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Dell Rapids 13/14 Teeners Capture Region Championship

July 12, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Joni Smith.

A day after qualifying for the 2019 13/14 State A Teener Tournament, the Dell Rapids 13/14 Teener team captured the Class A 14U Northeast region title on Friday, July 12th in Sisseton.

Dell Rapids played four games in three days in Sisseton during the tournament which started on Wednesday, July 10th after a rainout on Tuesday. Dell Rapids opened the tournament with a 21-0 pounding of Milbank on Wednesday, and then followed that with a 17-1 win over Sisseton later that night. Dell Rapids then punched their ticket to the state tournament with a big win over Volga on Thursday by a score 0f 9-6 which also put them into the region championship game.

Flandreau battled through the loser’s bracket to play against Dell Rapids in the regional championship on Friday. The game was close early as both teams scored two runs in the top of the first inning. The score remained tied 2-2 until the bottom of the fourth inning when Dell Rapids added two more runs for a 4-2 lead. Flandreau cut the lead to 4-3 after scoring a run in the top of the fifth, but Dell Rapids scored three times in the bottom of the fifth, and then added five more runs in the bottom of the six inning to secure the win.

Head coach Nate McKee said, “I was happy with how well we hit the ball all week. The hitting was contagious. Defensively we played great. Everyone knew their roles and played well. We have a lot of confidence after winning regions heading to Madison, but we will work on cleaning up a few things during practice before the start of the state tournament.”

Dell Rapids will look to a strong pitching staff to carry them through the state tournament. The South Dakota Class A 14U VFW State Tournament will be held at Flynn Field in Madison Friday, July 19th through Sunday, July 21st. Dell Rapids’ first game of the tournament will be at 5:30 p.m. against Elk Point-Jefferson on Friday.

Bracket information for the tournament can be found by clicking this link.

Dell Rapids Legion Continues Strong Season

June 20, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

After opening the season winning three of four games at the 2019 Kyle Mueller Memorial First Dakota Classic in Yankton, the Dell Rapids Legion baseball team has posted a 6-2 record in the last two weeks and currently holds a 9-3 season record.

Dell Rapids won their first home game of the season over Humboldt/Hartford on Wednesday, June 5th. Dell Rapids then played in a tournament in Chamberlain June 7th and 8th. Dell Rapids defeated Clark/Willow Lake 9-2, lost to Winner/Colome 2-3, and the ended the tournament with a win over Chamberlain 6-0.

Dell Rapids returned home and picked up a 13-3 win over Garretson on Monday, June 10th. The team has played their last three games on the road. They defeated Madison 7-3 on Wednesday, June 12th. Dell Rapids fell to Sioux Falls Post 15 East by a score of 2-12, but they rebounded against Colton on Tuesday, June 18th with a 10-4 victory.

The team will now head to Luverne on Friday, June 21st through Sunday, June 23rd for a tournament. They will continue to play on the road through the month of June. Dell Rapids will travel to Canova to play McCook Central/Montrose on Monday, June 24th, and then play in the DSU Tournament in Madison on Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th. Their next home game will be against Volga on Monday, July 1st at 7:00 p.m.

Dell Rapids Native Participating in Junior Roller Derby National Championships

June 11, 2019 by Submitted

Sioux Falls Junior Roller Derby travels to the National Championships in Loveland Colorado, July 26-28, 2019

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For the first time in history, SoDak Attack, Sioux Falls Jr Roller Derby team (SFJRD) will be representing South Dakota in the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) Championships. JRDA is comprised of 140+ leagues worldwide. One of those members of the SoDak Attack is Dell Rapids native Rylee Rinehart.

SFJRD’s strong showing at tournaments in California, Iowa, and Colorado helped the team secure their seat in the Open Division at the National Championship tournament. The Top 10 qualifying teams in both the Open and All-Female Divisions received an invitation to attend this tournament.

Skaters, coaches and parents are excited for this opportunity of a lifetime. Practice is held three times a week during the regular season, with a volunteer coaching staff of five. The league is currently at max capacity and works from their waiting list to bring in new skaters.

Sioux Falls Roller Dollz Co-founder, Jayme Nelson, aka Pain Maker, had a vision of bringing roller derby to the next generation when she started the SFJRD with a summer camp in 2012. There are two skaters who remain on the team from that very first camp. This year, the 8th Annual Summer Camp will be held June 17-21, 9 am – 12 pm at the Sioux Empire Fair Grounds in the Armory Building. SFJRD Coaching Staff bring in special guest coaches each year. This year’s coaches are coming from Topeka, KS and Portland, OR. Media is welcome and encouraged to come to the camp to talk to the skaters, coaches and parents. Please contact Jayme Nelson, 605-929-7364, to coordinate a visit.

