The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals lost a tough, hard-fought match to Ellsworth, MN on Monday, October 8th at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  Ellsworth won by set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 25-23.

Cassie Mullaney finished the night with nine kills.  Veronica Beck and Maddie Schwebach both had seven kills.  Tyra Harrington had four kills.  Ella Heinitz had 16 set assists and five digs.  Carly Maxwell had 26 digs, Macie Brown had 20 digs, and Courtney Brown had 11 digs.  Schwebach had a block.

St Mary (7-11) will host Castlewood on Thursday, October 11th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

 

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals volleyball team traveled to Arlington to play the Cardinals on Thursday, October 4th.  Arlington defeated St Mary in straight sets by scores of 25-7, 25-15, 25-15.

Maddie Schwebach finished the night with four kills and two blocks.  Veronica Beck added three kills and a block.  Cassie Mullaney also had three kills along with a block.  Carly Maxwell and Macie Brown both had seven digs in the match.  Courtney Brown had five digs.  Ella Heinitz finished with 13 set assists and a block.

St Mary (7-10) will be at home against Ellsworth, MN on Monday, October 8th.

Playing their second match in as many nights, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell to the Garretson Blue Dragons in straight sets on Tuesday, October 2nd in Garretson.  The Blue Dragons won by scores of 25-18, 25-13, 25-21.

Maddie Schwebach led the offensive attack with six kills in the match.  Cassie Mullaney had four kills, and Veronica Beck added three kills.  Ella Heinitz finished with 40 set assists, while Paige Bunkers had 24 set assists.  Carly Maxwell led the back row defense with 12 digs.  Macie Brown had 10 digs, and Mullaney had seven digs.  Mullaney also had two blocks.  Bunkers led the team with two ace serves.

St Mary (7-9) will look to rebound against Arlington on Thursday, October 4th.  The match will be in Arlington.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team hosted the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Monday, October 1st.  The Dolphins handed the Cardinals a straight set loss by scores of 25-21, 25-7, 25-15.

Veronica Beck had a team high seven kills  Maddie Schwebach and Ella Heinitz both finished with four kills.  Cassie Mullaney and Tyra Harrington both had three kills.  Paige Bunkers tallied two kills.  Mullaney had two blocks, while Beck and Schwebach both had one block.  Carly Maxwell led the back row defense with 15 digs.  Macie Brown had nine digs.  Addy Gilbert finished with five digs.

St Mary (7-8) will travel to Garretson on Tuesday, October 2nd for their second match in as many nights.

After a tough, hard-fought match that ended in a loss on Tuesday, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals got themselves back into the win column with a 3-1 win over the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Thursday, September 27th.  The home team Cardinals picked up the win by set scores of 25-15, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23.

Maddie Schwebach tallied 10 kills to lead the offensive attack for St Mary.  Veronica Beck had nine kills.  Cassie Mullaney and Tyra Harrington both had seven kills.  Ella Heinitz ended with 32 set assists.  Beck and Heinitz both had four ace serves.  Carly Maxwell led the back row defense with 14 digs.  Heinitz had 10 digs.  Macie Brown finished with eight digs, and Courtney Brown had seven digs.  Mullaney had four blocks up front defensively, while Schwebach added three blocks.

The Cardinals (7-7) will host the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Monday, October 1st in their next match.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals traveled to Baltic on Tuesday, September 25th to play the Bulldogs.  The Cardinals and Bulldogs got locked into a close and exciting match, and it was the Bulldogs that were victorious in the five-set match.  Baltic won by set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-27, 16-14.

Cassie Mullaney and Veronica Beck played well at the net.  Mullaney had 15 kills, while Beck finished with 14 kills.  Maddie Schwebach added eight kills.  Ella Heinitz finished with 23 set assists, and Pagie Bunkers was right behind with 20 set assists.  Schwebach had three blocks on the night with Mullaney having two blocks.  Carly Maxwell tallied 19 digs.  Courtney Brown added 15 digs.  Bunkers and Macie Brown both finished with nine digs.  Bunkers also led the team with three service aces on the night.

St Mary (6-7) will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Thursday, September 27th.

The Elkton-Lake Benton Elks ended the three-match winning streak of the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Thursday, September 20th in Elkton.  The Elks defeated the Cardinals in straight sets by scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-22.

Cassie Mullaney led the team in kills with seven in the match.  Both Maddie Schwebach and Veronica Beck had six kills each.  Tyra Harrington finished with two kills.  Ella Heinitz had 18 set assists, while Paige Bunkers had nine set assists.  Schwebach tallied two blocks defensively for St Mary.  Carly Maxwell played a solid back row with 13 digs.  Macie Brown added 10 digs.  Courtney Brown had seven digs.

St Mary (6-6) will travel to Baltic to play the Bulldogs on Tuesday, September 25th.

The Dell Rapid St Mary Cardinals won their third match in a row, and fourth out of their last five, after a hard-fought battle with the Howard Tigers on Tuesday, September 18th in Howard.  The Cardinals won the five-set match by scores of 27-29, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21, 15-13.

Three players finished in double figures in kills led by Cassie Mullaney and Veronica Beck with 16 kills each.  Maddie Schwebach had 13 kills.  Ella Heinitz had 20 set assists, and Paige Bunkers added 10 set assists.

Defensively for St Mary, Schwebach had three blocks and Mullaney added two blocks.  Macie Brown led the team with 23 digs.  Carly Maxwell added 20 digs.

The Cardinals (6-5) will hit the road again on Thursday, September 20th when the travel to Elkton to play the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team avenged an early season loss and evened their record with a hard-fought straight set win over the Estelline/Henricks Redhawks on Thursday, September 13th, in Estelline.

The Cardinals had their easiest set in the first set as they cruised to a 25-15 victory.  Both of the next two sets went extra points with the Cardinals winning the second set 26-24 and then winning the third set by a score of 27-25.

Veronica Beck led the offensive attack with nine kills.  Cassie Mullaney and Maddie Schwebach both finished with seven kills each.  Beck and Paige Bunkers both had two ace serves in the match.  Bunkers also led the team with seven set assists.  Beck was also strong at the net defensively with four blocks.  Schwebach and Mullaney both had two blocks each.  Macie Brown and Carley Maxwell were both solid in the back row with 11 and 1o digs respectively.  Bunkers added five digs as well.

St Mary (5-5) will look to win their third match in a row when they travel to Howard on Tuesday, September 18th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team won their fourth match of the season with a straight set win over Flandreau Indian School by scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-4.

Veronica Beck had six kills in the match along with eight ace serves.  Cassie Mullaney added five kills, one dig, and one ace serve.  Maddie Schwebach tallied four kills and five ace serves.  Ella Heinitz had 18 set assists and 18 ace serves in the win.

The Cardinals (4-5) will look to even their record when they travel to Estelline to take on Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks on Thursday, September 13th.