet will take place in Madison on Friday, May 30th, and in Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 31st.
The State B Track Meet will take place in Sioux Falls both Friday, May 30th, and Saturday, May 31st.
Quarriers participating in the State A Meet:
Girls
- Mikaela Stofferahn – Shot Put, Discuss
- Brittney Siemonsma – Shot Put
- Maddie Vietor – Triple Jump, Long Jump
Boys
- Zach Schroeder – 100m Dash, 200m Dash,
- Riley Jurgenson – 110m Hurdles
- 4x100m Relay
- 4x200m Relay
- 4x400m Relay
- 4x800m Relay
- Medley Relay
- Ben Hammer – Shot Put
- Mason Schmidt – High Jump
- Zach White – High Jump
- Ty Hoglund – Long Jump, Triple Jump
- Bret Nichols – Long Jump, Triple Jump
- Tanner Ljunggren – Triple Jump
Cardinals participating in State B Meet:
Girls
- Anna Wolles – 1600m Run, 3200m Run
- Cassandra Geraets – 3200m Run
- Ally Mullaney – 100m Hurdles, High Jump
Boys
- Jared Scholten – 3200m Run
- Jacob Glazier – Long Jump
- 4x800m Relay
SDHSAA State Track Meet to Take Place Friday, Saturday
SDHSAA STATE TRACK MEET TO TAKE PLACE FRIDAY, SATURDAY
PIERRE – The 109th running of the SDHSAA State Track Meet will take place Friday and Saturday, May 30 & 31, with preliminary action taking place Friday in Madison (Class A) and Sioux Falls.
While Howard Wood Field will host Class ‘B’ preliminaries and all finals on Saturday, Sioux Falls O’Gorman’s McEneaney Field will host the Class ‘AA’ preliminaries for the first time in the history of the facility.
Each of six defending team champions will return, headlined by Sioux Falls Washington’s threetime defending State Champion squad. The Ipswich Tigers girls’ squad will be after their own three-peat at the Class ‘B’ level, while Aberdeen Central (AA Girls), St. Thomas More (A Girls), Custer (A Boys) and Herreid/Selby Area (B Boys) all have opportunities to capture a second straight title.
Overall, a total of 2,422 individual athletes from 163 South Dakota Schools will be participating in this weekend’s meet. A breakdown of athletes by class is as follows:
- Class B: 420 Girls, 413 Boys – 833 Total Athletes
- Class A: 400 Girls, 409 Boys – 809 Total Athletes
- Class AA: 386 Girls, 394 Boys – 780 Total Athletes
Full tournament information, including meet entries, records, event video and up-to-the minute results can be found online via South Dakota Public Broadcasting (sports.sdpb.org) or through the SDHSAA Website (www.sdhsaa.com).