Baseball: four state titles in five years
Class B state champions in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025. The 2025 title came on a walk-off squeeze bunt in the eighth inning, and the 2024 team won 27 straight.
Our schools
Go Quarriers. Go Cardinals.
Dell Rapids is home to two schools, both proud Chamber members, and both with a trophy case that keeps getting fuller.
Dell Rapids School District
The Dell Rapids Quarriers.
The public school district for Dell Rapids, with an elementary, middle and high school. The Quarriers are named for the quartzite quarries that built this town.
- Joel Bailey became superintendent on July 1, 2026 (Dakota News Now).
- In 2026 the high school juniors celebrated big gains on state tests and the ACT, with early ACT results that topped the Dakota XII Conference (Dakota News Now).
Recent highlights
Football: back-to-back 11A champions
State champions in 2022 and again in 2023, when the Quarriers finished a perfect 12-0. That made seven state football titles for the program.
Volleyball: first state title
Class A state champions in 2024, the program’s first ever, finishing 32-3. They made it back to the state final in 2025.
St. Mary Catholic School
The St. Mary Cardinals.
A Catholic school serving preschool through 12th grade, with families coming from Dell Rapids, Baltic, Colton, Chester, Trent and Garretson.
- Founded in 1910 by six Presentation Sisters. The high school followed in 1957 (Bishop’s Bulletin).
- A brand-new school building was dedicated on January 4, 2024, after a community campaign of more than 300 meetings run by local volunteers (Bishop’s Bulletin).
Recent highlights
Football: 9B state champions, twice
State champions in 2021, the school’s first title of the playoff era, won in double overtime. They did it again in 2025 with a 54-6 win at the DakotaDome.
Girls golf: first state title
Class B state champions in 2025, winning by eight strokes for the program’s first state golf title.
Basketball: back at state
In 2025 the boys took third at the Class B state tournament, with their first state tournament win since 2005. The girls upset previously unbeaten Harding County at state.
Highlights come from news coverage linked above. Know a recent win, award or achievement we should add? Email office@dellrapidschamber.com.