Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Luverne 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…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Winter 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 25, 2025What 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 19, 2025The 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…
November 19, 2025Hills-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…
By Lori SorensonNovember 19, 2025It’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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 19, 2025Two 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.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 12, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team dominated the Red Rock Central Falcons, winning 44-14 in 9-player state quarterfinal action Thursday, Nov. 6. The No. 1 seed Patriots and the No. 4 seed Falcons faced off at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall under the lights of Mattke Field. Cool temps, little wind and stands filled with fans set the stage for a fun fall postseason…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 05, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots beat Edgerton Public 40-14 in the 9-player Section Championship Friday, Oct. 31, in Worthington. H-BC remains unbeaten as they head to the state quarterfinals vs Red Rock Central Thursday, Nov. 6, in Marshall. The Patriots will take on the Falcons at 7 p.m. on Southwest Minnesota State University Mattke Field. Both teams are unbeaten at 10-0 this season. In the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 29, 2025The Patriots took down the Alden Conger-Glenville Emmons Knights 56-8 in section semifinal action Saturday, Oct. 25, in Hills. H-BC, the No. 1 seed, dominated the No. 4 seed Knights, holding them to only 128 yards of total offense. The Patriots gathered 296 yards on the ground and 140 through the air in the win. “We were able to get out to a fast start in that first quarter, and we were able…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 29, 2025The H-BC Lady Pates fell 3-0 to Adrian-Ellsworth in the second round of the 2025 Section 3A volleyball tournament Friday, Oct. 24, on the road. Hills-Beaver Creek, the No. 6 seed, lost to the No. 3 seed Dragons 25-9, 25-14 and 25-17 in the match. “Adrian-Ellsworth is a tough team, and they came to play,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “We came out flat and struggled to match their energy…
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots took down the Cedar Mountain Cougars 60-8 at home Wednesday, Oct. 15, to finish their regular season 8-0. This was the Patriots’ third season winning the 9-Man South West Sub-District Championship. H-BC, the No. 1 seed in Section 3A 9-Man, drew a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Patriots are scheduled to take on the winner of Alden-Conger/Glenville-…
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