Playing in a make-up game against the Howard Tigers on Friday, February 22nd, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team ended the regular season with a win.  The Cardinals defeated the Tigers 69-53 on a night the seniors were recognized.

The Cardinals were able to double-up the Tigers after the first quarter at 16-8.  Howard was able to stay within single digits over the first two and a half minutes of the second quarter, but St Mary pushed the lead to 19 points by halftime at 40-21.  Howard cut the lead down in the third quarter, but only slightly.  The Cardinals still lead by 16 points at 56-30 heading into the final quarter.  The Tigers outscored St Mary 23-13 in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough for the comeback as the Cardinals took the win.

Three players finished in double figures for the Cardinals.  Connor Libis had 17 points.  Ethan Geraets had 13 points and 11 rebounds.  Max Herber finished with 10 points.  Howard was led by Jacob Brooks with 27 points and Colton Spader with 10 points.

The 2018-2019 seniors for the Cardinals are Avery Hof and Ethan Geraets.

St Mary finishes the regular season with a record of 16-4.  The Region 4B tournament will begin on Monday, February 25th.  The Cardinals will not play until Tuesday, February 26th at home after securing a top four seed.  Big Sioux Media will have the details of the tournament for St Mary as they become available, and Big Sioux Media will stream the game on Tuesday.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team had their seven-game win streak come to an end on Monday afternoon in Arlington.  Arlington won the battle of the Cardinal in a make-up game by a score of 64-50 on February 18th.

Arlington had just a nine point lead at halftime at 37-28.  Arlington, however, would outscore St Mary 27-22 in the second half to earn the 14-point victory in the game.

Connor Libis led St Mary with 25 points in the game.  Connar Kangas had 12 points.  Three players finished in double figures for Arlington.  Devon Heuer had 18 points, Revor Larsen had 16 points, and Trey Ramstad had 13 points.

St Mary (15-4) will close out the regular season on Friday, February 22nd in their final home game of the year against Howard.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team won a pair of basketball games on Friday, February 15th and Saturday, February 16th to extend their current winning streak to a season-high seven games.  The Cardinals defeated the Baltic Bulldogs on Friday and then beat the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Saturday.

After six days since their last game and a couple of postponements, St Mary was able to get back to the court against the Baltic Bulldogs on Friday at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cardinals beat the Bulldogs 65-48.

The Cardinals led the entire game.  St Mary had an 18-12 lead after the first quarter of play and extended the lead to 10 points at 34-24 by halftime.  St Mary continued to pull farther away throughout the second half for the victory.

Connor Libis had a game-high 30 points, and Weston Geraets added nine points for St Mary.  Baltic was led by Brodee Teveldal with 14 points and Sam Muston with 10 points.

St Mary then traveled to Elkton Saturday afternoon for a makeup game with the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Cardinals avenged an earlier loss to the Elks with a 68-59 victory.

The Cardinals built an eight point lead after the first quarter of play at 21-13.  St Mary was able to keep that cushion throughout the second quarter and led 37-28 at halftime.  The third quarter proved to be difficult offensively for both teams.  The Elks outscored St Mary 9-8 to cut the lead to 45-37.  The offense picked up in the fourth quarter when the teams combined for 45 total points.  St Mary outscored the Elks 23-22 to seal the victory.

Three Cardinals finished the game in double figures.  Libis had 32 points.  Connar Kangas had 13 points, and Colin Winberg finished with 11 points.  Matthew Nibbe had 25 points, and Grant DeRuyter had 24 points for Elkton-Lake Benton.

St Mary (15-3) will travel to Arlington on Monday afternoon for a makeup game.  The game will tip-off at 4:30 p.m. and will be a varsity only game.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team continued their strong season with another win on back-to-back nights.   The Cardinals traveled to Centerville on Tuesday, February 5th and defeated the Tornadoes 84-50.

