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Cardinal Boys End Skid

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

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team ended a two-game skid with a win over the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Monday, February 17th at home.  The Cardinals earned a hard-fought 72-60.

The game was close through three quarters before the Cardinals pulled away late in the game.  St Mary started with a 7-2 lead with 5:20 to play in the first quarter.  The Elks closed out the quarter on a 17-9 run for a 19-16 lead by the end of the quarter.  Elkton-Lake Benton kept that three point lead heading into halftime at 35-32.

The Cardinals were able to regain the lead in the third quarter as they outscored the Elks 19-14 to lead 51-49 heading into the fourth quarter.  St Mary was then able to pull away by holding the Elks to just nine fourth-quarter points.

St Mary shot the ball well all night shooting 56% (28-50) from the field, 38% (5-13) from three-point area, and 61% (11-18) from the free-throw line.  Connor Libis finished with 37 points and three steals.  Max Herber had 15 points and four rebounds.  Sam Palmer added five points and seven rebounds.  Connor Kangas also had five points.  Weston Geraets had four points, seven rebounds, and four assists.  Cole Welbig had a team-high seven assists.

The Cardinals (13-4) will travel to Howard on Thursday, February 20th for a boys and girls double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Wrestling Team Qualifies for Dual State with Two Wins to End Season

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For the 2019-2020 wrestling season, the South Dakota High School Activities Association added a team dual state tournament to the 2020 South Dakota High School wrestling championship weekend. Schools had to notify the SDHSAA by December 31st of their intent to be a part of the dual championships. Those teams then had to compete in a minimum of eight regular-season varsity duals during the year, and the top eight teams based on seed points would qualify for the 2020 South Dakota Team Dual Championship.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team indicated their intent to participate in the dual championships this season, and on their final dual of the regular season, Dell Rapids secured the #8 spot to qualify for the state dual championships with two more dual wins.  Dell Rapids defeated Sioux Falls Roosevelt 53-18 and then defeated Sioux Falls Lincoln 68-10.

Dell Rapids finished their dual season with a record of 14-5 and finished with 42.053 seed points.  The entire team will now compete in the 2020 South Dakota Dual Championships Thursday, February 27th through Saturday, February 29th at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.  The other teams will be Pierre (#1 – 45.333), Rapid City Stevens (#2 – 45.222), Brandon Valley (#3 – 45.118), Watertown (#4 – 44.722), Sturgis Brown (#5 – 43.625) , Harrisburg (#6 – 42.462), and Madison (#7 – 42.063).

The Quarriers still have one more major tournament before the state meet.  Dell Rapids will look to qualify individuals for the individual state tournament when they go to Brookings on Saturday, February 22nd for the Region 1A Tournament.

Individual Results:

Dell Rapids 53, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 18

  • 106: Mason Stubbe (DERA) over Ayden Dooley (SFR) (MD 11-3)
  • 113: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Benjamin Neilan (SFR) (Fall 1:40)
  • 120: Carson Roach (DERA) over (SFR) (For.)
  • 126: Carter Cross (DERA) over (SFR) (For.)
  • 132: Nolan Jessen (SFR) over Hunter Nelson (DERA) (Dec 7-3)
  • 138: Trevon Cross (DERA) over Dane Mediger (SFR) (Fall 2:52)
  • 145: Zach McKee (DERA) over Kaden Duffy (SFR) (Fall 0:24)
  • 152: Demetrious Bissell (SFR) over Weston Mason (DERA) (Dec 5-0)
  • 160: Eli Kadoun (SFR) over (DERA) (For.)
  • 170: Gage Carr (DERA) over Cruiz Vaughn (SFR) (MD 12-0)
  • 182: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Ryan Treadway (SFR) (Fall 0:22)
  • 195: Sam Cavigielli (DERA) over (SFR) (For.)
  • 220: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over Zane Wilson (SFR) (Dec 3-2)
  • 285: Caleb Dagel (SFR) over Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) (Fall 2:45)

Dell Rapids 68, Sioux Falls Lincoln 10

  • 106: Mason Stubbe (DERA) over Bentley Williams (SFL) (Dec 2-0)
  • 113: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Dawson Wallen (SFL) (TF 15-0 5:42)
  • 120: Alex Mentzer (SFL) over Carson Roach (DERA) (Fall 1:33)
  • 126: Carter Cross (DERA) over (SFL) (For.)
  • 132: Hunter Nelson (DERA) over (SFL) (For.)
  • 138: Trevon Cross (DERA) over Francisco Martinez (SFL) (Fall 2:30)
  • 145: Zach McKee (DERA) over Anthony Marquardt (SFL) (Fall 0:30)
  • 152: Tae Ellenbecker (SFL) over Weston Mason (DERA) (MD 13-4)
  • 160: Gage Carr (DERA) over Emerant Beyene (SFL) (Fall 4:38)
  • 170: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Colton Bechard (SFL) (Fall 1:03)
  • 182: Josh Deknikker (DERA) over (SFL) (For.)
  • 195: Sam Cavigielli (DERA) over (SFL) (For.)
  • 220: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over (SFL) (For.)
  • 285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over (SFL) (For.)

