Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams had a strong start to the 2026 spring season in Luverne and Garretson meets over the past week. Luverne hosted the Cardinal Relays on Tuesday, April 7, in cool and windy conditions. The LHS girls placed first and Hills-Beaver Creek was third in team competition. The H-BC boys’ team captured second place and Luverne finished in fourth place…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf teams traveled to Worthington for the Trojan Invite Friday, April 10. They participated in an 18-hole par 73 stroke tournament against 13 other school teams. LHS placed second in the team competition with a score of 328. H-BC finished in 12th-place with a team score of 402. In individual play LHS junior Will Bergman placed third with an 18-hole…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek School District hosted its inaugural Hall of Fame banquet Saturday, April 11, to honor six outstanding athletes, Coach Hugo Goehle and the 1990 state football team that made their marks in H-BC school sports history. Spearheaded by Tyson Metzger, Scott Harnack and the Hall of Fame committee, the 2026 inductees were introduced to an enthusiastic crowd of over 200 people at…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026H-BC boys’ and girls’ golf teams both finished in third place at the Farmers Golf and Health Club in Sanborn, Minnesota, Thursday, April 9. The boys finished in third place with a team score of 210 in the 9-hole, par 36 meet. Mountain Lake placed first with a score of 182 and Red Rock Central took second with a 195. Individually, junior Camdyn Broesder placed in seventh with a round of 49…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 08, 2026The H-BC Patriots track and field athletes flourished at the Dakota Wesleyan University Invite where they captured 11 top 10 finishes. The Patriots were among 32 teams participating in the indoor event Tuesday, March 31, in Mitchell, South Dakota. “It was nice to get on the track again to start the season,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “With the Luverne meet getting canceled because of the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 08, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek High School golf team opened the 2026 golf season taking on Pipestone and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at the Pipestone Country Club Monday, March 30. In team play H-BC placed third with a team score of 193. Pipestone prevailed on the home course with a team total of 177 and RTR placed second with a score of 188. The H-BC girls’ team did not record a team score having only two…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 08, 2026All conference honorees have been announced for Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools boys’ basketball teams. LHS senior Jaydon Johnson and junior Coy Thone were selected to the Big South All-Conference Gold Division team. H-BC seniors Micah Bush, Jamin Metzger, EJ Wegener and sophomore Brodie Metzger were named to the Red Rock All-Conference team. H-BC junior Riggins Rheault was named…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 01, 2026The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 25, 2026The Red Rock Conference recently announced its 2025-26 all-conference team, which includes five Lady Pates girls’ basketball players. Seniors Abbie Harris and Ella Sammons along with juniors Olivia Deelstra and Brynn Bakken were selected all-conference. Sophomore Ella Rheault was named all-conference honorable mention. All five helped H-BC to a 26-4 season and made the Section 3A Championship…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 18, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots boys’ basketball team qualified for its first ever state tournament taking down Central Minnesota Christian 77-70 Thursday, March 12, in the Section 3A Championship game. H-BC, the No. 1 South seed, outplayed Central, the No. 1 North seed, beating the Bluejays 77-70 in the finals held at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. This was the Patriots…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026The Patriots head to the Section 3A Championship after taking down Edgerton Public 64-47 March 3 in Worthington and Southwest Minnesota Christian 69-48 March 7 in Marshall. H-BC, the No. 1 south seed, is scheduled to take on Central Minnesota Christian, the No. 1 north seed, Thursday, March 12, in Marshall for the Section 3A Championship. The winner of that contest will advance to the state…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026The Lady Pates fell 55-33 to Central Minnesota Christian Thursday, March 5, in the Class 1A Section 3 Championship in Marshall. H-BC fell behind 38-14 in the first half after the Bluejays rallied several three-point shots and H-BC turned the ball over multiple times under the hoop. “We dug ourselves into a hole in the first half and were not able to come back from it in the second half,” H-BC…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026H-BC boys’ basketball head coach Chad Rauk was awarded the Section 3A Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year after the game March 7 in Marshall. The award is voted on in late February each year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. The award recognizes outstanding coaches across all four classes (AAAA, AAA, AA, A) and eight sections based on member submissions. In receiving the award,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026After two section basketball playoff wins, the H-BC Lady Pates will take on Central Minnesota Christian for the Section 3A Championship Thursday, March 5, in Marshall. H-BC beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 62-38 Feb. 24 in the sub-section semifinals and won 48-40 against Murray County Central Feb. 27 in the sub-section finals. H-BC, the No. 1 south seed, will take on Central Minnesota Christian, the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team beat Red Rock Central 68-29 in Section 3A sub section quarterfinal action Saturday, Feb. 28, in Worthington. The Patriots built a 39-17 lead at the half and tacked on 29 points in the second half for the section win. Game breakdown and stats were not available for this issue of the Star Herald. H-BC was scheduled to take on Edgerton Public in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026H-BC girls’ basketball head coach Dylan Gehrke was awarded the 2026 Section 3A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year after the section quarterfinal game Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Worthington. The award is voted on by The Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) that officially holds voting in late February each year. This award recognizes outstanding coaches across all four classes based…
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