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.
Sports
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 05, 2021The hit HBO series, “Game of Thrones,” coined a term, “The Long Night,” referring to a time period of a prolonged winter. The Long Night is over for now in Minnesota. Nov. 20 marked the last youth sporting event that took place in Minnesota before a “pause” was put into effect until Jan. 4. Now teams have received the go-ahead to start practicing to prepare for what will be a wild winter sports…
- By Brennen Rupp, sports writerJanuary 05, 2021Youth sports, including hockey, started back up again on Jan. 4. The prep athletes that had been training on local ponds, lakes and homemade ice rinks took to the ice for the first day of practice. Jan. 4 also marked the first day of training camp for the Minnesota Wild. On that same night, the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers improved to 10-0 with a win over Arizona State University. The year…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 28, 2020The Luverne boys’ hockey team finished the 2019-2020 campaign with a 15-10 overall record. They defeated Marshall 4-3 in the opening round of the section tournament before losing to Hutchison, the eventual section champions, 6-1. The Cardinals figure to be in store for another solid season when the puck drops in 2021. Luverne will be led by four seniors, Cade Wenninger, Cooper Arends, Carlton…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 28, 2020The year 2020 will likely have its own history textbook when it’s taught in school. It was a year that started just like any other, then the COVID-19 virus hit in March and everything changed. The pandemic hit the sports world in the United States on March 11 when the NBA shut down operations. It then impacted the Minnesota prep sports scene when winter sports shut down right before some of the…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The four-week pause that Gov. Tim Walz put in place for youth sports on Nov. 21 has been extended another two weeks. The four-week pause was originally set to end on Dec. 18. With the extension, youth sports are expected to pick back up again on Jan. 4. That means Luverne basketball, hockey, wrestling and gymnastics, along with the basketball teams for Hills-Beaver Creek, will have to continue to…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The perfect season that Hills-Beaver Creek put together this fall has not gone unnoticed. The 7-0 Patriots were named the Associated Press Nine-Man State Champions, and now they have another prestigious award for their trophy case. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Minnesota Vikings released the Vikings All-State Team for 2020, and two H-BC names grace the list. H-BC’s Rex Metzger was named Coach of the…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team in 2020 reached state tournament play for the second time in program history. With a strong core returning for the 2021 season, the Cardinals could be in store for another epic season on the ice. Six seniors, Regan Feit, Shelby Kracht, Rylee Gee, Brynn Thier, Roz Oye and Sophie Holmberg, will lead the way for the Cardinals. “With the whole Covid-19…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 15, 2020As it stands right now, the winter sports season for the Minnesota State High School League is scheduled to begin on Dec. 21. The first contests are scheduled to take place on Jan. 4. If and when the winter sports season starts, it should be an exciting one in Rock County. The Luverne girls’ hockey team is coming off a state tournament berth and finished the regular season with a 20-4 record. …
- By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 15, 2020I consider myself a pretty die-hard outdoors man. I have been spending many late afternoons chasing ringnecks across the southwest portion of the state. Populations in this part of the state are normally higher than elsewhere, but I don’t often see many other hunters. That changed in the past few weeks. As I drove from one public ground to the next, it took me until about the fifth stop to find a…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 15, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek’s football coach, Rex Metzger was named District Coach of the Year for the 2020 season. Metzger coached the Patriots to a perfect 7-0 season. The Patriots ended the 2020 season with a section championship victory over Mountain Lake Area. The Patriots were recently awarded the Associated Press nine-man state champions.
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The 2020 fall sports season in Rock County was like no other, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of the fall sports season, it appeared the football and volleyball seasons would be played in the spring. That meant cross-country and tennis would stand alone as the only prep fall sports in Rock County. Then the Minnesota State High School League changed course and opted to play a shortened…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020Taryn Rauk has been around the game of basketball since she can remember. As the daughter of a coach, she fell in love with the thrill of competition at an early age. “Basketball has been a huge part of my life ever since I was a little girl,” Rauk said. “My dad (Chad Rauk) coached basketball. I got to go to so many basketball games before I could even play.” Rauk started playing organized…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The South Central District announced their all-district team for the 2020 season recently and the Luverne Cardinals were well represented. In total the Cardinals had five players receive all-district honors. LaShad Smit, Zach Ahrendt, Bailey Cowell, Cade Wenninger, Peter Baustian and Ethan Beyer all received first-team all-district honors. Jamie McCarthy was named all district honorable mention.…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The Big South Conference announced its fall sports all-conference teams for volleyball on Monday, Nov. 30. The Luverne Cardinals had three players recognized. Senior Gracie Zewiske and junior Elise Ferrell both received first-team all-conference honors. Junior setter Reghan Bork received honorable mention. The Cardinals finished conference play with an even 5-5 record. Luverne finished with an…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The nine-man Southwest Conference announced its all-district teams on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots, the top-ranked team in nine-man football, were well represented. H-BC head coach Rex Metzger was named Coach of the Year. Metzger guided the Patriots to a perfect 7-0 season that was capped off with a Section Championship. The Patriots defeated Mountain Lake Are in the section…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The Red Rock Conference released all-conference volleyball honors on Dec. 2 and the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots had two players receive honors. H-BC senior Abby Knobloch received first-team all-conference honors. Fellow senior Taryn Rauk received all-conference honorable mention. Under the direction of first-year head coach, Dylan Gehrke, the Patriots finished the shortened 2020 campaign with a 4…
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