The Madison Bulldogs ended the Quarrier Volleyball season by beating Dell Rapids in the semifinals of the Region 3A tournament on Thursday, November 6th, at Sioux Falls Christian High School.  The Bulldogs won by scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-15.

Dell Rapids opened up the match with a win in the first set.  Madison quickly recovered from the first set and controlled the entire second set to tie the match at 1-1.  Dell Rapids appeared to be headed to a second set win in the third set leading 18-12, but Madison rallied to outscore Dell Rapids 13-3 to gain the momentum and pick up their second win of the match.  Carrying the momentum of the come-from-behind win in the previous set, Madison rallied to the match win in the fourth set.

Emily Boyle was one of the leaders for the Quarriers in the match finishing with 12 service points and two blocks.  Sarah Haak added six points along with 18 assists.  Shelby Wrage tallied 16 digs and six service points.  Kiah Schumacher added seven kills for the Quarriers, and Brittany Kludt had four kills and two blocks.

Seven Quarrier senior volleyball players had their Dell Rapids career come to an end.  The seniors are Baily Munk, Tiffany Finkral, Kyrsten Williams, Brittnay Welbig, Emily Boyle, Shelby Wrage, and Sarah Haak.

The Quarriers season ends with a record of 12-17.  Madison moves on to play Sioux Falls Christian in the Region 3A Championship match on Tuesday, November 11th, in Dell Rapids.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Flandreau Indians on Tuesday, November 4th, in the opening round of the Region 3A volleyball tournament held at Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers won by scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-19.

Dell Rapids took an early 3-2 lead in the first game.  The Quarriers then went on a 15-1 run to extend their lead to 18-3.  The Flandreau Indians outscore Dell Rapids 6-4 to make the score 22-9, but Dell Rapids closed out the first game at 25-11.

The second game was again close very early at 2-1.  Dell Rapids then took an 8-2 lead before the Flandreau Indians pulled within four points at 8-4.  Dell Rapids then managed to go on a 17-2 run to win the second game.

The third game was back and forth for much of the game.  Dell Rapids opened up the third game on a 5-0 run, but the Indians pulled within a point at 5-4.  The Quarriers extended the lead to 12-7, but Flandreau Indians were able to tie the game at 13-13.  The game was tied at every point up to 19-19.  The Quarriers closed out the game on a 6-0 run to win the match.

Dell Rapids improves to 12-16 on the year.  The Quarriers will face the Madison Bulldogs in the semifinals on Thursday, November 6th, at Sioux Falls Christian High School.

The Dakota Valley Panthers defeated the Dell Rapids Quarriers volleyball team on senior night by scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-9 on Thursday, October 30th, in Dell Rapids.

Dakota Valley jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first game, and then extended the lead to 10-1 before Dell Rapids could get their second point.  The Panthers pushed the lead to 10 points at 12-2.  Dell Rapids was able to cut the lead to seven points at 12-5, but that was as close as they would get in the first game.

Dell Rapids scored first and held a brief 1-0 lead in the second game, but the Panthers scored the next four in a row to take a 4-1 lead.  With the score at 11-3 in favor of Dakota Valley, the Quarriers scored the next three to pull within five at 11-6.  But the Panthers went on another 4-0 run to push the lead to nine, and then Dakota Valley outscored Dell Rapids 10-6 from that point for the win.

Dell Rapids hung tough with the Panthers early in the third game.  The game was tied at 1-1, and the Qurriers were within one point at 6-5.  The Panthers started to pull away from that point in the game outscoring Dell Rapids 19-4 the rest of the way for the match win.

Dell Rapids finishes the season 11-16 on the year and will be the #3 seed in the Region 3A tournament.  The Quarriers will host the Flandreau Indian School on Tuesday, November 4th, in the first round of the Region 3A tournament.  The match will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team earned a 3-1 match win over the Beresford Watchdogs on Monday, October 27th, in Beresford.  The game scores were 25-22, 25-15, 18-25, 25-23.

Mikaela Stofferahn finished the night with 10 service points, 14 digs, and one block.  Brittany Kludt had six kills and two blocks.  Tiffany Finkral added five kills, 12 digs, and two blocks.  Sarah Haak dished out 24 set assists and also had 20 digs.  Shelby Wrage added 23 digs for the Quarrier defense.

The Quarriers improve to 11-15 on the year.  Dell Rapids will host Dakota Valley on Thursday, October 30th, in the final regular season match of the year.  The match will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

JV Results:
The JV team lost to Beresford 2-1.  Trinity Gordon (7 points and 5 kills); Hannah Welbig (5 points); Arial Hoffman (10 kills and 3 points); Megan Miles (3 kills and 1 block); Chloe Solberg (12 set assists) lead the way.

C Team Results:
The C team fell 20-25 and 12-25.  Autumn Schumaker had 6 points.  Sydney Stofferahn and Kinsey Carr had 3 and 2 kills respectively.

The Madison Bulldogs defeated the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team on Tuesday, October 21st, in Madison by scores of 25-9, 29-27, 25-14.

Sarah Haak and Emily Boyle led the Quarriers from the service line with 11 and six points respectively.  Brittany Kludt had six kills and two blocks on the night.  Boyle added four kills, and Arial Hoffman had three kills.  Shelby Wrage ended the night with nine digs.

