Hills-Beaver Creek Sports

The 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…

Luverne 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…

Hills-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 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…

LHS 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…

For the first time in over 15 years the H-BC boys’ golf team is heading to Day 2 of the Section 3A Team Golf tournament. There are 12 teams in Section 3A with the top four teams advancing to Day 2. The Patriots placed fourth in Day 1 of the tournament Wednesday, May 20, in Worthington. They finished with a combined team score of 363, behind Minneota in first with 340, Lakeview in second with…

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek athletes performed well in windy conditions at the Trojan Relays Tuesday, May 12, in Worthington. The LHS girls’ team finished in second place in Class AA team competition with 135 points. The Luverne boys’ team finished in fourth place with a score of 99. The H-BC girls’ team placed second in Class A standings with a score of 116 and the H-BC boys’ team finished…

The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf team finished the Red Rock Conference Meet Tournament in fourth place Tuesday, May 12, at Great Life Golf and Fitness Golf Course in Worthington. The girls’ team did not have enough players to register scores as a team. The boys’ team finished Week 4 with a 376 in 18-hole play and placed fourth in the conference with a four-week total of 1,459 strokes.…

The H-BC girls’ track and field team earned Red Rock Conference Championship honors placing first in the team competition Thursday, May 14, in Tyler. The Patriots finished with 164 points topping second-place team Southwest Minnesota Christian-Edgerton by 33 points. The H-BC boys’ team finished in second place with 156.5 points, 21 points behind conference champions Murray County Central with…

LHS and H-BC trap shooting teams recorded their Week 4 totals for the spring season. With one week left of shooting, Luverne sits in third place in team competition with 4,449 total targets hit in Class 2A. Hills-Beaver Creek moves down to seventh place in Class 3A with 6,647.50 total targets hit. This past week, senior Gavin Hoven recorded his first perfect 25 round. He hit a total of 45…

The Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams played strong on the links this past week. The boys’ and girls’ teams competed in Week 3 of the Red Rock Conference Meet and took on Adrian-Ellsworth in nine-hole head-to-head play Tuesday, May 5, in Tyler. The H-BC boys’ team placed second out of eight teams at the Red Rock Conference Meet. The Patriot girls’ team had two players compete in the meet and were…

The Luverne High School trap team remains at No. 3 in the Class 2A, Conference 4 team standings with a total of 3,705.00 targets hit after three weeks of shooting. Collin Knips and Lucas Madison scored a team-leading 47 targets hits in the third week. Five other shooters hit in the 40s, six in the 30s and seven scored in the 20s for Luverne. Hills-Beaver Creek remains in fifth place in Class…

High school athletes from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams participated in the 101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays May 1-2 in Sioux Falls. The Cardinals had five individuals and four relay teams invited and the Patriots had four individuals and four relay teams invited for the two-day event. Top 10 finishers are as follows:   Brynn Bakken Patriot stand-out athlete…

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek High School track and field teams participated in the Bob Nangle Relays in Pipestone Tuesday, April 28. They were among 13 teams to participate in cool and slightly windy conditions. The Luverne girls’ team placed first with a team score of 142. The Patriot girls’ team placed third with a team score of 96.5 points. The H-BC boys’ team placed fifth with a team…

The Luverne High School girls’ track and field team topped 12 schools to move on in the Section 3A True Team competition. The Cardinals took top honors at the event Monday, May 4, in Pipestone with a team combined score of 685. Redwood Valley placed second with 565.5 points, SWMC-Edgerton was third with 544.5, Canby-Minneota placed fourth with 528 and Lakeview was fifth with 434. The Hills-…

The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in Week 2 of the Red Rock Conference meet Thursday, April 30. The H-BC boys finished in fourth place out of eight teams with a team score of 368 strokes in 18-hole play at the Slayton Country Club. H-BC sophomore Maddox Metzger finished in fourth place in individual play with a score of 86. Junior Riggins Rheault placed sixth with an…