The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team took second place at the Canton Tournament on Saturday, August 28th.  They went undefeated in pool play, but then fell to Garretson in the championship game, finishing the day 3-1.

In the first pool-play match of the day, Dell Rapids got a straight set win over Viborg/Hurley by scores of 25-9 and 25-11.  JoJo Henry had five kills.  Sophi Randall finished with four kills, 12 blocks, four digs, and three set assists.  Lexi Ingalls had three ace serves and four digs.  Kylee Fiddelke had 11 blocks, and Riley Hill had seven blocks and nine set assists.

In the second pool-play game, Canton defeated Dell Rapids 25-20 in the opening set, but the Quarriers won the next two by scores of 25-22 and 25-22.  Kenzie Garry had 10 kills and four blocks.  Henry added nine kills and six digs.  Randall finished with seven kills, seven blocks, and 17 set assists.  Hill had six kills, two ace serves, 10 digs, and 10 set assists.  Ingalls had two ace serves.  Clara Justice added six blocks.  Fiddelke had five blocks, and Emma Molskness had nine digs.

The Quarriers continued to roll through the pool-play winning their third match of the day.  Dell Rapids defeated West Lyon in straight sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-18.  Randall had seven kills, one ace, two blocks, a dig, and nine set assists.  Henry had six kills, two ace serves, and five digs.  Hill added nine set assists, one dig, one block, and one ace.  Garry finished with two blocks and two digs.

Dell Rapids met the Garretson Blue Dragons in the championship match, and the Blue Dragons won in straight sets by scores of 25-14 and 25-18.  Randall had five kills, three blocks, and four set assists in the match.  Henry ended with three kills, two ace serves, and four digs.  Garry added three kills.  Hill had seven digs and six set assists.  Molskness also had five digs.

The Quarriers (3-3) will travel to Elk Point to play the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies on Tuesday, August 31st.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley

The Dell Rapids Quarriers and West Central Trojans played a hard-fought, exciting match at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, August 26th.  The match went five sets with the Trojans taking the win 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.

Every single set was back and forth excitement, and the entire crowd was electric from start to finish.  Dell Rapids set the tone early in the first set jumping out to a 9-3 lead.  The Quarriers never trailed in the first set, but West Central pulled within a point late at 21-20.  Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids again got out to an early lead, 9-5, in the second set.  The Trojans tied the set at 13-13, and the game went back-and-forth from there.  West Central eventually built a three-point lead at 21-18 and 22-19, which was enough for them to take the second set 25-21.

The Trojans held the early advantage in the third set, 10-6, but Dell Rapids scored four straight to tie it at 10-10.  And again from there, neither team was able to get any separation.  Dell Rapids was able to grab a 20-17 lead, but the Trojans rallied for an 8-2 run to take the third set 25-22.

West Central got the early advantage in the fourth set, taking an 8-3 lead.  But once again, just as had happened all night long, the set was tied about the midway point at 15-15.  The Quarriers took an 18-15 lead only to see West Central regain the lead at 19-18.  Dell Rapids then went on a 6-3 run to close out the fourth set to force the fifth and final set.

Dell Rapids struck first with a 4-0 run right away.  The Trojans rallied to tie the set at 5-5.   The two teams traded points, and the score was tied yet again at 7-7.  West Central scored three in a row for a 10-7 lead, but the Quarriers battled back to tie it once again at 12-12.  The Trojans then scored the final three points to take the set and the match.

Kenzie Garry and Sophi Randall both had 13 kills, and Emma Van Regenmorter had 11 kills.  JoJo Henry led the team with five ace serves, and Riley Hill added another four.  Van Regenmorter was a force up front with 10 blocks.  Randall finished with nine total blocks.  Garry and Henry both had 18 digs as well.  Hill finished with 12 digs, Lexi Ingalls had 11, and Randall had 10.  Hill had a team-high 21 set assists, and Randall ended the night with 16.

Photo taken and used with permission by Zoey Hilmoe

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team started their 2021 season on the road in Elkton on Tuesday, August 24th.  The Quarriers are coming off a 5-13 record in 2020 that also saw the team lose two weeks of matches due to Covid.

Head coach Erica Fersdahl said, “I think we played our best volleyball at the end of the season (last year), which is always our goal, and we took Baltic to five sets in the region quarterfinals.  Afterwards they went on to beat Garretson in the semfinals and lose in the SoDak 16, so I think that is a testament to our growth as a team for the year.  We are looking to build on that potential for this year and play competitively in the Dak XII as well as look to get better every practice and game in hopes of a post-season run in November.”

Coach Fersdahl mentioned the team will look to senior Mackenzie Garry, junior Emma VanRegenmorter, and freshman Sophi Randall along with other seniors Riley Hill and Brooklyn Spoonemore to lead the Quarriers.

The Quarriers first match of the year was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks.  The Elks were able to build a four-point lead early in the first set at 10-6.  Dell Rapids then got on a roll.  They eventually tied the set and continued the momentum to an 18-13 lead.  The Elks responded and tied the set at 20-20.  They then finished the set on a 5-1 run to win 25-21.

Dell Rapids built a slim lead and maintained it early in the second set.  They led 7-5 and 9-8 before Elkton-Lake Benton went on an 8-0 run to take the lead 16-9.  Dell Rapids got within four points at 23-19, but the Elks finished the set for the win 25-19.  The third set remained close through the first half as Dell Rapids held an 11-10 lead.  The Elks then took the lead and were ahead 16-15 before going on a 9-3 run to close out the set, 25-18, and win the match.

Madelynn Henry had nine kills, six digs, and an ace serve.  Garry finished with seven kills, two digs, two blocks, and an ace serve.   Randall added five kills, four digs, three blocks and 12 set assists.  Riley Hill had 10 set assists, nine digs, four blocks, and an ace serve.  VanRegenmorter had three kills and four blocks.  Kylee Fiddelke finished with four kills, four digs, four blocks, and three ace serves.  Lexi Ingalls added five digs and four set assists.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will host West Central on Thursday, August 26th.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.