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Dell Rapids Homecoming Spoiled by West Central

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarriers not only had their homecoming game on Friday, October 16th, but it was their final home game of the regular season.  The Quarriers hosted the West Central Trojans, but the Trojans spoiled the homecoming game with a 34-0 victory.

West Central had every aspect of their game working against the Quarriers.  The Trojans held the ball for 22:26 of the clock, while racking up 17 first downs.  They had a total of 391 yards of offense, all of them on the ground.  Dell Rapids was held to just seven first downs in the game on 154 yards of total offense.  The Quarriers had just 43 rushing yards and 111 passing yards.

The Trojans scored two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead.  They added another touchdown and a field goal before halftime for a 24-0 lead.  The Trojans added 10 more points in the second half on another field goal in the third quarter and a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Landon VonHoltum had five carries for 22 yards in the game.  Brayden Gee had five carries for 20 yards, and Ian Mason had three carries for 11 yards.  Austin Henry was 10-16 passing for 111 yards.  Brayden Pankonen had two catches for 54 yards.  Victory Knuppe had two catches for 26 yards, and Carter Nelson had two catches for 20 yards.  Colin Rentz, Avery Boechler, Coby Maeschen, and Gee also had catches.

The defense was led by Maeschen who had 14 tackles in the game.  Cody Schultz finished with six tackles.  Knuppe and VonHoltum had five tackles each.  Gee and Henry both finished with four tackles.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will travel to Tea to play the #1 ranked Tea Area Titans on Thursday, October 22nd to end the regular season.

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Two Cardinal Basketball Players Commit to College Programs

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Two senior players on the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team have committed to play college basketball next season.  Sam Palmer recently committed to Mount Marty University in Yankton, SD, and Connor Libis committed to Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, IA earlier this year.  With both of the schools playing in the GPAC, these teammates will get plenty of time facing each other in the coming years.

“One of my favorite things about Mount Marty is the atmosphere down there.  Walking around campus, everyone was super welcoming and friendly.  I talked to a couple staff members who were helpful with the academic side of things.  I feel liek Mount Marty has a lot of momentum going for them right now, and I will love being apart of it,” said Palmer.

“I chose Briar Cliff because it was the best fit for me.  I really like the coaching staff and everything that they have built there.  I want to help add to their basketball legacy.  I loved the Catholic Christian aspect as well,” said Libis about choosing Briar Cliff.

Before these two face off against one another in GPAC games in the future, they have one more season for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals.

“I am really looking forward to this upcoming season.  A lot of our younger guys have put in work and stepped up.  Everyone has made improvements from last season.  With Ashaun coming over, and his presence is going to help our team as well.  And as a team working on our strengths and weaknesses during the off season, we will be set for a great season,” Palmer said.

Libis mentioned that he is looking forward to finishing what the team hasn’t done yet, making it to the state tournament.  He also said that they need to still take one game at a time and embrace each practice and game this final senior season.

The first basketball game for the Cardinals is scheduled for December 15th against Mitchell Christian at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

Logan Anderson Qualifies for State Cross Country

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Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country will have a runner in the state meet.  Logan Anderson qualified for the state meet with a 15th place finish at the Region 2A meet on Thursday, October 15th at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

Anderson finished with a time of 18:24.58.  The other runner for the boys team at the region meet was Gabe Clark.  Clark finished 48th with a time of 22:45.81.

Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem.

The Dell Rapids girls team finished eighth with a total of 124 points.  Vivica Kruel finished 24th with a time of 22:43.51.  Katrina Kruel was 33rd with a time of 23:20.59.  Kat Fletcher placed 36th with a time of 24:30.75.  Adisen Stadem placed 38th with a time of 24:45.83.  Peyton VanZee was 42nd in a time of 25:01.96, and Jayme Schmidt placed 43rd with a time of 25:11.03.

The top three teams and top 20 individual runners qualify for state.  Sioux Falls Christian, Flandreau, and Garretson teams qualified for the girls.  Sioux Falls Christian, Madison, and Baltic teams qualified for the boys.

Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem.

The 2020 Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team had six seniors this year.  They are Logan Anderson, Canyon Lowman, Rebecca Dorn, Ellie Fiddelke, Kat Fletcher, and Sami Schmidt.

Anderson will finish his career at the 2020 South Dakota Class A Cross Country State Meet on Saturday, October 24th at Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City.

