The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played matches on back-to-back nights on Monday, September 21st and Tuesday, September 22nd.  The Quarriers hosted the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday and then traveled to Garretson on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs used early momentum in the first set and continued that throughout the match for a straight-set win by scores of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-10.

Kylee Fiddelke had a team-high eight kills in the match.  Emma VanRegenmorter had seven kills, and Olivia Prasek had three kills.  VanRegenmorter and Sophi Randall both had three blocks each.  Randall finished with 17 set assists.  Emma Molskness and Randall both led the team in digs with six each.

The Quarriers hit the road to Garretson to play one of the top teams in Region 3A in the Blue Dragons on Tuesday.  Garretson won in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-16, and 25-19.

Fiddelke and Prasek led the team on Tuesday with seven kills each.  VanRegenmorter added four kills.  VenRegenmorter also the led the team again with five blocks.  Randall had 18 set assists and eight digs.  Sam Price had a team-high 12 digs followed by Molksness with 11 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-7) will host Flandreau on Thursday, September 24th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

The Dell Rapids Quarriers, looking for their first volleyball win of the season, hosted the Tri-Valley Mustangs in a Dak-12 clash on Thursday, September 17th.  The Mustangs took the close match in straight sets by scores of 25-21, 25-16, and 25-22.

Dell Rapids and Tri-Valley stayed within two or three points most of the first set.  Both teams had small leads through the early and middle portions of the set.  The two teams were tied at 13-13, 17-17 and 19-19 before Tri-Valley closed out the set on a 6-2 run for the win.

The second started the same as the first one.  The score was tied at 5-5 before Tri-Valley went on a four-point run to take a 9-5 lead.  Dell Rapids responded with five straight points of their own for a 10-9 lead.  Tri-Valley broke a 13-13 tie and went on a 12-3 run to take a two set advantage over the Quarriers.

Set three was also close to start.  The score was tied 5-5, but this time the Mustangs made a big run early.  Tri-Valley went on a 14-3 run to take a 19-8 lead.  Dell Rapids made a late run and pulled within three points at 23-20, but Tri-Valley was able to hold off the Quarrier rally and take the set 25-21 to win the match.

Kenzie Garry and Kylee Fiddelke both had seven kills.  Danica Heibult finished with four kills.  Sam Price finished with 17 digs and three ace serves.  Garry also led the team with two blocks.  Sophi Randall had 20 set assists and 13 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-5) will host the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, September 21st.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Trying to earn their first win of the season, the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team hosted the Tea Area Titans on Thursday, September 10th.  The Titans, however, were victorious on this night taking the match in four sets.  Tea Area won by scores of 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, and 25-17.

Tea Area started the first set of the match on a 5-0 run and never trailed.  Dell Rapids rallied to within a point a couple of times with one of those times being 20-19.  Tea Area ended the first set on a 5-0 run to win 25-19.

The second set was back and forth most of the game.  Neither team was able to get ahead by more than three points until late in the set.  The set was tied 19-19 before the Titans went on a 6-1 run to win 25-20.

Dell Rapids got out to a five-point lead early in the third set at 10-5.  They continued to be in control the rest of the game and forced a fourth set with a 25-17 win.

The Titans grabbed an early 4-1 to start the fourth set.  Dell Rapids rallied and went on a 9-2 run for a 10-6 advantage.  The Titans fought back to tie the set at 13-13, and then they scored the next four points for a 17-13 lead.  Dell Rapids pulled within two at 19-17, but the Titans scored the final six points for the match win.

Kylee Fiddelke led the team with 10 kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry had eight kills, and Sophi Randall finished with five kills.  Randall also led the team with three ace serves, 23 set assists, and six blocks.  Garry had two ace serves.  Emma Van Regenmorter had four blocks, and Garry had three blocks.  Sam Price ended the night with 22 digs.  Fiddelke had 12 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-4) will look to pick up their first victory of the season when they travel just down the street.  The Quarriers will do battle against the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 14th at St Mary High School.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team was looking for their first win of the season when they hosted #1 Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, September 3rd.  The Chargers remained undefeated after a straight set win of 25-15, 25-6, 25-13, leaving the Quarriers still looking for their first win.

