The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team hit a cold-shooting night against the Vermillion Tanagers on Thursday, January 28th.  Vermillion took the win 56-33.

Dell Rapids scored the opening basket of the game, but Vermillion responded with a 10-0 run to take the lead for good the rest of the game.  The Tanagers built a 14-5 lead by the end of the first quarter and extended it to 14 points at 26-12 at halftime.  The Quarriers were outscored 30-19 in the second half.

The Quarriers shot just 37% (15-41) from the field, 15% (2-13) from three-point area, and only 1-9 from the free-throw line.  They also committed 25 turnovers in the game and had a total of 24 team rebounds.

Haileigh Barnhart had 10 points and six rebounds.  Mady Vanoverbeke finished with nine points, two rebounds, and two assists.  Zoey Hilmoe had five points, and Maggie Schmidt finished with three points and six rebounds.

Dell Rapids (2-11) will host Baltic on Monday, February 1st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

Less than 24 hours after a heart-breaking loss to Sioux Valley in Volga, the Dell Rapids Quarriers bounced back to get a 39-36 home win over the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 23rd.

The girls trailed throughout most of the game, but made a surge in the fourth quarter for the win.  Dell Rapids did hold an early 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Huskies went on a 7-2 run to lead 7-5 at the quarter break.  Elk Point-Jefferson pushed their lead to three points by halftime at 15-12.

Elk Point-Jefferson was able to maintain their slim lead in the third quarter.  Dell Rapids got it down within two points at 29-27 heading into the fourth quarter.  The Quarrier defense held the Huskies without a field goal until the 2:50 mark in the fourth quarter, which allowed them to take the lead.  The Quarriers led 39-36 in the final seconds, and the Huskies last-second shot was no good.

Dell Rapids finished shooting 26% (11-42) in the game, 22% (4-18) from three-point area, but remained solid from the free-throw line for the second game in a row shooting 81% (13-16).

Maggie Schmidt led the team in scoring with 16 points and also had four rebounds.  Zoey Hilmoe had 12 points and five rebounds.  Claire Wynja had five points, and Haileigh Barnhart and Mady Vanoverbeke both had three points.  Becky Dorn had a team-high seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists.

Dell Rapids (2-10) will travel to Vermillion on Thursday, January 28th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

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Leading by a point, 58-57, with just seconds remaining, the Dell Rapids Quarriers watched a shot from Sioux Valley go through the net with :07 to go that proved to be the game-winner as the Cossacks got a 59-58 come-from-behind win on Friday, January 23rd.

Sioux Valley held the early lead in the game.  The led 13-3 at one point in the first quarter and held a 16-8 advantage heading into the second quarter.  The Cossacks scored the first basket of the second quarter to lead by 10 again at 18-8.  Dell Rapids scored the next nine points to cut the lead to 18-17.  Sioux Valley was ahead 22-19 with 3:35 to go in the quarter before Dell Rapids went on an 8-0 run to lead 27-22 at halftime.

The Quarriers continued the momentum in the third quarter.  Every time the Cossacks got within four or five points, the Quarriers were able to make the timely basket to extend the lead.  Dell Rapids led 46-37 heading into the final quarter.   The Quarriers had a 10-point lead with 5:45 to play at 49-39.  Sioux Valley tied the game at 55-55 and then went ahead 57-55 with under a minute to play.  Claire Wynja made a three-point shot with :33 to go to give the lead back to Dell Rapids 58-57, but Sioux Valley got the game-winner on a couple of offensive rebounds to get the win.

The stats were just as even as the score.  Both teams shot 43% from the field and 33% from three-point area.  Both teams also had 13 team assists.  Sioux Valley had 17 turnovers, while Dell Rapids had 16, and the Cossacks had a slim 28-23 advantage in rebounds.   The difference in the game came down to timely hot shooting by Sioux Valley.  The Cossacks were 8-12 shooting in the fourth quarter, including 4-7 from three-point area, and 2-2 from the free-throw line.

Zoey Hilmoe had 16 points, four rebounds, three steals, and two assists in the game.  Mady Vanoverbeke finished with 14 points and two steals.  Wynja had nine points, all on made three-point shots.  Haileigh Barnhart added seven points and five rebounds.

Dell Rapids (1-10) will point Elk Point-Jefferson on Saturday, January 23rd in a girls and boys double-header.  The girls game is scheduled to tip-off about 1:30 p.m. and can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team ran into a very tough West Central Trojan team on Tuesday, January 19th.  The Trojans, ranked #2 in the latest media poll, defeated the Quarriers 55-19.

