The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls ended a six-game skid with a 45-28 win in the consolation round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Thursday, January 17th.  The Cardinals defeated the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks at Deubrook High School in White.

The Cardinals started the game on a 10-0 run and led the entire way.  St Mary led 12-3 after the first quarter.  That lead grew to 11 points by halftime at 27-16.  The Cardinal defense became more stingy in the second.  St Mary held the Elks to just nine third quarter points and three fourth quarter points.

The Cardinals (4-7) will play Lake Preston for fifth place on Saturday, January 19th at 2:30 p.m. at Deubrook High School in White.

In the opening round of the 2019 Dakota Valley Conference tournament, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team fell to the Arlington Cardinals 50-42 on Monday, January 14th at Deubrook High School in White.

St Mary ended the first quarter with a slim two-point lead at 11-9.  Arlington, however, held St Mary to just four second-quarter points and took an 18-15 lead into the locker room at halftime.  That lead grew for Arlington to 11 points at 28-17 with 4:20 to go in the third quarter.  St Mary shaved a point off that lead by the end of the third quarter and trailed 36-26 heading into the final quarter.

Arlington was able to maintain a 10-point lead over the first minute and a half in the fourth quarter and led 40-30.  The lead grew to 11 points again by the midway point of the fourth quarter at 46-35.  St Mary then went on a 7-0 run in just under two minutes to cut the lead to 46-42 with 2:12 to play.  Neither team would score until the final minute.  Arlington knocked down four free throws in that final minute to seal the victory.

Ella Heinitz finished the game with 21 points for St Mary.  Maddie Schwebach added 10 points, and Ella Griffin had six points.

St Mary (3-7) will play in the consolation round of the DVC tournament on Thursday, January 17th against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  Tip-off is at 6:00 p.m. at Deubrook High School in White.

 

 

Facing the undefeated Deubrook Area Dolphins, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team held tough, but took the loss 57-45 on Thursday, January 10th at Deubrook High School in White.

The Cardinals held Deubrook to just 13 points in the first quarter, but the Dolphin defense held St Mary to just seven points.  Deubrook held a 13-7 lead after the first quarter of play.  That lead grew to 12 points by the end of the second quarter.  The Dolphins led 28-16.  The second half was a back-and-forth battle.  The Cardinals kept even with the Dolphins in the final two quarters.  Both teams each scored 29 points, and the Dolphins first half lead was enough for the win.

Two players finished in double figures for St Mary.  Maddie Schwebach led the team in scoring with 14 points. Ella Heinitz finished with 12 points, and Carly Maxwell added seven points.

St Mary (3-6) will play Arlington in the opening round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Monday, January 14th.  Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. from Deubrook High School in White.  Big Sioux Media will tap into the Deubrook live stream for video of the game.

The De Smet Bulldogs continued their dominance in Class B girls basketball with a 71-21 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Friday, January 4th.  The Bulldogs led 41-14 at halftime and held the Cardinals to just seven points in the second half.

Ella Heinitz led St Mary in scoring with eight points.  Ella Griffin finished with five points and seven rebounds.  Maddie Schwebach added four points, and Clare Klein and Tana Harrington both had two points each.  Karlie Klein had five rebounds.  De Smet was led by Kennadi Buchholz with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

The Cardinals (3-5) look to get back into the win column on Thursday, January 10th.  St Mary will travel to White to play the Deubrook Area Dolphins.  Big Sioux Media will have a link to the Deubrook Area webstream of the game.

The Garretson Blue Dragons hung on to an early first quarter lead and defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 73-67 on Friday, December 28th in Garretson.  It was the first game for the two teams in eight days due to the new moratorium put in place by the South Dakota High School Activities Association during the Christmas holiday.

Garretson got out to a 10 point lead after the first quarter of play at 17-7.  The Cardinals were able to cut into the lead in the second quarter and trailed 34-27 at halftime.  The Blue Dragon lead grew to 13 points after the third quarter.  Garretson led 56-43 heading into the final quarter.  St Mary outscored Garretson 24-17 in the fourth quarter, but wasn’t quite enough to complete the comeback.

Two players for the Cardinals finished with over 20 points.  Maddie Schwebach led the team with 28 points and eight rebounds.  Ella Heinitz added 23 points.  Tana Harrington pulled down nine rebounds as well.  Garretson was led by Lizzie Olson with a game-high 34 points and 19 rebounds.

St Mary (3-4) will travel to De Smet on Friday, January 4th for a girls and boys double-header against the Bulldogs.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

A second half surge by the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks gave them a 54-37 win over the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Thursday, December 20th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals were able to get shots up in the first quarter, but not many fell for them.  St Mary was only able to score five points in the opening quarter, but the defense held Estelline/Hendricks to just 11 points.  The shots starting falling for St Mary in the second quarter, and they were able to chip into the lead by halftime.  The Redhawks led 24-19 after the first two quarters.

Estelline/Hendricks clamped down on defense and their offense scored nearly 20 points in the third quarter.  The Redhawks outscored St Mary 18-7 to take a 42-26 lead into the final quarter.  The fourth quarter was pretty even between the two teams at 12-11, but the lead the Redhawks built in the third quarter proved to be enough for the win.

