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 Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 20, 2023The Luverne gymnasts traveled to Pipestone Tuesday, Dec. 12, and flipped over the Arrows for a team win. The Cardinals posted a 127.1750 to 126.8750 combined team win over the Arrows. “I’m continually impressed with how hard the girls are working,” head coach Phoebe Flom said. In the all-around competition junior Amira Cowell took second place with a combined events score of 33.2000 in four…
By Scott Rall, Outdoors columnistDecember 20, 2023When is the last time someone did something really impressive and you had more fun watching than if you had done that impressive thing yourself? It happens to me all the time in the outdoors. Watching someone harvest or catch their personal best in just about any category is pretty easy to get excited about. My son Brandon moved home from the Denver, Colorado, area about a year ago, and now I…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Luverne girls’ hockey team lost once and rallied for two wins this past week. The Cardinals fell to Willmar 5-3 Tuesday, Dec. 5, at home, came from behind to beat Mankato East 4-3 Saturday, Dec. 9, at home and traveled to Austin Monday, Dec. 11, beating the Packers 10-0. The Cardinals girls’ team will play their next game against Worthington Thursday, Dec. 21, at home. Luverne will…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team hosted the Luverne Triangular Tuesday, Dec. 5, losing to Redwood Valley 36-31 and falling to Jackson County Central 66-10. The Luverne boys’ team traveled to Jackson County Central Saturday, Dec. 9, placing 13th, and the girls’ team traveled to Hutchinson Saturday, Dec. 9, placing second. The Luverne girls’ team travels to Minnetonka Saturday, Dec. 16, for…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Patriots and Cardinals boys’ basketball teams played head-to-head in Luverne Tuesday, Dec. 5. H-BC came out on top beating LHS 77-65 in the Cardinal Gym. “I thought for our first game of the year, our guys competed well,” H-BC head coach Chad Rauk said. “I thought we moved the ball really well and made the extra pass to find the open guy.” The Patriots took a five-point lead (44-39)…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Luverne gymnastics team hosted Worthington Tuesday, Dec. 5, falling to the Trojans 139.2750 to 129.5000. The Cardinals traveled to St. James for the Snowflake Invite Saturday, Dec. 9, placing second behind Redwood Valley. The Cardinal gymnasts were scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, Dec. 12, to take on the Arrows. Worthington 139.2750, LHS 129.5000 The Luverne gymnastics team…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Patriot girls hosted Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Tuesday, Dec. 2, beating the Wolverines 60-42 for their second win of the basketball season. “The Wolverines are a scrappy bunch with a lot of good shooters,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “Our goal was to speed them up and make them uncomfortable.” The Patriots’ plan prompted 20 Wolverine turnovers and 10 H-BC steals in the game. As a team…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team got its second win of the season, beating Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 79-55 Thursday, Dec. 7, at home. The Patriots pressured the Coyotes from the tipoff to the final shot. H-BC outhustled HLOF, grabbing 37 rebounds, 17 steals and blocking five Coyote shots. The Patriots outscored the Coyotes 40-22 in the first half. HLOF closed the scoring gap in the…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023Due to incorrect information shared with the Star Herald, there were errors in the Star Herald Winter Sports Preview and in the Dec. 7 story about the Nov. 30 boys’ hockey game. In the season sports preview hockey roster, Joachim Nilsen, Spenser Kracht and Sage Viessman are listed on the roster, but they aren’t playing this season. Also, sophomores Xander Remme and Gavin Hoven are indeed players…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey team improved its record to 4-0 after beating New Ulm 6-1 Friday, Dec. 8, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. The Cardinals opened the game scoring at 4:30 in the first period. Sophomore Landyn Lais found the back of the net assisted by junior Blaik Bork and senior Owen Sudenga. Bork padded the lead 2-0 with his own goal at 10:46 in the first period assisted by…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Luverne girls’ basketball team traveled to Pipestone Friday, Dec. 8, beating the Arrows 74-48. “We didn’t start the game well. Picking up fouls and losing girls in transition led to the Arrows getting easy layups,” head coach TJ Newgard said. “Give the girls credit, we were down 10 early but nobody panicked.” Once the Luverne girls settled down, he said they were able to do a lot of nice…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 13, 2023The Luverne boys’ basketball team traveled to Pipestone Friday, Dec. 8, falling 86-65 to the Arrows. “I was happy with our effort once again,” head coach John Sichmeller said. “Pipestone is a very good team with a lot of athletes, and we did a good job of fighting them in the first half and keeping the game at our pace.” In the game the Arrows shot 67 percent, making 32 of 48 shots in the…- By MN DNRDecember 13, 2023Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers opportunities to enjoy the Minnesota outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape. Pheasant hunting season is open through Jan. 1, 2024. On Dec. 1 the daily bag limit increases to three roosters, with a possession limit of nine roosters. The best places to find pheasants at this time of year are in tall grass or…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 06, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey team started the season with three wins in the past week. The Cardinals beat Marshall 2-1 at home Nov. 28, punished Redwood Valley 18-1 on the road Nov. 30, and beat Waseca 2-1 at home Dec. 1. LHS will face New Ulm Friday, Dec. 8, at home. New Ulm fell to Luverne 4-2 March 1, 2022, in the Section 3A Championship and may be looking for revenge. But the Eagles will have…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 06, 2023The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat Marshall 4-1 on the road Nov. 28 and Waseca 5-1 at home Dec. 2 to bring the Cardinals’ season record to 4-3. Luverne is scheduled to host Mankato East Saturday, Dec. 9, and will travel to play Austin Monday, Dec. 11. LHS 4, Marshall 1 The LHS girls’ hockey team caged the Marshall Tigers 4-1 on the road Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Cardinals came into the game…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 06, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team won its home opener 62-15 over Red Rock Central Friday, Dec. 1. “I thought the girls did a great job of playing with intensity and toughness on defense, which led to some easy buckets on the offensive end,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “We have been preaching defense and rebounding these last few weeks, and we were able to turn them over 33 times…
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