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Six Race for Quarrier Cross Country at Lennox

October 1, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In a season that has seen many runners battle injuries, six runners took part in Lennox Oriole Cross Country Invitational on Thursday, October 1st for the Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team.

The girls team had a full team participate, and they finished 10th with a total of 189 points. Katrina Kruel finished with a time of 23:15.37. Adisen Stadem had a time of 24:09.98. Kathryn Fletcher had a time of 24:14.85. Jayme Schmidt finished the race in 24:33.43. Peyton VanZee had a time of 25:45.26.

Logan Anderson was the only one from the boys team that participated in the varsity race. Anderson finished 20th with a time of 17:45.10.

The Quarriers will take a break for a week. They will race at the Dak 12 Conference meet in Madison on Thursday, October 8th in the final meet before regions.

Cougars Defeat Dell Rapids in Volleyball Action

September 30, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarriers have played a lot of volleyball over the last week, and they played in their second straight match in as many days on Tuesday, September 29th. Going back to Thursday, September 24th, this was the seventh match in less than week.

The Quarriers entertained the McCook Central/Montrose Cougars, and the Cougars won in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19.

Dell Rapids, as they have done many times this season, got off to a fast start in the opening set. After the Cougars got the first point, the Quarriers scored six in a row for a 6-1 lead. Dell Rapids kept about a three point lead and led 10-7 early. The Cougars were able to take the lead 16-15 and pushed the lead to 19-15 on the way to the 25-20 victory.

The Quarriers scored the first two points of the second set, but McCook Central/Montrose scored nine straight points for a 9-2 lead. Dell Rapids was able to pull within two points at 23-21, but the Cougars scored the final two for the 25-21 win.

Dell Rapids got out to an early lead again in the third set at 8-4. The Quarriers pushed the lead to 14-7 and then to 16-8. The Cougars, however, scored 12 straight points for a 20-16 lead and went on to take the set 25-19 to win the match.

Kenzie Garry had 10 kills on the night. Emma Van Regenmorter had seven kills, and Kylee Fiddelke finished with six kills. Sophi Randall had 23 set assists. Van Regenmorter had seven blocks. Randall had five blocks, and Oliva Prasek and Fiddelke both had three blocks. Sam Price led the team with 15 digs. Fiddelke had 13 digs, and Mackenzie Apland had 10 digs.

Dell Rapids (2-11) will play at Lennox on Thursday, October 1st.

Quarrier Cheer 7th at O’Gorman

September 29, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarier competitive cheer team performed in their seventh competition of the season on Tuesday, September 29th. Dell Rapids was in Sioux Falls for the O’Gorman Invite. Eleven teams between Class A and AA took part in the event.

The Quarriers placed seventh overall with a score of 188.5 points. That point total was second among the Class A schools. Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first with a score of 289.5. O’Gorman placed second with 273 points. Harrisburg was third at 271 points, and Sioux Valley was fourth with 267 points. Deubrook and Dakota Valley were the other two Class A teams at the event, and they finished eighth and ninth respectively.

Dell Rapids will be in Brandon for the Brandon Valley Invite on Tuesday, October 6th.

Cardinal Volleyball Wins “Dell Rapids Battle” over Quarriers

September 29, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photos taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Monday, September 29th, was the first of three battles between the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Dell Rapids Quarriers this season. This first match-up was on the volleyball court at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. The schools came together to provide a fun atmosphere for the teams.

The first set started back-and-forth with neither team getting a lead bigger than two points. The Quarriers made a run of four straight with the score tied 9-9 to take a 13-9 lead. The Cardinals were able to tie the set at 16-16 and then took a short 19-18 lead. Dell Rapids then scored the next seven points for the 25-19 win.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Cardinals and Quarriers battled back-and-forth again to start the second set. The two teams were tied 7-7, but this time the Cardinals made the first run outscoring the Quarriers 6-1 for a 13-8 lead. Dell Rapids chipped away at the lead and tied the set at 16-16. They then took the lead 19-16. Dell Rapids continued to lead by three at 21-18, but this time the Cardinals went on the late set run scoring the final seven points for a 25-21 victory to even the match.

After falling behind 3-1 early, St Mary continued to thrive on the momentum from the second set and went on a 7-0 run to lead 8-3. The Quarriers stopped the run and scored five straight of their own to tie the set at 8-8. St Mary then went ahead at 16-11 and continued roll winning the third set 25-13.

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The fourth set was close early again as the two teams were tied 5-5. The Quarriers looked to take momentum scoring eight points in a row for a 13-5 lead. Dell Rapids still held a seven-point lead at 18-11, but the Cardinals started to make a run. They cut the lead to 18-14. The Quarriers responded with a mini 3-1 run to push the lead back to 21-15. St Mary got hot scoring the next six points to tie the set at 21-21, and then finished the set 4-1 to win the set at 25-22 to win the match.

