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Cardinals Fall Short Against Wolverines

November 2, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal football team fell to the Herreid/Selby Area Wolverines in the quarter final round of the 9B playoffs on Thursday, October 31st. The Wolverines edged the Cardinals 48-38 to advance to the semifinals.

St Mary got on the board first after a touchdown run by Connor Libis and the two-point conversion by Weston Geraets on the first drive of the game. The Wolverines pulled within two points with 3:41 to play in the opening quarter after a touchdown run by Wade Begeman. The first quarter ended with St Mary leading 8-6.

On the first play of the second quarter, Libis connected with Geraets on a three-yard touchdown pass. Libis and Geraets connected for the two-point conversion to give the Cardinals a 16-6 lead with 11:55 to play in the second quarter. Trey Sayler scored a rushing touchdown for the Wolverines on their next possession, and the two-point conversion was good to pull Herreid/Selby Area within two points at 16-14. The Wolverines took the lead later in the second quarter on a nine-yard run by Sayler. Two two-point conversion was no good, but Herreid/Selby Area took the lead 20-16. That’s where the score remained at halftime.

The Wolverines struck first in the third quarter on a 57-yard pass play giving Herreid/Selby Area a 26-16 lead early in the third quarter. Libis found Geraets in the end zone on a five-yard pass with 7:55 to play in the third quarter. The two-point conversion was good, and St Mary pulled within two points at 26-24. Herreid/Selby Area answered right back on their next drive with a rushing touchdown. Two two-point conversion failed, and the Wolverines led 32-24. The score held at 32-24 heading into the final quarter.

Libis scored on a five-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter. Libis then scored the two-point conversion to tie the game 32-32 with 11:53 to play. The Wolverines regained the lead with a touchdown run by Clayton Randall with 8:13 to play. The two-point conversion was good to make the score 40-32 in favor of the Wolverines. Libis scored on a 34-yard run on the Cardinals’ next possession. However, the two-point conversion was no good, and the Wolverines held a 40-38 lead. Randall scored final big touchdown for Herreid/Selby Area with 1:47 to play. The two-conversion was good to make it a two-score game at 48-38.

The Cardinals finished the game with 364 yards of total offense, 250 rushing yards and 114 passing yards. Eli Longville had 18 carries for 153 yards. Libis had 14 carries for 80 yards and three touchdowns. Libis was also 11-18 passing for 114 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Longville had six catches for 98 yards. Geraets had three catches for 16 yards and two touchdowns. Geraets led the defense with 14 tackles. Longville had 11 tackles, and Libis finished with nine tackles.

Head coach Ross Flemmer said, “The boys played hard Thursday night. Herreid/Selby Area is a good team. We had to overcome a lot of adversity early in the game and did. We hung until the very end. This was not just a great group of football players, but a great group of young men. I’m proud to say I got the opportunity to coach them.”

St Mary’s 2019 season comes to an end with an overall record of 8-2.

Quarrier Volleyball Finishes Regular Season with Back-to-Back Matches

October 30, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team finished their 2019 regular season with back-to-back matches on Monday, October 28th and Tuesday, October 29th.

Dell Rapids hosted the Beresford Watchdogs on Monday in the final home match of the season. Beresford won the match in straight sets by scores of 25-13, 25-19, and 25-21. The Quarriers celebrated Senior Night before the match.

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

Emma VanRegenmorter finished the match with eight kills. Dezi Rus had four kills, while Maddie Kringen, Gabi Rus, and Mackenzie Grisham all had three kills each. VanRegenmorter also finished with four blocks. Four players had double-figure digs. Mallory Haak had 16 digs, G. Rus had 14, Grisham had 13, and D. Rus had 12 digs. Haak also had 20 set assists.

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

The Quarriers then had to travel to Elkton to play the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday. The Elks took the match in four sets by scores of 25-11, 20-25, 25-21, and 25-15.

VanRegenmorter led the team again with 10 kills. D. Rus had eight kills, and Grisham had five kills. Once again four players had double-figure digs. G. Rus finished with 23. Haak had 19 digs, and D. Rus and Grisham both had 16 digs. Haak tallied 26 set assists. Grisham also had four ace serves in the match.

