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Rangers set personal records

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 8:58am
 
 
The Hill City Ranger cross country team raced again Sept. 10 at the Heartland Preview in Sioux Falls.  This was a larger AA meet so only a couple of varsity boys and girls competed. 
 
The athletes did “really well” according to head coach Joe Noyes, and many Rangers set personal records. 
 
“We were the first South Dakota class A school. We were behind two schools from Minnesota and two schools from South Dakota that were AA,” Noyes said.
 

Coach Henderson looks for win

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 8:52am
 
 
It’s homecoming week for the Hill City High School girls volleyball team. The team takes on Hot Springs and Sturgis at home Sept. 13 and Sept. 15 respectively. 
 
The Rangers are coming off two home court losses last week against Douglas and Rapid City Christian. 
 
The Douglas match was close with the Rangers holding their own the first two sets, losing 26-24, 27-25, 25-14.
 
But the girls struggled against the Rapid City Christian Comets, losing 25-19, 25-14 and 25-21. 

Rangers fall to Cossacks

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 8:50am
 
 
This past Friday, the Hill City Rangers football team fell to the Sioux Valley Cossacks by a score of 55-18. 
 
By the time the first quarter had ended, the Rangers were down 21-0.
 
Halfway through the second quarter, Rangers’ quarterback Devin Buehler was intercepted. 
 
Then, the Rangers defense  held the Cossacks on downs but due to a personal foul the Cossacks retained possession  of the ball, and on third and 10, the Cossacks scored a touchdown. 
 

Ranger football comes off bye week

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 8:39am
 
 
Labor Day Weekend meant a bye for the Hill City Rangers football team. 
 
The team’s last game  resulted in a  48-6 loss against Lead-Deadwood. 
 
Coach Brett Eckert was optimistic about the boy’s play.
 
“I think we did take a step in the right direction.  We are still trying to get the boys to understand the offense, but they are coming along. We saw some positive things that we will need to continue to build upon,” Eckert said.
 

Rangers volleyball home this week

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 8:36am
The 5-3 Hill City Rangers Girls Volleyball team play another match at home this week.
 
The girls take on Rapid City Christian Sept. 8.
 
The girls are coming off victories against both Spearfish and Red Cloud.
 
The Rangers narrowly  defeated Spearfish 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 20-25, 15-12.
 
Coach Allison Henderson credits the win to the team’s resilience.
 

Rangers score high at Spearfish

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 8:29am
 
 
The Hill City Ranger cross country team hit the ground running at the Spearfish High School & Middle School XC Invite Sept. 2. 
 
For overall scores, the Ranger boys varsity team placed third, and the Ranger girls varsity team placed fourth. 
 
For the varsity boys 5K, head coach Joe Noyes said, “Our boys raced really well. I felt like all six boys performed close to, or at, their potential which has me really excited.”
 

Hill City Rangers Sports Schedule

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 8:20am

Thursday, Sept. 8

Ranger cross country kicks off season

Published by admin on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 9:48am
 
 
The Hill City Rangers kicked off their season Aug. 26 with the Douglas Early Bird Cross Country Meet at Prairie Ridge Golf Course. According to head coach Joe Noyes, “It was a really good first meet.” 
 
The Ranger boys did especially well in the varsity 5K. They were led by Luke Rupert who placed third out of 60 runners with a time of 17:42.21. 
 
“He finished third behind last year’s Class B state champ and last year’s Class A state champ. We’re really pleased about that,” Noyes said.  

Henderson is new volleyball coach

Published by admin on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 9:42am
 
 
The Hill City High School volleyball team has been hard at work preparing for the season. Everyone is especially excited about the new coach, Allie Henderson. 
 
When Henderson came back to Hill City this spring for her cousin’s graduation, several people approached her about the open volleyball coaching position saying they would love to have her coach.
 

Rangers dominate Custer, fall to Comets

Published by admin on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 9:38am
 
 
The Hill City girls’ volleyball team is off to a strong start beginning the season by sweeping Custer Aug. 23. 
 
New head coach Allison Henderson was “very happy”  with the victory, she said. 
 
“It took a little while to shake the cobwebs off but once we got in our groove, things went much more smoothly,” Henderson said.