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 Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldMay 17, 2022Luverne High School boys’ and girls’ track teams took home conference titles at the little-school Big South Conference competition Saturday, May 14, in Windom. The Cardinal girls won over second-place Jackson County Central 215.5 to 145. The LHS boys won over Redwood Valley 132 to 115.5. Seven schools constitute the little school portion of the conference (St. James, Blue Earth Area, Windom,…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022Both Cardinal track teams won the Section 3A True Team meet Monday night in Redwood Falls. Each school had two entrants per event and one relay team. Relays are scored at three times the number of teams. There were 11 teams, so 33 points for first and individual events are double the amount of competitors so first was 22 points. “If you can get both competitors in an event to finish in the top…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Patriot girls’ sprint relays have had success in most of their meets all season, but none bigger than the one Saturday afternoon at Howard Wood Field where 100 teams from five different states compete in Sioux Falls. After coming up just inches short in the 4-by-200 meter-relay Friday afternoon, the team of Abbie Harris, Brynn Rauk, Layla Deelstra and Brynn Bakken were not going to be denied…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022Twenty Cardinals competed in the 97th running of the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls May 6 and 7 with over 3,500 athletes from the five-state area. Entries are limited, so only the best make the field. Although some events were run as one division, generally athletes competed in three classes – B, A, and AA – with Luverne competing in Class A. “I thought the kids did an awesome job of…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Luverne High School softball team stretched its winning streak to 10-0 last week with a pair of wins against Jackson County Central at home on Tuesday, May 3. St. James, however, proved to be too much for the Cardinals who dropped two games to the hosts, 4-2 and 9-6, on Thursday, May 5. The LHS girls made quick work of Adrian, 16-1, the next day in Ellsworth before beating the Trojans 5-3 in…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Luverne golf teams competed in three meets last week. They hosted the Southwest Christian-Edgerton boys and girls on May 3 when the Cardinal boys won 166-204 and the girls shot an impressive 188 in a meet with an incomplete SWC team. The LHS boys placed third and the girls were fifth in Fairmont Saturday when sophomore Henry Hartquist claimed an individual victory. In Big South West Division…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Luverne baseball team added three more wins this week before falling to the Marshall Tigers Monday. The Cardinals, now 9-5 on the season, defeated Pipestone Area 13-7 and swept a doubleheader against St. James 6-0 and 7-0 on Thursday before losing to the Marshall Tigers Monday. LHS is scheduled to travel to Jackson for a doubleheader against the Huskies today (Thursday) before hosting Adrian…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 10, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Journey Dwire took sole possession of first place in the Class 3A Conference 1 girls’ standings, as the team moves into third place halfway through the five-week season. Dwire leads the girls with a Week 3 season average of 20.5 hits per 25 shots. Five of her teammates rank in the Top 25. They are Danielle Leenderts (fifth), Tara Paulsen (ninth), Olivia Bork…
- By Mavis FodnessMay 10, 2022uverne High School senior Hunter Ahrendt shot a perfect 50 in Week 3 of the clay target shooting season. Ahrendt is tied for ninth place in the boys’ individual conference. His season average is 23 out of 25 clays. Five of Luverne’s girls’ shooters are in the Top 25. Cheyenne Schutz is eighth with a season average of 19.5, followed by Piper Wynia (10th), Kayetlin Huiskes (18th), Morgan Bonnett (…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Patriot track teams participated at the Pipestone Bob Nagle Relays Tuesday, May 3, where the girls’ and boys’ teams both placed fifth among seven teams. H-BC competed with Luverne, MCC, Pipestone, RTR, SWC-E and TMB in the meet. The girls’ 4-by-100 (52.97) and 4-by-200 (1:54.14) relay teams of Abbie Harris, Brynn Rauk, Layla Deelstra and Brynn Bakken placed first. Bakken also came in first in…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Cardinals competed in the Bob Nagle Relays in Pipestone on Tuesday, May 3, in good weather. In team totals the LHS girls placed first and the LHS boys finished in second. Isabella Oye was third in the 100-meter-dash in 13.74 seconds, and Sarah Stegenga was second in the 200-meter-dash with a time of 28.4. Tenley Nelson, Tiana Lais and Ella Schmuck took first, second and third place in the…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Patriot track teams traveled to Slayton Thursday afternoon, May 8, to compete in the Dick Davidson Invite. With the weekend’s Howard Wood Relays scheduled, the coach held some athletes back and let the younger athletes fill some events for the Slayton meet. Senior Kenadie Fick led the way for the H-BC girls with a second-place finish in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:56. Fick also led…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Luverne boys’ tennis team upped its season record to 12-1 after defeating St. James Area, Redwood Valley and Vermillion, South Dakota, this week. The Cardinals, currently ranked the No. 8 team in Minnesota Class A boys’ tennis, remain undefeated in Section 3A and Big South Conference play. LHS is scheduled to host Pipestone Area today (Thursday) before traveling to Benson and Lac Qui Parle on…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 10, 2022The Patriot track teams participated at the Pipestone Bob Nagle Relays Tuesday, May 3, where the girls’ and boys’ teams both placed fifth among seven teams. H-BC competed with Luverne, MCC, Pipestone, RTR, SWC-E and TMB in the meet. The girls’ 4-by-100 (52.97) and 4-by-200 (1:54.14) relay teams of Abbie Harris, Brynn Rauk, Layla Deelstra and Brynn Bakken placed first. Bakken also came in first in…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022The Luverne High School softball team kept the ball rolling with another win on Friday, April 29, when they beat the Edgerton Dutchmen at home by a score of 11-4. The Cardinals, 8-0 for the season, have a busy week coming up with a doubleheader at home versus Jackson County Central Tuesday, May 3, a doubleheader in St. James Thursday, May 5, and a single game in Ellsworth Friday, May 6. LHS 11…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams competed in their first Red Rock Conference meets of the year Thursday when the girls traveled to Westbrook and the boys competed in Fulda. The girls’ team was incomplete, but Tess VanMaanen placed eighth overall with an 18-hole score of 96. H-BC senior Danette Leenderts shot a 110. Brielle Vis from Southwest Christian is the girls’ leader after the first…
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