The Quarriers fall to 10-14 on the year.  Dell Rapids will host Chester on Friday, October 24th.

JV Results:
The JV fell 17-25 and 20-25.  Trinity Gordon had five kills and Megan Miles added three kills.  Kenzie Gullickson served six points.  Chloe Solberg dished out six assists.

The C team lost in two sets as well.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team finished with a 1-2 record at the Dakota-12 Conference Volleyball Tournament at Elk Point on Saturday, October 18th.  Sioux Falls Christian won the conference tournament.  Dakota Valley finished second, and Madison placed third.

Dell Rapids opened up the tournament with a match against the West Central Trojans.  The Trojans defeated Dell Rapids by scores of 25-22, 25-13.  Tiffany Finkral finished the match with three kills, two blocks, and five digs.  Brittany Kludt added four kills.  Sarah Haak had 12 assists in the match.

In the second match, the Quarriers faced the Vermillion Tanagers.  The Tanagers defeated Dell Rapids by scores of 25-22, 25-17.  Haak had 14 assists and five digs in the match.  Megan Miles finished with five kills.  Shelby Wrage tallied seven digs.

Dell Rapids finished the tournament against Canton.  The Quarriers beat the C-Hawks 25-14, 25-23.  Arial Hoffman had five kills to lead Dell Rapids.  Finkral and Miles each had three kills.  Miles also had two service aces.  Kludt had two defensive blocks, and Haak finished with another 11 assists in the match.

Dell Rapids’ record now moves to 10-13 on the year.  The Quarriers will travel to Madison to face the Bulldogs on Tuesday, October 21st.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team lost in three games to the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers by scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-12 on Thursday, October 16th, in Dell Rapids.

Tiffany Finkral led the Quarrier offense with 12 service points.  Brittany Kludt added four kills, and Kia Schumacher and Arial Hoffman each had three kills apiece.  Shelby Wrage finished the night with six digs for Dell Rapids.

The loss drops Dell Rapids to a record of 9-11.  The Quarriers will travel to Elk Point for the Dak-12 Conference Tournament on Saturday, October 18th.  Dell Rapids will open up the tournament against West Central at 9:00 a.m.

JV Results:
The JV team played their best volleyball of the season, but ended up falling to the Chargers two games to one by scores of 20-25, 25-19, 8-15.  Chloe Solberg had eight service points in the match.  Alyssa Shellum added six kills and one block.  Trinity Gordon and Hoffman each tallied four kills.  Hannah Welbig led the defense with seven digs, while Sami Reider finished with four digs.

C Team Results:
The C Team also fell to Sioux Falls Christian by scores of 25-22, 25-11.  Autumn Schumaker scored six points for Dell Rapids, and Betsy Amundson scored four points.  Sydney Cook finished the match with two blocks and four kills.  Ashley Lorenzen also had four kills.

Looking for their third straight win, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team lost to the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Tuesday, October 14th, in White.  The Dolphins beat the Quarriers by scores of 25-13, 25-13, 21-25, 25-18.

Brittany Kludt recorded nine kills in the match.  Tiffany Finkral added six kills.  Sarah Haak had seven aces and 20 set assists.  Shelby Wrage finished the night with 11 digs.

The Quarriers fall to 9-10 on the year.  Dell Rapids will host Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, October 16th.

JV Results:
The Dolphins came away with a 25-15 and 25-22.   Trinity Gross had six kills and five service points, and Chloe Solberg added seven service points.  Autumn Schumaker had four service points, while Sydney Stofferahn and Kenedy Mergen each smacked three kills.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team picked up a win over the Vermillion Tanagers by scores of  25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22 on Tuesday, October 7th, in Dell Rapids.

Dell Rapids started a big slow in the first game.  Vermillion was able to gain the lead and held a six-point lead late in the game at 16-22, but Dell Rapids went on a 6-0 to tie the game at 22-22.  After Vermillion scored the next point, the Quarriers scored the final three points for the win.  Both teams traded points back and forth for much of the second game, but Dell Rapids was able to break away late in the game to earn a win in the second game.  Vermillion was able to force a fourth game by coming from behind in game three.  However, Dell Rapids was able to hold off another Vermillion rally to earn the match win.

Sarah Haak finished the night with 34 set assists, 13 service points, and 15 digs.  Tiffany Finkral had 12 kills.  Mikaela Stofferahn ended with 11 kills, while Brittany Kludt finished with eight.  Shelby Wrage had 20 digs and also had 11 service points.

The Quarriers are now 9-9 on the season.  Dell Rapids will travel to White to take on the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Tuesday, October 14th, in their next match.

JV Result:
The JV dropped their match 2-0.  Set scores were 22-25 and 17-25.  Megan Miles and Arial Hoffman had four kills each.  Trinity Gross and Sami Reider served eight and six points respectively.   Chloe Solberg added nine set assists.

C Team Result:
The Quarriers came back from a one set deficit and defeated the Tanagers 2-1.  The match set scores were 16-25, 25-23, and 15-11.  Autumn Schumacher and Alexis Timmer serve 10 and seven points respectively.  Sydney Cook and Ashley Lorenzen each killed four attacks.  Regan Stone added three kills and one block.