Sports

Rangers volleyball win three in a row

Published by admin on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 9:49am
The Hill City Rangers volleyball team had a busy and successful week, with three matches in just five days and coming away with three straight victories.

Rangers show mercy for Faith Friday night

Published by admin on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 9:48am
Friday night was again kind to the Hill City Rangers who are now 5-0 on the season after a resounding 60-6 win against the Faith Longhorns.
Zane Messick got the Ranger’s initial first down of the Sept. 19 game after a throw from quarterback Brensen Veneklasen. 
Veneklasen kept the ball himself for a few plays, but  it would be Caleb Sobolik who would be the first to score for Hill City with 10:47 left in the first quarter.

Cross Country races toward the end of the season

Published by admin on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 9:46am
The Hill City High School cross country team is racing toward the end of its season, and the training strategy is getting more individualized and focused on the bigger picture: making it to state.
Head coach Joe Noyes explained the Rangers’ training cycle. 

Rangers rally for a volleyball win on the road

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:43am
The Rangers Volleyball team is back to a .500 record after a big win on the road against the Douglas High School Patriots Tuesday. 
The Rangers came out strong, scoring 15 of the first 16 points of the first set and finishing 25-6. 
Hill City kept the momentum through the rest of the game, sweeping the Patriots with a 25-16 score in the next two sets. 
The team’s strong serving, improved coverage and increased confidence in the new rotation were key factors for bringing home the win. 

Ranger defense holds Ranchers down

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:42am
It’s a great day to be a Hill City Rangers football fan as the team is now 4-0 on the season after taking down the Harding County Ranchers Sept. 12.
The game began with a Hill City penalty, one of many against the Rangers who continue to make big plays and have big wins in spite of the mistakes.

Golfers compete on home course

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:42am

The Custer High School golf team played its way to a sixth-place finish in a warmup for the upcoming region meet, firing a 363. The meet was played at Southern Hills Golf Course in Hot Springs.
Custer was led by Regan Sorenson, who played his way to a top-10 finish with a round of 84. The rest of the Wildcats finished in a  closely-bunched group, including Lane Graf at 92, Bodie Van Der Boom at 93, Brady Virtue 84, Dillon Hanis 94 and Curtis Sorenson 94.

Cross country team travels to Sioux Falls

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:40am
The Hill City High School cross country varsity team traveled to Sioux Falls last Saturday to take on a host of South Dakota’s top runners as well as teams from Minnesota and Nebraska at the Heartland Preview cross country meet at Yankton Trail Park.
Conditions were good for the rolling hill course, allowing fast times for runners despite the warm temperatures.

Custer boys take first at Belle Fourche

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:40am

Sept. 11 was a banner day in Belle Fourche for the Custer High School cross country team. The Wildcat boys came in first place as a team, five of the boys medaled as top 10 runners and Kian Rusch placed third with a time of 17:39.32. 
“If I were really going to pick out any one person that just raced much better than he has been, it would have been Kian. He was very pleased with his race and how he felt, and I think that’s a positive for us because that leadership is going to be what we rely upon as the season goes on,” said head coach Karen Karim. 

Wildcats take first losses but keep on striking

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:39am

The Custer High School volleyball team took its first losses of the season last week, but it also saw some great success. 
On Sept. 9, the Wildcats faced the Sturgis Brown Scoopers for an away game. 
“Sturgis was a difficult game for us. Sturgis played very, very well, and they threw up some huge blocks. Both of their middles are 6’2”, and we really had a difficult time adjusting to those blocks,” said head coach Jill Hohn. 

Soccer team down three more games

Published by admin on Wed, 09/17/2025 - 9:38am

After a week off, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School soccer team had a full lineup with three games in five days. 
The game against the Douglas-New Underwood Patriots Tuesday, Sept. 9, could have been anyone’s game. The teams were evenly matched in size and play, and neither team had seen a victory yet this season.