Sports

Rangers deliver standout success

Published by admin on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 9:33am
The Rangers track team put together an impressive showing this week, competing at multiple meets, earning several top place finishes and new personal records (PR).
The Rangers competed last Tuesday at the Cobbler Invite Track and Field Meet at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology O’Harra Stadium.
Alec Gelvin and Alex Stoekmann led the charge on the boys side in Tuesday’s meet.
Gelvin clocked a new personal record with a time of 24.29 seconds in the 200 to earn seventh place.

Busy week yields mixed bag for Rangers

Published by admin on Wed, 05/07/2025 - 9:31am
The Hill City Rangers golf team competed in  Rapid City at the Elks Invitational May 1 and fell to the Wall Eagles, coming just shy of first place by two strokes. 
“Breylon Rahn was impressive today and played his best round ever.  Unfortunately for us, Deacon Haerer did the same for the Eagles by finishing with a one under 71, which was just enough to get us as a team,” said  head coach Josh Daiss. 

Lehman continues assault on record book

Published by admin on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 12:17pm

“He doesn’t jump without setting records.”
Those were the words of Custer High School head track coach Karen Karim  after senior Cade Lehman set another record at last Friday’s Pierre American Legion Relays.
The latest record Lehman broke that Karim was referring to was his own school record in the long jump, as Lehman won the event with a record-breaking leap of 23-1. Lehman won the event by nearly two feet at a meet that included many of the Class AA schools in the state. His jump was the longest in the state this season, regardless of class.

Prosperous putts for Rangers at Philip

Published by admin on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 8:41am
The Hill City High School Rangers golf team took home its first invitational win at the Philip Scottie Invite April 25. The boys left Hill City with snow on the ground, but coach Josh Daiss said the  “temperatures were slightly warmer on the prairie.” 
Daiss said the golfers fought a strong field of 16 teams, scoring a team total of 244. Three teams, including the Wall Eagles, were just four strokes behind the Rangers. 

Rangers on the run in Custer, Pierre

Published by admin on Wed, 04/30/2025 - 8:40am
The Black Hills spring weather doesn’t always cooperate with track season, but the Rangers are getting meets in despite postponements and last minute rescheduled meets. 
About half the team, mostly freshman and sophomores competed in Custer Wednesday, April 23. The meet was originally scheduled for Thursday but was moved due to incoming weather. 

Larsen cracks 12 second mark in 100

Published by admin on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 12:11pm

In an early season that has seen plenty of personal records set and school—and even state records—fall, Jojo Larsen notched another first in Custer High School history last Wednesday at the Center of the Nation Meet in Belle Fourche.
For the first time ever, Larsen, already the school recorder-holder in both the 100 and 200, dropped below 12 seconds in the 100 for the first time on her way to the gold medal, posting a time of 11.98. This a week after going under 25 seconds for the first time 200.

Wildcat girls place eighth in Spearfish scramble

Published by admin on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 12:10pm

Starting the year with a scramble, the Custer High School girls golf team competed at the Spearfish Invitational April 15.
For the two-person scramble, the girls played in pairs. Both would hit, and then they would take the best shot from that point on. Hence, they had one score together.
Jordyn Uphoff and Shauna Zacher finished in eighth with a 77, Quinn Lewison and Julianna Uphoff finished in 12th with an 85 and Kayda Hanis and Lyncoln Robb finished 15th with a 91.

Lehman shatters triple jump record

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 9:31am

There’s a new triple jump king in South Dakota, and his name is Cade Lehman.
Lehman, already the school record holder in the event, flew to another new record in the event at last week’s Douglas Early Bird meet.
It wasn’t just a school record, however.
Lehman’s leap of 48-7 1/4 shattered the previous all-time, all-class state record of 47-11 1/2 set by Hot Springs’ Bud Hamilton in 1991. Lehman now stands alone as the best triple jumper in state history, regardless of class.

Wildcat golfers ready to hit the greens

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 9:22am

Six seniors are leading the Custer High School Wildcats girls golf team for the 2025 season. This includes Jordyn Uphoff, Shauna Zacher, Quinn Lewison, Julianna Uphoff, Kayda Hanis and McKenna Allen.
Head coach Haley Uphoff said these girls bring a wealth of experience to the team, which will be nice going into the season. Last year Jordyn Uphoff, Zacher and Lewison went to state as well.
Uphoff said Lewison is a player to watch this year as she recently signed to play golf at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology next year.

Boys finish in top 10 in first outing

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 8:29am
The Hill City Ranger golf team kicked off the 2025 season at the Class B Classic in Mitchell on the green of the Lakeview Golf Course Friday, April 11. 
Competition was tight as the Ranger team finished sixth overall with a team total of 242, a mere 15 strokes behind the Hanson Beavers, the winner for the day.
Individually, senior Leo Daiss led Hill City with a round of 79, tying for 18th.  Zane Messick was right behind with an 80 on the day. Breylon Rahn finished at 83, while Adolph Tyler rounded out the Ranger foursome with an 86.