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Ranger girls beat Sturgis Brown, Custer, Kadoka

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 3:52pm
On Jan. 24, the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers for a home game. 
Coach Wade Ginsbach said “Sturgis was a hard- fought game from beginning to end. Sturgis did a good job of trapping at half court which gave our girls a little problem.
“With the game tied, Anna Dean stole the ball with seven seconds left and made the game winning layup.” 
The Ranger girls won 41-39. 

Ranger boys lose three, beat Kadoka

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 3:48pm
The Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team kicked off its week with a home game against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers Jan. 24. The Scoopers went into the game with a standing of 3-5 and beat the Ranger boys with by a score of 52-45. 
After that, the Ranger boys traveled to Wall for a game against the Eagles Jan. 26. It was a close game, but the Eagles won 81-78. 

Rangers continue to struggle on the mat

Published by admin on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 3:42pm
The Hill City Rangers wrestling team traveled to Belle Fourche for the Belle Fourche Invitational this weekend. 
The girls placed 15th overall, led by freshman Daisy Munoz,  who competed in the 154-pound weight class. Munoz placed fourth, scoring four team points. She lost by fall in both the third-place match and semifinals. 
Freshman Tiara Faehnrich lost by decision in two preliminary round matches in the 142-pound weight class.

Ranger girls lose to Broncs, Comets

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 8:38am
On Jan. 17 the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Belle Fourche Broncs for an away game at Belle Fourche High School. 
Thus far, the Broncs have had a strong season with a record of 7-1, and they beat the Ranger girls 49-26. 
Next, the Ranger girls had a home game against the Rapid City Christian Comets Jan. 19. The Comets had an 8-2 record going into the game, and in the end the Comets won 69-45. 
This week the Ranger girls had a home game against the Sturgis Brown Scoopers Tuesday, Jan. 24. 

Ranger boys beat Belle, fall to Custer

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 8:34am
The Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team kicked off its week with an away game against the Belle Fourche Broncs Jan. 17. 
According to coach Laramie Harvey, “It was a tale of two halves. We were able to build a 21-point lead at halftime. The second half Belle Fourche was able to come back and take a one-point lead. Our boys responded, and we were able to re-take the lead and hold on to win 50-44.” 
After that, the Ranger boys traveled to the Custer Armory for a game against the Wildcats Jan. 20. 

Wrestlers compete at conference tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 4:24pm
The Hill City High School wrestling team traveled to Lead-Deadwood to compete at the Black Hills Conference Tournament Jan 14.
For the girls team’s Tiara Faehnrich placed third in the 132-pound class scoring 12 team points. Faehnrich won by fall over Cecilia Percy of Lead-Deadwood in  2:22. Faehnrich  easily defeated  Emalee Von Eye  of Douglas/Rapid City Christian/New Underwood in the semifinal consolation round in a time of 15 seconds. 

Buehler sets school three-point record in win

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 3:19pm
The Ranger boys basketball team hit the court again on Jan. 12 with a home game against the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers. 
The Golddiggers went into the game with a standing of 3-4, but the Ranger boys won 74-37. Devin Buehler made a school record during this game by hitting nine three-pointers.
On Jan. 14 the Ranger boys had another home game against Sundance, Wyo. This game ended 66-24 in the Rangers’ favor. 
Head coach Laramie Harvey said he was especially proud of the team’s intensity level in these games. 

Girls fall to Orioles, spank Philip, Lead-Deadwood

Published by admin on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 3:08pm
On Jan. 10 the Hill City Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Philip Scotties in an away game. 
Going into the game the Scotties had a standing of 3-5 and the Rangers were at 1-4. Nevertheless, the Ranger girls stayed ahead of the Scotties throughout the game with a score of 31-10 after the second quarter. The game ended 51-18 in the Rangers’ favor. 
The Ranger girls played the Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers Jan. 12 in the Hill City gym. The Rangers won 65-10. 

Ranger girls win first game of season

Published by admin on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 9:08am
On Jan. 5 the Hill City Ranger girls basketball team faced off against the Spearfish Spartans for a home game. 
Coach Wade Ginsbach said that during the game “The girls played hard and we saw some areas that we need to in improve on in order to be successful.”
The game ended 48-25 in the Spartans’ favor. 
Next, the Ranger girls played the New Underwood Tigers for another home game Jan. 6. 

Ranger boys slam dunk at Edgemont

Published by admin on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 9:05am
The Ranger boys basketball team was back in action Jan. 5 with a home game against the Spearfish Spartans. 
“We came out too slow and got down by a large deficit,” head coach Laramie Harvey said. “We played hard to come back and got up 59-56. Unfortunately, we had to exert a lot of energy to get back in the game. We did not have enough gas left to finish Spearfish off.” 
The game ended 63-60 in the Spartans’ favor. 
The next day the Ranger boys traveled to Edgemont High School for a game against the Moguls.