Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 15, 2026Nearly 50 runners participated in the 2026 Nutcracker Half Marathon Saturday, July 11, in the Luverne City Park. “The very first two guys to show up at the park were from Georgia and Oklahoma,” organizer Dave Duffy said. “And another lady drove seven hours from Kansas just to walk.” Duffy said that the two runners have goals of doing a half marathon in each state. Most other participants were…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 15, 2026Rapid Speedway July 10 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 9th in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – DNF in A Feature, finished third in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve – 754 9th - Eric Gaul – 588 12th - Johnathan Tiesler – 397 15th - Larry Kracht – 235 USRA Hobby Stock #40 Chase Overgaard,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 08, 2026The 10th Annual Davis Lake Triathlon once again kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake in Luverne Saturday. The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks. The Minnows race is a quarter-mile kayak, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run. The Sharks race is a half-mile kayak, eight-mile bike ride and two-and-a-half-mile run. Both races can be completed by individuals or…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 08, 2026Rapid Speedway July 3 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed sixth in A Feature, DNF in Heat 3. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished third in Heat 1. #23T Johnathan Tiesler, Hills – DNS in A Feature, DNS in Heat 2. Overall points leaders to date 7th – Brandon Boeve – 680 9th – Eric Gaul – 588 11th – Johnathan Tiesler - 397 16th –…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Redbird Field has a new larger scoreboard (pictured at left) thanks to the family of Joe and Bea Burns. Their children, Becky, Tom, Jean and Tim, donated funds for the scoreboard in memory of their parents and their love of baseball. They said their dad was affectionately known as the “Cardinals’ No. 1 Fan,” and both Joe and Bea regularly attended Luverne sports events. The former Redbird…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Rapid Speedway June 26 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed fourth in A Feature, finished third in Heat 2. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 2. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve – 610 9th – Eric Gaul – 507 10th – Johnathan Tiesler - 352 15th - Larry Kracht - 165 USRA Hobby Stock #40 Chase…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek trap teams participated in the 2026 Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria this past week. The Cardinals competed in Class 2A Tuesday, June 16, and the Patriots shot in Class 3A on Wednesday, June 17. In the championship tournament, teams shot two sessions of two rounds in one day. Scores were kept for individual and team placements in their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026Elite sprinter Brynn Bakken competed in three events at the 2026 Nike Outdoor Nationals and USA Track and Field U20 Championships June 20-21 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Bakken competed in the women’s 100-meter, 200-meter and long jump events at the meet. The USATF U20 is an annual outdoor track and field competition organized as the national championship for American athletes under 20…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team was recently named Strib Varsity’s All-Minnesota Boys Team of the Year by the Minnesota Star Tribune. H-BC made history capturing the Class 1A basketball championship in its first-ever trip to the tournament. The No. 5 seeded Patriots beat Southland 72-69 in the state quarterfinals Thursday, March 26, in the Target Center. H-BC took down the No. 1…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026Rapid Speedway June 19 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed sixth in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 1. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed eighth in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve - 464 8th - Eric Gaul - 420 10th - Johnathan Tiesler - 352 USRA Hobby Stock #24H Brock Harnack, Hills – placed…
By Jason BerghorstJune 17, 2026Hills-Beaver Creek senior Abigayl Olson capped off an outstanding high school golf career with a strong performance at the Minnesota Class A State Golf Tournament June 9 and 10. The tournament was held at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker, Minn. In the opening round, Olson carded a 98 after shooting a 53 on the front nine and a 45 on the back nine, her lowest nine-hole score of the tournament…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 09, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ track and field team ran away with the 2026 Minnesota State High School League Team State Championship in St. Michael June 4-5. After the dust settled and the final results were tallied, the H-BC girls’ team topped all other Class A teams with 43 total team points and the championship trophy. It was the H-BC girls’ first-ever team track and field state championship…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams performed well at the Section 3A Championships in Pipestone Thursday, May 28. Both LHS and H-BC qualified several individuals and teams for the Class A State Tournament June 5-6 in St. Michael, Minn. “We were extremely pleased with how well the kids performed on the big stage on a hot day,” LHS head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “They competed…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Abigayl Olson qualified for the girls’ golf state tournament placing fifth at the Section 3A competition in Worthington Wednesday, May 27. Olson shot a 43 on the front nine holes and a 50 on the back nine holes for a score of 93 in section play. Olson will play at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker, Minn. She is scheduled to play a nine-hole practice round…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen Luverne hosted the 2026 Section 3A South Subsection Track and Field competition Thursday, May 21. The LHS girls’ team placed first with a team score of 205 and Hills-Beaver Creek placed second with a score of 122. The Luverne boys’ team finished in second place with a team score of 108 and the H-BC boys placed fourth with a 101.5. Athletes named in the following information…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026LHS and H-BC trap shooting teams recorded scores for a final week of the 2026 spring season. Luverne finished the five-week season in third place in Class 2A, Conference 4 team standings with a total of 6,507.00 targets hit. Hills-Beaver Creek finished in fifth place in Class 3A, Conference 3 standings with a total of 8,707.00 targets hit. Athletes breaking the Top 25 in Class 2A, Conference 4…
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