The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team picked up another win on the season, this time against Tiospa Zina on Saturday, February 8th.  The Quarriers beat Tiospa Zina 64-43 at the Dak12/NEC Conference Clash held in Madison.

Dell Rapids got out to an early eight point lead in the first quarter and cruised from there.  Tiospa Zina did pull within five points by the end of the first quarter at 16-11, but that was as close as they would get.  The Quarriers pushed their lead to 14 points at 33-19 at halftime.  The Quarrier defense then held Tiospa Zina to just five third quarter points while extending their lead to 44-24.  The offenses combined for a total of 39 fourth-quarter points, but Dell Rapids was in complete control in the final quarter in the victory.

Unofficially, Aspen Hansen finished with 23 points in the game.  Zoey Hilmoe added 16 points.  Maggie Schmidt had 8 points, Alli De Stigter had five points, and Haileigh Barnhart, Becky Dorn, and Jayme Schmidt all had four points each.

Dell Rapids (2-12) travel to Mt Vernon to play the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans on Tuesday, February 11th in a girls and boys double header.

After a close first quarters, the Tri-Valley Mustangs pulled away from the Dell Rapids Quarriers in the middle quarters for a 50-27 win on Thursday, February 6th.

Tri-Valley had a couple of three-point leads in the quarter, but Dell Rapids tailed by just one point at 8-7 with 3:00 to go in the quarter.  The Mustangs pushed the lead to 14-10 at the quarter break.  With the score 16-12 in favor of the Mustangs with 6:00 to play in the half, Tri-Valley ended the second quarter on an 11-3 run for a 27-15 halftime lead.  The Mustang defense continued to play strong in the second half holding Dell Rapids to just 12 total points in the final two quarters while the offense added 23 more for the win.

Aspen Hansen finished with 13 points.  Zoey Hilmoe added seven points, and Maggie Schmidt had five points for Dell Rapids.  Tri-Valley was led by Blayne Gacke with 10 points and Tabor Teel and Paige Jewett with nine points each.

Dell Rapids (1-12) will play Tiospa Zina in the Dak12/NEC Clash at 1:15 p.m. in Madison on Saturday, February 8th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team earned their first win of the season with a 58-43 victory over the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, February 3rd in Balitc.

The Quarriers had to overcome an early deficit in the game.  Baltic raced out to an early 10-2 lead with 5:15 to go in the first quarter.  Dell Rapids responded with a 16-3 run over the rest of the quarter, as Maggie Schmidt, sparked the rally, for an 18-13 lead after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids grew the lead to eight points early in the second quarter only to see Baltic pull within two at 23-21 with 4:00 to play in the half.  The Quarriers ended the first half on a 11-5 run to lead 34-26 at halftime.

The Quarriers continued to shoot the ball well and play aggressive defense in the second half.  Dell Rapids pushed their lead to 14 points at 42-28 in the first three minutes of the third quarter.  They ended the third quarter leading by 10 points at 48-38.  The Bulldogs got the lead down to nine points at 52-43 after an old-fashioned three-point play by Cami Artz with 4:20 to go in the game, but that was the last point the Bulldogs would score.  Dell Rapids scored the final six points of the game for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for Dell Rapids.  Aspen Hansen had 17 points.  Schmidt finished with 14 points.  Zoey Hilmoe added 12 points, and Becky Dorn had nine points in the game.  Baltic was led by Berklee Erickson with 11 points, Sami Polzin with 10 points, and Artz with eight points. 

Dell Rapids (1-11) will host Tri-Valley on Thursday in a girls and boys double-header.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers hosted the Vermillion Tanagers in a Dak-12 Conference game on Thursday, January 30th.  The Tanagers earned the 51-29 win over the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids took an early 5-3 lead after a three-point shot by Alli De Stigter with 6:00 to play in the first quarter.  Vermillion went on a 6-0 run over the next three minutes for a 9-5 lead.  Dell Rapids cut the lead down to three points at 11-8 at the end of the first quarter.  Vermillion put together a strong offensive and defensive second quarter.  The Tanagers outscored the Quarriers 17-4 to take a 28-12 halftime lead.  Vermillion continued their strong run in the second half.  The Tanagers had a 23-17 advantage in the second half for the win. 

Maggie Schmidt led the Quarriers with six points.  Haileigh Barnhart added five points.  Kennedy Krull finished with four points, and De Stigter had three points.  Lexi Plitzuweit led Vermillion with 16 points, and Shandie Ludwig had 10 points.

Dell Rapids (0-11) will travel to Baltic to play the Bulldogs on Monday, February 3rd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Seeking their first win of the season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team fell just short of the win to the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Saturday, January 25th.  The Huskies overcame an early deficit to win a close battle 42-35.

The Quarriers got out to a 7-1 lead just minutes into the game.  The Huskies scored the next eight points and took a 9-7 lead with 1:00 to go in the first quarter, and they led by that same score at the quarter break.  Elk Point-Jefferson scored the first five points of the second quarter for a 13-0 run.  Dell Rapids finally broke the streak on an Aspen Hansen layup with 6:15 to play in the half to cut the lead to 14-9.  The Quarriers tied the game at 19-19 with 2:15 to play after a three-point shot by Maggie Schmidt.  The first half ended with a 5-0 Husky run for a 24-19 lead.

