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Cross Country races toward the end of the season

Published by admin on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 9:46am
The Hill City High School cross country team is racing toward the end of its season, and the training strategy is getting more individualized and focused on the bigger picture: making it to state.
Head coach Joe Noyes explained the Rangers’ training cycle. 

Rangers rally for a volleyball win on the road

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:43am
The Rangers Volleyball team is back to a .500 record after a big win on the road against the Douglas High School Patriots Tuesday. 
The Rangers came out strong, scoring 15 of the first 16 points of the first set and finishing 25-6. 
Hill City kept the momentum through the rest of the game, sweeping the Patriots with a 25-16 score in the next two sets. 
The team’s strong serving, improved coverage and increased confidence in the new rotation were key factors for bringing home the win. 

Ranger defense holds Ranchers down

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:42am
It’s a great day to be a Hill City Rangers football fan as the team is now 4-0 on the season after taking down the Harding County Ranchers Sept. 12.
The game began with a Hill City penalty, one of many against the Rangers who continue to make big plays and have big wins in spite of the mistakes.

Cross country team travels to Sioux Falls

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:40am
The Hill City High School cross country varsity team traveled to Sioux Falls last Saturday to take on a host of South Dakota’s top runners as well as teams from Minnesota and Nebraska at the Heartland Preview cross country meet at Yankton Trail Park.
Conditions were good for the rolling hill course, allowing fast times for runners despite the warm temperatures.

Rangers tame the tigers

Published by admin on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 9:47am
The Hill City Rangers football team is undefeated three games into its 2025-26 season. Hill City (3-0) roared past the Dupree Tigers (1-2) at home  Sept. 5, with a resounding 51-0 win.
The penalties began early in the game with a false start against Dupree on the opening kickoff where senior Caleb Sobolik took the ball to midfield. 

Rangers run with competitive attitude

Published by admin on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 9:46am
The Ranger cross country team competed Friday at the Northern Hills Invitational Cross Country Meet in Spearfish. According to head coach Joe Noyes, the team raced “the most competitive and locked in we have looked at this point in a season.”

Spearfish sweeps Rangers in first conference game

Published by admin on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 9:45am
The Rangers Volleyball team went head-to-head against the Spearfish Spartans on the road last Tuesday and suffered their first Black Hills Conference loss in a three-set sweep. 
The Spartans controlled the match from start to finish, making some critical first-set plays to take the lead 25-20.
Spearfish maintained control of the game despite a close and competitive exchange in the second set with Spearfish narrowly edging out the Rangers 25-23.

Rangers run for it at Douglas

Published by admin on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 9:33am
The Hill City Rangers cross country team kicked off its season at the Douglas Early Bird Invitational last Saturday held at Prairie Ridge Golf Course.
On the girls varsity side, senior Andee Frandsen led the Rangers with a 16th place finish in 21:11.75, followed closely by junior Aspen Veneklasen finishing 22nd (21:38.21), Jaelyn Peters at 25th (21:50.74) and sophomore Phoebe Bentley-Buschur in 37th (23:08.55). 

Rangers lasso Cowboys for a win

Published by admin on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 9:31am
The Hill City Ranger football team is now 2-0 on the season with a big win over Lemmon-McIntosh Aug. 28.
The game was all Hill City from the start with the Rangers taking a commanding 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. 
Mason Wiese put the Rangers on the board with a 14-yard touchdown run.  Zane Messick scored next for Hill City, bringing the ball into the end zone with an eight-yard reception. 
As the second quarter began, it looked like the Cowboys would make something happen, with a series of short runs and a first down.

Rangers kick off season with strong leadership

Published by admin on Wed, 09/03/2025 - 9:31am
The Hill City varsity volleyball team opened its season on Saturday at the Parkston tournament, where they went 2-2 on the weekend.
The Rangers drew a tough opening match against last year’s Class B state runner up, the Warner Monarchs. 
“They’re always a really good team,” said head coach Allie Henderson. “I think we had a little nerves, had some jitters, with it being the fist game of the season.” 
Despite dropping the match in straight sets, Henderson felt the team settled in and improved with each set.