The Dell Rapids Quarriers came up short in back-to-back matches on Monday, October 14th and Tuesday, October 15th.

Dell Rapids traveled to Baltic on Monday, and the Bulldogs defeated the Quarriers in four sets by scores of 25-18, 19-25, 25-19, and 25-14.

Emma VanRegenmorter led the team with 10 kills in the match.  Kenzie Garry finished with five kills.  Sam Price and Maddie Kringen both had four kills.  VanRegenmorter also led the team with five blocks.  Kringen finished with three blocks.  Price also had 19 set assists and 10 digs.  Gabi Rus had a team-high 15 digs, and Dezi Rus and Mallory Haak both finished with eight digs each.

The Quarriers then hosted the Deubrook Area Dolphins for their “Dig Pink” night on Tuesday.  The Dolphins took a four-set match from Dell Rapids by scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-7, and 25-19.

VanRegenmorter and Kringen both had a team-high eight kills.  D. Rus had six kills, while Haak had four kills.  Haak also had three ace serves and 10 digs.  VanRegenmorter posted four blocks, and Kringen had three.  G. Rus had a team-high 31 digs, followed by D. Rus with 23 digs.  Price finished with 20 digs, and Emma Molskness had nine.  Price also finished with 25 set assists.

Dell Rapids (3-19) will be the host for the Dak XII Conference tournament on Saturday, October 19th.

The Vermillion Tanagers needed five sets to win the match against the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, October 8th at Dell Rapids High School.

Dell Rapids opened the match by taking the first set at a score of 25-20. Vermillion took the advantage in the match after the next two sets. The Tanagers won by sets by a score of 25-16 and 25-16. The Quarriers forced a fifth by winning the fourth by a score of 25-22. Vermillion took the win from Dell Rapids with a 15-12 win in the final set.

Dezi Rus led Dell Rapids with 10 kills in the match. Emma VanRegenmorter and Mallory Haak both had six kills. Sam Price added five kills. Haak had three ace serves.  Price had 18 set assists and 22 digs.  Gabi Rus had a team-high 29 digs.  D. Rus had 19 digs, and Emma Molskness and Haak both had 15 digs.  VanRegenmorter finished the night with seven blocks.

Dell Rapids (3-17) will travel to Baltic on Monday, October 14th.

The #1 ranked Dakota Valley Panthers were too much for the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Monday, October 7th.  The Panthers beat the Quarriers in straight sets by scores of 25-5, 25-10, and 26-24 at Dakota Valley High School.

Dezi Rus and Emma VanRegenmorter led Dell Rapids with three kills each.  Mackenzie Garry and Mallory Haak each had two kills.  Sam Price finished with eight set assists, three digs, and two blocks.  D. Rus also had two digs in the match.  Emma Molskness finished with nine digs, and Gabi Rus had five digs.  Garry led the team with four blocks on the night.

Dell Rapids (3-16) will host Vermillion on Tuesday, October 8th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers were on the wrong end of a hard fought four set match against the Lennox Orioles at home on Thursday, October 4th.

The entire match went back and forth all night long.  Lennox trailed Dell Rapids late in the first set 22-20 but tied the game at 22-22.  Dell Rapids had a one-point advantage at 24-23, but the Orioles scored the last three points to take the first set.

Neither team was able to get much separation in the second set.  Lennox was able to grab a 22-18 lead late.  The Quarriers pulled within two points at 22-20, but that was as close as they would get.  Lennox took the second set 25-21 for a 2-0 lead.

After an 8-8 tie in the third set, Dell Rapids went on a 7-1 run for a 15-9 lead.  They continued to push the lead to 18-11, but Lennox would not go away quietly.  The Orioles tied the set at 19-19, but Dell Rapids would end the set on a 6-1 run for the 25-20 win.

The Quarriers looked to have momentum on their side in fourth set.  They raced out to a nine-point lead at 13-4.  Lennox slowly chipped away at the lead and would eventually tie the set at 19-19.  Dell Rapids regained the lead at 20-19 only to see Lennox take it back at 22-20.  The Quarriers tied the set at 22-22, but Lennox closed out the set and match on a three-point run for the 25-22 win.

The Quarriers used a balanced offensive attack throughout the night.  Maddie Kringen had seven kills to lead the team.  Mackenzie Grisham had six kills.  Sam Price, Mallory Haak, Dezi Rus, and Kenzie Garry all had five kills each.  Price 27 set assists and also led the team with 30 digs.  D. Rus had 25 digs.  Gabi Rus finished with 19 digs, and Haak added 17 digs.  Garry and Kringen both finished the match with five blocks each.

Dell Rapids (3-15) will travel to Dakota Valley on Monday, October 7th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team traveled to Salem to play the fourth ranked McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, October 1st.  The Cougars defeated the Quarriers in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-14, and 25-16.

