The top two ranked teams in South Dakota Class A volleyball did battle at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 30th.  The #1 ranked Sioux Falls Christian Chargers defeated the #2 ranked Dell Rapids Quarriers by scores of 25-10, 21-25, 25-13, 25-12 to remain undefeated.

The start of the first set remained closed as the Chargers took the serve with a 10-8 lead.  Sioux Falls Christian found some momentum and used an 11-point run to take a 21-8 lead.  The Chargers cruised to the first set win.

The Chargers was able to maintain about a four point lead through the first half of the second set.  Sioux Falls Christian led 12-8 before Dell Rapids tied the set at 13-13.  The two teams traded points back-and-forth.  With the Chargers leading 19-18, Dell Rapids scored the next five points and led 23-19.  The Quarriers were able to hang on for the win in the second set.

Again the Chargers held an early four-point lead in the third set at 8-4 and then again at 12-8.  Dell Rapids pulled within three points at 14-11, but Sioux Falls Christian closed out the third set on an 11-2 run to go ahead two sets to one.

Dell Rapids grabbed the early lead to start the fourth set at 4-2.  Sioux Falls Christian tied the score at 5-5, and then they went on a 12-3 run to take a 17-8 lead.  The Chargers didn’t look back from that point and took the match three sets to one.

Jayda Knuppe finished the match with eight kills and two service points.  Maria Jackson had three kills and four service points.  Hannah Fletcher finished with 15 set assists, 10 digs, five service points, and three kills.  Brooke Klein led the team with 14 digs on the night and also had two service points and an ace.  Kyra Graham had two blocks and a kill in the match.

“It’s been a tough week on the volleyball court.  While it’s always difficult to lose, there have been so many positives that have come out of these two games.  If the girls can leave it all out on the court every set, we will be unstoppable! They have so much heart and potential, the sky is the limit with this team!” said head coach Jessica Ahlers.

Dell Rapids (5-2) will host Tea Area in their third straight home match on Thursday, September 6th.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers lost their first match of the season which was their first home match on Tuesday, August 28th.  The Quarriers fell to the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies in four sets by scores of 22-25, 19-25, 25-17, and 24-26.

Jayda Knuppe had 21 kills in the match, and Marie Jackson added 11 kills and two blocks.  Hannah Fletcher had 42 set assists and 14 digs.  Same Price and Brook Klein both finished with 29 digs.  Klein also had 10 service points.

The Quarriers (5-1), currently ranked #2 in Class A volleyball, will host the #1 Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, August 30th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team won the Canton Tournament on Saturday, August 25th in Canton.  Dell Rapids did not lose a set in their four matches.

Dell Rapids finished at the top of their pool with three wins.  Dell Rapids had a 26-24, 25-9 win over West Lyon.  They followed that with a 25-11, 25-16 win over Garretson.  The final pool play match was a win over Vermillion by scores of 25-17, 25-12.

The championship match of the tournament was played against Canistota.  Dell Rapids won that match in straight sets as well by scores of 25-14, 25-17.

Several Quarrier players had a great tournament.  Brooke Klein finished with 40 digs, four kills, 26 service points, two aces, and two set assists.  Dezi Rus ended the day with 14 service points, one ace, seven digs, and five kills.  Hannah Fletcher tallied 62 set assists, 25 digs, 26 service points, two aces, six kills, and two blocks.  Jayda Knuppe had 29 service points, four aces, 17 kills, and 16 digs.  Mackenzie Grisham added 24 kills, 23 digs, and 12 service points.  Maria Jackson finished with 12 kills, 12 service points, and two blocks.  Sam Price had 23 digs, and Kyra Graham added nine kills and four blocks.

Dell Rapids (5-0) will play their first home match of the season on Tuesday, August 28th when they host the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team started the 2018 season with a win on Thursday, August 23rd.  The Quarriers traveled to Hartford and defeated the West Central Trojans by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 15-25, and 25-20.

Jayda Knuppe had 14 kills on the night to go along with nine digs and a block.  Hannah Fletcher finished with 28 set assists, 15 digs, and six kills.  Maria Jackson added seven kills.  Kyra Graham had four kills and three blocks.  Brooke Klein, Mackenzie Grisham, and Sam Price all shined defensively.  Klein had 23 digs, Grisham had 22 digs, and Price tallied 18 digs.

