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Cardinal Cross Country Races in Freeman

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team ran in the Flyer Invitational Cross Country Meet in Freeman on Wednesday, September 16th.

The boys team finished third with a total of 20 points.  Freeman Academy/Marion placed first with 11 points.  Mitchell Christian was second with 15 points.  The girls team did not register a team score.  Hanson placed first as a team with 14 points.

Jacob Vogel placed third individually with a time of 18:00.73.  Thomas Eining was 11th at 19:40.71.  Seth Roemen placed 13th in 19:57.59.  Noah Reiff was 20th with a time of 20:27.17.  Owen Vargas placed 29th in 22:20.34.  Addy Gilbert had a 16th place finish wiht a time of 23:46.76.  Sierra Klein was 28th with a time of 26:16.14.

The Cardinals will be at the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 23rd.

Quarrier Boys Golf 10th at Vermillion

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team last played on September 1st prior to the Vermillion Invitational which was held on Wednesday, September 16th.  This tournament was postponed from September 9th.

The Quarriers finished 10th as a team with a score of 376.  Vermillion won the tournament with a team score of 326.  Sioux Falls Christian was second at 337, and Lennox placed third with 341.

Brady Larson had the low round for Dell Rapids.  Larson placed 17th individually with a round of 85.  Zach McKee finished with a round of 92.  Carter Traill had a 93.  Tyler Tjaden finished with a round of 106.  Lucas Berg had a 110, and Bryce Janiszeski had a 130.

Dell Rapids will be at Elk Point on Thursday, September 17th for the Elk Point-Jefferson Match Play Tournament.

Blue Dragons Continue to Fight Through Second Half of Season

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

The Garretson Blue Dragons took on the Dakota Valley Panthers on Saturday, September 12th at home. Battling rain throughout the game, the Blue Dragons ended in a tie with the Panthers 2-2.

The Blue Dragons came out strong and scored a goal in the first half by Dell Rapids Joely Sterud. At the end of the first half, the score remained 1-0. In the first part of the second half, Raegen Altman found the back of the net after the Dakota Valley goalie miss handled the ball getting a second goal on the scoreboard for the Blue Dragons.

Dakota Valley finished the game strong, scoring two goals in the last five minutes on corner kick opportunities. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.

Kicking off homecoming this week for Garretson, the Vermillion Tanagers came to town on Tuesday, September 15th. The Blue Dragons were looking to bounce back from their loss against #2 rated Vermillion from the first game of the season.

Vermillion was able to score during the first half against Garretson, which ended up being the only goal of the night. The Blue Dragons fell to the Tanagers 0-1.

Garretson will travel to Groton Area on Saturday, September 19th to take on the Tigers with game time scheduled for 1:00pm. Garretson’s current record sits at two wins, five losses and two ties.

Quarrier Cross Country Back in Action in Sioux Falls

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After a week’s long break from competition, the Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team participated in the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite on Tuesday, September 15th.

Neither the girls nor the boys team had enough runners participate in the varsity race to register a team score.

Vivca Kreul (44th) had a time of 24:48.24.  Adisen Stadem (52nd) finished in a time of 25:42.55.  Payton Van Zee (57th) had a time of 26:09.04.

Joshua Fletcher (19th) had a time of 18:46.47.  Logan Anderson (28th) had a time of 19:13.15, and Canyon Lowman (56th) finished in a time of 22:07.11.

Dell Rapids will host the Dell Rapids Invitational on Wednesday, September 23rd.

Dell Rapids Softball Notches Two More Wins

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The Dell Rapids High School softball team earned two wins at home on Sunday, September 13th.  Dell Rapids defeated Baltic 6-4 in their first game and then defeated Edgerton 5-2 later in the afternoon.

Dell Rapids took an early lead after scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning.  They added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 2-0 lead.  Baltic scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to lead 4-2, but Dell Rapids took the victory after scoring four times themselves in the bottom of the sixth.

Lexi Ingalls and Kenzi Garry both had two hits and two RBIs in the game.  Kylie Lebahn had two hits and an RBI, and Kyra Wajer also had two hits.  Autumn Tomes and Maddy Wilber also had a hit.  Tomes pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three runs, all earned, on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts.  Wajer got the final out, but gave up an earned run on two hits.

Dell Rapids put Edgerton away late in their second game.  Dell Rapids scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a 2-0 lead.  Edgerton got a run back in the top of the second inning to cut the lead in half at 2-1.  The score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth inning.  Dell Rapids scored three times to push the lead to 5-1.  Edgerton scored just one run in the top of the seventh.

