Sports

Custer girls are conference champs

Published by admin on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 9:20am

The Custer varsity girls cross county runners are setting their sights on the Region 5A title this week after being crowned Black Hills Conference champions at the conference meet at Deadwood last Thursday.
The girls took first place in a field of 10 teams with a team score of 28. Hill City was second with 52 points. Meanwhile the varsity boys placed second behind Sturgis with a team score of 36 compared with 29 for the Scoopers.

Golfers close out season at state meet

Published by admin on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 9:19am

The Custer High School golf team put a bow on its season Oct. 4-5 at the South Dakota Class A State Golf Meet, trying to navigate a difficult Madison Country Club Course. After qualifying for the state meet as a team a week earlier at the region meet, the Wildcats had a more difficult time at the state meet.
“The course just ate us up,” said head coach Paul Kelley.
Kelley said the ’Cats don’t play many courses in the Black Hills that are similar to Madison, which he described as “very tight” and one that doesn’t allow for driver use on a lot of holes.

Volleyball season record now 8-13

Published by admin on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 9:18am

Coming off its recent second place finish at the Lakota Nation Invitational in Rapid City, the Custer girls volleyball team dropped two games and won one last week. However, even in the losses the Wildcats made their opponents work harder for their wins.
On Tuesday the team traveled south to face perennial rival Hot Springs. The Wildcats got off to a good start, beating the Bison 25-22, but then lost the next three sets 25-22, 25-12 and 25-19.

Wildcat football team falls to Lead-Deadwood

Published by admin on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 9:18am

For the past few games, the Custer High School football team had gotten off to a strong start, only to fade as the game wore on. Last Friday night in Deadwood, the opposite was true.
Custer’s first two possessions resulted in fumbles, both of which were scooped up by Golddigger defenders for a touchdown. The result was a 13-0 deficit only four minutes into the game the Wildcats were never able to overcome in a 26-6 loss.

Rangers win first game of the season

Published by admin on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 3:12pm
The Hill City Rangers Football Team got their first win this weekend against Lakota Tech. The Rangers won with a 26-24 score, to put them at 1-6 for the season.
 The boys stay home this week to take on the Thunderhawks of Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian. The Thunderhawks are 2-5 on the season. 
The game begins at 6:30 and marks the season’s Senior Night, recognizing the efforts of the two Ranger Seniors, Tanner Davis and Dade Burleigh. 

Wathen resigns as volleyball coach

Published by admin on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 3:08pm
The Hill City School Board approved the resignation of high school volleyball  coach Lindsy Wathen at its Oct. 11 meeting. There was no discussion concerning the resignation but on in its agenda  the school board thanked coach Wathen “for her years of service and leading us to our first ever state volleyball  tournament.”
In a separate statement prior to the approval, coach Lindsy Wathen had this to say about her decision. 

Rangers fall to Warriors

Published by admin on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 10:48am
By Leslie Silverman
 
The Hill City Rangers football team scored 28 points last Friday against the Bennett County Warriors, but the Rangers lost 58-28 in what could only be called a game of turnovers.
“It was nice for the boys to put some points on the board, but I think the boys were disappointed as they felt they didn’t show their true colors,” said coach Brett Eckert.
Eckert acknowledged the fumbles by adding, “We struggled to take care of the football by committing an abundance of turnovers.” 

Cheer team places last but improves scores

Published by admin on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 9:26am

Plagued by injuries and illness and only able to put six athletes on the mat at its home meet on Saturday, the Custer competitive cheer team continues to move forward with a positive team-building attitude.
The cheerleaders placed last among the five teams in the cheer portion of the cheer and dance invite after having to drastically change its routine at the last minute.
“Even being able to make it onto the mat was a win,” said coach Sheri Deatherage, “because we lost one of the main bases and one of our fliers on very short notice.”

Volleyball team places second at Lakota Nation

Published by admin on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 9:25am

The Custer High School girls volleyball team is finally flying high this season after taking second place in the Lakota Nations Invitational (LNI) last Friday and Saturday. The eight victories at the annual Rapid City 16-team tourney came on top of a four-set win over Lead-Deadwood last Thursday and ended an eight-match losing streak that began right after the Custer Invitational at the end of August.
The opening day of LNI on Friday was a long but glorious one for the Wildcats as they cruised to five consecutive victories in pool play.

Custer XC second, third at Sturgis Invite

Published by admin on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 9:23am

As the high school cross country season heads into its post season this week, the Custer Wildcats are well-positioned after the varsity girls took second place and the boys finished third at the Sturgis Invite on Thursday.
In the girls race at Sturgis, the Custer team placed three runners in the top five and four in the top 15 to come within 10 team points of edging out Wyoming 4A school Natrona of Casper.
Senior Kadense Dooley finished a mere two seconds behind Natrona’s Hallie Wilhelm to take second place with her time of 19:25.37.