The Dell Rapids varsity softball team finished fourth place at the 2016 high school state volleyball tournament in Sioux Falls.

Dell Rapids opened the tournament with a 14-4 win over Madison.  West Central, the eventual state champions, defeated Dell Rapids in their second game 11-1.  Dell Rapids fought back in the tournament with three straight wins.  They earned wins over Garretson (19-12), Douglas (19-11), and Tea (9-8).  Vermillion ended the tournament for Dell Rapids with a last inning 12-11 win.

Kinsey Carr pitched 19 innings for Dell Rapids in the tournament striking out 17 and walking just four batters.  Shelby Apland pitched 17 innings in the tournament.  Offensively Dell Rapids was led by Carr, Sheree Lacey, and Ashlee Lorenzen.  All three hit over .500 for the tournament with Carr and Lacey each collecting home runs.

Coach Todd Carr said, “For their first appearance in the high school state tournament, the girls represented Dell Rapids very well.  The girls played great.”

Carr and Tiffanie Dorale were named to the South Dakota High School Softball All-State Team.  Apland and Brooke Klein were honorable mentions.

The Dell Rapids softball team won their first ever game on Sunday, September 11th, in Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers defeated Baltic-Chester-Flandreau 9-8 for the come-from-behind win.  Earlier in the day Dell Rapids fell to Garretson by a score of 13-8.

Pitching duties were split between Kinsey Carr and Shelby Apland throughout the day.  Sheree Lacey hit a homerun in the Garretson game.  Brooke Klein led the offense going 4-6 with a triple and a walk on the afternoon.

This is the first season of varsity high school softball for Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers played a JV schedule last year and finished third at the class B state tournament.  Earlier this season for the varsity team, they dropped games to Yankton (2-6), West Central (1-10), Watertown (5-12), and Tea (3-7).

The JV team earned two wins on Sunday, September 11th.  They defeated Garretson 15-9 and James Valley 9-4.  Elliot Shultz and Cassy Geraets homered in the win over Garretson.  Sam Price pitched both games recording 11 total strikeouts.

The JV team opened the season with a loss to Yankton and a win over West Central.  In the following weekend, the JV team lost games to Watertown and Tea.

The JV and Varsity teams will travel to Pipestone and play games against Pipestone and Watertown on Sunday, September 18th.  Dell Rapids will then travel to Luverne to play Luverne and Pipestone on Saturday, September 25th.