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 RuppOctober 06, 2020There will be a new face on the bench for the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots’ volleyball team this season. It’s a new face, but a familiar name. That name is Dylan Gehrke. Gehrke is no stranger to the H-BC school district. Gehrke graduated from H-BC High School in 2014. He recently graduated from Dakota State University in December of 2019. He’s been the boys’ freshman basketball coach for three…
- By Brennen RuppOctober 06, 2020The Luverne Cardinals opened up section tournament play on Monday, Oct. 5, with a victory over Maple River. The Cardinals took care of business, defeating Maple River 6-1. “It was a great effort from the girls tonight,” Luverne head coach Jon Beers said. “All of the singles girls had dominant wins. The number two and number three doubles played really well tonight.” Roz Oye defeated her opponent…
- By Brennen RuppOctober 06, 2020The varsity girls’ cross country team for Luverne dominated the Top 10 in Windom on Sept. 29. The Cardinals had six runners place in the Top 10, and all seven runners finished inside the Top 12. Tenley Nelson crossed the finish line first with a time of 19:53.10. Jenna DeBates finished right behind Nelson in second place with a time of 20:01.10. Brooklynn Ver Steeg placed fifth with a time of 21:…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 29, 2020The Luverne Cardinals girls’ tennis team entered Thursday’s dual against St. James with a 7-1 record. The lone loss they suffered this season was against St. James. St. James got the best of the Cardinals again on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Luverne. The Cardinals fell to St. James, 4-3. “It was a good match,” Luverne head coach, Jon Beers said. “Not the outcome I had hoped for, but it was a very good…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 29, 2020The results are in. Luverne High School senior Cade Wenninger is the winner of the annual “Cardinal Pride” competition. The yearly event challenges the athletes to be in the best shape possible. Wenninger passed that test with flying colors, finishing with a total score of 1,669.45. The senior was first in the bench press (256 points), cleans (182.85 points), squats (429.75 points) and the power…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 29, 2020The Luverne High School Trap Shooting Team is entering its fifth year of existence, coming off a spring conference victory. “We won the conference with the kids that originally started the program,” Scott Loosbrock, the head coach said. “Those kids did a shortened season due to COVID. He said they would have gone to state, had it not been for pandemic restrictions. “We had some disappointment…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 29, 2020The Luverne cross country team put together a strong showing in Pipestone on Thursday, Sept. 24. At the Hiawatha Pageant Grounds, the Cardinals took home first place in four of the five competitions. “I thought the kids competed well and showed a lot of improvement since the first meet on that same course,” Luverne head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “We had the individual winner in four of the five…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 22, 2020Luverne cross country runners competed in their second home meet of the season on Friday, Sept. 18. In the team’s fourth meet of the season, both the girls’ and boys’ teams placed second. Camden Janiszeski made it four straight Top Five finishes to kick off the season. Janiszeski placed third with a time of 18:13. Griffen Jarchow also finished in the Top Five, with a fifth-place finish. Jarchow…
- September 22, 2020LUVERNE GIRLS’ TENNIS Aug. 24 Worthington (H) 6-1 (W) Aug. 27 at Pipestone 6-1 (W) Aug. 31 Pipestone (H) 7-0 (W) Sept. 3 at Worthington 6-1 (W) Sept. 10 at Marshall 5-2 (W) Sept. 12 at St. James 2-5 (L) Sept. 14 Marshall (H) 4-3 (W) Sept. 17 Redwood (H) 7-0 (W) Sept. 21…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 22, 2020The Luverne Cardinals continued their strong start to the season by defeating Redwood Valley twice in the past week. On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Cardinals defeated Redwood Valley 7-0. “The girls played great,” Luverne head coach Jon Beers said. “We won all our matches to pick up the sweep.” The No. 1 doubles team of Lauren Ver Steeg and Liz Kelm picked up a hard-earned victory in their match. The…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 15, 2020The Luverne Cardinals girls’ tennis team improved their record to 5-1 on the season by going 2-1 with their last three contests. The Cardinals opened up the week by defeating the Marshall Tigers 5-2 in Marshall on Thursday, Sept. 10. “I was very happy with the way the girls played,” Luverne head coach Jon Beers said. “We had two girls missing. Solveig and Brynn Thier were missing in doubles, so…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 15, 2020There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and Tenley Nelson making it to the state tournament in cross country. Nelson has been competing at the varsity level in cross country since she was in seventh grade. She has made an appearance at the state meet each year. Now as a junior, Nelson is off to an impressive start as she looks to make it five straight trips to the state meet. In all…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 15, 2020The Luverne cross country runners competed in their third meet of the season on Thursday, Sept. 10, in Marshall. The girls’ varsity squad finished second and the boys finished third. It was business as usual for Tenley Nelson. The junior took home her third straight first-place finish to open the season. Nelson finished with a time of 19:16. Jenna Debates placed inside the Top Five, with a fourth…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 08, 2020The Luverne Cardinals welcomed the Marshall and Windom cross country teams to Luverne on Friday, Sept. 4. In their first home meet of the season, the Cardinals finished second on the girls’ side and third on the boys’ side of competition. “We had some very nice improvements from last week,” Luverne cross country coach Pete Janiszeski said. “We are striving to get our racing legs back.” A week…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 08, 2020A handful of local dirt-track racers took part in a race at Rock County Speedway on Aug. 29. Jasmine Kalass of Luverne took home fourth place. Trevor Fluit of Kenneth took home sixth place. Greg Vande Velde of Luverne placed seventh. Dean Baker of Luverne placed 10th. Evan Schettler of Adrian placed 13th. Rock County Speedway Aug. 29 (4) Jasmine Kalass, Luverne (6) Trevor Fluit, Kenneth (7)…
- By Brennen RuppSeptember 08, 2020It was business as usual for the Luverne Cardinals on Thursday, Sept. 3, as they defeated the Worthington Trojans 6-1. With the victory, the Cardinals improved to 4-0 on the young season. Luverne head coach Jon Beers said he hopes the strong start to the season will continue this week. The Cardinals will play St. James and Marshall before returning home Monday, Sept. 14, to take on the Marshall…
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