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Chevy Youth Baseball Initiative Makes Donation to Dell Rapids Baseball

June 19, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

ChevySponsorToDRBA_2019Billion Chevrolet of Dell Rapids, as part of the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative, donated $500 cash to the Dell Rapids Baseball Association this year along with over $1,000 in baseball equipment.

On Monday, June 10th, Travis Peterson, Sales Manager at Billion Chevrolet of Dell Rapids, presented the $500 check to the Dell Rapids Baseball Association on Field C in City Park.  Several Dell Rapids youth baseball players from various teams in Dell Rapids were at the field to receive the donation.

The Chevy Youth Baseball initiative has been donating equipment to the Dell Rapids youth baseball program for the past few years.  The equipment has come in the form of catcher’s sets, L-screens, bat racks, baseballs, drop bases, tees, bat bags, scorebooks, umpire clickers, and more that continues to be used year after year.

The cash and equipment donation from the Chevy Youth Baseball initiative, along with all of the great sponsors of Dell Rapids baseball, help make the Dell Rapids baseball program the most affordable program in the area for families.

Other sponsors of Dell Rapids Baseball include:

  • The City of Dell Rapids
  • Big Sioux Media
  • Catholic Order of Forresters
  • County Fair
  • Cubbys
  • Dells Lumber
  • Dells Electric
  • Dells Materials
  • Dells Nursing and Rehab
  • Dells Plumbing
  • Delsl Veterinary Services
  • Executive Recruiting Consultants
  • First National Bank
  • Golden West
  • Harrington Chiropractic
  • Hefty Seed
  • Great Western Bank
  • Jody’s Collision & Repair
  • Kahler Funeral Home
  • KMFW & Associates, PC
  • Landmark Realty
  • Lewis Drug
  • LG Everist
  • Local Best
  • Minnehaha County Funeral Home
  • Pizza Ranch
  • Schwebach Realty
  • Spruce Glen
  • T&C’s
  • Troys Woodworking
  • Dell Rapids Law Firm
  • Xcel Energy
  • Creekside Pumping
  • 5Nines

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Dell Rapids Little League Season Ready to Begin

May 8, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

2016DRLLSeasonEven though there are still a few weeks left of the school year, the Dell Rapids Little League will begin their 2016 season on Wednesday, May 16th.  The Dell Rapids Little League has 17 teams this year.  There are three Coach Pitch (6U) teams, five Transition League (8U) teams, five Pee Wee (9-10) teams, and four Midget (11-12) teams.

The Pee Wee and Midget teams will play their games on Monday and Wednesday nights.  They will be playing in the MinnDak League again this year with teams from Dell Rapids, Baltic, Flandreau, Garretson, Tri-Valley, Humboldt, and Hills-Beaver Creek.  The end of the year tournaments will be held July 8-10.  The Pee Wee tournament will be in Flandreau, and the Midget tournament will be Dell Rapids.

The Coach Pitch teams will play Mondays and Wednesdays, with at least one game that will be played every Monday and Wednesday at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center field.  Teams from Dell Rapids, Flandreau and Tri-Valley will play in the Coach Pitch division.  The Transition League will play on Tuesday and Thursdays with teams from Dell Rapids, Baltic, Tri-Valley, Flandreau and Humboldt.

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Dell Rapids Little League Baseball Sign-Up

March 1, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

dellrapids_littleleague_logo_A1The 2016 Dell Rapids Little League Baseball registration is under way.  This year the Dell Rapids Little League is again using online registration.  The early registration period runs until March 15th.  From March 15th until April 30th, a $10.00 late fee will be applied to the costs.  There will be four divisions again this year:

Coach Pitch:  6 to 7 years of age
Transition League:  7 to 8 years of age
Pee-Wees:  9 to 10 years of age
Midgets:  11 to 12 years of age

The cut-off date for each division ins May 1st.  The cost of the Coach Pitch and Transition League divisions is $45.00.  The cost for the Pee-Wee and Midget divisions is $55.00.  A $5.00 off coupon will be automatically deducted from the cost if the player re-uses the hat from last year.

To register for the 2016 season, go to the Dell Rapids Little League website, www.dellrapidsbaseball.com, and click on DR Online Registration link.

