Sports

’Cats put some wins back on the board

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:41pm

Coming back for another week of Wildcat volleyball, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School team took on some challenging teams and got some more wins on the board. 
Starting off with a game against the Spearfish Spartans at the Custer Armory Sept. 24, the Wildcats fell shy of 25 in the first set, going 25-20. Down a set, the ’Cats came back for a solid second set, winning 25-22 over the Spartans. 

’Cats set new personal best times

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:40pm

It was a record-setting race for the Wildcats as several athletes achieved new personal or season best times at the Rapid City Area Schools Invitational Cross Country Meet Sept. 24. 
“It’s a bigger race, a bigger meet to run in the Rapid City Invitational. There’s more teams and faster runners in there, so it was a good place for us to be,” said head coach Karen Karim. “We get a look at some of the people that we’re going to be racing week-in and week-out now for the rest of the season.”

Three Wildcats qualify for state golf meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/30/2026 - 2:40pm

Three Custer High School golf team members are headed to the state meet next week by virtue of placing in the top 55 percent of competitors at the Region 4A meet played Monday at Belle Fourche.
The team was once again led by Curtis Sorenson, who fired a round of 78, which was good for third place overall at the meet. He was followed by Phoenix Barrick in 18th at 97 and Mason Dirkes in 20th place with a 98. The top 55 percent of entries—in this case 20 golfers—along with the top three teams qualify for the state meet.

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.