Seven different players had a hit for Dell Rapids.  Cora Alderson, Haileigh Barnhart, Garry, Kylie Bittner, Kylie Lebahn, Wajer, and Rileigh Foster all had hits.  Alderson, Garry, Bittner, and Wajer each had an RBI.  Bittner pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up two runs, both unearned, on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts.  Wajer pitched the final 2/3 of an inning striking out one batter.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will host Tri-Valley and West Central on Sunday, September 20th.

Cardinals Get Big Win over Cubs

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals bounced back in a big way on Friday, September 11th.  A week after falling to De Smet 54-0, St Mary hosted the fourth-ranked Alcester-Hudson Cubs at Rickeman Field.  The Cardinals evened their record and gave the Cubs their first loss of the season in a 52-38 victory.

The Cubs scored two quick touchdowns in the first quarter.  Alcester-Hudson led 12-0 with 5:28 to play in the quarter.  St Mary, however, was able to settle into a groove.  Connor Libis scored on a 36-yard run with 3:28 to go.  A made two-point conversion cut the lead down to 12-8.  After a defensive stop, the Cardinals scored on their first drive of the second quarter on a Noah Olund rushing touchdown.  Another made two-point conversion gave St Mary a 16-12 lead with 11:18 to play in the half.   The Cardinals continued to roll as Libis scored on a 30-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion to push the lead to 24-12 with 9:15 remaining.  Libis scored again with 4:11 to play in the half on a 40-yard run as St Mary scored 32 unanswered points for a 32-12 lead.   The Cubs stopped the run as they scored with 1:31 to play in the half to cut the lead to 32-20.  That’s where the score remained at halftime.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, but Libis scored his fourth touchdown of the night on a 27-yard run and also made the two-point conversion to give the Cardinals a 40-20 lead with 8:06 to play in the game.  Alcester-Hudson ran the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown to make the score 40-26 with 7:54 to go.  The Cubs pulled within a touchdown after another score with 6:36 to play in the game.  Libis scored touchdown number five on a 33-yard run with 5:19 on the clock to push the lead back to 14 points at 46-32.

The Cubs again pulled within one possession after a touchdown with 3:57 to play in the game.  St Mary led 46-38 at that point in the game.  The Cardinals were able to put the game out of reach when Libis scored for the sixth time with 2:21 to play to lead 52-38.

The Cardinals finished with 452 yards of total offense, 432 of those rushing yards.  Alcester-Hudson had 447 total yards, 275 rushing yards and 172 passing yards.

Libis had 31 carries for 317 yards and six touchdowns.  Ty Brown had seven carries for 54 yards.  Noah Olund had 11 carries for 37 yards and a touchdown.  CJ Smith was 1-3 passing for 20 yards and an interception.  John Pica finished the night with 6.5 tackles.  Nic Gaspar and Ashaun Roach-Valandra both had six tackles.  Nick Wolles added 4.5 tackles.  Max Herber, Noah Dennis, and Roach-Valandra all had a sack in the game.

The Cardinals (2-2) will travel to Avon on Friday, September 18th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Crush Madison on the Gridiron

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In a battle of top five teams in class 11A, the Dell Rapids Quarriers flexed their muscles in Madison on Friday, September 11th.  The Quarriers had no trouble with the Madison Bulldogs earning a 41-14 victory.

Madison put a quick score on the board right away in the first quarter.  Nate Ricke threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Bickett with 10:18 in the first quarter.  Carter Bergheim made the extra point for an early 7-0 lead.   That would be the last score Madison would get until the final minutes of the game.

Dell Rapids went on a 41-point run, which started with three touchdowns in the first quarter.  On the Quarrier’s opening drive, Brayden Gee scored on a 23-yard run with 6:59 to cut the Bulldog lead down to 7-6.  The Quarrier defense held Madison on their next drive and forced a punt.  The Quarriers took the lead with 2:44 to go in the quarter after a fourth-down touchdown pass from Austin Henry to Landon Ruesink from five yards away.  The two-point conversion was no good, but Dell Rapids led 12-7.  The Quarrier defense got a score just a few plays later.  Henry returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown with 1:01 to play in the quarter.  Victor Knuppe made the extra point, and Dell Rapids led 19-7 at the end of the first quarter.

The Quarrier offense got another fourth-down touchdown with 9:54 to play in the half.  Henry connected with Ruesink again from 20 yards to push the lead to 25-7.  The Quarrier defense put more points on the board late in the quarter.  Dell Rapids recorded a safety with 3:39 to play in the half to make the score 27-7.

