Custer County Chronicle

Soccer team looks for improvement

Published by admin on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:43am

Custer High School soccer is in year two of its reboot after a multiple-year absence, and this year’s iteration sees the vast majority of last year’s squad that took its lumps in year one of the reboot ready to take the pitch.
Leading the team will be a new year coach, Hanna Rehmeier, a Belle Fourche native and Black Hills State University graduate who played soccer throughout high school and considered playing in college before instead focusing on her major, musical education.

Bailey returns to lead Wildcat football

Published by admin on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:41am

Nowhere to go but up.
That’s not the official mantra of the Custer High School football team this fall, but after a season a year ago that was one of—if not the—worst season in the history of Wildcat football, it’s only logical.
Custer football has nowhere to go but up.

Competitive cheer small but experienced

Published by admin on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 10:39am

The Custer High School competitive cheer team is getting geared up for the upcoming season, beginning with the Custer Invite Thursday, Aug. 31. There are six athletes on the team, and all of them are veteran cheerleaders. There is also two seniors on the team. Their combined years of experience is something head coach Trenna Cooper hopes will be an advantage,
She says their experience is “really helpful because they have a good foundation.”

Young life archery tournament Aug. 26

Published by admin on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 11:49am

The Babylonians used bows and arrows as weapons of warfare as far back as 2340 B.C., and though not used for battle in our modern world, archery has become a popular sport for harvesting wild game. In fact, in the Black Hills bow season is just around the corner, and there is an opportunity for all archery enthusiasts to hone their skills at the 10th annual Young Life Archery Tournament Saturday, Aug. 26, five miles west of Hill City on the Deerfield Road.

Wildcat golf returns experienced team

Published by admin on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 11:47am

A year after three young Wildcats qualified for the Class A State Tournament the Custer High School golf team hopes to return to this year’s state tournament as a team, with the returning state qualifiers leading the charge.
Among those is junior Jackson Wiles, who was the top finisher for the Wildcats at last year’s state meet. Also returning are fellow junior Lane Poper and sophomore Regan Sorenson, who both qualified for the state meet last year.

Gold Discovery Days sports results

Published by admin on Wed, 07/26/2023 - 11:04am

Results from the sporting events during Gold Discovery Days are as follows:
Gold Rush Fun Run
Kids 1K
Mathias Wheeler, Pringle
Allison McCorkle, Custer
Harper Herman, Custer
Elementary
and Under Girls
Freya Klawiter, Brookline, Mass., 28:39
Sylvie Klawiter, Brookline, Mass., 31:48
Ava Herron, Millington, Mich., 33:15
Emma Halverson, Custer
Junior High Boys
Brooks Wheeler, Pringle, 30:06
High School Girls
Keira Alfson, Pringle, 21:24 (first overall female)

Custer hosts Black Hills Brawl

Published by admin on Wed, 07/12/2023 - 9:44am

The annual Black Hills Brawl wrestling tournament took place last weekend at the Custer football field, with 420 total wrestlers taking the mat, 35 of which were from Custer. The Wildcat wrestlers came home with eight championships from the tournament. Custer also won the tournament for overall team points.
Results are as follows:
Folkstyle
Brantley Robison, fourth, four team points.
Urijah Robison, fourth, three team points.
Emmett Voorhees, first, 20 team points.
Lucy Deatherage, first,   23 team points.

Woodward gets big Xtreme Bulls win

Published by admin on Wed, 06/21/2023 - 11:01am

Jestyn Woodward is exactly the sort of cowboy organizers had in my mind when they created Xtreme Bulls events. He grew up dreaming of riding the ornery beasts, following in the footsteps of his father, Jacey, and grandpa, Jesse. He started at 9 years old. A decade later, the 19-year-old Woodward is enjoying an eye-opening breakthrough campaign, while positioning himself to achieve a dream of a lifetime.  
His wake-up-pinch-self season continued Thursday night as he captured the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo Xtreme Bulls win with a score of 168 points on two head.  

Wildcat golfers place ninth at state meet

Published by admin on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 11:16am

The Custer High School Wildcat girls golf team played in the Class A State Tournament last Monday and Tuesday and came out in ninth place with a score of 805. The top three teams were Sioux Falls Christian, Vermillion and St. Thomas More (STM), with scores at 687, 695 and 709, respectively.
Winning the tournament  with 156 strokes was STM’s Rylan Horning, a freshman. The win continues a family legacy for Horning as her mother, Ashley Horning, once won the Class B state golf tournament for STM in 1997.

Boys second, girls third at state track meet

Published by admin on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 11:40am

Blake Boyster capped one of the most decorated sprinting careers in Custer High School history with two more gold medals last weekend at the South Dakota Class A State Track Meet, and added a pair of silvers for good measure.
Boyster won the 400 for the third straight year, posting a time of 48.96, which was the fastest time across all classes by .03, while also winning the 200 at a time of 22.69.