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Ethan Rallies for Region 4B Win over Cardinals

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

In a Region 3B tournament game of evenly matched teams, #4 seed Ethan Rustlers defeated #5 Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in Chester on Tuesday, November 2nd.  The match was close as expected, but the Rustlers were victorious in the five-set match.

Ethan got out to an early lead in the opening set which was enough to give them a 25-22 win.  The Cardinals pulled within a point a couple of times in the set, but Ethan was able to hold them for the win.  The second set was close throughout as well, but the Cardinals took a 24-20 lead.  After Ethan tied the score at 24-24, St Mary scored the final two points for a 26-24 win.

St Mary continued the momentum into the third set.  They were able to take the match advantage after a 25-23 win in the third set.  The Rustlers got out to an early 11-5 lead in the fourth set.  The Cardinals scored the next three points to pull within three points at 11-8, but Ethan then went on a big run.  The Rustlers outscored St Mary 8-1 for a 19-9 lead.  Ethan won the fourth set 25-12.  That momentum carried over into the fifth set.  Ethan led 6-1, and the Cardinals could not close the gap as the Rustlers won the fifth set 15-7 to win the match.

Courtney Brown finished with 20 digs and 15 kills to lead the team in both categories.  Ella Griffin had 11 kills, 11 set assists, seven digs, and four ace serves.  Maya Heinitz had 14 digs, 10 kills, and two ace serves.  Brianna Lindeman added 22 set assists, 14 digs, eight kills, and three ace serves.  Addy Gilbert finished with six digs and four kills.  Brianna Griffin had five kills and two digs.  Madala Hanson had 15 set assists and four digs.  Josie Baumberger added 19 digs, and Jaycee Tebay had two digs and two ace serves.

The Cardinals finished with an overall record of 16-11.

Quarrier Rally Falls Short in Region 3A Match

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The Dell Rapids Quarriers rallied from a 2-0 set deficit to force a fifth set, but the Madison Bulldogs held off the Quarrier rally to advance in the Region 3A tournament.  The #6 seeded Quarriers traveled to Madison to play the #3 seeded Bulldogs on Tuesday, November 2nd in the opening round of the Region 3A Tournament.

Madison took the first two sets of the match.  They won the first one by a score of 25-21 and 25-14.  Dell Rapids rallied in the next two sets earning wins by scores of 25-14 and 25-16.  The Bulldogs, however, found momentum between the fourth and fifth set.  They stormed out to a big lead in the fifth set and eventually won by a score of 15-2 to win the  match.

JoJo Henry finished with 12 kills.  Sophi Randall had 11 kills.   Henry also led the team with 18 digs and three ace serves.  Riley Hill had 24 set assists, 12 digs, and two ace serves.  Randall also had 21 set assists, seven and four blocks.  Kenzie Garry finished with 16 digs, and Emma Molskness had 10 digs.   Kylee Fiddelke had three blocks.

Dell Rapids finishes the 2021 season with a record of 16-14.

Quarriers Get by West Central in Playoffs

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For the third straight year, the Dell Rapids Quarriers and West Central Trojans played one another in the opening round of the 11A playoffs.  The Trojans had won the last two meetings, but the Quarriers won this battle 19-15 at home on Thursday,  October 28th.

Dell Rapids got on the board first with a touchdown on their opening drive.  They had 15-play, 80-yard drive that lasted 7:28.  Austin Henry threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Braden Fersdahl to give the Quarriers a 6-0 lead.  That was the only score of the half, and Dell Rapids led 6-0 at halftime.

After forcing Dell Rapids into a punt just 1:30 into the third quarter, West Central had a three-play, 33-yard drive that took only 1:03 for the tying score.  Gavin Koch threw a 40-yard pass to Mason Berens with 9:24 to go in the third quarter.  The extra point was good to give the Trojans a 7-6 lead.  The score remained 7-6 in favor of West Central heading into the final quarter.

