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  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 08, 2022
    Luverne gymnasts closed out the 2021-22 season with another win and their highest scores on two of the four events. The Cardinals posted a team score of 130.525 against the Saints (100.275) with the highest scores of 30.7 on the uneven bars and 34.65 on the floor exercise through the nine-meet season. Coach Phoebe Flom is proud of her team’s performance. “We added some new skills in our final…
  • By Canaan Petersen for the Star Herald
    February 08, 2022
    The Luverne wrestling team secured its first winning night after traveling to Beresford, South Dakota, Tuesday, Feb. 1, returning home with two team wins. The Cardinals were scheduled to host a dual Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the Classic Gym with Springfield and Viborg Hurley.     LHS 41, Garretson 36 In the first match with Garretson, the Cardinals bested the Dragons 41-36 by winning seven out of eight…
  • By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
    February 08, 2022
    The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team advanced to 11-9 on the season, picking up wins against Marshall Tuesday, Feb. 1, Morris Benson Area Saturday, Feb. 5, and Windom Monday, Feb. 7. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Fairmont on the road Tuesday, and they’ll host Minnesota River Friday at Blue Mound Ice Arena before traveling to Le Sueur Saturday for a make-up game against Minnesota River…
  • By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
    February 08, 2022
    It was a successful week overall for the Luverne boys’ basketball team. The Cardinals won their fourth and fifth games of the year, including a surprising six-point upset over the 17-1 Martin County West Mavericks. LHS lost in Worthington Feb. 3, defeated MCW Saturday and won a lopsided victory in Edgerton Monday night. Luverne, now 5-11, travels to Windom to face the Eagles tonight (Thursday).…
  • By Dalton Bass for the Star Herald
    February 08, 2022
    The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team picked up a huge conference win over Red Rock Central 63-49 in a packed gym on Friday night in Hills. That was after the Lady Pates fell to Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 64-49 Monday, Jan. 31, in Hills and Westbrook Walnut Grove 49-44 Thursday, Feb. 3, in Westbrook. The Lady Pates improved to 8-3 in the conference and 9-9 overall. They will host Southwest…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    February 01, 2022
    Luverne gymnasts pulled together as a team in a rescheduled dual meet from December against Martin County Area Monday night. At the Parents Night event, the Cardinals won over the Magic 131.625 to 127.375. They upped their season record to 6-2. The win came at the heels of another win last week against Marshall, also at home on Jan. 27. Luverne travels to St. James to take on the Saints Friday to…
  • By Canaan Petersen for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    The Cardinal wrestlers suffered four team losses but were able to secure three individual medals in competition over the past week. On Thursday, Jan. 27, the Cardinals traveled to Tracy for four team matchups, and on Saturday they went to Wabasso for an invitational. Luverne wrestlers will compete in _____ and _____ in the coming week.   Wabasso Invitational  A few individuals found success at…
  • By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    The Luverne girls’ hockey team continues its winning ways with two more victories in the past week. The Cardinals took an easy 12-2 victory from the Trojans in Worthington Jan. 25 and took down the Marshall Tigers 4-1 at home Friday. Luverne moves to 21-3 on the year and hosts Morris Benson Area Saturday in their final regular season game before section play begins.    Luverne 12, Worthington 2…
  • By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    It was two more lopsided victories and another near upset for the Luverne girls’ basketball team this week.  The Cardinals, now 13-4 on the season, defeated St. James by 40 points (74-34) Jan. 25 and Redwood Valley by 55 points (69-14) Jan. 28. LHS then faced Wagner, South Dakota, Saturday at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. Wagner is 13-0 and ranked No.1 in their class in South Dakota girls…
  • By Dalton Bass for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team picked up two more games in the win column over the past week with Red Rock Conference victories over Adrian-Ellsworth and Okabena. The Lady Pates easily took the Dragons 66-39 on their home court Tuesday, Jan. 25, and they coasted to a 61-46 victory over Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda Friday in Fulda. The games mark the Patriots’ fifth-straight conference…
  • By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    The Luverne boys’ hockey team moved its record to 8-9 after a series of road games over the past week. The Cardinals came out on top of a close match with the Trojans in Worthington Jan. 25, but they lost to New Ulm 6-0 in New Ulm Jan. 27 and came out on the losing end of an overtime contest with Morris Benson Area in Benson 6-5 Friday. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Marshal Tuesday…
  • By Dalton Bass for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team suffered a couple of hard-fought losses over the past week with games at home and away. The Patriots fell to Westbrook Walnut Grove 70-62 in Hills Thursday, Jan. 27, and the Murray County Central Rebels used a home-court advantage to take H-BC 64-50 Saturday in Slayton. The Patriots, now 4-5 in conference play and 6-8 overall, travel to Westbrook…
  • By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
    February 01, 2022
    The Luverne boys’ basketball team traveled to Redwood Falls Friday, Jan. 28, to take on the Redwood Valley Cardinals.  The visiting Cardinals had a difficult time offensively throughout the game. Luverne was down 37-21 at the half.  Redwood Valley outscored Luverne 41-30 in the second half and defeated Luverne 78-51 in the battle of the Cardinals.  Luverne shot just 29 percent from the field…
  • By Jason Berghorst
    January 25, 2022
    The Luverne boys’ basketball team recorded their most successful week of the season so far with wins over Adrian and St. James and a close three-point loss to Belle Plaine. The Cardinals, now 3-9 on the season, earned a solid 68-39 win in Adrian Jan. 20 before coming up just short to the Belle Plaine Tigers at Williams Arena Jan. 21. LHS then recorded its first Big South Conference victory with a…
  • By Mavis Fodness
    January 25, 2022
    Team scores continue to increase for the Luverne gymnasts as the Cardinals begin to close out their 2021-22 season. LHS surpassed conference rival Windom Monday in a 131.675 to 127.9 team win. The Cardinals fell in a close match against Jackson County Central Jan. 11, while still increasing their team score from previous meets. The Huskies scored 134.65 to the Cardinals’ 131.35. “We had lots of…
  • By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
    January 25, 2022
    The Luverne girls’ hockey team picked up a win Monday night in Le Sueur against Minnesota River before losing a tough rivalry game Thursday night in New Ulm and coming up short against a talented Dodge County team Saturday in the Blue Mound Ice Arena. The Cardinals, 19-3, hit the road to face Worthington Tuesday before returning home for a game with Marshall on Thursday.   Luverne 8, Minnesota…
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