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Quarrier Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Finish 11th in Lennox

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Photo taken and used with permission by Sara VanRegenmorter

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys and girls cross country teams made the trip to Lennox for the Lennox Oriole Cross Country Invite on Thursday, October 3rd.  Both the girls and boys teams finished 11th.

The girls team finished with a team score of 173.  Sioux Falls Christian was first with a score of 40.  Beresford and Lennox tied for second with team scores of 63.  The boys team finished with a total of 184 points.  Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys division with 20 points.  Vermillion was second with 36 points, and Lennox placed third as a team with 67 points.

Adisen Stadem had a great run placing 24th individually with a time of 21:17.19.  Aspen Hansen (45th) finished at 22:36.00.  Hannah VanOverbeke (53rd) had a time of 23:19.36, and Jayme Schmidt (62nd) finished in a time of 23:58.32.

Logan Anderson (28th) had the top finish for Dell Rapids with a time of 18:23.31.  Joshua Fletcher (46th) had a time of 19:18.47.  Avery Welbig (68th) finished at 20:25.67.  Gabe Clark (70th) had a time of 20:54.68, and Jon Montgomery (77th) had a time of 21:21.38.

Dell Rapids will head to Madison for the Dak XII Conference meet on Thursday, October 10th.

Dell Rapids Rally Falls Short Against Lennox

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

The Dell Rapids Quarriers were on the wrong end of a hard fought four set match against the Lennox Orioles at home on Thursday, October 4th.

The entire match went back and forth all night long.  Lennox trailed Dell Rapids late in the first set 22-20 but tied the game at 22-22.  Dell Rapids had a one-point advantage at 24-23, but the Orioles scored the last three points to take the first set.

Neither team was able to get much separation in the second set.  Lennox was able to grab a 22-18 lead late.  The Quarriers pulled within two points at 22-20, but that was as close as they would get.  Lennox took the second set 25-21 for a 2-0 lead.

After an 8-8 tie in the third set, Dell Rapids went on a 7-1 run for a 15-9 lead.  They continued to push the lead to 18-11, but Lennox would not go away quietly.  The Orioles tied the set at 19-19, but Dell Rapids would end the set on a 6-1 run for the 25-20 win.

The Quarriers looked to have momentum on their side in fourth set.  They raced out to a nine-point lead at 13-4.  Lennox slowly chipped away at the lead and would eventually tie the set at 19-19.  Dell Rapids regained the lead at 20-19 only to see Lennox take it back at 22-20.  The Quarriers tied the set at 22-22, but Lennox closed out the set and match on a three-point run for the 25-22 win.

The Quarriers used a balanced offensive attack throughout the night.  Maddie Kringen had seven kills to lead the team.  Mackenzie Grisham had six kills.  Sam Price, Mallory Haak, Dezi Rus, and Kenzie Garry all had five kills each.  Price 27 set assists and also led the team with 30 digs.  D. Rus had 25 digs.  Gabi Rus finished with 19 digs, and Haak added 17 digs.  Garry and Kringen both finished the match with five blocks each.

Dell Rapids (3-15) will travel to Dakota Valley on Monday, October 7th.

St Mary Drops Thriller to Raiders

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell short in a five-set thrilling match to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Thursday, October 3rd.

The Raiders won the first set by a score of 25-22.  The Cardinals bounced back to tie the match with a 25-23 win.  Oldham-Ramona/Rutland regained the advantage with a 25-21 third set win.  St Mary forced a fifth and final set with a win the fourth set by a score of 25-18.  The Raiders took the match with a extra time 17-15 win.

Ella Heinitz finished with 15 kills, 10 set assists, and 17 digs.  Ella Griffin finished with eight kills, four blocks, 18 set assists, and 16 digs.  Macie Brown logged 11 kills and 21 digs.  Addy Gilbert had 13 digs and five kills.  Maya Heinitz finished with a team-high 20 digs.  Paige Bunkers had six aces in the match.

The Cardinals (7-8) will travel to White to face the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Monday, October 7th.

Cardinals Fall to Baltic in Close Match

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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals hosted the Baltic Bulldogs in volleyball action on Tuesday, October 1st.  Baltic won a close match in straight sets by scores of 25-21, 25-20, and 25-17.

Courtney Brown finished the match with nine kills followed by Ella Heinitz with six kills.  Heinitz also had 14 set assists and eight digs.  Ella Griffin had eight set assists and four digs.  Macie Brown had a team high 11 digs.  Maya Heinitz had eight digs, and Brown finished with six digs.

Sami Polzin had 10 kills, 16 digs, and four ace serves for Baltic.  Shelby Dosch had eight kills, 13 digs, and three ace serves.  Amber Hartman finished with 15 set assists and 11 digs.  Elyssa Clark added 10 digs and three ace serves.

The Cardinals will travel to Ramona to play the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Thursday, October 3rd.

Dell Rapids 7th at O’Gorman Cheer Invite

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team competed in the O’Gorman Invite on Tuesday, October 1st.  Seven AA schools and four A schools competed in the invite.

The Quarriers finished seventh overall with a team score of 188.50.  Dell Rapids placed second among the A schools competing.  O’Gorman placed first with a score of 268.50.  Sioux Falls Roosevelt was second with a score of 266.50, and Sioux Valley placed third with a score of 254.00.  Dakota Valley was eighth overall with a score of 179.50, and Platte-Geddes had a team score of 144.50.

Dell Rapids will be at the Brookings Invite on Tuesday, October 8th.

Quarriers Fall to #4 Fighting Cougars

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team traveled to Salem to play the fourth ranked McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, October 1st.  The Cougars defeated the Quarriers in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-16.

