Sports

Custer first at Hill City meet

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 10:16am

Both boys and girls Custer High School wrestling teams wrestled against 19 other teams in the Black Hills Classic tournament in Hill City last weekend. This was the final regular season meet before regions in Lead Feb.18 and the state tournament in Rapid City Feb. 23-25.
The Custer boys team beat out all other teams and won first place at the tournament Behind Custer’s 230.5 points was Rapid City Central with 217 points and Philip Area with 171.5. Many wrestlers placed in the tournament, and several won first.

Ranger girls on five-game win streak

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 8:36am
After winning three games in the previous week the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team headed to Newell for a game against the Irrigators Feb. 2. 
“Newell was a well played game by both sides,” said coach Wade Ginsbach.
After a big 18-point third quarter by Newell, the Irrigators held a 30-26 lead going into the final quarter, but in the end it was the Hill City defense that prevailed by only allowing Newell two points in the fourth quarter to win 40-32. 

Girls take eighth at home meet

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 8:35am
Freshman Hill City High School Ranger wrestlers  Daisy Munoz and Tiara Faehnrich had success at home at the Girls Black Hills Classic Tournament in Hill City.
Munoz (13-14) placed thrd in the 154-pound weight class and scored 10 points for the team. Munoz faced two opponents during the day, winning by fall over Olivia Nehl of Belle Fourche and losing in the semifinals to Delainie Munch of Hulett, Wyo., with a fall at 3:01.

Boys defeat Newell, lose to Hot Springs

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 8:31am
The Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team was back in action Feb. 2 for an away game against the Newell Irrigators. The Irrigators went into the game with a standing of 2-7, and the Rangers boys won 64-33. 
The Rangers’ next game was Feb. 4 at Case Auditorium against the Hot Springs Bison. The Bison were at 13-0 going into the game and won 66-52. 
This week the Ranger boys faced the Lakota Tech Tatanka for a home game Feb. 7. 

Fascinating Super Bowl awaits us

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:33am

When Super Bowl LVII kicks off next Sunday in Glendale, Ariz., it will mark the first time both top seeds made the Super Bowl since 2017. Philadelphia was involved in that Super Bowl, as well, as the top-seeded Eagles and Nick Foles went  on to defeat the AFC’s top-seed, the New England Patriots, in a high-scoring affair.
The Eagles were this year’s top seed in the NFC playoffs, and parlayed that regular season success into a Super Bowl berth after defeating the San Francisco 49ers, aided by the fact the 49ers essentially ran out of quarterbacks during the game.

Wildcat wrestlers now 16-0 in duals

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:33am

The Custer wrestling team had another busy week as it had a dual against Lead-Deadwood on Tuesday, a triangular with Chadron and Douglas on Thursday and a tournament in Belle Fourche on Friday and Saturday.
On Tuesday, the Wildcats seemed to dig their dual against the Diggers, coming out on top with a 54 point lead. Custer only lost two matches in the 144 and 150-pound weightclasses.

Girls lose twice by identical scores

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:31am

It was a game both teams seemingly desperately wanted to win.
And, at times, it looked like a game neither team wanted to win.
Such was the case last Friday evening at the Armory as the visiting Hill City Rangers came to town and upset the Wildcats 56-51 in a game plagued by missed shots, fouls and plenty of turnovers.

Girls wrestling on the rise

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:26am

The Custer High School girls wrestling team faced off with Chadron, Neb., and Douglas in Custer last Thursday and competed in the Belle Fourche Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
The team won each of their duals on Thursday, narrowly defeating Chadron by one point 24-23 and beating Douglas 24-9.
This week also saw a new teammate added to the girls roster in Maddie Lehrkamp. Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and this year’s team has shown why.

Ranger girls beat Sturgis Brown, Custer, Kadoka

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 3:52pm
On Jan. 24, the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers for a home game. 
Coach Wade Ginsbach said “Sturgis was a hard- fought game from beginning to end. Sturgis did a good job of trapping at half court which gave our girls a little problem.
“With the game tied, Anna Dean stole the ball with seven seconds left and made the game winning layup.” 
The Ranger girls won 41-39. 

Ranger boys lose three, beat Kadoka

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 3:48pm
The Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team kicked off its week with a home game against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers Jan. 24. The Scoopers went into the game with a standing of 3-5 and beat the Ranger boys with by a score of 52-45. 
After that, the Ranger boys traveled to Wall for a game against the Eagles Jan. 26. It was a close game, but the Eagles won 81-78.