Luverne Sports

The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its winning streak to 5-0 after taking down Redwood Valley 18-0 on the road Dec. 2 and Marshall 3-0 Dec. 4 at home. The Cardinals were scheduled to face Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 9, before hosting Waseca Saturday, Dec. 13, and Windom Tuesday, Dec. 16.   Luverne 18, Redwood Valley 0 Luverne boys’ hockey team put 18 goals in the Redwood Valley net on…

The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team started off the 2025-26 season hosting a triangular and then traveling to separate boys’ and girls’ tournaments this past week. On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Cardinals wrestled two home duals where they fell 47-18 to Redwood Valley and lost 60-16 to Jackson County Central. The LHS boys and girls team traveled to two separate tournaments Saturday, Dec. 6. The…

The Luverne boys’ basketball team captured two wins and had one loss this past week to start the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 record. Luverne beat Fairmont 66-64 at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and at the Maple River Holiday Tournament the Cardinals fell 64-54 to Maple River and beat Esko 82-44 Saturday, Dec. 6 The Cardinals were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Dec. 9, and will travel to Blue…

The Luverne gymnastics team opened the 2025-26 season beating Redwood Valley 128.45-126.725 at home. “It’s nice to have the first meet behind us. It helps clear out some of the jitters and see how the judges score their routines,” LHS head coach Phoebe Flom said. “Now we have a solid baseline and can start making adjustments moving forward.” The Cardinals are led by two seasoned seniors,…

Luverne fell twice this past week in girls’ basketball action. LHS lost 67-51 to Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and lost a one-point game to Arlington, South Dakota, 50-49 on the road Friday, Dec. 5. The Cardinals, now 1-2 for the season, were scheduled to host Jackson County Central Tuesday, Dec. 9, and Blue Earth Area Friday, Dec. 12. They will take on Windom Saturday, Dec. 13, at the…

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek football programs recently announced 15 players on the 2025 All-District team. In Class AAA, the Cardinals have eight individuals on the team. All-District honors went to seniors Jaydon Johnson, Josh Hansen, Jaxon Lais and juniors Coy Thone and Darius Dolo. Honorable mention went to seniors Landyn Lais, Connor Bose and Dawson Holtz. In nine-player football, the…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team fell 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Dec. 4, on the road. The Cardinals hurt their efforts being penalized five times in the game, forcing them to play one skater down for a total of 10 minutes. Fortunately, Marshall capitalized on the LHS penalties only twice scoring two goals power plays. Cardinal senior goalie Emma Saarloos faced 45 shots and turned away 39 in the 6…

Luverne boys’ hockey obliterated Worthington 18-3 at home Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Cardinals put a total of 52 shots on net compared with the Trojans’ eight shots on net in the game. Luverne scored once on its only power play while Worthington was shut down on all three penalty plays it faced against Luverne. Junior Ben Hartquist found the back of the Trojans’ net three times in the game for a…

Luverne girls’ hockey team blanked Worthington 7-0 at home Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Cardinals put 40 total shots on Worthington’s goalie in the game and held the Trojans to just seven shots on goal in the win. LHS junior Tenley Behr started the scoring with a goal at 1:27 in the first period, marking her 100th career point as a Cardinal. “I was very excited to get the goal at home,” she said.…

The Luverne girls’ basketball team took down Edgerton Public 67-40 in its 2025 home opener Monday, Nov. 24. The Cardinals ran up a 32-13 lead in the first half and didn’t look back. In the second half they gathered another 35 points and finished the game with a 67-40 win over the Flying Dutchmen. Freshman Brielle John led the Cardinals posting a double-double in the first game. She had 15…

Anja Jarchow was recently named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMSC) Volleyball First-team All-Conference. Jarchow, a sophomore outside hitter for the University of Northwestern in Roseville, posted 295 kills and 36 block assists in 2025. The Eagles finished the regular season 12-0 in the UMAC. In the post season the University of Northwestern made its way to the 2025 NCAA Division…

Winter weather and harsh weather conditions canceled two LHS and H-BC activities this past week. The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball game against Westbrook Walnut Grove was called off and the Luverne girls’ wrestling team did not make the trip to Hutchinson. H-BC girls’ basketball was scheduled to host Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Dec. 2, and will take on Adrian/Ellsworth on the…

The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team opened the season with two home wins against a pair of strong opponents. The Cardinals beat Rochester 3-2 Thursday, Nov. 22, and they topped Little Falls 2-1 in overtime Saturday, Nov. 22. Luverne, 2-0 for the season, was scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday, Nov. 25, and will travel to Redwood Valley Tuesday, Dec. 2, before hosting Marshall Thursday,…

The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team split two games this past week, beating New Ulm 3-1 on the road Thursday, Nov. 20, and falling 2-1 to Minnesota River at home Saturday, Nov. 22. The Cardinals, now 2-3 for the season, were scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday, Nov. 25, before traveling to Marshall Thursday, Dec. 4, and Fairmont Tuesday, Dec. 9.   Luverne 3, New Ulm 1 Luverne took down…

The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team dropped two big games in the past week, falling 6-5 to Albert Lea Tuesday, Nov. 11, on the road and 6-2 to Gentry Academy Thursday, Nov. 13, at home. The Cardinals, now 1-2 for the season, will travel to New Ulm Thursday, Nov. 20, and will host Minnesota River Saturday, Nov. 22, and Worthington Tuesday, Nov. 25. In the first three games of the season,…

The Luverne High School Trap team saw an end to the fall trap season Monday, Oct. 20. As we review the results of the season, there are a few highlights we would like to share. The Luverne High School Trap team placed fourth in the conference. We are pleased to announce that Makayla Oechsle placed second in female shooters in the conference with an average of 21.0. For males, Lucas Madison…