Libis Hits Milestone, but Cardinals Fall to Beavers

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Photo taken and used with permission by Lee Palmer

Junior Connor Libis hit a milestone few have reached in their high school basketball career on Saturday, February 15th. Libis made his 2,000th point in the game against the Hanson Beavers at the DWU/Culvers Classic in Mitchell, but the Beavers took the game by a score of 78-52.  Libis made his 2,000th point from the free-throw line with 1:55 to play in the second quarter.

In a battle of the top two teams in Region 4B, the first quarter played out as most people expected the entire game would.  Hanson held a slim two point advantage after the quarter at 15-13.  The Beavers took control of the game in the second quarter, and the Cardinals couldn’t recover.  Hanson outscored St Mary 20-7 in the quarter and led 35-20 at halftime.  The Beavers continued to pull away in the second half.  They extended the lead to 57-37 by the end of the third quarter and outscored the Cardinals 21-15 in the final quarter.

St Mary finished the game shooting 37% (19-51) from the field, just 15% (2-13) from three-point area, and 75% (12-16) from the free-throw line.  Libis finished with a team-high 19 points and also had five rebounds.  John Pica had eight points and two rebounds.  Max Herber and Weston Geraets both had six points each.

St Mary (12-4) will be in Howard on Thursday, February 20th as part of a girls and boys double header.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Split Two Games in 24 Hours

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team played two games in less than 24 hours on Friday, February 14th and Saturday, February 15th, losing won and winning the other.

Dell Rapids traveled to Dakota Valley on Friday and ran into a hot-shooting Panther team.  Dakota Valley shot 57% from the field, 55% from three-point area, and 91% from the free-throw line in an 87-72 victory of Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers were 48% (23-48) from the field, but just 27% (6-22) from three-point area, and 74% (20-27) from the free-throw line in the game.

Both teams started out hot in the first quarter with the two teams combining for a total 41 first quarter points.  Dakota Valley held a 23-18 lead heading into the second quarter.  The Quarriers pulled within three points at 29-26 with 5:04 to play in the second quarter.  Dakota Valley then went on a 17-0 run to end the quarter to lead 46-26 at halftime.  Dell Rapids just couldn’t overcome the deficit.  They pulled within 11 points once in the third quarter and then again with 4:22 to go in the game, but the Panthers never let them get any closer.

Three players finished in double figures.  Colin Rentz had 16 points, nine assists, four rebounds, and three steals.  Hamsey Heinecke had 15 points and three rebounds.  Carter Nelson added 10 points off the bench for Dell Rapids.  Connor Rentz and Drew Van Regenmorter both had nine points each.

Dell Rapids then hopped on a bus Saturday morning to Mitchell to play the Rapid City Christian Comets at the DWU/Culvers Classic at the Corn Palace early Saturday afternoon.  The Quarriers rebounded with an 87-60 win.

The Quarriers raced out to a 27-11 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.  The lead for Dell Rapids grew to 48-26 by half time.  The Quarriers continued to outscore the Comets in final two quarters as well as they outscore Rapid City Christian 39-34 in the second half.

Dell Rapids shot the ball well against the Comets shooting 52% (34-66) from the field, 43% (9-21) from three-point area, and 67% (10-15) from the free-throw line. 

Colin Rentz, who was named the game’s MVP, finished with 22 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals.  Connor Rentz had 12 points.  Logan Ellingson also had 12 points, four rebounds, and four assists.  Van Regenmorter, Heinecke, and Avery Boechler all had eight points each.

Dell Rapids (12-4) will host Sisseton on Tuesday, February 18th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Fight Hard at Dakota Valley, but Fall Short

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Dakota Valley on Friday, February 14th to play the Panthers.  Dakota Valley earned the Dak12 Conference win by a score of 67-49.

