H-BC opens track and field season at Dakota Wesleyan University Invite
The H-BC Patriots track and field athletes flourished at the Dakota Wesleyan University Invite where they captured 11 top 10 finishes.
Patriots golfers tee off season in Pipestone
The 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.
LHS and H-BC all-conference basketball players announced
All conference honorees have been announced for Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools boys’ basketball teams.
Patriots crowned state champions
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots collected their first-ever boys’ state basketball championship beating three solid teams in the tournament March 26-28 in Minneapolis.
Cardinal softball team opens season with win
The Luverne girls’ softball team opened the season with a win Monday.
The Cardinals closed the game with the 10-run rule after the fifth inning beating the Dragons 15-5 at home.
Luverne Taekwondo competes in South Dakota championship
The Luverne Taekwondo program sent six competitors to the 35th Annual South Dakota State Taekwondo Championships in Tea, South Dakota, Saturday, March 21.
Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 24, 2025The Patriots volleyball team dropped two matches to very solid squads this past week. H-BC fell 3-0 to Murray Country Central at home Tuesday, Sept. 16, and lost 3-0 to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on the road Thursday, Sept. 18. The Patriots are now 5-6 for the season. H-BC was scheduled to host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Sept. 23. They will play their next two games on the road, taking on…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 24, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team traveled to Blue Earth Monday, Sept. 22, falling 7-0 to the Buccaneers. The Cardinals put up a fight in the singles matches keeping the games relatively close. In the No. 1 singles match, senior Addyson Mann fell 6-2, 6-1 against her Buccaneer opponent. Senior Hannah Kempema lost 6-0, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match. Junior Sophia Remme relinquished her No. 3…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 17, 2025The Cardinals rolled over Windom 49-14 on the road Friday, Sept. 12, to capture their third win of the season. Luverne started the game kicking off to Windom, and the Eagles marched down the field to score the first points of the game. Unfazed, Luverne put together two scoring drives of their own in the first quarter to take a 15-7 lead. Senior Jaydon Johnson scored the first touchdown for LHS…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 17, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team captured their third win of the season, beating Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 50-15 on the road Friday, Sept. 12. “I thought we put together a big first half,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “We were able to put a few drives together and had some explosive plays as well.” In the first half, the Patriots scored on five passing plays and two rushing…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 17, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell 7-0 to a solid and experienced St. James team at home Thursday, Sept. 11. The Saints came into the match with a 16-0 record, and Luverne had a record of 6-4 before the loss to St. James. The Luverne freshman team of Gracyn Woodley and Lilly Lanoue played two close sets against their St. James opponents in the No. 3 doubles match but fell in two sets 6-2, 6-3…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 17, 2025The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester to participate in the Mayo Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 11. Luverne and 24 other schools took part in the large and competitive meet in which LHS was among the smallest schools running in the event. “Part of the reason we go to that meet is because there’s a larger number of competitors in each race. We get to see different teams and we…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 17, 2025The Luverne volleyball team lost four matches and won one this past week on the road. LHS fell to Redwood Valley Tuesday, Sept. 9, losing three games to one. On Saturday, Sept. 13, Luverne lost three matches and won one at the Jackson Invitational. LHS fell to Adrian/Ellsworth, Triton and New Ulm and beat Red Rock Central Saturday. The Cardinals, now 6-8 for the season, were scheduled to take…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 17, 2025The Patriots volleyball team posted a 1-1 record this past week, falling 3-1 to Red Rock Central Tuesday, Sept. 9, on the road and beating Edgerton Public 3-2 Thursday, Sept. 11, at home. H-BC is now 5-4 for the season. The Patriots were scheduled to host Murray County Central Tuesday, Sept. 16, and they’ll travel to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Thursday, Sept. 18. Red Rock Central 3, Hills-Beaver…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 10, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team played four matches in five days, finishing 1-3 for the week. The Cardinals fell 7-0 to Fairmont on the road Tuesday, Sept. 2, and they beat Pipestone 4-3 at home Thursday, Sept. 4, to reclaim the Battle Racket. On Saturday, Sept. 6, the Cardinals played a doubleheader against Benson Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (KMS) falling 4-3, and they lost 6-1 to Morris Area/…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 10, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots tamed the Renville County West Jaguars on the road Saturday, Sept. 6, winning the game 55-14. “I was pleased with the way we came out in the first quarter against Renville,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “We made some big plays to open up the game offensively, and we had created a big turnover on the Jaguars’ first offensive possession.” The Patriots took…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 10, 2025The Luverne volleyball team fell twice and took West Lyon in five games to finish the week 2-1. LHS hosted Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 2, losing the match 3-1 at home. Windom won a 3-0 match against Luverne Thursday, Sept. 4, in the Cardinals’ gym. Luverne beat West Lyon 3-2, winning in a fifth game 16-14 Monday, Sept. 8, at home. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Redwood Valley Tuesday, Sept…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 10, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team finished a busy week of play with a record of 2-3. The Patriots beat Viborg-Hurley 3-1 on the road Tuesday, Sept. 2, and lost 3-2 to Canton at home Thursday, Sept. 4. At the George-Little Rock tournament Monday Sept. 8, H-BC fell 2-0 to George-Little Rock, beat River Valley 2-0, and fell 2-1 to Sibley Ocheyedan. The Patriots were scheduled to play at Red…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 10, 2025The Luverne cross country team hosted the Bruce Gluf Invitational in Luverne Saturday, Sept. 6. In addition to Luverne, eight schools participated in the event including Dell Rapids, Garretson, Heron Lake-Okabena, Jackson County Central, Martin County West, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey and South West Minnesota Christian/Edgerton. Luverne finished with 11 Top 10 finishers in the boys’ and girls’…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 10, 2025By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne Cardinals football team ran over Sibley East 49-8 Friday, Sept. 5, on the road. Luverne amassed seven touchdowns in the first half, three coming on the ground and four through the air. “It was a good win for us, and all the kids were able to get minutes,” LHS head coach Todd Oye said. “It was apparent that we had the advantage in speed and were able to make some…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 03, 2025The Luverne Cardinals football team took the wind out of Blue Earth’s sails on Aug. 28, beating the Buccaneers 40-6 at home. After a scoreless first quarter, Luverne got the first score of the game in the second quarter on a 51-yard pass-and-catch play between senior quarterback Josh Hansen and junior Darius Dolo for six points. Dolo caught the ball in the middle of the field surrounded by four…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 03, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek football team extinguished the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons 49-6 before they could mount an offensive momentum Thursday, Aug. 26, at home. “We came out to a fast start on Thursday night. Our defense created a couple early turnovers, and our offense made some explosive plays in that first quarter,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “I thought offensively we were able to keep…
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