Cardinals and Patriots turn on the heat at Worthington
The LHS and H-BC track and field teams traveled to the Worthington Invitational Thursday, April 25.
LHS baseball team slides past Jackson
The Luverne baseball team hosted Jackson County Central Tuesday, April 23, beating the Huskies 10-7.
Luverne golf teams driven to win rounds
The LHS boys’ golf team beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 159-195 Tuesday, April 23, in Luverne. The girls’ team got the day off and had a regular practice.
LHS and H-BC trap teams shoot in first week
The Luverne High School trap team had nine shooters score in the 40s and 14 shooters in the 30s in the first week of shooting April 22-27 at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club.
Bakken sets record at Hamline Elite meet
H-BC freshman Brynn Bakken won the women’s 100-meter dash at the Hamline Elite Meet Friday, April 26.
Jarchow named NCCAA National Player of the Week
Elise Jarchow, a 2021 Luverne High School graduate, was named the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) National Player of the Week in women’s tennis Monday, April 22.
Sports
By Jason BerghorstAugust 15, 2023Chris Nowatzki was crowned the 2023 Luverne Country Club senior men’s club champion Saturday. Nowatzki secured the low gross score of 72 to earn the title. Gary Golla placed second overall with a 73. Dan Kern and Dan Serie tied for third with scores of 78. Golla’s 65 net score, which is gross score minus handicap, made him the overall low net winner. The tournament also named age group flight…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 15, 2023Chuck Egland shot his first-ever hole-in-one at the Adrian Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Egland used a 9-iron on the par-3 eighth hole in his second round of play. Witnesses were Chuck Tweet and Roger Fick.
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistAugust 15, 2023Finally, some rain showed up across much of southwest Minnesota and everyone was more than happy to see it. I certainly didn’t need it to make a living like many others, but it was still a welcome sight to me for a different reason. The first two weeks of August is the timeframe when the Minnesota DNR conducts their annual roadside counts for a variety of species, but the king in all this is the…
August 15, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Rock Rapids, Slayton and Worthington Aug. 11-12. Rapid Speedway Aug. 11 Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen 5th-#24H Brock Harnack, Hills 13th#17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek Hobby Stock 8tht-#22E Eric Gaul, Luverne DNF-#14K Bryant Klaassen, Adrian B-Modifieds DNF-#52 Trevor Kracht, Luverne Stock Cars 3rd-#46 Colton Arends, Luverne 5th-#69 Cadyn…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 09, 2023The Luverne Jr. American Legion baseball team took third place in the 2023 Division II State Tournament Sunday, Aug. 6, in Granite Falls. At the state competition, Luverne beat Le Sueur 9-0 Friday, Aug. 4, lost to an undefeated Montevideo team 13-2 Saturday, Aug. 5, and beat Granite Falls 7-5 to take third place in the tournament. Luverne finished the season with a record of 17-7 under first-…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 09, 2023The Luverne Redbirds beat Hadley 5-2 on Aug. 2 and 13-2 on Aug. 7 to move on to the Region 13C championship. Luverne will play Jackson Aug. 9, 11 and 13 for the Region 13C championship. If the Redbirds win that series, they’ll have a first-round bye in the state tournament The Redbirds and the Bulls will play Game 1 of three at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Redbird Field. Game 2 will be at 7…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 09, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Luverne, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of August 1-7. Rapid Speedway Aug. 4 Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen 5th-#17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek 7th-#24H Brock Harnack, Hills Hobby Stock 1st-#22E Eric Gaul, Luverne 7th-#10 Blake Schneekloth, Brandon DNF-#15X Kaden Kracht, Steen DNF-#14K…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 09, 2023Kids are getting a kick out of fall soccer in Luverne with more than 200 players on 16 co-ed teams from Luverne, Hills-Beaver Creek and Edgerton. Organizer Michelle Raddle DeKam started the fall program four years ago when she noticed a local need. “I was traveling with my son outside of town to have him play, so I decided to reach out to the Optimist Club for help in getting something started…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 08, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Luverne, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of August 1-7. Rapid Speedway Aug. 4 Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen 5th-#17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek 7th-#24H Brock Harnack, Hills Hobby Stock 1st-#22E Eric Gaul, Luverne 7th-#10 Blake Schneekloth, Brandon DNF-#15X Kaden Kracht, Steen DNF-#14K Bryant Klaassen…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 02, 2023Luverne took the Region 13C playoff series against Heron Lake 2-0. The Redbirds beat Heron Lake 15-0 at home July 26 and finished the Lakers on the road 3-0 July 29. The Luverne Redbirds move on to the Final Four against the Hadley Buttermakers in a best-of-three series while qualifing for the state tournament. Luverne’s first game against Hadley will be at Redbird Field at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 02, 2023The Redbirds swooped in and knocked Heron Lake out of the Region 13C playoffs, beating the Lakers 15-0 Wednesday, July 26, and 3-0 Saturday, July 29 in a best-of-three series. Here is a recap of other Region 13C baseball playoff action. Game 1 Wednesday July 26 Windom 6, Hadley 3 Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0 Jackson 17, Milroy 0 Game 2 Friday July 28 Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0 - Martins win…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 02, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Luverne, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 25-31. Rock County Speedway July 29 Luverne, MN Rock County Fair Enduro Race Class A 1st-#46 Stacey Krohnberg, 200 laps 2nd-#78 Trey Anderson, 194 laps 3rd-#16 Scott Jones 189 laps 4th-#79 Carter Anderson, 185 laps 5th-#36 Andy Krohnberg,…
By MAVIS FODNESAugust 02, 2023FLR Sanding of Princeton began refinishing the gymnasium floor at the Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School in Hills this summer, and on July 26 workers began painting the lines and new school logo. A scheduling conflict moved the project from last summer to this July. The $28,150 project was finished July 27. The gym project is among other building improvements the district is working on to…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 01, 2023The Redbirds swooped in and knocked Heron Lake out of the Region 13C playoffs, beating the Lakers 15-0 Wednesday, July 26, and 3-0 Saturday, July 29 in a best-of-three series. Here is a recap of other Region 13C baseball playoff action. Game 1 Wednesday July 26 Windom 6, Hadley 3 Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0 Jackson 17, Milroy 0 Game 2 Friday July 28 Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0 - Martins win…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 27, 2023This week is the 2023 Rock County Fair, and it’s a big week for the sports guy at the Star Herald. I have committed to being on the Star Herald teams for Wednesday night’s Donkey Races and Friday Night’s Ag Olympic. Being a city boy with limited barnyard experience, I am a bit scared and excited to see how these events go. Growing up, I have had the opportunity to ride a pig or two at a relative’…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 27, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 18-24. Rapid Speedway July 18 Rock Rapids, IA Lyon County FairLate Model Street Stocks 7th #20K, Spencer Kalass, Luverne July 21 Rock Rapids, IA Fan Appreciation Night Sportsman’s 4th #24H, Brock Harnack, Hills 5th #17, Brandon Boeve, Beaver CreekHobby Stocks…
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