Cardinals and Patriots turn on the heat at Worthington
The LHS and H-BC track and field teams traveled to the Worthington Invitational Thursday, April 25.
LHS baseball team slides past Jackson
The Luverne baseball team hosted Jackson County Central Tuesday, April 23, beating the Huskies 10-7.
Luverne golf teams driven to win rounds
The LHS boys’ golf team beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 159-195 Tuesday, April 23, in Luverne. The girls’ team got the day off and had a regular practice.
LHS and H-BC trap teams shoot in first week
The Luverne High School trap team had nine shooters score in the 40s and 14 shooters in the 30s in the first week of shooting April 22-27 at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club.
Bakken sets record at Hamline Elite meet
H-BC freshman Brynn Bakken won the women’s 100-meter dash at the Hamline Elite Meet Friday, April 26.
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.
Sports
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020The Luverne amateur baseball team took its first step toward returning to the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament this week. The Redbirds won their first best-of-three playoff series, defeating the Adrian A’s 15-1 Wednesday, July 29, and 9-5 Friday, July 31. Luverne, the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C tournament, will now play the Hadley Buttermakers, the No. 6 seed, in the final four round…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020The Luverne 17U baseball team went 2-1 in their final week of the regular season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson 7-2 and Pipestone 11-2 before coming up short against Hadley The 17U team hosts an eight-team end-of-year tournament Friday and Saturday. Games will be played at both Redbird Field and the high school fields. Game times are at 1 p.m, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with team pairings to be…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020The Luverne 17U baseball team went 2-1 in their final week of the regular season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson 7-2 and Pipestone 11-2 before coming up short against Hadley The 17U team hosts an eight-team end-of-year tournament Friday and Saturday. Games will be played at both Redbird Field and the high school fields. Game times are at 1 p.m, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with team pairings to be…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020Rock County racecar drivers competed at four local tracks last weekend. In addition to the usual racing in Slayton, Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Hartford, South Dakota, the Rock County Speedway in Luverne hosted the annual Rock County Fair Enduro race Saturday night. Rock County Speedway Eric Gaul of Luverne won his second LSR (Luverne, Slayton, Rock Rapids) Enduro Series race of 2020 Saturday night…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020“It’s better to play three games in one day than no baseball at all.” That’s how Luverne’s Cade Wenninger summed up playing three baseball games on two teams in one day Friday, July 17, after the high school baseball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wenninger, incoming senior at Luverne High School, his classmate Ethan Beyer, as well as 2020 LHS graduates Isaiah Bartels, Quinn…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team had a slow week with just one game, an 11-0 victory over Adrian at Redbird Field July 19. Luverne hosted Jackson July 28 and will play two home games against RTR tonight (July 30) at Redbird Field before playing at Heron Lake-Okabena Monday. Luverne 11, Adrian 0 Luverne 19U defeated Adrian on a picture-perfect night for baseball at Redbird Field last…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020After a bye in the first round of the playoffs, the Luverne Redbirds earned the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C Tournament. The Redbirds (12-2) will play the No. 7-seeded Adrian A’s (8-4) in a best of three series. Luverne will host Adrian Wednesday (July 29) before the two teams meet in Adrian Friday night. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m. If necessary, the third and final game will be played at…
- July 28, 2020The Luverne 14U baseball team placed first at the Le Mars (Iowa) Tournament July 25. Luverne, now 10-2 on the season, defeated Sioux City, Iowa, Montevideo and Granite Falls during tournament play. Pictured are (front, left) Owen Sudenga, Uriel Hernandez, Kai Buss, Elliot Domagala, Brendan Eidem, (back) Nathan Kinsinger, Tucker Dammann, Jacob Stroh, Will Serie, Patrick Kroski, Karson Jurrens and…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020The 33rd annual Rock County Fair Enduro Race is still a go for Saturday night. With the 2020 Rock County Fair officially canceled due to pandemic concerns, no other grandstand events will take place this year. The Fair Enduro will limit the number of people allowed in the stands and the pits (250 each), but otherwise the race should go on as normal, according to organizers. “We’re able to…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020Three members of the Luverne High School Class of 2020 played three games at CHS Field in St. Paul as part of the 2020 Senior Class Salute. Colby Crabtree, Quinn Buss and Jacob VonTersch wore Cardinal uniforms one last time July 21 and 27 while playing on the home field of the St. Paul Saints. The trio joined Class of 2020 players from Adrian, Edgerton, Worthington and New Ulm to form one of 24…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020Four nights of dirt track racing at three different area tracks attracted Rock County drivers last week. Jeremy Smith of Luverne set the pace for all local drivers when he won the A-Modifieds feature for the second week in a row Friday night in Slayton. Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, staged an extra night of racing action, adding the Lyon County Fair Races on Tuesday, July 21, to their…
- July 28, 2020BASEBALL 2020 Luverne Redbirds June 4 at Brandon Valley 4-3 W June 13 at Castlewood 9-5 W June 13 at Castlewood 9-0 W June 17 Tracy Engineers 12-1 WJune 24 Ruthton Royals 10-0 W June 26 Jackson Bulls 12-2 L June 28 Tracy Engineers 12-0 W July 1 at Milroy Irish 7-6 W July 5 at Adrian…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 21, 2020The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team won the Summer Shutdown Legion Baseball Tournament played Friday through Sunday in Garretson, S.D. The tournament comprised four of the six games the Cardinals played during a busy week in which they went 6-0 over five consecutive days. Luverne is now 8-3 on the pandemic-abbreviated season. The team is scheduled to host four home games this week.…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 21, 2020The Luverne Redbirds ended the regular season on top of the Gopher League and earned the No. 1 seed in the first round of the First Nite/Gopher League playoffs. Luverne (Gopher) and Fairmont (First Nite), respective champions of their leagues, each received a bye for the first round. The first round of playoffs is a best-of-three series to be played Wednesday through Sunday at the high seed. The…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 21, 2020The Luverne amateur baseball team went 1-1 during two home games this week. The Redbirds lost to the Sioux Falls Brewers 6-2 Friday night before defeating the Pipestone A’s 16-8 Sunday afternoon. The 12-2 Redbirds won the Gopher League and earned the top seed and a bye for the first round of the First Nite/Gopher League playoff tournament this week. Luverne will open its playoff season on July…
- July 21, 2020BASEBALL 2020 Luverne Redbirds June 4 at Brandon Valley 4-3 W June 13 at Castlewood 9-5 W June 13 at Castlewood 9-0 W June 17 Tracy Engineers 12-1 WJune 24 Ruthton Royals 10-0 W June 26 Jackson Bulls 12-2 L June 28 Tracy Engineers 12-0 W July 1 at Milroy Irish 7-6 W July 5 at Adrian…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.