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  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 22, 2021
    The Luverne Legion team went 2-1 this past week, including a 1-1 performance in a Marshall tournament. Luverne started the week with a 7-5 loss against Marshall and then bounced back to defeat Albany 6-5. Luverne wrapped up the week by defeating Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3-2 on Monday, June 21.   Marshall 7, Luverne 5 Marshall jumped on Luverne early by scoring five runs in the first two innings to…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 22, 2021
    For a third straight season, the Luverne Cardinal girls’ 4-by-800 relay team raced their way to a state championship in the event. On Friday, June 18, at St. Michael-Albertville High School, the quartet of Regan Feit, Tiana Lais, Jenna DeBates and Tenley Nelson took home first place with a time of 9:34.65. “It’s special,” Luverne track coach Pete Janiszeski said. “Anytime you can win a state…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 22, 2021
    A dynasty is defined as a line of hereditary rulers of a country. The Luverne boys’ tennis team is not the Ming Dynasty, but the Cardinals have ruled over the Big South Conference and Section 3A for the past 11 years. Under the guidance of first-year head coach Lucas Larson, the Cardinals made their 11th straight Class A State Tournament appearance in 2021. The Cardinals were ousted in the…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 22, 2021
    Regan Feit has been a mainstay on three Luverne Cardinals’ varsity teams since she was a seventh-grader. “I started running cross country and track when I was a seventh-grader and also started playing varsity hockey when I was in seventh grade,” Feit said. “I’ve been playing hockey since I was a third-grader though and have run in road races for as long as I can remember.” The Luverne senior has…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 15, 2021
    For the 11th-straight season the Luverne tennis team competed in the Class A State Tournament. This year’s state tournament had a different feel to it than previous years because of a change in venue. This year’s tournament marked the first time in 20 years that the Minnesota State High School League boys’ state tournament was outside. Instead of playing indoors, the state meet was played at St.…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 15, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals’ quest for a state tournament bid came to a grinding halt on Tuesday, June 8, in Marshall at the hands of Paynesville. The Cardinals committed eight costly errors and fell to the Bulldogs 14-5. Luverne opened the game by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead. Paynesville put up eight runs in the bottom of the second inning to claim an 8-2…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 15, 2021
    The Luverne Redbirds improved to 8-1 overall with a 15-4 victory over Worthington on Wednesday, June 9. With the win the Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven games. Luverne struck first by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. The Redbirds tacked on three more runs in the top of the third inning to push their lead to 5-0. In the top of the fifth inning the Redbirds scored…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 15, 2021
    Thirty years is a long time. That’s 15,768,000 minutes. In a world that seems to change by the minute, there was one constant that people could count on in Rock County: Steve Wiertzema coaching the Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team. After serving as the head coach for 30 years, Wiertzema is turning in his clipboard to retire from coaching. “His passion for the game and love for the game…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 08, 2021
    The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track teams competed at the Section 3A Southwest Sub-Section meet in Pipestone on Thursday, June 3. The Luverne girls’ team placed first, while the boys’ team finished third overall. The H-BC boys’ team placed second overall, while the girls finished sixth overall. “I thought we had a really nice showing,” H-BC track coach Rex Metzger said. “We had a lot of Top…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 08, 2021
    The Luverne tennis team qualified for the state tournament for a 10th straight year. They’ll be in action on Tuesday, June 8, at St. Cloud Tech High School against Mounds Park Academy. Pierce Cunningham also qualified for the individual state tournament, and the doubles team of Blake Frahm and Ben Jarchow qualified for the doubles state tournament. Cunningham will compete against Lincoln…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 08, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals will need three wins if they’re going to reach the 1A State Baseball Tournament this season. The Cardinals will need to defeat Paynesville on Tuesday, June 8, in Marshall to set up a date with Atwater Cosmos-Grove City on June 10. If the Cardinals defeat Paynesville, they’ll have to defeat ACGC twice in order to win the section championship and qualify for the state…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 08, 2021
    The Luverne softball season came to an end Saturday, June 5, in Pipestone at the hands of the Pipestone Area Arrows. The Cardinals went 2-2 in section tournament play, with both losses coming to the top-seeded Arrows. Luverne started the section tournament by defeating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 4-2 on Tuesday, June 1, in Pipestone. Following Luverne’s victory over TMB, the Cardinals lost to Pipestone…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 08, 2021
    For the first time in program history, the Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ golf team advanced to the second day of the section tournament. After shooting a 472 on Day 1 of the section tournament, the Patriots shot a 464 on Wednesday, June 2, in Worthington. The Patriots finished third overall with a final two-day score of 936. Adrian took home first place with a final team score of 826. Heron Lake-…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 08, 2021
    The Luverne golf team competed at the two-day Section 3AA Tournament at the Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake on June 1 and 2. The Luverne boys placed fourth overall out of 15 teams. The Cardinals finished with an overall score of 666. New London-Spicer was the top team with an overall score of 605. Minnewaska Area finished second overall with a score of 618. The Marshall Tigers placed third with…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 01, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals baseball team wrapped up the regular season with a 17-3 record and earned the No. 1 seed in the Class 3AA Section Tournament. The Cardinals began their quest for a state tournament bid on Saturday, May 29, in Luverne against the Pipestone Area Arrows. The Cardinals defeated the Arrows 7-4 to get one step closer to the state tournament. Luverne’s starting pitcher, Cade…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    June 01, 2021
    The first round of the section 3A Golf Tournament was played Wednesday, May 26, in Worthington. The Hills-Beaver Creek golf team was one of 12 teams competing on the first day of the tournament. At the end of the round, the Adrian girls’ team was sitting atop the standings with a total score of 411. The Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda team was in second place with a score of 426. Westbrook Walnut-Grove…
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