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Trojans Top Quarriers

January 22, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Lindsey Morris

The West Central Trojans girls basketball team defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 48-34 on Tuesday, January 21st, in Hartford. Must of the first quarter was back and forth. The Quarriers took an 8-7 lead with 3:30 to go on a Brittany Kludt three-point shot, but the Trojans finished off the quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 15-8 lead after the first quarter. The West Central offense struggled in the second quarter as the Trojans only scored two points. The Quarriers were able to cut the lead down to 17-16 by halftime.

The third quarter was the tough offensive quarter for the Quarriers, as Dell Rapids was only able to score three points while West Central found their rhythm to take their largest lead of the night at 33-19 at the end of the quarter. Both teams were able to knock down a few shots and free throws in the fourth quarter, but Dell Rapids was unable to close the gap.

The Quarriers fall to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Dakota XII Conference. Dell Rapids will host Sioux Valley on Friday, January 24th, and the game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids	8	8	3	15	34
West Central	15	2	16	15	48

Highlights:

Braves End Quarrier Win Streak

January 18, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Zach White buzzer-beater to send game into overtime.

The Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Braves ended the four-game winning streak of the Quarriers by beating Dell Rapids 85-81 in overtime on Saturday, January 18th. Dell Rapids jumped out to an early first quarter lead and had a 27-15 lead after the first quarter. After leading by as much as 12 in the 2nd quarter, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte cut the Quarrier lead down to six at 44-38 by halftime. The Braves took their first lead of the game with 2:50 to go in the 3rd quarter, at 54-53. The Braves ended the 3rd quarter with the lead at 60-57.

The Quarriers scored the first four points of the fourth quarter to regain the lead at 61-60. However, the Braves scored the next seven points to take a six point lead of 67-61 with 3:20 to go in the fourth quarter. Dell Rapids pulled within one point at 69-70 with :29 left in the quarter. After two free-throws made by the Braves, Ty Hoglund was fouled at half court with :01.8 left on the clock. The foul put him on the free-throw line with a one-and-one. Hoglund’s free throw missed, however, a lane violation was called on Cheyenne-Eagle Butte giving Hoglund another chance. On the second chance, Hoglund hit the first free throw to make the score 70-72. He purposely missed the second free throw, and Zach White tipped in the miss at the buzzer to tie the game at 72-72. In overtime, the game was once again tied at 75-75 with 2:50 to go, and then again at 79-79 with :52 left on the clock. Xavier Norris hit a floater in the lane with :35 to give the Braves the lead 81-79, and then Norris then knocked down two big free throws with :07.3 left to give the Braves a four point lead and the road win.

“This was a very entertaining game that had the feel of a state tournament game, but unfortunately for us, we came up just short against a hot-shooting C-EB team. Once again, we jumped out to a strong start, but we allowed C-EB to gain some momentum with some careless turnovers and missed shot opportunities. Credit to them, they seized the momentum and then got really hot from the perimeter in the second half, and many of their made three pointers were from well beyond the NBA-range. We knew coming in that Norris and LeBeau were great shooters who were capable of putting up a lot of points, and they did just that. I am very proud of our team for fighting hard to the finish and finding a way to get the game into overtime; I feel we had our chances to come out on top, but it just wasn’t meant to be. I think this game can make our team a lot better and that we learned some things that we really need to work on to continue playing teams tough. Every game on the rest of our schedule will be very tough and we will need to improve offensively and defensively to find success throughout the rest of the season,” said head coach Jason Fersdahl.

The Quarriers finished 29-66 (44%) from the field, 8-21 (38%) from three-point area, and 15-25 (60%) from the free-throw line. They picked up 51 total rebounds as a team, had 11 steals, 18 assists, and turned the ball over 23 times. Zach White finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Cody Nielsen had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Zane Schumaker finished with 17 points, and Ty Hoglund had 14 points. Creighton LeBeau led Cheyenne-Eagle Butte with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Norris finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Dell Rapids falls to 6-2 on the year. The Quarriers will host Garretson in a non-conference game on Tuesday, January 21st.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte	15	23	22	12	13	85
Dell Rapids	27	17	13	15	9	81

Highlights:

JV Results
Sam White had a huge game for Dell Rapids against Cheyenne/Eagle Butte as he scored 19 points and had six rebounds and two steals. The Quarriers won the game 51-38 even though they only lead by one point at halftime. Brett Mogen also had a fantastic game for the Quarriers with three three-pointers and finished with nine points and four assists. Other scorers for Dell Rapids were Mason Peter and Josh Benda who each had eight points in the win.