Dell Rapids finishes their regular season with a 4-24 record. The Quarriers will play the opening round of the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, November 5th in Baltic against the Bulldogs.

Regular Season Ends in Loss for St Mary Volleyball

October 29, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team ended their 2019 regular season at Colman-Egan on Monday, October 28th. The Hawks defeated St Mary in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-14, and 25-12.

Courtney Brown and Ella Heinitz both had eight kills. Ella Griffin finished with five kills, and Jaycee Tebay had four kills. Heinitz also had 10 set assists and five digs. Griffin finished with nine set assists and four digs. Brown and Maya Heinitz each had five digs.

The Cardinals end the regular season with a 10-15 record. St Mary will begin the Region 4B tournament on Monday, November 4th.

Area Runners Finish Cross Country Season at State

October 27, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Six runners from Dell Rapids St Mary and two from Dell Rapids competed in the 2019 South Dakota Cross Country meet on Saturday, October 26th in Huron.

The entire St Mary Cardinal boys team was able to compete in the state meet after winning the region title. The Cardinals finished 7th as a team with a total of 79 points. Burke won the boys title with 37 points. Timber Lake was second with 45 points, and Platte-Geddes was third with 47 points.

Jacob Vogel placed fifth individually with a time of 17:38.00. Seth Roemen (65th) had a time of 19:33.04. Thomas Eining (74th) finished at 19:39.17. Connor Libis (75th) had a time of 19:40.46, and Ryan Eining (94th) had a time of 20:08.10.

Addy Gilbert placed 57th for St Mary in the girls race with a time of 22:31.10.

Logan Anderson and Adisen Stadem competed for the Quarriers this year. Anderson (109th) had a time of 19:31.91. Stadem (51st) finished in a time of 21:26.02.

Quarriers and Cardinals Compete at State Cheer

October 26, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams competed in the 2019 South Dakota Class A State Cheer and Dance competition on Friday, October 25th. The event was held at Aberdeen Central High School. Nineteen teams competed in the cheer portion of the competition.

The Quarriers finished 2nd with a score of 227.5. The Cardinals finished 9th with a score of 190.5. Sioux Valley won the state title with a score of 293.5. Parkston placed third with Dakota Valley and Winner Area following at fourth and fifth place.

Three Quarrier and three Cardinal team members were selected to the 2019 South Dakota All-State Cheer team. Hannah Heiberger, Olivia Godwin, and Katelyn North were selected from Dell Rapids. Paige Bunkers, Courtney Brown, and Maggie Klein were selected from St Mary.

Quarriers Find Senior Night Magic

October 25, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The match-up between the top two teams in 11A football was just as expected, maybe even more. The #1 ranked Dell Rapids Quarriers hosted the #2 ranked Tea Area Titans to close out the regular season for both teams. The hype around this game was built for a week, and the two teams did not disappoint.

The first half was a defensive battle between the two squads. Dell Rapids broke through first late in the opening quarter. Colin Rentz found Logan Stone with a cross-body pass after a rollout. Stone then took off down the sideline with nothing but open field in front of him for an 80-yard score. The extra point was blocked, but the Quarriers led 6-0 with 1:25 to play in the first quarter. Both defenses continued to make big plays and get big stops in the second quarter. The Titans were able to force and recover a fumble with 2:46 to play in the second quarter. Tea Area turned the fumble recovery into points. Joey Headrick on a 10-yard run with :06 to play in the half. The extra point was good to give Tea Area a 7-6 lead heading into halftime.

The Titans received the ball to begin the second half and ran nearly six minutes off the clock on their opening drive. Headrick scored on an eight-yard run with 6:32 to play in the third quarter. The extra point was good to push the Titan lead to 14-6. The Tea Area defense held Dell Rapids to a three-and-out on the Quarriers first drive of the half. Two and a half minutes later, they were in the end zone again. Headrick scored his third touchdown of the game on a 22-yard run with 3:04 to go in the quarter. The extra point gave the Titans a 22-6 lead late in the third quarter.

