H-BC falls 59-52 to Dawson Boyd in Marshall
The Patriot boys’ basketball team traveled to Marshall Thursday, March 13, to take on Dawson Boyd for the Section 3 championship title.
Big South all-conference athletes announced for LHS boys’ hockey and boys’ and girls’ wrestling
The Big South Conference released its 2024-25 all-conference boys’ hockey and wrestling team selections.
Patriots head to section basketball championship
The Patriot boys’ basketball team moves on to the section championship after beating Southwest Minnesota Christian 76-62 in the section quarterfinals Thursday, March 6, and taking down Murray County Central 60-44 Sat
Cardinal boys fall to No. 1 and No. 5 seeds in state hockey tournament
The Luverne boys’ hockey team finished the 2024-25 season falling twice in the state hockey tournament in St. Paul.
LHS boys’ basketball team falls to JCC in section championship
The Luverne boys’ basketball team finished their 2024-25 season falling to Jackson County Central 73-61 in the section championship Saturday, March 8, in Marshall.
Lady Pates fall to MACCRAY in section championship
The Patriot girls’ basketball team fell to MACCRAY 54-44 in the Section 3 championship Thursday, March 6, in Marshall.
H-BC had a one-point lead at the half, 25-24, against the Wolverines.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 19, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team traveled to Marshall Thursday, March 13, to take on Dawson Boyd for the Section 3 championship title. The No. 2-seed Patriots played the No. 1-seed Blackjacks tight in the first half of the game and took a 27-25 lead into the half. “I thought our boys came out and played very well in the first half,” head coach Chad Rauk said. “Our defense played really well…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 19, 2025The Big South Conference released its 2024-25 all-conference boys’ hockey and wrestling team selections. LHS boys’ hockey players named to the all-conference list are junior Maddux Domagala, junior Gavin Hoven, junior Jaxon Lais, junior Landyn Lais and sophomore Ben Hartquist. Senior Blaik Bork received all-conference honorable mention. Landyn Lais scored his 100th career point against…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 12, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team moves on to the section championship after beating Southwest Minnesota Christian 76-62 in the section quarterfinals Thursday, March 6, and taking down Murray County Central 60-44 Saturday, March 8, in the section semi-finals. The Patriots are scheduled to take on Dawson-Boyd for the Section 3 championship Thursday. March 13, at Southwest Minnesota State…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 12, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team finished the 2024-25 season falling twice in the state hockey tournament in St. Paul. The Cardinals lost a 7-0 game to the No. 1 seed Hibbing/Chisholm Bluejackets in the quarterfinals Wednesday, March 5, and fell 5-3 to the Northern Lakes Lightning in the consolation semifinals Thursday, March 6. Luverne finished the season with a 22-6-2 record and won the section…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 12, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team finished their 2024-25 season falling to Jackson County Central 73-61 in the section championship Saturday, March 8, in Marshall. The Cardinals beat Redwood Valley 90-79 in Windom Thursday, March 6, in the section semifinals to advance to the championship game against the Huskies. Luverne finished the season with a record of 19-8 this year. LHS 90, Redwood…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 12, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team fell to MACCRAY 54-44 in the Section 3 championship Thursday, March 6, in Marshall. H-BC had a one-point lead at the half, 25-24, against the Wolverines. MACCRAY came back and collected 30 points in the second half to take the section championship. “Thursday night felt like a 12-round fight between the Patriots and Wolverines. That was one of the most…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat Mankato West 3-2 in double overtime action Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the Section 3A championship at Lund Arena in St. Peter. “It was a great win in a tough-fought game,” said head coach Tony Sandbulte. “The boys hung together and finished what they started after going down 2-0 in the second period.” Luverne rallied, scoring two goals of their own in the final…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team beat St. James 91-72 in the first round of the section tournament Friday, Feb. 28, at home. Head coach John Sichmeller said he was happy with his team’s energy in the game. “We missed some easy shots early that would have helped us put them away a little sooner, but we made some nice runs to put the game out of reach,” Sichmeller said. The Cardinals had a 45-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025Luverne Cardinal wrestlers junior Bernie Rock and sophomore CeCe Rock both placed in the 2025 MSHSL state girls’ wrestling tournament Saturday, March 1, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Bernie Rock took home a second-place finish in the 122-pound weight class, and CeCe Rock finished in third place in the 148-pound weight class out of a bracket of eight competitors. “The girls competed…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team is heading to the section championship against MCCRAY Thursday, March 6, after beating Westbrook Walnut Grove 48-35 in quarterfinal action Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Worthington and taking down Adrian-Ellsworth 66-43 Saturday, March 1, in Marshall. In the win against the Dragons, H-BC won the sub-section championship, the first time since 2004. The Lady Pates are…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025The H-BC boys’ basketball team beat Adrian-Ellsworth 73-47 in the section tournament Saturday, March 1, in Worthington. The Patriots built a 33-26 lead in the first half and added another 40 points in the second half to win the game 73-47. Head coach Chad Rauk said he thought his players had a slow start in the first half of the game but later found their footing. “I thought we played a really…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 05, 2025The Big South Conference released the 2024-25 All-Conference girls’ hockey and gymnastics team selections. LHS gymnasts named all-conference are senior Amira Cowell and juniors Kianna Winter and Addyson Mann. Luverne girls’ hockey had two all-conference selections, senior Payton Behr and sophomore Izzy Steensma. Honorable mentions went to sophomore Tenley Behr and freshman Ellie Van Batavia.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 26, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team will advance to the section championship after two big wins in the past week. The Cardinals beat Redwood Valley 9-0 at home Thursday, Feb. 20, in the section quarterfinals, and they edged out Mankato East 3-2 in the section semifinals Saturday, Feb. 22, in St. Peter. Luverne will take on Mankato West in the Section 3A championship game at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 26, 2025Luverne gymnasts senior Amira Cowell and junior Kianna Winter participated in the 2025 MSHSL individual and all-around state tournament Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. Cowell competed in her fourth state tournament of her career, with 2025 being the first time she qualified in the all-around competition. Winter participated in her first state tournament qualifying…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 26, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team swept three teams to finish their regular season with a 23-2 record. The Patriots beat Edgerton 72-47 at home Tuesday, Feb. 18, topped Heron Lake 80-41 on the road Friday, Feb. 21, and beat Adrian-Ellsworth 79-30 at home Monday, Feb. 24. H-BC moves on to the Section 3A tournament with a game scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, in Worthington. Hills-Beaver…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 26, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team collected two wins in their last two regular season games for a 17-7 record going into the playoffs. The Luverne Cardinals beat Fairmont 59-42 at home Tuesday, Feb. 18, and took down Minneota 92-60 at home Thursday, Feb. 20. Luverne will host St. James in the first game of the 2025 section playoffs Friday, Feb. 28. Game time is 7 p.m. LHS 59, Fairmont 42…
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