Battle of the Cardinal Friday Night

January 17, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys basketball teams are traveling to Arlington to take on the Cardinals on Friday, January 17th. The Friday night boys game turned into a double-header with the girls teams after weather postponed the Thursday night girls games.

The St Mary girls team enters the game against Arlington on a three game winning streaking. The streak started with an overtime win in Chester on 12/30 by a score of 51-48. They followed that game with a win over Marion 52-41 on January 3rd. The third win game against Lake Preston on January 7th by a score of 59-43. St Mary looks to pick up their fourth win in a row and sixth on the season.

The St Mary boys team is looking to get back into the win column. They have lost four in a row, however, in a couple of those games even though the final score is deceiving, St Mary has been within striking distance of picking up a win. St Mary looks to pick up their second win on the season and second win in the Dakota Valley Conference.

Hear what both Coach LeBrun and Coach Schmidt had to say about their team’s in their previous games and what they must do to pick up wins in Arlington.

Quarriers Hang on Against SF Christian

January 14, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Ty Hoglund

The Dell Rapids Quarriers took a 21-point lead into halftime, but had to fight to hang on for the win 61-57 against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, January 14th, in Dell Rapids. The Quarriers started the game on a 12-2 run, and ended the first quarter with a 15-point lead at 21-6. Dell Rapids was able to extend that lead to 43-22 at halftime. The third quarter was tough on both teams as neither offense could get anything going. The quarter ended with Dell Rapids ahead 49-32. However, the Chargers made a come-back in the fourth quarter. SF Christian cut the lead to 12 points at the 3:40 mark, and then got the lead down to just four points with :30 remaining. Dell Rapids wouldn’t let the Chargers get any closer as the Quarriers hung on for the win.

Head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “We played our best basketball of the season thus far in the first half against a tough Sioux Falls Christian team. Our pressure defense had SFC frustrated, and we were able to convert their turnovers into transition points early. We knew that SFC was too good of a team to not make a strong second half run, and they were able to do that in the fourth quarter.”

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 24-42 (57%) from the field, 20-33 (61%) from 2-point range, 4-9 (44%) from 3-point range, but only 9-25 (36%) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers also had a total of 22 team rebounds, six blocked shots, 10 steals, 16 assists and 13 turnovers.

“We did not shoot free throws well throughout the game, and we left some opportunities on the table to maintain the comfortable lead we built in the first half. Offensively, we got stagnant in the second half and, when you are not making free throws, things tend to tighten up even more,” said Fersdahl.

Dell Rapids had three players finish in double-figures, led by Ty Hoglund with 20 points and five assists. Cody Nielsen finished with 19 points, and Zach White added 16 points. White also had a team-high eight rebounds in the game. Riley Schmidt had four steals defensively for Dell Rapids.

“In the end though, we earned another conference victory over a tough opponent, and we showed glimpses of the type of team we can be,” added Fersdahl.

The Quarriers improve to 6-1 on the year, and 5-0 in the Dakota XII Conference. Dell Rapids will host Cheyenne-Eagle Butte on Saturday, January 18th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Sioux Falls Christian	6	16	10	25	57
Dell Rapids	21	22	6	12	61

Highlights:

JV Results
The Dell Rapids boys JV team was defeated by a tough Sioux Falls Christian JV team by as score of 42-56. Even though it was a loss for the team, it was clearly the best basketball that the Quarriers had played this season. The Chargers shot 8-11 from the free-throw line in the last quarter to seal their victory. Sheldon Siemonsma was the leading scorer for Dell Rapids with 16 points, while Sam White added 10, and Tanner Heim chipped in eight points. Sam White led all rebounders with five for the Quarriers.

Dell Remains Unbeaten in Dak 12 Play

January 10, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Ben Hammer

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team remained perfect in Dakota XII Conference play with a 72-62 win over the Beresford Watchdogs on Thursday, January 9th. In the first quarter, neither team had a lead of more than five points, and it was the Quarriers that held a slight 17-15 lead after the first quarter. Beresford held a 32-31 lead with 1:53 to play in the second quarter before the Quarriers closed the quarter out on a 10-0 run to take 41-32 lead into halftime. The Watchdogs scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to regain the lead at 43-41 at the 4:47 mark. The Quarriers scored their first basket of the third quarter with 4:08 to go to tie the game at 43-43. Both teams would score six points each to end the third quarter tied at 49-49. The Watchdogs took their final lead of the night with 7:30 left in the game at 52-51. Dell Rapids then delivered the knock-out punch, scoring the next 15 points over three minutes to take a 66-52 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish.

