Luverne softball routs Edgerton/SWC 16-6 in five innings
The Luverne High School softball team beat Edgerton-Southwest Christian 16-6 in five innings at home Monday, April 15.
Cardinals and Patriots track and field teams heat up in cool temps April 9 in Luverne
By Greg Hoogeveen
LHC and H-BC track and field teams competed in Luverne Tuesday, April 9.
Weather conditions were cool and breezy with temps in the mid-60s.
Cards baseball team plays tough in four losses over past week
The Luverne baseball team dropped four games this past week, falling 9-5 to Marshall on April 9, losing to Windom 7-4 on April 12, and bowing to Esko 4-2 on April 13, and 11-6 to Pipestone Monday, April 15.
LHS and H-BC announce all-conference basketball team selections
The Big South Conference and the Red Rock Conference released their 2023-24 All-Conference basketball team selections.
Cardinal grads Smedsrud and Sengvongxay excel to professional level hockey in their careers
With the announcement of Jaxon Nelson, a native of Magnolia and LHS hockey standout, signing a one-year entry-level hockey contract with the NHL Boston Bruins, Luverne has two more hockey players from the 2014 state h
Jaxon Nelson signs NHL contract with Boston Bruins
Magnolia native and Luverne Cardinal hockey alumnus Jaxon Nelson has signed a professional hockey contract in the NHL with the Boston Bruins.
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- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 10, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team split two tough games on the road after the winter break. The Patriots fell to Murray County Central Friday, Jan. 6, and claimed a come-from-behind victory over Red Rock Central on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Patriots were scheduled to host Heron Lake -Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Jan. 10, and will face Southwest Minnesota Christian at home Friday, Jan. 13. MCC…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 10, 2023The Luverne gymnastics team traveled for two meets after the winter break this past week. The Cardinals out-performed Redwood Valley in Redwood Falls Thursday, Jan. 5, and placed second in Marshall at the Winterfest Invitational on Saturday, Jan, 7. The Cardinal gymnasts were scheduled to host Windom Tuesday, Jan. 10, and will take on Jackson County Central at home Tuesday, Jan. 17. Luverne 126…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 10, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey team hosted Morris/Benson Area Saturday, Jan. 7, losing 4-3, and played at Worthington Monday, Jan. 9, beating the Trojans 8-1. The Luverne boys are scheduled to travel to Redwood Valley Thursday, Jan 12, and then play Waseca Saturday, Jan. 14. Morris/Benson Area 4, Luverne 3 The Luverne boys’ hockey team lost to Morris/Benson Area in overtime 4-3 Saturday, Jan. 7, at…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 10, 2023By Greg Hoogeveen The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team played three tough games this week, winning one and losing two on the road, bringing their season record t0 3-6. H-BC beat Heron Lake-Okebena/Fulda 68-19 at home Jan. 5 before dropping two games, 61-53 to Mountain Lake Jan. 7 and 55-36 to Westbrook-Walnut Grove Jan. 9. The Patriots were scheduled to travel to West Lyon Tuesday, Jan…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 03, 2023A new face is assisting the Luverne Hockey Association (LHA) to develop skills and a good work ethic in young players. Valeriia Manchak, 25, is a professional hockey player from Kharkov, Ukraine, who lives in Sioux Falls with her husband. She started helping the LHA program this year after visiting the Blue Mound Ice Arena. “A friend of mine there invited me to play some night hockey in Luverne…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 03, 2023The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team traveled to Blaine Dec. 26-28 to play in the 2022 Herb Brooks Holiday Classic. Last year the Cardinals were crowned tournament champions in the silver division, beating University of Milwaukee 8-1, Moose Lake 6-3 and Marshall 5-1. This year LHS returned to the tournament but played in a bracket above, the gold division. This division includes teams from…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 03, 2023The Minneota Vikings boys’ basketball team scored 76 points while holding the visiting Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots to 68 on Friday, Dec. 30. “Following another slow start, we played well again in stretches,” said head coach Kale Wiertzema. “It’s difficult to win giving up 12 points on second chances and 13 points in transition.” Minneota led by as much as 18 points in the game, but H-BC kept…
- By Greg HoogeveenJanuary 03, 2023The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team participated in the Rochester Kiwanis Hockey Festival Dec. 28-30, finishing with a 1-2 record. Other teams invited were Albert Lea, Dodge County, host Rochester Lourdes, Bloomington Kennedy and Windom. Luverne faced some very good teams in the tournament but hurt their chances in the last two games with several penalties. Game 1 – Dec. 28 Luverne 6,…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 27, 2022The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball teams faced off in Hills Tuesday, Dec. 20, with the Cardinals topping the Patriots 79-21 in the non-conference win. With the win over Hills-Beaver Creek, Luverne’s season record is 5-0, and they lead the Big South West Conference with a record of 2-0. H-BC now stands at 2-4 for the regular season with the loss to Luverne, but the Patriots are…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 27, 2022The Luverne boys’ basketball team hosted conference rivals Jackson County Central Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Cardinals lost to the Huskies 77-67 and are now 3-2 for the season. “Jackson County Central is a very good team, and we battled with them in the first half,” head coach John Sichmeller said. The Huskies led the Cardinals at the end of the first half 28-25. Jackson County Central played hard…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 27, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team traveled to Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Patriots lost to the Wolverines 74-56 and are now 0-3 for the season. “We played really well in spurts and allowed them to get out to an early lead,” said head coach Kale Wiertzema. At the end of the first half the Patriots found themselves down 43-29. “We did end up cutting the deficit to…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 27, 2022By Greg Hoogeveen This year was a year to remember for local athletes and coaches. Several teams completed school history-making seasons while others had individual standouts among their ranks. (See related story). At the Star Herald we tried to capture the excitement and significance in the accomplishments. One thing stands out among all the sports stories – all the time, effort and practices…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 27, 2022By Greg Hoogeveen The 2021-22 sports season saw many individual accomplishments that reached historic milestones within their sport. These moments were years in the making and involved many hours of work and dedication to accomplish. Six athletes from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek hit milestones within their athletic careers in 2022. Gannon Ahrendt LHS Boys’ Basketball 1,000 Point Club As a…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 20, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team bounced past Redwood Valley Monday, Dec. 19, winning 74-43. “The game went exactly how we scripted it. We have really emphasized pushing the ball up the floor after a defensive rebound or turnover,” head coach TJ Newgard said. “Tonight we were able to do that wonderfully. We are at our best when we are creating chaos and scoring in transition.” Senior Elizabeth…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 20, 2022The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team hosted the “Top The Tree Holiday Duals” Saturday, Dec. 17. It was the first time in about 10 years that Luverne has hosted a tournament, according to Cardinals head coach Jordan Kopp. “It was great to have our home tournament back,” he said. The event featured six teams, including the Luverne Cardinals, Quad County Cobras, Ortonville Trojans, Viborg-Hurley/…
- By Greg HoogeveenDecember 20, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to the Graham Area Complex in Rochester Saturday, Dec. 17, where the Cardinals blanked the Lourdes 8-0. It was a physical game with the Lourdes finding the penalty box 27 minutes for four infractions throughout the contest. Luverne was penalized nine minutes for three infractions. In the first period both Luverne and Rochester skaters landed in the penalty…
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