Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 05, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots beat Edgerton Public 40-14 in the 9-player Section Championship Friday, Oct. 31, in Worthington. H-BC remains unbeaten as they head to the state quarterfinals vs Red Rock Central Thursday, Nov. 6, in Marshall. The Patriots will take on the Falcons at 7 p.m. on Southwest Minnesota State University Mattke Field. Both teams are unbeaten at 10-0 this season. In the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 29, 2025The Patriots took down the Alden Conger-Glenville Emmons Knights 56-8 in section semifinal action Saturday, Oct. 25, in Hills. H-BC, the No. 1 seed, dominated the No. 4 seed Knights, holding them to only 128 yards of total offense. The Patriots gathered 296 yards on the ground and 140 through the air in the win. “We were able to get out to a fast start in that first quarter, and we were able…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 29, 2025The H-BC Lady Pates fell 3-0 to Adrian-Ellsworth in the second round of the 2025 Section 3A volleyball tournament Friday, Oct. 24, on the road. Hills-Beaver Creek, the No. 6 seed, lost to the No. 3 seed Dragons 25-9, 25-14 and 25-17 in the match. “Adrian-Ellsworth is a tough team, and they came to play,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “We came out flat and struggled to match their energy…
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots took down the Cedar Mountain Cougars 60-8 at home Wednesday, Oct. 15, to finish their regular season 8-0. This was the Patriots’ third season winning the 9-Man South West Sub-District Championship. H-BC, the No. 1 seed in Section 3A 9-Man, drew a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Patriots are scheduled to take on the winner of Alden-Conger/Glenville-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025The Luverne volleyball team beat H-BC 3-1 Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Hills, in the Cardinals’ final regular season game. LHS posted a 14-13 record for the regular season. “We played well to end the regular season with a win and meeting a team goal of over .500 wins, finishing 14-13,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. H-BC closed its regular season with a record of 10-13. Heading into section…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025The Lady Pates closed out the 2025 regular season beating Garretson 3-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 16. “Garretson was a fun border battle to wrap up our regular season,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “It was great to see our seniors play in their final home volleyball game, and I thought all the girls stepped up to have their moments and put together a strong full-team win.” Senior Ella…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team made quick work of Mountain Lake Friday, Oct. 10, beating the Wolverines 60-0 on the road. “We had a fast start defensively in the first quarter with senior Eduardo Wegener getting two pick sixes,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “We did a good job of getting them in some third-and-long situations, and I thought our defense did a great job of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Patriots volleyball team lost matches to conference opponents Westbrook Walnut Grove and Mountain Lake but won the Queens of the Court trophy for the first time against Edgerton Public this past week. H-BC fell 3-0 to a strong Westbrook Walnut Grove team Tuesday, Oct. 7. The Lady Pates won the Queens of the Court contest 3-1 against their rivals the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen Thursday, Oct. 9…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots football team claimed the Red Rock Trophy for the fourth year in a row, beating the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen 41-8 at home Friday, Oct. 3. H-BC has won the “Red Rock” all four years since the inaugural game in 2022, and H-BC head coach Rex Metzger praised his team for another solid performance. “I thought our defense made a couple big plays early on with senior Micah Bush getting a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots volleyball team finished a very busy week of volleyball action with two wins and four losses. The Lady Pates beat their rivals, the Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles, 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 30, at home. The Patriots went 1-4 on the road playing in the 2025 Jimmy John’s Classic in Marshall Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. “It was great to see some new teams and have…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 01, 2025The H-BC football team extended their winning streak to 5-0, beating the Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Truman (GHEC-T) Jaguars on the road Friday, Sept. 26. “I thought we did a good job of taking away some of Jaguars strengths on offense,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “We were able to get them into some third and long situations, and we created a couple turnovers early which gave us good…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 01, 2025Hills native Tony Goettsch joined 11 other runners to cover 437 miles in four days for one cause, The 437 Project. For the annual event, 12 runners traverse South Dakota from its Wyoming border to its Iowa border to raise money for the South Dakota Helpline Center, a suicide crisis center. The 2025 runners departed Spearfish Thursday, Sept. 25, and finished in Sioux Falls Sunday, Sept. 28. “…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 01, 2025The Patriots volleyball team split two matches this past week and now post a 6-7 record for the season. H-BC beat the Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 23, and fell 3-0 to Adrian/Ellsworth Thursday, Sept. 25, on the road. The Patriots were scheduled to play Southwest Minnesota Christian at home Tuesday, Sept. 30, and will head to Southwest Minnesota State University…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 24, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team outscored Westbrook-Walnut Grove 62-8 Friday, Sept. 19, at home in their homecoming game. “It was good to be back home and get a win on homecoming,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “We had a great crowd and I thought our guys played well in all three phases.” The Patriots scored four times through the air, four more on the ground, and once on a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 24, 2025The Luverne Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) hosted their third of six flag football sessions in Luverne Saturday, Sept. 20. Ryan Johnson, along with several volunteers, coaches, and parents, host 45 teams and over 470 athletes each week for flag football games and to share the message of Christ. Johnson said, “The games expose the kids, grades 1-6, to flag football and the message of…
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