Custer County Chronicle

’Cats drop ’Diggers for homecoming win

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:30pm

For most of the last three games, the Custer High School football team’s offense has been stuck in neutral, with the offensive line shouldering much of the blame for the team’s inability to move the ball.

Soccer team routed in season finale

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:28pm

Heading into last Thursday’s game against Belle Fourche, the Custer High School soccer team needed a win over the Broncs to secure a win in the Class A playoff brackert.
About 30 minutes into the match, it became apparent that wasn’t going to happen.
The Broncs scored early and often in a 8-1 rout, dashing the Wildcats’ playoff hopes and ending the team’s season with a record of 2-8-2.

Volleyball has disappointing week

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:27pm

It was a disappointing week for the Custer High School volleyball team as it faced losses to Spearfish during last Thursday’s match and then another string of losses into the weekend as it competed in the Belle Fourche Invitational. The team remains optimisic, however, heading into a brand new week with fresh match-ups.
Spearfish got its 11th straight win as it beat Custer Thursday in straight sets 25-13, 25-16, 25-16.

Golf team qualifies for state meet

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:25pm

The Custer High School golf team is state bound next week by virtue of placing second in the Region 4A meet held Monday morning at Rocky Knolls Golf Course in Custer.
Custer finished with a team total of 64 over par, a distant second to St. Thomas More, which placed first at 28 over.

Runners get first look at state course

Published by admin on Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:25pm

The Custer High School boys and girls cross country teams competed in the crowded Rapid City Invite at Hart Ranch last Friday and got their first look at the course they will be coming back to for both the region and state meets. For that reason, over 30 teams came from all over the state to get familiar with the terrain. Many of those teams also came from out-of-state to run against the strong competition.

Boys first, girls third at home meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:39am

The Custer High School cross country team had double duty this week as it raced in its home meet in Custer on Thursday before trekking East River to race in Huron on Saturday.
Over in Huron, the boys team came away with third place in the crowded competion, beat out only by larger AA schools.
“They placed third overall which is kind of a big deal because those are AA schools,” said head coach Karen Karim.

Soccer team struggles to 0-3 week

Published by admin on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:37am

On Aug. 29, a five-goal game by Xander Dinius propelled the Custer High School soccer team to a 6-2 win over the Hot Springs Bison.
Less than a month later the Wildcats offense was shut down entirely by the Bison in a 1-0 Hot Springs win Sept. 17, which was followed by two more losses over the weekend to Groton (5-1) and James Valley Christian (5-0) that have sent the Wildcats to a record of 2-5-2 and on the outside looking in of the Class A playoff picture.

Wildcats, More renew gridiron rivalry

Published by admin on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:37am

Heading into last Saturday’s Black Hills Conference matchup with the St. Thomas More Cavaliers, Custer head  football coach Russ Evans—and all his assistants, for that matter—were confident the Wildcats could not only compete with the rest of the teams on their schedule, but potentially run the table.
Neither of those scenarios proved to be the case during a blustery day on the Cavaliers’ home field, as the Cavaliers scored early and often while the ’Cats’ offense was again stuck in neutral in a 47-0 thumping.

’Cats clobbered by Comets, Cavs

Published by admin on Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:36am

The Custer High School Wildcat volleyball team faced two dissapointing losses in the past week to St. Thomas More and Rapid City Christian.
Last Thursday the team faced off with the Rapid City Christian Comets, and lost after three nail-biter sets 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.
Head coach Jill Hohn cited some holes in the team’s blocking as one reason for the team’s loss.

Golfers second at first home meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 12:21pm

The Custer High School golf team made its home debut last Friday as the Wildcats hosted the Custer Invitational at Rocky Knolls Golf Course. The team played its way to a second-place finish, finishing four strokes behind St. Thomas More. The Wildcats finished with a team total of 318, while St. Thomas More was at 314.
Wiles led the charge for the Wildcats, finishing in second with a score of 77. Medalist honors went to Vincent Vanliere of St. Thomas More, who finished at 72.