The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team won their third match of the season in a straight-set win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Tuesday, August 29th, in Rutland.  The Cardinals won by set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-20.

The Cardinals served well from the line getting six aces from Cassie Mullaney and four aces from Rhiannon Glaizer.  Ella Heinitz and Cassy Geraets led the team in kills and set assists.  Heinitz and Geraets both finished with five kills.  Heinitz had 14 set assists, while Geraets had 10 assists.  Mullaney led the team with three blocks, and Adyn Heinricy finished with 20 digs defensively.

St Mary (3-3) will host Arlington in the battle of the Cardinals on Thursday, August 31st.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

The Alcester-Hudson Cubs defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in straight sets in the season opener on Thursday, August 24th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cubs won by scores of 25-21, 25-10, 25-15.

Cassie Mullaney led the team with seven kills.  Maddie Schwebach finished with six kills, and Rhiannon Glazier and Veronica Beck each had five kills.  Schwebach led the team with four blocks, and Adyn Heinricy finished with 15 digs.  Cassy Geraets had 16 set assists, while Ella Heinitz finished with 10 assists.

The Cardinals will play in the Estelline Tournament on Saturday, August 26th.

The Freeman Academy/Marion Bearcats defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in straight sets by scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-20, on Tuesday, October 18th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  It was the final home match of the regular season for the Cardinals in which they honored the seniors Haley Michel, Kennedi Mullaney, and Jackie Wolles.

The Cardinals had a lead early in each of the games and also lead 18-9 in the final game before Freeman Academy/Marion made their run to win in straight sets.

The loss drops the Cardinals to 2-25 on the season.  St Mary will wrap up the regular season at De Smet on Monday, October 24th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team competed in the Dakota Valley Conference volleyball tournament on Saturday, October 15th, in Colman.

The Cardinals went 0-2 in pool play dropping their first match against Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 25-10, 25-9.  In St Mary’s second match, the Cardinals fell to Castlewood 25-18, 25-7.

The two losses put the Cardinals in the Bronze bracket.  St Mary lost to Lake Preston in the opening round of the bracket by scores of 25-14, 25-20.  The Cardinals then faced Estelline in the final match of the day falling by scores of 25-20, 25-13.

Kennedi Mullaney finished the tournament with six kills.  Veronica Beck had five kills, and Jackie Wolles and Cassie Mullaney each had four kills.  Cassy Geraets led the team in assists on the day with 27.  Adyn Heinricy had six service aces in the tournament.  Wolles and C. Mullaney both had two blocks on the day.  Haley Michel finished with 24 digs.

The Cardinals now have a record of 2-24.  St Mary will host Freeman Academy/Marion on Tuesday, October 18th, in the final regular season home match of the year.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Two nights removed from defeating the Dell Rapids Quarriers, the Deubrook Area Dolphins defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in straight sets by scores of 25-15, 25-9, and 25-8 on Thursday, October 13th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.

The Cardinals finished the match with a total of 14 kills led by Cassie Mullaney with four.  Rhiannon Glazier and Maddie Schwebach each had three kills.  Kennedi Mullaney and Jackie Wolles finished with two kills.  Haley Michel led the defense with 19 digs on the night.  Wolles also finished the night with two blocks.

The Cardinals fall to 2-20 on the season.  St Mary will play in the Dakota Valley Conference tournament on Saturday, October 15th, in Colman.  The Cardinals will face Oldham-Ramona/Rutland in the first match of the day.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell in straight sets to the Hendricks Grizzlies at St Mary High School on Tuesday, October 11th by scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-23.

Maddie Schwebach led St Mary with five kills.  Kennedi Mullaney added four kills in the match, and Cassie Mullaney and Jackie Wolles each had three kills.  C. Mullaney added two blocks on the night.  Cassy Geraets had 11 set assists.  Haley Michel had an impressive 41 digs for the Cardinals.  Rhiannon Glazier had two ace serves.

St Mary falls to 2-19 on the season.  The Cardinals will hose Deubrook Area on Thursday, October 13th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell to Estelline in four games on Thursday, October 6th, in Estelline.  Game scores were 8-25, 25-22, 20-25, and 23-25.

Maddie Schwebach finished with six kills and one ace serve.  Jackie Wolles added five kills and six digs.  Kennedi Mullaney had five kills, one ace serve, and one block.  Cassy Geraets had 19 set assists in the match.  Haley Michel had 20 digs, and Rhiannon Glazier added eight digs.

The Cardinals fall to 2-18 on the season.  St Mary will host Hendricks, MN on Tuesday, October 11th.

The Elkton-Lake Benton Elks defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals in straight sets on Thursday, September 29th, by scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.

Kennedi Mullaney led the team with two kills in the match.  Cassie Mullaney, Rhiannon Glazier, and Jackie Wolles all had one kill each.  Cassy Geraets had a team-high five set assists.  Maddie Schwebach had the lone ace serve for the Cardinals.  Schwebach also led the team in blocks with two.  Haley Michel finished the night with seven digs.  Glazier added four digs.

The Cardinals now fall to 2-16 on the year.  St Mary will travel to Freeman on Monday, October 3rd.

The Elks also won the JV match over the Cardinals by scores of 25-14, 25-14.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team went 0-4 on Saturday, September 24th, at the Don Magnus Memorial Volleyball Tournament in Elkton.

The Cardinals fell to Alcester-Hudson by scores of 25-7, 25-23.  Kennedi Mullaney had eight kills in the match.  Jackie Wolles had four kills and three digs.  Haley Michel finished with eight digs.  Cassy Geraets had 11 set assists.

Iroquois defeated St Mary by scores of 25-14, 26-24.  K. Mullaney and Cassie Mullaney each had two kills in the match.  Michel tallied five digs, and Geraets had eight set assists.  K. Mullaney also had a block while Wolles had two digs.

St Mary then fell to Elkton-Lake Benton by scores of 25-12, 25-15.  Veronica Beck had three kills for the Cardinals.  Michel had seven digs, Wolles had four, and Maxwell had three digs.  Geraets had four set assists, and Wolles had two.

The Cardinals also lost to Gayville-Volin by scores of 25-23, 25-12.  Wolles and Maddie Schwebach each had two kills in the match.  K. Mullaney, Beck, and C. Mullaney had three blocks apiece.  Michel finished with five digs.  Geraets had four set assists, and Wolles had two assists.

St Mary’s record on the season is now 2-14.  The Cardinals will travel to Baltic on Tuesday, September 27th.