The Dell Rapids Quarriers hosted the Dell Rapids Cheer Invite on Tuesday, September 8th.  Dell Rapids St Mary joined four other teams at the event.  Those teams were Dakota Valley, Sioux Valley, Platte-Geddes/Andes Central/Dakota Christian, and Arlingont/Lake Preston.

Sioux Valley won the event with a score of 169.0.  Dakota Valley was second with 131.0 points.  Dell Rapids finished with 124.5 points.  Platte-Geddes/Andes Central/Dakota Christian barely outscored Dell Rapids St Mary for fourth.  They finished with 120.75 points, while the Cardinals finished with 120.5 points.  Arlington/Lake Preston had 114 points.

Prior to the event, Dell Rapids honored their lone senior on the competitive cheer team, Katy Pulscher.

Both the Quarriers and Cardinals will be at the Brookings Invite at the Swiftel Center on Saturday, September 19th for their next competitions.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer team won their own invite on Monday, August 31st.  The Cardinals finished first among the five teams that competed.  The Dell Rapids Quarriers also competed in the event along with Arlington/Lake Preston, Deubrook, and Parkston.

The Cardinals finished with an average score of 127.25 between their two routines.  Dell Rapids placed second with a score of 125.5.  Deubrook was third with 110.75 points.  Parkston finished fourth with 106.25 points, and Arlington/Lake Preston finished with 98.5 points.

The Quarriers will travel to Watertown on Tuesday, September 1st, then to Dakota Valley on Saturday, September 5th, and then host their own invite on Tuesday, September 8th.  The Cardinals will not perform again until the Quarrier Invite on September 8th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams competed in the 2019 South Dakota Class A State Cheer and Dance competition on Friday, October 25th.  The event was held at Aberdeen Central High School.  Nineteen teams competed in the cheer portion of the competition.

The Quarriers finished 2nd with a score of 227.5.  The Cardinals finished 9th with a score of 190.5.  Sioux Valley won the state title with a score of 293.5.  Parkston placed third with Dakota Valley and Winner Area following at fourth and fifth place.

Three Quarrier and three Cardinal team members were selected to the 2019 South Dakota All-State Cheer team.  Hannah Heiberger, Olivia Godwin, and Katelyn North were selected from Dell Rapids.  Paige Bunkers, Courtney Brown, and Maggie Klein were selected from St Mary.