Month: August 2020

DRHS Competitve Cheer ready to show their skills

Tammy Chamley | Editor Magen Richeal has been coaching competitive cheer for 18 years and is ready to kick off the season with a new group of girls.  “Katy Pulscher is our only senior,” Coach Richeal said.  “She has been and will continue to be an amazing...

Cardinal Cross Country has plans for State

Tammy Chamley | Editor After a successful 2019 cross country season, the Cardinals are ready to run once again.  Coach Alyssa Brazil, third year Head Coach for the Cardinals is excited to see what the season has in store for the team. Returning leaders for the...

Dell Rapids Cross Country preps for season under new head coach

Tammy Chamley | Editor Former Assistant Coach, Jeff Krumm, has taken on the Head Coach position for the Quarriers cross country team.  Seniors on the roster this year include Logan Anderson, Canyon Lowman, Becky Dorn, Ellie Fidelke and Sami Schmidt. Last year,...

Lady Cards ready to serve up another season

Tammy Chamley | Editor St. Mary welcomed new Head Coach Sandra Heinitz to the Lady Cardinals Volleyball team for the 2020 season.  With a new coach, St. Mary will have returning leaders taking the court.  “Junior Courtney Brown and senior Ella Heinitz are...

DRHS Boys Golf in full swing

Tammy Chamley | Editor DRHS Boys Golf attended their first three meets of the season on August 17, August 18 and August 19.  Returning leaders for the Quarriers include Lucas Berg, Zach McKee and Brady Larson. Coach Jeff Dvorak is in second season as the boys...

Mudcats and PBR Baseball season comes to an end

Jim Wilber | Guest Writer The two local amateur baseball teams, the Dell Rapids Mudcats and Dell Rapids Pabst Blue Ribbon, each concluded the 2020 season with good performances in the South Dakota Amateur Baseball State Tournament.  Each team was eliminated from...

Girls Soccer starts season off with a loss and a tie

Tammy Chamley | Editor Dell Rapids co-ops with the Garretson Blue Dragons for Girls Soccer and the season started off with back to back games August 14 and August 15. The Blue Dragons travelled to Vermillion on Friday, August 14 where they came up short losing to...

Quarrier Boys Golf Team hits Links in three straight days

Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media 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...

Langer steps away from politics

Tammy Chamley | Editor Kris Langer is a member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 25.  Previously, Senator Langer was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to the South Dakota House of Representatives after Jon Hansen resigned in 2013.  In...

St. Mary Parish welcomes Fr. Shane Stevens

Tammy Chamley | Editor Fr. Shane Stevens has taken on the role as the new priest for St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids.  He began his journey with St. Mary in early July. Fr. Stevens was born in Concordia, Kansas.  At the age of three, Fr. Stevens...