The Trojans opened the game on a 19-0 run and never looked back.  West Central led 19-1 at the end of the first quarter and 34-3 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was able to find some offense in the second half.  The trailed West Central 48-12 after the third quarter.  Both teams scored seven points each in the final quarter.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 20% (8-41) from the field, 17% (2-12) from three-point area, and just 1-3 from the free throw line.  West Central forced 22 Dell Rapids turnovers and out rebounded the Quarriers 43-21.

Mady Vanoverbeke finished with five points, six rebounds, and two steals.  Becky Dorn had four points.  Claire Wynja had three points.   Maggie Schmidt, Alli De Stigter, and Liz Price all had two points each.

Dell Rapids (1-9) will travel to Volga to play the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 22nd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team got their first win of the season on Saturday, January 16th.  The Quarriers defeated the Milbank Bulldogs 42-37.

Milbank scored the first two points of the game, and that was their only lead of the night.  They tied the game a couple of times, but both times the Quarriers held tough to keep the lead.  After the opening score by the Bulldogs, Dell Rapids scored 10 points in a row to lead 10-2 after the first quarter.  Milbank scored the first eight points of the second quarter to tie the game 10-10, but Dell Rapids got the last basket of the half to lead 12-10 at halftime.

The game was again tied 15-15 with 5:35 to play in the third quarter.  The Quarriers then went on a 10-0 run to lead 25-15 with 1:40 to go.  They finished the third quarter leading 27-17.  The Quarrier lead grew to 11 points at 37-26 with 3:00 to play in the game, but the Bulldogs made a late run.  They sank three three-pointers in a row to cut the lead to 37-35 with 1:53 to go in the game, but Dell Rapids closed out the game on a 5-2 run for the win.

Defense was key for the Quarriers as they forced 29 Milbank turnovers, 15 of those being steals.  Those steals helped secure the victory on a night Dell Rapids shot just 29% (13-45) from the field and 20% (4-20) on three-point shots.  Dell Rapids had success at the foul line going 12-17 in the game.

Zoey Hilmoe had 12 points and four rebounds.  Alli De Stigter finished with six points.  Becky Dorn had five points and 10 rebounds.  Maggie Schmidt ended with five points, four assists, and three steals.  Claire Wynja also had five points in the game.

Dell Rapids (1-8) will host the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 19th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team erased a double-digit deficit and had a two-point lead late in the game, but the Canton C-Hawks took the 52-48 win on Thursday, January 7th, at Dell Rapids High School.  The Quarriers were playing in just their second home game of the year and first since December 15th.

Canton took the early momentum and lead in the first two quarters of the game.  The C-Hawks built a 10-point lead by the end of the first quarter, 21-11.  The Quarriers started to built a little momentum in the second quarter.  They cut the lead to 31-23 by halftime.

The Dell Rapids defense held Canton to just six third quarter points as the Quarriers took the lead.  Dell Rapids led took a 37-33, outscoring Canton 14-2 in a six minute stretch.  The Quarriers held a 40-37 lead heading into the final quarter.  Dell Rapids still maintained a 45-43 lead with 3:45 to play in the game, but Canton went on a 9-3 run to close out the game for the win.

Zoey Hilmoe finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.  Maggie Schmidt had 13 points and four steals.  Mady Vanoverbeke added 10 points, four rebounds, three steals, and three assists.  Jayme Schmidt had seven points and eight rebounds.

Dell Rapids (0-6) will travel to Lennox on Monday, January 11th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls traveled to Salem to play the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, January 5th in their fifth game away from home.  The Cougars were able to pull away from the Quarriers for a 56-41 win.

A strong defensive effort in the first half kept the game within reach for Dell Rapids.  The two teams ended the first quarter tied 10-10.  The Cougars were able to get a few more shots to fall in the second quarter and ended the half leading 27-20.

A quick 6-0 run by McCook Central/Montrose to start the third quarter gave the Cougars a double-digit lead at 33-20.  The Quarriers cut the lead down to eight at 33-25 with 4:30 to go in the third quarter after a 5-0 run of their own, but that was as close as they would get the remainder of the game.  Dell Rapids was able to get within 10 points early in the fourth quarter, 44-34 with about 7:00 to go, but the Cougars pulled away for the win.

