Track mentors gain state recognition
Two men with longtime connections to the Luverne High School track and field program recently received statewide recognition.
Davis Lake Triathlon kicks off Fourth of July celebration
The ninth annual Davis Lake Triathlon once again kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake Thursday.
The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks.
Senior Legion goes 2-3-1
The Luverne Sr. Legion baseball team had a busy schedule this past week, finishing 2-3-1.
Luverne beat Minneota 9-6 on Tuesday, July 2, at home.
Redbirds beat Jackson in home game
The Luverne Redbirds played just one game last week, taking the Jackson Bulls 4-1 at Redbird Field Sunday, July 7.
Jr. Legion wins two games, now 12-2 for season
The Luverne Jr. Legion baseball team took two games this past week, getting by Slayton 5-4 on the road Tuesday, July 2, and blanking Adrian 7-0 at home Monday, July 8.
Ellingson records second hole-in-one at Adrian Country Club July 2
Dan Ellingson, Hills, aced hole No. 6 at the Adrian Country Club Tuesday, July 2. He used a six iron for his second hole-in-one.
Sports
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Luverne High School softball players finished their regular season in Edgerton on Friday, May 20, when they defeated the Dutchmen 4-0. The 17-3 Cardinals secured the first seed and were scheduled to host the first round of playoffs at home on Tuesday, May 24 (after this edition of the Star Herald went to press). They will face the winner of Minneota/Canby and Windom. Luverne was unable to get…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ and boys’ golf teams traveled to Worthington Tuesday for their fourth and final Red Rock Conference meet of the season. Senior Tess Van Maanen placed first overall for the third straight day with an 18-hole score of 92. Her lowest two-score total remained at 176, which was good enough to win the conference by nine strokes over the second-place finisher at 185. Senior…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Luverne amateur baseball team upped its season record to 3-1 with three decisive wins this week, all of them on the road. The Redbirds defeated Ruthton 19-0 on May 18, Pipestone 11-1 on Friday and Mountain Lake 10-3 on Sunday. The team returned to Redbird Field for a game against the Hadley Buttermakers on Wednesday (May 25) and will host the Jackson Bulls Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Luverne boys’ tennis team suffered three consecutive setbacks to end the regular season before securing a solid victory in the quarterfinals of the section team tournament during a busy week. The Cardinals lost a close contest to St. Peter 4-3 on Wednesday, May 18, in the Big South Conference championship meet. On Saturday, May 21, Luverne went 0-2 at a tournament in St. James. “We used these…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Luverne High School baseball team upped its record to 12-6 by defeating the Worthington Trojans Tuesday, May 17, at Redbird Field. The Cardinals were scheduled to play their final regular season game at Murray County Central in Slayton Tuesday after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. LHS will open the Section 3AA playoffs on Saturday with the opponent and location to be…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ and boys’ golf teams traveled to Worthington Tuesday for their fourth and final Red Rock Conference meet of the season. Senior Tess Van Maanen placed first overall for the third straight day with an 18-hole score of 92. Her lowest two-score total remained at 176, which was good enough to win the conference by nine strokes over the second-place finisher at 185. Senior…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldMay 24, 2022The Cardinals competed in the Worthington Trojan Relays on Tuesday, May 17. Most athletes had a light workload that night, since the teams were trying to save up for Saturday’s True Team competition in Stillwater (see related story). The teams were divided into two divisions, and the Cardinals competed in the Big School Division with Pipestone, Windom, St. Peter, Jackson County Central, Marshall…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 24, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek and Luverne high school trap shooting teams ended the 2022 spring season in third and sixth places in their respective conferences. H-BC ended the season with 9,389 points in Class 3A-Conference 1 action. Verndale topped the conference with 11,002 points. Senior Journey Dwire finished first in the H-BC girls’ division with an average of 20.7 points per round of 25. She is…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022The Luverne High School boys’ tennis team remained unbeaten among Minnesota opponents this week by defeating Pipestone Area 6-1, Benson/KMS 6-1 and Dawson-Boyd/Lac Qui Parle Valley 7-0. The Cardinals are now 15-1 on the season, with their only loss to Sioux Falls Lincoln, the No. 1 team in South Dakota Class AA tennis. Luverne was scheduled to face the St. Peter Saints (8-3) in the Big South…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in the Big South Conference championship meet on Monday, May 16, at the Dacotah Ridge Golf Club in Morton. In the boys’ meet, the St. Peter Saints came out on top with a team score of 324. The Cardinals shot a team score of 348 to finish in fourth place out of the 12 teams in the conference. The Cardinals were led by sophomore Henry Hartquist, who…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022By Stacy Olson For the Star Herald The Luverne High School softball team wrapped up another busy stretch of play with five games in the past week. They beat Fairmont 11-3 in a home game Tuesday, May 10, and defeated Redwood Valley 13-3 and 17-7 in a doubleheader that started May 12 and finished May 14 due to weather. Also on Saturday in Marshall, they made quick work of RTR 13-0 before falling to…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team opened the 2022 season with a loss to the Milroy Irish at home Sunday. “It was a tough way to start the year, but there is a lot of baseball left,” said Redbirds manager Brooks Maurer. Milroy jumped to an early lead by scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. Luverne scored its first run of the season in the bottom of the second inning when…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ golf team traveled to Mountain Lake Tuesday night, May 10, for the third of four total Red Rock Conference meets. Senior Tess Van Maanen placed first overall for the second straight day with an 18-hole score of 86. With this score, she maintains her first-place position overall in the conference after lowering her lowest two-round score total to 176. Senior Danette…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek High School track and field teams traveled to Redwood Falls last week to compete in the section True Team Meet. It was a meet that included all teams from Section 3A and awarded points to each individual and relay team from first place all the way down to last. The points are totaled up at the end, and the winning team moves on to the State True Team meet. The H-BC girls…
- May 17, 2022Luverne High School – Week 4 Name Round 1 2 Total Hunter Ahrendt 24 25 49 Landon Ahrendt 19 21 40 Chris Aning 18 16 34 Cash Bonnett 17 22 39 Ayden Bonnett 22 20 42 Morgan Bonnett 13 13 26 Alex DeWispelaere 23 20 43 Trygve Gangestad 25 29…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022The Luverne Cardinal baseball team split a very unique doubleheader in Jackson Thursday, May 12, before coasting to an easy victory over Adrian at home Monday. LHS, 11-6 after Monday's game, was scheduled to host Worthington on Tuesday after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. The Cardinals are then scheduled to play at Murray County Central in Slayton on Tuesday in their final…
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