Hill City Prevailer

Rangers sweep teams from three states, look to fly by Comets

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 8:52am
By Leslie Silverman
 
The Hill City Rangers once again had a week of wins on the volleyball court.
The girls began the week drilling the Golddiggers of Lead-Deadwood in three games (25-12, 25-8, 25-15) before hosing the Irrigators of Newell (25-15, 25-10, 25-7).

Ranger runners back in action in Rapid City

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 8:51am
After a two-week break to focus on consistent training without the pressure of racing, the Hill City High School Ranger cross country team took on the Rapid City Area Schools High School Invitational Cross Country Meet Sept. 27. 
Head coach Joe Noyes said this was the Rangers’ first time racing at what will be the state course Oct. 26 so it was a good opportunity. He can tell the athletes are tired from training but said that is normal for this time of year. 

Rangers come out and play, now 5-1 for season

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 8:49am
Rangers fans are witnessing one of the best football seasons in recent history. The Rangers are now 5-1 on the season after a win against Bennett County last Friday.
Coach Brett Eckert credits the boys of Bennett County for keeping it “interesting,” adding, “we knew they had a lot of athletes that are really skilled and if you let them start rolling then they will be harder to stop.”

One-off outing for Ranger golf team

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 8:48am
The Ranger Boys Golf team competed in the Black Hills Conference golf tournament at the Tomahawk Golf Course in Deadwood Tuesday, Sept. 24.  Most of the Black Hills Conference schools are Class A or AA in boys golf and those classes play in the fall. The Rangers are a Class B team and have their season in the spring but are still  invited to the tournament since they are a Black Hills Conference school. 

Rangers steer Longhorns out to pasture

Published by admin on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 8:58am
The Hill City High School Rangers are one of the hottest teams in the state right now with another convincing victory over the Faith Longhorns Sept. 20.
The momentum of the game was evident in the opening drive of the team, with Devin Buehler connecting with junior Brensen Veneklasen a mere 13 seconds into the homecoming game.
While the extra point was no good, the 6-0 lead foreshadowed the good things to come for Hill City. 

Trio of victories at home for volleyball

Published by admin on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 8:47am
Three teams, three wins and just like that the Hill City Rangers volleyball team is 12-3 on the season. 
The girls corralled the Bison of Hot Springs (25-12, 25-12, 25-18) on Tuesday, then scooped up Sturgis Thursday (25-15, 25-17, 25-24), before confining the Jones County Coyotes over the weekend (25-7, 25-23, 25-13).
Grace Peckosh missed zero serves on the three-game stretch with  nine aces overall. Peckosh also had 21 kills and 32 assists.

Unlucky loss drops Rangers to 3-1

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:53am
The Harding County Bison bumped the Hill City Rangers off of their perfect season, delivering an unlucky 50-43 loss to Hill City Friday Sept. 13.
Hill City scored first on the field taking a 7-0 lead against the Bison and remained in the lead through the first half of play.
Quarterback Devin Buehler fired long passes all game, mixing up receivers, and giving the Rangers a whopping 363 passing yards in the game.

Perfect volleyball season terminated

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:53am
The girls volleyball team suffered its first losses of the season playing a tournament at the monument this weekend.
The Rangers came off a sweep of Douglas Sept. 10, winning 25-10, 25-18 and 25-15. Coach Allie Henderson saud the team was “particularly looking forward to playing Douglas this year. I felt confident we were going to come away with a win but you never know, and I always tell the girls to never underestimate anyone.”
The match began with lots of long volleys but once the Rangers slowed the pace down it was a straight set win. 

Rangers set personal records in Sioux Falls

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:36am
Last week the Hill City High School Ranger cross country team traveled to Sioux Falls for the Nike Heartland Preview Saturday, Sept. 14. 
According to head coach Joe Noyes, the course is similar to what the Rangers will compete on for the remainder of the season.
“It was good to get the kids on a track like that again and watch them cruise,” said Noyes. 
In the boys varsity 5K, Tate Grabow claimed sixth place with a personal record of 15:47.10. Only one athlete from South Dakota beat Grabow, and he was an AA runner. 

Second half leads to Tiger trounce

Published by admin on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 8:50am
It began with a opening kickoff touchdown for Dupree but ended with another victory for the Hill City High School football team, which once again showed its domination in a 55-14 win over the Tigers.
Head coach Brett Eckert said the, “boys came out a little slower” due to some “big blows to our morale coming in.”
Starting cornerback Grayson Rahn fell ill the morning of the game.