In the second meeting of the year between the Arlington and Dell Rapids St Mary girls basketball teams, Arlington again got the best of St Mary.  Arlington beat St Mary by a score of 45-41 on Friday, February 14th.

Arlington got the early lead at 7-4, but St Mary went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-7 and ended the first quarter leading 17-11.  Arlington held St Mary to just three points in the second quarter and was able to get the game tied at 20-20 heading into halftime.  St Mary regained the lead in the third quarter and led by four points heading into the final quarter at 34-30.  Neither team scored until 4:20 to go in them game when Arlington hit a three-point shot to pull within a point at 34-33.  Arlington took the lead at 37-36 with 1:11 to go and made eight free-throws down the stretch to hold on for the victory.

St Mary shot just 27% (12-44) from the field, 26% (5-19) from three-point area, and 67% (12-18) from the free-throw line.  St Mary also had 25 team rebounds and eight steals.

Ella Heinitz led the team with 14 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two assists.  Karlie Klein added 12 points, four rebounds, and three steals.  Courtney Brown and Ella Griffin both had six points each.  Brown and Sydney Klein both had seven rebounds.

St Mary (9-9) will play the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks on Tuesday, February 18th in their final home game of the regular season.

A late defensive stand and offensive rally helped give the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals a road win over the Centerville Tornadoes 47-40 on Friday, February 7th.

The first half was close with neither team gaining much of an advantage.  The Cardinals led after the first quarter by just one point at 12-11.  St Mary was able to push their lead to four points at 20-16 with 4:30 to go in the second quarter.  Centerville ended the first half on a 5-0 run for a 21-20 halftime lead.

The Tornadoes slowly built on their halftime lead and extended it five points at 32-27 with 2:00 to go in the third quarter.  That’s when the Cardinal defense took control of the game.  St Mary went on a 5-0 run to close out the third quarter to tie the game at 32-32.  The Cardinals then held Centerville scoreless in the first two and a half minutes of the fourth quarter while building a six-point lead at 38-32.  By the time Centerville scored in the fourth quarter, St Mary had gone on an 11-0 run.  St Mary extended their lead to eight points at 43-35 after a three-point shot by Ella Griffin with just over two minutes to go in the game and then held on to the lead for the win.

Ella Heinitz led the Cardinals with 18 points in the game.  Griffin finished with 11 points.

St Mary (9-8) will host the Arlington Cardinals on Friday, February 14th.

Twenty-four hours after a tough shooting night, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls rebounded nicely with a 69-45 win on the road against the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 31st.  St Mary led from start to finish in the game.

The Cardinals used a huge first quarter to propel them to the victory.  St Mary led by 17 points at the end of the first quarter at 23-6.  The lead grew to 22 points at 40-18 by halftime as the Cardinals continued to dominate the game.  The Cardinals were able to cruise through the second half as they held a comfortable lead throughout the final two quarters.  They ended the second half with a 29-27 scoring margin.

The shots fell through the hoop at a much higher rate against the Divers than they did the previous night.  St Mary finished the game shooting 41% (27-66) from the field, 32% (6-19) from three-point area, and 69% (9-13) from the free-throw line.  They had a total of 37 team rebounds and 14 steals in the game.

Nine different players scored in the game for the Cardinals.  Ella Heinitz finished with 16 points, three steals and two rebounds.  Ella Griffin had 12 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.  Brianna Griffin, Maya Heinitz, and Courtney Brown all had eight points.  Sydney Klein had seven points, five rebounds and four steals, and Karlie Klein finished with six points and three rebounds.  Delaney Longville had six rebounds in the game.

The Cardinals even their season record at 8-8 on the season.  St Mary will travel to Centerville on Friday, February 7th.

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

The basketball hoops seemed to be unkind to the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals on Thursday, January 30th.  The Cardinals fell to the Alcester-Hudson Cubs 52-41 at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.  The Cardinals shot just 22% total from the field and 9% from three-point area in the game.

St Mary did start off well as they got out to an 8-1 run to open the game.  The Cubs answered with a 12-0 to finish the quarter for a 13-8 lead.  The second quarter was back and forth, and the Cardinals were able to cut into the Cubs lead.  Alcester-Hudson led 24-22 at halftime.

The first eleven minutes of the second half was again back-and-forth between the two teams.  Neither team had a lead larger than three points in the third quarter.  St Mary ended the quarter leading by one at 35-34.  The two teams were tied 37-37 and then again at 39-39 with 4:45 to play in the game.  The Cubs then went on a 7-0 run to lead 46-39 with 2:13 left.  With the Cubs leading 47-40 with 1:15 on the clock, Alcester-Hudson made enough free throws to hold onto the lead for the win.

St Mary was 12-54 from the field, 2-22 from three-point area, but 68% (15-22) from the free-throw line.  Ella Heinitz led the team with 17 points in the game.  Ella Griffin also finished in double figures with 10 points.  Courtney Brown had six points.

The Cardinals (7-8) are back in action on Friday, January 31st.  They will travel to Lake Preston for a double-header with the boys, and both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.