St Mary won the opening tip and scored in the first 10 seconds on a layup by Weston Geraets.  Centerville did have a short 7-6 lead with 5:00 to play in the first quarter, but St Mary made sure it was a short-lived lead as they scored on their next two possessions.  The Cardinals maintained a four-to-six point lead through much of the rest of quarter and pushed that lead to eight points at 25-17 by the break.  St Mary pushed their lead into double digits early in the second quarter, but the Tornadoes got back within five points at 34-29 with 2:30 to go in the half.  The Cardinals then ended the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 44-31 lead into halftime.

The Cardinal offense and defense put together a great third quarter that helped push the St Mary lead to nearly 30 points.  The Cardinals outscored the Tornadoes 26-12 in the quarter for a 70-43 lead heading into the final quarter.  St Mary again outscored Centerville in the final quarter 14-6 for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for the Cardinals.  Connor Libis led the team with 21 points.  Geraets finished with 15 points, and Max Herber added 11 points.  Centerville was led by Dallas Knutson with 12 points.

The Cardinals (12-3) will play in their fourth straight road game and third game of the week when they travel to Arlington on Thursday, February 7th for a battle of the Cardinal.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

A close, back-and-forth battle through three quarters turned into a big win after a fourth-quarter Cardinal explosion on Monday, February 4th.  The St Mary Cardinals erupted in the fourth quarter for a 72-48 road win against the Gayville-Volin Raiders.

St Mary started fast and took an early 8-1 lead in the first three minutes of the game.  The Raiders responded after a timeout to go on an 11-4 run to take a 13-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.  The Cardinals had a five-point lead two different times in the second quarter, but each time Gayville-Voin responded.  The game was tied 26-26 at halftime.  St Mary scored the first six points of the third quarter for a 32-26 lead with 5:45 to play in the quarter.  The lead grew to seven points at 36-29 just a couple of minutes later.  The Raiders responded with an 11-4 run to close out the quarter, and once again, the game was tied.  This time the score was 40-40 heading into the final quarter.  The Cardinals then got on fire in the fourth quarter.  St Mary went on a 10-3 in the first two minutes of the quarter for a 50-43 with 6:00 to play.  The Cardinals eventually outscored the Raiders 32-8 in the final quarter for the win.

Connor Libis finished the game with a game-high 38 points.  Max Herber finished with 10 points, and Weston Geraets added eight points.  Gayville-Volin was led by Tristan Gustand with 16 points.

The Cadinals (11-3) will travel to Centerville to take on the Tornadoes in their third road game in a row.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals boys basketball team played in another close game on Monday, January 28th at Garretson High School.  The Cardinals defeated the Garretson Blue Dragons 70-67 for their tenth win of the season.  It was the eighth game decided by ten points or less for St Mary this year.  The Cardinals are 5-3 in those games.

St Mary got off to a bit of a slow start in the game.  Garretson built a double-digit lead in the first quarter at 20-10 with 1:31 to play in the quarter.  St Mary got the lead down to seven points by the end of the quarter at 22-15.  The Blue Dragons pushed the lead back to 10 points at 27-17 with 6:37 to play in the first half.  The Cardinals cut the lead to six points, but a layup with 3:23 to play in the second quarter kept Garretson ahead by eight points at 33-25.  St Mary then outscored Garretson 12-4 the remainder of the quarter to take a 37-36 lead into halftime.

The Cardinals seemed to be gaining the momentum as they extended their lead to seven points at 45-38 in the first two minutes of the third quarter.  The St Mary lead grew to 12 points at 52-40 after a three-point shot from the corner by Connar Kangas.  Garretson was able to chip into the lead by the end of the third quarter and trailed 57-51 heading into the final quarter.  Garretson scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter and took the lead after a layup by Trevor Fiegen made the score 58-57 with 5:50 to play.  The two teams traded baskets over the next three minutes and the game was tied 63-63 with just under 3:00 to play in the game.  Connor Libis gave St Mary the lead with 2:30 to play after a shot from the middle of the lane.  Fiegen hit a three-point shot in front of his bench with 1:10 to play giving Garretson a 66-65 lead.  After missed one-and-one free throws by both teams, Libis was fouled on a shot with :39 to play.  Libis was able to make both free throws to give the lead back to St Mary at 67-66.  Drew Blosmo was fouled on a shot attempt and went one-for-two from the free-throw line to tie the game at 67-67 with :19 left in the game.  After a timeout. Libis was fouled near half court on a reach-in, and made both of his free throws with :08 to go giving St Mary a 69-67 lead.  Blosmo attempted a three-point shot from the corner which was no good.  Max Herber pulled down the rebound and was immediately fouled.  Herber made one of two free throws to seal the win for the Cardinals.

