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 BerghorstJuly 26, 2022The Luverne Post 123 Senior American Legion baseball team lost a close 3-2 game to St. James Friday in the sub-state tournament. As the hosts of the Minnesota American Legion Baseball Division II State Tournament, Luverne will still compete in this weekend’s tournament (see related story). Jackson won the Southwest Sub-state tournament and will also compete at this weekend’s state tournament.…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 19, 2022The Luverne amateur baseball team extended its win streak to 15 games and ended the regular season 21-2 with wins over the Worthington Cubs and Jackson Bulls last week. The Redbirds had no trouble with Worthington at home Wednesday, July 13, earning a 19-2, seven-inning victory. Luverne then traveled to Jackson Sunday afternoon and defeated the Bulls in a close contest, 5-4. The Redbirds finished…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 19, 2022The Luverne Redbirds completed a 21-2 regular season Sunday in Jackson. The team was 17-2 in league play and finished second in the Gopher League to the Milroy Irish (24-3 overall, 18-1 league). Milroy’s only league loss was a 14-2 setback to Luverne on June 29. The Irish received a bye for the league playoffs that open Wednesday, July 20. The Redbirds will face the Heron Lake Lakers (3-16 in…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 19, 2022The Luverne Junior American Legion baseball season came to an end Monday when the team lost 7-6 to Springfield in the consolation bracket of the sub-state tournament. Luverne opened the sub-state tournament Sunday morning with an 11-3 victory over Madelia. On Sunday afternoon, the team moved to the consolation bracket of the tournament when Luverne lost to Sleepy Eye 13-0. The Junior Legion squad…
- By Lori SorensonJuly 19, 2022Amid an already busy Hot Dog Night and Cardinal Pride weekend, dozens of athletes joined the annual Tour de Donut bicycle ride, which attracted more than 90 riders Saturday morning to The Lake in Luverne. “I was very impressed by the turnout,” said event organizer David Duffy, Luverne. “It was a busy weekend for events in the area, but we had over 30 more riders than last year.” The Tour de Donut…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 19, 2022The Luverne Senior American Legion baseball team finished 2-1 during sub-state tournament play last weekend in St. James. Luverne defeated Windom 4-3 on Thursday and Springfield 6-1 Friday before falling to Jackson 8-7 Saturday. Luverne, now 13-6 on the season, will play Friday night in St. James against either Russell-Tyler-Ruthton or St. James in the second weekend of the sub-state tournament.…
- July 19, 2022LHS grad Rylee Olson is among athletes at Morningside University, Sioux City, Iowa, to be honored for academic achievement. Morningside University’s men’s and women’s track and field programs and a combined seven student athletes were among the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ academic honorees released…
- By Mavis FodnessJuly 19, 2022Journey Dwire, a 2022 Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduate, placed 110th out of 262 female shooters at the recent National High School Trap Championship in Mason, Michigan. She hit 87 clays out of 100 at the Saturday, July 9, individual event. Overall, Dwire finished 1,057 out of 1,716 individual shooters at the event at the Michigan Trap Association home grounds. “It was a great experience,”…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 12, 2022It was four more wins for the Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team this week. The team ran its record to 19-2 overall and 16-2 in Gopher-First Nite league play. The Redbirds, with a winning streak of thirteen games, defeated the Ruthton Royals and Marshall A’s on the road before coming out on top of the Adrian A’s and Heron Lake Lakers at Redbird Field. “We haven’t lost since June 8, and it’s…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 12, 2022The Luverne Senior American Legion baseball team began playoff action as the top seed in their sub sub-state division. Luverne lived up to the ranking by advancing to this weekend’s Southwest Sub-state Tournament in St. James with wins over Tracy and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton last week in Milroy. Luverne will open sub-state play at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) against Windom in St. James. With a win,…
- July 12, 2022Summer Baseball 2022 Luverne Redbirds Region 13C Standings (as of July 12) Gopher League Luverne Redbirds 16-2 Milroy Irish 15-1 Hadley Buttermakers 12-5 Adrian A’s 6-10 Ruthton Royals 5-12 Pipestone A’s 4-12 Worthington Cubs 2-14 First Nite League…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 12, 2022The Luverne Junior American Legion baseball team recently completed a 6-8 regular season. The team earned the No. 1 seed in the six-team west sub sub-state division. After suffering an 8-7 loss to No. 4-seeded Windom Sunday afternoon, Luverne defeated No. 6 seed Adrian 7-2 Monday night. With the win, Luverne is one of four teams from the sub sub-state group to advance to the Southwest sub-state…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 12, 2022Two recent Luverne High School graduates have been names to their respective spring sports’ all-state teams. Billi Connell was one of 14 statewide players named to the Minnesota Class AA All-State Softball First Team. Connell is the only softball player from the Big South Conference named to the team. “Billi is an extremely hard-working and talented player,” said LHS softball coach Brooks Maurer…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 05, 2022Local organizers are working hard to finalize plans for the Division II Minnesota American Legion Baseball State Tournament. The tournament will be played at Redbird Field in Luverne July 29-31. According to Luverne Baseball Association (LBA) president and tournament chairperson Don Dinger, the event will bring eight teams and hundreds of fans to Luverne. “This is a great chance to show people…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 05, 2022The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team avenged one of its two losses of the season so far by defeating the Milroy Irish 14-2 in seven innings Wednesday, June 29, at Irish Yard in rural Milroy. With the ten-run rule win, the Redbirds, now 15-2 overall and 13-2 overall in Gopher-First Night league play, moved into a tie with the Irish for the lead in the league. “The Milroy win was a big win…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 05, 2022The Luverne Senior American Legion baseball team went 3-3 during the last two weeks of regular season play. Luverne was 1-3 during a Marshall tournament June 24-26 before picking up wins over Marshall and Tracy last week. “We were kind of short-handed during the tournament because we had some of our regular players in New Ulm playing with the Junior Legion team the same weekend,” said coach Codie…
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