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SFJRD holds many fundraisers throughout the year to help with travel expenses and operating costs during the regular season. The league hosted its annual skate-a-thon fundraiser and raised $15,500 in February, which wasn’t enough to cover operating costs. This heavy travel year required additional fundraisers, which the team has energetically worked towards. The team is currently fundraising and in need of sponsors to defray the cost of the upcoming trip for the Championship Tournament, in a little over a month.

Sioux Falls Junior Roller Derby (SFJRD) is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to empower, build self-confidence and develop athleticism in children ages 7-18 in a positive team culture. SFJRD teaches safety, skating and the sport of roller derby with an emphasis on character development. We have 2 teams within our league. The Baby Dollz is the team that represents us as our “B” team. Our “A” team is comprised of our best skaters and competes as Sodak Attack. https://www.facebook.com/sfjrd/

The Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) is a public nonprofit educational and amateur sports organization that is dedicated to advancing the growth of roller derby through the standardization of rules and goals for existing and new leagues.

The mission of JRDA is to nurture bold self-confidence in youth by developing teamwork and athletic ability while treasuring individuality within a culture of integration, encouragement, and service to others. JRDA partners with competitive & recreational junior leagues, communities & schools, mentors & families; to empower youth through the international sport of roller derby.

https://www.facebook.com/JuniorRolllerDerbyAssociation/

Quarrier Girls Golf Completes Season at State A Tournament

June 4, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Four players from the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls golf team played in the 2019 State A Golf Tournament held at Lee Park in Aberdeen on Monday, June 3rd, and Tuesday, June 4th.

With four players in the tournament, Dell Rapids was able to qualify for a team score. The Quarriers finished with a two-day total of 873. West Central won the team title with a total of 703. Sisseton was second with 717, and Hot Spring finished third with a total of 730.

Abigail Greenhoff had the low total for Dell Rapids. Greenhoff finished tied for 49th with a two-day total of 200. Sami Schmidt finished 67th with a total of 218. Olivia Downs tied for 72nd with 226, and Mallory Haak was 77th with a total of 229. Payson Birkeland of Belle Fourche won the individual title with a two-day total of 153. Lauren Tims of Sioux Falls Christian was second with a 156.

Dell Rapids Legion Places 2nd in Season Opening Tourney

June 2, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Playing in their first games of the season, the Dell Rapids Legion team started the defense of their state title with a second place finish at the 2019 Kyle Mueller Memorial First Dakota Classic in Yankton Friday, May 31st through Sunday, June 2nd.

Dell Rapids opened the classic with a 9-2 win over the Yankton Jr Legion team on Friday. Dell Rapids scored two runs in the top of the second, one on an error and one on an RBI double by Keegan Miller. Yankton Jr Legion scored a run in the bottom of the second inning and then tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, but Dell Rapids scored seven times in the top of the sixth inning. Mason Goeken, Thane Hilmoe, Miller, Carter Gullickson, and Eddie Price all had RBI hits in the inning. Jon Wilhelmsen pitched two innings giving up an earned run on no hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Jake Rechtenbaugh pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up an earned run on two hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Gullickson pitched the final 1/3 of an inning.

In the second game of the day on Friday, Dell Rapids earned a four-inning, 14-2 win over Chamberlain. Dell Rapids scored in every inning, including eight times in the top of the third. Ty Wood had two hits and five RBIs in the game. Wilhelmsen had two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Miller, Landon Ruesink, Price, and Goeken all had a hit in the game. Logan Stone pitched all four innings giving up two earned runs on two hits with two walks and eight strikeouts.

Dell Rapids earned their third win of the classic in a 16-8 win over Hartington, NE on Saturday. Dell Rapids scored four runs in the bottom of the first and ten more runs in the bottom of the second to jump out to a big lead. Wilhelmsen had two hits and two RBIs. Gullickson had a home run and two RBIs. Miller, Brandon Geraets, Goeken, Josh Deknikker, and Hilmoe all had hits. Josh Eining and Hilmoe also picked up an RBI in the game. Wood pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four earned runs on no hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Gullickson pitched the final 2 2/3 innings giving up four runs, all unearned, on three hits with one walk and two strikeouts. The win sent Dell Rapids to the championship game of the classic.

In the championship game, Dell Rapids faced Yankton on Sunday afternoon. Yankton took the title handing Dell Rapids their first loss of the season by a score of 6-2. Yankton scored five of their runs in the bottom of the first inning and added another run in the bottom of the second inning. Dell Rapids pushed across two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Wood hit an RBI single to score Stone, and Gullickson doubled scoring Wood. Price pitched all six innings giving up six runs, but all unearned on three errors, while giving up eight hits and one walk and striking out five batters.

