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Dell Rapids Boys Golf Sends Three to State

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The Dell Rapids Quarriers had three golfers qualify for the 2020 Class A State Tournament after their play in the Region 1A Tournament.  The regional tournament was held at Dakota Winds golf course on Monday, September 29th.

Zach McKee, Brady Larson, and Lucas Berg all qualified by placing in the top 60% of the individual entries at regions.  McKee had a 10th place finish with a round of 90.  Larson placed 26th with a round of 101.  Berg also made the state tournament cut with a 28th place finish by shooting a 102.

The Quarriers placed sixth as a team with a score of 407.  The top three teams also qualify the whole team to state.  Aberdeen Roncalli placed first at 348, Madison was second at 366, and Tri-Valley finished third as a team with a score of 375.

The state golf tournament will be held on Monday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 6th at Southern Hills Golf Course in Hot Springs.

St Mary Girls 4th, Boys 1st at Hosted Cross Country Meet

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The Dell Rapids St Mary cross country team hosted their St Mary Cross Country Invite on Monday, September 29th.

The girls finished fourth as a team with 35 points.  Colman-Egan placed first with 13 points.  Centerville was second with 20 points, and Arlington was third with 22 points.

Addy Gilbert had an eighth place finish with a time of 22:49.  Lucy Vargas was 13th with a time of 23:25.  Lauren Rasmussen was 14th at 23:48.  Sierra Klein placed 21st with a time of 25:00, and Sydney Klein was 25th at 27:18.

The boys team placed first with six total points by taking the top three spots individually.  Chester was second with 18 points.

Jacob Vogel won the race with a time of 17:47.  Thomas Eining was second at 19:29.  Seth Roemen placed third in a time of 20:11.  Noah Reiff had a sixth place finish at 20:55.  Owen Vargas was 15th at 21:39.

The Cardinals will be at the Colman-Egan Invite on Wednesday, September 30th.

Garretson/Dell Rapids Wins Final Regular Season Match

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The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragons played their final regular season match of the season on Thursday, September 24th, at home against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers.  The Blue Dragons ended their season with a win by a score of 3-2.

The Chargers took the lead in the first half and led 1-0 at the break.  Garretson/Dell Rapids tied the match on a corner kick by Paige Sterud.  Sioux Falls Christian regained the lead on a free kick at 2-1.  The Blue Dragons again fought back when Jordan Williams put the ball in the net off a corner kick from Sterud.  Sterud then helped the Blue Dragons take the lead when she made a free kick after a penalty, which was the game-winning goal.

Garretson/Dell Rapids ends their regular season with a ecord of 3-7-2.  They now wait for the rest of the regular season matches to complete to see if they will qualify for the playoffs.

Quarrier Volleyball Finishes 1-3 at Sanford Pentagon

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played at the Sanford Pentagon Tournament on Saturday, September 26th.  Dell Rapids at matches against Freeman, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Irene-Wakonda, and Elkton-Lake Benton.

The first match of the day was against the Freeman Flyers.  Dell Rapids earned a two-set win by scores of 25-20 and 25-22.  Emma VanRegenmorter had a team-high nine kills and five blocks in the match.  Kenzie Garry had five kills.  Sophi Randall had 15 set assists.  Sam Price had 13 digs, while Mackenzie Apland, Kylee Fiddelke, and Garry all had eight digs each.

After getting a one-match break, Dell Rapids started a run of three straight matches with no break.  The first team faced in the run of matches was teh Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans.  The Titans had a straight-set win of 25-18 and 25-17.  VanRegenmorter had seven kills.  Fiddelke added five kills.  Randall had 17 set assists.  Garry led the team with nine digs.  Apland and Randall both finished with seven digs.

Next up for Dell Rapids was the Irene-Wakonda Eagles.  The Quarriers had a lead late in each of the two sets, but the Eagles came from behind to win in straight sets by scores of 25-22 and 27-25.  Fiddelke had seven kills, and VanRegenmorter had four kills.  Randall had 13 set assists in the match along with three blocks and four ace serves.  Price had a team-high 13 digs.  Lexi Ingalls had 10 digs.

The final match of the day was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks also took a straight-set win over the Quarriers by scores of 25-22 and 25-17.  Fiddelke finished with a team-high five kills.  VanRegenmorter and Randall both had three kills.  Randall also had nine set assists and seven blocks.  Price led the team with 21 digs with Randall adding nine digs.