The two teams traded baskets throughout much of the third quarter with Elk Point-Jefferson maintaining a three-to-five point advantage.  Dell Rapids was able to get the lead down to a point at 32-31, but the Huskies led 33-31 heading into the final quarter.  Elk Point-Jefferson scored the four points of the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 37-31, but the Quarriers responded with a 4-0 run of their own to cut the lead down to 37-35 with 4:07 to play in the game.  Unfortunately for Dell Rapids, that was as close as they would get as the Huskies held the Quarriers scoreless the last half of the fourth quarter for the win.

Hansen led the Quarriers with 11 points in the game.  Zoey Hilmoe finished with eight points, and Alli De Stigter added six points.

Dell Rapids (0-10) will host the Vermillion Tanagers in a girls and boys double-header on Thursday, January 30th.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

A quick, trapping defense led to multiple fast break points for the Sioux Valley Cossacks as they defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers 67-34 on Friday, January 24th at Dell Rapids High School.

The Cossacks used their half-court trapping defense to grow a nine point lead after the first quarter of play.  Sioux Valley extended that lead to 28-11 at halftime.  The lead continued to grow in the second half for the Cossacks as the three-point shots fell for Sioux Valley, a total of 12 made in the game.  Sioux Valley outscored Dell Rapids 39-23 in the second half.

Zoey Hilmoe had a team-high 13 points for Dell Rapids.  Aspen Hansen finished with 11 points.  Alli De Stigter and Maggie Schmidt both had three points each.  The Cossacks were led by Miakken Vincent with 23 points and Reagan Johnson with 16 points.

Dell Rapids (0-9) will travel to Elk Point to take on the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in a double-header with the boys.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team has played a very tough schedule in the first half of the year, and it did not get any easier on Tuesday, January 21st.  The Quarriers’ opponents through the first eight games of the year are a combined 58-16, and five of them currently are ranked or have votes to be ranked in the latest media polls.  That trend continued when the Quarriers traveled to Hartford to take on the West Central Trojans.  The Trojans defeated Dell Rapids 54-19.

West Central came out with strong defensive pressure on the Quarriers which resulted in the Trojans getting out to a 12-0 to start the game.  The Trojans led 17-3 at the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 32-7 at halftime.  The Trojans then outscored Dell Rapids 22-12 in the second half for the win.

Three players scored in the game for Dell Rapids.  Zoey Hilmoe finished with 10 points.  Alli De Stigter had five points, and Aspen Hansen ended with four points in the game.

Dell Rapids (0-8) will host the Sioux Valley Cossacks on Friday, January 24th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team hosted the second-ranked Lennox Orioles on Monday, January 13th.  Lennox defeated Dell Rapids by a score of 67-27.  This was the third game in a week for Dell Rapids.

Lennox took control of the game early by jumping out to a 14-0 lead.  The Orioles led 21-2 at the end of the first quarter.  The lead grew to 35-10 by halftime.  Lennox continued to cruise in the second half outscoring Dell Rapids 32-17 in the final two quarters.

Dell Rapids was led by Aspen Hansen with nine points.  Alli De Stigter had six points, and Haileigh Barnhart finished with four points.  Lennox was led by Madysen Vlastuin with 19 points and Rianna Fillipi with 17 points.

Dell Rapids (0-7) will travel to Hartford to play the West Central Trojans on Tuesday, January 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

After the game was tied 24-24 at halftime, the Colman-Egan Hawks held the Dell Rapids Quarriers to just eight second half points for a 41-32 win at the Mustang Seeds/DSU Classic in Madison on Saturday, January 11th.

The Quarriers and Hawks played a close back-and-forth game in the first half.  Colman-Egan held a slight advantage at 17-13 after the first quarter.  Dell Rapids, however, outscored the Hawks 11-7 in the second quarter to tie the game 24-24 at halftime.  Colman-Egan then outscored Dell Rapids 17-8 in the second half for the win.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 30% (13-44) from the field, 27% (3-11) from three-point area, and 27% (3-11) from the free-throw line.  The Quarriers had 34 team rebounds, six assists, and 14 turnovers.

Aspen Hansen had 12 points and 10 rebounds.  Madysen VanOverbeke finished with nine points and six rebounds.  Alli De Stigter added five points and two rebounds.

Dell Rapids (0-6) will host Lennox on Monday, January 13th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Looking for their first win of the season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls basketball team came up just short against the #3 ranked McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, January 7th.  The Cougars came from behind to beat the Quarriers 58-45.

Dell Rapids led for most of the first quarter and led by as many as five points.  The Quarriers ended the first quarter leading 16-13.  Still trailing by three points at 21-18, McCook Central/Montrose went on a 7-0 run to take the lead 25-21 midway through the second quarter.  The Cougars were able to maintain that lead and went to the locker room leading 29-26 at halftime.

McCook Central/Montrose scored the first ten points of the third quarter to push the lead to 39-26.   The Cougars took a 42-30 lead into the fourth quarter.  The lead grew to as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Cougar win.

Aspen Hansen led the Quarriers with 25 points in the game.  Alli De Stigter finished with six points.  Beck Dorn had five points, and Zoey Hilmoe had four points.  Three players finished in double figures for the Cougars.  Ashtyn Wobig had 18 points, Madisen Koepsell had 17, and Abigail Van Ruler had 16 points.

Dell Rapids (0-5) will play Colman-Egan on Saturday, January 11th, at 2:30 at the DSU Classic in Madison.  There will be a link to the video stream of the game.