The DeSmet Bulldogs defeated the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team in straight games by scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-13 in DeSmet on Tuesday, October 21st.

Ally Mullaney had 10 kills for the Cardinals.  Anne Swift added four kills.  Kaitlyn Vortherms finished the night with nine assists and 14 digs.  Claudia Schwebach added 12 digs for St Mary.  Mullaney and Riley Wolles each had a block.  Jackie Wolles had two service aces.

St Mary drops to 10-16 on the year.  The Cardinals will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Monday, October 27th.  The match will be webcast on Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team finished fourth, with a 3-1 record, at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Estelline on Saturday, October 18th.

The Cardinals dropped their first match of the day to DeSmet by scores of 25-13, 25-11.  St Mary then took on Oldham-Ramona/Rutland in their second pool-play match, defeating the Raiders 12-25, 25-23, 25-22.

St Mary finished second in pool play, placing them into the silver bracket later in the day.  The Cardinals then played Lake Preston and defeated the Divers in straight games by scores of 32-30, 25-17.  In their last match of the day, St Mary defeated Colman/Egan 25-20, 12-25, 25-22.  By winning both matches in the silver bracket, the Cardinals finished fourth in the tournament.

Elkton/Lake Benton won the conference tournament with a 4-0 record.  DeSmet finished second, followed by Deubrook.

The Cardinals record is now 10-15 on the year.  St Mary will travel to DeSmet on Tuesday, October 21st.

The match took five games to decide, but the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team defeated Estelline by scores of 25-22, 25-14, 12-25, 12-25, 15-10 on Monday, October 13th, in Estelline.

The Cardinals had three players end the night with 20 or more digs.  Ally Mullaney led the team with 29 digs.  Lindsey Wolles finished with 22, and Kaitlyn Vortherms had 20 digs.  L. Wolles also tallied 19 set assists in the match.   Mullaney pounded 11 kills, while Riley Wolles and Jackie Wolles each had six kills apiece.  Vortherms and Mullaney finished with six aces apiece as well.

The win moves the Cardinals’ record to 7-14.  St Mary will travel back to Estelline on Saturday, October 18th, for the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team lost to the Deubrook Area Dolphins by game scores of 25-20, 11-25, 16-25, 7-25 on Thursday, October 9th, in Dell Rapids.

After the first game got off to a 6-6 tie, Deubrook went on the first run of the match outscoring St Mary 8-2 to take a 14-8 lead.  The Cardinals answered back scoring the next seven points to go ahead 15-14 midway through the first game.  Deubrook was able to regain the lead at 20-19, but the Cardinals scored the final six points to win the first game of the match.  St Mary scored the first point of the second game, but after a 1-1 tie, the Dolphins got out to a 7-3 lead early in the game.  St Mary was never able to get any closer than three points in the game as the Dolphins went on to win the second game.  St Mary again jumped out to an early lead in the third game at 4-1, the Deubrook tied the game at 6-6.  From that point the Dolphins outscored St Mary 11-4 to push the lead to 17-10, and Deubrook closed out the third game to go ahead two games to one.  The fourth game was again tied very early at 1-1, but it was all Deubrook from that point as the Dolphins went on to win the match in four games.

Ally Mullaney finished the night with 11 kills for the Cardinals.  Jackie Wolles added five.  Lindsey Wolles had 17 set assists in the match.  Kaitlyn Vortherms ended the match with 25 digs.  A. Mullaney and L. Wolles each had 16 digs apiece.  Kennedi Mullaney and A. Mullaney each had two solo blocks in the match.

The loss drops the Cardinals to 6-14 on the year.  St Mary will travel to Estelline on Tuesday, October 14th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team defeated the Freeman Flyers 25-12, 25-9, 23-25, 25-20 on Monday, October 6th, in Freeman.

The Cardinals played an outstanding defensive game.  Five players had double-figure digs in the match.  Kaitlyn Vortherms anchored the defense with 28 digs.  Ally Mullaney had 24 digs on the night.  Claudia Schwebach added 18 digs, Nichole Brown notched 15, and Jackie Wolles had 13.  Riley Wolles had three blocks on the night.  Lindsey Wolles finished the match with 36 set assists.  Mullaney tallied 17 kills and eight aces.

The Cardinals improve to 6-13 on the year.  St Mary will host Deubrook Area on Thursday, October 9th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team lost a match in straight sets to the Baltic Bulldogs 17-25, 16-25, 17-25 on Tuesday, September 30th, in Dell Rapids.

Ally Mullaney led the team with eight kills on the night.  Lindsey Wolles and Brandi Wolles each had three kills apiece.  L. Wolles also dished out nine set assists in the match.  Mullaney was also a force on the defensive side, ending the night with 18 digs.  Claudia Schwebach had 14 digs, and Kaitlyn Vortherms added 11 digs.  Vortherms and Nicole Brown both had a service ace in the match.

The Cardinals fall to 5-13 on the year.  St Mary will travel to Freeman to take on Freeman Public on Monday, October 6th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team finished third at the Elkton/Lake Benton tournament in Elkton with a record of 2-2.

The Cardinals opened up the tournament losing a match to Elkton/Lake Benton 5-25, 10-25.  Lindsey Wolles finished the match with four set assists and five digs.

St Mary rebounded with a 16-25, 25-23, 25-13 win over Centerville in their next match.  Jackie Wolles had nine kills, and four digs.  Ally Mullaney added 18 kills and 15 digs.  Claudia Schwebach tallied nine digs, and L. Wolles had 31 set assists along with nine digs.

St Mary was then defeated by Alcestor/Hudson 15-25, 14-25.

The Cardinals finished the day with a win over Iroquois 25-22, 23-25, 25-19.  Mullaney had 18 more kills with 14 digs in that match.  Riley Wolles added seven kills.  L. Wolles had eight more digs in the match.

Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals record now stands at 5-12 on the year.  The Cardinals will host Baltic on Tuesday, September 30th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team had their win streak come to an end.  The Cardinals lost to Elkton/Lake Benton by scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-12 on Thursday, September 25th.

Ally Mullaney finished the night with eight kills, three blocks and eight digs.  Jackie Wolles added three kills.  Lindsey Wolles had 11 set assists and nine digs defensively.  Kaitlyn Vortherms ended the match with a total of 18 digs.

The Cardinals fall to 3-10 on the year.  They will play in the Elkton Tournament on Saturday, September 27th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team won their second match in a row, and third overall, with a 25-4, 25-13, 25-17 win over the Flandreau Indian School on Tuesday, September 23rd.

Kaitlyn Vortherms had a tremendous night at the serving line as she tallied 16 service aces in the match.  Riley Wolles led the team with four kills, while Ally Mullaney added three.  Vortherms also had a great night defensively with 14 digs.  Mullaney added 10 digs for the Cardinals.  Lindsey Wolles finished the night with 12 set assists.

The Cardinals are now 3-9 overall, and will take on Elkton/Lake Benton on Thursday, September 25th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team dropped a match to the Arlington Cardinals on Tuesday, September 2nd, in Arlington.  Arlington, ranked third in Class B volleyball, won the match in straight sets of 25-11, 25-20, 25-18.

Ally Mullaney had one ace, two kills, and a block in the match.  Jackie Wolles finished with three kills on the night, and Claudia Schwebach added two.  Lindsey Wolles had nine set assists for Dell Rapids St Mary.  Defensively Riley Wolles added a block, and Kaitlyn Vortherms ended the match with two digs.

St Mary drops to 1-5 on the year.  The Cardinals will host Castlewood on Thursday, September 4th, in their first home match of the season.  The match will be webcast on Big Sioux Media.