Sports

Rangers runners take title at Presho

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:27am
 
The Hill City Ranger cross country team was back in action Sept. 17 for the Lyman Raider Nation Invitational Cross Country Meet in Presho. According to head coach Joe Noyes, it was an excellent day.
 
Since this was a smaller meet the athletes were challenged to do their very best. Expectations were set high, but Noyes believed they could be met. The Rangers rose to this challenge and claimed both the varsity boys and girls titles for the Presho meet. 
 

Mercy rule enacted by visiting Orioles

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:25am

By the third play of last Friday evening’s football game against the visiting Lennox Orioles what was likely already going to be an extremely difficult proposition for the Custer High School football team became next to impossible.
That’s because on the second play of the game the Wildcats lost quarterback/safety Roland Sedlacek to a severe ankle injury, and on the very next play starting offensive lineman Clayton Maude exited the game and did not return.

Volleyball team defeats Hot Springs, Sturgis

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:24am
 
 
It was quite the homecoming week for the Hill City  Rangers Volleyball team.
 
The team won against Hot Springs 25-12, 25-21, 25-9 and Sturgis 25-13, 25-17, 25-22. Coach Allie Henderson was pleased with the girls’ performance.
 
“I think they played well this week. I was most happy with how our energy and teamwork improved,” she said. “Every week we get more comfortable with each other and are learning how to play better together.” 
 

Rain plagues play

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:22am
 
 
The homecoming game for the Hill City High School Rangers football team began with an hour-long rain delay.
 
Once play began, the Rangers elected to receive the opening kick of the Lakota Tech Tatanka. 
 
A series of fouls on the part of the Tatanka and many great offensive plays allowed the Rangers to move within first and goal on the opening drive.
 
The Rangers scored and the large crowd of homecoming fans were ecstatic. 
 

Golf team heads toward postseason

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:21am

On Sept. 13 the Custer High School golf team was at Spearfish Canyon Country Club for the Spearfish Invitational, where they were paced by Jackson Wiles’ score of 95.
Regan Sorenson was just behind Wiles with a score of 96, followed by Lane Poper at 101, Zayden LaPlaca at 106, Kolby Riley at 107 and Curtis Sorenson at 112.
The Wildcats finished in last place in the meet as a team, with a score of 398. Rapid City Stevens won the meet with a team score of 343.
Medalist was Parker Reede of Spearfish with a 78.

Soccer still searching for first win

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:20am

The Custer High School soccer team was defeated in last week’s game versus Hot Springs 2-1.
This was a rematch as the two teams previously competed Aug. 25. Last month, the Bisons shut out the Wildcats 2-0, but this recent game reflected Custer’s improvement with Zaydn Leib’s score.
Head coach Sydney Hickman said, “Looking back at the season, the first time we played them, we lost. But this time, we scored. I think this is a good testament to how much the Custer team has grown over the season.”

Wildcats persist, medal in large meets

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:19am

The Custer High School girls cross country varsity team raced twice last week,  competing in the Eldon Knudson Invitational at Rocky Knolls Golf Course in Custer Sept. 15 and in Huron Sept. 17.
Last Thursday the varsity girls ran with junior varsity because of the impending rain and the boys were unable to compete because of the deluge.
Custer’s Brit Wheeler placed ninth amid the rainfall, running the 5K in 22:14. Head coach Karen Karim said Wheeler shows “tremendous improvement meet to meet.”

Wildcats down but not out

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:17am

Last week’s volleyball match versus St. Thomas More was a loss for Custer High School 3-2. Yet, the Wildcats weren’t completely clobbered as the game had to be taken to five sets because of each team’s back-and-forth set wins.
St. Thomas More won the first set 25-15, but the Wildcats forced their way in and won the second set with a neck-and-neck 25-21.
The third set changed back to a Cavalier win, 25-20, and head coach Jill Hohn said this set loss especially gathered the team’s confidence.

Wildcat golfers third at home meet

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 11:47am

Led by Regan Sorenson’s 91, the Custer High School golf team played its way to a third-place finish at its final home meet of the season last Friday morning at Rocky Knolls Golf Course.
The Wildcats finished with a team score of 380. The meet was won by Spearfish, which ended with a team score of 323. The Spartans also boasted the medalist for the meet, as Charlie Rasmussen fired a round of 71 over the course of the 18-hole tournament.

Wildcat soccer gets first goals of season

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 11:46am

Custer’s soccer team faced coed Freeman Academy Sept. 10 but the Wildcats couldn’t completely defend their territory.
Ten minutes into the game the Bobcats scored a goal. Ten minutes later Wildcat midfielder Bohden Pesicka scored Custer’s first goal by catching the Freeman goalie out of the box.
Head coach Sydney Hickman could be heard reminding Custer to make every shot count and the Wildcats’ offense continued to use the whole field to get up to the net to score.
Freeman continued to score, though, with a focused, down-the-middle approach.