The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team placed seventh in the Red Division of the Sanford Pentagon Tournament on Saturday, September 25th.  The Quarriers played four matches finishing 2-2 on the day.

The Quarriers opened the tournament with a pool play match against Freeman.  Freeman won the first set 27-25, but the Quarriers took the next two sets, 25-21 and 25-17, to win the match.  Sophi Randall had nine kills, eight blocks, and 13 set assists.  JoJo Henry finished with seven kills, four ace serves, three blocks, and four digs.  Kylee Fiddelke and Kenzie Garry both had five kills.  Riley Hill added 15 set assists, 13 digs, and four ace serves.  Lauryn Kloth had eight blocks, Garry had seven, and Fiddelke had six blocks.  Emma Molskness finished with six digs.

In their second match, Dell Rapids lost to Parkston in straight sets by scores of 25-17 and 25-19.  Randall had seven kills, and Henry finished with four.  Henry also had a team-high six blocks.  Kloth finished with five, and Randall, Fiddelke, and Garry all had four blocks each.  Fiddelke had a team-high eight digs, and Hill led the team with six set assists.

Sioux Valley then defeated the Quarriers in straight sets as well.  The final scores were 25-23 and 25-22 in favor of the Cossacks.  Kloth and Randall both had a team-high six kills.  Henry had five kills, and Garry finished with four.  Hill and Henry both had two ace serves.  Randall finished with six blocks and four digs.  Hill tallied seven digs, while Kloth had five.  Hill also had a team-high 13 set assists, and Randall added 10.

The Quarriers then finished the day with a straight-set win over Great Plains Lutheran to finish seventh in the bracketed portion of the tournament.  Dell Rapids won by set scores of 25-14 and 25-20.  Randall had a team-high eight kills along with three ace serves and nine set assists.  Henry had five ace serves.  Hill led the team with 14 digs.  Molskness and Henry both had five digs.  Hill also had nine set assists.

Dell Rapids (10-8) will travel to McCook Central/Montrose on Tuesday, September 28th and then will host Lennox on Thursday, September 30th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers bounced back from a five-set loss to Garretson with a straight set win over the Flandreau Fliers on Thursday, September 23rd.  Dell Rapids won by scores of 25-16, 25-15, and 25-19 in Flandreau.

After an 8-8 tie in the first set, the Quarriers went on a 9-1 run for a 17-9 lead.  Flandreau never threatened the remainder of the set.  Dell Rapids had only a two-point lead through the midway point at 13-11, but the Quarriers finished the second half of the set on a 12-4 run for the win.   Dell Rapids got out to a 7-1 lead in the third set.  The Quarriers extended the lead to 21-9.  The Fliers went on a 10-3 run to pull within five at 24-19, but Dell Rapids stopped the rally and won the match.

Sophi Randall and JoJo Henry each had eight kills.  Kenzie Garry had six kills, and Lauryn Kloth had five.  Riley Hill had a team-high seven ace serves.  Kloth had five blocks, while Garry finished with three.  Henry led the team with nine digs.  Randall had seven digs, Garry and Hill each had six, and Lexi Ingalls finished with give.  Hill also led the team with 18 set assists.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team had one thing on their mind on Tuesday, September 21st, and that was to get a statement win over the #4 ranked Garretson Blue Dragons.  The Quarriers did just about that, but the Blue Dragons held off the Quarriers for a five-set win.

After an early 7-7 tie in the opening set, the Quarriers gained some momentum.  Dell Rapids went on an 8-2 run for a 15-9 lead.  The lead grew to 10 points at 22-12.  Garretson couldn’t overcome the lead, and Dell Rapids took the first set 25-17.

The Quarriers used that energy to build an early 6-1 lead in the second set.  The Blue Dragons were able to stop the Quarrier run and go on one of their own.  Garretson responded with a 9-1 run for a 10-7 lead.  Dell Rapids was able to regain the lead at 15-14 and push that lead to three at 17-14.  The set was once again tied at 19-19 before Garretson finished on a 6-2 advantage for a 25-21 win.

