By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
December 21, 2021
Luverne girls’ hockey team improved to 10-1 on the year, picking up another three wins in the past week.
They started Tuesday, Dec. 14, with a varsity boys’ and girls’ doubleheader when the LHS girls took down Windom 9-0 before they beat Austin 7-3 on the road Friday and Rochester Mayo 7-1 Saturday.
Luverne was scheduled to travel to Benson Tuesday to take on the MBA Storm, and they’ll head to…
By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
December 21, 2021
The Luverne boys’ hockey team went 2-1 this week and moved their season record to 5-1.
The Cardinals beat Windom 5-2 on Tuesday, Dec. 14, and Worthington 6-3 Thursday, Dec. 16, in conference home games before losing to Rochester Lourdes 4-0 Saturday at the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
The Cardinals go on the road to play Two Rivers Wednesday, Dec. 22, in West St. Paul and then host Rochester for their…
By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
December 21, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team hosted the Redwood Valley Cardinals in the first game of a girl-boy doubleheader in Luverne Friday night.
The host Cardinals entered the game 5-0 and easily maintained their undefeated record with an impressive 87-28 victory over Redwood.
The Luverne offense put on a show in the first half, taking a 50-16 lead into halftime.
When the Luverne defense…
By Canaan Petersen for the Star Herald
December 21, 2021
The Cardinal wrestling team came home empty-handed after attending the Redwood River Riot Dec. 17-18.
The tournament is perhaps the toughest one the team will see this year with 32 teams present in Redwood, according to Luverne senior Braydon Ripka
“This weekend had some very good competition,” Ripka noted. “I went 2-2, which put me in the top 12 of the bracket, so I’m happy about that.”
Ripka…
By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
December 21, 2021
The Luverne girls’ basketball team remained undefeated on the season when they came out on top of the visiting Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots 74-41 Dec. 14.
Cardinal Emma Beyer started the scoring with a three pointer and Luverne maintained the lead the rest of the game.
The score was 42-19 at the intermission.
In the second half, Luverne added 32 more points while H-BC scored 22 in the second…
By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
December 21, 2021
The Luverne boys’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season when it made the short trip to Hills for a game with Hills-Beaver Creek.
The Cardinals defeated their Rock County rivals, the H-BC Patriots, 48-32 in the Tuesday, Dec. 14, contest.
The Patriots led the entire first half of the game, leading by as much as 10 points (18-8), and took a 20-16 lead into the locker room at…
By Mavis Fodness
December 21, 2021
Team depth was on display Dec. 16 as the Luverne High School gymnastics team earned a conference win against Pipestone Area High School in Pipestone.
Two of the LHS team’s varsity performers sat out the meet due to injury.
Freshman Amira Cowell, one of Luverne’s top all-around performers, and freshman teammate Hailey Como, also out for the Dec. 7 meet, did not compete against the Arrows.
Luverne…
December 21, 2021
H-BC 51, A-H 36
It was a strong defensive performance that ultimately sealed the game for the Patriots boys’ basketball team down in Alcester, South Dakota, Friday night.
The Patriots trailed 13-10 at the end of the first quarter and only sported a one-point advantage at intermission but outscored the Cubs 31-17 in the second half. The home team was held to 12 of 47 (28 percent) shooting and was…
December 21, 2021
HBC 61, A-H 42
Senior Kenadie Fick put on a show as the Lady Pates basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 19-point victory in Alcester, South Dakota, on Saturday night.
Fick (seven steals and four rebounds) scored 34 of the Patriots’ 61 points while shooting a remarkable 7-9 from three-point range.
H-BC led 28-22 at the halfway mark before holding the Alcester-Hudson Cubs to just…
By Mavis Fodness
December 14, 2021
Reigning Section 3A gymnastics champions, the Worthington Trojans, showed why they’re ranked fourth in the state when they visited Luverne Dec. 7.
Worthington captured the meet win over the Cardinals 140.475 to 131.700.
The Trojans swept all four events along with the all-around title in their almost nine-point win over the Cardinals.
The Cardinals kept the meet close on two of the events with…
By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
December 14, 2021
The Luverne girls’ hockey team welcomed section foe Mankato East to Luverne for an afternoon tilt Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
The Cardinals took an early lead and never looked back on their way to a 5-2 win. The victory moves Luverne to 7-1 on the season
Luverne senior Billi Connell, a Division 1 Gopher softball commit, got the girls started just 5:42 into the first period.…
December 14, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots opened up their 2021-22 basketball season Saturday afternoon in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where the hosts claimed a 90-61 victory.
Central Lyon opened the game on an 18-6 run on the way to a 58-25 lead at the break.
The Patriots battled in the second half, outscoring the Lions 36-32 on their way to a 90-61 defeat.
Drew Leenderts (16 points) led the way for the Pates,…
By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
December 14, 2021
The Luverne Cardinal boys’ basketball team opened the 2021-22 campaign with two losses over the past week.
The Cardinals hosted the Jackson County Central Huskies Dec. 7 and came up eight points short, falling 48-40.
On Saturday Luverne faced Fairmont in Pipestone and lost 55-35.
The Luverne Cardinals were next scheduled to play the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriot boys in Hills Tuesday night, Dec.…
By Canaan Petersen for the Star Herald
December 14, 2021
The Cardinals wrestling team traveled twice to Jackson last week and returned with two medals.
On Tuesday, Dec. 7, they lost both team matches to Jackson (79-0) and Redwood Valley (50-12) but won a couple of individual matches against Redwood Valley.
At the JCC Pizza Ranch Invite Dec. 11 two Cardinal wrestlers placed and as a team they placed 12th.
The Cardinals travel to Redwood Falls for the…
By Dalton Bass for the Star Herald
December 14, 2021
The Lady Pates led the way from start to finish Thursday, Dec. 9, in Hills where they claimed a 56-16 victory over the Murray County Central Rebels.
The Patriots (29 steals) were able to run a full-court press and force the Rebels into 46 turnovers in the contest.
Layla Deelstra (10 points and four assists) led the defense for the Patriots with nine steals in the game.
The home team sported a 22-…
By Jason Berghorst for the Star Herald
December 14, 2021
The Luverne girls’ basketball team moved their record to 3-0 on the young 2021-22 campaign by defeating the Jackson County Central Huskies 76-58 December 7 in the Luverne Classic Gym.
The Cardinals were scheduled to play at Southwest Minnesota Christian Friday night, but the Dec. 10 snowstorm forced that game to be rescheduled to February 1.
Against the Huskies, the Cardinals scored first in the…
