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Quarrier Golf Places 14th at Charger Invite

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team placed 14th at the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite on Tuesday, September 1st.  The tournament was held at Spring Creek Golf Course.

Dell Rapids finished with a team score of 385.  Lennox won the team title with a score of 323.  Sioux Falls Christian was second with a score of 325, and Dakota Valley placed third at 334.

Zack McKee finished with a round of 87.  Carter Traill finished with a 93.  Brady Larson had a 99.  Tyler Tjaden had a round of 106, and Konrad Richeal had a round of 134.

The boys will travel t Vermillion for the Vermillion Invite at the Bluffs Golf Course on Thursday, September 10th.

Quarrier Cross Country Competes in Salem

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team traveled to Salem for the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational on Tuesday, September 1st.

The girls team only had two runners compete in the varsity race and did not report a team score.  The boys team finished ninth with 83 points out of 18 teams that posted team scores.

Viveca Kreul had a time of 24:59.17.  Adisen Stadem finished with a time of 27:16.93.  Logan Anderson had a 10th place finish with a time of 19:08.68.  Joshua Fletcher was 14th with a time of 19:20.61.  Gabe Clark had a time of 25:08.49.  Matt Nelson finished in 25:51.31.

The Quarriers will be at the Jesse James Invitational in Garretson on Tuesday, September 8th.

St Mary Cheer Wins Own Invite

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

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal competitive cheer team won their own invite on Monday, August 31st.  The Cardinals finished first among the five teams that competed.  The Dell Rapids Quarriers also competed in the event along with Arlington/Lake Preston, Deubrook, and Parkston.

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

The Cardinals finished with an average score of 127.25 between their two routines.  Dell Rapids placed second with a score of 125.5.  Deubrook was third with 110.75 points.  Parkston finished fourth with 106.25 points, and Arlington/Lake Preston finished with 98.5 points.

The Quarriers will travel to Watertown on Tuesday, September 1st, then to Dakota Valley on Saturday, September 5th, and then host their own invite on Tuesday, September 8th.  The Cardinals will not perform again until the Quarrier Invite on September 8th.

Quarrier Football Team Wins Season Opener

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

The 2020 football season started with a win for the Dell Rapids Quarriers.  Following an undefeated 2019 regular season, Dell Rapids opened this year with a 27-18 win over the Lennox Orioles at home on Friday, August 28th.

Austin Henry got the Quarriers on the board with a 22-yard touchdown run as the clock hit zero on the first quarter.  Aiden Boechler made the extra point.  Colin Rentz connected with Landon Ruesink on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 8:27 to play in the second quarter for a 13-0 lead.  Coby Maeschen added another touchdown for the Quarriers on a one-yard run with 3:22 to play in the half.  Ruesink added the two-point conversion to push the lead to 21-0.  Lennox got their first score with 2:16 to play in the half to cut the lead to 21-6 by halftime.

The next score came with 7:11 to play in the game.  Lennox scored on a three-yard run.  Dell Rapids stopped a two-point conversion to keep a two score lead at 21-12.  Maeschen scored his second touchdown of the game with :53 to go securing the win for Dell Rapids.  Lennox did get a score as time expired.

Rentz finished the game 1-2 passing for 24 yards and a touchdown.  Henry was 2-9 passing for 14 yards.  Ruesink had two catches for 29 yards and a touchdown.  Ruesink also led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 82 yards.  Brayden Gee had 13 carries for 28 yards.  Maeschen had 14 carries for 45 yards and two touchdowns.

Maeschen and Landon VonHoltum both had eight tackles.  Cody Schultz and Brayden Pankonen had seven tackles each.  Gee finished the night with five tackles.  Henry had two interceptions, and Maeschen also had an interception.

Dell Rapids (1-0) will travel to Flandreau on Friday, September 4th.

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Quarrier Cross Country Season Starts in Beresford

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country team had their first meet of the season on Friday, August 28th.  The Quarriers traveled to Beresford for the Beresford Cross Country Invitational.