The Blue Dragons were able to build a 12-6 lead at the midway point of the third set.  The Quarriers were able to cut the lead in half at 15-12, but that was as close as they could get.  Garretson went on an 8-1 run for a 10-point advantage, 23-13, and won the third set 25-15 for a 2-1 match lead.

Garretson again got out to a lead in the fourth set, this time at 12-7.  Dell Rapids rallied to tie the score at 14-14.  The Quarriers then went on a 6-2 run for a 20-16 advantage.  Dell Rapids would not lose the lead and won the fourth set 25-21 to force a fifth and final set.

The fifth set went back-and-forth early.  The score was tied at each point up to 5-5.  The Quarriers took the first lead of more than one point and scored five straight for a 10-5 lead.  Garretson called a timeout and were able to regroup.  After the timeout, the Blue Dragons scored eight straight points for a 13-10 lead.  Dell Rapids was only able to get it 14-12 as Garretson took the set 15-12 to win the match.

Sophi Randall had eight kills, two ace serves, 20 blocks, 11 digs, and 12 set assists.  Kenzie Garry finished the match with nine kills, seven blocks, and five digs.  JoJo Henry added seven kills, three ace serves, two blocks, and nine digs.  Riley Hill finished with four kills, four ace serves, five blocks, 11 digs, and 17 set assists.  Lexi Ingalls had 11 digs on defense.  Lauryn Kloth had five kills, 10 blocks, and five digs.  Kylee Fiddelke had two kills and seven blocks.

Dell Rapids (7-6) will travel to Flandreau on Thursday, September 23rd.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team won their third straight match after an exciting five-set win over the Baltic Bulldogs in Baltic on Monday, September 20th.

After an early 9-8 lead for the Quarriers in the opening set, Dell Rapids went on a bit of a run to open a lead they would not lose.  The Quarriers scored six straight for a 15-8 advantage.  Baltic got within four at 15-11, but that was as close as they would get as Dell Rapids took the first set 25-18.

Dell Rapids used the momentum from the first set to build a 9-4 lead to start the second set.  From that point the Bulldogs were only able to get within four again at 10-6.  The Quarriers cruised to a 25-12 win for a 2-0 lead in the match.

The third set was much closer throughout most of it.  Baltic, however, was able to take a slim lead to five points at 20-15 late in the set.  The Quarriers got on a run thanks to the serving of Riley Hill.  The Bulldogs struggled with the serve receive from Hill which allowed Dell Rapids to score six straight for a 21-20 lead.  Baltic was able to regroup to stop the rally and win the third set 25-23.

Baltic got on a roll in the fourth set.  After a 5-5 tie, the Bulldogs went on a 12-2 run for a 17-7 lead.  They finished the set with a 25-12 win to force the fifth and final set.  Dell Rapids struck first in the fifth set with five straight points for a 5-0 lead.  The Bulldogs responded with five straight points of their own for a 5-5 tie.  The set was tied again at 7-7.  Baltic took their only lead of the set at 8-7, but then Dell Rapids went on a 7-1 run for a 14-9 lead before winning 15-10.

Sophi Randall and JoJo Henry both finished with 15 kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry had seven.  Hill had a great match at the service line with 10 aces.  Randall added four ace serves.  Randall also had a team-high 13 blocks.  Lauryn Kloth had eight blocks.  Six different players finished in double figures in digs.  Garry had 16.  Randall had 13 digs, Hill finished with 12, and Henry had 11.  Lexi Ingalls and Emma Molskness both had 10 digs each.  Hill finished with a team-high 29 set assists, and Randall finished with 13.

Sami Polzin had 12 kills for Baltic followed by Elyssa Clark with 11.  Emma VanRegenmorter had eight kills along with four blocks.  Polzin also led the team with 13 digs.  Berklee Erickson had 10 digs, and Clark finished with nine.  Baily Teveldal had 17 set assists in the match, and Jacie Wendland had 15 assists.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers and Tri-Valley Mustangs had quite the battle on Thursday, September 16th at Tri-Valley High School.  The two teams traded set wins and needed five sets to determine the winner.

