Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarriers and West Central Trojans played a hard-fought, exciting match at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 26th.  The match went five sets with the Trojans taking the win 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.

Every single set was back and forth excitement, and the entire crowd was electric from start to finish.  Dell Rapids set the tone early in the first set jumping out to a 9-3 lead.  The Quarriers never trailed in the first set, but West Central pulled within a point late at 21-20.  Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids again got out to an early lead, 9-5, in the second set.  The Trojans tied the set at 13-13, and the game went back-and-forth from there.  West Central eventually built a three-point lead at 21-18 and 22-19, which was enough for them to take the second set 25-21.

The Trojans held the early advantage in the third set, 10-6, but Dell Rapids scored four straight to tie it at 10-10.  And again from there, neither team was able to get any separation.  Dell Rapids was able to grab a 20-17 lead, but the Trojans rallied for an 8-2 run to take the third set 25-22.

West Central got the early advantage in the fourth set, taking an 8-3 lead.  But once again, just as had happened all night long, the set was tied about the midway point at 15-15.  The Quarriers took an 18-15 lead only to see West Central regain the lead at 19-18.  Dell Rapids then went on a 6-3 run to close out the fourth set to force the fifth and final set.

Dell Rapids struck first with a 4-0 run right away.  The Trojans rallied to tie the set at 5-5.   The two teams traded points, and the score was tied yet again at 7-7.  West Central scored three in a row for a 10-7 lead, but the Quarriers battled back to tie it once again at 12-12.  The Trojans then scored the final three points to take the set and the match.

Kenzie Garry and Sophi Randall both had 13 kills, and Emma Van Regenmorter had 11 kills.  JoJo Henry led the team with five ace serves, and Riley Hill added another four.  Van Regenmorter was a force up front with 10 blocks.  Randall finished with nine total blocks.  Garry and Henry both had 18 digs as well.  Hill finished with 12 digs, Lexi Ingalls had 11, and Randall had 10.  Hill had a team-high 21 set assists, and Randall ended the night with 16.

Photo taken and used with permission by Zoey Hilmoe

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team started their 2021 season on the road in Elkton on Tuesday, August 24th.  The Quarriers are coming off a 5-13 record in 2020 that also saw the team lose two weeks of matches due to Covid.

Head coach Erica Fersdahl said, “I think we played our best volleyball at the end of the season (last year), which is always our goal, and we took Baltic to five sets in the region quarterfinals.  Afterwards they went on to beat Garretson in the semfinals and lose in the SoDak 16, so I think that is a testament to our growth as a team for the year.  We are looking to build on that potential for this year and play competitively in the Dak XII as well as look to get better every practice and game in hopes of a post-season run in November.”

Coach Fersdahl mentioned the team will look to senior Mackenzie Garry, junior Emma VanRegenmorter, and freshman Sophi Randall along with other seniors Riley Hill and Brooklyn Spoonemore to lead the Quarriers.

The Quarriers first match of the year was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks were able to build a four-point lead early in the first set at 10-6.  Dell Rapids then got on a roll.  They eventually tied the set and continued the momentum to an 18-13 lead.  The Elks responded and tied the set at 20-20.  They then finished the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-21.

Dell Rapids built a slim lead and maintained it early in the second set.  They led 7-5 and 9-8 before Elkton-Lake Benton went on an 8-0 run to take the lead 16-9.  Dell Rapids got within four points at 23-19, but the Elks finished the set for the win 25-19.  The third set remained close through the first half as Dell Rapids held an 11-10 lead.  The Elks then took the lead and were ahead 16-15 before going on a 9-3 run to close out the set, 25-18, and win the match.

Madelynn Henry had nine kills, six digs, and an ace serve.  Garry finished with seven kills, two digs, two blocks, and an ace serve.   Randall added five kills, four digs, three blocks and 12 set assists.  Riley Hill had 10 set assists, nine digs, four blocks, and an ace serve.  VanRegenmorter had three kills and four blocks.  Kylee Fiddelke finished with four kills, four digs, four blocks, and three ace serves.  Lexi Ingalls added five digs and four set assists.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will host West Central on Thursday, August 26th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team were just a few points short of advancing to the next round of the Region 3A tournament.  Dell Rapids fell to the Baltic Bulldogs in five sets on Tuesday, November 3rd.  The set scores were 25-23, 19-25, 18-25, 25-21, and 12-15.

The first set was played close throughout its entirety.  Baltic got ahead by as many as four points at 13-9 and 14-10, but that was the largest lead either team had.  Dell Rapids’ largest lead was two points, and they had that as late as 24-22.  Baltic pulled within a point at 24-23, but the Qurriers got the final point for the opening set win.

The Bulldogs found some momentum early in the second set.  They lead 7-4 early, and then went on a 7-0 to lead 14-4.  Dell Rapids was only able to pull within three points at 18-15 as Baltic was able to pull away for the 25-19 win to even the match.

