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 Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022There were two more opponents and two more wins for the Luverne High School boys’ tennis team this week. The victory in Worthington on April 29 was a close-as-can-be 4-3 win, and by contrast, Luverne’s win in Fairmont on Monday was a 7-0 sweep of the host Cardinals. Luverne, now 9-1, was scheduled to play in St. James on Tuesday after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. LHS is…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022The Luverne High School boys’ and girls’ golf teams played with mixed results over the past week that included two rounds of conference play and dual wins in Pipestone. The Cardinal boys and girls will be back in action Tuesday versus Southwest Christian at home and then will finish off the week at the Fairmont Invitational on Saturday. Big Southwest Division Meet Round 1 The Luverne boys’ and…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022The Luverne High School track teams had a successful outing in Worthington on April 28 where the girls’ team took first place, and the boys were second. The Cardinals are only a week away from the True Team Section meet and a hopeful return to state. True team rules have each team with two competitors in each event and one relay team. Every entrant scores points. With 12 teams participating this…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek High School track teams went to Worthington Thursday night to compete in the Worthington invite. The Patriots attended the Pipestone meet Tuesday and will compete in Slayton Thursday. They’ll travel to Sioux Falls May 6 and 7 for the Howard Wood Relays. Worthington hosted an 11-team meet on April 28 that included Adrian-Ellsworth, Canby-Minneota, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, H…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMay 03, 2022The Luverne High School baseball team tallied three more wins this week to move its record to 6-4 and extend its win streak to six. The Cards won two games in two towns on Tuesday, April 26, defeating Windom 11-1 in five innings in a late afternoon contest before stopping in Adrian on the way home to down the Adrian Area Dragons 10-7 in the night game. On Thursday, April 28, Luverne traveled to…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022The Luverne High School softball team made quick work of Blue Earth Area on Friday, April 22, in a doubleheader that favored the Cardinals 10-3 and 16-0. The Luverne girls improved their record to 7-0 after also sweeping Pipestone April 19 (see related story). The Cardinals will look to continue their winning streak when they host the Edgerton Dutchmen at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 29. LHS 10,…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022The Luverne High School baseball team won its first games of the season this week after coming up short in its first four contests. After dropping two games to Redwood Valley at home April 19, the Cardinals defeated Pipestone Area 7-4 and swept a doubleheader in Blue Earth 14-3 and 16-6 Saturday. “It was nice getting our first wins under our belts,” said Phil Paquette, LHS head coach. “You can…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022Extremely windy conditions posed major challenges Saturday at the Pipestone Invitational Track Meet. A strong south wind presented a direct headwind for the final 100 meters of each race, effectively slowing times. The pole vault was canceled prior to the start of the meet due to the wind and the concern for athletes’ safety, and high jump competition ended when the pit literally blew away,…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022The two Rock County golf teams faced off Thursday afternoon, April 21, at Meadow Acres Golf Course in Larchwood, Iowa. “It was a great opportunity for us to have the junior varsity and varsity compete,” said H-BC coach Dan Ellingson. “We were able to have a few kids get their best individual scores for the year.” The Cardinal boys were able to come away with a win in the dual meet vs the Patriots…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022The H-BC track and field teams traveled to Pipestone on a very windy Saturday afternoon to compete against nine other area schools. The meet included Adrian/Ellsworth, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, Lakeview, Luverne, Murray County Central, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Southwest Christian/Edgerton, and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. The weather was less than ideal with the wind blowing 35 mph in the…
- By Mavis FodnessApril 26, 2022The Luverne and the Hills-Beaver Creek high schools’ trap shooting teams opened the five-week Spring 2022 season April 18. “Scores weren’t the best because of the wind (which averaged 11 mph with high gusts up to 35 mph),” said LHS coach Scott Loosbrock. “Overall, not too bad for the conditions.” Luverne competed at the Rock County Sportsmen’s Club near Luverne. H-BC travels to the Garretson…
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022By Stacy Olson For the Star Herald The Luverne High School softball team took on Pipestone Tuesday, April 19, and swept the Arrows for the first time in over two decades. The Cardinals are on a seven-game winning streak after sweeping Blue Earth Friday at home (see the related story), and they’ll host the Edgerton Dutchmen at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 29. LHS 6, Pipestone 3 The Cardinals…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldApril 26, 2022The Luverne boys’ tennis team returned to its winning ways over the past week with three consecutive victories. The Cardinals, now 7-1 on the season, defeated Blue Earth Area on Thursday and Yellow Medicine East and Montevideo on Saturday. The scheduled meet in Fairmont Monday was postponed to May 2. The LHS team is currently ranked eighth in Class A in the Minnesota Tennis Coaches Association…
- By Blaine Radtke for the Star HeraldApril 19, 2022The Cardinal Relays on Tuesday, April 12, had been underway a while when the event experienced a one-hour lightning delay. The teams returned to the track only to have the remaining events canceled because of ongoing threatening weather. The events that did not take place were the 4-by-400 relay, 3200, 200, 800, and 300 hurdles for both boys and girls, and the 400 for the boys. The Luverne girls…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldApril 19, 2022The Luverne Cardinal boys’ tennis team hosted two teams from South Dakota this past week. LHS had little trouble defeating Madison on April 12 before falling to a strong Sioux Falls Lincoln team on Monday. The Cardinals, now 4-1 on the season, have a busy week ahead. Luverne is scheduled to host Blue Earth on Thursday before hosting both Yellow Medicine East (10 a.m.) and Montevideo (1 p.m.)…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldApril 19, 2022The Patriots track team traveled to Luverne Tuesday, April 12, to compete in the Luverne Cardinal Relays. The meet was cut short after the girls’ 400-meter race due to weather. Eleven teams from across Section 3 competed that day, but due to the meet being cut short, the final team results were incomplete. In girls’ competition, seventh-grader Brynn Bakken turned in a first-place performance in…
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