Tri-Valley opened the match with a 25-21 victory.  Dell Rapids came back and cruised through the second set for a 25-12 win.  The third set went to the Mustangs by a 25-18 score.  Once again Dell Rapids cruised through another set, winning the fourth 25-13.  With the match tied 2-2, it came down to the fifth set.  Dell Rapids came out victorious with a 15-12 score.

JoJo Henry led the team with 14 kills.  Sophi Randall finished with 11.  Kenzy Garry had seven kills, and Lauren Kloth had six.  Lexi Ingalls and Riley Hill both had a team-high five ace serves.  Randall added three.  Randall led the team in blocks with 12 on the night, while Garry notched eight.  Three players finished in double figures for digs.  Henry had 16 digs, Garry had 15, and Hill finished with 13.  Randall also had 18 set assists, and Hill had 17.

The Quarriers (6-5) will travel to Baltic on Monday, September 20th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers cruised to a straight set win over the Canton C-Hawks at home on Tuesday, September 14th.  Dell Rapids won by set scores of 25-12, 25-20, and 25-13.  It was just the second home match of the season and the second time Dell Rapids has defeated Canton this year.

In the opening set, the first half was a close battle.  The two teams were tied 10-10, but that’s when the Quarriers caught fire.  Dell Rapids scored nine straight points to build a 19-10 lead and finished the set with a 25-12 win.

The second set was a bit closer.  Neither team was able to build a lead of more than two or three points early.  The score was tied 13-13, but Dell Rapids then scored seven straight points for a 20-13 lead.  Canton pulled within four at 23-19, but Dell Rapids finished the set with a 25-20 win.

The Quarriers continued to ride the momentum in the third set.  Once again they turned a slim 13-11 lead into a 10-point lead with eight straight points.  Dell Rapids closed out the third set at 25-13 to win the match.

Sophi Randall finished the match with eight kills, four blocks, four digs, and seven set assists.  Kenzie Garry had seven kills, two blocks, and seven digs.  JoJo Henry had five kills, eight ace serves, and nine digs.  Riley Hill had a team-high 12 set assists, along with eight digs, two kills, and an ace serve.   Clara Justice had two kills and two blocks.

Dell Rapids will travel to Tri-Valley on Thursday, September 16th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team dropped a five-match thriller in Tea to the Titans on Thursday, September 9th.  Dell Rapids has not played a home match since August 26th.  The Quarriers have gone 4-3 during that time.

The Titans took the first set of the match 25-16.  Dell Rapids was able to get an extra-time win in the second set, winning 26-24.  The Titans took the third set by a 25-19 score.  The Quarriers forced the fifth set with a 25-19 win of their own in the fourth set.  The Titans were able to win the match with a close 15-12 win in the fifth and final set.

Kenzie Garry led the team with 11 kills on the night.  Sophi Randall added 10 kills.  JoJo Henry finished with seven kills.  Riley Hill and Randall both had four ace serves.  Kylee Fiddelke finished with three.  Randall led the team with 10 blocks.  Fiddelke and Garry both had eight blocks each.  Five players finished in double figures in digs.  Hill had 17 digs.  Emma Molskness had 13 digs.  Garry finished with 10 digs, and Henry and Randall both had 10 digs each.  Hill finished with 16 set assists, and Randall had 12 set assists.

Dell Rapids will be back home on Tuesday, September 14th when they host the Canton C-Hawks.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team fell to a tough Sioux Falls Christian Charger team on Thursday, September 2nd.  The Quarriers fell in straight sets by scores of 21-25, 17-25, and 13-25.

Dell Rapids got out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening set.  The Chargers found themselves ahead by three points later in the set at 8-5.  The Chargers maintained the lead and lead 16-13.  The Quarriers rallied and tied the set at 16-16.  Sioux Falls Christian scored five in a row to lead 21-16.  Dell Rapids pulled within a point at 22-21, but the Chargers scored the final three points for the win.

