Hills-Beaver Creek Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025The H-BC boys’ basketball team beat Adrian-Ellsworth 73-47 in the section tournament Saturday, March 1, in Worthington. The Patriots built a 33-26 lead in the first half and added another 40 points in the second half to win the game 73-47. Head coach Chad Rauk said he thought his players had a slow start in the first half of the game but later found their footing. “I thought we played a really…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 26, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team swept three teams to finish their regular season with a 23-2 record. The Patriots beat Edgerton 72-47 at home Tuesday, Feb. 18, topped Heron Lake 80-41 on the road Friday, Feb. 21, and beat Adrian-Ellsworth 79-30 at home Monday, Feb. 24. H-BC moves on to the Section 3A tournament with a game scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, in Worthington. Hills-Beaver…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 26, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team beat Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 60-41 in Section 3A quarterfinal action Saturday, Feb. 22, in Worthington. “I was pleased with how we got out of the gates. The girls stormed out to a 7-0 lead setting the tone of the whole game,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “We had stretches after that where we weren’t finishing well around the rim and some shots weren’t…
By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 19, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team finished their regular season as the Red Rock Conference Champions. The Lady Pates amassed a 20-6 season record after beating Red Rock Central 68-16 at home Thursday, Feb. 13, and taking Murray County Central 55-48 on the road Monday, Feb. 17. H-BC receives a bye in the first round of the Section 3A tournament. The Patriots are scheduled to play the winner of…- By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025The H-BC girls’ basketball team beat the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights 66-57 on the road Friday, Feb. 7. “I thought Friday night against the Knights the girls played one of their best all-around games on the offensive end,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “We had balanced scoring across the board and needed all of it because the Knights had a hot shooting night hitting eight three-pointers.”…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 05, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team extended their season record to 17-1, beating two conference opponents this past week. H-BC beat Murray County Central 81-47 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 28, and took down Red Rock Central 87-53 at home Friday, Jan. 31. The Patriots travel to play Westbrook-Walnut Grove Thursday, Feb. 6, and will take on Southwest Minnesota Christian on the road Tuesday, Feb. 11…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 05, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team won three games to extend their Red Rock Conference record to 17-6 overall. H-BC took down Adrian 53-47 at home Thursday, Jan. 30, beat Garretson 38-23 on the road Friday, Jan. 31, and outplayed Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 40-28 Monday, Feb. 3, on the road. The Patriots have three games left in the regular season. They take on Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Feb. 7…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team won three games this week extending the season record to 15-1. H-BC beat Southwest Christian 80-76 at home Tuesday, Jan. 21, topped Mountain Lake 77-47 at home Thursday, Jan. 23, and took down George-Little Rock 74-26 on the road Monday, Jan. 27. The Patriots were scheduled to play Murrey County Central in Slayton Tuesday, Jan. 28, and will host Red Rock…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Patriot girls finished a busy week of basketball taking three wins and one loss along the way. H-BC won 62-59 at home against Southwest Christian Tuesday, Jan. 21, and they beat Mountain Lake 66-29 at home Friday, Jan. 24. On the road, the Lady Pates fell to Deubrook 50-42 Saturday, Jan. 25, and beat George-Little Rock 48-45 Monday, Jan. 27. H-BC will host Adrian-Ellsworth Thursday, Jan.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team won two big conference games last week, defeating Westbrook Walnut Grove 59-44 on the road Thursday, Jan. 16, and Edgerton 69-45 Saturday, Jan. 18, at home. The Lady Pates, now 11-5 for the season, were scheduled to host the Edgerton Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles Tuesday, Jan. 21, and will play at Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Friday, Jan. 24. H-BC 59,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two conference and one non-conference match-ups this week, extending their season record to 11-1. H-BC beat Edgerton Public 62-44 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 14, and won 76-48 against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda at home Friday, Jan. 17. The Patriots took on Colman-Egan at the Dakota Valley Conference Classic tournament Saturday, Jan. 18, winning the game 48-46…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team collected two conference wins, beating Red Rock Central 72-20 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 45-38 at home Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC fell 48-41 to a solid West Lyon team on the road Thursday, Jan. 9. “These girls continue to buy into playing unselfish basketball, and it is showing,” Gehrke said. “We (the team) understand that some nights…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two games and dropped one this past week to extend their season record to 8-1. H-BC fell to Viborg 71-60 Jan. 7 at home, beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 55-46 Jan. 9 at home, and prevailed against Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 71-35 Jan. 13 on the road. The Patriots were scheduled to travel to Edgerton to play the Flying Dutchmen Tuesday, Jan. 14. H-BC will host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots boys’ basketball team recorded their sixth straight win this season after beating three teams this week. H-BC beat Minneota 73-54 on the road Monday, Dec. 30, took down Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 62-52 at home Friday, Jan. 30, and doused the Garretson Blue Dragons 70-41 at home Monday, Jan. 6. The Patriots are were scheduled to host Viborg Hurley Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Westbrook…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots girls’ basketball team topped Murray County Central 54-51 at home Thursday, Jan. 2, and fell 64-58 to Centerville on the road Saturday, Jan. 4. The Lady Pates are now 6-4 for the season. H-BC was scheduled to play at Red Rock Central Tuesday, Jan. 7, travel to West Lyon Thursday, Jan. 9, and will host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC 54, Murray County Central 41…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Looking back at 2024 and all the sporting events the Star-Herald featured, the accomplishments of many teams and individuals at both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools are worth recognizing. Here are the Star-Herald’s Top 5 sporting events of 2024, as well as several personal recognitions in LHS and H-BC activities. No. 1 – H-BC Patriots Football Team The Patriots finished their…
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