Sports

Top-ranked St. Thomas More blitzes Wildcats

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:07am
As has been the case for many teams in the Black Hills Conference over the past decade or so, the Custer High School boys basketball team was standing on the tracks when the train came through last Thursday evening at the Armory.
The train is in the form of the St. Thomas More Cavaliers, who continued their dominance over Custer — and the Black Hills Conference in general — in a 64-27 win in which the Cavaliers looked every bit the undefeated and top-ranked team in Class A that they are.

Girls clip Eagles, fall to Cavaliers

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:04am
It was a break-even week for the Custer High School girls basketball team last week, as the team defeated Wall 53-31 last Friday, rebounding from a 49-15 defeat at the hands of St. Thomas More last Tuesday.
The Wildcats were never able to pull away from the Eagles in Wall, but head coach Mick Patzlaff said he never felt the team was in danger of losing either, paced by 16 points from Josey Wahlstrom, one of three Wildcats in double figures in the game, as Kelsey Herman added 12 and Kellyn Kortemeyer had 11.

Wrestlers place fourth at BHC

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:03am
Plagued by illness and injuries which have even affected the team’s head coach, the Custer High School wrestling team still managed to capture fourth place at the Black Hills Conference tournament in Spearfish last Saturday. 
Led by Micaiah Grace (170), Irail Griffin (152) and Pierce Sword (120) who each took first place in his weight division, the team racked up 133 points to finish behind Spearfish (187 points), Belle Fourche (157 points) and Lead-Deadwood (135 points). 

Better late than never for ’Cats

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:41am
 
The Custer High School girls basketball team led its game against Sturgis last Saturday for all of one minute and 15 seconds of game time.
Fortunately, for the Wildcats, it was the final 1:15 of the game.
A Kellyn Kortemeyer basket at the 1:15 mark of the fourth quarter put the Wildcats ahead of the visiting Scoopers 40-39 and two Josey Wahlstrom free throws with 30 seconds remaining provided the final points of a 42-39 Wildcat win in a game in which the Wildcats trailed by as many as 11 points.

Wildcats run record to 7-2

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:40am
The Custer High School boys basketball team got out to a hot start and double-digit lead before spending three quarters staving off a Sturgis comeback attempt in its 45-41 win over the Scoopers last Saturday evening at the Armory.
The ’Cats fell behind at the outset of the game but were in front halfway through the first quarter thanks to a 15-0 run that began with a Jace Kelley three-pointer and included two more Kelley three-pointers as well as an EJ Gonzalez triple that made the score 17-6 in favor of Custer.

Wrestlers lick wounds, prepare for BHC

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:39am

Last week was a rough and painful one for the Custer wrestling team, fraught with losses and injuries. However the team’s coaches remain optimistic heading into this weekend’s Black Hills Conference Tournament and the second half of the season.

Three Wildcat wrestlers are out of with injuries and illness following the team’s matchup with No. 1 rated Canton last Thursday. 

’Cats win Chadron tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:01am
The Custer High School boys basketball team led by as many as 15 points in the championship game of the Chadron Rotary George Watson Holiday Basketball Classic Dec. 31 in Chadron, Neb., but had to survive some missed free throws and a furious Chadron comeback on the way to a 54-50 win at the tournament title.
“We didn’t play very well in the beginning. We played to their style in the first half,” said Paul Kelley, Custer head coach.

Girls make it two ’Cat titles

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 9:54am
Before the Custer High School boys basketball team won its championship matchup in the Chadron Rotary George Watson Holiday Basketball Classic New Year’s Eve, it was ladies first, as the Wildcat girls won the female portion of the tournament, flattening Valentine, Neb., 36-18 in the championship game.
Valentine actually held a 9-8 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Wildcat defense ramped things up and held the Badgers to only eight more points the rest of the game. The Badgers shot only 14 percent for the game.

Girls grab seventh place at LNI

Published by admin on Thu, 12/26/2019 - 9:11am
“A big step forward for the program” is what Custer High School girls basketball coach Mick Patzlaff called the 2019 Lakota Nation Invitational, as his Wildcats went 2-2 in the tournament while capturing seventh place.
The girls won the seventh-place game 49-38 over Todd County Saturday afternoon at Rapid Skillz in Rapid City.
Patzlaff changed his starting lineup, inserting freshman Alice Sedlacek, which he said helped get the team going as Sedlacek worked to attack the rim.

Boys win two, lose two at LNI

Published by admin on Thu, 12/26/2019 - 9:10am
Heading into last week’s Lakota Nation Invitational basketball tournament, Custer High School boys basketball head coach Paul Kelley said his objective was to get through the tournament healthy and identify team strengths and weaknesses as the calendar turns to 2020.
To that end the mission was accomplished, as the team came out of the tournament relatively unscathed while posting a 2-2 record, alternating losses with wins over the course of the four days.