By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
December 07, 2021
The Cardinals had a busy span of days with three games in seven days that ended with an impressive 3-0 record on the year.
The Luverne boys hockey team hosted Marshall for a thrilling 7-6 overtime win Nov. 30 and traveled to Redwood Falls Dec. 2 to pick up an easier 13-0 victory before returning home Saturday to beat Waseca 10-1.
New Ulm comes to the Blue Mound Ice Arena Friday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m…
By Mavis Fodness
December 07, 2021
In an extremely close contest, the Luverne gymnastics team opened the 2021-22 season Dec. 2 in Blue Earth with a narrow win 128.725-128.700 over the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers.
Luverne kept slim leads over BEA in three of the four events.
In the opening rotation, Luverne led in the uneven bars (29.550-29.075), followed by the vault (34.225-34.025) and floor exercise (33.90-33.25). BEA won the…
By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
December 07, 2021
The Luverne girls’ hockey team is finding the back of the net a lot this season and winning a lot of games in dominant fashion.
The Cardinals improved to 6-1 on the season by picking up a big conference road win over Marshall Nov. 30 and beating Waseca at home Saturday.
The Cardinal girls currently have three of the Top 10 scorers in the state with Kamryn Van Batavia (first) Reghan Bork (fourth)…
By Canaan Petersen for the Star Herald
December 07, 2021
The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to Flandreau, South Dakota, Saturday to kick off the 2021-22 season and came home with three pieces of hardware.
Nearly all the Luverne wrestlers recorded wins, and two seventh-grade wrestlers in their first varsity tournament placed third and fourth.
“Our guys wrestled well for the first tournament of the year,” said head coach Jordan Kopp. “We had three on…
By Jason Berghorst
December 07, 2021
The Luverne girls’ basketball team opened the 2021-22 campaign with three consecutive wins within five days.
The Cardinals defeated Mountain Lake Area 78-40 Nov. 30, Pipestone Area 56-53 Dec. 2 and Fairmont 45-39 Dec. 4.
“It was a busy week,” LHS head coach TJ Newgard said.
“We have been tested early in the season, playing two of the top teams in our subsection (Pipestone Area and Fairmont),”…
December 07, 2021
RTR 73 HBC 59
The Lady Pates came up just short in their first Section 3A matchup of the year Monday, Nov. 29, in Tyler. The Knights’ physical play led them to a 14-point victory over H-BC.
The Patriots were led in scoring by senior Kenadie Fick (24 points, eight rebounds and assists) and sophomore Lanae Elbers (14 points).
Elbers was also able to complete a triple double by adding 10 rebounds…
By Mavis Fodness
December 07, 2021
LHS senior Tenley Nelson will continue her cross country running close to home, as she recently accepted an athletic and academic scholarship from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Nelson joined the Division II college team because the decision felt right to her.
“Augustana felt really similar to Luverne in a sense that it was more of a family than just a team,” she said. “I felt…
By Mavis Fodness
November 30, 2021
When Solomon Nielsen graduated from LHS in 2017, he achieved wrestling feats no one else in school history had reached.
There is, however, one wrestling feat he hasn’t achieved — an individual championship — which he’s set as a goal to accomplish this year at the college level with Augsburg University.
“It would mean a lot just because I’ve worked so many years and I’ve never won a state title…
By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
November 30, 2021
Luverne senior standout Reghan Bork joined an elite group of Cardinal girls by scoring her 100th career goal Tuesday, Nov. 23.
She found the back of the net five times at Blue Mound Ice Arena to help give the Cardinal girls an impressive 10-0 win over Fairmont.
The Cardinals got on the board halfway through the first period with Bork getting the tip off a hard wrist shot from seventh-grader Macie…
November 30, 2021
The Red Rock Conference recently recognized nine Hills-Beaver Creek High School athletes for their performances during the Fall 2021 sports season.
The following students were recognized by sport:
•Volleyball: all-conference, sophomore Lanae Elbers; honorable mention, senior Kenadie Fick.
•Football: all-conference, seniors Casey Kueter, Max Scholten, Donavon Leenderts and Cole Baker; honorable…
November 30, 2021
More than 40 runners participated in the 19th annual De-Light-Ful 5K and 1-mile races Saturday, Nov. 27, in Luverne.
Participants started and finished at the National Guard Armory and traveled a race course on residential streets within Luverne.
Once finished, they were eligible for awards and prizes, pictures with Santa, a Bingo game and a meal and refreshments. Runners were encouraged to dress…
By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
November 23, 2021
A football season that started out with a postponed game because of a water-soaked field in Hills ended on the turf of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots had their tournament run end on Nov. 19 at the semi-finals of the Minnesota Nine-Man State Football Tournament.
The 12-0 Fertile-Beltrami Falcons defeated the Patriots by a score of 30-22 in an evenly matched…
November 23, 2021
Luverne High School athletes were selected to the 2021 all-conference Big South Conference sporting teams, with several earning honorable mention status.
Receiving all-conference honors were:
•Volleyball: all-conference, senior Elise Ferrell; honorable mention, senior Trista Baustian.
•Cross Country all-conference: senior Tenley Nelson, sophomore Jenna DeBates, sophomore Kayla Bloemendaal, junior…
By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
November 23, 2021
The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved its record to 3-1 Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena where the Cardinals edged Minnesota River 7-3.
Reghan Bork started the scoring 2:25 into the game when she beat Minnesota River’s Amilia Messer with an assist from Kamryn Van Batavia.
Play went back and forth until Minnesota River Sophia Doherty found the back of the net to even the…
By Matt Lais for the Star Herald
November 23, 2021
The Luverne girls’ hockey team hit the ice running over the past week beating Worthington 10-0, Windom 12-1, and St. Peter 1-3. Their only loss was to New Ulm 3-5.
The Cards will face Fairmont at home Tuesday, Nov. 23, and Marshall on the road next week on Nov. 30.
LHS 10, Worthington 0
The Luverne Cardinals got off to a quick start on Thursday night, Nov. 11, at Blue Mound Ice Arena in front…
By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
November 16, 2021
Although the Hills-Beaver Creek football team also won the Section championship in 2020, the 2021 HBC football team went on to play in the quarter-finals of the Minnesota State Tournament for nine-man football for the first time since 2001.
The Section 3 Champions defeated the Section 2 Champions, the Renville County West Jaguars 30-7 in Marshall on a windy, cold and snowy evening Friday, Nov. 12…