Baltic again got out to an early three-to-four point lead to start the third set.    The lead continued to be about four points throughout much of the game.  The Bulldogs got the lead to ten points at 24-14.  Dell Rapids scored four in a row to make it 24-18, but the rally ended there as Baltic won 25-18 to take a 2-1 set lead.

Even though the rally in the third set ended, the Quarriers continued that momentum into the fourth set and opened with a 6-1 run.  Dell Rapids continued to build on the lead as the score reached 22-11 in favor of the Quarriers.  The Bulldogs pulled within three points at 24-21, but Dell Rapids won 25-21 to force the fifth and final set of the match.

The Bulldogs rallied first and got out to a quick 5-2 lead.  Dell Rapids responded with three in a row to tie the set 5-5 and then took an 8-6 lead.  Baltic was able to the the set at 9-9, and the score remained tied at 10-10, 11-11, and 12-12.  Baltic scored the advantage at 13-12, and that was just enough of a spark to get them the final two points for the 15-12 win to advance to the next round of the Region 3A tournament.

Kenzie Garry finished with 18 kills, four blocks, and six digs in the match.  Emma VanRegenmorter had 14 kills, 12 blocks, nine digs, and two ace serves.  Sophi Randall finished with 34 set assists, 12 blocks, seven digs, and two ace serves.  Olivia Prasek added six blocks.  Sam Price ended the night with 38 digs.  Mackenzie Apland had 16 digs, Lexi Ingalls finished with 15, and Emma Molskness had 13 digs.

Dell Rapids season comes to an end with an overall record of 5-13.

Playing a match for the first time since October 3rd, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played in their final regular season match on Monday, October 26th, in Beresford.  The Quarriers won their third match in a row after a five-set victory over the Watchdogs by set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 19-25, 21-25, and 16-14.

Beresford held an early 11-7 before the Quarriers went on a 10-1 run for a 17-12 lead.  Beresford pulled within two points a couple of times, but Dell Rapids took the first set 25-22.  The second set remained close in the early stages.  Dell Rapids held a slim 11-10 lead and then went on a 5-0 run for a 16-10 advantage.  The Watchdogs again pulled within a couple of points at 20-18, but the Quarriers closed out the set 5-2 for the 25-20 win.

Trailing by two sets, Beresford made a run in the third set.  They were able to get themselves a 14-8 lead about halfway through the set.  That lead grew to 20-13 before the Watchdogs closed out the set 25-19.  The Watchdogs continued the momentum and built a big 10-4 lead early in the fourth set.  Dell Rapids was only able to get within three points late at 24-21, but Beresford took the fourth set 25-21 to force the fifth and final set.

The fifth set was back and forth.  Neither team was able to get ahead by more than two points until late in the set.  The score was tied 9-9 when Dell Rapids scored the next two points for an 11-9 lead.  Beresford scored the next four points for a 13-11 advantage.  The Watchdogs were at match point leading 14-12, but Dell Rapids scored the next four points in a row to steal the set 16-14 and win the match.

Emma VanRegenmorter led the team with 17 kills.  Kenzie Garry had 12 kills, and Maddie Kringen had nine kills.  VanRegenmorter and Garry both had two blocks each.  Sophi Randall finished with 42 set assists and 15 digs.  Sam Price had a team-high 31 digs.  Emma Molskness had 11 digs, and Lexi Ingalls had nine digs.

Dell Rapids will now wait for the Region 3A tournament to begin.  The Quarriers finish the regular season with a 5-12 record.

Two days after a big win in Lennox, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team made the trip to Canton to play a make-up match against the Canton C-Hawks on Saturday, October 3rd.  The Quarriers picked up their second win in a row in four sets against the C-Hawks.

Dell Rapids was able to pick up momentum early in the match and earned two set wins right away.  The Quarriers won the first set 25-18 and then won the second set 25-19.  Canton denied the Quarriers a straight-set win by taking the third set 25-21.  The Quarriers, however, took the fourth set 25-21 for the match win.

Emma Van Regenmorter had 12 kills to lead the Quarriers.  Dania Heibult had 10 kills.  Sophi Randall finished with 33 set assists.  Randall also had five ace serves.  Sam Price had 18 digs, Heibult finished with 16 digs, and Emma Moslkness had 12 digs.

Dell Rapids (4-12) will travel to Vermillion on Tuesday, October 6th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team got a big Dak-12 conference win over the Lennox Orioles on Thursday, October 1st in Lennox.  The Quarriers won the exciting match in five sets.

The Quarriers needed extra points to get the first set win.  Dell Rapids took the first set 26-24.  They were able to take that momentum into the second set and cruised to a 25-9 victory.  Lennox regrouped  and won the third set 25-18.  The Orioles then forced the fifth set by winning the fourth 25-20.  Dell Rapids then won the fifth and deciding set by a score of 15-9.

Kenzie Garry had a team-high 16 kills in the match.  Emma Van Regenmorter had 10 kills.  Sophi Randall and Kylee Fiddelke both had eight kills each.  Randall had 34 set assists as well as  25 digs and 12 blocks.  Van Regenmorter had 11 blocks.  Sam Price finished with 28 digs.  Mackenzie Apland had 12 digs.  Randall and Lexi Ingalls both had four ace serves.

