By Greg Hoogeveen

The Luverne Cardinals’ cross country meet on Saturday. Sept. 9, involved nine schools plus the host Cardinals.

The Luverne girls’ tennis team won two meets over the past week, beating Blue Earth 4-3 Tuesday, Sept. 5, and Marshall 4-3 Thursday, Sept. 7.

“The doubles teams have been playing great all season,” said head coach Jon Beers.

The H-BC girls’ volleyball team lost to Edgerton Public 3-0 at home Tuesday, Sept. 5 and went 3-6 at the Luverne Tournament Saturday, Sept. 9.

The Cardinals volleyball team dropped two road games and hosted a tournament over the past week.

Luverne fell to Marshall 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 5, and to Westbrook Walnut Grove 3-1 Thursday, Sept. 7. The Cardinals finished 4-4 at the Luverne Tournament Saturday, Sept. 9.

H-BC got its second win of the season Friday, Sept. 8, beating Lanesboro 22-14 on the road.

In the first quarter, H-BC started the scoring on a 3-yard keeper by sophomore quarterback Jamin Metzger for a touchdown.

The Luverne football team traveled to Jordan losing 49-7 to the Hubmen Friday, Sept. 9.

“Jordan is a very good team that moved down from 4A to 3A this year,” head coach Todd Oye said.

Last week I started a multi-part column on what it takes to create a new public land.

Southwest region pheasant numbers saw significant, triple-digit increases in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ annual roadside pheasant survey.