Head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “This was really a game of runs; it seemed that everytime we were able to extend the lead, Beresford would respond by hitting some big shots. Fortunately, we were able to make a strong fourth quarter run, and I think our constant defensive pressure throughout the game wore them out a bit down the stretch.”

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 26-48 (54%) from the field, 5-17 (29%) from three-point area, and 15-17 (88%) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers picked up 28 total rebounds, 11 steals, 16 assists, and had 12 turnovers in the game as a team.

“Beresford shot lights out most of the night, hitting nine three-pointers for the game, and there were not very many of those shots that were not strongly contested by our defense. We continued to get good shots on the offensive end, and we were able to finish strong at the basket throughout the night. We shot free throws better than we have all year,” said Fersdahl.

The Quarriers were led by Ty Hoglund with 18 points. Cody Nielsen finished with 14 points, and Zach White had 12 points. Nielsen led the team with seven rebounds in the game. Ben Hammer and White each had five rebounds. Hoglund also led the team with three steals and six assists.

Fersdahl said, “We were a little too impatient at times on offense and we will need to improve in this area to increase our chances of winning close games.”

Dell Rapids improves to 5-1 on the year, 4-0 in the Dakota XII Conference. The Quarriers will host the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Tuesday, January 14th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Beresford	15	17	17	13	62
Dell Rapids	17	24	8	23	72

Highlights:

JV Results
The Dell Rapids JV team outscored the Beresford Watchdogs 30-19 in the second half after a 21-21 tie at halftime for a 51-40 win. Leading the way for the Quarriers were Mason Peter with 13 points, Sheldon Siemonsma had 12 points, and Sam White finished with eight points. Dell Rapids shot 9-14 from the free throw line and held Beresford to eight points in the third quarter to pull away for the win.

Big Second Half Lifts Quarriers

January 10, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Brittany Kludt

The Dell Rapids Quarriers girls basketball team used a big second half run on their 43-33 win over the Beresford Watchdogs on Thursday, January 9th. Both teams went on runs in the first quarter. The Quarriers jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but the Watchdogs tied the game at 5-5. After Dell Rapids regained the lead at 8-5, Beresford closed out the quarter with a 5-0 run to lead 10-8 after the first quarter. The Watchdogs continued their run into the second quarter, holding Dell Rapids to only four points, and increased their lead to 21-12 by halftime.

Beresford increased their lead to 29-19 with 4:04 to go in the third quarter, but Dell Rapids scored the final six points of the quarter to pull within four points at 29-25 after the third quarter. The Quarriers then scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to complete an 11-0 run and take the lead at 30-29 with 7:10 left in the game. Beresford regained the lead for the last time with 6:24 left at 31-30. The Quarriers finished the game on a 13-2 run for the win.

Mikaela Stofferahn led the way with a double-double, scoring 22 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Brittany Kludt had four points and seven rebounds. Brittney Seimonsma and Hannah Welbig each provided a real spark in the 2nd half.

Dell Rapids improves to 4-3 on the year and 3-1 in the Dak XII Conference. The Quarriers will host Lennox on Monday, January 13th.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Beresford	10	11	8	4	33
Dell Rapids	8	4	13	18	43

Highlights:

Quarriers Win in Pipestone

January 8, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers boys basketball team picked up their fourth win of the year in Pipestone, MN on Tuesday, January 7th. The Quarriers defeated the Arrows 84-68. Dell Rapids led by just one point at halftime, 41-40, but held Pipestone to just 28 points in the second half on the way to the win.

Head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “Defensively, Pipestone presented some matchup problems for us as Moeller was really tough in the post. We were able to make things much more difficult for them in the second half and I think we were able to tire them out a little bit with our defensive pressure.”

Dell Rapids shot 27-50 (54%) from the field, 6-14 (43%) from three-point area, and 24-33 (73%) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers also pulled down 34 rebounds as a team, had 10 steals, 13 assists, and only turned the ball over 10 times in the game.

“Offensively, I thought this was the best we have played so far this season as we had pretty good ball movement, and we shot the ball well from the field. We played this game at a fast pace, and we are at our best when we are able to do that. I was pleased that we ended the night with only 10 team turnovers, and we out-rebounded a tough Pipestone team,” said Fersdahl.

