Custer County Chronicle

Volleyball seeking to serve up success

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:34pm

Serving up some solid percentages, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School volleyball team started the season off on a high note with a 3-0 win in the game against the Philip Scotties Aug. 27. The Armory was packed with fans of both teams, and a Custer student cheer section, adorned in leis and tropical shirts, chanted and stomped in the stands throughout. 

Wildcats compete at Raider Invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:33pm

The Custer High School golf team had one meet last week, traveling to Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City to compete in the Raider Invitational last Thursday.
The Wildcats finished in ninth place as a team, finishing 81 strokes over par. St. Thomas More again won the team championship, finishing at 39 over par. The Cavaliers also had the top three finishers at the meet, including medalist Brady Sage, who finished with a score of 77.
Not far behind Sage was Custer’s top finisher, Curtis Sorenson, who fired a round of 82. That was good for a tie for ninth place.

Soccer team falls to Cavaliers, Bison

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:32pm

Starting the week in full force, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School soccer team faced the St. Thomas More-Rapid City Christian Cavaliers for a home game Aug. 25. The Cavaliers have a fast team that pushed through some hard drives and coordinated plays with a bench full of subs, and the ’Cats struggled to keep up in the first half. 
The Cavaliers scored three goals in the first 20 minutes of the first half and another three in the second half of the game. 

Custer sweeps Black Hills Preview

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:31pm

It was a small meet, but the Custer Jr./Sr. High School ’Cats took first place in the boys and girls 5K at the Black Hills Preview Cross Country Meet Aug. 27. Located off I-90, the meet took place at a soccer complex near Lead. 

Turnovers costly in loss to Patriots

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:26pm

The one that got away.
That is likely how Custer High School football team players, fans and coaches will look back on last Friday’s season-opening 36-30 loss to the Douglas Patriots, as the Wildcats piled up yards and points in a game that saw them look for much of the game as the better team.

’Cats battle Broncs in opener

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:28am

The Wildcats are back with the Custer Jr./Sr. High School soccer team kicking off the season Tuesday, Aug. 18, in a matchup against the Belle Fourche Broncs. 
This year the team is led by head coach Amanda Hewett, who started playing soccer at 4 and is still in love with the sport. 
Hewett got into coaching when her boys, Aaron and Austin, started playing, and she coached U8, U10 and U14 at the Custer YMCA. She also coached the Black Hills Rapids Soccer Club and led a number one team in South Dakota.  

Numbers down but ready to run

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:27am

Numbers are a little down on the Custer Jr./Sr. High School cross country team, but the team is gearing up for another great run this season. 
The team is once again coached by Karen Karim. Mindy Dooley is the high school assistant coach, and Gage Winkler and Gordon Drew are the junior high coaches. 

Volleyball set to start with eight seniors

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:26am

Don’t miss the first home game of the season for the Custer Jr./Sr. High School volleyball team Thursday, Aug. 27 against the Philip Scotties in the Custer Armory. The varsity game will commence around 7 p.m. 

Evans looking for Wildcat improvement

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:25am

Win the day.
That’s the mantra of the Custer High School football team, a mantra head coach Russ Evans uses to encourage his charges to focus on what they are doing today, not next Friday or halfway through the season.
“What do you want them to say about you when the game is over?” Evans said he asked his players. “Are they just going to hit your hand and say, ‘good game,’ or are they going to stop and say, ‘man, you’re tough. You guys play hard.’

Golf team wants to bring home trophy

Published by admin on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 9:24am

With three returning state qualifiers and a bevy of young and up-and-coming talent, the Custer High School boys golf team hopes to do something this fall it hasn’t done in quite some time—bring a trophy home from the state tournament.
“We have a lot of work to do in order to do that, but I guess that would be our ultimate goal,” head coach Paul Kelley said.