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Rangers head to state track meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 9:39am

On May 19 the Hill City Rangers headed for Rapid City for the Region 8A Track Meet. It was a windy day with overcast conditions which unfortunately affected what the athletes were able to do. However, head coach Joe Noyes said, “Those athletes that did run ran really well and were a great representation of our team, school and community.”

Rangers place second at region golf meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 9:39am

After securing  a runner-up finish at the Regional Tournament at Elks Golf Club May 23 the Hill City Rangers golf team is now heading to the State Tournament June 6-7.
oach Josh Daiss says it is his understanding that this will be the first time in Hill City School history that a boys team has accomplished that feat.
Daiss expressed his overall pride in the team’s season.

Edwards sets PR, boys look to qualify

Published by admin on Thu, 05/19/2022 - 10:13am

The Black Hills Conference Track and Field meet was one of the remaining opportunities for the Rangers to qualify for state competition. Overall Coach Joe Noyes said he was “really pleased” with the boys and girls track teams performance.
“Every week they show up and they compete at the highest level,” Noyes said.

Swinging into second place

Published by admin on Thu, 05/19/2022 - 10:12am

The Hill City Ranger Golf team traveled to Belle Fourche on Friday for the Marjean Huber Memorial invite hosted by the Bison.  The team finished second overall with three golfers placing in the top 10 for the first time this year.
Leo Daiss led the team with a second place finish while Zane Messick placed fourth and Adolph Tyler placed ninth.
Coach Josh Daiss said he was proud of the kids who battled the windy conditions with gusts up to 40 mph for their best finish of the year.

Rangers divide and conquer at two meets

Published by admin on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:58am
The Hill City Rangers divided up this week to compete at two different meets. First, 15 athletes headed for the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls May 6. 
“This is a good meet because they break the relays into each class,” said head track coach Joe Noyes. “So it gives us a great opportunity to race the other 23 best teams in the relays.”
This in turn helps reveal how the athletes are doing. 

Ranger golfers place second at Newell meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:56am
The Hill City Rangers golf team edged out Newell to take second out of the five teams that competed in the Newell tournament this past week.
The weather was ideal and the team played strong, especially with the return of Zane Messick to the roster. Messick had been out with an injury and this was his first tournament back. 
Coach Josh Daiss was pleased with the team's performance.
“The boys played better this week, finishing second with a team total of 291,” Daiss said.  

Rangers rocket forward at Black Hills Track Classic

Published by admin on Thu, 05/05/2022 - 10:50am
The Hill City Rangers made some impressive achievements at the Black Hills Track Classic at Woodle Field in Sturgis April 30. According to head coach Joe Noyes, the athletes had 27 personal records and seven seasonal records. 
“The kids competed extremely well despite the wind and slightly cooler temps,” said Noyes. “It was a really great day.”

Ranger golfers endure strange weather

Published by admin on Thu, 04/28/2022 - 9:39am

The Hill City High School Ranger golf team finished in fifth place with a team total of 320 at the Philip Golf Tournament last weekend.
This was the bottom of the pack, likely due to a slow start for the athletes.
“Golf is 80 percent mental,” said coach Josh Daiss, who explained how hard it is to bounce back mentally and get into the right frame of mind to compete.

Ranger compete at American Legion Relays

Published by admin on Thu, 04/28/2022 - 9:37am

After a break due to weather the Hill City Rangers were back in action at the Pierre American Legion Relays April 22. Although the students were a little tired from training at the highest level of intensity in preparation for the upcoming championship season, coach Joe Noyes said, “We were really encouraged by how they performed.”
For the Ranger girls, Lillie Ross came in 10th place in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:36.81. Then in the 1600 meter run, Abby Cutler clocked in at 5:28.75. She achieved third place and a seasonal record.

Rangers race ahead at Spearfish meet

Published by admin on Thu, 04/14/2022 - 10:20am
The Hill City Rangers ran hard at the Queen City Classic track meet in Spearfish April 8.
“It was a good meet. The kids ran and competed well,” said head coach Joe Noyes. “Sometimes you can have a little fatigue this time of year as you’re getting in shape so getting kids to understand that they can run fast or jump far or throw far when they’re tired is really important, and I felt that the results really showed that.”
During the meet the Ranger girls achieved season bests and personal records in all three event groups.