The Garretson Blue Dragons earned a 52-41 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in the season-opening game of the girls season on Tuesday, December 8th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

Both teams got off to a slow start offensively in the first quarter, scoring a combined 15 points.  Garretson held a 10-5 lead after the first quarter.  The offense picked up in the second quarter, and the Blue Dragons headed to the locker room at halftime ahead 25-13.  The Blue Dragons were able to push their lead to 13 points by the end of the third quarter at 39-26.  The Cardinals were able to close the gap early in the fourth quarter, but Garretson was able to hang on for the 52-41 win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 25.5% (14-55) from the field, 33.3% (4-12) from three-point area, and 64.3% (9-14) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had a total of 41 rebounds, 12 assists and 12 turnovers.

Kennedi Mullaney led the Cardinals with 16 points and nine rebounds.  Jackie Wolles had 11 points and two rebounds, while Lexi Klein finished with eight points and seven rebounds.  Sydney Cook led the team with four assists.

The Cardinals (0-1) will host Estelline on Thursday, December 10th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team had their season come to an end on Tuesday, February 24th, after a 58-40 loss to the Baltic Bulldogs in the first round of the District 7B tournament at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

St Mary got off to a slow start and could never recover as the Bulldogs outscored the Cardinals in every quarter.  Baltic took a 12-8 lead after the first quarter, and then extended their lead to 23-16 by halftime.  St Mary was held to nine points in the third quarter and trailed Baltic 37-25.  Baltic outscored St Mary 21-15 in the final quarter.

The Cardinals finished the night shooting just 17% (10-59) from the field, 14% (3-21) from three-point area, and 77% (17-22) from the free-throw line.  Baltic shot 44% (20-46) from the field in the game.  The Cardinals out-rebounded the Bulldogs 38-34.  St Mary also had 22 turnovers in the game.

Ally Mullaney finished the game with 16 points and 13 rebounds.  Jackie Wolles had eight points and five rebounds.  Lindsey Wolles added five points, and Kaitlyn Vortherms and Lexi Klein each had four points a piece.

The St Mary Cardinals finished their season with a record of 5-16.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Baltic	12	11	14	21	58
Dell Rapids St Mary	8	8	9	15	40

The Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders made one field goal in the fourth quarter, but knocked down nine free throws to hang on and beat the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls on Monday, February 17th, in Rutland.  The Cardinals grabbed an early lead to start the game, but the Raiders led 8-5 at the end of the first quarter.  O-R-R extended that lead to 22-15  by halftime.  The Raiders ran the lead to nine points by the end of the third quarter at 36-27.  St Mary started to make a run in the fourth quarter, but the Raiders made enough free throws down the stretch to hang on for the 47-43 win.

The Cardinals finish the regular season at 5-15.  St Mary will play in the first round of the District 7B tournament on Tuesday, February 24th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	5	10	12	16	43
Oldham-Ramona/Rutland	8	14	14	11	47

Highlights

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls earned their fifth win of the season by beating the Colman/Egan Hawks 54-47 on Friday, February 13th, in Colman.  St Mary jumped out to a 13-8 lead after the first quarter.  However, the Cardinals only scored four points in the second quarter, and the Hawks took a 24-17 lead into halftime.  The C/E Hawks extended their lead to 14 points with 5:06 to go in the third quarter.  That’s when the Cardinals began their comeback.  The Cardinals pulled within four points at 34-30 at the end of the third quarter.  St Mary then scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to earn the come-from-behind win.

The Cardinals finished the game shooting 45% (17-38) from the field, 27% (3-11) from three-point area, and 59% (17-29) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 30 team rebounds, seven steals, and turned the ball over just 10 times in the game.

Ally Mullaney finished the game with 17 points to lead the Cardinals.  Lindsey Wolles added 16 points, and Jackie Wolles tossed in 14 points and grabbed five rebounds.  Kaitlyn Vortherms pulled down six rebounds.  Cassy Geraets dished out four assists.

