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 RuppFebruary 16, 2021Kendall Buss has been playing softball since she was in third grade. It’s a sport that she fell in love with the moment she picked up the bat for the first time. “There isn’t one thing I don’t like about it. I just love playing,” she said. “I just love everything about the game.” Buss, a junior at Luverne, will get to continue playing the game that she loves after high school as she recently…
- February 16, 2021The Luverne girls' 12U hockey team went 4-0 in Cloquet during a weekend tournament on Feb. 6 to take home first place.
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 16, 2021The Luverne boys’ basketball team split a pair of Big South Conference games this past week. The Cardinals opened the week with a 64-51 home loss to Pipestone Area on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Luverne bounced back on Friday, Feb. 12, with an 86-65 road victory against Windom. Pipestone 64, LHS 51 The Cardinals scored the first five points of the game on Tuesday, Feb. 9, but they could not sustain that…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team improved to 5-0 after going 2-0 last week. The Luverne Cardinals, on the other hand, went 0-2 and fell to 3-4 overall. The undefeated Patriots opened the week by disposing of Mountain Lake Area 65-35 at home on Thursday, Feb. 4. The Patriots then put together a strong second half to defeat the Luverne Cardinals 52-39 at home on Friday, Feb. 5. “It was…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team lost two games this week, bringing their overall record to 1-5 on the young season. The Cardinals opened the week with an 8-2 road loss on Tuesday, Feb. 2, to Minnesota River. They then dropped another road contest on Friday, Feb. 5, to Dodge County 9-1. Minnesota River 8, LHS 2 In the first matchup between these two teams this season, Minnesota River…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team continued its strong start to the 2021 campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 2, with a 76-72 home victory over Redwood Valley. Gannon Ahrendt started the game off with a bang for the Cardinals by knocking down a three-pointer on the first possession of the game. A pair of Bailey Cowell buckets put the Cardinals up 7-2. With Luverne holding a 9-2 lead, Redwood…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team went 1-1 this week with a 69-41 home victory over Edgerton on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and a 74-55 loss to Westbrook-Walnut Grove on Friday, Feb. 5. H-BC 69, Edgerton 41 Edgerton had H-BC on the ropes early. The Flying Dutchmen raced out to a 10-0 lead and looked to be on their way to a blowout victory. The Patriots then settled in and closed out the first…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Luverne girls’ hockey team split a pair of games this week to improve to 4-2 overall. The Cardinals opened the week with a 7-0 shutout victory over Minnesota River at home on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Luverne then dropped a road contest on Friday, Feb. 5, to Dodge County 4-1. LHS 7, MN River 0 The Cardinals used a strong first period to pick up a 7-0 victory on Tuesday, Feb. 2, inside Blue Mound Ice…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Luverne gymnastics team dropped a home meet to Jackson County Central on Thursday, Feb. 4. The 129.750 to 126.900 loss drops the Cardinals to 3-2 overall this season. “We had our best meet of the season,” Luverne head coach Phoebe Flom said. “It was a loss, but so many good things happened, it felt like a win. Things are starting to click for the girls and they’re feeling more confident in…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021The Luverne Cardinals went 0-2 at a wrestling Triangular in Windom on Saturday, Feb. 6, losing to Rock Central 61-18 and to Windom-Mountain Lake 42-30. RRC 61, LHS 18 The Cardinals only won three matches against Red Rock Central, with all three wins coming by fall. Riley Cowell continued his strong start to his senior season with another win by fall in the 120-pound division over Aubry…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 09, 2021Gavin Wysong was a member of a Hills-Beaver Creek senior class that helped the Hills-Beaver Creek football program accumulate an overall record of 29-6 over the last four seasons. During that run the Patriots won one section championship and appeared in three more. This past fall the Patriots finished the shortened football season with a 7-0 record and were named Nine-Man State Champions by the…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 02, 2021The Luverne gymnastics team improved to 2-1 with a 125.350-124.550 victory over Pipestone Area in Luverne on Monday, Feb. 1. In the vault competition, it was Amira Cowell coming in first with a score of 8.900. Fellow eighth-grader Ella Reisdorfer finished second with a score of 8.700. Tiana Lais finished fourth with a score of 8.500. In the bars, it was Reisdorfer finishing first with a score of…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 02, 2021After dropping a Top 10 battle against Rochester Lourdes 4-2 last week, the Luverne Cardinals bounced back by winning both of their games to improve to 3-1 overall. Luverne opened the week with a 5-2 road victory over Minnesota River on Friday, Jan. 30. They then wrapped up the week with a 9-0 victory over Morris-Benson Area on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Blue Mound Ice Arena. LHS 5, MN River 2 The…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 02, 2021The Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team opened the season with a 3-0 start. That early success was halted, however, by a 59-42 loss to the sixth-ranked Marshall Tigers on Thursday, Jan. 28. Marshall scored the first five points of the game and appeared ready to run the Cardinals out of the gym. The Cardinals responded by going on a 10-2 run to take a 10-7 lead. Marshall outscored the…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 02, 2021The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team split a pair of games this week. Luverne opened the week by defeating St. James 56-46 at home on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The Cardinals then ran into a buzzsaw when they squared off against the sixth-ranked Marshall Tigers at home on Jan. 29. The visiting Tigers bested the Cardinals 70-42. LHS 56, St. James 46 Ver Steeg reaches 1,000 The Cardinals improved…
- By Brennen RuppFebruary 02, 2021The Luverne boys’ hockey team dropped a pair of games this week to bring its overall record to 1-3. The Cardinals opened the week with a 7-2 road loss to Redwood Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Luverne then returned home and dropped a tightly contested game to Minnesota River 3-2 on Friday, Jan. 29. RV 7, LHS 2 On Friday, Jan. 22, the Cardinals defeated Redwood Valley, 8-5 at the Blue Mound Ice…
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