Sports

Rangers head into championship season

Published by admin on Wed, 10/09/2024 - 9:30am
By Esther Noe
 
On Oct. 3, the Hill City High School Ranger cross country team competed at the Sturgis Invitational Cross Country Meet. This was the team’s last regular meet of the season. Now it heads into what head coach Joe Noyes calls the “championship season,” which includes the conference, region and state meet. 

Rangers shut out Philip Scotties

Published by admin on Wed, 10/09/2024 - 9:28am
The Rangers  football teams  improved to 6-1  with a resounding 53-0 shut out win over  the Scotties of Philip Friday night. 
The game was called off after the first half as once again the Rangers made play after play both offensively and defensively.
Quarterback Devin Buehler made some outstanding plays in the first quarter including finding a wide-open Brensen Veneklasen on a 41-yard play that put the Rangers up by 26.

Rangers dig into Rapid City Christian

Published by admin on Wed, 10/09/2024 - 9:18am
By Leslie Silverman
 
Despite injuries, illnesses and other absences, the Hill City Rangers volleyball team was able to defeat Rapid City Christian in what might have been their hardest win this season (25-17, 24-26, 25-18, 20-25, 15-12).
“RCC definitely proved to be more challenging than expected. We are having a really hard time having games where we’re actually playing with a complete team,” says head coach Allie Henderson. “We have played more games without the entire team than we have with the whole starting lineup.”

’Cats drop ’Diggers for homecoming win

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:30pm

For most of the last three games, the Custer High School football team’s offense has been stuck in neutral, with the offensive line shouldering much of the blame for the team’s inability to move the ball.

Soccer team routed in season finale

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:28pm

Heading into last Thursday’s game against Belle Fourche, the Custer High School soccer team needed a win over the Broncs to secure a win in the Class A playoff brackert.
About 30 minutes into the match, it became apparent that wasn’t going to happen.
The Broncs scored early and often in a 8-1 rout, dashing the Wildcats’ playoff hopes and ending the team’s season with a record of 2-8-2.

Volleyball has disappointing week

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:27pm

It was a disappointing week for the Custer High School volleyball team as it faced losses to Spearfish during last Thursday’s match and then another string of losses into the weekend as it competed in the Belle Fourche Invitational. The team remains optimisic, however, heading into a brand new week with fresh match-ups.
Spearfish got its 11th straight win as it beat Custer Thursday in straight sets 25-13, 25-16, 25-16.

Golf team qualifies for state meet

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:25pm

The Custer High School golf team is state bound next week by virtue of placing second in the Region 4A meet held Monday morning at Rocky Knolls Golf Course in Custer.
Custer finished with a team total of 64 over par, a distant second to St. Thomas More, which placed first at 28 over.

Runners get first look at state course

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:25pm

The Custer High School boys and girls cross country teams competed in the crowded Rapid City Invite at Hart Ranch last Friday and got their first look at the course they will be coming back to for both the region and state meets. For that reason, over 30 teams came from all over the state to get familiar with the terrain. Many of those teams also came from out-of-state to run against the strong competition.

Rangers sweep teams from three states, look to fly by Comets

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 8:52am
By Leslie Silverman
 
The Hill City Rangers once again had a week of wins on the volleyball court.
The girls began the week drilling the Golddiggers of Lead-Deadwood in three games (25-12, 25-8, 25-15) before hosing the Irrigators of Newell (25-15, 25-10, 25-7).

Ranger runners back in action in Rapid City

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 8:51am
After a two-week break to focus on consistent training without the pressure of racing, the Hill City High School Ranger cross country team took on the Rapid City Area Schools High School Invitational Cross Country Meet Sept. 27. 
Head coach Joe Noyes said this was the Rangers’ first time racing at what will be the state course Oct. 26 so it was a good opportunity. He can tell the athletes are tired from training but said that is normal for this time of year.