The Lake Preston Divers out scored the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 18-9 in the third quarter on their way to a 68-60 win on Friday, January 13th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals held a seven point lead at the end of the first quarter at 21-14.  The Divers cut into the deficit in the second quarter and pulled within two points at 33-31 by halftime.  After the third quarter run by the Drivers, Lake Preston led 49-42 heading into the final quarter.  The two teams combined for 37 total points in the final quarter with the Divers hanging on for the win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 23-61 (38%) from the field, 9-23 (39%) from three-point area, and 5-10 (50%) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had a total of 29 rebounds and 13 assists.

St Mary had two players finish in double figures.  Connor Libis had 23 points, and Luke Brown finished with 11 points.  Zach Geraets added eight points, and Garret Frost ended with seven points in the game.  Brown led the team in rebounds with seven.  Geraets pulled down four rebounds.  Libis also had six assists.  Austin Welbig and Frost both had three assists.

The Cardinals (5-5) will be the #5 seed in the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament.  Their first game will be against #4 Oldham-Ramona/Rutland at 6:00 p.m. in Colman.  Their second game will be Friday, January 20th, in Colman, and the tournament finishes in Colman on Saturday, January 21st.

The winning streak ended at four games for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team.  The Parker Pheasants defeated the Cardinals 66-27 on Tuesday, January 10th, in Parker to end the streak.

The Pheasants shut down the Cardinal offense in the first quarter allowing just three points.  Parker lead 28-3 after the first quarter.  The St Mary offense got going in the second quarter, and the Cardinals even outscored Parker 16-14, but the Pheasants still lead 42-19 at halftime.  The Cardinals then had a rough offensive second half only scoring a total of eight points.

St Mary finished 11-52 (21%) from the field, 4-22 (18%) from three point area, and 1-4 (25%) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals also had 18 total team rebounds, five assists, nine steals and 12 turnovers.  Parker finished the game shooting 51% from the field and had 38 total team rebounds.

Connor Libis finished with 13 points for the Cardinals.  Austin Welbig had six points.  Luke Brown had three points and five rebounds.  Garret Frost also had three points for St Mary.

The Cardinals (5-4) will host Lake Preston on Friday, January 13th, as part of a double-header with the girls.  The games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The winning streak for the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys was extended to four games after the Cardinals defeated the Deubrook Area Dolphins 61-48 on Friday, January 6th, in White.  St Mary had three players finish the game in double figures, and the defense forced 17 turnovers in the win.

The Cardinals led from start to finish in the game.  St Mary jumped out to a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The lead extended to 10 points at halftime at 32-22.  Deubrook cut the lead, but only by two points, by the end of the third quarter.  St Mary led 45-37.  The Cardinals then outscored the Dolphins 16-11 in the final quarter for the win.

St Mary shot 20-52 (39%) from the field, 9-19 (47%) from three-point area, and 12-15 (80%) from the free-throw line.  St Mary also finished with 32 team rebounds, nine assists, and 10 steals.  Deubrook was 20-55 (36%) from the field, 4-16 (25%) from three-point area, and 4-10 (40%) from the free-throw line.

Luke Brown led the Cardinals with 18 points, four rebounds, and four steals.  Austin Welbig finished with 16 points and two rebounds.  Zach Geraets added 10 points and four rebounds.  Connor Libis had seven points and five assists, and Garret Frost had six points.  Logan Gaspar pulled down four rebounds as well.

The Cardinals (5-3) travel to Parker on Tuesday, January 10th.

For the second time this month, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals defeated the Estelline Redmen.  This time the Cardinals beat Estelline 50-16 at the Entringer Classic on Saturday, December 31st, at Brookings High School.  The Cardinal defense only allowed 10 points total after the first quarter and forced 20 turnovers on 17 steals to lead St Mary to the win.

Estelline scored the first four points of the game and held the Cardinals scoreless for the first four minutes of the game.  However, St Mary’s offense found it’s rhythm outscoring Estelline 13-2 through the rest of the first quarter and held a 13-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The Cardinals then held Estelline to just three points in the second quarter, and St Mary pushed their lead to 31-9 at halftime.  The Cardinals would score the first nine points of the third quarter and never looked back in the second half.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 20-53 (38%) from the field, 6-21 (29%) from three-point area, and 4-6 (67%) from the the free-throw line.  St Mary had 38 total rebounds, 16 offensive and 22 defensive, along with 17 steals and 13 assists.  Estelline finished the game shooting 7-38 (18%) from the field in the game.

Connor Libis led the team with 27 points, five steals and three assists.  Luke Brown had five points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.  Logan Gaspar and Zach Geraets both had four points.  Gaspar also had eight rebounds, and Garret Frost had six rebounds.  Austin Welbig finished with four steals.  Libis was also named the game’s MVP.

St Mary has now won three games in a row and has improved their record to 4-3.  The Cardinals will travel to White to play the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Friday, January 6th.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to Deubrook Area’s Cube video stream.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals won their second game in a row and evened their season record at 3-3 with a 56-35 win over the Iroquois Chiefs on Wednesday, December 28th, at the Swiftel Classic in Brookings.

The game was close through the first three quarters.  St Mary held a three-point lead at 14-11 at the end of the first quarter.  Both teams scored 11 points in the second quarter, and the Cardinals went to the locker room at halftime with a 25-22 lead.  The Cardinals were able to get extend the lead to eight points by the end of the third quarter at 41-33.  The St Mary defense then only allowed two points in the final quarter and scored 15 to pull away for the win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 21-66 (32%) from the field, 8-26 (31%) from three-point area, and 6-10 (60%) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had a total of 38 team rebounds, 10 assists, and 16 steals.  The stat of the game was the turnover differential.  The Cardinals only turned the ball over seven times while forcing Iroquois into 23 turnovers.

