Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026After two weeks of regular season trap shooting competitions the Luverne team sits in second place in team competition with a score of 2,572.00. Luverne trap In Week 2 the team scored 1,198.50 Monday, April 27, at the Rock County Sportmens Club. Nicholas Mann led LHS with a score of 49, and he recorded a perfect 25 in his second round of shooting. The Cardinals had six shooters in the 40s…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to Worthington for a meet Thursday, April 23, against 11 other school teams. The Patriots girls’ team placed first in the team competition with a top score of 104.75. The Luverne girls’ team finished in third place with a team score of 83. The H-BC boys’ team took second place with a team score of 95.5 and Luverne boys finished in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ and girls’ track and field teams took top honors at the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panther II meet Tuesday, April 21. The H-BC boys’ team finished in first place with a team score of 137 and the girls’ team placed first with a team score of 106. Both topped eight other teams at the meet. “I thought the kids did a great job of competing at a high level in their events,” H…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams competed in Week 1 of the Red Rock Conference meet Thursday, April 23. “The boys had a great showing in Mountain Lake. They had to battle the weather conditions throughout the meet. Rain, wind and lightning hampered the meet,” H-BC head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “I am proud of how the boys stayed mentally tough and battled through the conditions and turned out…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026Luverne Trap The Luverne High School trap shooting team recorded its first week of competition scores at the Luverne Sportsmen’s Club Monday, April 20. “We’ve been dealing with some very cold and windy weather,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Our seniors Gavin Hoven, Nicholas Mann and Makayla Oechsle have been shooting very well even with challenging conditions with averages in the 20s.”…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams squared off in nine-hole play at the Luverne Country Club Tuesday, April 14. The LHS boys’ team topped H-BC 167-187 and the Luverne girls’ team finished with a team score of 197. Hills-Beaver Creek posted a score of +60 with three players on their team. In individual boys’ results LHS freshman Graham Hartquist took top honors with a round of 36 strokes…
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…
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