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Volleyball takes step forward

Published by admin on Wed, 11/25/2020 - 10:54am

Last week, the Hill City Rangers volleyball team finished eighth at the state Class A tournament in Watertown. While they weren’t able to get any wins, the Rangers were competitive in their matches, going to either four or five sets in each of them.

While, ultimately, the team didn’t get what they were looking for in Watertown, coach Lindsy Wathen said the team was able to get their goals of being the first seed in regions, Black Hills Conference champions, making it to the SoDak 16 and qualifying for states.

Volleyball has eyes on state title

Published by admin on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 10:51am

For the first time in program history, Hill City Rangers volleyball is going to the state tournament.

This, said head coach Lindsy Wathen, is a big deal and has been a goal for her team since she took the reins as coach four years ago.

“Every year we have gotten just a little bit, one step closer,” Wathen said on making the tournament. “So it’s pretty exciting, but we don’t want to limit it there. We want to go as far as we can in the state tournament.”

Cavs beat ’Cats in playoff match

Published by admin on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 9:29am
The Custer girls volleyball team closed out its season Thursday with a 10-10 win-loss record after being defeated by St. Thomas More (STM) in first round Region 7A/8A play at Rapid City. The Cavaliers beat the Wildcats in three sets, but only after a valiant comeback by the ‛Cats in set two. 
Having faced the No. 4 seeded Cavs on two previous occasions this season, the Wildcats spent time in practice working to match STM’s strengths. 

’Cats bury ’Diggers

Published by admin on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 9:48am
Following a nerve-wracking first set, the Custer High School girls volleyball team rallied mightily to beat the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers in three sets Tuesday, Oct. 27, to finish out the regular season with a 10-9 record. 

Sedlacek leads Wildcat statistics

Published by admin on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 9:45am
The Custer Wildcat football team finished the season with a record of 4-4, with senior running back/fullback Daniel Sedlacek leading the statistical charge at season’s end.
Sedlacek was by far the team’s leading rusher, as he picked up 939 yards on the season on 145 carries, good for a 6.5 yards-per-carry average.  The team’s second-leading rusher, Chance Harsh, picked up 370 yards on 32 carries and had the longest run of the season at 91 yards.

Ranger girls cross country are state champions

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 11:06am

The cold never bothered them anyway.

The Hill City Rangers girls cross country team overcame cold and snowy conditions at the state meet and won the Class A state championship at Hart Ranch Oct. 24.

In addition to that, freshman Abby Cutler was the individual champion for Class A.

“It’s pretty amazing,” said head coach Joe Noyes. “To do all the work and have it pay off this way, it doesn’t get much better.”

Volleyball wins regular season home finale

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 11:06am

Hill City Rangers volleyball easily put away Custer High School during their match Oct. 20.

The Rangers were able to cruise to a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-13, 25-11) thanks to some good play all around.

Custer did jump out to a 2-0 lead in the first set, but then the Rangers came roaring back due in part to some impressive offensive play by the Rangers, which included an ace by Hailey Wathen.

Cross Country teams bring home trophies

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:34am
After winning back to back state championships the last two years, the Custer girls cross country team came away from a cold and snowy state meet at Hart Ranch Saturday with a third place trophy. Meanwhile, in the boys race, the Wildcats took home a fourth place trophy.
Junior Kadense Dooley was the frontrunner for the girls, placing sixth in the state with a time of 19:53.70. 
It was Dooley’s highest placing ever and she tied her personal record, according to coach Karen Karim.   

Custer eighth at state

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:33am
Despite losing two team members at the end of the season, the Custer competitive cheer team finished its 2020 season by placing eighth out of 13 schools in the small team category at the state finals Friday. At the state cheer and dance competition held at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, Custer also placed 14th among all A schools in the state with its score of 161. 

Rangers trounce Wildcats in three

Published by admin on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 9:32am
After two previous defeats at the hands of the Hill City Rangers already this season, the Custer Wildcats knew they in for a tough battle on the volleyball court Oct. 20 when they traveled to meet the 22-2 Rangers on their home court. However, in spite of advance preparation in practice, the Wildcats were disappointed once again as the Rangers won easily in straight sets, 25-14, 25-13, 25-11.