Elle Heinitz had 16 points and two rebounds in the game.  Ella Griffin finished with 14 points and five rebounds.  Maddie Schwebach tallied five points and pulled down 13 rebounds.  Estelline/Hendricks was led by Kaylee Johnson with 15 points and five rebounds.

The Cardinals (3-3) will play in Garretson on Friday, December 28th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team had their three-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Chester Area Flyers on Monday, December 17th.  The Flyers defeated the Cardinals 61-53 at Chester Area High School.

The Flyers started quickly by building a nine-point lead of 18-9 at the end of the first quarter.  They again held the Cardinals to just nine points in the second quarter, and the Chester Area lead grew to 16 points by halftime at 34-18.  The Flyers pushed the lead to 20 points by the end of the third quarter to 49-29.  St Mary tried to make a furious come back in the fourth quarter by scoring 24 points, but Chester was able answer every time St Mary got close.

The Cardinals shot 27% (16-60) from the field in the game, and 23% (5-22) from the free-throw line.  The Flyers were 38% (24-64) from the field and 69% (9-13) from the free-throw line.

Ella Heinitz finished with a team-high 17 points, and Maddie Schwebach added 14 points.  Schwebach led the team with 10 rebounds.  Jadon Wages had 20 points to lead the Flyers.

St Mary (3-2) will host Estelline/Hendricks on Thursday, December 20th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team won their third straight game on Saturday, December 15th.  The Cardinals defeated the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks 58-40 at the 21st Annual Girls Michael J. Entringer Scholarship Classic held at Colman-Egan High School.

St Mary took the lead early in the game and got out to a 16-11 lead after the first quarter of play.  The Cardinal defense shut down the Elks in the second quarter as St Mary outscored Elkton-Lake Benton 14-5 in the quarter.  The Cardinals led 30-16 at halftime.  St Mary again kept the Elks under 10 points in the third quarter.  The Cardinals outscored the Elks 16-9 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 46-25.  Elkton-Lake Benton scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, but never really challenged the Cardinals as they took the win.

St Mary finished the game shooting 40.4% (23-57) from the field, 33.3% (3-9) from three-point area, and 39.1% (9-25) from the free-throw line.  The Cardinals had a total of 36 team rebounds, 14 steals, and seven assists.

Maddie Schwebach, who was named the game’s MVP, finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four steals, and an assist.  Ella Heinitz added 12 points and two steals.  Clare Klein and Tana Harrington both had seven points each.  Courtney Brown finished with five points.  Cassie Mullaney, Addison Gilbert, and Ella Griffin all had four points each.

The Cardinals (3-1) will travel to Chester and will play in a girls and boys double-header on Monday, December 17th.  Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

In their third straight home game to start the season, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team cruised to a 58-24 win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Thursday, December 13th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cardinals led from start to finish in the game.

St Mary scored the first five points of the game and proceeded to build an 11-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game.  The Cardinals continued to grow the lead throughout the quarter and led 25-10 after the first quarter of play.  St Mary’s defense held the Raiders to just six second-quarter points, and the Cardinals grew their lead to 40-16 by halftime.  The defense continued to shine for St Mary in the second half.  Oldham-Ramona/Rutland could only score a total of eight points in the final two quarters of the game as the Cardinals earned their second win of the season.

Ella Griffin led the team in scoring with 12 points.  Griffin also had three rebounds and two assists.  Maddie Schwebach finished with 10 points and five rebounds.  Elle Heinitz added eight points, four steals, three assists, and two rebounds.  Clare Klein and Tana Harrington both finished with seven points each.  Klein also tallied seven rebounds.  Ten St Mary players scored in the game.  Emily Nold had seven points and seven rebounds to lead Oldham-Ramona/Rutland.

The Cardinals (2-1) will play Elkton-Lake Benton at the Entringer Classic in Colman at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 15th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

Dell Rapids St Mary and Mitchell Christian were tied 40-40 with 3:00 to play in the game.  It was at that point the Cardinals went on a late rally to earn their first victory of the 2018-2019 season on Tuesday, December 11th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cardinals outscored the Golden Eagles 12-2 in the final minutes for a 52-42 victory.

The two teams played a close first quarter to start the game.  St Mary held a slim 10-9 lead before closing the quarter on a 7-2 run to lead 17-11 after the first break.  The Cardinals continued the rally in the second quarter pushing their lead to 15 points at 30-15 by halftime.  St Mary scored the first three points of the third quarter for their largest lead of the night at 33-15.  The Golden Eagles would mount a rally of their own as they cut the lead down to 39-30 by the end of the third quarter.  Mitchell Christian then outscored the Cardinals 10-1 in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter to tie the game at 40-40.  From that point onward, St Mary took control of the game for the win.

Ella Heinitz finished with a team-high 18 points and also added six rebounds, and three steals.  Maddie Schwebach tallied 15 points, 11 rebounds, and six steals.  Ella Griffin finished with seven points, five rebounds and five assists.

The Cardinals (1-1) will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Thursday, December 13th.  The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.