With momentum heavily favoring the Titans, the Quarrier offense came up with a big play to get themselves back into the game. Austin Henry hit Logan Ellingson in stride down the sideline for a 76-yard touchdown with 2:06 to go in the quarter. Dell Rapids was given two opportunities to score the two-point conversion due to a Tea Area penalty, and Landon Ruesink found the end zone on the second try to cut the Titan lead to 21-14.

Dell Rapids looked to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter. With 7:53 to play, the Quarrier defense forced and recovered a fumble on the Titan 34-yard line. Dell Rapids drove the ball to the 11-yard line and was stopped on fourth down with 5:33 to play. The Titans took over, but the Quarrier defense held strong to force a Tea Area punt. Dell Rapids got the ball back with 3:40 to play in the game around midfield. On fourth and 10 from the Titan 37 yard line, the Quarriers were again stopped with 3:18 to play. Tea Area once again had the ball, but two plays later, the Dell Rapids defense made a game-saving stop. Tyler Wood and Henry stripped the ball from Austin Lake, and the Quarrier defense pounced on the ball.

With 2:22 to go in the game, the Quarrier offense went to work starting on the Tea Area 47-yard line. Henry connected with Ellingson on a 31-yard pass to the Titan 16-yard line. Henry then found Ellingson again at the Titan six-yard line. On the very next play, Stone pushed his way into the end zone with 1:30 left in the game to pull the Quarriers within a point. There was no hesitation from the sideline…Dell Rapids was going for the two points and the win. Henry launched a fade pass to the corner of the endzone to Ellingson. Ellingson made a great catch reaching around the defender and keeping himself inbounds to score the two points giving Dell Rapids a 22-21 lead. The Quarrier defense forced a turnover on downs with 1:10 to play. Dell Rapids tried to run out the clock, but Tea Area had enough timeouts left to force the Quarriers to punt. The Titans got the ball back with :10 to go, but the Quarrier defense held strong for the win.

Dell Rapids finished with 301 yards of total offense, 292 passing yards and just nine rushing yards. Tea Area had 274 yards of total offense, 104 passing yards and 170 rushing yards. Dell Rapids was 2-9 on third down and 0-2 on fourth down, while the Titans were 5-13 on third down and 1-2 on fourth down. The Quarriers committed four turnovers, and Tea Area had five turnovers in the game.

Henry finished the game 5-12 passing for 151 yards with a touchdown and interception. Colin Rentz was 5-8 passing for 141 yards also with a touchdown and interception. Ellingson had four catches for 155 yards and a touchdown. Stone had two catches for 80 yards and a touchdown. Wood finished with two catches for 31 yards, and Ruesink had two catches for 26 yards. Stone led the rushing attack with 11 carries for 14 yards and a touchdown. Coby Maeschen had nine carries for 13 yards.

Maeschen finished the game with 13 tackles on defense. Ruesink had nine tackles. Henry finished with eight tackles. Drew VanRegenmorter had seven tackles, Brayden Gee had six tackles, and Ian Hackett had five tackles. Henry, VanRegenmorter, and Thane Hilmoe all had fumble recoveries. Maeschen and Ellingson each had an interception.

The Quarriers finished the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record for the first time in program history. Dell Rapids will host the #8 seeded West Central Trojans in the quarterfinals of the 11A playoffs on Thursday, October 31st. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Cardinals Roll into Quarterfinals

October 25, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Alcester-Hudson Cubs led 8-0 early in the game, but that lead was short lived. The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals cruised to a 70-30 win in the opening round of the 9B playoffs on Thursday, October 24th in Chester due to field conditions at Rickeman Field.

After the Cubs scored first, Connor Libis returned the ensuing kickoff 78 yards to the Cubs one yard line. Two plays later, Libis was in the endzone on a one-yard run. Eli Longville scored the two-point conversion to tie the game at 8-8 with 8:47 to play in the quarter. Moments later, Longville recovered a Cubs fumble and returned it for a touchdown to give St Mary a 14-8 lead. The scored remained 14-8 to end the first quarter.