The Quarriers were within a point in the opening set at 8-7, but Sioux Falls Christian went on an 8-1 run before eventually winning the first set 25-15.  Dell Rapids was within two points early in the second set at 6-4, but the Chargers went on a big 19-2 run to end the second set 25-6.  Sioux Falls Christian got out to a 10-3 lead in the third set and cruised from there for the match win.

Emma Van Regenmorter had five kills.  Sam Price, Kylee Fiddelke, and Kenzie Garry all had two kills each.  Sophi Randall finished with nine set assists.  Van Regenmorter also led the team with three blocks.  Price tallied 11 digs, while Randall and Emma Molskness both had six digs apiece.

The seniors were also recognized prior to the match.  This year’s seniors are Sam Price, Mackenzie Apland, Maddie Kringen, and Olivia Prasek.

Dell Rapids (0-3) will host Tea on Thursday, September 10th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team hosted the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in their first home match of the season on Tuesday, September 1st.  The Huskies won the match in four sets by scores of 26-24, 23-25, 25-17, and 25-21.

Dell Rapids started the first set by getting out to an 11-5 lead.  The Huskies went on a 7-0 run to take a 12-11 lead.  The teams remained close the remainder of the set with neither side getting ahead by more than three points.  Dell Rapids led 23-21 late, but Elk Point-Jefferson eventually tied the set at 23-23 and went on to win 26-24.

The Quarriers again got out to a quick lead in the second set at 5-2.  The set remained close again, but Dell Rapids was able to build a six-point lead at 18-12.  The Quarriers hung on to win the set 25-23.  Elk Point-Jefferson built a big lead in the third set.  They jumped out to a 10-3 lead early and pushed the lead to 16-4.  Dell Rapids made run to pull within five points at 19-14, but the comeback fell short as the Huskies took the third set 25-17.

The fourth set started back and forth, but Dell Rapids gained an advantage halfway through the set.  The Quarriers worked themselves to a four-point lead at 17-13.  The Huskies came back and tied the set at 19-19.  They took the lead for good at 22-20 before taking the match.

Emma Van Regenmorter and Kylee Fiddelke both had nine kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry had eight kills, and Maddie Kringen had seven.  Garry had three ace serves on the night.  Fiddelke and Danica Heibult both had two ace serves.  Van Regenmorter led the team with six blocks.  Sam Price had 23 digs, and Sophie Randall added 12.  Randall also had 32 set assists.

Dell Rapids (0-2) will host Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, September 3rd.  Seniors will be recognized prior to the varsity match.  The varsity match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team started their 2020 season on the road in Hartford playing the West Central Trojans on Thursday, August 27th.  The Trojans took the match in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-23, and 25-13.

The Trojans were in control for most of the first set.  Dell Rapids made a couple of runs, but West Central was able to hold off the Quarriers for the win.  Dell Rapids led most of the way in the second set, but the Trojans made a late run to steal the two-point set victory.  West Central carried that momentum into the third set and got out to a big lead for the match win.

Emma Van Regenmorter led the team with eight kills in the match.  Kylee Fiddelke and Maxkenzie Garry both had six kills each, and Olivia Prasek had four kills.  Sophi Randall had 22 set assists.  Van Regenmorter and Garry both had two blocks.   Sam Price finished with 23 digs.  Randall added 12 digs, and Maxkenzie Apland had 11 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will host Elk Point-Jefferson on Tuesday, September 1st.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team had their season come to an end on Tuesday, November 5th in Baltic.  The Quarriers traveled to Baltic to play the Bulldogs in the opening round of the Region 3A tournament.  Baltic won the match by set scores of 25-11, 21-25, 25-18, and 25-20.

