Sports

Cheer team fourth in season opener

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:45am
The Custer competitive cheer team started its season with a fourth place showing at a meet in Belle Fourche last Thursday, finishing behind the much larger Rapid City Central and Stevens teams and Sturgis. The Wildcats had no safety deductions and scored 99.5 points. 
“I thought it went really well,” said coach Cece Lubben. “They hit everything I wanted them to hit and they looked like they were having fun. It went exactly how I wanted it to go.”
“The girls had a lot of fun and they were really proud of themselves,” said Lubben. 

‘What we’ve been waiting for’

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:44am
“Just what we’ve been waiting for, for such a long time!”
That’s how co-head coach Jill Hohn talked about the way the Custer girls volleyball team played in a road game against Belle Fourche last week. 
“Thursday night was probably the best I’d ever seen the girls play,” said Hohn. “Everything came together. Everything flowed so nicely it was just fun to watch.”
The 3-0 victory over the Broncs brought the Wildcats season record to 4 and 3 with all three losses being to major rival Hill City in regular and tournament play. 

Lubben to coach competitive cheer

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:42am
 
The Custer competitive cheer team starts its season on Thursday with a trip to Belle Fourche and new head coach Cecelia “Cece” Lubben is optimistic about her team’s first outing. 
“We have everything down right now so I have high hopes for the first competition,” said Lubben. 

Buffalo Gap Roundup Results

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:42am
Results from th Buffalo Gap Roundup rodeo are as follows:
Stray Gather: 1. Ty Fish, Gilbert Grooms, Shawn White, Matt Harkless. 2. JP Ranch (Josh Bilbrey, Jace Bilbrey, Trevor Rowley, Randy Gurigsberg).
Senior Barrels: 1. Jayden Lange, 2. Claire Collins, 3. Griffin Grooms.
Junior Barrels: 1. Tylee Fish, 2. Rance Reeves, 3. Zoey Suhn, 4. Ramona Vocu.
Junior Breakaway: 1. Slate Suhn, 2. AJ Temple, 3. Austin Lange.
Open Breakaway: 1. Heidi Cuny, 2. Mykelsi Schnose, 3. Blaise Lange.

Despite the heat, Custer runners place second and third at Spearfish Invite

Published by admin on Thu, 09/10/2020 - 9:38am
It has been a week of extremes for Custer’s cross country team. On Friday the boys and girls varsity teams took home second and third place honors after running in 82 degree heat and higher than normal humidity at the Spearfish Invitational. By Monday coach Karen Karim was trying to figure out how she was going to schedule practices as temperatures dipped into the 30s and light rain was turning to snow. 
Saying it was “terribly hot” in Spearfish, Karim is now second guessing her decision to move some of her JV girls into the 5K varsity race for the first time. 

Rangers aim high

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 10:54am

The Hill City Rangers volleyball team is aiming high.

The team lost just two seniors to graduation, yet the two were strong players, said Lindsy Wathen, head coach. The team is looking to fill the gaps the pair left in the front row and go further into post season play this year.

Karim places third at Douglas meet

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 9:14am
While her runners have been working hard over a longer than usual summer of training, Custer cross country coach Karen Karim got her first real opportunity to see them in action against other schools on Friday. The Wildcats had their first races of the season at the Douglas Early Bird meet run on the Box Elder golf course. 

Custer takes second in own tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 9:07am
 
 The Custer girls volleyball team placed second at its own Custer Invitational Tournament on Saturday with a strong showing against an always tough Hill City team in both the opening round of play and the championship. 
The tournament, which is usually played at the high school and elementary gyms over two days, was moved to the Armory this year after two reservation schools dropped out. 
Starting at 9 a.m. Saturday the Wildcats faced off against the Rangers in the opening round of the tourney, losing in two sets 22-25 and 21-25. 

Trojans bully ’Cats in season opener

Published by admin on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 9:07am
It got late early for the Custer High School football team last Friday evening in Hartford as the West Central Trojans broke out to a six touchdown lead and ran around and over the Wildcats during a 42-19 win in Custer’s season-opening game.
Custer head coach Dave Williams said it was simply a case of the Trojans being bigger, faster and stronger than the Wildcats, with the Trojans suiting up nearly 80 players for the game. Custer made the trip east with 28 players.
“They are a big, physical team. They are legit,” Williams said. “They are really good.”

Prior, Fish lead golfers in Rapid City

Published by admin on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 10:03am
Gunner Prior and Dustyn Fish both posted season-best scores of 91 at the West River Invitational Golf Tournament last Thursday at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City.
The Wildcats took only three golfers to the meet, so they did not qualify for a team score. Rounding out the squad for the Wildcats was Ryder Bailey, who finished with a score of 100.