Ella Heinitz led the Cardinals with 18 kills. She also finished with 14 digs and 13 set assists. Courtney Brown had 14 kills and seven digs. Maya Heinitz had a team-high 15 digs and four ace serves. Ella Griffin had a team-high 15 set assists along with six digs.

Emma Van Regenmorter led the Quarriers with 10 kills in the match. Kylee Fiddelke had nine kills, and Kenzie Garry had six kills. Sophi Randall had a match-high 27 set assists. Van Regenmorter had a match-high nine blocks. Randall also had six blocks and eight ace serves. Four players finished in double-figure digs for Dell Rapids. Sam Price had 21 digs, Garry had 16, Randall added 12, and Fiddelke finished with 11 digs.

St Mary (6-2) will travel to Baltic on Tuesday, September 29th and then to Lake Preston on Thursday, October 1st.

Dell Rapids (2-11) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Tuesday, September 29th and then travel to Lennox on Thursday, October 1st.

Dell Rapids Boys Golf Sends Three to State

September 29, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarriers had three golfers qualify for the 2020 Class A State Tournament after their play in the Region 1A Tournament. The regional tournament was held at Dakota Winds golf course on Monday, September 29th.

Zach McKee, Brady Larson, and Lucas Berg all qualified by placing in the top 60% of the individual entries at regions. McKee had a 10th place finish with a round of 90. Larson placed 26th with a round of 101. Berg also made the state tournament cut with a 28th place finish by shooting a 102.

The Quarriers placed sixth as a team with a score of 407. The top three teams also qualify the whole team to state. Aberdeen Roncalli placed first at 348, Madison was second at 366, and Tri-Valley finished third as a team with a score of 375.

The state golf tournament will be held on Monday, October 5th and Tuesday, October 6th at Southern Hills Golf Course in Hot Springs.

Garretson/Dell Rapids Wins Final Regular Season Match

September 28, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragons played their final regular season match of the season on Thursday, September 24th, at home against the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers. The Blue Dragons ended their season with a win by a score of 3-2.

The Chargers took the lead in the first half and led 1-0 at the break. Garretson/Dell Rapids tied the match on a corner kick by Paige Sterud. Sioux Falls Christian regained the lead on a free kick at 2-1. The Blue Dragons again fought back when Jordan Williams put the ball in the net off a corner kick from Sterud. Sterud then helped the Blue Dragons take the lead when she made a free kick after a penalty, which was the game-winning goal.

Garretson/Dell Rapids ends their regular season with a ecord of 3-7-2. They now wait for the rest of the regular season matches to complete to see if they will qualify for the playoffs.

Quarrier Volleyball Finishes 1-3 at Sanford Pentagon

September 27, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team played at the Sanford Pentagon Tournament on Saturday, September 26th. Dell Rapids at matches against Freeman, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Irene-Wakonda, and Elkton-Lake Benton.

The first match of the day was against the Freeman Flyers. Dell Rapids earned a two-set win by scores of 25-20 and 25-22. Emma VanRegenmorter had a team-high nine kills and five blocks in the match. Kenzie Garry had five kills. Sophi Randall had 15 set assists. Sam Price had 13 digs, while Mackenzie Apland, Kylee Fiddelke, and Garry all had eight digs each.

After getting a one-match break, Dell Rapids started a run of three straight matches with no break. The first team faced in the run of matches was teh Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans. The Titans had a straight-set win of 25-18 and 25-17. VanRegenmorter had seven kills. Fiddelke added five kills. Randall had 17 set assists. Garry led the team with nine digs. Apland and Randall both finished with seven digs.

Next up for Dell Rapids was the Irene-Wakonda Eagles. The Quarriers had a lead late in each of the two sets, but the Eagles came from behind to win in straight sets by scores of 25-22 and 27-25. Fiddelke had seven kills, and VanRegenmorter had four kills. Randall had 13 set assists in the match along with three blocks and four ace serves. Price had a team-high 13 digs. Lexi Ingalls had 10 digs.

The final match of the day was against the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks. The Elks also took a straight-set win over the Quarriers by scores of 25-22 and 25-17. Fiddelke finished with a team-high five kills. VanRegenmorter and Randall both had three kills. Randall also had nine set assists and seven blocks. Price led the team with 21 digs with Randall adding nine digs.

Dell Rapids (2-10) will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th at St Mary High School. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Defense Sparks Win for Quarriers over Tri-Valley

September 26, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The defense for the Dell Rapids Quarriers led the team to a 20-0 win over the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Friday, September 25th, at home. The defense held Tri-Valley to under 50 yards of total offense and had two takeaways in the game.

