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 Jason BerghorstJune 09, 2020Local baseball fans have been waiting months for the game to start. The high school season was canceled due to coronavirus restrictions, and summer teams have also faced delays. The Luverne Redbirds amateur team is one of over 250 “town ball” teams governed by the Minnesota Baseball Association. The MBA has been working with the governor’s office to develop guidelines that will allow baseball to…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 09, 2020Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Friday that indoor recreation and fitness centers could reopen with limited capacity and other safety requirements June 10. Power Fitness in downtown Luverne and the Luverne Area Aquatics and Fitness Center were ready for the news. Both facilities had been closed by state executive orders to reduce the spread of the coronavirus since mid-March. According to…
- June 09, 2020Golf outing June 23 The Nobles County Corn and Soybean Growers and Rock-Nobles Cattlemen’s Golf Outing will be Tuesday, June 23, at the Adrian Country Club. Tee time is at 2 p.m. with a steak dinner to follow at 5:30 p.m. Golf and dinner are free for members of either organization, and sign-up and renewal of memberships will be available at the door. Call the Adrian Country Club at 507-483-2722…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 09, 2020Six Rock County dirt track racers competed at local events over the weekend. Luverne’s Colton Arends placed first in the Stock Car class at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, on Friday to highlight local results. Two Luverne drivers also raced at 1-90 Speedway in Hartford, South Dakota, on Saturday. Rapid Speedway Arends found victory for the first time this season on Friday night. After…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 02, 2020Local dirt track racecar drivers faced a delay in the start of racing season due to coronavirus restrictions. Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and 1-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, opened in mid-May, and Rock County drivers have been competing at the area tracks each Friday and Saturday. Rapid Speedway Luverne’s Colton Arends led local racers last weekend, placing second in the A…
- May 26, 2020Since all sporting events have been put on hold, enjoy this article that first appeared in the Star Herald 20 years ago. A record-setting season by the Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek wrestling team came to an end during the Minnesota State Class AA Wrestling Tournament at the Target entering Minneapolis last week and weekend. The Cards set a program record by having seven athletes qualify for the…
- By John RittenhouseMay 19, 2020Since all sporting events have been put on hold, enjoy this article from the Hills Crescent when the H-BC Patriots captured the South 3A title in 2011. A surging Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team continued its impressive play during Saturday’s South Section 3A championship game at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Two days after knocking off second-seeded Southwest…
- May 12, 2020Enjoy these articles and photos from the 1980 District Eight Girls Basketball Tournament. Since all athletic events have been put on hold, we thought we would take you all on a trip down memory lane. No Surprises’ In girls basketball opening action It’s Luverne, Southwest Christian, Chandler-Lake Wilson and Pipestone in the semifinals of the 1980 District Eight Girls Basketball Tournament. The…
- May 05, 2020It's 2014 and the Luverne Cardinals just won the Section 3A Boys' Hockey Tournament. Since all athletic events have been put on hold, we thought we would take you all on a trip down memory lane. By John Rittenhouse The Luverne Cardinals earned their first berth into the Minnesota State Class A Boys’ Hockey Tournament Thursday in Mankato. Taking on third-seeded New Ulm in the…
- April 14, 2020It's 1984 and the Luverne Cardinals volleyball team just won the district 8 championship... Luverne’s Volleyball Cardinals made believers out of District 8 coaches and followers by capturing the championship Tuesday. The Cardinals entered Region 2A volleyball competition last Saturday at Jackson, facing District 5 champ Wells-Easton in semifinal play. Westbrook, the District 7 champ,…
- April 07, 2020Luverne’s bid to win its first title at the Minnesota State Class AA Baseball Tournament came up one win short in St. Cloud late last week. Making its sixth appearance at a state classic overall and first under the three-class tournament format implemented for the 2000 season, Luverne turned in an outstanding showing by going 2-1 to place second. Playing its first state tournament game on Dick…
- March 31, 2020For three years it has been a dream. A dream that has died one game short of a state final appearance twice. But this year, things were different. This year, Hills-Beaver Creek had the desire, and the talent to capture the Minnesota State Nine-Man Championship. But it didn’t come easy. The Patriots and their foe, the Argyle Eagles, rallied back and forth in the first half of play to carry a 14-14…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 18, 2020Six athletes from the Star Herald coverage area received postseason honors from Red Rock Conference officials Monday. Two Adrian-Ellsworth boys and one from Hills-Beaver Creek made the 2019-20 All-Red Rock Conference Boys’ Basketball Team. Two more H-BC players and one from A-E drew honorable mention from the league’s coaches. Making the 15-player All-RRC roster are A-E seniors Ian Stamer and…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 18, 2020Nine athletes from the Star Herald coverage area raked in postseason honors from Red Rock Conference officials last week. Four players from Hills-Beaver Creek and two from Adrian-Ellsworth made the 2019-20 All-Red Rock Conference Girls’ Basketball Team. Two more A-E players and one from H-BC drew honorable mention from the league’s coaches. H-BC, which claimed the RRC’s regular season title, led…
- By Mavis FodnessJune 18, 2019Three members of the Luverne High School trap shooting team shot perfect rounds Saturday at the 2019 Trap Shooting Championship in Alexandria. Cooper Arends, Marshal Dammann and Mitchell Schomacker were recognized as 25-straight club members. In order to be a club member, students hit all 25 clay targets in one of four rounds. Students can also be members of the 50-, 75- or 100-straight clubs.…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 05, 2017Rock County Speedway played host to three classes of racing during the Buffalo Days race event Saturday. Luverne’s Tom Walker finished first in the factory stock class. Keith Hieronimus of Worthington placed second and Luverne’s Tanner Baustian finished third in a field of twelve drivers. Local drivers Jacinda Walker and Ben Peters placed fourth and fifth respectively. In the mini-mod division,…
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