Senior Anika Boll is heading back to the girls’ state hockey tournament for her fifth year in a row with the team.

I had an opportunity to visit with her this past week about her experience on the team.

The Luverne High School girls’ hockey team is headed to the state tournament for the fifth year in a row.

The Cardinals defeated Marshall 4-0 in the Section 3A championship game Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.

The Luverne gymnastics team finished in second place behind Worthington in the Section 3A gymnastics team competition Saturday, Feb. 17, in Windom.

The Luverne High School wrestling team made it to the final four in team sectional wrestling this past week.

The Luverne boys’ hockey team closed its regular season with a 23-2 record and took the Big South Conference with a 16-0 record.

The Luverne boys’ basketball team fell to Worthington 82-77 on the road Thursday, Feb. 15, and beat Little Wound 69-29 in Flandreau Saturday, Feb. 17.

The Cardinals will finish their regular season in Redwood Falls Saturday, Feb. 24, to take on Tri-City United.

The Luverne girls’ basketball team went 1-1 in basketball action last week.

The Cardinals fell 65-44 to Worthington Thursday, Feb. 15, at home and beat Tri-City United 50-47 on the road Saturday, Feb. 17.

The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished the week with a 1-1 record, defeating Edgerton at home 71-46 Tuesday, Feb. 13, and falling to Mountain Lake by one point Friday, Feb. 16, on the road.

The Lady Pates won two conference games this past week, both on the road, beating MLA-C 57-38 Thursday, Feb. 15, and topping Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 63-46 Monday, Feb. 19.

The girls finished the regular season 15-10, with a 11-7 record in Red Rock Conference play.