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Ranger girls fall to Spearfish, beat Philip

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 8:50am
After Christmas break, the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team traveled to Spearfish High School for a game against the Spartans Jan. 4. 
Up to this point in the season, the Rangers had won four out of five games, and the Spartans had won three out of five games. 
In 2022, the Rangers beat the Spartans 58-54, and in 2023, the Spartans beat the Rangers 48-25. This year the Spartans won 43-32. 

Faehnrich first at Monster

Published by admin on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 8:48am
Hill City High School  Wrestler Tiara Faehnrich (16-2) placed first in her 138-pound class at the Mid Dakota Bride of the Monster in Presho this weekend. Faehnrich scored 30 team points and helped take the team to an eighth-place finish.
Head coach Tanner Davis said things are beginning to make sense to  Faehnrich.
“She is just a few steps away from having it all figured out,” he said. 

Rangers fall to Dakota Valley, West Central

Published by admin on Wed, 01/03/2024 - 4:50pm

After a Christmas break, the Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team traveled to the Parkston School District for the Parkston Classic Dec. 29. There the Rangers faced off against the Dakota Valley Panthers.
Up to this point in the season, the Rangers had won three out of four games, and the Panthers had won five games.
“They (the Panthers) are one of the better teams in the state and have a couple of the better players in the state. We just had a hard time stopping one of those players,” said head coach Laramie Harvey.

Ranger girls 10th at Spearfish meet

Published by admin on Wed, 01/03/2024 - 4:37pm

The Hill City High School girls wrestling team finished 10th in Spearfish  at the Dec. 28 Spearfish Girls Wrestling Invitational.
Daisy Munoz (8-6) placed second and scored 20 team points in  her 145- pound class. Munoz won by fall over Gigi Knapp of Rapid City Central in the quarterfinals. She  defeated Adelyn Bergstrom of Newcastle, Wyo., in the semifinals before losing to Sarah Rickenbach of Hot Springs in the first place match.
Tiara Faehnrich (11-2) placed third in the 138- pound class and scored 14 team points.

Ranger girls take down Cavaliers

Published by admin on Wed, 12/27/2023 - 10:00am
The Hill City High School girls basketball team added another victory to its scoreboard for the season during its game against the St. Thomas More (STM) Cavaliers Dec. 19. 
Head coach Anna Eckert said, “I didn’t feel like we played very well against STM. We ended up coming up with the win, but it wasn’t a win that leaves you satisfied. 

Girl wrestlers fourth in Hot Springs

Published by admin on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 10:15am
The Hill City girls wrestling team finished fourth at the Holiday Extravaganza in Hot Springs Dec 15.
Tiara Faehnrich placed first in her 138 pound weight class, scoring 21  points for the girls. After receiving a bye in the quarterfinals, she won by fall over  in the semifinal match beating Hallie Fuller (Lingle-Ft. Laramie-Southeast) at 2:21. Faehnrich  then beat Teagan Vining of St Thomas More by major decision.
Head coach Tanner Davis said Faehnrich has a great winners mentality. 

Sullivan hits game-winner at buzzer

Published by admin on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 10:14am
The Hill City High School boys basketball team had a successful week on the court. 
During the game against the New Underwood Tigers, the Rangers came out strong for the first quarter. Then, in the second and third quarters head coach Laramie Harvey said the boys had “a little bit of a rough stretch.”
“We weren’t as efficient offensively or defensively in the second and third quarters as we were in the first quarter,” said Harvey. 

Ranger girls collect wins over Tigers, Bison

Published by admin on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 10:13am
The Hill City High School girls basketball team hit the court to face the New Underwood Tigers Dec. 14. 
According to head coach Anna Eckert, “The girls played good defense against New Underwood, which contributed to being able to come up with the win. Our communication and help side defense were huge contributing factors too. We talked about coming out with intensity and starting out the game strong. The girls did just that and kept it going throughout the entire game.”

Two Rangers take top spots

Published by admin on Wed, 12/13/2023 - 8:36am
The Hill City girls wrestling team finished fourth at the Gordon- Rushville 2023 Invite in Nebraska Dec. 9.
Both Tiara Faehnrich and  Brittney Hanson took home first place wins in their weight class.
Faehnrich (5-1) scored 24 team points in her 140 pound class. She defeated all three of her opponents by fall. 
According to head coach Tanner Davis, Faehnrich wrestled very hard through some “tough Nebraska girls” coming out on top of an eight girl bracket.

Ranger girls conquer Kougars, fall to Crusaders

Published by admin on Wed, 12/13/2023 - 8:34am
The Hill City High School girls basketball team hit the court for the first game of the season Dec. 8 to face the Kougars at the Kadoka Area High School. 
Head coach Anna Eckert said the Ranger girls’ nerves showed for the first half of the game, but the third quarter was a turning point. 
“After we settled down, we started looking for our girls down low, became a little more disciplined on defense and started widening the lead,” said Eckert. 
The Rangers beat the Kougars 49-29.