Eleven Luverne Cardinal athletes were named to 2026 Big South All-Conference teams in baseball and golf.

Baseball honors go to seniors Jaxon Lais, Blake Sauer, Josh Hansen, Maddux Domagala and junior Maddox Miller.

Senior Landyn Lais was named all-conference honorable mention.

Rapid Speedway

June 26 - Rock Rapids, IA

Sportsmen

#142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed fourth in A Feature, finished third in Heat 2.

This week, three U.S. District Courts issued new rulings upholding current election laws across the country. 

•On June 22, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ruled that the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system violates federal law. 

Twenty-four students and two teachers from Luverne High School returned June 24 from a 10-day educational tour of Spain and Germany. 

We’re in the height of summer travel and vacation season and thousands of people are motoring cross-country along Interstate 90. 

Be careful what you wish for. 

I’m pretty sure I’ve written columns with this theme before. 

It’s one of the “life mottos” I try to live by. Or at least remember at times when I think I really want something to happen. 

I announced my pending July 31 retirement back in May and the time is sure flying by. 

I have this month to tie up loose ends and clean out my office. 

Reflecting back on the last 21 years and my time here has occupied a fair amount of time each day leading up to my last day. 

To the editor: