Luverne boys’ and girls’ track teams win True Team
Luverne hosted the Section 3A True Team Track and Field Tournament Tuesday, May 7.
LHS softball team wins 3, loses 1
The Luverne High School softball team notched three wins and one loss in two doubleheaders over the past week.
Luverne Redbirds back in action
The Luverne Redbirds caged the Worthington Cubs 10-0 in their season opener Sunday, May 12, at Redbird Field.
The Redbirds piled up nine hits in the game.
Van Dyke named to NSIC All-defensive team
Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) freshman Paris Van Dyke, Luverne, was named to the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-defensive team.
Three LHS seniors earn recognition at Big South Conference Championship
The Luverne boys’ golf team finished third and the LHS girls’ team placed eighth in the Big South Conference Championship Monday, May 13, at the Dacotah Ridge Golf Club in Morton, Minnesota.
LHS and H-BC compete in Bob Nangle and Howard Wood Relays
The Cardinals’ and Patriots’ track teams competed in the Bob Nangle Relays Tuesday, April 30, in Pipestone and the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, in Sioux Falls.
Sports
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a 20-4 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Section 3AA. That accomplishment as enough to earn the Cardinals the No. 1 seed in the Section 3AA-South tournament, which begins Saturday, Feb. 26. Luverne will host the No. 8-seeded Redwood Valley Cardinals (1-25) in the Luverne Classic Gym Saturday at 7 p.m. Luverne…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team had a busy stretch of games over the past week when they faced several conference foes at home and away. They rolled to an easy 75-54 win over Heron Lake Okabena-Fulda on Feb. 15, but fell to the Luverne Cardinals Feb. 17 (see the related story) and Mountain Lake Area 68-61 Feb. 18. The Patriots are 10-10 overall and 8-6 in the conference. They were…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne Cardinal boys' basketball team won its fifth and sixth games in a row before losing last week for the first time since Feb. 3. The home victories included a 14-point upset of rival Pipestone Area Feb. 15 and a second win over Hills-Beaver Creek Feb.17 (see related story). The loss was on the road at Jackson County Central. The Cardinals, now 9-12 on the season, were scheduled …
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team fell to New Ulm 5-2 Thursday night at the Blue Mound Ice Arena during the final regular season game before section play begins this week. The Cardinals came out blazing fast in the first period when Owen Sudenga received a breakout pass and chipped a pass around a New Ulm forechecker that ended up in Brock Behrend’s hands. Behrend and Blaik Bork came in on a 2-on-1…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls split two basketball games on the road in the past week nudging their record to 11-13 overall and 10-6 in the conference. The Lady Pates rolled past the Rebels 64-37 in Slayton on Feb. 14, but lost a close match in Mountain Lake 52-45 on Feb. 17. Monday night’s game with Adrian was postponed to Tuesday (Feb. 22). The Patriot girls drew the No. 3 seed in Section 3A…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to Adrian to take on Wabasso Thursday, Feb. 17, and came up short against the Rabbits 51-24. The team has been preparing since then for the 3A Individual Section Tournament starting Friday, Feb. 25, in Wabasso. Wabasso jumped out to a 27-0 lead after four pins between 106 and 126 pounds before Gavin Marotzke won by a 9-7 decision over Luverne’s Hudson Hough…
- Section gymnastics results in personal bests, news school record and coach of year honors to LuverneBy Mavis FodnessFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne gymnasts’ “Road to Success”-themed season led the team to Marshall Saturday for the Section 3A tournament, where the Cardinals posted their highest team score of the season, achieved personal best scores and broke one school record. Luverne placed third out of the seven teams with a score of 132.75. The Cardinals achieved season-best scores on the bars (31.775) and the floor (34.95)…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team received the No. 2 seed in section play last week and got a first-round bye. In the second round of sectionals, the Cardinals met Marshall Saturday afternoon in Luverne, where they won the semifinal matchup. Luverne now advances to play section rival New Ulm Tuesday night (after press time) in New Ulm for the Section 3 championship. With the win over Marshall,…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team improved their conference record to 7-5 when they defeated the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons Feb. 10 in Adrian. The Patriots’ record is now 9-8 overall. They hosted Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday night (Feb. 15) after the Star Herald went to press. The H-BC boys’ team is scheduled to host MLA-C on Friday and has an away game set for Tuesday, Feb. 22, at…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team moved its season record to 18-4 after three more wins last week. The Cards defeated Pipestone Area 61-35 on Feb. 8, Windom Area 81-39 on Feb. 10 and Montevideo 47-45 on Saturday. Luverne was scheduled to play in Adrian Tuesday night after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. The Cardinals will travel to Jackson to face the Huskies in a rescheduled game…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team picked up three more wins this week to improve to 14-9 on the year. The Cardinals went on the road Feb. 8 to play Fairmont before playing one home and one away contest with Minnesota River Friday and Saturday. Luverne concludes the regular season when they host New Ulm tonight (Thursday, Feb 17) at Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Section seedings will come out this…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Lady Pates improved to 10-4 in conference play and 11-11 overall this week after a win Friday night against Edgerton Public and a loss at home Tuesday (Feb.8) against Southwest Christian. The Pates traveled to Slayton Monday (Feb. 14) to take on the Murray County Central Rebels. (See next week’s Star Herald for complete game results). The H-BC girls will play MLA-C at Mountain Lake Thursday,…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Cardinal wrestling team continued its winning ways on Feb. 8 by defeating Springfield (Minnesota) 42-39 and Viborg-Hurley (South Dakota) 60-18. The team has posted a 4-1 record the past three weeks heading into the Section 3A team tournament. The Cardinals travel to Adrian to take on Wabasso in the first round of the section tournament Thursday, Feb. 17. Luverne 42, Springfield 39 The…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne boys’ basketball team continued their winning ways last week, defeating the Windom Area Eagles 76-57 and the Montevideo Thunder Hawks 60-54. The two victories over section opponents were the Cardinals’ third and fourth in a row and sixth and seventh wins of the season. “It was good to get two section wins this week,” said Luverne head coach John Sichmeller. “After a slow start to the…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 08, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team improved to 6-5 in Red Rock Conference play and 8-8 overall after a couple of solid victories in the past week. The Patriots took down Westbrook Walnut Grove 70-62 in Westbrook Thursday, Feb. 3, and beat Red Rock Central 64-48 the following night in Hills. The Patriot boys will look to extend their winning ways to three in a row when they travel to…
- By Jason BerghorstFebruary 08, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team won two more games this week to advance their record to 15-4 on the season. The Cardinals avenged one of their four losses when they defeated the Worthington Trojans 64-51 Feb. 3 in Luverne. The Cards then bested Southwest Minnesota Christian one night later 51-41 in Edgerton. Luverne was scheduled to play in Pipestone Tuesday (Feb. 8) and will travel to…
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