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Hills-Beaver Creek senior Abigayl Olson capped off an outstanding high school golf career with a strong performance at the Minnesota Class A State Golf Tournament June 9 and 10.  The tournament was held at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker, Minn.  In the opening round, Olson carded a 98 after shooting a 53 on the front nine and a 45 on the back nine, her lowest nine-hole score of the tournament…

The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ track and field team ran away with the 2026 Minnesota State High School League Team State Championship in St. Michael June 4-5. After the dust settled and the final results were tallied, the H-BC girls’ team topped all other Class A teams with 43 total team points and the championship trophy. It was the H-BC girls’ first-ever team track and field state championship…

Luverne placed five athletes and one team on the podium at the 2026 Class A Track and Field State meet in St. Michael June 4-5. In the two-day event, LHS collected two third-place finishes, one seventh-, one eighth-, one 15th- and one 16th-place finish in the finals. “Just getting to the state meet is an accomplishment in and of itself, and then to place in the top nine and get on the podium is…

The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots collected their first-ever boys’ state basketball championship beating three solid teams in the tournament March 26-28 in Minneapolis. H-BC came into the tournament as the fifth seed and left as the state champion in Class A action. “I’ve been around this game a long time, and I can tell you — it doesn’t get much better than this group right here,” H-BC head…

Luverne wrestlers senior Bernie and junior CeCe Rock finished on the podium in the 2026 individual state wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 28, in St. Paul. Two other LHS grapplers, freshman Ellie Rock and junior Brody Kopp bowed out in the early rounds of competition.   CeCe Rock wins second CeCe Rock placed second in the girls’ 155-pound weight class, winning three matches and falling in…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team finished its 2026 state tournament run falling twice to two strong contenders. LHS fell 5-1 to the No. 1 seed Warroad Warriors Wednesday, Feb. 18, and lost 4-0 to the No. 5 seed Proctor-Hermantown Mirage. The Cardinals finished the regular season 16-9, completed their section run 19-9 and finished 19-11 through the state tournament games. LHS made the state…

Luverne junior Brodie Kopp qualified for the state wrestling meet placing second in the 107-pound weight class at the Section 3A Individual Tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, in Springfield. The 2026 State Wrestling Tournament will be held Feb. 25-29 at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Kopp will join the Rock sisters, Ellie, CeCe and Bernie, who already qualified for the state meet earlier this…

Luverne gymnast eighth-grader Marrs Thone finished 21st in the individual vault competition at the 2026 Class A State gymnastics meet in St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 21. Thone took 21st place out of 45 vaulters, scoring a 9.075 in her first attempt. In her second pass she scored an 8.550. Placements are figured by the highest vault value of the gymnasts’ two attempts. In her first state meet Thone…

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…

The 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…

Gov. Tim Walz last week announced $4 million in new funding for Minnesota food shelves. Funding will provide relief as 440,000 Minnesotans lost grocery benefits through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Minesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) beginning Nov. 1. Amid the federal government shutdown, the United States Department of Agriculture announced that it will not…

Luverne freshman Summer Mollberg capped her outstanding 2025 season placing 56th in the Minnesota State High School League Class A Cross Country State Championship Saturday, Nov. 1. Mollberg was among 158 athletes competing in the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter race at Les Bolstadt Golf Course in St. Paul. She finished with a time of 20:13.0 in the event. “She did a great job,” LHS cross country…

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams sent 28 athletes to the 2025 MSHSL Class A State Track & Field Championship June 10-11 in St. Michael. The Cardinals finished the two-day event with five Top 10 finishes. “The kids did an outstanding job of getting out, competing hard, and chasing their personal bests,” LHS head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “We talk all the time about…

Three Luverne High School juniors have been selected for the upcoming Minnesota Boys State and Minnesota Girls State programs. Brooke Vis, Jessika Tunnissen and Zander Carbonneau are sponsored by the Arthur Moeller American Legion and Auxiliary Post 478 in Hardwick. Vis and Tunnissen will travel to Bethel University in Arden Hills to participate in the June 15-21 Minnesota Girls State program…

Jocelyn Jacoby recently received national recognition for her work as activities director at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was nominated for the Quality of Excellence Award at the National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP) conference in Dallas, Texas. The award honors activities professionals “who go above and beyond to enhance the well-being of our residents, set new…

A lawsuit filed against Rock County five years ago was dismissed in early March when the plaintiffs failed to appear in Minnesota Tax Court. Chief judge Jane Bowman issued the dismissal March 10 when the case came up for trial on March 4. Bowman stated the reason for the dismissal was due to the fact that “the court received no paperwork.” SARP LLC of Sioux Falls, owners of Econo Lodge in…