Three players scored in double figures for the Cardinals in the game.  Libis finished with 27 points.  Herber added 15 points, and Weston Geraets had 14 points.  Garretson was led by Blosmo with 36 points and Fiegen with 21 points.

St Mary (10-3) will travel to Gayville to play Gayville-Volin on Monday, February 4th.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the Gayville-Volin webcast.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team played in their fifth overtime game of the season, and second game in a row, on Friday, January 25th.  The Cardinals hosted the Lake Preston Divers and earned a 67-66 come-from-behind, overtime win.

The Cardinals struggled to get the offense going for much of the game.  Lake Preston got out to an early 5-0 lead in the first quarter, holding the Cardinals to no points in the first three minutes of the game.  The Divers led 13-8 in the final seconds before Cole Welbig hit a three-point shot at the buzzer to cut the lead to 13-11.  The Divers didn’t allow the Cardinals to use that shot as momentum.  Lake Preston pushed their lead to as many as nine points at 23-14.  The Cardinals finished the quarter on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to three points at 23-20 by halftime.

St Mary scored five points in the first minute of the third quarter and took a brief 25-23 lead.  Lake Preston responded with the next four points, but Connar Kangas hit a three-point shot from the right corner with 6:15 to go in third quarter to give St Mary a 28-27 lead.  The Divers then went on to outscore St Mary 17-6 the rest of the quarter for a 44-34 lead after three quarters of play.

The Cardinal offense found their groove in the fourth quarter.  St Mary went on a 15-5 scoring run capped off by a three-point shot by Connor Libis with 4:50 to play.  The game was tied 49-49.  St Mary continued the momentum and took a 57-52 lead with 3:00 to play.  The Cardinals continued to hold the lead at 60-56 with 1:05 to play in the game.  The Divers tied the game on two made free throws with :06 to go.  Kangas had a chance to win the game for the Cardinals from the free throw line after being fouled on a last second shot, but missed both free throws.  The game was headed to overtime.

Lake Preston struck first in the overtime period scoring the first four points and led 64-50 with 2:40 to play.  Libis went one-for-two from the free throw line with 2:24 to play, and after a defensive stop, Kangas drilled a game-tying three-point shot from left wing with 1:42 to go.  After a couple more defensive stops, Libis made the go-ahead three-point shot from the same spot Kangas made his with :20 to go.  The Cardinals led 67-64, and the Divers had the final possession.  After a Lake Preston timeout with just :07 to go, the Cardinals played tight defense along the perimeter to deny a three-point shot.  St Mary gave up a layup at the buzzer, but it wasn’t enough as St Mary came from behind for the win.

Libis finished the game with 35 points.  Colin Winberg added 10 points for St Mary.  Lake Preston had four players finish in double figures led by Paydon Casper with 15 points.

The Cardinals (9-3) will begin a six-game road stretch on Monday, January 28th.  St Mary will travel to Garretson to play the Blue Dragons.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

After having to have the final game of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament moved around a couple of times, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Colman-Egan Hawks played the 3rd/4th place game on Tuesday, January 22nd at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals started out fast in the first quarter.  St Mary raced out to a 13-point lead at 15-2 with 1:15 to play in the first quarter.  Colman-Egan closed out the quarter on a 6-0 run to close the gap at 15-8.  The Hawks continued the momentum and tied the game 21-21 with 4:57 to play in the second quarter.  Colman-Egan finished the second quarter on a 9-4 run to take a 30-25 lead into halftime.

