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Quarrier Boys Rally in Second Half in Madison

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys needed a second half rally in Madison against the Bulldogs on Thursday, January 21st, but they came home with a 64-54 victory.

The Quarriers got off to a slow start in the first half.  Madison led by four points at 13-9 after the first quarter.  They built the lead to double digits in the second quarter before Dell Rapids was able to cut the lead down to 31-25 at halftime.

Dell Rapids got the offense going in the second half.   They outscored the Bulldogs 21-13 in the third quarter to hold a 46-44 lead heading into the fourth quarter.  The Quarriers then outscored Madison 18-10 in the final quarter to take the win.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 42% (20-48) from the field, but just 27% (3-11) from three-point area.  They took advantage of the trips to the free-throw line converting on 75% (21-28).

Colin Rentz finished with a double-double scoring 18 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.  He also had seven assists and three steals.  Brayden Pankonen had 11 points, two rebounds and two steals.  Carter Nelson finished with 10 points and five rebounds.  Landon Ruesink added nine points, four rebounds, and three assists.  Connor Rentz had eight points, four rebounds, and three steals.

Dell Rapids (7-2) will host Elk Point-Jefferson in a double-header with the girls on Saturday, January 23rd.  The girls varsity game will start around 1:30 p.m. with the boys scheduled to start about 3:00 p.m.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Girls Stunned on Last Second Shot

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Leading 35-34 over Colman-Egan with just seconds to go in the game, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals was at the free-throw line with a one-and-one opportunity.  The free throw shot missed, but the Cardinals grabbed the offensive rebound.  However, a steal and a race down the court to beat the clock resulted in a game-winning, last second shot by the Colman-Egan Hawks to send them to the championship game of the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament with a 36-35 victory on Thursday, January 21st.

Both of the offenses had some struggles in the first quarter.  The Cardinals held a slim 6-5 advantage at the quarter break.  The Hawks were able to build an eight point lead at 21-13 late in the second quarter, but the Cardinals ended the half on a 5-0 run to cut the lead down to 21-18 by halftime.

St Mary continued to chip away at the small Colman-Egan lead in the third quarter.  The two teams headed into the fourth quarter tied 28-28.  Colman-Egan was leading 32-30, but St Mary went on a 5-0 run to lead 35-32 with 2:00 to go in the game.  The Hawks ended the game on a 4-0 run, including the last second game-winning shot, to get the win.

The stats were fairly even between the two teams.  Both teams finished the game shooting 33% from the field.  St Mary was 25% from three-point area, while the Hawks were 23%.  Colman-Egan out rebounded St Mary 31-29.

Ella Heinitz had 16 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.  Courtney Brown finished with seven points and three rebounds.  Brianna Griffin had six points, and Karlie Klein had four points and four rebounds.

St Mary (7-3) will play Arlington in the 3rd/4th place game of the DVC Tournament on Saturday, January 23rd.  The game will be at 4:00 p.m. in Elkton and can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Wrestling Wins Two in Madison

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier Wrestling team got two dual wins in Madison on Tuesday, January 19th.  Dell Rapids got wins

Dell Rapids defeated Dakota Valley 71-12 and also defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 48-27.

John Mortrude, Carson Roach, Canyon Lowman, Jacob Vogel, Zach McKee, Mitchell Klinkenborg, Quinn Carr, and Kyle Cavigielli all earned two wins on the night.

Dell Rapids is now 7-7 in duals and will be at the Dak-12 Conference Tournament in Hartford on Saturday, January 23rd.

Individual Results

Dell Rapids 71, Dakota Valley 12

106: Connor Hanson (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
113: John Mortrude (DERA) over Bennett Lukken (DAVA) (Fall 0:15)
120: Carson Roach (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
126: Canyon Lowman (DERA) over Jackson Boonstra (DAVA) (Fall 0:48)
132: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Eston Monical (DAVA) (Fall 0:30)
138: Latrell Watson (DAVA) over Connor Swaney (DERA) (Inj. [time])
145: Zach McKee (DERA) over Zach Rosenkrans (DAVA) (TF 20-3 3:42)
152: Gabe Clark (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
160: Aiden Geraets (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
170: Weston Mason (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
182: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over Brodey Ballinger (DAVA) (Fall 1:05)
195: Quinn Carr (DERA) over (DAVA) (For.)
220: Samson Do (DAVA) over (DERA) (For.)
285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over Alex Reinhardt (DAVA) (Inj. [time])