Dell Rapids (2-10) will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th at St Mary High School.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Defense Sparks Win for Quarriers over Tri-Valley

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

The defense for the Dell Rapids Quarriers led the team to a 20-0 win over the Tri-Valley Mustangs on  Friday, September 25th, at home.  The defense held Tri-Valley to under 50 yards of total offense and had two takeaways in the game.

The Quarrier defense played a key role in the first score of the game.  Tri-Valley opened the game on offense, but Austin Henry intercepted a pass, which led to the Quarriers first touchdown.  Coby Maeschen scored on an eight-yard touchdown run with 7:58 to play in the first quarter, about a minute and a half after the Henry interception.  Aiden Boechler made the extra point to give Dell Rapids a 7-0 lead. 

The defenses for both teams kept the offenses off balance for the remainder of the first half.  Neither team was able to get the ball in the endzone, and Dell Rapids held the same 7-0 lead at halftime.

Both teams where held to just three plays before having to punt in their respective opening drives of the second half.  Dell Rapids started their second possession of the third quarter with 6:54 left in the quarter.  They held the ball for the remained of the quarter on a long sustained drive.  The Quarriers put the ball in the endzone for the second time on a four-yard touchdown run by Landon Ruesink with 11:25 to play in the game.  The touchdown ended a 13 play drive of 53 yards that lasted seven and a half minutes.

Tri-Valley then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Brayden Gee recovered the fumble for Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers put another quick score on the board with 8:58 remaining on a one-yard touchdown run by Gee to give the Quarriers a 20-0 lead.  That score held until the end of the game.

Dell Rapids finished with 218 yards of total offense, 173 rushing yards and 45 passing yards.  Tri-Valley was held to just 39 yards of total offense, 27 rushing yards and 12 passing yards.  Dell Rapids had 17 first downs compared to just three by the Mustangs.

Henry finished the game 3-7 passing for 45 yards.  Ruesink, Gee, and Victor Knuppe all had a catch of 15 yards.  Ruesink also finished with 17 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown.  Maeschen had 9 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown.  Landon VonHoltum added six carries for 38 yards.

Maeschen anchored the defense with 11 tackles in the game.  Gee and Ruesink both had six tackles.  VonHoltum, Brayden Pankonen and Mitchell Klinkenborg both had three tackles each. 

Dell Rapids (5-0) will travel to North Sioux City to play the Dakota Valley Panthers on Friday, October 2nd.

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Quarrier Volleyball Notches First Win of Season

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team was able to get their first win of the season at home on Thursday, September 25th.  Dell Rapids defeated the Flandreau Fliers in four sets by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, and 25-11.

The Quarriers got out to a fast start to open the match scoring the first four points.  They went on to extend the lead to 9-3.  The Quarriers led by four-to-six points and then pushed the lead to 21-13.  The Fliers made a run to pull within two points at 23-21, but Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-22 win.

Flandreau got on a roll in the second set and built a large lead at 20-9.  Dell Rapids made a furious come back and pulled within a point a couple of times at 22-21 and 24-23, but the Fliers took the win 25-23 to even the match.

Despite not winning the second set, Dell Rapids continued to keep the momentum in the third set.  They got out to a five point lead early in the match at 13-8.  The lead stayed at about five points until Flandreau made a short run to pull within two points at 20-18.  The Fliers then took a late lead at 23-22, but Dell Rapids scored the final three points for a 25-23 win.

That late three-point swing in the third set propelled the Quarriers to a big win in the fourth set.  Dell Rapids built a double-digit lead and never looked back for the 25-11 set win and match victory.

Three players finished in double-figures for kills.  Kylee Fiddelke led the team with 17 kills.  Emma Van Regenmorter and Kenzie Garry both had 10 kills each.  Sophi Randall finished with 36 set assists and eight kills.  Randall also had five blocks, while Van Regenmorter had four blocks.  Four players had double-figure digs on the night.  Sam Price had 19 digs.  Fiddelke and Garry both had 12 digs.  Mackenzie Apland also had 10 digs.

Dell Rapids (1-7) will be at the Sioux Falls Pentagon Classic on Saturday, September 26th, and then will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th.

Arlington Takes Five-Set Match over St Mary

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Arlington Cardinals did battle on the volleyball court on Thursday, September 25th, in Arlington.  The two teams played an exciting five-set match with Arlington emerging victorious.

