Harsh conditions don’t hinder LHS and H-BC track athletes
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to the Pipestone Invitational Saturday, April 20.
Girls’ softball team wins three games, loses three in busy week of ball
The Luverne High School softball team went 3-3 this past week.
Against Jackson County Central, LHS won one game 7-4 and lost one game 0-15 in doubleheader action Thursday, April 18, at Jackson.
Luverne baseball team takes four games, wins MACA Invitational championship
The Luverne baseball team won four games in the past week, including winning the 2024 MACA (Morris Area/ Chokio-Alberta) Baseball Invitational in Morris.
Cool conditions and wind hamper play between LHS and H-BC golf teams
The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams played on the Patriots’ home course, Meadow Acres Golf Club, in Larchwood, Iowa Thursday, April 18.
Jarchow named NCCAA National Player of the Week
Elise Jarchow, a 2021 Luverne High School graduate, was named the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) National Player of the Week in women’s tennis Monday, April 22.
Cardinal boys’ and girls’ golf teams participate in the Big South Division tournament April 22
The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams participated in the Big South Division tournament Monday, April 22, in Redwood Falls.
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- By Brennen RuppMay 04, 2021The Luverne tennis team continued its early season dominance last week. The Cardinals opened the week with a convincing 7-0 win over Redwood Valley on Thursday, April 29, in Redwood Falls. The Cardinals wrapped up the week by defeating Dawson-Boyd 6-1 in Luverne on Saturday, May 1. With the pair of wins, the Cardinals improved to 8-0 on the season. LHS 7, RV 0 In singles competition, Pierce…
- By Brennen RuppMay 04, 2021The Luverne Cardinals baseball team remained unbeaten by going 4-0 this past week. With the four wins the Cardinals continued their hot start to the season and improved to 10-0. In the four victories the Cardinals outscored their opponents 40-9. Luverne started the week off by defeating Pipestone Area 7-2 on Tuesday, April 27, in Pipestone. The Cardinals then swept Jackson County Central on…
- By Brennen RuppMay 04, 2021The Luverne Cardinals’ golf team competed in two meets this past week. The Cardinals kicked off the week by hosting Worthington on Thursday, April 29. Luverne then hit the road for a meet in Pipestone on Monday, May 3, while the girls’ golf team competed in Worthington. The boys defeated Worthington 175-189. Luverne freshman Henry Hartquist was the top individual performer with a score of 40. “…
- By Brennen RuppMay 04, 2021The Luverne Cardinals softball team snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday, April 27, by defeating the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons 6-4 in Luverne. Adrian struck first in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Cardinals quickly got that run back by scoring a run of their own in the bottom of the second. The Dragons took a one-run lead after scoring in the top of the fourth inning. Luverne’s…
- By Brennen RuppMay 04, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek golf team got its final tune-up before conference play on Tuesday, April 27, in Adrian. The Patriot boys fell to Adrian 185-195. On the girls’ side of things, it was Adrian besting H-BC 201-229. “The golfers played through a downpour on holes No. 2 and No. 3,” H-BC head coach Dan Ellingson said. “It finally quit raining by their fifth hole. However, the scores came back…
- By Brennen RuppMay 04, 2021The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team opened the season on Sunday, May 2, with a 13-1 victory over Lakefield in Lakefield. The Redbirds got started by scoring three runs in the opening inning of the season. Lakefield got one of the runs back in the bottom of the first to make it a 3-1 game. Luverne added five more runs in the third inning to make it an 8-1 game. After scoring one in the…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne tennis players continued their hot start to the season on Thursday, April 22, by defeating the Worthington Trojans 5-2 in Luverne. With the match victory the Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season. “The players' attitudes tell the whole story,” Luverne head coach Lucas Larson said. “They hold themselves accountable and put in the work that fosters success. I could not have asked…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne Cardinals baseball team went 3-0 last week to remain undefeated. With two wins over St. James and a win over Fairmont the Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season. “Most of our games could have gone either way in the win, loss column,” Luverne head coach Mike Wenninger said. “Teams are very competitive and for the most part equal in talent. We have struggled defensively, which will…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne track and field team competed in Redwood Falls on Friday, April 23. The Cardinals competed against Redwood Valley, Waseca and Jackson County Central. Gracie Zewiske took home first place in the 100 and 200 meters. The senior sprinter finished with a time of 13 seconds, five milliseconds. In the 200 meters she crossed the finish line with a time of 27.25. Christina Wagner finished with…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021Mother Nature delayed the start of the season for the Luverne golf team, but the Cardinals are in full swing now. They competed in three meets this past week. The boys’ and girls’ teams hosted Adrian on Tuesday, April 20. Luverne then hosted a Big Southwest division meet. On Monday, April 26, the Cardinals traveled to Marshall for a conference meet. On Tuesday, April 20, the Cardinals slayed the…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne softball team dropped a pair of games on Tuesday, April 29, against St. James in Luverne. Luverne lost the first game of the doubleheader 10-4 and then dropped Game 2 by a score of 14-3. The pair of losses dropped Luverne’s overall record to 2-4. St. James 10, LHS 4 St. James scored four runs in the first four innings. The visiting team added three more runs in the sixth inning to…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek golf team competed in two meets this past week. On Tuesday, April 20, the H-BC girls took home first place, while the boys placed third. In Fulda on Thursday, April 22, the boys finished second and the girls placed first. Meadow Acres H-BC, Red Rock Central and Southwest Minnesota Christian-Edgerton all competed at Meadow Acres golf course on Tuesday, April 20. The H-BC…
- April 27, 2021The South Dakota Girls’ 16U and 19U national teams are preparing to depart for Denver for the USA Hockey Tier II national tournaments from April 29 to May 3. Team South Dakota (TSD) 16U consists of 20 girls from 10 different communities across the state and TSD. The 19U team has 15 players from seven communities. The TSD 19U team has three Luverne players on the roster. They include Rylee Gee,…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021For many prep athletes, when their senior season comes to an end, that’s the last time they get to play the sport they love at a competitive level. That’s not the case for Hills-Beaver Creek’s Taryn Rauk. Following graduation, Rauk will be playing basketball at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. Rauk was one of the 40 athletes who competed in the Minnesota All-State All-Star Game on Saturday…
- By Brennen RuppApril 21, 2021The Luverne Cardinals softball team had no answer for the Pipestone Area Arrows on Thursday, April 15. The Arrows, a perennial powerhouse, outscored the Cardinals 25-1 in two games on Thursday in Pipestone. The Arrows won the first game 10-0 and then completed the sweep with a 15-1 victory over the Cardinals. In the first game, the Arrows limited the Cardinals’ typically potent lineup to two hits…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Luverne Cardinals welcomed the track teams from Marshall, St. James and Blue Earth to Luverne on Friday, April 16. The home meet was the second meet of the season for the Cardinals and put together a strong performance. Ashton Sandbulte took home first place in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Sandbulte clocked a time of 11 seconds, 53 milliseconds in the 100 meters. In the 200 meters, he…
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