Mackenzie Grisham led the offensive attack for Dell Rapids with six kills.  Gabi Rus, Maddie Kringen, Emma VanRegenmorter, and Kenzie Garry all had three kills each.  Sam Price finished with two kills.  Price also had a team high 13 set assists.  Price and VanRegenmorter both had two blocks in the match, while Grisham and Mallory Haak each had a block.  Price finished with 16 digs, and Grisham had 13 digs.

The Quarriers (3-14) will host Lennox on Thursday, October 3rd.

Cardinals Host First Ever St Mary Cross Country Invite

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Photo taken and used with permission by Wendy Nelson

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals hosted the first ever St Mary Cross Country Invite on Monday, September 30th at Rocky Run Golf Course.  Six different schools were represented at the inaugural event.  Dell Rapids St Mary, Deubrook, Chester, Howard, Colman-Egan, and Oldham-Ramona/Rutland all had runners participate in the meet.

The St Mary boys won the team title by claiming the top four spots individually.  The Cardinals had a team score of six points.  Deubrook was second with 22 points, and Chester placed third with 36 points.  Deubrook won the girls team title with 12 points.  Colman-Egan placed second with 16 points, and Howard was third with 19 points.

Jacob Vogel placed first with a time of 18:34.  Connor Libis was second at 19:17.  Ryan Eining placed third with a time of 19:38.  Thomas Eining was fourth at 19:51.  Seth Roemen placed sixth at 20:31.  Noah Reiff was seventh at 20:55.  Sam Palmer was 16th at 24:05.

Addison Libis placed 10th in the girls race with a time of 24:16.  Addy Gilbert placed 13th with a time of 25:29.

The Cardinals will be at the Colman-Egan Invite in Colman on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Complete Results

Dell Rapids St Mary XC Results - Girls Dell Rapids St Mary XC Results - Boys

Three Heading to State for Quarrier Boys Golf

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team will have three golfers playing in the state tournament after their rounds at the Region 1A tournament held in Volga on Monday, September 30th.

Zach McKee, Karsen Welbig, and Brandon Kubly will be heading to the state tournament.  McKee finished with a round of 91.  Welbig had a round of 94, and Kubly finished with a round of 98.  The cutoff to qualify for the state tournament was a score of 99.  Brady Larson and Lucas Berg just missed qualifying.  Larson finished with a round of 100, and Berg had a round of 101.

Dell Rapids finished fifth as a team with a team score of 383.  Madison won the team title with a score of 348.  Sioux Valley was second at 351, and Sisseton placed third with 363.

The 2019 Class A State Tournament will be held at the Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion on Monday, October 7th and Tuesday, October 8th.

Quarrier Volleyball Finishes 1-3 at Pentagon Classic

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team traveled to Sioux Falls on Saturday, September 28th for the Pentagon Classic.  Dell Rapids played four matches and finished the classic with a 1-3 record.

In the first match of the day, Dell Rapids fell to the Ethan Ruslters in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-13.  Kenzie Garry finished with five kills.  Mackenzie Grisham added three kills.  Sam Price had nine set assists.  Mallory Haak, Emma VanRegenmorter, and Garry all had two blocks each.  Gabi Rus and Price both had five digs in the match.

Dell Rapids’ second match was against the Parkston Trojans.  Dell Rapids won the opening set 25-19, but Parkston took the next two sets for the match win by scores of 25-18 and 25-15.  Garry had 12 kills in the match against Parkston.  Grisham added six kills, and Maddie Kringen had four.  Price tallied 23 set assists.  VanRegenmorter had a team-high seven blocks.  G. Rus led the Quarriers with 15 digs.  Price finished with 10 digs, and Grisham had nine digs.

The third match of the day was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks won the match by set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-16.  Grisham had a team-high 10 kills.  Garry had eight more kills.  Kringen and VanRegenmorter both had four kills each.  Price finished with 25 set assists.  Three players had 10 or more digs.  G. Rus finished with 17 digs, Price had 14 digs, and Emma Molskness had 10 digs.  Dezi Rus and Grisham each had nine digs each.

The Quarriers finished the day with a win against the Bon Homme Cavaliers.  Dell Rapids won in straight sets by scores of 25-15 and 25-15.  VanRegenmorter and Garry both had seven kills each in the match.  Price had 12 more set assists.  VanRegenmorter also led the team in blocks with six in the match.  Garry added three blocks.  Price and D. Rus both had six digs eatch.  Haak and G. Rus both had three digs.

Dell Rapids (3-13) will travel to Salem to play the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, October 1st.

Blue Dragon Soccer Finishes Regular Season

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The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragon girls soccer team finished their 2019 regular season with two matches this past week, one on Tuesday, September 24th and the other on Thursday, September 26th.

The Blue Dragons had their final home match of the season on Tuesday night against the Dakota Valley Panthers.  The match ended in a 1-1 draw.  Despite spending most of the first half on the Dakota Valley side of the field, the scored remained 0-0 at the half.  The Blue Dragons got the first goal of the match in the second half on a goal scored by Madi Ljunggren.  With less than 10 minutes left, the Panthers got a goal on a free kick after a penalty to tie the game at 1-1.  The match ended at 1-1 for the Blue Dragons’ third draw of the season.

Garretson/Dell Rapids finished the regular season on the road at Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday.  The two teams went back and forth throughout the first half, but the difference in the match was two Charger shots placed just over the fingertips of the Blue Dragon goalkeeper.  Sioux Falls Christian won the match 2-0.

The Blue Dragons end the regular season with a record of 4-5-3.  Garretson/Dell Rapids is currently in the 6th spot in seed points with a few teams still needing to finish their regular season.   If the Blue Dragons remain in the 6th spot, they will qualify for the playoffs which will begin on Tuesday, October 8th.  The top six teams in seed points qualify for the playoffs in Class A.

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