Dell Rapids (3-12) is scheduled to play Canton on Saturday, October 3rd.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarriers have played a lot of volleyball over the last week, and they played in their second straight match in as many days on Tuesday, September 29th.  Going back to Thursday, September 24th, this was the seventh match in less than week. 

The Quarriers entertained the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars, and the Cougars won in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19.

Dell Rapids, as they have done many times this season, got off to a fast start in the opening set.  After the Cougars got the first point, the Quarriers scored six in a row for a 6-1 lead.  Dell Rapids kept about a three point lead and led 10-7 early.  The Cougars were able to take the lead 16-15 and pushed the lead to 19-15 on the way to the 25-20 victory.

The Quarriers scored the first two points of the second set, but McCook Central/Montrose scored nine straight points for a 9-2 lead.  Dell Rapids was able to pull within two points at 23-21, but the Cougars scored the final two for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids got out to an early lead again in the third set at 8-4.  The Quarriers pushed the lead to 14-7 and then to 16-8.  The Cougars, however, scored 12 straight points for a 20-16 lead and went on to take the set 25-19 to win the match.

Kenzie Garry had 10 kills on the night.  Emma Van Regenmorter had seven kills, and Kylee Fiddelke finished with six kills.  Sophi Randall had 23 set assists.  Van Regenmorter had seven blocks.  Randall had five blocks, and Oliva Prasek and Fiddelke both had three blocks.  Sam Price led the team with 15 digs.  Fiddelke had 13 digs, and Mackenzie Apland had 10 digs.

Dell Rapids (2-11) will play at Lennox on Thursday, October 1st.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played at the Sanford Pentagon Tournament on Saturday, September 26th.  Dell Rapids at matches against Freeman, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Irene-Wakonda, and Elkton-Lake Benton.

The first match of the day was against the Freeman Flyers.  Dell Rapids earned a two-set win by scores of 25-20 and 25-22.  Emma VanRegenmorter had a team-high nine kills and five blocks in the match.  Kenzie Garry had five kills.  Sophi Randall had 15 set assists.  Sam Price had 13 digs, while Mackenzie Apland, Kylee Fiddelke, and Garry all had eight digs each.

After getting a one-match break, Dell Rapids started a run of three straight matches with no break.  The first team faced in the run of matches was teh Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans.  The Titans had a straight-set win of 25-18 and 25-17.  VanRegenmorter had seven kills.  Fiddelke added five kills.  Randall had 17 set assists.  Garry led the team with nine digs.  Apland and Randall both finished with seven digs.

Next up for Dell Rapids was the Irene-Wakonda Eagles.  The Quarriers had a lead late in each of the two sets, but the Eagles came from behind to win in straight sets by scores of 25-22 and 27-25.  Fiddelke had seven kills, and VanRegenmorter had four kills.  Randall had 13 set assists in the match along with three blocks and four ace serves.  Price had a team-high 13 digs.  Lexi Ingalls had 10 digs.

The final match of the day was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks also took a straight-set win over the Quarriers by scores of 25-22 and 25-17.  Fiddelke finished with a team-high five kills.  VanRegenmorter and Randall both had three kills.  Randall also had nine set assists and seven blocks.  Price led the team with 21 digs with Randall adding nine digs.

Dell Rapids (2-10) will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th at St Mary High School.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team was able to get their first win of the season at home on Thursday, September 25th.  Dell Rapids defeated the Flandreau Fliers in four sets by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, and 25-11.

The Quarriers got out to a fast start to open the match scoring the first four points.  They went on to extend the lead to 9-3.  The Quarriers led by four-to-six points and then pushed the lead to 21-13.  The Fliers made a run to pull within two points at 23-21, but Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-22 win.

Flandreau got on a roll in the second set and built a large lead at 20-9.  Dell Rapids made a furious come back and pulled within a point a couple of times at 22-21 and 24-23, but the Fliers took the win 25-23 to even the match.

Despite not winning the second set, Dell Rapids continued to keep the momentum in the third set.  They got out to a five point lead early in the match at 13-8.  The lead stayed at about five points until Flandreau made a short run to pull within two points at 20-18.  The Fliers then took a late lead at 23-22, but Dell Rapids scored the final three points for a 25-23 win.

That late three-point swing in the third set propelled the Quarriers to a big win in the fourth set.  Dell Rapids built a double-digit lead and never looked back for the 25-11 set win and match victory.

Three players finished in double-figures for kills.  Kylee Fiddelke led the team with 17 kills.  Emma Van Regenmorter and Kenzie Garry both had 10 kills each.  Sophi Randall finished with 36 set assists and eight kills.  Randall also had five blocks, while Van Regenmorter had four blocks.  Four players had double-figure digs on the night.  Sam Price had 19 digs.  Fiddelke and Garry both had 12 digs.  Mackenzie Apland also had 10 digs.

Dell Rapids (1-7) will be at the Sioux Falls Pentagon Classic on Saturday, September 26th, and then will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th.