Dakota Valley did lead start to finish in the game.  The Panthers opened the first two minutes on a 6-0 run.  That lead grew to nine points by the end of the first quarter at 21-12.  Both teams scored at least 20 points in the second quarter, but the Panthers were able to extend the lead to 46-32 by halftime.  The third quarter was tough for Dell Rapids as they were outscored 17-6 and saw the Panthers extend the lead to 63-38.  The Quarriers did outscore Dakota Valley 11-4 in the final quarter.

The Quarriers were 35% (18-51) from the field in the game, 41% (7-17) from three-point area, and 50% (6-12) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids also had 32 rebounds as a team and nine steals.

Haileigh Barnhart had a double-double in the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Aspen Hansen tallied 19 points with six rebounds, four assists, and three steals.  Alli De Stigter had nine points, and Zoey Hilmoe finished with six points and four steals.

Dell Rapids (2-14) will play the last of four straight road games on Thursday, February 20th in Madison against the Bulldogs.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

St Mary Girls Drop Close Battle to Arlington

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In the second meeting of the year between the Arlington and Dell Rapids St Mary girls basketball teams, Arlington again got the best of St Mary.  Arlington beat St Mary by a score of 45-41 on Friday, February 14th.

Arlington got the early lead at 7-4, but St Mary went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-7 and ended the first quarter leading 17-11.  Arlington held St Mary to just three points in the second quarter and was able to get the game tied at 20-20 heading into halftime.  St Mary regained the lead in the third quarter and led by four points heading into the final quarter at 34-30.  Neither team scored until 4:20 to go in them game when Arlington hit a three-point shot to pull within a point at 34-33.  Arlington took the lead at 37-36 with 1:11 to go and made eight free-throws down the stretch to hold on for the victory.

St Mary shot just 27% (12-44) from the field, 26% (5-19) from three-point area, and 67% (12-18) from the free-throw line.  St Mary also had 25 team rebounds and eight steals.

Ella Heinitz led the team with 14 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two assists.  Karlie Klein added 12 points, four rebounds, and three steals.  Courtney Brown and Ella Griffin both had six points each.  Brown and Sydney Klein both had seven rebounds.

St Mary (9-9) will play the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday, February 18th in their final home game of the regular season.

Arlington’s Second Half Surge Ends St Mary’s Streak

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

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team took a six-game winning streak into a rematch with the Arlington Cardinals on Thursday, February 13th.  Arlington avenged a loss to St Mary earlier in the season with a 69-59 win ending the winning streak for St Mary.

The game went back and forth through the first three quarters.  St Mary struck first hitting the first two three-point shots of the game for an early lead.  They remained in front holding a 14-9 lead before Arlington ended the quarter on an 8-0 run to lead 17-14 after the first quarter.  Arlington continued the run by scoring the first two points of the second quarter to extend their lead to 21-14.  St Mary then clamped down on defense and held Arlington to just eight more second quarter points while the offense put up 19 to take a 33-29 lead at halftime.

Arlington tied the game early in the third quarter at 33-33 and then again at 35-35.  With the game tied at 37-37, Arlington went on a 10-3 run the remainder of the third quarter to lead 47-40 heading into the fourth quarter.  St Mary got within five points at 53-48 and 56-51, but could not get any closer as Arlington had an answer each time St Mary got close.

St Mary shot 40% (22-55) from the field in the game, 24% (5-21) from three-point area, and 56% (10-18) from the free-throw line.  They pulled down a total of 30 rebounds and had a total of seven steals.

Connor Libis had a game-high 32 points with three rebounds and two assists.  Max Herber had 10 points and six rebounds.  Sam Palmer finished with eight points and two blocked shots.  West Geraets tallied four points, nine rebounds, and four assists, while Colin Winberg had four points and eight rebounds.

St Mary (12-3) will play Hanson at the DWU/Culver’s Classic in Mitchell on Saturday, February 15th at 4:30 p.m.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Win Fourth in a Row

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team won their fourth game in a row for their longest winning streak of the year after an 85-56 win over the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 11th.

The Quarrier offense was firing on all cylinders all game long.  Dell Rapids held a 24-16 lead after the first quarter, and then pushed that lead to 43-25 by halftime.  The Quarriers continued the hot shooting in the second half scoring 23 points in the third quarter and 19 more in the fourth quarter.

Dell Rapids shot 51% (36-70) from the field, 26% (6-23) from three-point area, and 70% (7-10) from the free-throw line.  The team had a total of 32 rebounds, 19 assists, and only turned the ball over five times.

