By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
November 09, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots and the Mountain Lake Area Wolverines have met the last four years in the Section 3 Nine-Man Section Championship.
This year the Patriots claimed the section championship with a score of 36-9 in Marshall Friday, Nov. 5.
The Patriot defensive line play of senior Max Scholten and junior Cody Moser along with senior linebacker Casey Kueter kept the MLA Wolverine…
By Mavis Fodness
November 09, 2021
Saturday’s state cross country meet in Northfield was a momentous one for the Luverne High School boys’ cross country team.
They were the first boys’ team from Luverne to compete at the state event since 2012, and they became only the fifth team in the school’s history to qualify for the event.
This year’s LHS boys’ team placed ninth out of 16 teams competing in Class A. It was a second-best…
By Mavis Fodness
November 09, 2021
The Luverne High School girls’ cross country team returned to the awards podium Saturday after finishing third at the state cross country tournament in Northfield.
The LHS girls amassed 117 points in the Class A event behind winning team Staples-Motley (103 points) and second-place Perham,109 points.
Two LHS runners earned Top 10 medals (a first for the LHS program) for their finishes in the 5000…
By Jacqueline Johnson for the Star Herald
November 09, 2021
The stakes were high for the Luverne Cardinal volleyball squad headed to Jackson on Thursday, Nov. 4.
The No. 1 and 2 seeds in the South Big South 3AA subsection final, the Cardinals faced off against the rival Huskies of Jackson County Central.
Having lost in four sets to them earlier in the year, the Cardinals knew they needed to play a solid match to advance their season.
Despite an early 5-3…
By Sara Schmuck for the Star Herald
November 02, 2021
For the fourth time in Luverne cross country program history, both boys’ and girls’ teams are going to the state meet.
The Cardinal girls placed first as a team and the boys placed second at the Section 3A meet Thursday, Oct. 28, in Madison on the golf course.
“Any time you can have even one person qualify for the state meet, it's a tremendous accomplishment,” coach Pete Janiszeski said. “So…
November 02, 2021
LHS senior Mia Wenzel qualified for the Minnesota individual state tournament for the Cardinals after winning the individual Section 3A Singles Tournament.
Wenzel competed at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis on Thursday, Oct. 28.
In her first-round match, Wenzel was defeated by Ana Medina of Rochester Lourdes 6-0, 6-0.
Wenzel then played Annika Harberts Otts from Providence Academy in…
By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
November 02, 2021
In the first round of the Section 3 Nine-Man playoffs, the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots hosted the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars Tuesday, Oct. 26.
This game went much like the first time the two squads met earlier in the season. The Patriots cruised to a 47-0 playoff win, ending the Jaguars’ season at 3-6.
H-BC scored early and with lightning speed.
After receiving the opening kickoff…
November 02, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team advances in subsection playoffs with a victory over Pipestone in five sets Monday night in Luverne.
It wasn’t an easy win for the LHS girls, but coach Sarah DeBeer said the Cardinals’ clean serving was a key part of the game.
She said almost all Luverne players were error-free, and their hard work at the net contributed to Monday night’s success.
“This match…
By John Sichmeller for the Star Herald
November 02, 2021
The Luverne Cardinal football season came to an end Saturday in Fairmont. Fairmont dominated all aspects of the game, taking a 21-0 lead into halftime and finishing the game with a 40-6 win.
Fairmont, the No. 1 seed in Section 3AAA playoffs will now face No. 2 seed Waseca for the section championship and the right to compete in the state tournament.
“We made improvements throughout the season but…
October 26, 2021
Luverne High School senior Mia Wenzel won the Section 3A singles championship and qualified for the individual state tennis tournament in Minneapolis on Oct. 28 and 29.
Wenzel was the lone LHS participant in the final two rounds of the section tournament on Oct. 19 in St. Peter.
In the semifinals she defeated Kassidy Girard of Morris in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. In the finals Wenzel faced Emily…
By Sara Schmuck for the Star Herald
October 26, 2021
The LHS Cardinal Cross Country girls won their seventh consecutive team championship at the Big South Conference meet in Pipestone Tuesday.
The team had six All-Conference performances: Tenley Nelson first, Jenna DeBates third, Kayla Bloemendaal fourth, Ella Schmuck fifth, Camden Janiszeski fifth and Owen Janiszeski sixth.
They had two All-Conference honorable mention performances with Grace…
By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
October 26, 2021
Rain, wind and mud seemed to be the theme for Minnesota high school football the Wednesday evening before MEA break.
For the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots it was all that plus a 43-8 victory over the host Edgerton Flying Dutchmen. The Patriots’ win pushed the team to a 6-2 regular season record.
The rainy, windy elements prevailed in Edgerton from the opening kickoff to the final horn in the…
By John Sichmeller for the Star Herald
October 26, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals football team finished off its regular season Wednesday night in Waseca, where the Bluejays dominated the first half and cruised to a 34-0 victory over the Cardinals.
Waseca was superior on both sides of the ball in Wednesday’s matchup with 355 total offensive yards, and their defense held Luverne to 48 total yards and just two first downs in the game.
The star of the game…
By Jacqueline Johnson and Joni Deelstra for the Star Herald
October 26, 2021
Regular season volleyball play ended this week for Rock County rivals Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek when the teams met in Hills Thursday night, Oct. 21.
The Cardinals took the Patriots in three sets, 25-17, 25-20 and 25-13.
The Patriots opened the match with a strong attack by Lanae Elbers in the front row and a tip over the Cardinal blockers by Tess VanMaanen to tie the score 5-5.
The Cardinals…
By Joni Deelstra for the Star Herald
October 26, 2021
The No. 10-ranked HBC Patriots traveled to Edgerton Monday evening to begin the first round of subsection volleyball against No. 7-ranked Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles.
A strong start in Set 1 by the Eagles gave them the lead 7-3, but the Patriots rallied back with a block by Taylor Durst to get them within one point 7-6.
Tess VanMaanen, who had a great season serving, added two ace serves…
By Joni Deelstra for the Star Herald
October 26, 2021
The Adrian/Ellsworth volleyball team went head-to-head with Hills-Beaver Creek in a contest that left H-BC on the losing end of a three-set game.
Lanae Elbers had another solid night in the front row for H-BC and tied the score 8-8 in the first set with a kill.
A/E started to widen the gap after that. An ace serve by Danette Leenderts narrowed the A/E lead to 17-14, but A/E finished the set 25-15…
