Custer County Chronicle

Lehman shatters triple jump record

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 9:31am

There’s a new triple jump king in South Dakota, and his name is Cade Lehman.
Lehman, already the school record holder in the event, flew to another new record in the event at last week’s Douglas Early Bird meet.
It wasn’t just a school record, however.
Lehman’s leap of 48-7 1/4 shattered the previous all-time, all-class state record of 47-11 1/2 set by Hot Springs’ Bud Hamilton in 1991. Lehman now stands alone as the best triple jumper in state history, regardless of class.

Wildcat golfers ready to hit the greens

Published by admin on Wed, 04/16/2025 - 9:22am

Six seniors are leading the Custer High School Wildcats girls golf team for the 2025 season. This includes Jordyn Uphoff, Shauna Zacher, Quinn Lewison, Julianna Uphoff, Kayda Hanis and McKenna Allen.
Head coach Haley Uphoff said these girls bring a wealth of experience to the team, which will be nice going into the season. Last year Jordyn Uphoff, Zacher and Lewison went to state as well.
Uphoff said Lewison is a player to watch this year as she recently signed to play golf at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology next year.

Wildcats sweep team titles at season-opening meet

Published by admin on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:29am

If the first meet of the season is any indication, the Custer High School track team can expect big things this season.
The Wildcats swept both the boys and girls team titles—and both by significant margins—at the season-opening Laura Chord Memorial Relays in Newcastle, Wyo., last Thursday.
“We were happy to see where some of our kids came out,” head coach Karen Karim said. “We didn’t really know. We have some freshmen we weren’t sure what they were going to come up with. I was excited to see where they were.”

Track teams primed for podium run

Published by admin on Wed, 04/02/2025 - 10:28am

Coming off a season a year ago that saw the boys finish second and the girls third at the Class A South Dakota State Track meet, both teams are back for more and primed for a charge toward the top of the podium this spring.
Although some top talent was lost to graduation, there remains more than enough talent to vault the team toward the top of the state. Included among those are a pair of state champions.

Custer falls to Rapid City Christian in regional play

Published by admin on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 12:49pm

If you ask Custer High School head boys basketball coach Paul Kelley where things got away from his Wildcats last Friday night in the second round of regional play, he points to the third quarter.
The Wildcats were hanging tough down 11, but late in the quarter the Wildcats fouled Rapid City Christian’s Benson Kieffer on a three-pointer, sending him to the line for three free throws, all of which he made.

Weiss wins third consecutive state championship

Published by admin on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 3:22pm

The Custer High School boys wrestling team competed at the Class B State Wrestling Tournament in Rapid City this past weekend, coming away with 16th place as a team. Individually, two wrestlers also placed—with Leighton Sander earning sixth place and Tray Weiss earning his third consecutive state championship title. In team points, it garnered 40 points; Canton ran up a total of 189 points to take the team championship.
Head coach Jared Webster said that the tournament had its “ups and downs” but he was proud of the work the team did.

Ranger stun Wildcats at buzzer in opening round play

Published by admin on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 3:21pm

For roughly 27 of the 32 minutes of the game between the Custer Wildcats and the Hill City Rangers Feb. 25 at the Armory, the Wildcats had the lead.
As the clock struck 0.0 at the end of the fourth quarter and the ball fell through the hoop, however, the Wildcats were down by one.
So it went for the Wildcats, as their season was brought to a close in the first round of Region 8A play in a gut-wrenching 49-48 loss that literally wasn’t decided until the final buzzer.

Wildcat girls wrestling team places eighth at state

Published by admin on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 3:19pm

The Custer High School girls wrestling team earned eighth place in last weekend’s high school girls state wrestling tournament in Rapid City, with several wrestlers also earning their own spots on the podium. Placers included Addie Sander, fourth; Tiara Faehnrich, fifth; Avari Dorrance, fifth; and Jessica Hite, third.
“You know, the girls division is a true state tournament. We wrestled the A’s and the B’s all together and it’s really fun to be in that environment and see the athleticism come out of the girls. It’s just really pleasing to watch,” said coach Clayton Sander.

Eight Wildcat wrestlers qualify for Class B state meet

Published by admin on Wed, 02/26/2025 - 4:08pm

The Custer High School boys wrestling team competed in the region 4B wrestling tournament in Rapid City over the past weekend, bringing home second place as a team and several individual placing spots, including a championship title for senior Tray Weiss. In total, eight members of the team qualified for state with two team members as alternates.
“It was a good weekend. We got to keep going and build off of that and keep that momentum going into this week,” said head coach Jared Webster.

Faehnrich, Hite are region champions

Published by admin on Wed, 02/26/2025 - 4:07pm

The Custer High School girls wrestling team went to Rapid City this past weekend to compete in the Region 4 meet, competing with A and B schools. Out of 22 teams, the Wildcats came in second place with 126 points. The team finished behind Spearfish with 137 points and ahead of Lakota Tech with 112 points. In addition to the high placement as a team, several wrestlers earned spots on the podium, and two, Jessica Hite and Tiara Faehnrich, earned first place in the meet.