Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026The Patriots head to the Section 3A Championship after taking down Edgerton Public 64-47 March 3 in Worthington and Southwest Minnesota Christian 69-48 March 7 in Marshall. H-BC, the No. 1 south seed, is scheduled to take on Central Minnesota Christian, the No. 1 north seed, Thursday, March 12, in Marshall for the Section 3A Championship. The winner of that contest will advance to the state…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026The Lady Pates fell 55-33 to Central Minnesota Christian Thursday, March 5, in the Class 1A Section 3 Championship in Marshall. H-BC fell behind 38-14 in the first half after the Bluejays rallied several three-point shots and H-BC turned the ball over multiple times under the hoop. “We dug ourselves into a hole in the first half and were not able to come back from it in the second half,” H-BC…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026H-BC boys’ basketball head coach Chad Rauk was awarded the Section 3A Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year after the game March 7 in Marshall. The award is voted on in late February each year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. The award recognizes outstanding coaches across all four classes (AAAA, AAA, AA, A) and eight sections based on member submissions. In receiving the award,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026After two section basketball playoff wins, the H-BC Lady Pates will take on Central Minnesota Christian for the Section 3A Championship Thursday, March 5, in Marshall. H-BC beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 62-38 Feb. 24 in the sub-section semifinals and won 48-40 against Murray County Central Feb. 27 in the sub-section finals. H-BC, the No. 1 south seed, will take on Central Minnesota Christian, the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team beat Red Rock Central 68-29 in Section 3A sub section quarterfinal action Saturday, Feb. 28, in Worthington. The Patriots built a 39-17 lead at the half and tacked on 29 points in the second half for the section win. Game breakdown and stats were not available for this issue of the Star Herald. H-BC was scheduled to take on Edgerton Public in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026H-BC girls’ basketball head coach Dylan Gehrke was awarded the 2026 Section 3A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year after the section quarterfinal game Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Worthington. The award is voted on by The Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) that officially holds voting in late February each year. This award recognizes outstanding coaches across all four classes based…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Lady Pates were able to move on in the Section 3A playoffs beating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 75-40 in Round 2 of the tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, in Worthington. H-BC was scheduled to take on the No. 5 seed Westbrook Walnut Grove Chargers in quarterfinal action Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Worthington. The Patriots also beat Murray County Central in their final regular season game 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team collected three conference wins and fell once in non-conference play this past week. H-BC beat Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 89-33 Feb. 17, Southwest Minnesota Christian 72-49 Feb. 20 and Murray County Central 69-51 in Red Rock Conference games. The Patriots fell 70-67 to Luverne Feb. 19 in a close non-conference game in Luverne. H-BC finished the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 17, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team collected two conference wins over the past week to improve its season record to 20-2. The Patriots beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 73-34 Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 70-46 Friday, Feb. 13. H-BC was scheduled to play Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda on the road Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Patriots travel to Luverne Thursday, Feb. 19, and will take on Southwest…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 17, 2026The Lady Pates captured three wins in the past week to improve their regular season record to 23-3. H-BC beat Luverne 80-55 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lake 66-42 Thursday, Feb. 12, and Murray County Central 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16, at home. Depending on the outcome of the Feb. 19 game between No. 8 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and No. 9 Southwest Christian, the No. 1 seed Patriots will take…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The H-BC girls’ basketball team locks in three wins as they improve to 20-3 this season. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 54-41 at home Friday, Feb. 6, topped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 67-49 at home Saturday, Feb. 7, and beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove 65-45 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. H-BC was scheduled to travel to Luverne for a game against the Cardinals Tuesday, Feb. 10. They will host…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The H-BC boys’ basketball team went 1-1 this past week. The Patriots beat Adrian/Ellsworth 85-52 Thursday, Feb. 5, on the road and lost 88-77 to Jackson County Central Monday, Feb. 9, at home. H-BC is now 18-2 for the season. Team and individual stats for either game were not available for this issue of the Star Herald. The Patriots were scheduled to play Westbrook-Walnut Grove on the road…
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