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Cardinals Fifth, Quarriers Eighth at State Cheer Competition

October 23, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photos taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal and Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer teams took part in the 2021 South Dakota Class A State Competitive Cheer competition at Brandon Valley High School on Friday, October 22nd.

The Cardinals finished in a tie with Deubrook at 209 points. Deubrook officially placed fourth, and the Cardinals were fifth. The tie-breaker went to Deubrook because the Cardinals had more deductions with their final score. The Quarriers placed eighth with 198 points. Sioux Valley won their 15th straight cheer title with 283.5 points. Dakota Valley was second with 214 points, and Winner Area was third with 212 points.

Courtney Brown was named an All-State selection at the competition.

Dell Rapids Cheer Places Fifth in Platte

October 17, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team placed fifth at the Platte-Geddes Invitational on Saturday, October 16th. Eleven teams participated in the event.

The Quarriers finished with 147.5 points. Bon Homme won the event with 163.5 points. Wager was second with 162 points. Dakota Valley placed third with 160.5 points. Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian was fourth with 155.5 points.

Dell Rapids will be at the Bon Homme Invite on Monday, October 18th.

Quarrier Cheer Team Competes at Brandon Valley

October 5, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team competed at the Brandon Valley Invite on Tuesday, October 5th. Nineteen teams competed in the invite, six of those were Class A teams.

Dell Rapids finished 11th overall with a total score of 180.5. That score was third among the Class A teams. Sioux Valley finished fourth overall and first out of the A teams with 262.5 points. Platte-Geddes finished just ahead of Dell Rapids with 184 points. Bon Homme had 173 points, Parkston 172 points, and Dakota Valley finished with 164 points.

O’Gorman was first overall with 268 points. Sioux Falls Roosevelt had 265.5 points, and Harrisburg had 263 points.

Dell Rapids will travel to Platte on Saturday, October 16th for their next meet.

Quarrier Cheer Team Places 2nd at Sioux Valley

September 23, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team competed in the six-team Sioux Valley Invite on Thursday, September 23rd.

Dell Rapids finished second with a total of 124.5 points. Sioux Valley placed first with 181 points. Deubrook was third just a half point behind Dell Rapids with 124 points. Brookings cheer team placed fourth followed by Redfield and then Arlington-Lake Preston.

The Quarriers will be at the O’Gorman Invite at O’Gorman High School on Tuesday, September 28th for their next competition.

Dell Rapids Hosts Cheer Invite

September 8, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photos taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

Dell Rapids held their Dell Rapids Competitive Cheer Invite on Tuesday, September 7th. Eleven teams were initially scheduled to perform, but four of them had to miss. The other six teams that participated were Dakota Valley, Sioux Valley, Elkton-Lake Benton, Platte/Geddes/AC/DC, Deubrook Area, and Dell Rapids St Mary. Each team performed just one time during the night.

Sioux Valley took home first place with a score of 177.0. Dakota Valley was second with 138.5 points. Elkton-Lake Benton placed third with 122.0 points, just edging Dell Rapids with 120.5 points who finished fourth. Deubrook Area was fifth with 118.5 points. Platte/Geddes/AC/DC had 108.5 points, and Dell Rapids St Mary finished with 76 points.

The Quarriers are scheduled to perform at the Pheasants Invite in Redfield on Tuesday, September 14 for their next competition. The Cardinals are scheduled to perform at the Brookings Invite on Saturday, September 18th for their next event.

St Mary 1st, Dell Rapids 2nd at St Mary Cheer Invite

August 30, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photos taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The two Dell Rapids competitive cheer teams finished in the top two spots of the Dell Rapids St Mary Cheer Invite on Monday, August 30th. This was the first event for both teams. Parkston, Arlington/Lake Preston, and Elkton-Lake Benton were the other three teams that competed in the competition.

The Cardinals finished first with a total score of 134.25 points. The Quarriers placed second with 117.75 points. Arlington/Lake Preston had 116.75 points. Elkton-Lake Benton had 108 points, and Parkston finished with 105.75 points.

The Quarriers will be in Watertown on Tuesday, August 31st and Dakota Valley on Saturday, September 4th. The Cardinals will be at the Dell Rapids Quarrier invite on Tuesday, September 7th.

Quarriers and Cardinals Attend State Cheer – Quarriers Place 3rd

October 24, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals made the trip to Rapid City to compete in the 2020 Class A South Dakota Competitive Cheer meet.

Dell Rapids finished second in the large group and placed third overall with a total of 206.0 points. Sioux Valley was the grand champion with 283.0 points. Wolsey-Wessington placed second with 230.5 points.

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

Five girls, two from St Mary and three from Dell Rapids, were selected as 2020 All-State Award winners. Courtney Brown and Maggie Klein were selected from Dell Rapids St Mary. Caidyn Jones, Olivia Godwin, and Katy Pulscher were selected from Dell Rapids.

Quarrier Cheer 7th at O’Gorman

September 29, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarier competitive cheer team performed in their seventh competition of the season on Tuesday, September 29th. Dell Rapids was in Sioux Falls for the O’Gorman Invite. Eleven teams between Class A and AA took part in the event.

The Quarriers placed seventh overall with a score of 188.5 points. That point total was second among the Class A schools. Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first with a score of 289.5. O’Gorman placed second with 273 points. Harrisburg was third at 271 points, and Sioux Valley was fourth with 267 points. Deubrook and Dakota Valley were the other two Class A teams at the event, and they finished eighth and ninth respectively.

Dell Rapids will be in Brandon for the Brandon Valley Invite on Tuesday, October 6th.

Quarrier Cheer Places Second at Sioux Valley

September 24, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team placed second at the Sioux Valley Invite on Thursday, September 25th, in Volga. There were a total of seven teams that took part in the event.

Sioux Valley placed first with a total score of 174.5. Dell Rapids was second with 129.0 points. Deubrook was third with 126.5 points. Redfield was fourth at 104.0 points. Arlington-Lake Preston had a fifth place finish with 88.5 points. Northwestern was sixth with 84.5 points, and Faulkton Area finished with 78 points.

Dell Rapids will be at the O’Gorman Invite on Tuesday, September 29th, for their next competition.

Quarriers and Cardinals Compete at 16-team Brookings Cheer Invite

September 20, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams participated in the Brookings Cheer Invite on Saturday, September 19th. Sixteen teams took part in the event, with 12 of them AA schools.

Dell Rapids, Dell Rapids St Mary, Sioux Valley, and Wagner were the only four teams from Class A that took part in the invitational.

The Quarriers finished 8th overall with a total of 185.50 points. The Cardinals placed 10th with 169.00 points. Sioux Valley, who scored the highest points of the class A teams, placed 4th with 250.50 points. Wagner finished 14th with 150.00 points.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first overall with 282.00 points. O’Gorman was second with 278.00 points, and Sioux Falls Washington placed third with 253.50 points.

Dell Rapids will perform at the Sioux Valley Invitational on Thursday, September 24th. Dell Rapids St Mary will take a break until Saturday, October 10th when they perform at the Mitchell Invite.