Sports

Rangers squeeze Lemmon to a pulp

Published by admin on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 8:49am
The Hill City Rangers once again dominated the field as they easily defeated the  Lemmon-McIntosh Cowboys last Friday.
After a slow start the Rangers converted on fourth and long to score six with about 10 minutes left in the first quarter. 
Late in the first quarter a Ranger interception led to a huge play with quarterback Devin  Buehler connecting  with Nick Schroeder, who ran almost the entire length of the field, putting the Rangers up 14-0.

Rangers volleyball starts out strong

Published by admin on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 8:44am
Volleyball season is off to a great start for the Hill City Rangers. 
The girls are 5-0 on the season, after wins against Mahpíya Lúta and a strong showing at the Rapid City Christian tournament.
Head coach Allie Henderson said  the tournament is “a great gauge for the coming season,” with the Rangers “seeing teams of all levels, so it will give us an opportunity to take some risks and also come together as a consistent, competitive team.”

Wildcat soccer picks up first win

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:56pm

Just over a week after opening its season with a 5-3 loss on its home field, the Custer High School soccer team picked up its first win of the season by the exact same score, defeating visiting Douglas-New Underwood 5-3.
“I thought we came out a little slow. They have had me a little nervous the first few minutes,” head coach Hannah Rehmeier said of her squad dealing with the 11 a.m. start time. “They really started to move the ball well.”

XC plans for success while rebuilding

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:55pm

Coming into the 2024 cross country season, both the boys and girls squads have some holes in their roster to fill after losing some runners to graduation or that chose other sports to participate in this fall, but the team looking to younger up-and-comers to rise up to the occasion.
“It’s definitely a rebuilding year,” said head coach Karen Karim.
The boys team will have some returning varsity runners like Sean Shipp, Kian Rusch and Austin Drew.
“Those top three are looking strong,” said Karim.

Excitement, numbers swell for football team

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:54pm

If participation numbers are any indication, Custer High School football players are excited for the beginning of Russ Evans’ tenure as head coach for the Wildcats.
When the season kicks off this Friday evening at home against Tri-Valley the Wildcats will have 44 players suited up, far and away the most players the team has had in years, and only a few years removed from the days when hitting 20 players was a victory.

Volleyball teams enters season experienced

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:53pm

With a bevy of experienced senior players, the Custer Wildcat volleyball team is looking ahead to what it hopes will be a strong season, kicking off tomorrow with a home game against the Philip Scotties at the Armory.
The team has about the same amount of players as last year at right at about 40 on the roster, but Hohn is hoping the years of experience from its senior class will give the team a cutting edge over its competition.
“We’re coming back with a very strong senior class and they’re all very dynamic,” said Hohn.

Wiles leads ’Cats to fourth-place finish

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:49pm

Led by a fourth-place finish from Jackson Wiles, the Custer High School boys golf team played its way to a third-place finish at the Rapid City Invitational Monday at Elks Golf Course in Rapid City.
The Wildcats were behind only Class AA schools in the standings, including Spearfish, which won the meet going away with a 304.
Wiles fired an early-season best score of 78, and the Wildcats had two more golfers in the top 20 in Regan Sorenson, who shot 86, and Lane Poper, who shot 88. Those scores were good for 14th and 19th, respectively.

Ranger cross country ready to race

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 8:31am
 By Esther Noe 
 
The Hill City High School Ranger cross country team is ready for another season, and head coach Joe Noyes is returning for his 10th year. He is once again assisted in coaching by his brother, Jared Noyes. 

Rangers begin season with stout Stanley defeat

Published by admin on Wed, 08/28/2024 - 8:31am
Football season has begun with the Rangers scoring big against  Stanley County. Hill City beat the Buffaloes by a  decisive 48-6 margin.
Head coach Brett Eckert said the Rangers were “able to jump out early, which gave us a lot of momentum” and said his boys “played a solid game against a good football team.”
The 2024-25 season finds the Rangers returning to nine-man play, which Eckert says is an “adventure.”
Eckert said although the game is fundamentally the same it is “a lot faster because of the amount of open space” on the field. 

’Cats fall to Comets in season opener

Published by admin on Wed, 08/21/2024 - 2:24pm

It was an offensive explosion last Friday evening at the Custer High School soccer team’s season-opening match against the visiting Rapid City Christian Comets, as the team’s combined for eight goals in a 5-3 Comet win, which was also the first game in that program’s history.
“Overall, compared to last year’s first game, I thought it was improvement,” Custer head coach Hannah Rehmeier said. “I think with our new formation we need a little more practice. We need some practice on where each position should be working in through the midfield better than we did Friday.”