Two players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids. Mady Vanoverbeke had 14 points in the game.  Zoey Hilmoe finished with 12 points.  Haileigh Barnhart finished with seven points, Becky Dorn had five points, and Maggie Shmidt had three points.

Dell Rapids (0-6) will host the Canton C-Hawks in a double-header with the boys on Thursday, January 7th.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

C Team Results

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team traveled to Tea on Saturday, January 2nd for a make-up game against the fourth-ranked Tea Area Titans.  It was a varsity-only game that was rescheduled from December 18th due to a power outage.

The Titans scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed.  Tea Area led 22-6 at the end of the first quarter, and then pushed the lead to 37-13 at halftime.  Dell Rapids was outscored 20-5 in the third quarter as Tea finished the game with a 67-32 victory.

The Quarriers finished the game shooting 30% (11-37) from the field, 29% (4-14) from three-point area, and 35% (6-17) from the free-throw line.  Dell Rapids had a total of 32 team rebounds and nine steals.

Mady Vanoverbeke had 14 points and four steals to lead the Quarriers.  Liz Prize had five points.  Maggie Schmidt added four points, and Kylee Fiddelke and Claire Wynja both had three points each.  Haileigh Barnhart had a team-high six rebounds.

Dell Rapids (0-5) will travel to Salem to play the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, January 5th.

In what was supposed to be the second game on back-to-back days, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team found themselves on the court for the first time in eight days at the Pentagon Classic on Wednesday, December 30th.  The Quarriers played the Hill City Rangers, with Hill City taking the win 61-37.

Hill City’s tough defense made things difficult for the Quarriers all day long.  Dell Rapids did score the first field goal of the game and led 2-1, but the Rangers outscored the Quarriers 12-4 the remained of the quarter for a 13-6 lead.  They were able to grow the lead to 26-14 by halftime.

The Rangers came out of halftime strong and pushed the lead to nearly 20 points midway through the third quarter.  Dell Rapids cut the lead down to 14 by the end of the quarter at 41-27.  Hill City, however, outscored Dell Rapids 20-10 in the final quarter in the victory.

Maggie Schmidt had eight points for Dell Rapids on the day.  Mady Vanoverbeke and All De Stigter both finished with six points.  Haileigh Barnhart finished with five points.

Dell Rapids (0-4) will travel to Tea to play the Titans in a make-up game on Saturday, January 2nd.  The game is varsity only as the varsity game was the only one impacted by the power outage postponement.  Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team took to the road on Tuesday, December 22nd, traveling to Garretson to take on the undefeated Blue Dragons.  The Quarriers played tough and held Garretson to their lowest point total of the season, but the Blue Dragons came away with the 52-44 win.

Dell Rapids held Garretson to nine points in the first quarter and took a 12-9 lead into the second quarter.  The Quarriers pushed their lead to seven points at 16-9, but Garretson outscored Dell Rapids 12-3 the remainder of the quarter for a 21-19 halftime lead.

The Blue Dragons were able to extend their lead to seven points late in the third quarter at 34-27, but Dell Rapids scored the final five points of the third quarter to pull within two at 34-32.  Garretson, however, went on a 10-0 run to lead 44-32 with 3:00 to play in the game.  The Blue Dragons would not lose the lead at that point.

Dell Rapids ended the night shooting 35% (18-51) from the field, 29% (4-14) from three-point area, and 33% (4-12) from the free-throw line.  Garretson finished the night shooting 30% (19-63) from the field, 7% (1-15) from three-point area, and 52% (13-25) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 40 team rebounds while Garretson finished with 38 rebounds.

Mady Vanoverbeke led the Quarriers with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals.  Haileigh Barnhart had eight points and nine rebounds.  Zoey Hilmoe also had eight points along with six rebounds.  Jayme Schmidt had six points.

Dell Rapids (0-3) will travel to Flandreau on Tuesday, December 29th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

JV Results

The Dell Rapids Quarriers girls JV basketball team traveled to Garretson on Tuesday, December 22nd, to take on the Blue Dragons.  The girls never found their rhythm resulting in a lopsided 18-42 loss.

• Kylee Fiddelke – 5 points, 3 rebounds
• Kennedy Krull – 5 points, 5 rebounds
• Liz Pric – 4 points, 7 rebounds
• Hanna Vanoverbeke – 2 points
• Miriam Pickared – 2 points