St. Catherine Catholic Church

203 E. Brown St., Luverne

At the front of almost every Lutheran church, for the four Sundays before Christmas you will see a wreath with five candles on it. Four around the outside of the wreath and a larger one in the middle of the wreath.

The Santa Train and Holiday Stroll in downtown Luverne provided a quintessential small-town Christmas experience Sunday night.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.