The girls team finished with a total of 311 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln placed first as a team with 10 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was second with 38 points, and Beresford finished third with 72 points.

  • Hannah VanOverbeke –  20:32.43
  • Kathryn Fletcher – 20:35.08
  • Maydn Lacey – 20:42.31.
  • Adisen Stadem – 20:57.27
  • Peyton VanZee – 21:15.93.
  • Reagan VanZee – 22:57.31
  • Sophia Godwin – 23:43.90
  • Jenna Geraets – 23:50.37
  • Cariss Montgomery – 25:10.02

The boys team finished with a team score of 276.  Sioux Falls Christian won the team title with 16 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln was second with 21 points.  Vermillion placed third with 67 points.

  • Logan Anderson – 14:47.17
  • Joshua Fletcher – 14:58.63
  • Chase Carda – 19:33.87
  • Gabe Clark – 19:39.93
  • Matt Nelson – 19:56.52
  • Zane Frederiksen – 21:09.62
  • Trevor Madlind – 22:56.01
  • Camden Moke – 23:05.61

Dell Rapids will go to Salem for the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational on Tuesday, September 1st.

Quarrier Volleyball Drops Match to West Central in Season Opener

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

The Dell Rapids Quarrier volleyball team started their 2020 season on the road in Hartford playing the West Central Trojans on Thursday, August 27th.  The Trojans took the match in straight sets by scores of 25-20, 25-23, and 25-13.

The Trojans were in control for most of the first set.  Dell Rapids made a couple of runs, but West Central was able to hold off the Quarriers for the win.  Dell Rapids led most of the way in the second set, but the Trojans made a late run to steal the two-point set victory.  West Central carried that momentum into the third set and got out to a big lead for the match win.

Emma Van Regenmorter led the team with eight kills in the match.  Kylee Fiddelke and Maxkenzie Garry both had six kills each, and Olivia Prasek had four kills.  Sophi Randall had 22 set assists.  Van Regenmorter and Garry both had two blocks.   Sam Price finished with 23 digs.  Randall added 12 digs, and Maxkenzie Apland had 11 digs.

Dell Rapids (0-1) will host Elk Point-Jefferson on Tuesday, September 1st.  The match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.

Quarrier Boys Golf Hosts Dells Invite

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team hosted the Dell Rapids Invite at Rocky Run Golf Course on Monday, August 24th.  Dell Rapids finished 11th as a team with a score of 384.  Vermillion won the team title with 321.  Sioux Falls Christian was second with 333, and Tea placed third as a team at 334.

Zach McKee had the low round for Dell Rapids on the day.  He finished with a round of 87.  Carter Traill finished with a round of 95.  Brady Larson had a round of 98.  Lucas Berg finished at 104.  Tyler Tjaden had a round of 109, and Bryce Janiszeski had a 116.

After having four tournaments in a week’s time, Dell Rapids will now be off until Tuesday, September 1st.  They will travel to Spring Creek Golf Course for the Sioux Falls Christian Invite.

Garretson/Dell Rapids Girls Soccer Season Underway

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The Garretson/Dell Rapids Blue Dragon girls soccer team has already played four matches in their 2020 season.  They started with a road match on August 14th, but then played at home in Garretson in their last three matches.

The Blue Dragons fell to Vermillion in their opening match on Friday, August 14th by a score of 5-0.  Garretson/Dell Rapids played again less than 24 hours later when they hosted Groton on Saturday, August 15th.  The Blue Dragons earned a 0-0 draw in that  match.  The Blue Dragons picked up their first win of the season on Thursday, August 20th.  They defeated Huron 2-0.  Garretson/Dell Rapids fell to Tea Area 1-0 in their last match on Saturday, August 22nd.

Garretson/Dell Rapids (1-2-1) will be on the road for their next two matches.  They will travel to Sioux Falls for a match against Sioux Falls Christian on Thursday, August 27th.  They will then be in Mitchell on Thursday,  September 3rd.

