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Dell Rapids Hosts Dell Rapids Cross Country Invite

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team hosted the Dell Rapids Invitational on Wednesday, September 23rd. The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team also participated in the event.

The Cardinal girls team finished ninth with a team score of 151. The Quarrier girls team finished 10th with a team score of 167. Flandreau placed first with 25 points. Tea Area was second with 38 points, and Lennox finished third with 42 points.

Laruen Rassmussen (DRSM – 34th) – 24:14.37
Sydney Klein (DRSM – 41st) – 25:13.41
Kathryn Fletcher (DR – 42nd) – 25:14.68
Jayme Schmidt (DR – 43rd) – 25:25.64
Lucy Vargas (DRSM – 44th) – 25:39.36
Peyton Van Zee (DR – 45th) – 25:46.34
Addy Gilbert (DRSM – 49th) – 26:17.60
Sierra Klein (DRSM – 52nd) – 26:37.39
Adisen Stadem (DR – 55th) – 28:59.76

The Cardinal boys team finished fifth with a score of 87 points. The Quarrier boys team did not have a team score entered. Sioux Falls Christian won the boys title with 43 points. Baltic was second with 55 points, and Lennox placed third with 59 points.

Jacob Vogel (DRSM – 3rd) – 18:04.93
Logan Anderson (DR – 14th) – 18:53.06
Thomas Eining (DRSM – 28th) – 19:45.96
Seth Roemen (DRSM – 30th) – 19:57.07
Noah Reiff (DRSM – 44th) – 21:08.79
Canyon Lowman (DR – 51st) – 22:04.01
Gabe Clark (DR – 66th) – 23:52.62

Dell Rapids St Mary will host their cross country meet on Monday, September 28th. The Quarriers will be in Lennox for the Lennox Invitational on Thursday, October 1st.

Rough Start to the Week for Blue Dragons Soccer

September 23, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Rough start to the week for Blue Dragons Soccer
Tammy Chamley | Editor
tchamley@ncppub.com

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

The Garretson Blue Dragons traveled to Groton on Saturday, September 19 to take on Tigers on the soccer field. Earlier this season, the Lady Blue Dragons tied with the Tigers. This time around, Garretson struggled to find their groove and the back of the net, losing 5-0.

Tuesday, September 22nd, the Blue Dragons hit the road to Dakota Valley. “We were focused and ready to bounce back from Saturday’s disappointing loss,” Coach Amber Williamson said. “The girls came out fired up, possessing the ball, and aggressive.” Garretson fell to Dakota Valley 1-2.

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

Garretson found themselves down 1-0 at half against the Panthers. Dakota Valley found the net on an indirect kick outside the 18-yard box at the start of the second half. “We fought back, and narrowed the lead to 2-1 after Morgan Damman scored on an assist by Joely Sterud,” Coach Williamson added.

Sterud had five shots on goal. Raegen Altman, Damman, Paige Sterud and Jenna VanHolland each had two shots on goal. Miriam Pickard, as a defender, also added a shot on goal. In goal, Kayla Genzlinger had 14 saves.

Quarrier Volleyball Drops Two on Back-to-Back Nights

September 23, 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 played matches on back-to-back nights on Monday, September 21st and Tuesday, September 22nd. The Quarriers hosted the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday and then traveled to Garretson on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs used early momentum in the first set and continued that throughout the match for a straight-set win by scores of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-10.

Kylee Fiddelke had a team-high eight kills in the match. Emma VanRegenmorter had seven kills, and Olivia Prasek had three kills. VanRegenmorter and Sophi Randall both had three blocks each. Randall finished with 17 set assists. Emma Molskness and Randall both led the team in digs with six each.

The Quarriers hit the road to Garretson to play one of the top teams in Region 3A in the Blue Dragons on Tuesday. Garretson won in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-16, and 25-19.

Fiddelke and Prasek led the team on Tuesday with seven kills each. VanRegenmorter added four kills. VenRegenmorter also the led the team again with five blocks. Randall had 18 set assists and eight digs. Sam Price had a team-high 12 digs followed by Molksness with 11 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-7) will host Flandreau on Thursday, September 24th. The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Dell Rapids Hosts Dak-12 Boys Golf Tournament

September 21, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dell Rapids and the Rocky Run Golf Course played host to the 2020 Dak-12 Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Monday, September 21st.

The Quarriers team finished 10th with a team score of 369. Tea won the conference title with a team score of 320. Lennox placed second with a team score of 333, and Sioux Falls Christian was third with a score of 337.