The Quarrier defense played a key role in the first score of the game. Tri-Valley opened the game on offense, but Austin Henry intercepted a pass, which led to the Quarriers first touchdown. Coby Maeschen scored on an eight-yard touchdown run with 7:58 to play in the first quarter, about a minute and a half after the Henry interception. Aiden Boechler made the extra point to give Dell Rapids a 7-0 lead.

The defenses for both teams kept the offenses off balance for the remainder of the first half. Neither team was able to get the ball in the endzone, and Dell Rapids held the same 7-0 lead at halftime.

Both teams where held to just three plays before having to punt in their respective opening drives of the second half. Dell Rapids started their second possession of the third quarter with 6:54 left in the quarter. They held the ball for the remained of the quarter on a long sustained drive. The Quarriers put the ball in the endzone for the second time on a four-yard touchdown run by Landon Ruesink with 11:25 to play in the game. The touchdown ended a 13 play drive of 53 yards that lasted seven and a half minutes.

Tri-Valley then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Brayden Gee recovered the fumble for Dell Rapids. The Quarriers put another quick score on the board with 8:58 remaining on a one-yard touchdown run by Gee to give the Quarriers a 20-0 lead. That score held until the end of the game.

Dell Rapids finished with 218 yards of total offense, 173 rushing yards and 45 passing yards. Tri-Valley was held to just 39 yards of total offense, 27 rushing yards and 12 passing yards. Dell Rapids had 17 first downs compared to just three by the Mustangs.

Henry finished the game 3-7 passing for 45 yards. Ruesink, Gee, and Victor Knuppe all had a catch of 15 yards. Ruesink also finished with 17 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown. Maeschen had 9 carries for 60 yards and a touchdown. Landon VonHoltum added six carries for 38 yards.

Maeschen anchored the defense with 11 tackles in the game. Gee and Ruesink both had six tackles. VonHoltum, Brayden Pankonen and Mitchell Klinkenborg both had three tackles each.

Dell Rapids (5-0) will travel to North Sioux City to play the Dakota Valley Panthers on Friday, October 2nd.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Tri-Valley	0	0	0	0	0
Dell Rapids	7	0	0	13	20

Quarrier Volleyball Notches First Win of Season

September 25, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team was able to get their first win of the season at home on Thursday, September 25th. Dell Rapids defeated the Flandreau Fliers in four sets by scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, and 25-11.

The Quarriers got out to a fast start to open the match scoring the first four points. They went on to extend the lead to 9-3. The Quarriers led by four-to-six points and then pushed the lead to 21-13. The Fliers made a run to pull within two points at 23-21, but Dell Rapids held off the rally for the 25-22 win.

Flandreau got on a roll in the second set and built a large lead at 20-9. Dell Rapids made a furious come back and pulled within a point a couple of times at 22-21 and 24-23, but the Fliers took the win 25-23 to even the match.

Despite not winning the second set, Dell Rapids continued to keep the momentum in the third set. They got out to a five point lead early in the match at 13-8. The lead stayed at about five points until Flandreau made a short run to pull within two points at 20-18. The Fliers then took a late lead at 23-22, but Dell Rapids scored the final three points for a 25-23 win.

That late three-point swing in the third set propelled the Quarriers to a big win in the fourth set. Dell Rapids built a double-digit lead and never looked back for the 25-11 set win and match victory.

Three players finished in double-figures for kills. Kylee Fiddelke led the team with 17 kills. Emma Van Regenmorter and Kenzie Garry both had 10 kills each. Sophi Randall finished with 36 set assists and eight kills. Randall also had five blocks, while Van Regenmorter had four blocks. Four players had double-figure digs on the night. Sam Price had 19 digs. Fiddelke and Garry both had 12 digs. Mackenzie Apland also had 10 digs.

Dell Rapids (1-7) will be at the Sioux Falls Pentagon Classic on Saturday, September 26th, and then will play the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Monday, September 28th.

Quarrier Cheer Places Second at Sioux Valley

September 24, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier competitive cheer team placed second at the Sioux Valley Invite on Thursday, September 25th, in Volga. There were a total of seven teams that took part in the event.

Sioux Valley placed first with a total score of 174.5. Dell Rapids was second with 129.0 points. Deubrook was third with 126.5 points. Redfield was fourth at 104.0 points. Arlington-Lake Preston had a fifth place finish with 88.5 points. Northwestern was sixth with 84.5 points, and Faulkton Area finished with 78 points.

Dell Rapids will be at the O’Gorman Invite on Tuesday, September 29th, for their next competition.

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