Dell Rapids 48, Elk Point-Jefferson 27

106: Gunner Ewing (EPJ) over Connor Hanson (DERA) (Dec 13-7)
113: John Mortrude (DERA) over Hayes Johnson (EPJ) (Fall 0:33)
120: Carson Roach (DERA) over Keaton Gale (EPJ) (Fall 0:14)
126: Canyon Lowman (DERA) over Joseph Weis (EPJ) (Fall 1:58)
 132: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over (EPJ) (For.)
138: Conner Wendel (EPJ) over Connor Swaney (DERA) (Fall 3:45)
145: Zach McKee (DERA) over (EPJ) (For.)
152: Skyler Swatek (EPJ) over Gabe Clark (DERA) (Fall 3:03)
160: Ben Swatek (EPJ) over Weston Mason (DERA) (Fall 5:01)
170: Gavin Jacobs (EPJ) over Aiden Geraets (DERA) (Fall 1:00)
182: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over Noah McDermott (EPJ) (Fall 0:42)
195: Quinn Carr (DERA) over Hunter Sharkey (EPJ) (Fall 1:53)
220: Double Forfeit
 285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over (EPJ) (For.)

Cardinal Boys Advance to DVC Seminals

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team took a step toward repeating as DVC Conference Tournament champs after an opening round win over the Colman-Egan Hawks on Tuesday, January 19th.  The Cardinals defeated the Hawks 83-25.

The Cardinals dominated in every phase of the game.  St Mary finished the game shooting 53% from the field, out rebounded the Hawks 35-21, and forced 19 turnovers.  The Cardinals turned those 19 turnovers into 25 points.  They also had 30 points in the paint and 19 second chance points.

St Mary led 31-6 after the first quarter, 48-14 at halftime, and 71-20 at the end of the third quarter.

Connor Libis led the team in scoring with 21 points.  Sam Palmer had 20 points, including six made three-point shots, and five rebounds.  Max Herber had nine points and seven rebounds.  Ty Brown also had nine points along with four rebounds, and three steals.   Ashaun Roach-Valandra added eight points, four rebounds, and four steals.

St Mary (7-3) will play in the semifinals on Friday, January 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in Colman.

Quarriers Fall to #2 Trojans

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team ran into a very tough West Central Trojan team on Tuesday, January 19th.  The Trojans, ranked #2 in the latest media poll, defeated the Quarriers 55-19.

The Trojans opened the game on a 19-0 run and never looked back.  West Central led 19-1 at the end of the first quarter and 34-3 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was able to find some offense in the second half.  The trailed West Central 48-12 after the third quarter.  Both teams scored seven points each in the final quarter.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 20% (8-41) from the field, 17% (2-12) from three-point area, and just 1-3 from the free throw line.  West Central forced 22 Dell Rapids turnovers and out rebounded the Quarriers 43-21.

Mady Vanoverbeke finished with five points, six rebounds, and two steals.  Becky Dorn had four points.  Claire Wynja had three points.   Maggie Schmidt, Alli De Stigter, and Liz Price all had two points each.

Dell Rapids (1-9) will travel to Volga to play the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 22nd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The lady Quarriers C team fought hard against a good West Central team, but came up short in a 24-38 loss.  Cold shooting in the second half again plagued the young Quarriers despite playing solid defense and rebounding well.
Shelby Welbig       8 pts    6 reb
Kylee Fiddelke       6 pts
Lexi Ingalls           5 pts    4 reb
Claire Wynja         5 pts    3 reb
Kerrigan Kindopp              2 reb
Catherine Naillon              2 reb

Cardinal Girls Battle Hard for DVC Tourney Win

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls had to battle hard to get a 54-48 over the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Colman on Monday, January 18th. 

The Cardinals looked like they might be able to coast into the semifinals after starting the first three and a half minutes of the game on an 11-0 run.  St Mary led 16-4 at the end of the first quarter.  They pushed the lead to 14 points at 20-6 with 4:30 to play in the half, but the Redhawks cut the lead down to 10 points by halftime at 25-15.

Estelline/Hendricks tried to make make runs at the Cardinals in the third quarter, but every time they did, St Mary had an answer.  The Cardinals held a 38-27 lead heading into the final quarter.  The lead was still double digits at 52-40 with 1:55 to play, but the Redhawks went on an 8-0 run to make the score 52-44 with :29 to go.  The Cardinals made a couple of three throws in the closing seconds to take the win.

Ella Griffin led the team in scoring with 15 points and also had five rebounds and three assists.  Karlie Klein had 11 points and five rebounds.  Courtney Brown had eight points, seven rebounds, and three assists.  Ella Heinitz had eight points.  Sydney Klein had two points, four rebounds, and four assists, and Addyson Gilbert had two points and five rebounds.

The Cardinals (7-2) will play Colman-Egan in the semifinals on Thursday, January 21st at 7:30 p.m. in Colman.

