Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 28, 2024The Patriots girls’ basketball team traveled to Worthington Saturday, Feb. 24, for the Section 3A South Subsection Quarterfinal game against Adrian. The Lady Pates won the game over the Dragons 64-61 in overtime play. “That was one of the wildest games I have been a part of as a coach or a player,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “Our girls did a great job getting out of the gates strong in both…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 21, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished the week with a 1-1 record, defeating Edgerton at home 71-46 Tuesday, Feb. 13, and falling to Mountain Lake by one point Friday, Feb. 16, on the road. The Patriots will face Russell-Tyler-Ruthton next Monday, Feb. 26, at home for their final regular season game. H-BC 71, Edgerton 46 The Patriots stole a win against Edgerton, beating the Dutchmen 71-46…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 21, 2024The Lady Pates won two conference games this past week, both on the road, beating MLA-C 57-38 Thursday, Feb. 15, and topping Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 63-46 Monday, Feb. 19. The girls finished the regular season 15-10, with a 11-7 record in Red Rock Conference play. H-BC heads into Section 3A action Saturday, Feb. 24, taking on the winner of the 3 vs. 4 seed game yet to be played. The Patriots…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 14, 2024H-BC boys’ basketball went 2-1 this past week in a busy stretch of games home and away. The Patriots traveled to Westbrook-Walnut Grove Thursday, Feb. 8, to win 55-50 and topped Elkton-Lake Benton 77-50 at home Monday, Feb. 12, before falling to DeSmet 63-45 on the road Saturday, Feb. 10. The Patriots were scheduled to host Edgerton Tuesday, Feb. 13, and will travel to play Mountain Lake Area-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 14, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team fell in two games and won one this past week. The Lady Pates lost 56-34 to West Lyon at home Thursday, Feb. 8, and beat Edgerton 50-41 at home Friday, Feb. 9, before falling to Elkton-Lake Benton 54-48 at home Monday, Feb. 12. The Patriots will travel to Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Thursday, Feb. 15 and to Russell Tyler Ruthton Monday, Feb. 19 West Lyon 56, H-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 07, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team won two games and lost one this past week. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 52-41 on the road Thursday, Feb. 1, topped Heron Lake -Okabena/Fulda 65-53 Friday, Feb. 2, and fell to Luverne 63-59 Monday, Feb. 5. The Patriots will travel to Westbrook/Walnut Grove Thursday, Feb. 8, and to DeSmet Saturday, Feb. 10, and they’ll host Elkton-Lake Benton Monday, Feb…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 07, 2024The Cardinals and Patriots met in Hills Monday, Feb. 5, with Luverne taking the game 63-59. It was a back-and-forth physical game that came down to the last few minutes of play to decide the winner. In the end, Luverne was able to hit a couple free throws to put the game out of reach for H-BC. Game stats were not available for this week’s Star-Herald printing on Tuesday.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 07, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team had a busy stretch of games in the past week, winning two and losing one. The Patriots traveled to Adrian and fell 40-34 Tuesday, Jan. 30, hosted Heron Lake -Okabena/Fulda Thursday, Feb. 1, winning 51-16 and topped Murray County Central 49-24 Monday, Feb. 5. The Patriots will host Edgerton Friday, Feb. 9, and Elkton-Lake Benton Monday. Feb. 12. Adrian 40, H-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 31, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team won one game and lost two this past week. The Patriots beat Red Rock Central 53-39 on the road Thursday, Jan. 25, and defeated George-Little Rock 52-49 at home Monday, Jan. 29. The H-BC girls fell to Murray County Central at home 51-48 Tuesday, Jan. 23, and lost to Southwest Minnesota Christian 60-41 in Edgerton Friday, Jan. 26. The Patriots were scheduled to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 31, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished 2-1 for the past week, defeating RRC 59-47 on the road Thursday, Jan. 25, and Murray County Central at home Saturday, Jan. 27. The Patriots fell to George-Little Rock 53-45 at home Monday, Jan. 29. The Patriots are scheduled to travel to play Russel-Tyler-Ruthton Thursday, Feb. 1, play at Huron Lake/Okabena-Fulda Friday, Feb. 2, and host Luverne Monday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 24, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team hosted Mountain Lake Thursday, Jan. 18, falling 62-54 to the Wolverines. The Patriots beat Adrian 84-61 at home, Monday, Jan. 22. H-BC is now 8-5 for the season and is scheduled to travel to play Red Rock Central Thursday, Jan. 25, host Murray County Central Saturday, Jan. 27, and host George-Little Rock Monday, Jan. 29. Mountain Lake Area Comfrey 62, H-BC 54…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 24, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team had a busy four-game week. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler Ruthton 54-46 at home Tuesday, Jan. 16, lost to Westbrook-Walnut Grove 58-48 Friday, Jan. 19, beat Coleman-Egan 46-40 on the road Saturday, Jan. 20, and traveled to Edgerton Public, losing 56-50 Monday, Jan. 22. H-BC is now 8-3 for the season and is scheduled to host Murray County Central Tuesday, Jan. 23…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 17, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team played Southwest Minnesota Christian in Edgerton Tuesday, Jan. 9, and lost to the Eagles 66-55. H-BC kept the game close in the first period, falling behind the Eagles 32-26 at the half. In the second period the Eagles were able to outscore the Patriots 34-29 to collect the 66-55 win. In the game the Eagles shot 46 percent inside the paint, making…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 17, 2024Mother Nature took a turn for the worse this past week causing several local sporting events to be postponed or rescheduled. After a mild winter through the first of the year, this winter storm and freezing temperatures hit the area hard. Both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek schools called off activities, 14 in total, and were forced to reschedule some and postpone others. On Tuesday, Jan. 9,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 10, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team hosted Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday, Jan. 5, beating the Chargers 61-48. The two teams played a close first half with the Chargers taking a 30-29 lead into the break. In the second half the Patriots were able to outscore the Chargers 32-18 to win the game 61 to 48. The Patriots outshot WWG, making 42 percent of their shots in the paint while the Chargers shot 28…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 03, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team hosted St. Mary’s Catholic from Dell Rapids, South Dakota, beating the Cardinals 79-50. “There were a ton of great things that our girls did on Friday night,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “The most pleasing was to see our assist total as a team. We had a career high as a team since I started coaching with a total of 25 assists.” H-BC as a team grabbed 43 total…
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