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The Rapid City Central boys' basketball team used a second-half surge to dominate Sturgis on Tuesday in Naasz Gymnasium.. After a subpar shooting performance in the first half, leading by 13 at the break, the Cobblers hit a plethora of shots in the second, outscoring the Scoopers 39-13 for a 70-31 victory. “We didn’t shoot the ball really well in the first half, and we let that determine how we played defensively,” Central head coach TJ Hay said. “But I thought we bounced back and did a good job in the second half.” Micah Swallow scored 14 points in the second half an...

Journal Staff Olivia Kieffer scored more points than all of Lyman on Friday, tallying 41 as the Rapid City Christian girls basketball team crushed the Raiders 85-28 at Hart Ranch. Kieffer, a sophomore, notched her 1,000th career point as well and picked up nine assists, nine steals and seven rebounds for the Lady Comets. Alexa Ham added 18 points, Savannah Armendariz earned 10 points and Morgan Swarthout collected seven assists. RC Christian (1-1) plays St. Thomas More on the road Jan. 2. WALL 61, HARDING COUNTY 45: Ava Dinger scored 20 points as the Lady Eagles topped the Ranc...

Richard Anderson Journal staff The Rapid City Central boys' basketball team has struggled to get its season  in gear like most area squads, but it didn't show early Saturday night against the Douglas Patriots. The Cobblers jumped out to a 20-4 lead through the first quarter of play and went on to take it to the Patriots 61-43 at Patriots Gym in Box Elder. Although Douglas had the momentum going in after a 40-point win over Sturgis Friday night, it was Central that had the early edge with an aggressive start on both ends of the court. Central led by as much as 24 points before t...

Richard Anderson Journal staff As the founder of Sacred Hoops, a state-wide youth AAU youth basketball program, Allan Bertram has been pretty busy the past few years. He added to that workload this past summer when he took over the Rapid City Central girls’ basketball program. Despite some ups and downs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bertram  said it has been an exciting time since taking over, especially with how hard the team has worked since his hiring in June. The goal now is to get the Central girls back to state prominence. “Our girls have worked extensive...