Mackenzie Grisham led the offensive attack for Dell Rapids with six kills.  Gabi Rus, Maddie Kringen, Emma VanRegenmorter, and Kenzie Garry all had three kills each.  Sam Price finished with two kills.  Price also had a team high 13 set assists.  Price and VanRegenmorter both had two blocks in the match, while Grisham and Mallory Haak each had a block.  Price finished with 16 digs, and Grisham had 13 digs.

The Quarriers (3-14) will host Lennox on Thursday, October 3rd.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team traveled to Sioux Falls on Saturday, September 28th for the Pentagon Classic.  Dell Rapids played four matches and finished the classic with a 1-3 record.

In the first match of the day, Dell Rapids fell to the Ethan Ruslters in straight sets by scores of 25-11, 25-13.  Kenzie Garry finished with five kills.  Mackenzie Grisham added three kills.  Sam Price had nine set assists.  Mallory Haak, Emma VanRegenmorter, and Garry all had two blocks each.  Gabi Rus and Price both had five digs in the match.

Dell Rapids’ second match was against the Parkston Trojans.  Dell Rapids won the opening set 25-19, but Parkston took the next two sets for the match win by scores of 25-18 and 25-15.  Garry had 12 kills in the match against Parkston.  Grisham added six kills, and Maddie Kringen had four.  Price tallied 23 set assists.  VanRegenmorter had a team-high seven blocks.  G. Rus led the Quarriers with 15 digs.  Price finished with 10 digs, and Grisham had nine digs.

The third match of the day was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks won the match by set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-16.  Grisham had a team-high 10 kills.  Garry had eight more kills.  Kringen and VanRegenmorter both had four kills each.  Price finished with 25 set assists.  Three players had 10 or more digs.  G. Rus finished with 17 digs, Price had 14 digs, and Emma Molskness had 10 digs.  Dezi Rus and Grisham each had nine digs each.

The Quarriers finished the day with a win against the Bon Homme Cavaliers.  Dell Rapids won in straight sets by scores of 25-15 and 25-15.  VanRegenmorter and Garry both had seven kills each in the match.  Price had 12 more set assists.  VanRegenmorter also led the team in blocks with six in the match.  Garry added three blocks.  Price and D. Rus both had six digs eatch.  Haak and G. Rus both had three digs.

Dell Rapids (3-13) will travel to Salem to play the McCook Central/Montrose Fighting Cougars on Tuesday, October 1st.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers earned a road win over the Flandreau Fliers on Thursday, September 26th.

Flandreau won the opening set by a score of 25-22, but the Quarriers won the the next three sets by scores of 25-19, 25-22, and 25-17.

Three players finished the match with 20 digs or more for Dell Rapids.  Sam Price led the team with 24 digs.  Mackenzie Grisham had 23 digs, and Gabi Rus added 20 digs.  Grisham led the offensive attack with 13 kills.  Emma VanRegenmorter had six.  Sam Price finished the night with 25 set assists and an ace serve.  VanRegenmorter led the team with three blocks.  Madison Kontz had a big match for Flandreau with 23 digs, 11 kills, three blocks and two ace serves.

The Quarriers will play in the Sanford Pentagon Classic on Saturday, September 28th.

The Garretson Blue Dragons came to Dell Rapids and took the match against the Dell Rapids Quarriers in straight sets on Tuesday, September 24th.  Garretson won by scores of 25-16, 25-12, and 25-18.

The Blue Dragons led by one point at 4-3, but went on a 10-4 run to take a 14-7 advantage in the first set.  After a timeout the Quarriers pulled within three points at 16-13.  Garretson, though, ended the set on a 9-3 run for the win.

The Blue Dragons carried the momentum into the second set.  Garretson jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and continued to roll from there.  Garretson went on to win the set 25-12.

Dell Rapids kept the third set within three-to-four points throughout much of the set.  The Blue Dragons led 17-13 late in the set, and then closed out the match on a 8-5 run for the win.

Kenzie Garry finished with six kills for Dell Rapids.  Mackenzie Grisham added four kills, and Emma VanRegenmorter had three.  Mallory Haak and Garry both had two blocks.  Gabi Rus led the team with 13 digs.  Grisham finished with 11 digs, and Dezi Rus had eight digs.  Sam Price tallied 16 set assists in the match.

The Quarriers will travel to Flandreau and play the Fliers on Thursday, September 26th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers traveled to Tri-Valley High School to play the Mustangs on Thursday, September 19th.  The Mustangs defeated Dell Rapids in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-20, and 25-16.

Three players finished in double figures in digs for Dell Rapids.  Gabi Rus had 15 digs to lead the Quarriers.  Sam Price and Mackenzie Grisham both had 10 digs each.  Rus also had two ace serves.  Kenzie Garry had six kills, while Grisham had five kills.  Emma VanRegenmorter finished with a total of six blocks.  Price added two blocks and 11 set assists.

Dell Rapids (1-9) will return home on Tuesday, September 24th.  The Quarriers will host Garretson.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.