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SDSU Baseball Coaches Give Clinic to Dell Rapids Coaches

February 1, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

SDSU3Members of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbit baseball coaching staff provided a coach’s clinic for baseball coaches in Dell Rapids on Wednesday, January 27th.  Head Coach Dave Schrage, Assistant Coach Brian Grunzke, and Pitching Coach Ben Norton shared tips, drills, and ideas to 19 Dell Rapids baseball coaches during the clinic.

Coach Schrage said, “What a great thing to talk baseball in the middle of January in South Dakota.  We like going around doing it because I’ll be honest with you, when we leave tonight hopefully we learn something.  There’s not one way to do something.”

Coach Grunzke added during his demonstration, “There’s different ways to do things.  I didn’t invent things.  Most kids are pretty athletic if you let them be athletic.” SDSU2

The coaches that attended the clinic ranged from coaching 6U baseball all the way to Legion baseball in Dell Rapids.  The coaches saw demonstrations on throwing drills, hitting drills, and pitching drills.

The clinic was free to the coaches that attended and was promoted by the Dell Rapids Baseball Association and Dell Rapids Little League.  Members of both the DRBA and DRLL boards were please with the turnout to the clinic.

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Dell Rapids Little League Baseball Ends for the Year

July 22, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

As the summer days head into August, the Dell Rapids Little League ended their season on Sunday, July 12th with the MinnDak “End of the Year” tournaments.  This year the Dell Rapids Little League had a total of 17 teams in 2015, five coach pitch teams, five transition league teams, four pee wee teams, and four midget teams.

The coach pitch teams played games against not only themselves, but also against teams from Flandreau and Tri-Valley.  Their season ended on Wednesday, June 24th.  The transition league teams played against teams from Dell Rapids, Baltic, Flandreau, Tri-Valley, and Humboldt.  The transition league season concluded with an “End of the Year” tournament on Sunday, June 28th, during Quarry Days.

The pee wee and midget teams participated in the MinnDak League once again this year.  The league consists of teams from Dell Rapids, Flandreau, Baltic, Tri-Valley, Humboldt, Garretson, Hills, MN, and Beaver Creek, MN.  The MinnDak “End of the Year” tournaments for both pee wee and midget divisions were held July 10th-12th in Baltic, Garretson and Hills, MN.  Dell Rapids ERC defeated Dell Rapids T&C in the midget gold tournament.  Dells Nursing and Rehab finished second in the pee wee silver tournament.

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Dell Rapids Little League Hosts Baseball Tournament

May 31, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Little League held their annual 12U baseball tournament on Friday, May 29th through Sunday, May 31st on diamonds A, B, E, and F.  This year 12 teams from around the area participated in the tournament:  Dell Rapids ERC, Dell Rapids T&C, Dell Rapids Jody’s Collision, Hills-Beaver Creek Red, Hills-Beaver Creek Blue, Crooks Stangs, Brookings Pizza Ranch, Brookings CF Promo, Brookings Century 21, Brookings Superior Homes, Brookings First Bank & Trust, and Brookings Dakota Abstract & Title.

“This tournament is a great way for teams to get a chance to play other teams they don’t see on a regular basis in their leagues.  This year was a fantastic tournament…all the teams seemed to be pretty evenly matched.  Most of our games were decided by just a couple of runs, and I think if not all the teams won a game this weekend, a large majority of them did,” said Dell Rapids Little League President Matt Larson.

This year’s tournament was divided into four pools of three teams each.  Each team played the other two teams in their pool during games on Friday and Saturday, and then the each team was given an additional game on Sunday.  The four pool winners competed in a championship round to determine the champion of the tournament.

“We had a lot of excitement all weekend long.  At any given time during the weekend, there were cheers erupting from at least one diamond if not more.  That’s what it’s all about for us.  We love seeing and hearing kids getting exciting about the game.  Our board members heard on many occasions from coaches all weekend that not only were the kids exciting about playing, but the coaches themselves learned that some of their players could play different positions than what they normally play when they were asked to do so.  That’s another reason we love hosting this tournament,” Larson said.

SuperiorHomes2015TourneySuperior Homes from Brookings emerged as the 2015 champion after defeating the Crooks Stangs in the final game on Sunday afternoon. CrooksStangs2015Tourney

Larson also added, “I want to thank all the volunteers who gave their time to help make this tournament a success.  Not only did we luck out with weather this year, but we had so many helpers to make the tournament run smooth.  We had folks who worked on preparing fields before games, worked in the concession stand, organized all the umpire assignments, donated home-made goodies or hot dogs….all those things help make this tournament a success.  A lot of these things may go unnoticed, but our board appreciates every bit of help.  The Dell Rapids Little League community steps up year after year from the players, to parents, to coaches and board members to make sure we put on the very best tournament we can, and I can’t thank them enough.”

