Sports

Wildcats win two despite injuries

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:14am

With three girls down with sprained ankles, the Custer Wildcats varsity volleyball team had to adjust on the fly to take down the Douglas Patriots and Newell Irrigators last week. 
Jayda Bennett and Rylan Lowe sprained their ankles the previous week. Head coach Shayna Young said, “They were able to play this week, but they were still pretty tender and sore.” 
The Wildcats started with a hard-fought match at Douglas High School against the Patriots Sept. 1, winning in five sets at 11-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 and 15-9. 

Sorenson in top 10 at Belle Fourche

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:13am

Curtis Sorenson placed in the top 10 to lead the Custer High School golf team at the Sept. 3 pre-region meet at Belle Fourche.
Sorenson shot a round of 83, and was joined in the 80s by Mason Dirkes, who shot 88. Rounding out the Wildcat entries were Phoenix Barrick at 92, Bodie VanDerBoom at 97 and Brennon Gangel, also at 97.
Medalist honors went to Andrew Levine of St. Thomas More, with a round of 72.  Sorenson and Dirkes tied for eighth in the two-man best ball competition with a score of 78.

Top-ranked Chargers pummel Wildcats

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:12am

It was a game to forget for the Custer High School football team last Friday evening, as the Wildcats were standing on the tracks as the locomotive that is the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers came through in a 61-0 demolition that saw the game ended via mercy rule at halftime. The Chargers, the top-ranked team in the state in Class A, led 54-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Mixed results for ’Cats at Augie Twilight

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:12am

The Custer Wildcats faced scorching temperatures and continual changes at the Augustana Twilight Cross Country Meet at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls Sept. 4. 
“It’s a huge meet, and they kept pushing things back and changing things. They canceled a couple of races, and they ended up taking the junior varsity entrants and only having them run 1.5 miles,” said head coach Karen Karim. 

Rangers roll past New Underwood

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:04am
After a 0-2 start to the season, the Hill City Rangers football team turned things around Friday night, defeating New Underwood 42-26 at home.
The Rangers opened the game with a major switch to their starting offense with Mason Buehler moving from the quarterback (QB) position to running back.
“We know Mason’s a dude, and we need to get him the ball in more space,” said head coach Brett Eckert. 
Colt Eckert stepped into the QB position with the goal of providing more opportunities for the team’s playmakers. 

Rangers go to battle with Spartans

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:03am
The young Hill City Rangers volleyball team continues to battle its way through the season, taking on Spearfish Tuesday night at home. 
The Spartans came away with a 3-0 victory, with set scores of 25-10, 25-20 and 25-7.

Hill City Rangers run at Spearfish

Published by admin on Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:00am
Hill City competed at the Northern Hills Invitational Cross Country Meet in Spearfish Friday.
“They competed pretty well in spite of being tired,” said head coach Joe Noyes, who knows that is an expected part of the training cycle aimed at peaking for the region and state meet. 
“You kind of go through these ebbs and flows in these training cycles where kids just look a little tired, which is expected,” said Noyes. “Usually, that means that if things are looking that way, then things tend to go really well for us and the end of the year.”

Volleyball seeking to serve up success

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:34pm

Serving up some solid percentages, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School volleyball team started the season off on a high note with a 3-0 win in the game against the Philip Scotties Aug. 27. The Armory was packed with fans of both teams, and a Custer student cheer section, adorned in leis and tropical shirts, chanted and stomped in the stands throughout. 

Wildcats compete at Raider Invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:33pm

The Custer High School golf team had one meet last week, traveling to Meadowbrook Golf Course in Rapid City to compete in the Raider Invitational last Thursday.
The Wildcats finished in ninth place as a team, finishing 81 strokes over par. St. Thomas More again won the team championship, finishing at 39 over par. The Cavaliers also had the top three finishers at the meet, including medalist Brady Sage, who finished with a score of 77.
Not far behind Sage was Custer’s top finisher, Curtis Sorenson, who fired a round of 82. That was good for a tie for ninth place.

Soccer team falls to Cavaliers, Bison

Published by admin on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 12:32pm

Starting the week in full force, the Custer Jr./Sr. High School soccer team faced the St. Thomas More-Rapid City Christian Cavaliers for a home game Aug. 25. The Cavaliers have a fast team that pushed through some hard drives and coordinated plays with a bench full of subs, and the ’Cats struggled to keep up in the first half. 
The Cavaliers scored three goals in the first 20 minutes of the first half and another three in the second half of the game.