The momentum carried into the second set for Sioux Falls Christian.  They got out to a big 14-1 lead.  Dell Rapids cut the lead down to seven at 24-17 before the Chargers took the win.  Sioux Falls Christian opened the third set with a 7-3 lead.  The Chargers pushed the lead to 17-6 and went on to win 25-13.

JoJo Henry led the team with six kills.  Sophi Randall and Kenzie Garry both had five kills.  Kylee Fiddelke had three kills.  Henry had the lone ace serve for the Quarriers in the match.  Riley Hill and Fiddelke both had four blocks each.  Garry and Randall both had two blocks.  Henry had a team-high 11 digs, and Hill had  10 digs.  Randall led the team with 11 set assists, and Hill finished with seven.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team continued their strong play to start the season with a match win in Elk Point against the Huskies on Tuesday, August 31st.  Dell Rapids dropped their first two matches of the season in close battles, and have since won four of their last five.

Tuesday’s match was another close battle between two pretty evenly matched teams.  The very opening set went back-and-forth and needed extra points to determine a winner.  The Quarriers eventually got the rally at the end to secure the 29-27 victory.  The second set was another close battle.  The two teams were tied 17-17 before Dell Rapids went on a run to lead 22-19.  The Quarriers took the second set 25-23.  The Huskies got on a roll midway through the third set.  They jumped out to a 21-13 lead and won the set 25-19 to force a fourth set.  The fourth set went the Quarrier’s way.  They got out to a 13-7 lead eventually pushing it to 18-9.  Elk Point-Jefferson made a little run, but Dell Rapids won the set 25-21 and took the match 3-1.

Kenzie Garry led the Quarrier attack with 18 kills.  JoJo Henry had 12 kills, and Sophi Randall added 10 kills.  Riley Hill and Lexi Ingalls had their serves working well in the match.  Hill had six ace serves, and Ingalls had five.  Randall was strong up front defensively with 10 blocks, and Clara Justice had six.  Ingalls led the team with 17 digs.  Garry and Henry both had 16 digs each, and Hill finished with 13.  Hill and Randall both had 17 set assists as well.

Dell Rapids (4-3) will travel to Sioux Falls to play the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers on Thursday, September 2nd.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team took second place at the Canton Tournament on Saturday, August 28th.  They went undefeated in pool play, but then fell to Garretson in the championship game, finishing the day 3-1.

In the first pool-play match of the day, Dell Rapids got a straight set win over Viborg/Hurley by scores of 25-9 and 25-11.  JoJo Henry had five kills.  Sophi Randall finished with four kills, 12 blocks, four digs, and three set assists.  Lexi Ingalls had three ace serves and four digs.  Kylee Fiddelke had 11 blocks, and Riley Hill had seven blocks and nine set assists.

In the second pool-play game, Canton defeated Dell Rapids 25-20 in the opening set, but the Quarriers won the next two by scores of 25-22 and 25-22.  Kenzie Garry had 10 kills and four blocks.  Henry added nine kills and six digs.  Randall finished with seven kills, seven blocks, and 17 set assists.  Hill had six kills, two ace serves, 10 digs, and 10 set assists.  Ingalls had two ace serves.  Clara Justice added six blocks.  Fiddelke had five blocks, and Emma Molskness had nine digs.

The Quarriers continued to roll through the pool-play winning their third match of the day.  Dell Rapids defeated West Lyon in straight sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-18.  Randall had seven kills, one ace, two blocks, a dig, and nine set assists.  Henry had six kills, two ace serves, and five digs.  Hill added nine set assists, one dig, one block, and one ace.  Garry finished with two blocks and two digs.

Dell Rapids met the Garretson Blue Dragons in the championship match, and the Blue Dragons won in straight sets by scores of 25-14 and 25-18.  Randall had five kills, three blocks, and four set assists in the match.  Henry ended with three kills, two ace serves, and four digs.  Garry added three kills.  Hill had seven digs and six set assists.  Molskness also had five digs.

The Quarriers (3-3) will travel to Elk Point to play the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, August 31st.