Dell Rapids Wrestling Splits Four Duals in Harrisburg

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team split four duals at the Harrisburg Duals Tournament on Saturday, January 16th.  Dell Rapids had matches against Sioux Falls Washington, Tea Area, Aberdeen Central, and West Lyon, IA.

The Quarriers got wins over Aberdeen Central (39-36) and West Lyon (50-28), but had had losses to Sioux Falls Washington (36-48) and Tea Area (18-54).

Jacob Vogel and Zach McKee won all four of their matches on the day.  Mitchell Klinkenborg and Gabe Clark both won three matches.

The Quarriers will be in Madison on Tuesday, January 19th for their next match.

Individual Results

Dell Rapids 39, Aberdeen Central 36
Weight
    Summary
ABC  
DR 
106
Rayden Zens (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:32)
0
6
120
Jacob Bellefeuille (Aberdeen Central) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) (Fall 3:35)
6
0
126
Brock Martin (Aberdeen Central) over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) (Fall 5:52)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Avery Ligon (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:41)
0
6
138
Braydon Steuck (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Braden Senger (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:38)
0
6
152
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Beau Price (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 9-2)
0
3
160
Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) over Ayden Gisi (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:26)
0
6
170
Samuel Calvert (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Dylan Schaunaman (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:43)
0
6
195
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Landon Merkel (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:45)
0
6
220
Bryce Beitelspacher (Aberdeen Central) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Double Forfeit
0
0
Team Score:
36
39

Dell Rapids 50, West Lyon 28
Weight
    Summary
DR 
WL 
106
Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Zac Severson (West Lyon) (Dec 7-4)
3
0
120
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Dalton Warner (West Lyon) (Fall 0:36)
6
0
126
Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Spencer VerMeer (West Lyon) (Fall 0:30)
6
0
138
Chase Thiessen (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Mason VerMeer (West Lyon) (TF 15-0 3:09)
5
0
152
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
160
Jackson Taylor (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
170
Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Emmit Fleshman (West Lyon) (Fall 2:26)
6
0
195
Gabe Ter Wee (West Lyon) over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) (MD 10-2)
0
4
220
Easton Fleshman (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
285
Jordan Ver Meer (West Lyon) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
Team Score:
50
28

Sioux Falls Washington 48, Dell Rapids 36
Weight
    Summary
SFW 
DR  
106
Riley Williams (Sioux Falls Washington) over Connor Hanson (Dell Rapids) (Fall 4:48)
6
0
113
Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) over Favian RivasWells (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 0:48)
0
6
120
John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
126
Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) over Lane Knutson (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 3:49)
0
6
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Kayden Clark (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 1:32)
0
6
138
Elijah Taniah (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Blessing Taniah (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 1:42)
0
6
152
Asher Eidem (Sioux Falls Washington) over Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:33)
6
0
160
Kamren McCubbin (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
170
Sam Randall (Sioux Falls Washington) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 4:47)
6
0
182
Bronson Moet (Sioux Falls Washington) over Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) (Fall 5:10)
6
0
195
Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) over Myles Yitagesu (Sioux Falls Washington) (Fall 4:44)
0
6
220
Abraham Myers (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Michael Vroman (Sioux Falls Washington) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
48
36

Tea Area 54, Dell Rapids 18
Weight
    Summary
TEA 
DR  
106
Jackson Tschetter (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
113
Quincy Hulverson (Tea Area) over Andrew Weiland (Dell Rapids) (Dec 6-3)
3
0
120
Maddix Slykhuis (Tea Area) over John Mortrude (Dell Rapids) (Fall 2:57)
6
0
126
Wyatt Stuntebeck (Tea Area) over Carson Roach (Dell Rapids) (Fall 1:49)
6
0
132
Jacob Vogel (Dell Rapids) over Connor Eimers (Tea Area) (Dec 7-0)
0
3
138
Sam Werdel (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
145
Gabe Clark (Dell Rapids) over Unknown (For.)
0
6
152
Zach McKee (Dell Rapids) over Jonah Hunter (Tea Area) (Fall 0:27)
0
6
160
Matthew Halbur (Tea Area) over Aiden Geraets (Dell Rapids) (Fall 0:59)
6
0
170
Matthew Schwebach (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
182
Mitchell Klinkenborg (Dell Rapids) over Preston Eimers (Tea Area) (Dec 7-0)
0
3
195
Isaac Johnson (Tea Area) over Quinn Carr (Dell Rapids) (Dec 7-3)
3
0
220
Griffen Schnider (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
285
Cayden Reiniger (Tea Area) over Unknown (For.)
6
0
Team Score:
54
18

Quarrier Offense Unstoppable Against Milbank

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Nothing could stop the Dell Rapids Quarrier offense on Saturday, January 16th.  Dell Rapids erupted for 63 first-half points against the Milbank Bulldogs and cruised to a 91-43 victory.