St Mary Cardinal Boys Cross Country Team Places 2nd, Qualifies for State

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys cross country team finished second at the Region 2B meet on Wednesday, October 14th.  The meet was held in De Smet.

The Cardinals were able to navigate around the changes to school schedules and activities due to Covid this past week, and then faced unfavorable weather conditions at the race.

Despite those obstacles, the Cardinals finished second with 25 team points.  Elkton-Lake Benton won the region team title with 13 points, and Lake Preston was third with 36 points.  These three teams qualify all their runners for the state meet.

Jacob Vogel placed second individually with a time of 17:51.22, finishing just nine seconds behind the individual champion Josiah Schroeder of Canistota.  Seth Roemen had a 13th-place finish with a time of 20:24.46.  Thomas Eining had a time of 20:37.50, placing him 18th.  Noah Reiff finished 23rd with a time of 21:04.74.

Sierra Klein was the lone runner for the girls team.  Klein finished 44th with a time of 28:56.65.

The boys team will participate in the 2020 South Dakota Class B Cross Country State Meet on Saturday, October 24th.  The state meet will be held at Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City.

Quarriers Battle Tough Course at Dak-12 Cross Country Meet

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Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem

Facing one of the toughest courses of the year and battling windy conditions, the Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country teams ran in the Dak-12 Conference meet on Thursday, October 8th in Madison.

The girls team had an eighth place finish with 148 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first with 16 points.  Lennox finished second with 49 points, and Tea Area was third with 54 points.

Vivica Kruel (27th) had a time of 23:46.37.  Katrina Kruel (36th) finished at 24:34.75.  Adisen Stadem (46th) finished at 25:25.46.  Kathryn Fletcher (48th) had a time of 25:41.99.  Payton VanZee (50th) had a time of 26:21.78.

The boys team did not have a team score with only two varsity runners for the day.  Logan Anderson had a 19th place finish at 18:58.41.  Canyon Lowman (43rd) finished in a time of 21:52.70.

Dell Rapids will travel to Sioux Falls for the Region 2A meet on Thursday, October 15th.

Estelline/Hendricks Beats Cardinals in Straight Sets

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals traveled to Estelline to play the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks on Thursday, October 8th.  Estelline/Hendricks took the match in straight sets.

The Redhawks opened up the first set with a 7-0 run and never looked back.  The lead grew to 17-7 and Estelline/Hendricks won the first set 25-12.

The second set went back and forth with neither team having a lead bigger than two points through the midway point of the game.  After the set was tied 18-18, Esetlline/Hendricks went ahead 21-18.  The Cardinals pulled within a point at 21-20, but the Redhawks held off the Cardinals for the 25-22 win.

The two teams were tied 4-4 and 6-6 to start the third set, with the Cardinals taking a short 7-6 lead.  Estelline/Hendricks then went on a 10-0 run for a 16-7 advantage.  The Redhawks won the set 25-14 to take the match.

Courtney Brown had three ace serves and four kills.  Macie Brown had five digs and an ace.  Maya Heinitz finished with eight digs, two kills, and a block.  Ella Heinitz had seven digs, three set assists and an ace serve.

St Mary (7-4) are scheduled to host Castlewood on Monday, October 12th and Centerville on Tuesday, October 13th.  The matches, if played, will be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinal Cross Country Teams Run at DVC Meet

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys cross country teams ran at the Dakota Valley Conference meet on Wednesday, October 7th.  The meet was held at De Smet.

The Cardinal girls team placed sixth with a total of 70 points.  Estelline/Hendricks placed first with 20 points.  De Smet was second with 22 points, and Colman-Egan placed third with 24 points.

Lucy Vargas placed 19th with a time of 23:54.15.  Addy Gilbert finished 20th with a time of 23:58.45.  Seirra Klein placed 35th with a time of 26:33.29.

The boys team placed third with 21 points.  Elkton-Lake Benton took the DVC title from St Mary with 16 points.  Estelline/Hendricks was second with 18 points.

Jacob Vogel placed second individually with a time of 17:29.66.  Thomas Eining was ninth with a time of 19:50.13.  Seth Roemen placed 10th at 19:53.38.  Noah Reiff was 17th in a time of 20:32.68.  Owen Vargas was 29th with a time of 22:17.27.

St Mary will host the Region 2B Cross Country meet on Wednesday, October 14th.

Three Senior Dell Rapids Golfers End Career at State

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Photo taken and used with permission by the McKee family.

