Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 31, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished 2-1 for the past week, defeating RRC 59-47 on the road Thursday, Jan. 25, and Murray County Central at home Saturday, Jan. 27. The Patriots fell to George-Little Rock 53-45 at home Monday, Jan. 29. The Patriots are scheduled to travel to play Russel-Tyler-Ruthton Thursday, Feb. 1, play at Huron Lake/Okabena-Fulda Friday, Feb. 2, and host Luverne Monday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 24, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team hosted Mountain Lake Thursday, Jan. 18, falling 62-54 to the Wolverines. The Patriots beat Adrian 84-61 at home, Monday, Jan. 22. H-BC is now 8-5 for the season and is scheduled to travel to play Red Rock Central Thursday, Jan. 25, host Murray County Central Saturday, Jan. 27, and host George-Little Rock Monday, Jan. 29. Mountain Lake Area Comfrey 62, H-BC 54…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 24, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team had a busy four-game week. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler Ruthton 54-46 at home Tuesday, Jan. 16, lost to Westbrook-Walnut Grove 58-48 Friday, Jan. 19, beat Coleman-Egan 46-40 on the road Saturday, Jan. 20, and traveled to Edgerton Public, losing 56-50 Monday, Jan. 22. H-BC is now 8-3 for the season and is scheduled to host Murray County Central Tuesday, Jan. 23…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 17, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team played Southwest Minnesota Christian in Edgerton Tuesday, Jan. 9, and lost to the Eagles 66-55. H-BC kept the game close in the first period, falling behind the Eagles 32-26 at the half. In the second period the Eagles were able to outscore the Patriots 34-29 to collect the 66-55 win. In the game the Eagles shot 46 percent inside the paint, making…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 17, 2024Mother Nature took a turn for the worse this past week causing several local sporting events to be postponed or rescheduled. After a mild winter through the first of the year, this winter storm and freezing temperatures hit the area hard. Both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek schools called off activities, 14 in total, and were forced to reschedule some and postpone others. On Tuesday, Jan. 9,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 10, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team hosted Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday, Jan. 5, beating the Chargers 61-48. The two teams played a close first half with the Chargers taking a 30-29 lead into the break. In the second half the Patriots were able to outscore the Chargers 32-18 to win the game 61 to 48. The Patriots outshot WWG, making 42 percent of their shots in the paint while the Chargers shot 28…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 03, 2024The H-BC girls’ basketball team hosted St. Mary’s Catholic from Dell Rapids, South Dakota, beating the Cardinals 79-50. “There were a ton of great things that our girls did on Friday night,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “The most pleasing was to see our assist total as a team. We had a career high as a team since I started coaching with a total of 25 assists.” H-BC as a team grabbed 43 total…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 03, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team traveled to Southwest Minnesota State University Saturday, Dec. 30, to play Minneota in the Holiday Classic. The Patriots beat the Vikings 71-65 in the game. “In the first half we got off to a slow start,” head coach Chad Rauk said. “We had quite a few turnovers and gave up too many second chance points.” With the win, H-BC shut down Minneota’s eight-game win…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 27, 2023The 2023 sports season saw eight teams make state appearances from both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek communities. The Cardinals and Patriots also had several individual athletes participate in state events which included gymnastics, wrestling, track and field, cross-country and golf. Here is a breakdown of the teams and individuals that made state appearances this past year. LHS Girls’…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 27, 2023As we usher out another year, we look ahead to a new year of possibilities and experiences. Looking back, I reflect on the sports I have covered, the people I have met, the places I have been able to go, and things I was able to do in my job as the sports editor: •all the miles I’ve driven for LHS and H-BC events, Redbird baseball playoffs, and state competitions in St. Paul. •the thousands of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 27, 2023The H-BC girls’ basketball team traveled to Luverne Tuesday, Dec. 19, beating the Cardinals 57-51 and hosted Westbrook-Walnut Grove Thursday, Dec. 21, falling 57-42. The Patriots will host St. Mary Friday, Dec. 29, and Southwest Minnesota Christian Thursday, Jan. 4. The Luverne Cardinals are scheduled to host Windom Tuesday, Jan. 2, and travel to Marshall Friday, Jan. 5. H-BC 57, LHS 51…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 27, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team traveled to Edgerton Tuesday, Dec. 19, defeating the Flying Dutchmen 67-48. With the win, the Patriots are now 5-1 for the season going into the winter break. H-BC is scheduled to travel to Southwest Minnesota State University Saturday, Dec. 30, to play Minneota. The H-BC Patriots shot 52 percent inside the paint and made six of 14 3-point shots…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 20, 2023The Patriots posted two wins and one loss this past week in boys’ basketball action. H-BC beat Murray County Central 69-64 Dec. 12 on the road, took down Red Rock Central at home 71-41, and fell to Central Lyon in Rock Rapids 74-46. The Patriots were scheduled to travel to Edgerton Tuesday, Dec. 19, and will be off until Dec. 30 when they play in a tournament in Marshall. H-BC 69, Murray…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 20, 2023The Patriot girls’ basketball team went 1-1 this past week, beating HLOF 63-12 on Dec. 14 and falling to Central Lyon 53-42 on Dec. 16, both games on the road. H-BC was scheduled to take on the Cardinals in Luverne Tuesday, Dec. 19 and host Westbrook Walnut Grove Thursday, Dec. 21. H-BC 63, HLOF 12 The Patriot girls’ basketball team played Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda Thursday, Dec. 14, blowing…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Patriots and Cardinals boys’ basketball teams played head-to-head in Luverne Tuesday, Dec. 5. H-BC came out on top beating LHS 77-65 in the Cardinal Gym. “I thought for our first game of the year, our guys competed well,” H-BC head coach Chad Rauk said. “I thought we moved the ball really well and made the extra pass to find the open guy.” The Patriots took a five-point lead (44-39)…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Patriot girls hosted Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Tuesday, Dec. 2, beating the Wolverines 60-42 for their second win of the basketball season. “The Wolverines are a scrappy bunch with a lot of good shooters,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “Our goal was to speed them up and make them uncomfortable.” The Patriots’ plan prompted 20 Wolverine turnovers and 10 H-BC steals in the game. As a team…
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