Dell Rapids (1-0) will travel to Canton on Saturday, August 25th for the Canton tournament.  The Quarriers will play their first home match on Tuesday, August 28th.

The “Sweet 16” match turned bittersweet for the Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team as they fell to the #4 seeded Madison Bulldogs at Brandon Valley High School on Tuesday, November 7th.  After the Quarriers were one point away from a trip to the State A tournament, the Madison Bulldogs found a way to rally and come back to win 3-2 by set scores of 19-25, 29-31, 26-24, 25-20, 15-3 to advance to the state tournament.

Madison started the match with an early 5-2 lead in the first set.  Dell Rapids went on a 10-2 run to take a 12-7 lead midway through the set.  Madison chipped away to tie the set at 18-18, but the Quarriers closed out the set on a 7-1 run to take the first set.

The Bulldogs seemed to regroup in the second set and led 11-6 early.  Dell Rapids closed the gap to 16-14, but Madison went on an 8-1 run to lead 24-15 and had the serve.  Dell Rapids forced the side out to get the serve and make the score 24-16.  Mackenzie Grisham then served nine straight points to give Dell Rapids a 25-24 lead.  The Quarriers were able to maintain the advantage and eventually won the second set 31-29 to give them a 2-0 set lead.

The third set started with runs by both teams.  Madison scored the first four points to take a 4-0 lead.  Dell Rapids answered with four in a row to tie the set at 4-4.  The Bulldogs then put up five in a row to go ahead 9-4.  Dell Rapids worked to tie the set at 12-12 and found momentum to go ahead 19-15.  Dell Rapids held on to the lead at 22-19.  Madison scored the next three points to tie at 22-22.  The two teams traded points to remained tied at 23-23.  After a net violation on a block attempted was called against Madison, the Quarriers found themselves at match point with a score of 24-23.  After a rally, Dell Rapids was called for a net violation to tie things at 24-24.  The Bulldogs rallied for the final two points to steal the third set at 26-24 and keep the match alive.

Set four started back and forth and was tied at 4-4.  Madison went on a 5-0 run to take a 9-4 lead.  Madison maintained about a four-to-six point lead through the middle of the set and then pushed their lead to 17-9.  Dell Rapids rallied to cut the lead to 20-16 and 24-20, but Madison closed out the set at 25-20 to force the fifth and final set.

The Bulldogs seemed to gain momentum throughout the fourth set and jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the fifth set.  Dell Rapids could not get any momentum going of their own, and the Bulldogs took the final set 15-3.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier season comes to an end with an overall record of 19-10.

For the second match in a row, the Dell Rapids Quarriers overcame a 2-0 deficit to come back and win the match.  This time Dell Rapids did it in one of the finals of the Region 3A Tournament.  Dell Rapids defeated the Baltic Bulldogs in five sets by scores of 17-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21, 15-13 to advance to the Sweet 16 Round of the 2017 South Dakota Class A volleyball playoffs.

Baltic opened up the match on a quick run and rode the momentum to take the first set over the Quarriers.  They continued the momentum into the second set and found themselves with a 2-0 set lead heading into the third set.  Dell Rapids was able to get rolling in the third set and gained some momentum with a 25-14 win.  The Quarriers picked up more and more steam in the fourth set as they held off the Bulldogs for the 25-21 win to force the fifth set.  Dell Rapids got out to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set and never lost the lead to complete the comeback win.

Trinity Gordon had 13 kills for the Quarriers.  Sydney Stofferahn had 11 kills.  Maria Jackson had eight kills, Jayda Knuppe had six kills, and Shelby Apland had five kills.  Brooke Klein finished with 32 digs.  Gordon also had 21 digs.  Jackson tallied 16 digs, and Hannah Fletcher had 13 digs.  Sam Price also had five digs.  Fletcher ended the match with 36 set assists.

