Custer County Chronicle

Top-ranked Cavaliers thump ’Cats

Published by admin on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 9:34am

By air and by land, the St. Thomas More Cavaliers had it all working in 54-0 drubbing of the Custer High School Wildcats last Friday evening on More’s home field in Rapid City.
The defending Class B state champions had little trouble with the ’Cats, building up a quick 35-0 lead before taking their foot off the gas by mixing in backups and eventually ending the game with 5:12 left in the third quarter due to the mercy rule.
“They are a well-oiled machine,” Custer head coach Russ Evans said of the Cavaliers. “They have the size, athleticism and speed.”

Golfers compete at BHC, off to state

Published by admin on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 9:33am

Golf season is drawing to a close for the Custer High School boys, as three team members—Curtis Sorenson, Mason Dirkes and Phoenix Barrick—played in the Class A State Golf Meet in Mitchell Monday and Tuesday. Results from that meet will be covered in next week’s issue of the Chronicle.
Last Tuesday the Wildcats were at Boulder Canyon Golf Course outside of Sturgis for the Black Hills Conference Meet, which was played after being rescheduled from Sept. 21 due to weather.

Custer boys win fourth meet of the season

Published by admin on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 9:32am

At the Sturgis Invitational Cross Country Meet Oct. 1, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School boys team won its fourth meet of the season. Out of 23 athletes, the Wildcats had five in the top 10, with two more runners finishing in 12th and 13th. 
“Kudos to our boys,” said head coach Karen Karim. “They’re a strong team, they’ve been consistent and other kids are stepping up when need be.”
Karim said the meet ended up being smaller than usual, and the course is hard and hilly, but it provided a good training ground for the Wildcats. 

Wildcats beat Broncs, place fourth at LNI

Published by admin on Wed, 10/07/2026 - 9:31am

It took a battle against the Broncs, but the Custer Jr./Sr. High School volleyball team walked away with a victory against Belle Fourche Tuesday, Sept. 29. 
“The Belle Fourche game went well, and we were able to come away with a win. After a tough stretch of games, it was great to see the girls battle through and get another win under their belt. It was a good opportunity for us to regain some confidence and build some momentum moving forward,” said head coach Shayna Young. 

’Cats put some wins back on the board

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:41pm

Coming back for another week of Wildcat volleyball, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School team took on some challenging teams and got some more wins on the board. 
Starting off with a game against the Spearfish Spartans at the Custer Armory Sept. 24, the Wildcats fell shy of 25 in the first set, going 25-20. Down a set, the ’Cats came back for a solid second set, winning 25-22 over the Spartans. 

’Cats set new personal best times

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:40pm

It was a record-setting race for the Wildcats as several athletes achieved new personal or season best times at the Rapid City Area Schools Invitational Cross Country Meet Sept. 24. 
“It’s a bigger race, a bigger meet to run in the Rapid City Invitational. There’s more teams and faster runners in there, so it was a good place for us to be,” said head coach Karen Karim. “We get a look at some of the people that we’re going to be racing week-in and week-out now for the rest of the season.”

Three Wildcats qualify for state golf meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:40pm

Three Custer High School golf team members are headed to the state meet next week by virtue of placing in the top 55 percent of competitors at the Region 4A meet played Monday at Belle Fourche.
The team was once again led by Curtis Sorenson, who fired a round of 78, which was good for third place overall at the meet. He was followed by Phoenix Barrick in 18th at 97 and Mason Dirkes in 20th place with a 98. The top 55 percent of entries—in this case 20 golfers—along with the top three teams qualify for the state meet.

Wildcats blanked by Tri-Valley Mustangs

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:39pm

The Custer High School football team fell to 0-5 on the season last Friday evening in Colton when it fell 50-0 to the Tri-Valley Mustangs.
“We were confident going in. We felt like we had a really good week of practice,” head coach Russ Evans said. “We worked on things that had been a problem for us. They were prepared and ready for us. Our kids played hard. It was a situation where mismatches in certain areas and positions got exploited.”

Boys win Custer meet in a pack

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:54am

It was out of the frying pan and into the sprinkler for the Custer Jr./Sr. High School cross country team as they transitioned from running in the heat to running in the rain last week with a meet in Custer and another in Huron.
The Eldon Knudson Invitational Cross Country Meet was at Rocky Knolls Golf Course Sept. 17.

Soccer season ends with tied game

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:53am

For the last varsity game of the season, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School soccer team went head to head with the Hot Springs Bison Tuesday, Sept. 15. 
Going into the game, Hot Springs was sitting second in the Class A seeding points, having won four, lost one and tied three games. 
Custer’s head coach Amanda Hewett said, “The whole team shined. They came out this game with the right attitude and wanted it. And they succeeded.”