Zach McKee had the low round for Dell Rapids placing 17th individually with a round of 86. Carter Traill finished with a 93. Brady Larson was right behind him with a round of 94. Lucas Berg finished with a round of 96. Tyler Tjaden finished his day with a score of 98, and Bryce Janiszeski had a round of 103.

Dell Rapids will play at the Dakota Winds Golf Course in the Region 1A Tournament on Monday, September 28th.

Quarrier Runners Race in Flandreau

September 20, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team sent runners to Flandreau for the Flandreau Invitational on Saturday, September 19th. Neither the boys nor girls team had a team score.

Logan Anderson finished fourth individually with a time of 18:35.99. Joshua Fletcher was fifth at 18:38.74. Gabe Clark was 13th with a time of 23:45.73.

Vivica Kreul was seventh individually with a time of 23:40.06. Peyton VanZee was 13th with a time of 24:43.81. Kathryn Fletcher placed 14th with a time of 24:56.17.

Dell Rapids will host the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 23rd.

Quarriers and Cardinals Compete at 16-team Brookings Cheer Invite

September 20, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier and Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer teams participated in the Brookings Cheer Invite on Saturday, September 19th. Sixteen teams took part in the event, with 12 of them AA schools.

Dell Rapids, Dell Rapids St Mary, Sioux Valley, and Wagner were the only four teams from Class A that took part in the invitational.

The Quarriers finished 8th overall with a total of 185.50 points. The Cardinals placed 10th with 169.00 points. Sioux Valley, who scored the highest points of the class A teams, placed 4th with 250.50 points. Wagner finished 14th with 150.00 points.

Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first overall with 282.00 points. O’Gorman was second with 278.00 points, and Sioux Falls Washington placed third with 253.50 points.

Dell Rapids will perform at the Sioux Valley Invitational on Thursday, September 24th. Dell Rapids St Mary will take a break until Saturday, October 10th when they perform at the Mitchell Invite.

Quarriers Post Big Win on Senior Night

September 20, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

After recognizing and celebrating the 12 seniors prior to the game, the Dell Rapids Quarriers scored a big win over the Mitchell Kernels on Friday, September 18th. Both teams entered the game with 3-0 records and at the top of their respective class seed points. Dell Rapids remained unbeaten with a 23-22 come-from-behind win in a physical, back-and-forth contest.

Dell Rapids delivered the first blow when Landon Ruesink scored on a 60-yard touchdown run with 4:16 to play in the opening quarter. The Quarriers surprised the Kernels with a fake extra point attempt, and Connor Rentz connected with Ruesink on a pass for the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead. The score remained 8-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Mitchell got on the board late in second quarter. Parker Phillips scored on a 54-yard run with 2:08 to play in the half. The Kernels attempted a two-point conversion, but failed, and Dell Rapids held an 8-6 lead at halftime.

The Kernels seemed to pick up momentum in the third quarter. Phillips scored again with 8:19 to play in the quarter on a 60-yard run. He also scored the two-point conversion to give Mitchell a 14-8 lead. Mitchell extended the lead with 3:51 to go on an 89-yard run by Tucker Vilhauer. The two-point conversion was made by Josh Grosdidier to extend the Kernel lead to 22-8.

All momentum seemed to be with Mitchell at that time, but on the very first play of the Quarriers’ next offensive possession, Landon VonHoltum had a 65-yard run to give Dell Rapids a spark. The run by VonHoltum set up seven-yard run by Ruesink with 2:28 to go in the quarter. Victor Knuppe made the extra point, and Dell Rapids trailed 22-15 at the end of the third quarter.

The Quarrier defense held Mitchell and got the ball back to start the fourth quarter. They put together a long drive that lasted nearly six minutes. Coby Maeschen scored on a seven-yard run with 6:48 to play in the game pulling the Quarriers within a point at 22-21. Instead going for the tie, Dell Rapids elected to go for the two point conversion. Ruesink found the endzone, and the Quarriers went ahead 23-22.

Mitchell had one last drive late in the game to try for the win. They were able to drive the ball to the Dell Rapids 20-yard line with just :07 to play in the game. The Kernels attempted a 30-yard game winning field goal, but the snap was too low to be handled, and the Quarriers recovered the ball for the win.

Dell Rapids finished with 393 yards of total offense, 296 rushing yards and 97 passing yards. Mitchell had 388 yards of total offense, 368 rushing yards and 20 passing yards.

