Photo courtesy of Michelle Heiberger
The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team placed first in their final performance before the state competition on Saturday, October 13th. Dell Rapids was one of 11 teams that participated in the Platte-Geddes Invite in Platte. The teams were Dell Rapids, Platte-Geddes, Winner, Gregory, Lyman, Redfield-Doland, Wagner, Rapid City Stevens, Dakota Valley, Bon Homme, and Parkston.
The Quarriers finished with a total of 173.0 points. Rapid City Stevens was second with 159.5 points. Dakota Valley was third with 150.5 points. Platte-Geddes was fourth with 149.5 points, and Redfield-Doland was fifth with 149.0 points.
Dell Rapids will now compete at the 2018 South Dakota Class A Competitive Cheer competition on Friday, October 19th at Brandon Valley High School in Brandon. The performance will be aired on South Dakota Public TV. The Quarriers are scheduled to perform at 7:03 p.m. on Friday.