Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Lady Pates were able to move on in the Section 3A playoffs beating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 75-40 in Round 2 of the tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, in Worthington. H-BC was scheduled to take on the No. 5 seed Westbrook Walnut Grove Chargers in quarterfinal action Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Worthington. The Patriots also beat Murray County Central in their final regular season game 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team collected three conference wins and fell once in non-conference play this past week. H-BC beat Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 89-33 Feb. 17, Southwest Minnesota Christian 72-49 Feb. 20 and Murray County Central 69-51 in Red Rock Conference games. The Patriots fell 70-67 to Luverne Feb. 19 in a close non-conference game in Luverne. H-BC finished the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 17, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team collected two conference wins over the past week to improve its season record to 20-2. The Patriots beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 73-34 Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 70-46 Friday, Feb. 13. H-BC was scheduled to play Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda on the road Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Patriots travel to Luverne Thursday, Feb. 19, and will take on Southwest…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 17, 2026The Lady Pates captured three wins in the past week to improve their regular season record to 23-3. H-BC beat Luverne 80-55 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lake 66-42 Thursday, Feb. 12, and Murray County Central 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16, at home. Depending on the outcome of the Feb. 19 game between No. 8 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and No. 9 Southwest Christian, the No. 1 seed Patriots will take…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The H-BC girls’ basketball team locks in three wins as they improve to 20-3 this season. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 54-41 at home Friday, Feb. 6, topped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 67-49 at home Saturday, Feb. 7, and beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove 65-45 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. H-BC was scheduled to travel to Luverne for a game against the Cardinals Tuesday, Feb. 10. They will host…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team went 1-1 this past week. The Patriots beat Adrian/Ellsworth 85-52 Thursday, Feb. 5, on the road and lost 88-77 to Jackson County Central Monday, Feb. 9, at home. H-BC is now 18-2 for the season. Team and individual stats for either game were not available for this issue of the Star Herald. The Patriots were scheduled to play Westbrook-Walnut Grove on the road…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team took down three conference rivals and improved its season record to 17-1 in the past week. The Patriots beat Mountain Lake 90-31 at home Thursday, Jan. 29, won 81-56 against Red Rock Central Saturday, Jan. 31, and topped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 91-52 on the road Monday Feb. 2. H-BC will travel to Adrian Thursday, Feb. 5, and Westbrook- Walnut Grove Tuesday, Feb. 10,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Lady Pates collected three more conference wins in basketball action this past week upping their record to 17-3 for the season. H-BC beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 58-29 at home Tuesday, Jan. 27, took down Edgerton 63-42 on the road Friday, Jan. 30, and outplayed Red Rock Central 65-21 on the road Saturday, Jan. 31. H-BC will take on Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Feb. 6, and Tracy-Milroy-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026H-BC girls go 1-2 this week and are now 14-3 for the season. The Patriots beat Westbrook Walnut Gove 79-53 at home Thursday, Jan. 22, fell 57-51 to DeSmet on the road Saturday, Jan. 24, and lost 62-48 to West Lyon at home Monday, Jan. 26. H-BC was scheduled to host Heron Lake- Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Patriots travel to Edgerton Friday, Jan. 30, and will play Red Rock Central on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team won three games and fell once in a busy week on the hardwood. The Patriots beat Edgerton Public 82-64 Tuesday, Jan. 20, and took down Southwest Minnesota Christian 71-50 Friday, Jan. 25, at home. H-BC traveled to Colman-Egan Saturday, Jan. 24, beating the Chargers 62-57. The Patriots lost their first game of the season to West Lyon at home Monday. Jan. 26. With…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team jumped to a big lead into the first half to beat the Chargers 71-56 at home Thursday, Jan. 15. H-BC scored 42 first-half points pressuring the Chargers into turning the ball over several times. WWG had troubles getting over the center court line clearing the ball from their zone throughout the game. H-BC was able to collect 12 steals and had 30 rebounds in the…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The H-BC girls’ basketball team added two more wins to their season record in the past week after two victories on the road. The Lady Pates beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 57-27 Tuesday, Jan. 13, and took down Adrian 74-51 Friday, Jan. 16. The Patriots, now 13-1 for the season, will host Westbrook Walnut grove Thursday, Jan. 22, will travel to Colman Saturday, Jan. 24, and face West Lyon at…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 14, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team netted three road wins in the past week to remain undefeated for the season. The Patriots beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 76-35 Tuesday, Jan. 6. They took down Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 65-40 Friday, Jan. 9, and they beat Murray County Central 81-60 Monday, Jan. 12. The Patriots, now 10-0 for the season, will remain at home for their next three games. H-BC plays…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 14, 2026The Patriot girls collected two conference wins and improved to 11-1 for the season in basketball action this past week. H-BC beat Red Rock Central 79-19 at home Thursday, Jan. 8, and took down Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 64-31 the following night on the road. H-BC was scheduled to play Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Jan. 13. The Patriots head to Adrian to play the Dragons Friday, Jan. 16,…
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