Quarrier Boys Golf Team Hits Links in Three Straight Days

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The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys golf team started the 2020 golf season with three straight tournaments in consecutive days.  They traveled to Hartford on Monday, August 17th.  It was then off to Madison on Tuesday, August 18th.  The team’s final stop was Dakota Dunes on Wednesday, August 19th.

The team finished 8th as a team at Central Valley Golf Course on Monday.   Lucas Berg finished 14th individually with a round of 87.  Zach McKee finished with a 91.  Brady Larson had a 93.  Carter Traill had a round of 99.  Bryce Janiszeski finished with 118, and Tyler Tjaden had a 122.

McKee had the low round for Dell Rapids at Madison Country Club on Tuesday.  He finished with a round of 88.  Berg fired a round of 93.  Traill finished with a 95.  Larson had a 108.  Tjaden had a 120, and Janiszeski had a 149.

Dell Rapids then finished sixth as a team at Two Rivers Golf Course on Wednesday with a team score of 358.  Berg finished ninth individually with a round of 82.  Traill finished with a round of 89.  Larson had a round of 93.  McKee finished with a 94, and Tjaden finished with a round of 95.

Dell Rapids will have their home tournament on Monday, August 24th at Rocky Run Golf Course.  Tee off is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.

Quarrier Boys Heading Back to State Tournament

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Despite having only two made field goals in the last 12 minutes of the game, the Dell Rapids Quarriers held off the Vermillion Tanagers for a 52-45 win in the SoDak 16 on Tuesday, March 10th at the Sanford Pentagon.  The win gives the Quarriers a birth into the boys 2020 South Dakota Class A State Tournament March 19th – 21st in Rapid City.

It was Vermillion who held an early three-point lead at 5-2 with 5:48 in the first quarter after a made basket by Noah Gilbertson.  Dell Rapids scored the next five points to take a 7-5 lead.  The Tanagers responded with a 4-0 run for a 9-7 lead with 2:03 to play.  That was the last lead of the game for Vermillion.  Drew Van Regenmorter knocked down a three point shot moments later, and Dell Rapids ended the first quarter leading 10-9.  The Quarriers got into an offensive groove early in the second quarter by going on an 8-2 run.  Logan Ellingson made two free throws with 5:07 to play to extend the Quarrier lead to 18-11.  The lead grew to 11 after a made basket by Coby Maeschen with 1:41 to go in the half.  The Quarriers led 25-14 at that point and led 28-20 at halftime.

Dell Rapids was able to maintain a lead of seven points or more throughout the third quarter.  In fact the lead grew to 12 points after a made three-point shot with Van Regenmorter with 4:07 to play in the quarter and two made free throws by Landon Ruesink with 3:51 to go.  Both teams then went cold.  Neither team made another point over the last 3:51 of the third quarter, and Dell Rapids held a 40-28 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Van Regenmorter pushed the Quarrier lead to a game-high 14 points with 7:15 to play in the game after a pair of made free throws.  Vermillion then put together a comeback bid.  The Tanagers went on a 15-2 run over the next four plus minutes to pull within a point at 44-43 with 3:31 to go.  Van Regenmorter gave the Quarriers their first made field goal in nine minutes with 3:09 to play to push the Dell Rapids lead to 46-43.  Dell Rapids was able to knock down three more free throws over the next couple of minutes to make the score 49-45 with :29 to play.  After a missed free throw by Vermillion and an offensive rebound, Maeschen made a key block and rebound which led to a fast break basket by Connor Rentz with :19 to play to seal the victory for the Quarriers.

Dell Rapids finished the game shooting 45% (17-38) from the field, 27% (4-15) from three-point area, and 64% (14-22) from the free-throw line.  They had 31 total rebounds and 13 turnovers.

Three players finished in double figures.  Van Regenmorter finished with a game-high 13 points along with nine rebounds and four assists.  Ruesink had 12 points off the bench.  Colin Rentz had 11 points and five rebounds.

The Quarriers will enter the state tournament has the #7 seed.  Their first game will be against #2 Sioux Valley on Thursday, March 19th.  Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ct / 3:00 p.m. mt in the Ice Arena at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City.

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