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Quarrier Volleyball
If you are interested in summer volleyball camp and workouts, please see the following link. Opportunities for girls entering grades 5-12 are available at DRHS, but information regarding summer camps for younger ages is also included.
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Please direct any questions to Erica Fersdahl.
Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem
Several members of the Dell Rapids Quarrier track team competed in a preseason meet on Thursday, March 17th. The meet was the DWU High School Showcase Series at the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex in Mitchell.
Six teams competed in the preseason meet. They were West Central, Dell Rapids, Madison, Mt Vernon/Plankinton, Hanson, and Bridgewater-Emery.
The Quarriers will start their season at the SDSU Relays on Monday, April 4th.
Girls
400m Dash
1600m Run
60m Hurdles
60m Dash
800m Run
200m Dash
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Boys
1600m Run
60m Dash
200m Dash
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Five Quarrier basketball players, three from the boys team and two from the girls team, were recognized as Dak-12 All-Conference selections for the 2021-2022 season.
Haileigh Barnhart and Claire Wynja were honorable mentions this year. Brayden Pankonen was a first team all-conference selection. Jack Henry was a third team all-conference selection, and Landon Ruesink was an honorable mention.
Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The #2 Dell Rapids Quarriers fell to the #3 Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in the Region 3A tournament at the Elmen Center on Friday, March 4th. The Chargers led at each quarter break, though each team held a lead in the second half, and won 62-57.
Dell Rapids struck first and led 9-3 with 2:15 to play in the opening quarter. The Chargers ended the quarter on an 8-0 run for an 11-9 lead. Sioux Falls Christian made the first three points in the second quarter to extend their run to 11-0 for a 14-9 advantage. The second quarter ended with Sioux Falls Christian leading 32-28.
The Quarriers got the game tied 35-35 with 3:25 to play in the third quarter. Dell Rapids regained the lead after a three pointer by Landon Ruesink with 2:25 to play in the quarter. The Quarriers lead 41-39 with 1:00 left, but the Chargers ended the quarter on a 5-0 run for a 44-41 lead. The Chargers were able to extend their lad to eight points, 57-49, with 3:15 left in the game. Dell Rapids got within a point, 58-57, after another Ruesink three pointer with :50 left. The Chargers made a free throw to lead 59-57 with :35 to go. Dell Rapids had an opportunity to tie the game, but the shot was no good with :14 to play. Sioux Falls Chrisitan made three free throws in the closing seconds to hang on for the win.
The Quarriers shot 40% (21-52) from the field, 39% (7-18) from three-point area, and 67% (8-12) from the free-throw line. The Chargers were 48% (21-44) from the field, 33% (5-15) from three-point area, and 63% (15-24) from the free-throw line.
Brayden Pankonen had 16 points to lead Dell Rapids in scoring. Ruesink had 14 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Jack Henry also had 14 points with four rebounds and two assists. Shane Stone added four points and five rebounds.
The Quarrier season ends with a record of 15-7.
The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team had two place winners at the 2022 South Dakota Class A State Wrestling Tournament held in Sioux Falls on Thursday, February 24th and Friday, February 25th.
Weston Mason had a sixth place finish in the 160-pound weight class. Mason had an opening round win by technical fall (15-0). Barrett Schneck of Milbank pinned Mason in thee quarterfinal round. Mason bounced back with a major decision win (14-3) and a 7-5 decision win in his next two matches. In the consolation semifinals, Tyson Brand of Brookings beat Mason by a 2-1 decision. Mason was then pinned in the 5th/6th match.
Rylee Bird had an eighth place finish in the G-126 division. Bird lost her opening round match, but picked up two pins in a row in the first two rounds of the consolation bracket. Bird was then pinned in her next two matches to finish eighth.
John Mortrude finished 1-2 with a pin in the 126-pound class. Aiden Geraets was 0-2 in the 195-pound division. Bailey Credeur was also 1-2 with a pin in the G-132 class. Mikayla Hight finished 0-2 in the G-142 class at the tournament.
Photo taken and used with permission by Sara Stadem
The Dell Rapids Quarrier girls drew a tough match-up for the opening round of the Region 3A tournament on Tuesday, February 22nd. Dell Rapids traveled to Hartford to play the #1 seed West Central Trojans. The Trojans advanced to the next round with a 69-16 win.
The two teams were scoreless in the first minute and a half of the game. West Central led 5-3 with 4:15 to play in the opening quarter. They then went on a 12-3 run for a 17-6 advantage with 1:00 to go. The quarter ended with the Trojans leading 20-10. Mady VanOverbeke made a three-pointer to start the second quarter, and Dell Rapids trailed 20-13 with 7:45 to play in the first half. That’s when the Trojan defensive pressure turned into quick points for West Central. The Trojans had 20 steals in the game and forced 28 turnovers as they shut the Quarriers down the rest of the game.
Dell Rapids shot 18% (6-33) overall, 2-12 from three-point area, and 2-4 from the free-throw line. West Central finished 44% (27-62) from the field, 38% (9-24) from three-point area, and 6-10 from the free-throw line.
