Hill City Prevailer

Boys basketball team more established

Published by admin on Wed, 12/06/2023 - 9:04am
The Hill City High School Ranger boys basketball team is eager to start the new season. 
This year the team is once again coached by Laramie Harvey. Harvey has coached in Hill City for 11 years. He spent eight years as an assistant coach for the girls basketball team and later became the head boys basketball coach in 2021. 
“I enjoy it. They’re a fun group of young men to be around,” said Harvey. 
Harvey is joined by assistant coach Scott Ferguson.

Taking to the mats

Published by admin on Wed, 12/06/2023 - 8:56am
Wrestling in Hill City has begun and the girls came out strong in the first meet of the season, the Bill Young Invitational  in Custer.
Daisy Munoz (2-1) placed second in the 152 class and scored 18 team points winning by fall in both the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. Munoz held on for a while in the first place match before falling at 3:11 to Aileana Brewer of Pine Ridge.
Tiara Faehnrich (2-1) placed thidrd in the 138 class  and scored 12 team points. Faehnrich fell her opponent in 12 seconds. 

Seven seniors return to girls basketball team

Published by admin on Wed, 12/06/2023 - 8:51am
This year the Hill City High School Ranger girls basketball team has a new head coach and a large group of returning players. 
Anna Eckert graduated from Hill City High School in 2004 and has been around the area forever. Her kids now go to the school, and she is married to Travis Eckert. 
Starting out, Eckert coached little children. She later shifted to coaching middle school. Her seniors today were on her first team as eighth graders. From there, Eckert moved up to junior varsity and now to varsity coaching. 

Davis takes on wrestling team

Published by admin on Wed, 11/29/2023 - 9:12am
The Hill City High School wrestling team is gearing up for another season. This year, Tanner Davis is taking charge of the program as the head coach. 
Davis grew up in Wyoming and moved to the Hills his sophomore year of high school. He did wrestling at Hill City High School until graduation. 
After graduating Davis said, “I saw there was no real coaching left, and I just couldn’t sit there and think, ‘Oh, Hill City’s going to lose the program.’” 

Rangers wrap up season at SoDak 16

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 9:16am
Although the Hill City High School volleyball team was hoping to make it to state, they fell to the Dell Rapids Quarriers Nov. 7 as part of SoDak 16 play. 
Going into the game the Rangers were actually feeling very prepared. Head coach Allie Henderson said, “We watched a lot of film and were pretty comfortable with their style of play. We practiced specifically on how to combat their strengths and target their weaknesses. When it came down to it, Dell Rapids was just bigger and faster than we were. They obviously learned how to combat our strengths as well.” 

Rangers one win from state meet

Published by admin on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 9:16am
The Hill City High School volleyball team was looking to return to the Class A State Volleyball tournament via a victory over the Dell Rapids Quarriers last night in Chamberlain as part of SoDak 16 play. Results of the match were unavailable as of press time.
The Rangers returned to the SoDak 16 via a three sets to one victory in the second round of Region 8A play last Thursday at Gins Gym. The Rangers won 25-14, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21.

Rangers blast ’Diggers in region play

Published by admin on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 8:51am
One down, one to go as the Hill City High School volleyball team continues its march to the SoDak 16, and ultimately, the goal of qualifying for the Class A State Volleyball tournament.
The Rangers took the first step in that march Monday evening when they dispatched of Lead-Deadwood in three quick sets 25-8, 25-10, 25-9 to win its first round matchup of Region 8A play. The Rangers entered region play as the second seed.

Ranger boys state champions

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 9:10am
They won conference, they won regions and now the Hill City High School Ranger boys won the Class A State Cross Country Championship Oct. 21.
“We’d seen it all year,” said head coach Joe Noyes. “We knew where the boys were and what they were capable of. We just wanted them to do it on the biggest stage, and they rose to that challenge and handled it in an impressive fashion.” 

Rangers take on Belle to end season

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 8:54am
The Hill City Rangers girls volleyball team wrapped up another winning week beating Custer (25-13, 26-16, 25-13) and Alliance, Neb., (25-16, 25-24, 23-25, 27-25).
“Alliance was a great prep match for our postseason,” said head volleyball coach Allie Henderson. “They are an all around team with a lot of strengths that we had to adjust to. Our first set we came out pretty strong which may have been unexpected for Alliance. They came back stronger in the second and we trailed at some point in all of the remaining sets.” 

Girls win three straight

Published by admin on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 8:37am
Winning. That’s the word to describe the Hill City Rangers girls volleyball team after three at-home wins last week against Red Cloud (25-8, 25-11, 25-13), St. Thomas More (25-15, 25-21, 25-11) and Wall (25-7, 30-28, 25-22).
The girls are 22-6 on the season.
The girls played a very technical game against Wall, according to Head Coach Allie Henderson.