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The Dell Rapids Quarriers hosted the Dell Rapids Cheer Invite on Tuesday, September 10th.  Along with the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals, Platte-Geddes, Dakota Valley, Redfield-Doland, and Sioux Valley also participated in the event.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Sioux Valley took first place with a final score of 180.  The Quarriers were second with 137 points.  Dakota Valley placed third with 126 points.  Platte-Geddes was fourth with 123.25 points.  St Mary finished fifth with 113.5 points, and Redfield-Doland finished sixth at 105.75 points.

Both the Quarriers and Cardinals will participate in the Brookings Invite on Saturday, September 21st for their next performance.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals hosted the St Mary Invite on Monday, August 26th to start the 2019 competitive cheer season.  The Dell Rapids Quarriers, Deubrook Dolphins, and Arlington/Lake Preston Badgers also participated in the invite.

The Quarriers placed first with an average score 129.25 in their two performances.  The Cardinals placed second with an average score of 125.  Arlington/Lake Preston placed third with average score of 112, and Deubrook was fourth with an average score of 101.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Dell Rapids will be at the Watertown Invite on Tuesday, September 3rd.  The St Mary Cardinals will be off until Tuesday, September 10th when they will participate in the Dell Rapids Invite.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams gave their final performances of the 2018 season at the 2018 South Dakota Class A Competitive Cheer Competition on Friday, October 19th at Brandon Valley High School.  A total of 18 teams competed at this year’s state event.

The Quarriers took home 3rd place with a total of 240.0 points.  The Cardinals placed 6th in the state with a total of 225.0 points.  Sioux Valley claimed the Class A title with 290.5 points.  Dakota Valley was second with 246.0 points.  Deubrook Area was fourth with 227.0 points, and Platte-Geddes was fifth with 226.5 points.

Both the Dell Rapids Quarriers and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams participated in the Brookings Invite held at the Swiftel Center in Brookings on Saturday, September 15th.  A total of 22 teams participated in the event with only five of those teams Class A schools.

Dell Rapids finished 8th overall, but second out of the Class A schools, with a team score of 185.00.  Dell Rapids St Mary finished 10th overall, and fourth out of the Class A schools, with a team score of 172.00.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt was 1st with a team score of 252.00.  Sioux Falls O’Gorman was 2nd with a team score of 247.50.  Sioux Valley finished 3rd overall, and was the top Class A school with a team score of 235.50.  Wagner finished 9th overall, but third out of the Class A schools, with a team score of 173.00.

Dell Rapids will travel to Volga for the Sioux Valley Invite on Thursday, September 20th for their next performance.  St Mary will perform again on Saturday, September 29th at the Rider Spirit Invitational held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team hosted five other teams on Tuesday, September 4th at the Dell Rapids Invite.  Dell Rapids St Mary, Platte-Geddes, Redfield-Doland, Dakota Valley, Sioux Valley, along with Dell Rapids, all competed in the event.

Sioux Valley took the top spot with a team score of 162.5.  Dakota Valley placed second with a score of 138.5.  Dell Rapids was third with a score of 138.25.  Dell Rapids St Mary placed fourth with a score of 133.  Redfield-Doland took home fifth place, and Platte-Geddes finished sixth.

Prior to the start of the event, the seniors for the Dell Rapids Quarriers were recognized.  Those seniors are Taylor Reit and Jenae Schoeberl.

Dell Rapids will make the trip north to Redfield for the Pheasant Invite on Tuesday, September 11th for their next competition.  The Cardinals will perform next on Saturday, September 15th at the Brookings Spirit Invitational.

Dell Rapids St Mary High School hosted it’s first ever Cardinal Cheer Invite on Monday, August 27th.  A total of five teams participated in the inaugural event.  The cheer teams were Arlington/Lake Preston, Dell Rapids, Deubrook, Parkston, and Dell Rapids St Mary.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers took first place with average score of 130.0 points between their two performances.  Deubrook placed second with an average score of 122.5.  Dell Rapids St Mary was third with an average score of 120.5.  Arlington/Lake Preston finished fourth, and Parkston was fifth.

The seniors for the St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer team were also recognized between performances.  This year’s seniors are Veronica Beck, Courney Geraets, Cassie Mullaney, and Maddie Schwebach.

The Dell Rapids Quarriers will perform next at the Watertown Invite on Tuesday, August 28th.  The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals will perform next at the Dell Rapids Invite on Tuesday, September 4th.