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 16, 2022The three teams representing Region 13C at the 2022 Minnesota Baseball Association state tournament were determined last weekend. The Luverne Redbirds will receive a first-round bye after defeating the Milroy Irish 2-1 in the best-of-three region championship series games. The Birds will face the winner of a game between the Cannon Falls Bears and Buckman Billygoats at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 16, 2022Luverne High School senior Kaleb Hein captured the overall championship of the Cardinal Pride competition for the second consecutive year Monday. The annual event, which takes place on the first morning of football practice, encourages the players to be in the best possible physical shape heading into the season. Events include bench press, cleans, squats, power press, 400-meter dash, shuttle run…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 09, 2022For the fourth consecutive year, the Luverne Redbirds will compete at the Minnesota Class C Amateur Baseball State Tournament. The Redbirds, now 27-3 on the season, earned the trip to state by winning their Region 13C Final Four series over the Fairmont Martins 2-1. Luverne won the first game 12-2 at home Aug. 3. Fairmont defeated Luverne 6-5 Friday night before the Birds came out on top of…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 09, 2022The Region 13C Championship Series will be the matchup most baseball fans in Southwest Minnesota have expected all summer. The No. 1-seeded Milroy Irish will face the No. 2-seeded Luverne Redbirds in a best-of-three series to determine the league championship and the first-round bye at the state tournament that comes with it. Both teams have already qualified for the state tournament by winning…
- August 09, 2022The R & S Seeds team won the 2022 Rock County Kids Golf Tournament Monday, Aug. 1, at Luverne Country Club. Twenty teams and 80 golfers participated in the 25th annual fundraiser for the Rock County Big Buddies and Luverne Child Guide programs. The tournament was organized by Mike Smith, Stacy Schepel and Zoe DeBates. Schepel said the event raised around $6,000.
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 02, 2022Luverne rolled out the red carpet and the green grass for baseball fans from all across Minnesota last weekend while hosting the Minnesota Division II American Legion Baseball State Tournament at Redbird Field. Teams from Atwater, Chatfield, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Jackson, Luverne, Morris, Sibley East (Gaylord) and Wadena competed in the tournament. Quarterfinal games were played throughout the…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 02, 2022As hosts, the Luverne Senior American Legion team had an automatic bid to play in this year’s Minnesota Division II American Legion Baseball State Tournament played at Redbird Field Friday-Sunday. After playing 22 innings in two games, it was clear Post 123 belonged in the tournament. Although Luverne lost both games in the tournament, baseball fans will remember the games for a long time.…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 02, 2022The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team earned their second consecutive playoff series sweep last weekend. The Redbirds shut out the Adrian A’s 10-0 at home Wednesday, July 27, and 18-0 in Adrian Friday night. Both games were seven-inning contests due to the ten-run rule. With the wins, Luverne is now 25-2 on the season and has won 19 consecutive games. The Birds will now play the Fairmont…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 02, 2022The Luverne Redbirds have enjoyed smooth sailing through the Region 13C playoffs so far. In the league crossover playoff series, the Redbirds (25-2) swept the Heron Lake Lakers 13-1 and 5-0 July 20 and 22. In the first round of the Region 13C tournament last weekend, Luverne defeated the Adrian A’s in two games by a combined score of 28-0, 10-0 on July 27 and 18-0 on Friday. The Redbirds, seeded…
- August 02, 2022
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 02, 2022Stacy Krohnberg has become familiar with the checkered flag at the annual Rock County Fair enduro race in recent years. After placing second in 2020, the experienced enduro car driver from Walters, about two hours east of Luverne, has won two straight fair enduro contests. On Saturday night Krohnberg bested 16 other entrants in the race. The winner completed 198 laps during the two-hour or 200-…
- August 02, 2022Luverne High School varsity fall sports practices will begin Monday, Aug. 15. Cardinal athletes in volleyball, cross country, tennis and football will have individual team eligibility meetings on Aug. 15. All athletes and parents are also invited to attend a general eligibility meeting at 7:30 a.m. on the same day in the Performing Arts Center at LHS. Middle School football and volleyball will…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 26, 2022The weekend that Luverne baseball fans, organizers and volunteers have been planning and anticipating for years is finally here. Luverne is hosting the Minnesota Senior American Legion Baseball Division II State Tournament this Friday through Sunday at Redbird Field. As the host team, Luverne Post 123 automatically qualified for the tournament. Other teams coming to Luverne for the eight-team…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 26, 2022The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team swept the Heron Lake Lakers in the best-of-three league playoff series last week. The Redbirds defeated the Lakers 13-1 in seven innings July 20 in Luverne and won 5-0 Saturday afternoon in Heron Lake. With the victories, Luverne, now 23-2 on the season, extended its winning streak to 17 games and advances to the Region 13C tournament (see related story…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 26, 2022For the third year in a row, the Luverne Redbirds will face the neighboring Adrian A’s in the first series of the Region 13C playoffs. The Redbirds qualified for the region tournament by sweeping the Heron Lake Lakers 13-1 and 5-0 last week. Luverne, 19-2 in league play and 23-2 overall, is seeded second in the Region 13C tournament behind the Milroy Irish (18-1 in league play, 24-3 overall).…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 26, 2022“It’s really quite an honor. I’m proud of it but humble, too.” That’s how Luverne’s Ron Fick described his feelings about being inducted into Huset’s Hall of Fame at the Brandon speedway on Sunday, July 17. Fick joined Jon Barger, Jay Masur, Cliff Koidahl and Steve Rubin in the Huset’s Hall of Fame Class of 2022. “It was a great day,” Fick said. “I’ve heard from people all over. It was a lot of…
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