VanOverbeke had five points and two rebounds. Jayme Schmidt finished with three points and three rebounds. Alli De Stigter had three points and two steals. Haileigh Barnhart and Elly Olson both had two points each, and Liz Price had a point and three rebounds. Zoey Hilmoe and Claire Wynja both had a team-high five rebounds.
The Quarrier season comes to an end with an overall record of 3-18.
Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids Quarriers survived for a 65-55 win over the Garretson Blue Dragons in their regular season finale at home on Monday, February 21st.
Garretson got out to a quick 7-3 lead in the first minute and a half of the game, but the Quarriers responded with a 12-0 run to take a 15-7 lead with 4:00 left in the opening quarter. Dell Rapids pushed the lead to 23-14 by the end of the quarter. Garretson cut the lead to three points, 27-24, with 4:00 to play in the second quarter, but Dell Rapids led 32-26 at halftime.
Dell Rapids kept a four-to-eight point lead throughout the entire third quarter. The Quarriers led 50-43 heading into the fourth quarter. The Blue Dragons got within a point after going on a 6-0 run to start the fourth quarter. The Quarriers got the lead back to six points, 57-51, with 2:00 to play. Garretson got within four, 59-55, with 1:30 to go, but Dell Rapids closed out the game on a 6-0 run.
The Quarriers shot 32% from the field, 28% from three-point area, and 5-7 from the free-throw line. Garretson finished the game 38% from the field, 29% on three pointers, and 3-6 from the free-throw line.
Brayden Pankonen had 22 points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Jack Henry finished with 19 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Camden Justice added nine points and nine rebounds.
Dell Rapids finishes the regular season with a 14-6 record. They will host a Region 3A opening round game on Tuesday, March 1st.
The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys wrestling team had three state qualifiers from the Region 1A tournament held at O’Gorman High School on Saturday, February 19th. The top four places in each weight class qualify for the state tournament.
Weston Mason had a second place finish in the 160-pound class, falling to Tyson Brandt of Brookings in an ultimate tie breaker. John Mortrude finished third in the 126-pound class with a 3-1 record on the day. Aiden Geraets also qualified for state with a fourth place finish in the 195-pound class with a 2-2 record.
Hunter Nelson (2-2) just missed qualifying for state with a fifth place finish in the 152-pound class. Quinn Carr (1-3) placed sixth in the 182-pound division. Brandon Schmidt (2-3) also placed sixth in the 220-pound class. Kaiden Lowman (138-pound) finished 1-2, and Gabe Clark (145-pound) finished 0-2 in the tournament.
The 2022 South Dakota High School Class A State Wrestling Tournament will be held Thursday, February 24th through Saturday, February 26th at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team got a big Dak-12 Conference win over the Lennox Orioles at home on Friday, February 18th. The Quarriers fought their way to a 55-50 victory.
Neither team led by any more than seven points the entire game in the back and forth battle. Lennox had 9-4 lead early in the first quarter, but Dell Rapids responded with an 8-0 run and finished the first quarter leading 16-12. The Orioles were able to old Dell Rapids to just eight points in the second quarter and took a 27-24 lead into halftime.
Lennox had a game-high seven-point lead, 31-24, after a 4-0 run to start the third quarter. The Quarriers went on an 15-3 run to lead 39-34 with 2:40 to play in the third quarter. The Orioles got the lead down to one, 41-40, heading into the fourth quarter. The two teams traded leads of two points throughout the fourth quarter. With the game tied 48-48 with 1:00 to go, Dell Rapids took the lead for good in a key offensive sequence. Landon Ruesink made a layup and was fouled with :51.6 left on the clock. Ruesink missed the free throw, but Aiden Boechler tipped the rebound out to Ruesink. Brayden Pankonen then made a layup with :35 left to play as Dell Rapids scored four points on one trip to their end of the floor for a 52-48 lead. The Quarriers made three of four free throws in the closing seconds for the win.
Dell Rapids shot 42% (22-53) from the field overall, just 2-12 on three pointers, and 56% (9-16) from the free-throw line. Lennox shot 33% (15-46) from the field, 21% (5-24) from three-point area, and 94% (15-16) from the free-throw line.
Jack Henry had 14 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Pankonen finished with 11 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Boechler had nine points, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Shane Stone also had nine points along with five rebounds. Ruesink added six points and five rebounds.
Dell Rapids (13-6) will end the regular season at home against Garretson on Monday, February 21st.
The Dell Rapids Quarrier wrestling team had their final regular season tournament on Saturday, February 12th. Dell Rapids traveled to Huron and finished ninth as a team with 92.5 points. Winner was the top team with 231.0 points. Aberdeen Central was second with 191.0 points, and Bon Homme/Scotland was third with 163.0 points.
John Mortrude had a second place finish in the 126-pound class finishing 3-1 on the day. Weston Mason (160-pound) and Quinn Carr (182-pound) both had third place finishes also with 3-1 records. Aiden Geraets finished 2-2 and placed fourth in the 195-pound class. Hunter Nelson was fifth in the 152-pound division with a 3-2 record. Brandon Schmidt had one win and placed sixth in the 220-pound class. Gabe Clark (145-pound) had two wins on the day as well.
The Quarriers will be at O’Gorman High School for the Region 1A Tournament on Saturday, February 19th.