Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team collected two conference wins, beating Red Rock Central 72-20 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 45-38 at home Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC fell 48-41 to a solid West Lyon team on the road Thursday, Jan. 9. “These girls continue to buy into playing unselfish basketball, and it is showing,” Gehrke said. “We (the team) understand that some nights…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two games and dropped one this past week to extend their season record to 8-1. H-BC fell to Viborg 71-60 Jan. 7 at home, beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 55-46 Jan. 9 at home, and prevailed against Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 71-35 Jan. 13 on the road. The Patriots were scheduled to travel to Edgerton to play the Flying Dutchmen Tuesday, Jan. 14. H-BC will host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots boys’ basketball team recorded their sixth straight win this season after beating three teams this week. H-BC beat Minneota 73-54 on the road Monday, Dec. 30, took down Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 62-52 at home Friday, Jan. 30, and doused the Garretson Blue Dragons 70-41 at home Monday, Jan. 6. The Patriots are were scheduled to host Viborg Hurley Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Westbrook…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots girls’ basketball team topped Murray County Central 54-51 at home Thursday, Jan. 2, and fell 64-58 to Centerville on the road Saturday, Jan. 4. The Lady Pates are now 6-4 for the season. H-BC was scheduled to play at Red Rock Central Tuesday, Jan. 7, travel to West Lyon Thursday, Jan. 9, and will host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC 54, Murray County Central 41…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Looking back at 2024 and all the sporting events the Star-Herald featured, the accomplishments of many teams and individuals at both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools are worth recognizing. Here are the Star-Herald’s Top 5 sporting events of 2024, as well as several personal recognitions in LHS and H-BC activities. No. 1 – H-BC Patriots Football Team The Patriots finished their…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Patriot girls’ basketball team recorded two wins and one loss before the holiday break. H-BC beat Adrian 51-49 at home Tuesday, Dec. 17, topped Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 68-37 Friday, Dec. 20, at home, and fell 71-35 to the Central Lyon Lyons Saturday, Dec. 21, on the road. “This (Central Lyon game) was the Patriots’ sixth game in eight days including a few tough road conference games. For…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished the past week with a 2-1 record, and the Luverne Cardinals played to a 1-1 split. H-BC and LHS played head-to-head Tuesday, Dec. 17, with the Patriots walking away with a 64-56 win. The Patriots traveled to Rock Rapids, Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 21, beating the Central Lyon Lyons 70-56 to bring their season record to 3-0. H-BC is scheduled to travel to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Patriots girls’ basketball team won three games and lost one this past week, improving to 4-2 for the season. The Patriots’ only loss was to Dell Rapids 71-39 Tuesday, Dec. 10, on the road. The Patriots beat Heron Lake 64-37 at home Thursday, Dec. 12, won 61-54 against Southwest Minnesota Christian, and beat Luverne 55-51 at home Monday, Dec. 16. The Lady Pates were scheduled to play…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Patriots boys’ basketball team beat the Red Rock Central Falcons 70-38 Friday, Dec. 13, on the road. This was the first game of the year for the H-BC boys. “I thought for our first game we came out and played hard,” head coach Chad Rauk said. “We set the tone with our defense and were able to get out in transition and get some easy baskets.” The Patriots shot 53 percent under the hoop…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Patriots girls’ basketball team is 1-1 after their first two games of the 2024-25 season. The Lady Pates hosted Westbrook-Walnut Grove Tuesday, Dec. 3, falling 46-40 to the Chargers, and they traveled to Edgerton Friday, Dec. 6, and beat the Flying Dutchmen 61-41. The Patriots have a busy week coming up with four games lined up between Dec. 10 and Dec. 16. H-BC was scheduled to travel to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 04, 2024In this column I would like to call out 11 local athletes who have excelled in their sport and gained recognition for their efforts. Nine students have done so through their athletic abilities, and two have not only participated in their sport but also excelled in their academics while at college. To start with I would like to congratulate University of Sioux Falls sophomore Camden Janiszeski…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 26, 2024The H-BC Patriots fell to Fertile Beltrami 20-8 in the Nine-Player State Championship game at US Bank Stadium Saturday, Nov. 23. “What a run it’s been for our guys, our school and our community,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “To be playing football at the end of November in the state championship game is pretty special.” H-BC finished the 2024 season 12-1, allowing only one team to reach…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 20, 2024The Hills-Bever Creek Patriots football team will travel to Minneapolis this weekend to compete in the Minnesota State High School League 9-Player State Championship game against the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons. The Patriots will meet the Falcons at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at US Bank Stadium for a battle of the undefeated. Both H-BC and Fertile-Beltrami come into the State Championship game…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 13, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots took down the Border West Buccaneers 34-14 in the 9-player state quarterfinal action Thursday, Nov. 7, in Buffalo. With the win, H-BC extended their season record to 11-0. The Patriots are scheduled to play Mountain Iron-Buhl (12-0) in the state semifinals at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The winner moves on to the state…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 06, 2024The Hills-Bever Creek Patriots won the Section 3 Championship, beating Mountain Lake 37-6 Friday, Nov. 1, in Marshall. Now 10-0, H-BC heads to the state quarterfinals against the Section 4 champions, the Border West Buccaneers, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Buffalo. Border West High School is a consolidation of the school districts of Wheaton, Clinton, Graceville, Beardsley, Herman, and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 30, 2024The Patriots keep their win streak alive after beating Aldon Conger-Glenville Emmons 50-6 in the Section 3 Nine-Player Tournament Saturday, Oct. 26. The No. 1 seed Patriots rolled over the No. 5 Knights at home to move on to the Section Championship game against No. 2 seed Mountain Lake. Game time is 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. “I thought we…
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