The Cardinals were led in scoring by Connor Libis with 33 points.  Libis also had four steals.  Luke Brown finished with a double-double in the game with 10 points and 10 rebounds.  Brown also had four assists and three steals.  Logan Gaspar and Garret Frost both had four points each in the game.  Zach Geraets pulled down five rebounds.  Austin Welbig finished with four assists.

St Mary will play Estelline on Saturday, December 31st, at 12:00 p.m. at Brookings High School.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Cardinals went on a 15-0 run in the first half and never looked back as the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals defeated the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars 58-42 on Thursday, December 22nd, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cougars held an 11-7 lead with less than a minute to go in the first quarter, but the Cardinals rallied to score seven points in that time and had a 14-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.  St Mary then scored the first eight points of the second quarter to extend their lead to 22-11.  The first half ended with the Cardinals leading 26-16.

McCook Central/Montrose went on a little run of their own to start the third quarter.  The Cougars cut the lead to three points in the first half of the third quarter at 29-26.  Over the final four minutes of the third quarter, the Cardinals outscored the Cougars 13-5 to push the lead to 42-31 at the quarter break.  St Mary then outscored McCook Central/Montrose 16-11 to close out the win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 22-47 (47%) from the field, 7-22 (32%) from three-point area, and 7-15 (47%) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals also had a total of 34 rebounds, 11 assists, eight steals, and just 11 turnovers in the game.

Connor Libis led all scorers with 31 points in the game and also had five assists and five steals.  Luke Brown tallied 14 points along with nine rebounds and two steals.  Zach Geraets finished with seven points.

The Cardinals (2-3) will play Iroquois at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28th, at the Swiftel Classic in Brookings.  St Mary will then play Estelline at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31st, at the Entringer Classic in Brookings.

The De Smet Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter and earned a 59-46 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Tuesday, December 20th, in De Smet.

The Bulldogs led 15-9 at the end of the first quarter, but the Cardinals took the lead in the second quarter and led 23-22 at halftime.  De Smet regained their lead in third quarter and led  39-35 at the quarter break. The Cardinals couldn’t close the gap as De Smet outscored St Mary 20-11 in the final quarter.

St Mary shot 15-54 (28%) in the game, 6-24 (25%) from three-point area, and 7-10 (70%) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 29 total team rebounds, 10 assists, six steals and turned the ball over 16 times.  De Smet finished the game shooting 24-43 (56%) from the field and only missed nine shots in the second half.

Two players scored in double figures for St Mary.  Luke Brown finished with a team-high 16 points.  Jason Cook had 10 points.  Connor Libis added nine points.  Logan Gaspar and Brown both had seven rebounds.  Cook also had four assists.

The Cardinals (1-3) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Thursday, December 22nd.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Cardinal defense shut down Estelline as the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals defeated the Estelline Redmen 54-34 on Thursday, December 15th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The two teams traded the lead eight times in the first half, but that’s when the Cardinal locked down on Estelline.

The Cardinals led 15-13 at the end of the first quarter and maintained their two-point lead heading into halftime at 26-24.  St Mary then out-scored Estelline 20-3 in the third quarter to take a 46-27 lead.  Estelline did not make a field goal in third quarter and only made one in the entire second half.  St Mary held the Redmen to one made three-pointer and seven made free-throws in the second half.

St Mary finished the night shooting 22-52 (42%) from the field, 3-21 (14%) from three-point area, and 7-11 (64%) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 38 total team rebounds, six assists and 13 steals in the game.

Connor Libis led the team in scoring with 19 points and also had four steals.  Luke Brown had nine points and eight rebounds.  Zach Geraets and Austin Welbig both had six points.  Garret Frost had seven rebounds and Logan Gaspar pulled down six rebounds.

The Cardinals (1-2) will travel to De Smet on Tuesday, December 20th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team fell to the Bridgewater/Emery Huskies 57-18 in Emery on Monday, December 12th.  The Huskies led the entire game, and had a 35-10 lead at halftime.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 7-44 from the field, 1-20 from three-point area, and 3-4 from the free throw line.  St Mar had 29 total team rebounds in the game.

Connor Libis finished with nine points.  Logan Gaspar had four points and five rebounds.  Luke Brown had two points.  Zach Geraets had two points and four rebounds.  Drew Wood also finished with four rebounds.

The Cardinals (0-2) will host Estelline on Thursday, December 15th, as part of a girls and boys double-header.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team lost to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders 59-40 on Friday, December 9th, at St Mary High School.  It was the season and home opener for the Cardinals.

The Raiders held a five point lead after a high-scoring first quarter.  O-R-R led 23-18.  They were able to extend the lead to 31-24 at halftime.  The Raiders pushed the lead to 10 at the end of the third quarter at 45-35.  O-R-R outscored the Cardinals 14-5 in the final quarter.

St Mary was led by Connor Libis with 19 points.  Libis also had three assists.  Luke Brown had 13 points and three rebounds.  Zach Geraets had four points and nine rebounds.  Logan Gaspar and Dalton Houska each had two points in the game.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 14-65 (22%) from the field, 6-31 (19%) from three-point area, and 6-13 (46%) from the free-throw line.  The team had a total of 39 rebounds, and only turned the ball over eight times.  The Raiders finished the game shooting 24-55 (44%).

St Mary (0-1) will travel to Bridgwater to take on Bridgewater-Emery on Monday, December 12th.