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 Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 18, 2022The H-BC volleyball team traveled to Fulda Tuesday night, Oct. 11, to play Heron Lake Okabena Fulda and hosted Adrian/Ellsworth Monday night for a Seniors Night game. The Patriots lost both games 3-0, bringing their record to 0-8. They were scheduled to meet the Cardinals in Luverne Tuesday, Oct. 18, to wrap up their regular season play. HLOF 3, H-BC 0 HLOF took an early lead in the first set…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldOctober 18, 2022The Luverne Cardinals football team fell to the Fairmont Cardinals Thursday night in Fairmont where the hosts took a 7-6 lead into halftime and outscored Luverne 21-0 in the second half to earn a 28-6 victory. With the loss, Luverne moves to 4-3 on the season. The story of the game for Luverne was turnovers, as the Cardinals committed five turnovers throughout the evening. Luverne was able to…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 18, 2022The Duff Dog Backyard Ultra attracted 17 athletes to the Blue Mounds State Park Saturday, Oct. 15. Last year Luverne’s David Duffy hosted his first “ultra” running event that challenges athletes to complete 100 miles in one day. There were seven participants in the 2021 event, so Duffy said he was pleased with the number of registered competitors. “The talent we have this year is incredible.…
- By Susan Beers for the Star HeraldOctober 11, 2022Luverne will represent Section 3A at the Minnesota girls’ state tennis tournament Oct. 25 in Minneapolis. The Cardinals won their first Section 3A team championship on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Sioux Falls. After defeating Benson/KMS Co-op 4-3 in the tournament quarterfinals Oct. 5, Luverne took down Lac Qui Parle 4-3 in the semifinal round Thursday morning. The Cards went on to defeat Pipestone 4-3…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldOctober 11, 2022Luverne cross country boys’ and girls’ varsity teams won at their home Luverne Invitational Thursday, Oct. 6. It was a narrow win for the LHS girls, with the Cardinals beating Canby-Minneota by one point. The Luverne boys’ varsity team won by 23 points over Canby-Minneota. “For them to come away with both team titles being short-handed was a huge boost of confidence for the kids heading toward…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldOctober 11, 2022The Cardinals brought the Battle Axe back to Luverne after a thrilling come-from-behind football victory in Pipestone Friday night. The Arrows took a 14-0 lead into halftime, but the Cardinals battled back to earn a 27-20 victory over their rivals. With the win, Luverne moved to 4-2 on the season. “We had great effort from everyone on the team this week. Our offense, defense and special teams…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldOctober 11, 2022On Friday night the 4-1 Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots hosted the 3-2 Mountain Lake Area Wolverines in a Section 3 9-man showdown. The Patriots were looking to bounce back from last week’s setback, while the Wolverines were riding a 3-game win streak. Mountain Lake Area held on for the win in this closely contested game by a score of 19-12. The young Patriots played through the game with some key…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldOctober 11, 2022The Luverne High School volleyball team added one win and one loss to its season record in the past week in contests with Jackson and Southwest Christian. The Huskies swept the Cardinals in three games on Oct. 6 in Luverne, but the LHS team earned a hard-fought win over the E-gals in five games Monday. The Cardinals improved their record to 13 wins and seven losses. The Luverne Cardinals will…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 11, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek High School volleyball team participated in the Jimmy John’s Classic Tourney at Southwest Minnesota State University on Oct. 8 and 9. They played two games on Friday and three on Saturday, claiming one win and falling in four others. The first game on Friday was against a very good team from Worthington. H-BC lost both sets 10-25, 6-25. The second game was against Medford…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 11, 2022The Duff Dog Backyard Ultra is set for Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Blue Mounds State Park. Last year at this time Luverne’s David Duffy hosted his first “ultra” running event that challenged athletes to complete 100 miles in one day. “As of Sunday afternoon, we had 17 athletes signed up. Last year we had seven total,” Duffy said. “The talent we have this year is incredible. First, we have Tim…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldOctober 04, 2022The Luverne Cardinal football team celebrated a homecoming victory after defeating the Worthington Trojans on Friday night at Cardinal Field. The Cardinals held a 15-14 lead at halftime and added one touchdown in the second half to complete a 22-14 victory over the Trojans. With the win, the Cardinals moved to 3-2 on the season. “It felt good to come back and get a win after last week’s tough…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldOctober 04, 2022The Luverne Cardinal Cross Country teams raced at two meets this week, with one being what coach Pete Janiszeski called “our best meet as a team.” The boys’ and girls’ varsity teams both took first at the St. James Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 27, and had 10 Top-10 finishes. Owen Janiszeski placed first for boys’ varsity and set a meet record with his 5k time of 15:56.90. “As a whole, we competed…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldOctober 04, 2022On Friday, Sept. 30, the 4-0 Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots traveled to Danube to play the No. 1 QRF-ranked 9-man football team in Minnesota, the 4-0 Renville County West Jaguars. The Jaguars lived up to their ranking as they defeated the visiting Patriots 37-6. The game was a rematch of last season’s state quarter-final Patriots’ victory at SMSU. However, this season’s game belonged to the Jaguars…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldOctober 04, 2022The Luverne volleyball team went 2-1 in the past week, sweeping St. James in three and taking Edgerton-Adrian-Ellsworth 4-1 after losing a Sept. 28 match 3-0 to Worthington. The Cardinals improved their record to 12 wins and 6 losses on the season and will take on Jackson County Central Thursday night at home. WHS 3, LHS 0 Luverne traveled to Worthington on Tuesday, Sept 27. Worthington swept…
- By Susan Beers for the Star HeraldOctober 04, 2022The Luverne girls’ tennis team was defeated by Pipestone 4-3 in the annual Battle Racquet match on Tuesday, Sept. 27. With the loss, Luverne's season record fell to 10-5. The next action for the Cardinals will be an opening section team match at home on Tuesday, Oct. 4. In the Pipestone match, Luverne was able to win two of the three doubles matches but only one of the four singles matches…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 04, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team faced Edgerton and Murray County Central on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sept. 29, losing to the Dutchmen and the Rebels in three sets each. The Patriot volleyball players will travel to Marshall for a tournament on Oct. 7 and 8. EHS 3, H-BC 0 Two teams that just met in a match less than a week ago went head-to-head again Tuesday evening, Sept. 27. In…
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