The three seniors on the 2020 Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team were able to end their high school golf career at the 2020 South Dakota Class A Boys Golf State Tournament on Monday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 6th.

The weather and course couldn’t have been any better for the Lucas Berg, Zach McKee, and Brady Larson to play in their final tournament as a Dell Rapids Quarrier.

Berg ended his tournament with a 33rd place finish with a first round score of 80 and a second round of 96 for a two-day total of 176.

McKee had a 51st place finish in the two-day tournament.  He shot a 97 on the first day and an 88 on the second day for a total of 185.

Larson placed 72nd at state.  Larson had an opening day round of 95 and a second day of 101 for a total of 196.

Dell Rapids High School Softball Season Ends at State Tournaments

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The 2020 Dell Rapids High School softball season has now come to an end.  Both the varsity and JV teams played in state tournaments this season.

The varsity team had their state tournament Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th.  Dell Rapids lost both of their games in the tournament.

In the first game, Dell Rapids fell to Vermillion by a score of 6-3.  Dell Rapids scored a run in the top of the first inning, but Vermillion scored two times in the bottom of the first and three more in the bottom of the second for a 5-1 lead.  Dell Rapids scored two times in the top of the fifth inning, but wasn’t enough.  Vermillion added a run in the bottom of the fifth for the 6-3 win.

Lexi Ingalls had two hits, including a home run, and an RBI.  Haileigh Barnhart had two hits, one of them a double, with an RBI.  Cora Alderson had an hit with an RBI.  Abigail Greenhoff, Kyra Wajer, Maddy Wilber, and Rileigh Foster all had hits in the game.  Kylie Bitner pitched three innings giving up five runs, all earned, on eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Wajer pitched the final three innings giving up an earned run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

Dell Rapids then played Pierre later in the day and fell by a score of 8-5.  Dell Rapids, again, scored first with two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 2-0 lead.  Pierre then scored a run in the top of the third inning and then five more in the top of the fourth inning.  Pierre then plated two runs in the top of the sixth inning for an 8-2 lead.  Dell Rapids scored three times in the bottom of the seventh, but the rally fell short.

Wajer had two hits and an RBI in the game.  Alderson had a double with an RBI.  Foster had a hit with two RBIs.  Greenhoff had a hit and an RBI.  Kylie Lebahn, Ingalls, and Wilber also all had a hit.  Autumn Tomes pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six earned runs on six hits with five walks and a strikeout.  Bittner pitched two innings giving up two earned runs on four hits with three walks and a strikeout.  Wajer pitched the final 1 2/3 innings striking out a batter.

Dell Rapids had three seniors on this year’s team.  They are Maddie Wilber, Cora Alderson, and Kyra Wajer.

The Dell Rapids JV team played their state tournament on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th.  The Dell Rapids JV team finished second in the tournament.

On Saturday, September 26th, Dell Rapid JV earned a 10-5 win over Edgerton.  They followed that with a 12-1 win over Sturgis.  Dell Rapids JV then beat Lennox 12-5 to finish the first day undefeated.

Dell Rapid JV lost their first game of the day on Sunday, September 27th to West Central 13-4.  The team then had to fight their way through the loser’s bracket.  They rebounded against Pierre for a 12-5 win.  Dell Rapids JV kept the momentum rolling with a 12-4 win over Rapid City.  They played a close game against Madison, coming out victorious 9-8 to get into the championship game against West Central.  West Central again defeated Dell Rapids JV 7-2, giving the team second place in the tournament.

Quarrier Volleyball Makes it Two in a Row

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Two days after a big win in Lennox, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team made the trip to Canton to play a make-up match against the Canton C-Hawks on Saturday, October 3rd.  The Quarriers picked up their second win in a row in four sets against the C-Hawks.

Dell Rapids was able to pick up momentum early in the match and earned two set wins right away.  The Quarriers won the first set 25-18 and then won the second set 25-19.  Canton denied the Quarriers a straight-set win by taking the third set 25-21.  The Quarriers, however, took the fourth set 25-21 for the match win.

Emma Van Regenmorter had 12 kills to lead the Quarriers.  Dania Heibult had 10 kills.  Sophi Randall finished with 33 set assists.  Randall also had five ace serves.  Sam Price had 18 digs, Heibult finished with 16 digs, and Emma Moslkness had 12 digs.

Dell Rapids (4-12) will travel to Vermillion on Tuesday, October 6th.

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