Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023When I started my job at the Star Herald, I was asked to do a sports column from time to time. Having been here for just over seven months and feeling more confident about my position, I decided it’s time. The first thing I had to do was to come up with a name for my sports-related column. After a few suggestions that went afoul, such as “Sports Shorts” (a nod to my short stature), I decided to…- By John RittenhouseMarch 11, 2020A team in need of an upset couldn’t produce one Thursday in Worthington. The Hills-Beaver Creek boys met Southwest Christian for the third time this season during the semifinal round of the South Section 3A Boys’ Basketball Tournament at WHS. The fifth-seeded Patriots needed a stunning effort to defeat the top-seeded and undefeated Eagles to extend their campaign. SWC simply didn’t let that…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 04, 2020The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team staged a mild upset to open the South Section 3A Tournament in Worthington Saturday. The fifth-seeded Patriots lost a pair of games to No. 4 Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda during the regular season, including a 17-point loss to the Coyotes in Hills during the final game of the regular season. That didn’t seem to matter during Saturday’s quarterfinal as the…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 04, 2020Recent history was repeated at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall Friday. SMSU was the site of the South Section 3A Girls’ Basketball Tournament championship game between Hills-Beaver Creek and Southwest Christian for the third straight year. Unfortunately for the Patriots, it’s where their season came to an end after taking a setback from the E-Gals for the third consecutive year.…
- By John RittenhouseFebruary 26, 2020The Hills-Beaver Creek girls advanced to the championship game of the South Section 3A Tournament by posting a pair of wins in Worthington. The top-seeded Patriots coasted to a 40-point win over No. 8 Edgerton Saturday before besting No. 4 Red Rock Central by 20 points Monday. H-BC, 22-2 overall, takes on No. 2 Southwest Christian in Friday’s 6 p.m. championship game in Marshall. H-BC 65, RRC…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 18, 2019Hills-Beaver Creek’s Tess Van Maanen represented the Patriots at the Minnesota Class A State Golf Championships June 11 and 12. The freshman competed against the state’s top Class A golfers at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker. Van Maanen made her second appearance at the state golf meet after debuting as an eighth-grader last year. The two-day event includes two rounds of 18 holes combined for a…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 11, 2019The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots were represented by five athletes competing in three events at the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Championships. The annual event showcasing the top high school track and field athletes from around Minnesota was staged at Hamline University in St. Paul June 6 and 7. At the Section 3A meet in Luverne May 30, H-BC qualified runners for the state meet in the…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 14, 2016Hills-Beaver Creek junior Zach Scholten represented the Patriots and Section 3A at the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday at Hamline University in St. Paul. Scholten earned the opportunity to compete on the state’s biggest track and field stage when he cleared 6-5 in the high jump at the Section 3A meet June 2. At the state meet, Scholten’s jump of 6-2…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 07, 2016The Tri-State Buffalos suffered their fifth loss of the season on Saturday in Hills. Hosting the Buffalo Ridge Wildcats, an undefeated team that is tied for the lead of the Southern Plains Football League, the Buffalos were unable to pull out the upset. The Wildcats dominated play throughout the game, which ended with a 52-6 victory for the Buffalo Ridge team. The Buffalos, now 1-5 on…
- By Jason Berghorst, reporterJune 08, 2015The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots were represented well at the Minnesota State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University in St. Paul Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Zach Scholten, who tied the school record when he won the Section 3A meet, competed in the high jump. Scholten placed fifth at the meet with a jump of 6-02 feet. “He put forth a great effort and that finish is a huge accomplishment,” H-…
- By John RittenhouseJune 01, 2015A Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior wrapped up his high school golf career at the Section 3A Golf Championships staged at the Marshall Country Club May 27. Justin Sandbulte, who qualified for the section event during South Sub-Section 3A competition May 20, was unable to qualify for the state tourney in Marshall. A total of five players advance from section competition to the state field, and…
- By John RittenhouseJune 01, 2015Two Hills-Beaver Creek athletes earned the right to compete at the state track meet during the Section 3A Track and Field Championships Thursday in Luverne. Athletes who place first and second in events at the section level automatically qualify for the state meet. One Patriot boy captured a section title and one girl placed second in the event to punch their tickets to the state meet. Sophomore…
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