The Quartiers were led by Ty Hoglund with 26 points, five steals, and three assists. Zane Shumaker finished the game with 21 points and four assists. Cody Nielsen added 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Ben Hammer had three blocked shots in the game.

Dell Rapids improves to 4-1 on the year. They will host the Beresford Watchdogs in a Dakota 12 Conference game on Thursday, January 9th. The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

Highlights:

JV Results:
The Quarriers JV team lost to Pipestone by a score of 29-44. Dell Rapids was led by Sheldon Siemonsma with 10 points, Mason Peter with seven points, and Tanner Heim with five. Josh Benda led the rebounders with six rebounds. The Quarriers were behind 12-17 at halftime. They shot 6-9 from the free throw line as a team.

Quarrier Boys Defeat Huskies

January 5, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team earned a victory over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies 66-55 on Saturday, January 4th, in Elk Point. The Huskies held a 17-11 lead after the first quarter, but Dell Rapids took a two-point lead into halftime at 28-26. The Quarriers led 47-44 after the third quarter before outscoring Elk Point-Jefferson 19-11 in the final quarter for the win.

Head coach Jason Fersdahl said, “I am proud of our team for coming together in overcoming a rough start in the first quarter by digging in and playing aggressive defense and beating EPJ on the boards on the night. We thought going in to the game that we could use our speed and athleticism to force EPJ into some turnovers and we were able to do that, especially in the second half.”

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 26-55 (47%) from the field, 3-15 (20%) from three-point range, and 11-21 (52%) from the free throw line. The Quarriers pulled down 39 rebounds, had 11 steals, 12 assists, and turned the ball over 12 times in the game.

The Quarriers had three players in double-figures, led by Cody Nielsen with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Ty Hoglund finished with 17 points, three steals, and two assists, while Zane Schumaker tossed in 11 points, pulled down five rebounds, and had four assists. Ben Hammer finished the game with six blocks.

” Cody Nielsen played a great overall game, leading us in scoring and rebounding and making a ton of hustle plays that often go unnoticed. I also thought our guards pushed the ball well in transition and handled the defensive pressure EPJ applied. Ben Hammer did a good job on the defensive end by controlling the paint and blocking six shots on the night while altering many others,” said Fersdahl. “Every Dakota XII conference game this season will be difficult and we look forward to continuing our strong start in conference play.”

Dell Rapids improves to 3-1 on the year and 3-0 in the Dakota 12 Conference. The Quarriers will travel to Pipestone on Tuesday, January 7th.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Elk Point-Jefferson	17	9	18	11	55
Dell Rapids	11	17	19	19	66

Garretson Picks up Win over St Mary

January 4, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Garretson Blue Dragons defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 73-45 on Saturday, January 4th, in Garretson. The Blue Dragons jumped out to a 22-10 lead by the end of the first quarter. Garretson extended the lead to 36-18 by halftime. The Blue Dragons then scored 20 points in the third quarter to take a 56-29 lead after the quarter on their way to the win.

Dell Rapids St Mary falls to 1-5 on the year. The Cardinals will host Lake Preston on Tuesday, January 7th.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Garretson	22	14	20	17	73
Dell Rapids St Mary	10	8	11	16	45

Highlights

Jr. Sioux Wheelers Play at Pentagon

January 1, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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The Jr. Sioux Wheelers played at halftime of the Sioux Falls Skyforce game on Friday, December 27th. The Jr. Sioux Wheelers played a short scrimmage against the Nebraska Red Dawgs from Omaha, NE. To make the trip more worthwhile for the Red Dawgs, the two teams held a full scrimmage prior to the Skyforce game at the Pentagon. During that full scrimmage, some of the Skyforce players, Anthony Mason, Jr., Chris Ayer, Ryan Evans, and Henry Walker, came to the scrimmage and took pictures with the Jr. Sioux Wheelers. The kids were very excited to play at the Pentagon.

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The Jr. Sioux Wheelers were contacted by the Skyforce after the Wheelers returned from their trip to the national tournament. Kyle Kapitan of the Skyforce and Brad Coleman from the Pentagon were the contacts to help get the event set up for the Jr. Sioux Wheelers.

The Jr. Sioux Wheelers will be hosting the Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Conference Tournament in Dell Rapids on March 22nd and 23rd.

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