Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team collected its second win of the season beating the Renville County West Jaguars 38-6 Friday, Sept. 11, at home. The game was cut short because of bad weather moving through the area. Early in the second quarter lightening and rain stopped play and the decision to call the game was made. “It was too bad that our game was called early in the first…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026The Lady Pates beat Viborg-Hurley 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 10, in volleyball action. H-BC won the first set 25-19, took the second set 25-20 and closed the match winning the third set 25-19. “The girls played a strong home opener against Viborg-Hurley in front of a good crowd,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “I thought we did a good job of moving the ball around and playing…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 09, 2026Samantha McGaffee photo/0910 HBC/AEfootball2 Patriots sophomore Davin Afkas, No. 95, stands firm against an Adrian-Ellsworth push into the backfield Sept. 3 in Adrian. The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team traveled to Adrian Thursday, Sept. 3, to take on the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons in nine-player football action. The Patriots won the game 38-6 to collect their first win of the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 09, 2026The Lady Pates traveled to Canton, S.D. Thursday, Sept. 3, falling 3-1 to the C-Hawks in the contest. The Patriots started off hot taking Set 1 by a score of 25-22. Canton replied with a 25-20 win in Set 2. Tied 1-1 after two sets H-BC ran into some errors on the court and wasn’t able to close the final two sets falling 25-14 and 25-21 to the C-Hawks. “Canton is a strong team that was great…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 02, 2026The Lady Pates girls’ volleyball team traveled to George-Little Rock Monday, Aug. 31 for four scrimmage games against Iowa teams. H-BC won the first match 2-1 against Sibley-Ocheyedan winning the first set 21-13. Sibley came back and took the second set 21-16 to tie the match 1-1. H-BC won the final set 15-12 to take the match win. The Patriots played Edgerton Public in the second match…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 05, 2026The 2026 Rock County Fair showcased several grandstand events and entertainment over the past week. On Wednesday, July 29, the Good Ol’ Plowboys featured several local and regional participants in a lawn mower pull. These were not your everyday off-the-shelf models. Rather, they were machines designed to tear through the dirt and not care about grass. There were five classes of pullers from…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 22, 2026Rapid Speedway Rock Rapids, IA No Races Sportsmen Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve – 754 9th - Eric Gaul – 588 12th - Johnathan Tiesler – 397 15th - Larry Kracht – 235 USRA Hobby Stock Overall points leaders to date 8th - Brock Harnack – 670 11th - Chase Overgaard – 608 22nd - Evan Schettler – 182 30th - Zach Bierman – 101 42nd - Silas Top – 62 45th - Spencer…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 15, 2026Nearly 50 runners participated in the 2026 Nutcracker Half Marathon Saturday, July 11, in the Luverne City Park. “The very first two guys to show up at the park were from Georgia and Oklahoma,” organizer Dave Duffy said. “And another lady drove seven hours from Kansas just to walk.” Duffy said that the two runners have goals of doing a half marathon in each state. Most other participants were…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 15, 2026Rapid Speedway July 10 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 9th in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – DNF in A Feature, finished third in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve – 754 9th - Eric Gaul – 588 12th - Johnathan Tiesler – 397 15th - Larry Kracht – 235 USRA Hobby Stock #40 Chase Overgaard,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 08, 2026The 10th Annual Davis Lake Triathlon once again kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake in Luverne Saturday. The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks. The Minnows race is a quarter-mile kayak, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run. The Sharks race is a half-mile kayak, eight-mile bike ride and two-and-a-half-mile run. Both races can be completed by individuals or…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 08, 2026Rapid Speedway July 3 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed sixth in A Feature, DNF in Heat 3. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished third in Heat 1. #23T Johnathan Tiesler, Hills – DNS in A Feature, DNS in Heat 2. Overall points leaders to date 7th – Brandon Boeve – 680 9th – Eric Gaul – 588 11th – Johnathan Tiesler - 397 16th –…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Redbird Field has a new larger scoreboard (pictured at left) thanks to the family of Joe and Bea Burns. Their children, Becky, Tom, Jean and Tim, donated funds for the scoreboard in memory of their parents and their love of baseball. They said their dad was affectionately known as the “Cardinals’ No. 1 Fan,” and both Joe and Bea regularly attended Luverne sports events. The former Redbird…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Rapid Speedway June 26 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed fourth in A Feature, finished third in Heat 2. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 2. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve – 610 9th – Eric Gaul – 507 10th – Johnathan Tiesler - 352 15th - Larry Kracht - 165 USRA Hobby Stock #40 Chase…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek trap teams participated in the 2026 Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria this past week. The Cardinals competed in Class 2A Tuesday, June 16, and the Patriots shot in Class 3A on Wednesday, June 17. In the championship tournament, teams shot two sessions of two rounds in one day. Scores were kept for individual and team placements in their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026Elite sprinter Brynn Bakken competed in three events at the 2026 Nike Outdoor Nationals and USA Track and Field U20 Championships June 20-21 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Bakken competed in the women’s 100-meter, 200-meter and long jump events at the meet. The USATF U20 is an annual outdoor track and field competition organized as the national championship for American athletes under 20…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team was recently named Strib Varsity’s All-Minnesota Boys Team of the Year by the Minnesota Star Tribune. H-BC made history capturing the Class 1A basketball championship in its first-ever trip to the tournament. The No. 5 seeded Patriots beat Southland 72-69 in the state quarterfinals Thursday, March 26, in the Target Center. H-BC took down the No. 1…
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