The Cardinals improve to 5-14 on the year.  St Mary travels to Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Tuesday, February 17th, to take on the Raiders.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	13	4	13	24	54
Colman/Egan	8	16	10	13	47

The Canistota Hawks scored seven unanswered points in the final two minutes of the first quarter to propel themselves to a 54-32 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls on Monday, February 9th.  Canistota had a two point lead at 10-8 with 2:00 to go in the first before ending the quarter ahead 17-8.  The Hawks extended that lead to 27-11 with 2:30 to go in the first half after a 10-3 run.  Canistota led 33-16 at halftime.  The Cardinals held Canistota to just six points in the third quarter, but could only close the gap to 39-25 at the end of the third quarter.  Canistota then held St Mary to just seven points in the fourth quarter on their way to the win.

St Mary shot 25% (12-48) from the field, 0-6 from three-point area, and 44% (8-18) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 36 team rebounds and turned the ball over 23 times.  Ally Mullaney had 18 points and 11 rebounds for St Mary.  Lindsey Wolles tossed in eight points.

The Cardinals fall to 4-14 on the year.  St Mary will travel to Colman on Friday, February 13th, to take on the Colman/Egan Hawks.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Canistota	17	16	6	15	54
Dell Rapids St Mary	8	8	9	7	32

Highlights

The Dell  Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls lost to the Elkton/Lake Benton Elks on Friday, February 6th, in Dell Rapids by a score of 66-50.

With the Elks leading 9-6 early in the first quarter, the Elks went on a 10-0 to take a 19-6 lead late in the quarter.  St Mary scored the final three points to pull within 10 at the end of the first quarter 19-9.  But the Cardinals went on a 12-2 run in the first three minutes of the second quarter to tie the game at 21-21.  The Elks answered back with a 12-4 run to take a 33-25 lead.  St Mary closed the gap again to 34-30 by halftime.

Unfortunately, that was as close as the Cardinals would get as the Elks took their largest lead of the night at 16 points with 1:13 to go in the third.  Elkton/Lake Benton led 50-34 at the end of the third quarter, holding St Mary to just four points in the third quarter.  The Cardinals scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, but were unable to gain on the Elks.

St Mary finished the night shooting 27% (12-45) from the field in the game, making just three field goals in the entire second half.  They were 18% (2-11) from the three-point area, and 65% (24-35) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had 35 team rebounds, but turned the ball over 28 times.

Lindsey Wolles finished with 18 points in the game.  Jackie Wolles added 13 points along with six rebounds.  Ally Mullaney had eight points and eight rebounds for St Mary.

The Cardinals fall to 4-13 on the year.  St Mary will host Canistota on Monday, February 9th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Elkton/Lake Benton	19	15	16	16	66
Dell Rapids St Mary	9	21	4	16	50

Highlights

The Bridgewater/Emery Huskies earned a come-from-behind win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team 45-38 on Monday, February 1st, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cardinals led by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, but couldn’t hang on for the win.

St Mary jumped out to a 13-5 lead at the end of the first quarter, and pushed the lead to 10 with 7:40 to go in the first half, but the Huskies were able to tie the game by halftime at 19-19.  The Huskies held St Mary to just six points in the third quarter to take a 32-25 lead.  The largest lead for Bridgewater/Emery came with :42 to go in the third when they lead by nine points.  Bridgewater-Emery scored their last field goal with 3:34 to go in the game, but held on to beat the Cardinals.

St Mary was led by Ally Mullaney with 18 points and 11 rebounds.  Lindsey Wolles tossed in nine points and grabbed four rebounds.  Jackie Wolles finished with four points in the game.  Kaitlyn Vortherms had three points, and Claudia Schwebach added four rebounds for the Cardinals.