Dell Rapids (19-9) will be the #13 seed in the Sweet 16 round and will play #4 seed Madison on Tuesday, November 7^th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers came from behind to win a thrilling five-set match over the Beresford Watchdogs on Monday, October 23rd.  It was an exciting win for the Quarriers on senior night.  Dell Rapids won by set scores of 25-27, 18-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-12.

Dell Rapids held a 24-21 lead in the first set before Beresford rallied to pull off the stunning first set win.  The Watchdogs rode that momentum into the second set to take a 2-0 lead over Dell Rapids.  The Quarriers rallied in the third set to force a fourth.  Dell Rapids was able to hold off Beresford to force the fifth and final set.  The Quarriers jumped out to an 8-3 lead only to see Beresford tie the game at 8-8 moments later.  Dell Rapids was then able to get ahead 12-9 before holding on for the victory.

Brooke Klein finished with 47 digs and an ace in the match.  Hannah Fletcher had 44 set assists, 23 digs, three kills and an ace serve.  Jayda Knuppe had 11 kills, nine digs, two aces and a block.  Maria Jackson added six kills and six digs.  Shelby Apland had three kills and five digs.  Sydney Stofferahn finished with 16 kills.  Trinity Gordon had 50 digs, 17 kills and five aces.  Sam Price had 12 digs, while Dezi Rus had 16 digs.

Dell Rapids end their regular season with an 18-9 record.  The Quarriers finished as the #2 seed in Region 3A and will have an opening round bye in the Region 3A tournament.  Dell Rapids will play on Thursday, November 2nd, at Sioux Falls Christian High School after the Sioux Falls Christian vs #4/#5 winner.  Winners on November 2nd will advance to the Sweet 16.

The third-ranked Madison Bulldogs rallied in the first two sets on their way to a straight set win over the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Tuesday, October 17th at Dell Rapids High School.  Madison won by scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-11.

Madison got out to a 10-4 lead early in the first set, but after a Dell Rapids time out, the Quarriers went on a 6-1 run to pull within a point at 11-10.  The set stayed close with Madison still holding a one-point lead at 19-18.  The Bulldogs then rallied to close out the first set on a 6-1 run for the win.

The start of the second set was back-and-forth with neither team getting more than a two point lead.  With the second set tied at 7-7, Madison rallied for an 8-2 run to take a 15-9 lead.  Dell Rapids closed the gap slightly to trail 19-14, but Madison again pulled away at the end for the win in the second set.

The Bulldogs then used that momentum to jump out to a 7-1 lead.  They kept rolling to extend the lead to 14-4 and closed out the match with a final set score of 25-11.

Dell Rapids (17-9) will wrap up the regular season on Monday, October 23rd when they host the Beresford Watchdogs on senior night.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team finished fifth at the Dak-12 Conference Tournament in Madison on Saturday, October 14th.  The Quarriers had matches against Elk Point-Jefferson, Tea Area, and Lennox.

Dell Rapids lost their first match of the day against Elk Point-Jefferson by set scores of 25-22, 25-16.  Sydney Stofferahn had five kills in the match.  Jayda Knuppe had four kills, and Trinity Gordon finished with three.  Brooke Klein had 23 digs, while Gordon had 10 digs.  Hannah Fletcher finished with seven digs and 14 set assists.

The Quarriers rebounded with a straight set win over Tea Area by scores of 25-12, 25-21.  Dell Rapids had a balanced offensive attack against the Titans.  Maria Jackson led the way with six kills.  Stofferahn had five kills, Knuppe added four kills, and Gordon had three kills.  Gordon also had three ace serves and 10 digs.  Klein had 10 digs as well, and Mackenzie Grisham had six digs.  Fletcher had 19 set assists.

Dell Rapids lost the first set to Lennox in the 5th/6th place game by a score of 25-22, but the Quarriers won the next two sets by scores of 25-17, 25-12 to defeat the Orioles.  Stofferahn led the way with nine kills.  Jackson finished with eight kills.  Gordon and Fletcher both had five kills each.  Klein had 20 digs defensively.  Fletcher finished with 13 digs and 21 set assists.  Gordon also had nine digs and an ace serve.

Dell Rapids’ record improves to 17-8 after the tournament.  The Quarriers will host the Madison Bulldogs on Tuesday, October 17th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.