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Dell Rapids Little League Hosts 12U Baseball Tournament

June 5, 2014 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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The Dell Rapids Little League hosted a 12U baseball tournament Friday, May 30th through Sunday, June 1st.  Sixteen teams from Dell Rapids, Baltic, Crooks, Sioux Falls, Humboldt, Flandreau, Madison, and Brookings participated in the tournament.  Rains on Saturday forced the first day of the tournament to end early.  Dell Rapids Little League Board Members and coaches delayed the start of games on Sunday and worked all Sunday morning to get fields ready for play to continue.  The tournament brackets had to be shortened, but every team that participated in the tournament was able to play two full games over the weekend.

Madison and the SF Rockets were declared the Co-Champions of the 2014 Dell Rapids 12U Tournament in a rain-shortened championship game.  The game had to be stopped in the third inning as law enforcement sent teams home after funnel clouds were spotted in Sioux Falls prior to thunderstorms and rain hitting the Dell Rapids area.

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Dell Rapids Youth Baseball Season Ends

July 8, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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The Dell Rapids Little League baseball season officially came to an end on Sunday, July 7th, as the MinnDak “End of the Year” tournament finished in Humboldt.  This year Dell Rapids had a total of 15 youth baseball teams, four coach pitch teams, four transition league teams, four pee-wee teams, and three midget teams.

The coach pitch teams played against each other as well as against three Crooks teams and one Colton team this year.  The Coach Pitch league ended their season on Monday, July 1st, with the players of the four Dell Rapids teams each receiving a medal after their last game for participating in the league this year.

The Transition League teams played their season amongst themselves and also against one Baltic team and one Colton team.  The Transition League ended their season on Sunday, June 30th, with a round-robin tournament amongst all six teams held in Dell Rapids.

The Pee-Wee teams participated in the MinnDak League again this year with all four teams having a very successful year.  ERC finished the regular season in first place and qualified for

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the Gold Division of the “End of the Year” tournament.  The Pizza Ranch team also qualified for the Gold Division.  Dairy Queen and Dells Nursing and Rehab Center played in the championship game of the Silver Division of the “End of the Year” tournament.

The Midget teams also participated in the MinnDak League.  Jody’s Collision qualified for the Gold Division of the “End of the Year” tournament, and T&C and Troy’s qualified for the Silver Division of the “End of the Year” tournament.

Now that the MinnDak League season has ended and most of the youth baseball teams are done, the 2013 Midget All-Star team is gearing up for the East River ND/SD District Little League Tournament.  The Little League tournament will be held in Valley Springs, SD on July 12-14.  A full bracket can be found on the Dell Rapids Little League website, along with more information about the Dell Rapids Little League and all the teams, at www.dellrapidslittleleague.com.

 

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Dell Rapids Hosts Little League Tournament

June 3, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids played host to a Little League baseball tournament on June 1st and 2nd.  15 teams from Fargo, Brookings and Dell Rapids participated in the annual weekend tournament.  After a cold, cloudy and windy day on Saturday, the weather changed dramatically on the final day.  Sunday provided the ball players and spectators alike with sunshine and great temperatures for the final day.

Walker Chiropractic from Fargo defeated First Bank from Brookings in the championship game.  CF Promo from Brookings finished 3rd, while Superior Homes from Brookings finished 4th.  Dell Rapids Jody’s Collision finished the tournament with a 1-3 record.  Dell Rapids T&C also finished with a 1-3 record, and Dell Rapids Troy’s finished 0-3 on for the tournament.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dell Rapids Little League Sign-up

March 6, 2013 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The registration period has begun for the Dell Rapids Little League for the 2013 season.  Forms were sent home with the boys from school.  They can also be picked up at City Hall or downloaded from the Dell Rapids Little League website, www.dellrapidslittleleague.com, on the Handouts tab.  All the forms need to be turned in by March 15th back to the schools or to City Hall.

Dell Rapids Little League will have four age brackets again this year:  Coach Pitch, Transition League, Pee-Wee, and Midget.

 

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