Sports

Wildcats blanked by Tri-Valley Mustangs

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:39pm

The Custer High School football team fell to 0-5 on the season last Friday evening in Colton when it fell 50-0 to the Tri-Valley Mustangs.
“We were confident going in. We felt like we had a really good week of practice,” head coach Russ Evans said. “We worked on things that had been a problem for us. They were prepared and ready for us. Our kids played hard. It was a situation where mismatches in certain areas and positions got exploited.”

Rangers win back-to-back games

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 9:48am
Hill City volleyball gave its homecoming week a boost with back-to-back victories, edging out Lead-Deadwood in five sets on the road before returning home Thursday night to defeat Newell in a three-set sweep.
“We are continuing to play more consistently and improve with each game,” said head coach Allie Henderson. “It takes a lot of mental toughness to overcome a tough opening season.”

Hard hit from Bennett County for homecoming

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 9:47am
The Hill City Rangers football team wrapped up a busy homecoming week in front of their home crowd under the Friday night lights, but the home-field advantage wasn’t enough.
“Bennett County is a really good football team,” said head coach Brett Eckert.

Rangers make some noise at Hart Ranch

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 9:46am
While the rest of Hill City was cheering at the pep-rally, the Rangers cross country team was making its own noise at Hart Ranch Thursday.
The Hill City cross country team competed at the Rapid City Area Schools Invitational Cross Country meet at Hart Ranch with two top-35 finishes and several improved personal best times.
Sophomore John Titus (J.T.) Isakson led the boys’ team, finishing 28th with a time of 17:07.7, just short of his fastest time (17:07.4) followed by Jeremiah White in 35th with a new personal best (PB) time of 17:17.4.

Boys win Custer meet in a pack

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:54am

It was out of the frying pan and into the sprinkler for the Custer Jr./Sr. High School cross country team as they transitioned from running in the heat to running in the rain last week with a meet in Custer and another in Huron.
The Eldon Knudson Invitational Cross Country Meet was at Rocky Knolls Golf Course Sept. 17.

Soccer season ends with tied game

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:53am

For the last varsity game of the season, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School soccer team went head to head with the Hot Springs Bison Tuesday, Sept. 15. 
Going into the game, Hot Springs was sitting second in the Class A seeding points, having won four, lost one and tied three games. 
Custer’s head coach Amanda Hewett said, “The whole team shined. They came out this game with the right attitude and wanted it. And they succeeded.” 

Football team falls to visiting Panthers

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:53am

After suffering back-to-back defeats that ended early due to the mercy rule, the Custer High School football team was looking for some positives on which to build during last Friday’s home game against the visiting Dakota Valley Panthers.
They found that in the second half, playing the Panthers to a draw for most of the second half of the game in a 54-8 loss.

’Cats scratched by Rapid City teams

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:52am

After getting scratched by two teams from Rapid City last week, the Custer Wildcats are gearing up for another busy week of volleyball. 
Starting off last week, the Wildcats faced the St. Thomas More (STM) Cavaliers for an away game Sept. 15.

Hill City volleyball still swinging

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 9:31am
The Rangers volleyball team suffered yet another tough loss Tuesday, falling to the Hot Springs Bison in a three-set sweep. 
The two teams met just four days earlier at the Rapid City Invitational Tournament where Hill City forced the Bison into a third set, finally falling 25-15. 
The Rangers couldn’t find the same momentum at home, coming out competitive but allowing Hot Springs to pull away late in each set. The Bison took the opening set 25-16 and followed with a 25-17 in the second set.

Rangers ‘scrape, claw, fight’ through season

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 9:30am
After a lopsided toss to Timber Lake last week, the Hill City Rangers put together one of their better offensive performances of the season, keeping within one score and pushing to the whistle in last Friday’s 29-21 loss to Lemmon-McIntosh on the road.
“Lemmon is a lot better team than I think a lot of people give them credit for,” said head coach Brett Eckert. “They’re 2-3 and their losses are all against good teams.”