Austin Henry was 7-17 passing for 97 yards and an interception. Ruesink had four catches for 67 yards. Knuppe had two catches for 17 yards. Ruesink had 17 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns. VonHoltum had three carries for 70 yards, and Maeschen had 13 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown. Maeschen led the defense with 17 tackles. Brayden Gee had seven tackles. Henry, Connor Rentz, VonHoltum, and Knuppe all had six tackles each.

Dell Rapids (4-0) will host the Tri-Valley Mustangs on Friday, September 25th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

This year’s seniors for the Dell Rapids Quarrier football team are Connor Rentz, Colin Rentz, Avery Boechler, Carter Nelson, Coby Maeschen, Brayden Gee, Jakob Letsche, Mitchell Klinkenborg, Cody Schultz, Kyle Cavigielli, Zach Schreier, and Ian Hackett.

	1	2	3	4	Final
Mitchell	0	6	16	0	22
Dell Rapids	8	0	7	8	23

Quarriers Fall to Mustangs in Close Battle

September 19, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Dell Rapids Quarriers, looking for their first volleyball win of the season, hosted the Tri-Valley Mustangs in a Dak-12 clash on Thursday, September 17th. The Mustangs took the close match in straight sets by scores of 25-21, 25-16, and 25-22.

Dell Rapids and Tri-Valley stayed within two or three points most of the first set. Both teams had small leads through the early and middle portions of the set. The two teams were tied at 13-13, 17-17 and 19-19 before Tri-Valley closed out the set on a 6-2 run for the win.

The second started the same as the first one. The score was tied at 5-5 before Tri-Valley went on a four-point run to take a 9-5 lead. Dell Rapids responded with five straight points of their own for a 10-9 lead. Tri-Valley broke a 13-13 tie and went on a 12-3 run to take a two set advantage over the Quarriers.

Set three was also close to start. The score was tied 5-5, but this time the Mustangs made a big run early. Tri-Valley went on a 14-3 run to take a 19-8 lead. Dell Rapids made a late run and pulled within three points at 23-20, but Tri-Valley was able to hold off the Quarrier rally and take the set 25-21 to win the match.

Kenzie Garry and Kylee Fiddelke both had seven kills. Danica Heibult finished with four kills. Sam Price finished with 17 digs and three ace serves. Garry also led the team with two blocks. Sophi Randall had 20 set assists and 13 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-5) will host the Baltic Bulldogs on Monday, September 21st. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Golf 10th at Vermillion

September 16, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team last played on September 1st prior to the Vermillion Invitational which was held on Wednesday, September 16th. This tournament was postponed from September 9th.

The Quarriers finished 10th as a team with a score of 376. Vermillion won the tournament with a team score of 326. Sioux Falls Christian was second at 337, and Lennox placed third with 341.

Brady Larson had the low round for Dell Rapids. Larson placed 17th individually with a round of 85. Zach McKee finished with a round of 92. Carter Traill had a 93. Tyler Tjaden finished with a round of 106. Lucas Berg had a 110, and Bryce Janiszeski had a 130.

Dell Rapids will be at Elk Point on Thursday, September 17th for the Elk Point-Jefferson Match Play Tournament.

Blue Dragons Continue to Fight Through Second Half of Season

September 16, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

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

The Garretson Blue Dragons took on the Dakota Valley Panthers on Saturday, September 12th at home. Battling rain throughout the game, the Blue Dragons ended in a tie with the Panthers 2-2.

The Blue Dragons came out strong and scored a goal in the first half by Dell Rapids Joely Sterud. At the end of the first half, the score remained 1-0. In the first part of the second half, Raegen Altman found the back of the net after the Dakota Valley goalie miss handled the ball getting a second goal on the scoreboard for the Blue Dragons.

Dakota Valley finished the game strong, scoring two goals in the last five minutes on corner kick opportunities. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.

Kicking off homecoming this week for Garretson, the Vermillion Tanagers came to town on Tuesday, September 15th. The Blue Dragons were looking to bounce back from their loss against #2 rated Vermillion from the first game of the season.

Vermillion was able to score during the first half against Garretson, which ended up being the only goal of the night. The Blue Dragons fell to the Tanagers 0-1.

Garretson will travel to Groton Area on Saturday, September 19th to take on the Tigers with game time scheduled for 1:00pm. Garretson’s current record sits at two wins, five losses and two ties.

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