Three players finished in double figures again.  Logan Ellingson had 21 points, three rebounds, and two steals.  Drew Van Regenmorter had 20 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.  Ramsey Heinecke finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.

Dell Rapids (11-3) will travel to Dakota Valley to play the Panthers on Friday, February 14th in a girls and boys double header.

Titans Pull Away from Quarriers Late

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The Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans turned a two point halftime lead into an 18-point win over the Dell Rapid Quarrier girls basketball team on Tuesday, February 11th.  The Titans pulled away from the Quarriers in the fourth quarter for a 61-43 win.

Mt Vernon/Plankinton held a five point lead at the end of the first quarter at 17-12.  That lead grew to 25-14 with 4:00 to go in the second quarter, but Dell Rapids ended the half on a 9-0 run to pull within two points at halftime at 25-23.  The Quarriers tied the game at 25-25 with 7:00 to go in the third quarter.  The Titans responded with a 20-11 run the rest of the quarter to lead 45-34 heading into the fourth quarter.  Mt Vernon/Plankinton continued to pull away in the fourth quarter holding the Quarriers to just nine points.

Aspen Hansen finished with a double-double with 10 points, 14 rebounds, along with five assists, and three steals.  Maggie Schmidt also had 10 points and three rebounds.  Zoey Hilmoe had nine points, and Haileigh Barnhart had eight points.

Dell Rapids (2-12) will travel to Dakota Valley to play the Panthers on Friday, February 14th in a girls and boys double header.

Quarriers Split Duals in Adrian

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team had a pair of duals on Friday, February 7th at Adrian, MN.  The Quarriers had matches against Adrian and West Central.

Dell Rapids fell to Adrian 32-45, but defeated the West Central Trojans 82-0.  The Quarriers are now 12-5 in duals on the season.  They will travel to Sioux Falls on Saturday for matches against Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

Individual Results

Adrian 45, Dell Rapids 32

  • 106: John Mortrude (DERA) over Bruce Farinella (ADAR) (TF 15-0 2:20)
  • 113: Brayan Anaya (ADAR) over Carson Roach (DERA) (Fall 1:53)
  • 120: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Reese Morrison (ADAR) (Fall 1:39)
  • 126: Carter Cross (DERA) over (ADAR) (For.)
  • 132: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Rilee Heidebrink (ADAR) (Fall 1:11)
  • 138: Logan Sherer (ADAR) over Trevon Cross (DERA) (Fall 3:27)
  • 145: Logan Taylor (ADAR) over Zach McKee (DERA) (Dec 14-8)
  • 152: Isaac Bullerman (ADAR) over Weston Mason (DERA) (Fall 4:32)
  • 160: Gage Carr (DERA) over Quentin Wolf (ADAR) (Fall 0:42)
  • 170: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Cameron Wieneke (ADAR) (Dec 9-2)
  • 182: Preston Nelson (ADAR) over (DERA) (For.)
  • 195: Jaren Winselman (ADAR) over Sam Cavigielli (DERA) (Fall 1:10)
  • 220: Beau Bulerman (ADAR) over Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) (Fall 1:14)
  • 285: Scot Edwards (ADAR) over Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) (Fall 0:28)

Dell Rapids 82, West Central 0

  • 106: John Mortrude (DERA) over Jude Jarding (WECE) (Fall 2:00)
  • 113: Andrew Weiland (DERA) over Keaton Vessells (WECE) (Fall 4:00)
  • 120: Carson Roach (DERA) over Kadyn Sauers (WECE) (Fall 2:49)
  • 126: Jacob Vogel (DERA) over Chet Carda (WECE) (Fall 1:28)
  • 132: Hunter Nelson (DERA) over (WECE) (Fall 3:34)
  • 138: Trevon Cross (DERA) over Weiland Nelson (WECE) (Fall 3:25)
  • 145: Zach McKee (DERA) over Demitri Cournoyer (WECE) (Fall 1:31)
  • 152: Weston Mason (DERA) over Dwight Kuhlman (WECE) (Fall 3:12)
  • 160: Gage Carr (DERA) over Zach Brown (WECE) (Fall 4:41)
  • 170: Josh Deknikker (DERA) over Gabe Gebhardt (WECE) (MD 10-2)
  • 182: Brayden Gee (DERA) over Abram Maras (WECE) (Fall 0:28)
  • 195: Sam Cavigielli (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)
  • 220: Mitchell Klinkenborg (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)
  • 285: Kyle Cavigielli (DERA) over (WECE) (For.)
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