Baltic took an early lead in the first set and continued to rally for the 25-11 win.  Dell Rapids was able to bounce back in the second set, leading most of the way, to even the match at one set apiece.  The Bulldogs again took an early lead in the third set.  The Quarriers rallied, but Baltic was ultimately able to pull away for the win.  In the fourth set, Dell Rapids held a 13-9 lead, but the Bulldogs scored 10 straight points for a 19-13 lead.  The Quarriers tried to rebound, but the lead was too big, and Baltic won the fourth set and the match.

Mackenzie Grisham led Dell Rapids with nine kills in the match.  Maddie Kringen finished with eight kills, and Dezi Rus had five kills.  D. Rus led the team with four ace serves.  Kringen had a team-high 10 blocks.  Mallor Haak added six blocks.  Four players finished in double figures in digs.  D. Rus had 20 digs, Gabi Rus had 18, Grisham finished with 16, and Emma Moslkness had 11 digs.  Haak also had 24 set assists.

Dell Rapids finished their season with a 4-25 record.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team finished their 2019 regular season with back-to-back matches on Monday, October 28th and Tuesday, October 29th. 

Dell Rapids hosted the Beresford Watchdogs on Monday in the final home match of the season.  Beresford won the match in straight sets by scores of 25-13, 25-19, and 25-21.  The Quarriers celebrated Senior Night before the match.

Emma VanRegenmorter finished the match with eight kills.  Dezi Rus had four kills, while Maddie Kringen, Gabi Rus, and Mackenzie Grisham all had three kills each.  VanRegenmorter also finished with four blocks.  Four players had double-figure digs.  Mallory Haak had 16 digs, G. Rus had 14, Grisham had 13, and D. Rus had 12 digs.  Haak also had 20 set assists.

The Quarriers then had to travel to Elkton to play the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday.  The Elks took the match in four sets by scores of 25-11, 20-25, 25-21, and 25-15.

VanRegenmorter led the team again with 10 kills.  D. Rus had eight kills, and Grisham had five kills.  Once again four players had double-figure digs.  G. Rus finished with 23.  Haak had 19 digs, and D. Rus and Grisham both had 16 digs.  Haak tallied 26 set assists.  Grisham also had four ace serves in the match.

Dell Rapids finishes their regular season with a 4-24 record.  The Quarriers will play the opening round of the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, November 5th in Baltic against the Bulldogs.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team hosted the Madison Bulldogs on Tuesday, October 22nd.  Madison took the match in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-10 and 25-23.

Mackenzie Grisham had a team-high six kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry added five kills, and Emma VanRegenmorter had four kills.  Grisham also had two ace serves to lead the team.  Maddie Kringen and Garry both had five blocks.  VanRegenmorter had three blocks.  Mallory Haak had a team-high 14 digs.  Gabi Rus, Dezi Rus, and Grisham all had six digs each.  Emma Molskness finished with five digs.  Liz Price had 14 set assists.

Dell Rapids (4-22) will host Beresford on Monday, October 28th.  This will be the final home match of the season and will also be Senior Night.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Dell Rapids hosted the 2019 Dak XII Conference Tournament on Saturday, October 19th.  The Quarriers finished the tournament in 10th place with a 1-2 record.  Sioux Falls Christian won the conference tournament title.

The Quarriers started the tournament dropping their match against the Lennox Orioles by set scores of 25-20 and 25-21.  Emma VanRegenmorter had four kills, and Maddie Kringen finished with three kills.  Liz Price had nine set assists.  Mackenzie Grisham finished with 11 digs, and Dezi Rus had eight digs.

Dell Rapids then dropped their second match to the Tea Area Titans in straight sets by scores of 25-16 and 25-22.  VanRegenmorter had seven kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry had four kills.  Price tallied 12 set assists.  Gabi Rus had eight digs, while Grisham had four digs.

The Quarriers finished the day with a straight set win over Canton by scores of 25-21 and 25-19.  Grisham had a team-high four kills in the match.  Mallory Haak had three kills.  Price finished with seven more set assists.  Haak also led the team in digs with 11.  Price added six digs.

Dell Rapids (4-21) will host Madison on Tuesday, October 22nd.