Dell Rapids outscored the Bulldogs 31-9 in the first quarter alone setting the tone for the night.  The Quarriers then outscored Milbank 32-10 in the second quarter for a 63-19 halftime lead.  With a 44-point lead, the running clock was in effect the entire second half.  Dell Rapids finished the last two quarters with a 28-24 scoring advantage.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 61% (35-57) from the field, 53% (8-15) from three-point area, and 73% (11-15) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 29 team rebounds, 24 steals, and 17 assists.

Five different players scored in double figures, and all the players had at least two points in the game.  Colin Rentz had 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  Connor Rentz had 16 points, four steals, and three rebounds.  Carter Nelson finished with 14 points and three rebounds.  Brayden Pankonen also had 14 points and five steals.  Landon Ruesink added 10 points, six assists, three steals, and three rebounds.

Dell Rapids (6-2) will travel to Madison on Thursday, January 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Girls Get First Win of Season

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team got their first win of the season on Saturday, January 16th.  The Quarriers defeated the Milbank Bulldogs 42-37.

Milbank scored the first two points of the game, and that was their only lead of the night.  They tied the game a couple of times, but both times the Quarriers held tough to keep the lead.  After the opening score by the Bulldogs, Dell Rapids scored 10 points in a row to lead 10-2 after the first quarter.  Milbank scored the first eight points of the second quarter to tie the game 10-10, but Dell Rapids got the last basket of the half to lead 12-10 at halftime.

The game was again tied 15-15 with 5:35 to play in the third quarter.  The Quarriers then went on a 10-0 run to lead 25-15 with 1:40 to go.  They finished the third quarter leading 27-17.  The Quarrier lead grew to 11 points at 37-26 with 3:00 to play in the game, but the Bulldogs made a late run.  They sank three three-pointers in a row to cut the lead to 37-35 with 1:53 to go in the game, but Dell Rapids closed out the game on a 5-2 run for the win.

Defense was key for the Quarriers as they forced 29 Milbank turnovers, 15 of those being steals.  Those steals helped secure the victory on a night Dell Rapids shot just 29% (13-45) from the field and 20% (4-20) on three-point shots.  Dell Rapids had success at the foul line going 12-17 in the game.

Zoey Hilmoe had 12 points and four rebounds.  Alli De Stigter finished with six points.  Becky Dorn had five points and 10 rebounds.  Maggie Schmidt ended with five points, four assists, and three steals.  Claire Wynja also had five points in the game.

Dell Rapids (1-8) will host the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 19th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The girls C team picked up their second win of the season with a hard fought 40-21 victory over the Milbank C team Saturday afternoon.  The girls played outstanding defense and rebounded extremely well in limiting Milbank to very few second chance scoring opportunities. Offensively, Dells did a nice job of getting the ball inside both passing and off the dribble which created several easy baskets.
Kerrigan Kindopp         11 pts
Claire Wynja               11 pts
Lexi Ingalls                 8 pts
Shelby Welbig             4 pts
Kylee Fiddelke             4 pts
Reagan VanZee           2 pt

Cardinals Bounce Back with Big Win over Raiders

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team bounced back into the win column with a big 85-29 win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Saturday, January 16th.  The game got moved to Saturday from Friday due to weather.

St Mary lead from start to finish in the game as they build a 22-6 lead by the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 34 points at 48-14 by halftime.  The game was played with a running clock in the second half as the Cardinals outscored the Raiders 37-15 in the second half.

The Cardinals did anything they wanted on the offense end, and their defensive rebounding also led to some easy fast break points.  St Mary finished the game shooting 66% (38-58) from the field, 31% (4-13) from three-point area, and 62% (5-8) from the free-throw line.  The Raiders, meanwhile, were only 18% (9-50) from the field, 9% (2-23) from three-point area, and 56% (9-16) from the free-throw line.  St Mary out rebounded the Raiders 39-18 in the game.

Four players finished in double figures for St Mary.  Connor Libis had 23 points, six rebounds, three steals, and three assists.  Max Herber had 14 points, five rebounds, and two assists.  Sam Palmer finished with 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and two blocked shots.  John Pica added 11 points and seven rebounds.  Ashaun Roach-Valandra had eight points and eight rebounds, while Ty Brown had seven points.

The Cardinals (6-3) will play Colman-Egan in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Tuesday, January 19th at 7:30 p.m. in Colman.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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