Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
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,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 07, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team topped Garretson at home 83-57 Friday, Jan. 2, and beat Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 75-41 on the road Monday, Jan. 5, to keep their unbeaten season alive. H-BC is now 7-0 for the season and was scheduled to host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Jan. 6. The Patriots will go on the road for two games facing Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Jan. 9, and Murray County…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 07, 2026The Patriot girls’ basketball team collected four wins in the past four games to improve to 9-1 for the season. H-BC beat Canby 62-21 Monday, Dec. 29, took down St. Mary’s Dell Rapids 59-52 Tuesday, Dec. 30, won 58-22 against Garretson Friday, Jan. 2, and beat Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 52-40 Monday, Jan. 5. The Patriots will host Red Rock Central Thursday, Jan. 8, travel to Russell-Tyler-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 30, 2025Looking back at the sporting events covered in the Star Herald during 2025, I was amazed at all the accomplishments of our local teams and individual athletes in Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools. From team titles to individual medals, our sports year in review highlights the big events that shaped the seasons. From personal and season bests to school and individual records I’ve had…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 30, 2025The H-BC boys’ basketball team swept three teams over the past week to remain undefeated at 5-0 for the season. The Patriots beat Central Lyon 59-40 in Rock Rapids Dec. 20. They took down Edgerton Public 64-57 Dec. 23 and won 71-51 over Windom in the Southwest Minnesota State University Holiday Classic in Marshall Dec. 27. H-BC will host Garretson Friday, Jan. 2, and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 23, 2025The H-BC girls’ basketball team took two games and fell once this past week. The Patriots beat Murray County Central 71-45 Tuesday, Dec. 16, at home and won 53-48 against Edgerton Public Friday, Dec. 19, at home. The Lady Pates fell 60-51 to a strong Central Lyon team Saturday, Dec. 21, on the road. H-BC is now 5-1 for the season and 5-0 in conference action. The Patriots are scheduled to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025By Greg Hoogeveen The Patriots boys’ basketball team notched their second win of the season taking down Red Rock Central 87-52 at home Thursday, Dec. 11. “I thought our guys played with great effort all night,” H-BC head coach Chad Rauk said. “We were able to create some turnovers early and establish a lead.” H-BC built up a 50-36 lead in the first half and held the Falcons to just 16 points…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The Lady Pates beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 70-30 on the road Thursday, Dec. 11. The Patriots came ready to play against their conference rival Coyotes. “We wanted to make everything tough and I thought all of our girls did a great job executing that,” Patriots head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “Our defense did a nice job making them uncomfortable for 36 minutes.” As a team the Patriots hit 45…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team started off the 2025-26 season with two big Red Rock Conference home wins. H-BC beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 66-33 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and took down Adrian/Ellsworth 72-52 Friday, Dec. 5. The Patriots are scheduled to face Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on the road Thursday, Dec. 11. H-BC 66, SWMC 33 The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team…
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