Libis scored on a 10-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Weston Geraets scored the two-point conversion to give the Cardinals a 22-8 lead. Alcester-Hudson scored on their first possession of the second quarter. The two-point conversion was good to pull the Cubs within six points at 22-16. Longville extended the St Mary lead with 3:30 to play in the half on a 20-yard touchdown run. Libis scored the two-point conversion to push the lead to 30-16. The Cardinals were not done in the half. Longville pushed his way into the end zone on a one-yard carry with :28 to go before halftime. Longville also scored the two-point conversion to give the Cardinals a 38-16 lead heading into halftime.

The Cubs scored first in the second half on their second possession. Alcester-Hudson executed a hook-and-ladder for the touchdown. The two-point conversion was also good to cut the lead to 38-24, but that was the last touchdown the Cubs would get until late in the game. The St Mary offense continued to pile up the points scoring 32 more points in the second half. The Cardinals got three touchdown runs from Longville and one from Geraets in the offensive burst. The Cubs did get a late touchdown to end the scoring.

St Mary finished with 484 total yards of offense, 452 rushing yards and 32 passing yards. The Cubs tallied 433 total yards of offense, 318 passing yards and 115 rushing yards. Longville had 21 carries for 214 yards and five touchdowns. Geraets had 11 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown. Libis finished with 17 carries for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Geraets also had two catches for 32 yards. Longville also led the defense with 13 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. Geraets had 11 tackles. Ryan Eining and Libis both finished with 8.5 tackles. Logan Wolles had 8.5 tackles and a sack.

Head coach Ross Flemmer said, “The kids played hard after they got going. They overcame a lot of adversity and didn’t quit, which was great to see. We will have to play better from start to finish to be able to beat Herried/Selby.”

The Cardinals (8-1) will host the Herried/Selby Area Wolverines in the quarterfinals of the 9B playoffs on Thursday, October 31st. The game will be in Chester again and can also be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarriers Fall to Madison in Straight Sets

October 24, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team hosted the Madison Bulldogs on Tuesday, October 22nd. Madison took the match in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-10 and 25-23.

Mackenzie Grisham had a team-high six kills in the match. Kenzie Garry added five kills, and Emma VanRegenmorter had four kills. Grisham also had two ace serves to lead the team. Maddie Kringen and Garry both had five blocks. VanRegenmorter had three blocks. Mallory Haak had a team-high 14 digs. Gabi Rus, Dezi Rus, and Grisham all had six digs each. Emma Molskness finished with five digs. Liz Price had 14 set assists.

Dell Rapids (4-22) will host Beresford on Monday, October 28th. This will be the final home match of the season and will also be Senior Night. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Dell Rapids Cheer Gets Third in Platte

October 20, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team performed at the Platte-Geddes Invite in Platte on Saturday, October 19th.

The Quarriers finished third out of 10 teams with a total score of 153. Platte-Geddes won the event with a score of 157. Dakota Valley placed second with a score of 155. Winner was fourth followed by Parkston. Bon Homme, Wagner, Redfield, Gregory, and Lyman were the other teams that participated in the invite.

Dell Rapids will be at the Bon Homme Invite in Tyndall on Monday, October 21st.

Cardinals Place Seventh at DVC Tourney

October 20, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team placed seventh at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament held in Estelline on Saturday, October 19th. The Cardinals finished 2-2 on the day.

St Mary lost both of their matches in opening pool play of the tournament. The Cardinals fell to De Smet in three sets by scores of 10-25, 25-22, and 25-20. St Mary also lost to Castlewood in straight sets by scores of 25-15 and 25-13.

The two losses in pool play put the Cardinals into the Bronze pool to place out 7th, 8th and 9th places. St Mary defeated Lake Preston in straight sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-9. They also defeated Oldham-Ramona/Rutland in straight sets of 25-18 and 25-17.

The Cardinals (10-14) will host Lake Preston on Tuesday, October 22nd in their final home match of the regular season. The seniors will be recognized during the match, and the match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

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