Dell Rapids continued to dominate on offense in the third quarter.  On the opening drive of the second half, the Quarriers capped off a four-minute drive with a 38-yard touchdown pass from Henry to Colin Rentz.  Knuppe made the extra point, and Dell Rapids 34-7 with 7:56 to go in the third quarter.  Brayden Pankonen scored the final Quarrier touchdown of the game with 5:56 to go in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard run.  Knuppe made the extra point to go ahead 41-7.  Ricke threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Mickale Dohrer, and Bergheim made the extra point, with 4:42 to play in the game.

The Quarriers finished with 308 yards of total offense, 82 passing yards and 226 rushing yards.  Madison was held to 184 yards of offense, 160 passing yards and just 24 rushing yards.

Henry was 5-7 passing for 82 yards and three touchdowns.  Ruesink had four catches for 44 yards and two touchdowns.  Colin Rentz had one catch for 38 yards and a touchdown.  Coby Maeschen had 10 carries for 87 yards.  Ruesink had eight carries for 51 yards.  Gee had 12 carries for 50 yards and a touchdown.  Maeschen led the defense with 12 tackles and a sack.  Knuppe had six tackles.  Landon VonHoltum finished with five tackles, and Pankonen had four tackles.

Dell Rapids (3-0) will host Mitchell on Friday, September 18th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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Quarrier Volleyball Falls to Tea at Home

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

Trying to earn their first win of the season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team hosted the Tea Area Titans on Thursday, September 10th.  The Titans, however, were victorious on this night taking the match in four sets.  Tea Area won by scores of 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, and 25-17.

Tea Area started the first set of the match on a 5-0 run and never trailed.  Dell Rapids rallied to within a point a couple of times with one of those times being 20-19.  Tea Area ended the first set on a 5-0 run to win 25-19.

The second set was back and forth most of the game.  Neither team was able to get ahead by more than three points until late in the set.  The set was tied 19-19 before the Titans went on a 6-1 run to win 25-20.

Dell Rapids got out to a five-point lead early in the third set at 10-5.  They continued to be in control the rest of the game and forced a fourth set with a 25-17 win.

The Titans grabbed an early 4-1 to start the fourth set.  Dell Rapids rallied and went on a 9-2 run for a 10-6 advantage.  The Titans fought back to tie the set at 13-13, and then they scored the next four points for a 17-13 lead.  Dell Rapids pulled within two at 19-17, but the Titans scored the final six points for the match win.

Kylee Fiddelke led the team with 10 kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry had eight kills, and Sophi Randall finished with five kills.  Randall also led the team with three ace serves, 23 set assists, and six blocks.  Garry had two ace serves.  Emma Van Regenmorter had four blocks, and Garry had three blocks.  Sam Price ended the night with 22 digs.  Fiddelke had 12 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-4) will look to pick up their first victory of the season when they travel just down the street.  The Quarriers will do battle against the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 14th at St Mary High School.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

St Mary Cross Country Teams Run at De Smet

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team traveled to De Smet on Thursday, September 10th.

The boys team finished third as a team.  Clark-Willow Lake placed first, and Estelline-Hendricks was second as a team.  The girls team finished 13th.

Jacob Vogel had a 2nd place finish.  Seth Roemen placed 15th.  Thomas Eining was 16th.  Noah Reiff placed 27th, and Gave Nelson placed 30th.  Lucy Vargas had a 26th place finish.  Addy Gilbert was 36th.  Sydney Klein placed 45th, and Sierra Klein was 53rd.  No times were provided.

The Cardinals will be in Freeman on Wednesday, September 16th for their next meet.

Garretson/Dell Rapids Takes Down #1 West Central

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The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragon girls soccer team did two things that no other team has been able to do this year against the West Central Trojans.  The Blue Dragons scored the first two goals against the Trojans this year, and also handed West Central their first loss of the season on Tuesday, September 8th in Garretson.

Paige Sterud scored both goals for the Blue Dragons on a chilly, 43 degree night in Garretson.  The defensive line played strong against the top-ranked Trojans holding them scoreless.

The match was a much needed boost for Garretson/Dell Rapids.  With the win the Blue Dragons improved to a 2-4-1 record and moved back into the sixth and final playoff spot in Class A.  Only the top six teams in seed points qualify for the playoffs at the end of the regular season.

The Blue Dragons will have another home match on Saturday, September 12th against the fifth-seeded Dakota Valley Panthers.

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