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Custer boys take first at Bill Young Invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:34am

Striking hard in the first tournament of the season, the Custer High School wrestling team dominated the mat Dec. 5 at the Bill Young Invitational Tournament at the Custer Armory, walking away with a first place finish.
The evening before, the Wildcats competed in the Custer Duals at the Armory.  
Overall, head coach Jared Webster said, “It went good. We’re young. Thank goodness we had a full roster with some other teams, but the other teams are looking good. So we have some competition this year.”

Jessica Hite takes first at Bill Young Invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:33am

It wasn’t the start to the season that the Custer High School girls wrestling team was looking for last week but the Wildcats saw some good results regardless, including a first-place finish by Jessica Hite. 
The Wildcats started the season with the Custer Duals at the Armory Dec. 4. Unfortunately, only Harding County brought girls to the dual, so competition was limited. There were also no lightweight competitors, so Keira Thorp and Savannah Bell were not able to wrestle. 

Hoops to begin for Ranger boys

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 9:50am
The 2025-26 Hill City Boys Basketball season is upon us. 
The Rangers begin the season at home against Kadoka Dec. 12. The Rangers began last season against Kadoka as well, winning 71-64.
The boys play 20 games this season, with only seven games at home.
Head coach Laramie Harvey thinks Mahpiya Luta, Rapid City Christian, Spearfish and St. Thomas More “will be tough conference opponents this year.”

Ranger girls kick off season with a win

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 9:48am
The Hill City Rangers girls basketball team stormed their home court Monday, taking on the Hot Springs Bison in its season opener.
The Rangers came out strong, completely shutting out the Bison in the first quarter 25-0. Naiya Ginsbach was the first to put points on the board, with a three from the top of the arc, followed by another triple by Daril Frandsen. Andee Frandsen, Lillie Ham and Kinsey Dillavou also contributed to the 25 point unanswered lead.

Wrestling begins as Rangers place in Custer

Published by admin on Wed, 12/10/2025 - 9:45am
The Rangers wrestling team took to the mats with its first meet, the Bill Young Custer Invitational Wrestling Tournament hosted at the Custer Armory. The boys competed Dec. 5, taking home 35 points and finishing 14th. 
Joshua Klein got a third place finish in the 132-B division. Klein won against Michael Brings Him Back from Lakota Tech in 1:32. Klein scored seven points for the Rangers. 

Six set for the girls wrestling season

Published by admin on Wed, 12/03/2025 - 12:57pm

Wrestling season has begun, and six Custer Jr./Sr. High School (CHS) girls are set for a solid season. 
The girls are led by second-generation Custer wrestling alum Clayton Sander. Sander began coaching wrestling for a variety of ages in the late 1990s. After a short break, Sander started coaching at the high school level about six or seven years ago. 

Boys gear up for another wrestling season

Published by admin on Wed, 12/03/2025 - 12:55pm

The boys are back and ready for another wrestling season at Custer Jr./Sr. High School.
The team is once again led by head coach Jared Webster, who has been coaching in the district for around 17 years.
“I’ve been wrestling since I was a young kid,” said Webster.
His favorite part is getting to know the athletes and “watching them grow from where they start to where they end up.”
He is joined in coaching by assistant coaches Skylair Jaure and Cory Scott as well as head girls wrestling coach Clayton Sander.

Rangers girls return a solid line-up

Published by admin on Wed, 12/03/2025 - 10:08am
The Hill City Rangers girls basketball team is gearing up for the 2025-26 season that officially started Nov. 24. 
The Rangers return a solid line-up, graduating only two seniors last year. With a largely upperclassmen roster, eight seniors and one junior, head coach Anna Eckert expects strong leadership. 
Eckert said, “Many of them stepped up this season,” taking advantage of open gyms and various camp opportunities. 

Wildcats wrap up season with loss to Hot Springs

Published by admin on Wed, 11/12/2025 - 12:37pm

The Custer High School Wildcats fought for a chance to move forward in the region volleyball games but were thwarted by the Hot Springs Bison Nov. 4. 
Custer hosted the Class A Region 8 quarterfinal game at the armory last Tuesday. Although it was a loss for the Wildcats, they played a consistent game, going 25-17 in all three sets. 
“I was very proud of how the girls played. They did a nice job adjusting to the different lineups that we had. I’m just so proud of them,” said head coach Jill Hohn. 

That’s a wrap for the football season

Published by admin on Wed, 11/12/2025 - 8:27am
For the second year in a row the Hill City Rangers football team went on to post regular season play.
The 2025-26 team set some individual as well season and game records. This is the first time in the history of Ranger football that the Rangers have made the second round of the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. Head football coach Brett Eckert called the accomplishment huge, giving credit to this year’s senior players whose “leadership has brought about a change in the culture of Hill City Football.”