St Mary scored the first six points of the third quarter, and the Cardinals took a 31-30 lead after a three-point shot by Connar Kangas with 5:22 to play in the quarter.  The two teams traded baskets for the remainder of the third quarter.  Colman-Egan took the 41-38 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.  The two teams traded baskets and leads throughout most of the fourth quarter.  St Mary took a 53-50 lead with 1:30 to play on another three-point shot from Kangas.  Nate Tolley tied the game 15 seconds later at 53-53.  After a defensive stop, Dalton Voelker made two free throws with :24 to go to give Colman-Egan a 55-53 lead.  St Mary called a timeout, and then ran an offensive set to perfection as Ethan Geraets was wide-open and made the game-tying layup from the left block with :04 to go.  That layup sent the game into overtime.

Colman-Egan scored the first six points over the first two minutes of the overtime period to take a 61-55 lead.  Ryan Eining hit a contested shot from the left block with 1:30 to play to cut the lead to 61-57, but that was as close as St Mary would get.  The Hawks made three free-throws over the remainder of the game to seal the victory.  Connor Libis made a layup at the buzzer to make the final score 64-59.  Thw Hawks took third place in the tournament, and the Cardinals finished fourth.

Libis led the Cardinals in scoring with 34 points in the game.  Voelker led Colman-Egan with 32 points and 21 rebounds. Weston Geraets finished with 14 rebounds for the Cardinals.  St Mary finished the game shooting 37% from the field, while the Hawks shot 47% from the field.

St Mary (8-3) will host the Lake Preston Divers in a girls and boys double-header on Friday, January 25th.  Those games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

After having the semifinals of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament delayed by a day, the Dell Rapids St May Cardinal boys fell to the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Satuday, January 19th at Deubrook High School in White.

The Cardinals opened the game on fire jumping out to an 11-2 lead in the first two minutes.  The Elks responded with a 7-0 run to close the gap to 11-9.  St Mary responded with an 11-3 spurt to close out the quarter.  The Cardinals led 22-12 after the first quarter.  St Mary pushed their lead to 15 points at 33-18 with 4:30 to play in the second quarter.  The Elks then went on a 19-6 run the remainder of the quarter to close the gap to 39-37 by halftime.

Elkton-Lake Benton tied the game with 6:30 to go in the third quarter at 41-41.  The two teams traded baskets through much of the third quarter, but the Elks took a five-point lead at 54-49 with just over a minute to play in the third quarter.  Elkton-Lake Benton held that five-point lead at the end of the quarter at 56-51.  The Elks scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to extend their lead to 62-51 with 6:15 to play in the game.  The Elks held a double-digit lead for most of the quarter, but the Cardinals cut the lead down to two points at 71-69 with 1:15 to play.  The Elks, however, put the game away at the free throw line for the win.

Max Herber led the team with 26 points and 10 rebounds.  Weston Geraets finished with 14 points.  Elkton-Lake Benton was led by Matthew Nibbe with 16 points and Aiden Erickson with 15 points.

St Mary (8-2) will play in the 3rd/4th place game on Monday, January 21st in Arlington.  The Cardinals will play Colman-Egan with a 6:00 p.m. tipoff.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys advanced to the semifinal round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament after an 83-53 win over the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks on Tuesday, January 15th at Elkton High School.

The #1 seeded Cardinals found themselves in a tight battle in the first half with the Redhawks.  The two offenses had things rolling right away in the first quarter.  St Mary was able to give themselves a nine-point lead at the first quarter break of 26-17.  The Redhawks kept pace with St Mary in the second quarter and trailed by just 10 points by a score of 44-34 at halftime.

St Mary’s defense locked down on the Redhawks in the second half.  Estelline/Hendricks was only able to score 10 points in the third quarter as the Cardinals scored 22 to push the lead to 66-44.  The Cardinals outscored the Redhawks 17-9 in the final quarter for the win.

Three players finished in double figures for St Mary.  Connor Libis finished with 25 points, four assists, and two steals.  Weston Geraets had 15 points, 10 rebound, and three blocked shots.  Sam Palmer added 11 points and three blocked shots.

The Cardinals (8-1) will play at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 18th in Elkton.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.