Dell Rapids got the lead back with 6:48 to go in the game on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Henry to Brayden Pankonen.  The two-point conversion failed, but Dell Rapids led 12-7.  The Trojans responded with a score just a minute and 28 seconds later when Koch found Owen Heath for a 33-yard touchdown pass.  The two-point conversion pass from Koch to Logan Maras was good to give West Central a 15-12 lead.

The Quarriers would put together one more drive.  Dell Rapids went 65 yards in six plays.  Henry threw his second touchdown pass to Fersdahl, this time from eight yards away with 1:52 to go in the game.  Aiden Boechler made the extra point to make the score 19-15 in favor of Dell Rapids.  West Central got the ball to the Dell Rapids 37-yard line, but a holding penalty sent them back to midfield.  The Trojans had four chances from there to score, but turned the ball over on downs with just five seconds left in the game.

The Quarriers finished with 230 yards of offense, 146 passing yards and 84 rushing yards.  The Trojans had 219 yards of total offense, 185 passing yards and 34 rushing yards.  Dell Rapids had a total of 13 first downs and were 4-12 on third down conversions.  West Central finished with 11 first downs and were also 4-12 on third down conversions.

Henry was 9-18 passing for 146 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.  Pankonen had five catches for 109 yards and a touchdown.  Fersdahl had two catches for 15 yards and two touchdowns.  Boechler had two catches for 22 yards.  Landon Ruesink finished with 19 carries for 40 yards.  Landon VonHoltum had five carries for 19 yards, and Pankonen had three carries for 15 yards.  Aiden Geraets had a team-high nine tackles.  Mason Stubbe and Will Jaton both had four tackles each.  Treyse Eastman and Pankonen both finished with three tackles.

Dell Rapids will travel Madison to play the #1 Bulldogs in the semifinals on Friday, November 5th.

Cardinals March into Semifinals

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The 2021 Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal football team is taking a similar path as the 2020 team through this year’s playoffs with big road victories.  After a 40-0 win at home in the opening round, the Cardinals earned a 42-22 win on the road against the Gayville-Volin Raiders on Thursday, October 28th.

The Cardinals appeared to come into the quarterfinal game with a mission, and that mission was to run the ball up and down the field on the Raiders.  Mission accomplished as St Mary racked up 464 rushing yards in the game, along with 40 passing yards, for a total of 504 yards of offense.  Two players nearly had 200 yards of rushing.

St Mary set the tone in the opening drive of the game.  The drove the ball 70 yards in just over three minutes.  Noah Olund scored on a three-yard touchdown run with 8:41 to go in the opening quarter.  That was the only score of the first quarter.  The Raiders did hold a brief lead in the game.  Nate Quatier scored on a 36-yard run with 5:44 to play in the second quarter.  Gayville-Volin made the two-point conversion to take an 8-6 lead.

It wasn’t long before the Cardinals took the lead back.  Ty Brown scored on a two-yard run with 2:46 to give the Cardinals a 12-8 lead.  The St Mary defense then forced the Raiders to punt on their next drive, and the  Cardinals got the ball back with just over two minutes in the half.  That was enough time for one more score. Nic Gaspar had a six-yard touchdown run with :43 left in the half, after a 40-yard run by Brown put the Cardinals in the red zone.  St Mary took an 18-6 lead into halftime.

The Cardinals kicked off to start the second half, but executed an onside kick to get the ball.  St Mary drove the ball down the field, and Olund scored his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run.  The Cardinals added another score late in the third quarter.  Gaspar had a four-yard run for a touchdown with 1:37 in the third quarter to give the Cardinals a 30-8 lead.

The Raiders weren’t quite ready to go away quietly.   Quatier threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Hirsch with :33 to go in the quarter to cut the lead to 30-14.  Gayville-Volin then executed their own successful onside kick to get the back.  They scored about a minute later.  With 11:26 to play in the game, Andrew Gustand had a 22-yard touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion.  The Raiders trailed by just eight points, 30-22.