St Mary shot 33% (13-39) from the field, 22% (2-9) from three-point area, and 71% (10-14) from the free-throw line in the game.  The Cardinals had 30 team rebounds, five assists, two steals and 15 turnovers as a team.

The Cardinals fall to 4-12 on the year.  St Mary will host the Elkton/Lake Benton Elks on Friday, February 6th.  The game will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Bridgewater/Emery	5	14	13	13	45
Dell Rapids St Mary	13	6	6	13	38

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls won the rematch against the Arlington Cardinals on Friday, January 30th.  St Mary defeated Arlington 44-38 at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The win comes six days after Arlington beat St Mary at the girls Dakota Valley Conference Tournament in Elkton.

Arlington held an early lead in the first quarter by three points with 5:07 to go in the quarter, but that would be their largest lead of the night.  St Mary led 12-6 at the end of the first quarter. St Mary extended their lead to 10 points, their largest of the game, with 2:19 to go in the half.  Arlington, however, cut the lead to 20-15 by halftime.  Arlington closed the gap to just one point by the end of the third quarter at 27-26.  St Mary was able to out-score Arlington 17-12 in the final quarter for the win.

St Mary was led by Lindsey Wolles with 13 points.  Ally Mullaney added 12 points and seven rebounds.  Kaitlyn Vortherms finished with nine points and four rebounds in the game.  St Mary shot 25% (10-4o) from the field, 33% (5-15) from three-point area, and 68% (19-28) from the free-throw line.

St Mary improves to 4-10 on the year.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Arlington	6	9	11	12	38
Dell Rapids St Mary	12	8	7	17	44

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team finished sixth at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament.  St Mary lost to the Arlington Cardinals on Saturday, January 24th, by a score of 51-45.  The two teams were tied at 12-12 at the end of the first quarter.  Arlington was able to take a nine-point lead into halftime at 32-23.  St Mary cut the lead to five at the end of the third quarter at 35-30, but was unable to complete the comeback.

Lindsey Wolles led the way for St Mary with 13 points and three steals.  Kennedi Mullaney finished with five points and five assists.  Lexi Klein pulled down six rebounds, and Jackie Wolles had five rebounds.  St Mary finished the game with 28 total team rebounds an turned the ball over 19 times.

St Mary now falls to 2-10 on the year.  St Mary will travel to Baltic to take on the Bulldogs on Monday, January 26th.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Dell Rapids St Mary	12	11	7	15	45
Arlington	12	20	3	16	51

The Dell Rapid St Mary Cardinal girls team defeated the Colman/Egan Hawks in the consolation bracket of the DVC tournament on Thursday, January 22nd, in Colman.  The Cardinals beat the C-E Hawks 55-46 for their second win of the year.

The Hawks had an early one-point lead with 6:14 to go in the first quarter, but that was the only lead of the night for Colman/Egan.  St Mary held a six-point lead at 13-7 at the end of the first quarter.  The Cardinals continued to increase the lead in the second quarter, scoring 19 points on their way to a 32-17 halftime lead.  Colman/Egan was able to chip away at the lead throughout the second half, but ran out of time.  The C-E Hawks outscored St Mary 14-13 in the third quarter, and 15-10 in the fourth quarter.  However, that was not enough as the Cardinals hung on for the win.

St Mary had two players in double figures, led by Ally Mullaney with 16 points and nine rebounds.  Lindsey Wolles finished with 14 points and two steals.  Jackie Wolles and Kennedi Mullaney each had eight points apiece.

The Cardinals finished the night shooting 39% (16-41) from the field, 10% (1-10) from three-point area, and 67% (22-33) from the free-throw line.  St Mary out-rebounded Colman/Egan 39-33 in the game and also force 19 C-E Hawk turnovers.

St Mary improves to 2-9 on the year.  The Cardinals will play their final game of the DVC Tournament on Saturday, January 24th, against the Arlington Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. in Elkton.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Colman/Egan	7	10	14	15	46
Dell Rapids St Mary	13	19	13	10	55