Athletes of the week — Chosen for this week’s honors are, from left, McKenzie Becker for girls basketball, Tyler Arnold for wrestling, and Shawn Kuhnel and Ryan Skillingstad for boys basketball. [Submitted Photo]
Girls Basketball:
McKenzie Becker is the Lady Ranger Athlete of the Week. She continues to lead the Rangers in scoring and assists on the season. On Friday, she recorded nine assists to go along with seven points in a win over Sundance, Wyo. This followed her 17 points against Spearfish.
Wrestling:
After a great week of practice and for being coachable and being a good teammate, Tyler Arnold has been selected as the Athlete of the Week for the Ranger wrestling team Arnold earned his first tournament championship this year at the Bennett County Invite by defeating wrestlers from Bennett County, Winner and Rapid City Stevens.
Boys Basketball Senior Leader:
Shawn Kuhnel is the senior leader for the Hill City Rangers basketball team. He is aggressive and plays hard. Against Custer, he scored nine points and pulled down five rebounds. He followed that up against Edgemont, by scoring six points and getting three steals.
Boys Basketball:
Ryan Skillingstad is the boys basketball Athlete of the Week. Skillingstad led the Rangers to a 52-23 victory over Lead-Deadwood. He had 17 points and 12 rebounds in the game. Skillingstad is the anchor of the Rangers post game and is able to control the boards.