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 Greg HoogeveenMarch 28, 2023LHS students, teachers and fans came together Tuesday, March 21, for the annual March Mayhem basketball fundraiser in the Classic Gym. “March Mayhem is the primary fundraiser that student council has each year,” said student council adviser Jason Berghorst. “Funds raised at March Mayhem pay for events that the student council puts on through the year including Homecoming, Snow Week, speakers and…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 28, 2023The Luverne track and field team opened their 2023 season traveling to Brookings to compete in the Ruth Marske Invitational Monday, March 27. The meet was held indoors at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the SDSU campus. The Cardinals were one of 23 teams invited to the invitational and the only team representing Minnesota. The Luverne boys’ track and field team placed sixteenth out of…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 28, 2023The Luverne track and field team opened their 2023 season traveling to Brookings to compete in the Ruth Marske Invitational Monday, March 27. The meet was held indoors at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex on the SDSU campus. The Cardinals were one of 23 teams invited to the invitational and the only team representing Minnesota. The Luverne boys’ track and field team placed sixteenth out of…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 21, 2023Gymnastics Two gymnasts from Luverne High School were named to the 2022-23 Big South Conference Gymnastics All-Conference Team – West Division. Sophomores Amira Cowell and Ella Reisdorfer were among the 13 athletes named to the team. Girls' Hockey Four girls’ hockey players from Luverne High School were named to the 2022-23 Big South Conference All-Conference Team. Senior Kamryn Van…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 21, 2023The Blue Mound Figure Skaters performed their 32nd Annual Ice Show, “The ’90s Rewind,” Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. “Coaches start planning the show theme and details back in August and do a lot of behind-the-scenes work,” said Katie Kopp, BMFS Board member. “That involves picking music, selecting costumes, choreographing routines, writing the script,…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 14, 2023The Luverne girls’ basketball team traveled to Marshall to take on New London-Spicer Friday, March 10, for the Section 3AA Championship. Region 3A No. 1-seeded Luverne fell 44-32 to Region 5A No. 1–seeded New London-Spicer Wildcats in a heartbreaking game for LHS. “This loss was hard to swallow, and I am not sure when I will get over it,” head coach TJ Newgard said. “I felt like this team had…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 14, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to St. Paul for the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament last week where the Cardinals faced some of the state’s toughest competition. In the opening quarterfinal round March 8 Luverne faced No. 2-seeded Hermantown at the Xcel Energy Center, losing 6-0 to the defending state champions. Luverne then faced No. 3-seeded Alexandria Area in a consolation semifinal…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 08, 2023The Luverne girls’ basketball team won two big post-season games in the past week to advance to the Section 3AA Championship. Luverne beat St. James 70-45 in Windom Feb. 28 and took care of Fairmont 54-33 March 2 in Marshall. Luverne is scheduled to play New London-Spicer for the section championship Friday, March 10, at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Game time is 5 p.m. Head…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 08, 2023The H-BC boys’ basketball team traveled to Worthington Saturday, March 4, to take on Murray County Central in Section 3A Tournament play. The MCC Rebels beat the Patriots 58-39 to advance in the post-season tournament. H-BC head coach Kale Wiertzema said he was pleased with his team’s output this season. “I do believe we were playing our best basketball toward the end of the year,” he said. The…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 08, 2023The Luverne boys’ basketball team ended their post-season hopes at the hands of Redwood Valley Saturday, March 4, in Luverne. The No. 1 seeded Luverne Cardinals lost a close 68-61 Section 3AA South playoff game to the visiting No. 8 seeded Redwood Valley Cardinals. Luverne previously beat Redwood twice in the regular season 77-75 at home Dec. 19 and 72-48 in Redwood Jan. 27. On Saturday the…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 07, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey players were crowned Section 3A Champions Wednesday, March 1, at the Lund Center in St. Peter to win a spot in the Minnesota Class A Boys’ State Hockey Tournament. The Cardinals beat their nemesis, the New Ulm Eagles, 4-2, to move on to state quarterfinal competition against Hermantown at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul March 8. Game time is 11 a.m. Luverne faced New…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 07, 2023The Luverne wrestling program qualified four individual wrestlers for the 2023 State Tournament held at the Xcel Energy Center Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4. The Cardinals sent two boys, senior DJ Rock at 160 pounds and junior Sam Rock at 170 pounds. They also sent two girls to this year’s tournament, freshman Bernie Rock at 114 pounds and eighth-grader CeCe Rock at 138 pounds. If the…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023Two outstanding Luverne sophomore gymnasts competed at the state gymnastics individual tournament at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 25. “I’m very proud of the girls’ performances at state. I thought they did a great job,” head coach Phoebe Flom said. “It’s a lot of pressure to go up against the best of the best.” Sophomore Ella Reisdorfer made her fourth appearance at the…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 1-1 in the last two games heading into postseason play. The Cardinals beat Tri-City United 60-50 in Waseca Saturday, and they lost to Lakeview 62-46 at home Monday. Luverne is scheduled to play Redwood Valley at home Saturday, March 4, in a postseason subsection game. LHS 60, Tri-City 50 The LHS boys’ basketball team traveled to Waseca Saturday, Feb. 25,…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished 1-1 in the last two games of the season. H-BC lost 69-34 to RTR on the road Feb. 24 and beat Adrian 72-47 at home Feb. 27. The Patriots are scheduled to play MCC in Worthington on Saturday, March 4, at 12:30 in post-season play. RTR 69, H-BC 34 The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team lost to conference opponents RTR on the road Friday, Feb. 24, 69-34…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The Luverne girls’ hockey team played two tough opponents in the opening rounds of the state hockey tournament. The Cardinals faced off against Orono in the quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center Feb. 22, losing 6-0 to a seasoned Spartan team. For their consolation semifinal game, Luverne faced a familiar Mankato East team at TRIA Rink in St. Paul Feb. 23, falling 5-3 to the Cougars. The…
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