The Cardinals responded.  Gaspar broke loose for a 48-yard touchdown run with 8:51 to go to push the lead to 36-22.  After a fourth down stop by the defense, the Cardinal offense got one more touchdown.  Olund had a one-yard score with 4:15 left in the game to seal the victory.

Brown finished with 21 carries for 195 yards and a touchdown.  Gaspar had 21 carries for 190 yards and three touchdowns.  Olund added 14 carries for 64 yards and three touchdowns.  CJ  Smith was 2-2 passing for 40 yards.  Gaspar had both catches.  Brown also led the team in tackles with eight and also had an interception.  John Pica had six tackles.  Gaspar finished with four tackles, and Olund had three tackles.  Gabe Lindeman and Kyle Bares each had 2.5 tackles.

“The boys played hard.  They got after it from start to finish.  I felt our defensive unit played a great game all the way around.  Our offensive line cleared the way.  It was a great team win tonight!” said head coach Ross Flemmer.

St Mary will travel to Avon on Friday, November 5th for the semifinal game.  The winner will play in the championship game on Thursday, November 11th.

Quarrier Volleyball Wins on Senior Night over Watchdogs

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played their final regular season match and recognized their seniors at home on Tuesday, October 26th.  The Quarriers hosted the Beresford Watchdogs and won by set scores of 25-17, 25-17, and 25-21.

Beresford scored the first four points of the first set, but the Quarriers then went on a 14-3 run for a 14-7 lead and never looked back.  Dell Rapids cruised from there to a 25-17 win.  The Watchdogs again scored four in a row early in the second set for a 4-1 lead.  The Quarriers took the lead 8-7 and extended it to 10-7.  Dell Rapids kept a three-point lead until before pulling ahead farther at 22-15.  The Quarriers won the second set 25-17.

The Watchdogs had the lead for most of the third set.  They kept a three-point lead until Dell Rapids was able to tie the score 16-16.  The two teams traded points over the next five points, and the score was tied 21-21.  The Quarriers scored the final four points for the 25-21 set and match win.

JoJo Henry finished with 10 kills.  Kenzie Garry had eight kills, and Sophi Randall had seven.  Lauryn Kloth and Riley Hill both had five kills on the night.  Henry also had a team-high four ace serves.  Randall finished with two.  Lexi Ingalls had Garry finished with 11 digs each.  Emma Molskness and Hill each had seven.  Randall added 19 set assists, and Hill had 17. 

Three seniors were recognized before the match.  Players Kenzie Garry and Riley Hill, along with statistician Makayla Duinkerken.

Dell Rapids finished the regular season with a 16-13 record.  The Quarriers will begin Region 3A tournament play on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Regular Season Ends for Cardinal Volleyball

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The regular season came to an end for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, October 25th.  The Cardinals traveled to Colman to take on Region 4B foe, the Colman-Egan Hawks.  The Hawks won the match in straight sets by scores of 25-12, 25-17, and 25-9.

Courtney Brown had 11 digs and 10 kills.  Maya Heinitz also had 11 digs along with seven kills.  Ella Griffin added four kills, four set assists, three digs, and two ace serves.  Addy Gilbert had three kills and three digs.   Brianna Lindeman led the team with 14 set assists and also had seven digs and two kills.  Madala Hanson had eight set assists.  Josie Baumberger ended with five digs.

The Cardinals finished the regular season with a record of 16-10.  The Region 4B tournament will start on Monday, November 1st.  St Mary will play their first region match on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Four Cardinal Cross Country Runners Finish Season at State Meet

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Four Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country runners finished their season at the 2021 South Dakota Class B State Cross Country Meet in Sioux Falls on Saturday, October 23rd.

Addy Gilbert had a 74th place finish with a time of 22:47.26.  Lucy Vargas (100th) had a time of 23:48.67.   Noah Reiff placed 79th with a time of 19:47.31.  Seth Roemen was 92nd in a time of 20:13.58.

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