Dell Rapids (3-1) will play their first home game of the season on Wednesday, June 5th, against Humboldt/Hartford at Rickeman Field. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.

2019 State Track Results

May 26, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Several Dell Rapids St Mary and Dell Rapids track athletes competed in the 2019 South Dakota State Track meet on Friday, May 24th and Saturday, May 25th. The opening round for Class B was held at Howard Wood Field on Friday, while the opening round for Class A was held at Tea Area High School. All the classes were then at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Saturday.

The Quarriers had five top eight finishes, and the Cardinals had eight top eight finishes at the state track meet.

Individual Girls Results

Shot Put

Maddie Schwebach (DRSM – 13th) – 34’4″

3200m Run

Addy Gilbert (DRSM – 14th) – 13:10.95

800m Run

Elizabeth Price (DR – 12th) – 2:35.08

4x800m Relay

Dell Rapids – 14th (Kathryn Fletcher, Adisen Stadem, Katrina Kruel, Elizabeth Price) – 10:54.79

Long Jump

Hannah Heiberger (DR – 4th) – 16’0.75″

Triple Jump

Hannah Heiberger (DR – 11th) – 32’3.5″

100m Dash

Courtney Brown (DRSM – 4th – Class B) – :12.76
Ella Heinitz (DRSM – 6th – Class B) – :12.85
Aspen Hansen (DR – 9th – Class A) – :12.98

400m Dash

Ella Heintiz (DRSM – 3rd) – 1:01.29

Sprint Medley Relay – Prelims

Dell Rapids St Mary – 16th (Sydney Klein, Ella Griffin, Courtney Brown, Addy Gilbert) – 4:40.13

200m Dash

Ella Heinitz (DRSM – 8th) – :26.88

High Jump

Kyra Graham (DR – 10th) – 4’10”

4x100m Relay

Dell Rapids – 6th (Hanna VanOverbeke, Hannah Heiberger, Madysen VanOverbeke, Aspen Hansen) – :52.12

Discus

Maddie Schwebach (DRSM – 3rd) – 122’8″

Individual Boys Results

4x800m Relay

Class B – Dell Rapids St Mary – 8th (Ryan Eining, Thomas Eining, Connor Libis, Ethan Geraets) – 8:44.37
Class A – Dell Rapids – 11th (Landon Ruesink, Logan Anderson, Karsen Welbig, Brayden Pulscher) – 8:54.23

Long Jump

Weston Geraets (DRSM – 7th) – 19’8.75″

Triple Jump

Weston Geraets (DRSM – 2nd – Class B) – 42’2.5″
Kaeden Eastman (DR – 17th – Class A) – 36’6.5″

Discus

Eddie Price (DR – 7th) – 129’0″
Coby Maeschen (DR – 22nd) – 104’3″

300m Hurdles

Avery Welbig (DR – 5th) – :41.49

1600m Run

Ryan Eining (DRSM – 16th) – 4:56.19

High Jump

Brayden Pulscher (DR – 3rd) – 6’2″
Ryker Pedde (DR – 10th) – 6’0″

Four Quarrier Golfers Qualify for State

May 25, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Despite a change in location for the girls Region 1A golf tournament on Thursday, May 23rd, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girl golfers adjusted well and qualified four for the State A tournament. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Milbank, but had to be moved to Sisseton due to course conditions.

Dell Rapids placed fourth as a team with a score of 460. Madison won the tournament with a score of 414, followed by Sisseton with a 420 and Milbank with 449.

Mallory Haak, Olivia Downs, Abigail Greenhoff, and Sami Schmidt all qualified by finishing in the top 25 of the regions. Haak finished 12th with a round of 108. Downs had a 17th place finish with a round of 114. Greenhoff placed 20th with a 118, and Schmidt was 22nd with a round of 120.

The girls State A Tournament will be held in Aberdeen at Lee Park on Monday, June 3rd and Tuesday, June 4th.

Season Awards for Dell Rapids Baseball

May 21, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

A few members of the Dell Rapids High School club baseball team earned awards for their play in the 2019 season.

Eddie Price was named 1st team Class B All-State team. Austin Henry was named 2nd team Class B All-State.

Price, Henry, Keegan Miller, Jay Holm, and Jake Rechtenbaugh were named Class B Region 3 All-Region team members.

Holm, Miller, Rechtenbaugh, Price, and Tate Kolbeck also earned Academic All-State awards.

