Hills-Beaver Creek Sports

The LHS and H-BC track and field teams traveled to the Worthington Invitational Thursday, April 25. Temperatures were in the high 60s at the beginning of the meet and dropped to the high 50s toward evening. Wind and light sprinkles contributed to less-than-favorable conditions for athletes, but local teams performed well at the meet. The Luverne boys’ and girls’ teams both captured first place…

The H-BC golf team took on Southwest Christian and Heron Lake-Fulda/Westbrook Walnut Grove Tuesday, April 23, at the Adrian Country Club. Southwest Christian captured the team competition with a 9-hole team score of 172. H-BC finished in second place with a score of 205 and HLOF/WWG was third with a team score of 218. Both the Patriots and Heron Lake were missing players due to the state FFA…

The Luverne High School trap team had nine shooters score in the 40s and 14 shooters in the 30s in the first week of shooting April 22-27 at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club. Holden Overgaard was the top shooter with a two-round score of 47. He shot a perfect 25 targets in the first round of shooting and scored a 22 in the second round. Collin Knips got the second-best score shooting 23 targets…

H-BC freshman Brynn Bakken won the women’s 100-meter dash at the Hamline Elite Meet Friday, April 26. The meet, held annually at Hamline University in St. Paul, brings together the best athletes from all three Minnesota classes – A, AA, AAA. Bakken took down the competition, winning the 100-meter final in a time of 11.90. Her time set a new meet record in the women’s 100-meter. Bakken also…

The Patriots track and field team traveled to Tracy Tuesday, April 23. The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ team captured first place with a team total score of 110.5, and the girls’ team placed third with a team total of 86 points. Southwest-Edgerton boys placed second with 96 points, Heron Lake-Obakena-Fulda was third with 93.5, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton placed fourth with 77, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton…

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to the Pipestone Invitational Saturday, April 20. Conditions at the meet were cold and windy, with athletes competing in gloves, hats and leggings and donning layers between events. In the boys’ team results, Luverne took first place with a total team score of 192.5. Southwest-Edgerton was second with 90.5, Pillager took third with…

The Luverne High School softball team went 3-3 this past week. Against Jackson County Central, LHS won one game  7-4 and lost one game 0-15 in doubleheader action Thursday, April 18, at Jackson. The Cardinals played in the Morris Area Tournament Saturday, April 20, and beat Sacred Heart 14-5, fell to Morris Area 4-5, and defeated Paynesville 5-1. On Monday, April 22, LHS fell to Fairmont 7-1…

The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams played on the Patriots’ home course, Meadow Acres Golf Club, in Larchwood, Iowa Thursday, April 18. Conditions were cool and windy, but the course was green and spongy after recent rains. In 9-hole head-to-head competition, the Cardinals won with a boys’ team score of 159. The Patriots finished with a team score of 200. In individual play, LHS…

By Greg Hoogeveen LHC and H-BC track and field teams competed in Luverne Tuesday, April 9. Weather conditions were cool and breezy with temps in the mid-60s. Both the Luverne boys’ and girls’ teams finished in first place with the Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ team finishing in fourth and the boys in fifth. The Luverne boys’ team scored 135.5 team points. Worthington finished second with 125,…

The Hills-Beaver Creek High School golf team traveled to Mountain Lake Tuesday, April 9. The Patriots finished behind Mountain Lake and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda/ Westbrook-Walnut Grove in the boys’ team competition. The Patriots hosted Mountain Lake and Red Rock Central in Larchwood Thursday, April 11. The H-BC boys’ team beat Red Rock Central but fell to Mountain Lake. The Patriots will face…

The Hills-Beaver Creek High School track and field team traveled to Garretson, South Dakota, for the Jesse James meet Saturday, April 13. The Patriots boys’ team finished in fourth place with a total team score of 81 points. Deubrook Area took first with a team score of 129 points, Baltic was second with 113, and Chester was third with 109. Behind H-BC in fifth was Tri-Valley with 69 points.…

The Cardinals and Patriots track and field teams participated in the Luverne Invite Friday, April 5, along with five other teams. Adrian/Ellsworth, Southwest Minnesota Christian, Windom, Lakeview and Worthington were also present for the invite. The field events started at 4 p.m. and the track events started at 4:45 p.m. Luverne finished with 85 Top 10 finishes and 15 first-place event…

The Patriots track and field team traveled to Slayton Thursday, April 4, to participate in the Dick Davidson Invite at the Murray County Central Sports Complex. Teams participating in the event were (MN 2A) Jackson County Central, (MN 3A) Hills-Beaver Creek, Murray County Central, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Wabasso and Westbrook-Walnut Grove/Red Rock Central. “They didn’t keep team scores,” said…

The Big South Conference and the Red Rock Conference released their 2023-24 All-Conference basketball team selections. In the Big South Conference, LHS senior Gavin DeBeer and junior Carter Sehr were named to the all-conference team in boys’ basketball. In the Red Rock Conference, H-BC boys’ basketball players sophomores Jamin Metzger and Micah Bush were named all-conference and juniors Beau…

The Luverne Cardinals and Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots girls’ golf teams played in the Worthington Invite Saturday, April 6, for their first meet of the season. The girls played 18 holes in wind gusts upward of 50 miles per hour at times. “This was a tough day to be our first meet,” Luverne head coach Chris Nowatzki said. “But the girls hung in there and we’ve got some stuff to work on.” The…

The Blue Mound Figure Skaters presented their “Family Game Night” Ice Show March 22 and 23 at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. The local arena on both Friday and Saturday was packed with family, friends and fans of the performers. This year’s show, “Family Game Night,” includes themed performances of classic games, game shows and video games. Beginner through advanced freestyle skaters took to the…