Hills-Beaver Creek Sports

The H-BC boys’ basketball team topped Garretson at home 83-57 Friday, Jan. 2, and beat Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 75-41 on the road Monday, Jan. 5, to keep their unbeaten season alive. H-BC is now 7-0 for the season and was scheduled to host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Jan. 6. The Patriots will go on the road for two games facing Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Jan. 9, and Murray County…

The Patriot girls’ basketball team collected four wins in the past four games to improve to 9-1 for the season. H-BC beat Canby 62-21 Monday, Dec. 29, took down St. Mary’s Dell Rapids 59-52 Tuesday, Dec. 30, won 58-22 against Garretson Friday, Jan. 2, and beat Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 52-40 Monday, Jan. 5. The Patriots will host Red Rock Central Thursday, Jan. 8, travel to Russell-Tyler-…

Looking back at the sporting events covered in the Star Herald during 2025, I was amazed at all the accomplishments of our local teams and individual athletes in Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools. From team titles to individual medals, our sports year in review highlights the big events that shaped the seasons. From personal and season bests to school and individual records I’ve had…

The H-BC boys’ basketball team swept three teams over the past week to remain undefeated at 5-0 for the season. The Patriots beat Central Lyon 59-40 in Rock Rapids Dec. 20. They took down Edgerton Public 64-57 Dec. 23 and won 71-51 over Windom in the Southwest Minnesota State University Holiday Classic in Marshall Dec. 27. H-BC will host Garretson Friday, Jan. 2, and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda…

The H-BC girls’ basketball team took two games and fell once this past week. The Patriots beat Murray County Central 71-45 Tuesday, Dec. 16, at home and won 53-48 against Edgerton Public Friday, Dec. 19, at home. The Lady Pates fell 60-51 to a strong Central Lyon team Saturday, Dec. 21, on the road. H-BC is now 5-1 for the season and 5-0 in conference action. The Patriots are scheduled to…

By Greg Hoogeveen The Patriots boys’ basketball team notched their second win of the season taking down Red Rock Central 87-52 at home Thursday, Dec. 11. “I thought our guys played with great effort all night,” H-BC head coach Chad Rauk said. “We were able to create some turnovers early and establish a lead.” H-BC built up a 50-36 lead in the first half and held the Falcons to just 16 points…

The Lady Pates beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 70-30 on the road Thursday, Dec. 11. The Patriots came ready to play against their conference rival Coyotes. “We wanted to make everything tough and I thought all of our girls did a great job executing that,” Patriots head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “Our defense did a nice job making them uncomfortable for 36 minutes.” As a team the Patriots hit 45…

The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team started off the 2025-26 season with two big Red Rock Conference home wins. H-BC beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 66-33 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and took down Adrian/Ellsworth 72-52 Friday, Dec. 5. The Patriots are scheduled to face Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on the road Thursday, Dec. 11.   H-BC 66, SWMC 33 The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team…

The H-BC boys’ basketball team routed Adrian/Ellsworth 78-41 at home Thursday, Dec. 4, in their opening game of the 2025-26 season. The Patriots built up a 39-22 lead in the first half and added another 39 points in the second half against the Dragons. H-BC shot 47 percent from the field hitting 31 of 66 shots and were 30 percent beyond the line making six of 20 shots. Adrian hit 41 percent…

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek football programs recently announced 15 players on the 2025 All-District team. In Class AAA, the Cardinals have eight individuals on the team. All-District honors went to seniors Jaydon Johnson, Josh Hansen, Jaxon Lais and juniors Coy Thone and Darius Dolo. Honorable mention went to seniors Landyn Lais, Connor Bose and Dawson Holtz. In nine-player football, the…

Winter weather and harsh weather conditions canceled two LHS and H-BC activities this past week. The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball game against Westbrook Walnut Grove was called off and the Luverne girls’ wrestling team did not make the trip to Hutchinson. H-BC girls’ basketball was scheduled to host Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Dec. 2, and will take on Adrian/Ellsworth on the…

What a year for the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team! H-BC walked into the 2025 9-player State Championship game unbeaten this season and walked out with the state title after beating Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46-22 Saturday, Nov. 22, in the U.S. Bank Stadium. This was the Patriots’ second state championship since 1990, when H-BC defeated Argyle 28-21 in the championship game. On…

The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team beat Fertile-Beltrami 30-14 Thursday, Nov. 13, in the 9-player State Semifinals game in U.S. Bank Stadium. H-BC avenged their 20-8 loss to the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons in the 2024 State Championship game last season. “I was very happy with the way our defense played in all four quarters,” said H-BC head coach Rex Metzger. “We did a great job up…

Hills-Beaver Creek High School alumnus Kristi Metzger (second from left) presented a check for $250,000 to H-BC school officials Wednesday morning, Nov. 5. The money goes toward a running track to be constructed west of the high school in Hills next year. The $250,000 check given in her honor from an anonymous donor led to the fundraising goal of $450,000 being surpassed. The fund also includes a…

It’s been a big week for Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Micah Bush who was notified of three prestigious state football recognitions. Bush has been selected as a member of the Elite Ten for the 2025 Mr. Football Award, he was also named to the 2025 Minnesota Vikings All-State Team, and he was named to the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Team. The Mr. Football award is sponsored…

Two Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball players were named to the 2025 Red Rock All-Conference volleyball team. Patriot junior Brynn Bakken was selected to the all-conference team, and junior Olivia Deelstra was named all-conference honorable mention.