Hill City Prevailer

Cutler brings home two medals

Published by admin on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 9:42am

Hill City freshman Abby Cutler brought home a pair of medals—including a silver in the 3200—from the South Dakota Class A State Track Meet last weekend in Spearfish.
Cutler’s second place finish in the 3200 came in at a time of 11:42.19, while she was also sixth in the 1600 at a time of 5:24.07.
As a team, the Rangers finished in 16th place with 17 team points. West Central won the team championship with 66 points, followed by Custer with 53 points and Hamlin at 40 points.

Two Rangers qualify for state meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 2:24pm

The Hill City High Ranger golfers competed in the Region 6B golf meet May 24 at Hart Ranch outside of Rapid City. Coach Byron Christian said all of the golfers showed significant improvement over the course of the day, playing in less than ideal conditions that included winds gusting over 25 mph.

By Jason Ferguson

Published by admin on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 2:18pm

The Hill City High School girls track team grabbed four championships on the way to a third-place team finish at the Region 8A Track Meet last Thursday in Spearfish.
Jazzla Hutto was the lone Ranger to grab an individual championship at the meeting, doing so in the 1600 in a personal record (PR) time of 5:42.25.

Ranger athletes honored

Published by admin on Thu, 05/20/2021 - 9:40am

Student athletes and coaches celebrated the approaching end of the Hill City High School athletic year with an awards banquet.

The event featured all sports teams, coaches and managers for a yearlong wrap of seasons.

Many coaches told inside jokes while also recognizing lettered athletes, graduating seniors, and even students who were not recognized last year due to COVID-19.

Cheerleaders, who supported both the football and basketball season, were honored by coach Rudi McDaniels, who pointed out the unique talents and attributes of each squad member.

High school track results

Published by admin on Thu, 05/20/2021 - 9:39am

Black Hills Conference meet: boys — top 50

100 meters: 19. Austin Groven (12.49)

200 meters: 7. Willie Walther (23.68); 12. Jaxon Johnson (24.31); 15. Austin Groven (24.96)

400 meters: 3. Willie Walther (1:01.01)

800 meters: 9. Taylor Tallon (2:10.88); 16. Brandon Ramirez (2:22.80)

1600 meters: 11. Taylor Tallon (5:04.99); 17. Brandon Ramirez (5:20.96)

3200 meters: 6. Luke Rupert (10:44.92); 9. Leighton Aves (11:08.52); 12. Tate Grabow (11:13.37)

110m hurdles - 39”: 1. Jaxon Johnson (15.96)

Weiss takes seventh at state

Published by admin on Thu, 03/04/2021 - 10:52am

Hill City had four state qualifiers this year: Hunter Way at 126 lbs., Braden Weiss at 132 lbs., Jaxon Johnson at 138 lbs. and Tanner Davis at 220 lbs.

 First time qualifiers were Hunter Way and Jaxon Johnson!

Second time qualifiers were Braden Weiss and Tanner Davis.

The Rangers got rolling the second day of the tournament as Way, Weiss and Davis all picked up wins with Weiss eventually qualifying for the medal rounds and placing seventh place overall in his weight bracket.  Congratulations to the Ranger wrestling team.

Youth basketball wins tournament

Published by admin on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:08am

A Hill City Youth Athletics team made up of boys from first through third grade won the Polar Bear Classic Basketball Tournament for their age group last week.

According to head coach Andi Bauer, this was the culmination of hard work.

“We started off the year rough, but we picked it up quickly,” she said.

This was Bauer’s first year coaching basketball; however, she is not new with boys sports. She has coached that same group of kids in wrestling, soccer, baseball and football since some of them were in kindergarten.

Four wrestlers qualify for state

Published by admin on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:07am

Hill City qualified four wrestlers for the State Class B wrestling tournament to be held this weekend in Rapid City. They are: Hunter Way (126), Braden Weiss (132), Jaxon Johnson (138) and Tanner Davis (220). The complete results for our Region 4B tournament held last Saturday are as follows:

SDHSAA Region 4B Results for Hill City

126

Hunter Way (19-11) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Hunter Way (Hill City) 19-11 won by decision over Wyatt Wientjes (Mobridge-Pollock) 16-14 (Dec 11-8)

Boys basketball playing their best come crunch time

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 10:39am

The Hill City Rangers boys basketball team continues to show improvement, according to head coach Nate Bayne.

The team went 1-1 this week with an eight point win over Philip High School and a tight game against Winner High School, one of the top ranked teams in the state.

“We showed some improvement on the defensive end, as well as rebounding,” Bayne said. “The guys are really sharing the ball well.”

On Friday, Bayne said Jovani Sanchez really stepped up for both the junior varsity and varsity games, hitting six three pointers combined.

Black Hills Classic results

Published by admin on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 10:50am

The results for Hill City High School wrestlers from the Black Hills Classic held on Feb. 6 in Hill CIty.

126

Hunter Way (16-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Elijah Braning (Belle Fourche) 7-11 won by fall over Way 16-12 (Fall 5:22)

Consulation round one: Hunter Way (Hill City) 16-12 received a bye (bye)

Consulation semifinal: Pierce Sword (Custer) 16-13 won by fall over Way 16-12 (Fall 1:41)

132

Braden Weiss (23-10) placed second and scored 16.0 team points.