Dell Rapids’ Season Ends in Super Regional

May 21, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids High School club baseball team had their season come to an end in the Super Regional on Monday, May 20th. Dell Rapids played Lennox at Ronken Field and took a 5-3 loss ending their season.

Lennox took the early lead in the bottom of the first inning with a couple of runs. They added two more runs in the bottom third inning for a 4-0 lead.

Dell Rapids cut into the lead in the top of the sixth inning. Brandon Geraets hit a one-out single, and Keegan Miller drove him home with a double to center field. Jay Holm followed Miller’s double with a walk. Eddie Price then hit a single to right field scoring Miller. Kaeden Eastman, who entered the game as a pinch runner for Holm, stole home before Price was tagged out to cut the lead to 4-3. Lennox would add an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth and held Dell Rapids scoreless in the seventh for the win.

Miller, Price, and Geraets had the only three hits in the game for Dell Rapids. Miller and Price each had an RBI. Price started the game on the mound pitching 2 2/3 innings giving up four runs, all earned, on four hits with seven walks and three strikeouts. Austin Henry pitched the final 3 1/3 innings giving up an unearned run on one with with four walks and nine strikeouts.

Dell Rapids finishes the season with 9-4 record.

Cardinal Tracksters Run at Region 4B Meet

May 17, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys track team traveled to Elkton for the Region 4B track meet on Thursday, May 16th. Athletes that hadn’t qualified for state at previous meets by meeting the SDHSAA standards could qualify for state by placing first or second in their events at the region meet.

The St Mary girls were fifth with 75 points. Colman-Egan won the girls region team title with 139 points, just one point better than Hanson with 138 points. Chester Area was third with 115 points, and Elkton-Lake Benton was fourth with 80 points.

The Cardinal boys also finished fifth with 82 points. Chester Area won the boys title with 124 points. Hanson was second with 117 points. Elkton-Lake Benton finished third with 86 points, and Colman-Egan placed fourth with 83 points.

For the Dell Rapids St Mary athletes that will be participating in the 2019 Class A State Track Meet, the prelim events will be held on Friday, May 24th at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. The finals will be held on Saturday, May 25th also at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls.

Individual Girls Results

4x800m Relay

5th – 11:44.51

100m Dash

Ella Heinitz (2nd) – :12.84

4x200m Relay

3rd – 1:54.78

1600m Run

Addy Gilbert (6th) – 6:22.03

4x100m Relay

4th – :57.64

400m Dash

Courtney Brown (3rd) – 1:05.68
Maya Heinitz – 1:10.80

Sprint Medley Relay

5th – 5:17.55

800m Run

Ella Heinitz (2nd) – 2:26.30

200m Dash

Courtney Brown (3rd) – :28.11
Sydney Klein – :31.40

3200m Run

Addy Gilbert (2nd) – 13:18.60
Sierra Klein – 15:56.28

Shot Put

Maddie Schwebach (2nd) – 32’9.75″
Jaycee Tebay – 22’4.75″
Katie Scherff – 21’7.5″

Discus

Maddie Schwebach (2nd) – 100’6″
Jaycee Tebay – 86’1″
Katie Scherff – 67’11”

Long Jump

Ella Griffin – 13’1″

Triple Jump

Ella Griffin – 29’7.5″

Individual Boys Results

4x800m Relay

5th – 9:44.62

110m Hurdles

Ethan Geraets (3rd) – :17.38
Nick Gaspar (7th) – :21.57

100m Dash

Payton Park (5th) – :12.12

4x200m Relay

6th – 1:59.44

1600m Run

Ryan Eining (2nd) – 4:48.94

4x100m Relay

6th – :50.24

400m Dash

Connor Libis (6th) – :58.23

300m Hurdles

Ethan Geraets (4th) – :44.40
Seth Roemen – :50.58

Sprint Medley Relay

3rd – 4:08.28

800m Run

Connor Libis (2nd) – 2:10.04
Ryan Eining – 2:27.43

200m Dash

Seth Roemen – :27.28
Luke Geraets – :30.60

3200m Run

Lucas Flemmer – 13:47.40

4x400m Relay

7th – 3:57.02

Shot Put

Austin Greene-LeBrun – 36’11”
Eli Longville – 35’2″
Logan Wolles – 29’9″

Discus

Logan Wolles (8th) – 109’4″
Noah Dennis – 90’2″

High Jump

Nick Gaspar – 5’2″

Long Jump

Weston Geraets (1st) – 19’2.75″
Hunter Griffin – 16’7.5″
Nick Gaspar – 15’2″

Triple Jump

Weston Geraets (1st) – 41’4.5″
Hunter Griffin (6th) – 35’10.5″

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