Sports

Wildcats win thriller over visiting Rangers

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 1:07pm

With only five seconds left in last Friday evening’s Custer vs. Hill City basketball game, Ranger senior Jairo Escobar corralled a teammate’s miss and put the ball in for two over the outstretched arms of two Wildcat defenders.
Unfortunately for Escobar and the Rangers, Hill City was down three points.
The clock expired as the ball fell through the net to the ground, setting off a raucous celebration in the Armory as the Wildcats held on for a 66-65 win in a game that saw lead change after lead change between what on this night was two evenly-matched teams.

Wrestling team places third at Winner Invite

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 1:06pm

The Custer High School wrestling team headed east for the Winner Invitational on Saturday to face some tougher competition after a near sweep of the Black Hills Conference the previous weekend. The tournament came with some “ups and downs,” said head coach Jared Webster.

Girls edge Wall, blast Newell

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 1:01pm

The Custer High School girls basketball team rebounded from a couple of losses by handily defeating Newell last Thursday two nights after edging out Wall 82-77 in overtime.
Head coach Tobey Cass said the team played well in the 67-43 win over Newell, saying the team took care of the basketball, pushed the pace and played its style of basketball throughout the game.
“That’s what we want to do. They did a great job,” Cass said. “I was pleased with them, especially after the game Tuesday you can have a let down, but we came back and brought it.”

Ranger girls lose to Broncs, Comets

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 8:38am
On Jan. 17 the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Belle Fourche Broncs for an away game at Belle Fourche High School. 
Thus far, the Broncs have had a strong season with a record of 7-1, and they beat the Ranger girls 49-26. 
Next, the Ranger girls had a home game against the Rapid City Christian Comets Jan. 19. The Comets had an 8-2 record going into the game, and in the end the Comets won 69-45. 
This week the Ranger girls had a home game against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers Tuesday, Jan. 24. 

Ranger boys beat Belle, fall to Custer

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 8:34am
The Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team kicked off its week with an away game against the Belle Fourche Broncs Jan. 17. 
According to coach Laramie Harvey, “It was a tale of two halves. We were able to build a 21-point lead at halftime. The second half Belle Fourche was able to come back and take a one-point lead. Our boys responded, and we were able to re-take the lead and hold on to win 50-44.” 
After that, the Ranger boys traveled to the Custer Armory for a game against the Wildcats Jan. 20. 

Wrestlers compete at conference tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 4:24pm
The Hill City High School wrestling team traveled to Lead-Deadwood to compete at the Black Hills Conference Tournament Jan 14.
For the girls team’s Tiara Faehnrich placed third in the 132-pound class scoring 12 team points. Faehnrich won by fall over Cecilia Percy of Lead-Deadwood in  2:22. Faehnrich  easily defeated  Emalee Von Eye  of Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood in the semifinal consolation round in a time of 15 seconds. 

Buehler sets school three-point record in win

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 3:19pm
The Ranger boys basketball team hit the court again on Jan. 12 with a home game against the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers. 
The Golddiggers went into the game with a standing of 3-4, but the Ranger boys won 74-37. Devin Buehler made a school record during this game by hitting nine three-pointers.
On Jan. 14 the Ranger boys had another home game against Sundance, Wyo. This game ended 66-24 in the Rangers’ favor. 
Head coach Laramie Harvey said he was especially proud of the team’s intensity level in these games. 

Girls fall to Orioles, spank Philip, Lead-Deadwood

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 3:08pm
On Jan. 10 the Hill City Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Philip Scotties in an away game. 
Going into the game the Scotties had a standing of 3-5 and the Rangers were at 1-4. Nevertheless, the Ranger girls stayed ahead of the Scotties throughout the game with a score of 31-10 after the second quarter. The game ended 51-18 in the Rangers’ favor. 
The Ranger girls played the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers Jan. 12 in the Hill City gym. The Rangers won 65-10. 

Wildcat wrestlers dominate BHC meet

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 10:14am

The Custer High School boys and girls wrestling teams had a busy weekend as they traveled to the McCook Central Dual with Kingsbury County and Tri- Valley Jan. 12, then to the Philip dual for the boys and a dual with Hot Springs for the girls Jan. 13 and then back to the Hills for the Black Hills Conference meet in Lead Jan. 14.
The Wildcats dominated at every turn, winning each dual and the Black Hills Conference with 257.5 points. The Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood team came in second with 156.5 points and Spearfish in third with 114.5 points.

Boys’ losing streak extends to four games

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 10:12am

The Custer High School boys basketball team is still winless in 2023, as the team had its losing streak extended to four games last week when it fell to St. Thomas More last Thursday in Rapid City before losing to Red Cloud the next night at the Armory.
The Wildcats, now 4-6 on the season, last won Dec. 30 in Chadron, Neb., but head coach Paul Kelley is quick to point out the team has had four quality opponents during its losing streak.