The home-team Arlington Cardinals took the opening set of the match with a five-point 25-20 victory.  St Mary battled back to win the next two sets by scores of 25-21 and 25-14.  Arlington would force the final and decisive fifth set by winning the fourth 25-14.  In a very close fifth set, Arlington survived 15-12 to take the match.

Courtney Brown led St Mary with 19 kills.  Ella Heinitz had 11 kills, and Ella Griffin, Maya Heinitz, and Jacey Tebay all added five kills each.  E. Heinitz also finished with 19 set assists, 15 digs, and two blocks.  Brown also had 13 digs on the night.  Griffin tallied 17 set assists and 10 digs.  M. Heinitz led the team with three ace serves and had 14 digs.  Macie Brown finished with 11 digs and an ace serve.

St Mary (5-2) will host the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Monday, September 28th.  That match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Cheer Places Second at Sioux Valley

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team placed second at the Sioux Valley Invite on Thursday, September 25th, in Volga.  There were a total of seven teams that took part in the event.

Sioux Valley placed first with a total score of 174.5.  Dell Rapids was second with 129.0 points.  Deubrook was third with 126.5 points.  Redfield was fourth at 104.0 points.  Arlington-Lake Preston had a fifth place finish with 88.5 points.  Northwestern was sixth with 84.5 points, and Faulkton Area finished with 78 points.

Dell Rapids will be at the O’Gorman Invite on Tuesday, September 29th, for their next competition.

Dell Rapids Hosts Dell Rapids Cross Country Invite

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team hosted the Dell Rapids Invitational on Wednesday, September 23rd.  The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team also participated in the event.

The Cardinal girls team finished ninth with a team score of 151.  The Quarrier girls team finished 10th with a team score of 167.  Flandreau placed first with 25 points.  Tea Area was second with 38 points, and Lennox finished third with 42 points.

  • Laruen Rassmussen (DRSM – 34th) – 24:14.37
  • Sydney Klein (DRSM – 41st) – 25:13.41
  • Kathryn Fletcher (DR – 42nd) – 25:14.68
  • Jayme Schmidt (DR – 43rd) – 25:25.64
  • Lucy Vargas (DRSM – 44th) – 25:39.36
  • Peyton Van Zee (DR – 45th) – 25:46.34
  • Addy Gilbert (DRSM – 49th) – 26:17.60
  • Sierra Klein (DRSM – 52nd) – 26:37.39
  • Adisen Stadem (DR – 55th) – 28:59.76

The Cardinal boys team finished fifth with a score of 87 points.  The Quarrier boys team did not have a team score entered.  Sioux Falls Christian won the boys title with 43 points.  Baltic was second with 55 points, and Lennox placed third with 59 points.

  • Jacob Vogel (DRSM – 3rd) – 18:04.93
  • Logan Anderson (DR – 14th) – 18:53.06
  • Thomas Eining (DRSM – 28th) – 19:45.96
  • Seth Roemen (DRSM – 30th) – 19:57.07
  • Noah Reiff (DRSM – 44th) – 21:08.79
  • Canyon Lowman (DR – 51st) – 22:04.01
  • Gabe Clark (DR – 66th) – 23:52.62

Dell Rapids St Mary will host their cross country meet on Monday, September 28th.  The Quarriers will be in Lennox for the Lennox Invitational on Thursday, October 1st.

Rough Start to the Week for Blue Dragons Soccer

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Rough start to the week for Blue Dragons Soccer
Tammy Chamley | Editor
tchamley@ncppub.com

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

The Garretson Blue Dragons traveled to Groton on Saturday, September 19 to take on Tigers on the soccer field.  Earlier this season, the Lady Blue Dragons tied with the Tigers. This time around, Garretson struggled to find their groove and the back of the net, losing 5-0. 

Tuesday, September 22nd, the Blue Dragons hit the road to Dakota Valley. “We were focused and ready to bounce back from Saturday’s disappointing loss,” Coach Amber Williamson said. “The girls came out fired up, possessing the ball, and aggressive.” Garretson fell to Dakota Valley 1-2.

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

Garretson found themselves down 1-0 at half against the Panthers. Dakota Valley found the net on an indirect kick outside the 18-yard box at the start of the second half. “We fought back, and narrowed the lead to 2-1 after Morgan Damman scored on an assist by Joely Sterud,” Coach Williamson added.

Sterud had five shots on goal. Raegen Altman, Damman, Paige Sterud and Jenna VanHolland each had two shots on goal. Miriam Pickard, as a defender, also added a shot on goal. In goal, Kayla Genzlinger had 14 saves.

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