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
- July 21, 2020Luverne’s Jeremy Smith took the checkered flag in the A Modifieds class at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday. Rock County drivers also competed at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday night. Rapid Speedway Eric Gaul and Colton Arends, both of Luverne, led local drivers at Rapid Speedway when they both placed second Friday. Gaul placed fourth in the Hobby Stocks Heat 2 race…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 14, 2020The Luverne amateur baseball team won three more games this week to raise its record to 11-1 for the abbreviated 2020 season. The Redbirds defeated the Renner Bullets July 8 before picking up road wins over the Renner Monarchs July 9 and the Hadley Buttermakers July 11. Luverne wraps up the regular season with three home games. Hadley comes to Redbird field July 15 before the Sioux Falls Brewers…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 14, 2020Colton Arends and Thomas Kracht placed first in their feature races to lead local dirt track drivers over the weekend. Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, hosted two nights of racing action and Rock County drivers took full advantage of the extra night of racing. Murray County Speedway in Slayton also hosted two nights of racing. In addition to the normal Friday night races, Slayton hosted the…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 14, 2020When looking at local dirt track racing results, it’s not unusual to see the name Kracht published in the newspaper. Just this week, four different Krachts raced in three different classes at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids. What is unusual is that three of those racecar drivers are siblings. Thomas, Katie and Kaden Kracht, the children of Luverne’s Pete and Tammy (Kruger) Kracht, shared the same…
- July 14, 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…
- July 14, 2020Verbrugge records hole-in-one Missy Verbrugge of Luverne recorded her first hole-in-one while playing at Luverne Country Club Sunday. Verbrugge’s ace occurred on the third hole at LCC where she used a pitching wedge to send the ball approximately 90 yards to the green. It rolled about five yards before dropping into the hole. Her husband, Evan, witnessed the shot along with Mark and Lynette…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 14, 2020The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team returned to action this week with games in Worthington July 9 and in Marshall Monday night. The team came up short in both games, losing by three runs in each game. Luverne, now 2-3 on the delayed season, has a busy week ahead. The team will host Tracy at Redbird Field Thursday (July 16), play in the Garretson tournament this weekend, and will host…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 14, 2020The Luverne 17U baseball team won its first two games of the pandemic-delayed season, going 2-1 this week. The Cardinals defeated Worthington July 9 and Marshall Black Monday. The team lost to Wayzata on Saturday. Luverne hosts Tracy Thursday (July 16), the first game of a 17U/19U doubleheader at Redbird Field. Minneota comes to Luverne Monday night. Luverne 17, Worthington 2 Luverne picked up…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 07, 2020Participants in the annual Davis Lake Triathlon competed in warm weather Saturday morning. The triathlon, which is always staged on the morning of July 4 at The Lake in southwest Luverne, included two different races. The Minnow Race competitors completed a one-third mile kayak course, a two-mile bicycle ride and a one-mile run. Participants in the Shark Race kayaked for one mile, rode bicycle…
- July 07, 2020Isaiah Bartels, a 2020 Luverne High School graduate, was named to the 2019-2020 Academic All-State Boys Basketball team this spring. The award is presented by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. About twenty Minnesota student-athletes from Class AA receive the honor each year. “This just shows how hard Isaiah worked both on the basketball court and in the classroom,” said Luverne head…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 07, 2020The July 4 weekend was relatively quiet for local dirt track drivers, crews and fans. Three Rock County drivers raced at two area tracks over the holiday weekend. Murray County Speedway in Slayton hosted seven classes of racing Friday night and I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, staged five classes Saturday night. Murray County Speedway Jeremy Smith of Luverne placed sixth overall in…
- July 07, 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 BerghorstJune 30, 2020Rock County racecar drivers had another busy weekend at area dirt tracks. Luverne’s Jeremy Smith highlighted local results when he won the IMCA Modifieds A Feature race at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday night. Local drivers also competed at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday night and at I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, Saturday. Rapid Speedway Eric Gaul of Luverne…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 30, 2020The Luverne Redbirds went 2-1 this past week and now stand at 6-1 for the season. Luverne defeated the Ruthton Royals 10-0 Wednesday, June 24, at home before suffering the first loss of the season to the Jackson Bulls Friday at Redbird Field. The Redbirds returned to the win column with a 12-0 victory in Tracy Sunday. Luverne travels to the Milroy Irish July 1 and to Adrian Sunday before hosting…
- June 30, 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 8:00pm July 5 at Adrian…
- June 30, 2020July events planned for Saturday Luverne’s Dave Duffy announced that the three annual events he organizes each July are on for this year. The July 4 Davis Lake Triathlon will be divided into two races. The Minnow Race begins at 8:30 a.m. and includes a quarter-mile kayak course, a two-mile bike ride and a 1-mile run. The Shark Race begins at 9:15 a.m. It includes kayaking for a half mile, biking…
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