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
- March 22, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek High School seniors Cole Baker and Oliver Deelstra are among the list of 15 boys’ basketball players selected as All-Conference picks for the Red Rock Conference. The Patriots ended the 2021-22 season with a 9-7 record. Southwest Christian, Edgerton, was 15-1 on the season and leads the list with three all-conference selections and two honorable mentions, followed by Mountain…
- March 22, 2022Two Luverne High School girls’ basketball team players earned Big South All-Conference honors for their play during the 2021-22 season. Brooklynn Ver Steeg, a senior, and Elizabeth Wagner, a junior, were among 10 players in the west division to be named to the All-Conference team. Junior Christina Wagner and sophomore Kira John received honorable mention. Luverne finished the year with a 9-3…
- By Mavis FodnessMarch 15, 2022Luverne High School graduate Solomon Nielsen earned his third All-American honor Saturday during the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship. Crowds in the Alliant Energy PowerHouse chanted, “Thank You, Solo,” when he accepted his fifth-place trophy during the ceremony in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tony Valek, who recruited Nielsen to Augsburg University in Minneapolis after the LHS wrestler graduated…
- March 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team won the Section 3A Academic Award for being the team with highest average GPA in the section. Individually, Luverne senior Cheyenne Schutz was academic all-state for having a GPA of 3.9 or higher. In other conference honors, Coach Ellen Wenninger was the recipient of the Section 3A assistant coach of the year, voted by section coaches. Kamryn VanBatavia was named to…
- March 15, 2022Luverne High School senior Braydon Ripka is the only Cardinal wrestler to be named to the list of 54 students earning all-conference honors for their efforts in the Big South Conference. Conference team champion Jackson County Central led the list with 10 all-conference wrestlers followed by Fairmont/Martin County West (eight), New Ulm (six wrestlers), St. Peter (six wrestlers), Pipestone (five…
- March 15, 2022Three gymnasts from Luverne High School were named to the Big South Conference All-Conference Team. Sophomore Sarah DeCesare and freshmen Amira Cowell and Ella Reisdorfer were among the 15 athletes named to the west division team. Pipestone had three gymnasts listed on the team along with Big South team champions Worthington. Marshall and Jackson County Central had two athletes named to the team…
- March 15, 2022Luverne’s Brock Behrend, a junior, and Patrick Kroski, a sophomore, were among 13 boys’ hockey players chosen for the 2021-22 Big South All-Conference team. Receiving honorable mention honors were LHS sophomores Tyler Arends and Owen Sudenga. Luverne posted a 13-3 record for 2021-22 and finished second in the Big South Conference behind New Ulm, 16-0. Other teams in the conference include…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMarch 08, 2022The Luverne High School girls’ basketball team saw its record-breaking season come to an end Friday night in Worthington. The No. 2-seeded Fairmont Cardinals defeated the No. 1-seeded Luverne Cardinals 53-42 in the Section 3AA-South sub-section championship game. Luverne, which ended the season 23-5, set a new school record for number of wins in girls’ basketball with 23. The team also was…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMarch 08, 2022The Lady Pates fought hard all the way to the finish, but their first half deficit was too much to overcome Tuesday night, March 1, in Worthington where they lost to Southwest Christian 75-43. The E-gals built an early double-digit lead, but the Patriots were able to keep it within striking distance for most of the first half. With about four minutes remaining in the first half, things got away…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldMarch 08, 2022Braydon Ripka earned a trip to the state wrestling tournament Friday, March 4, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul by placing second in the Section wrestling tournament. For his first match at state, Ripka drew the Section 6A senior from West Central - Ashby, Ruebens Swanson, with a 44-9 record, and it proved to be a tough first match. In the first period, Ripka worked for his takedown but was…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMarch 08, 2022The Patriots’ season came to an end after a well-fought battle with Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Saturday afternoon in Worthington. The No. 6-seed Patriots took a lead right from the beginning, thanks to a three-pointer by senior Liam Raymon on the first possession. Seniors Ty Bundesen and Cole Baker each added a three of their own as the Patriots opened up a 14-4 lead. They maintained the lead all the…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMarch 08, 2022It was a tale of two halves for the Luverne Cardinal boys’ basketball team during the opening round of the Section 3AA-South tournament. The No. 6-seeded Luverne team traveled to No. 3-seeded Fairmont Saturday afternoon. After falling behind 28-16 in the first half, LHS more than doubled its offensive output in the second half, outpacing Fairmont 33-23. It wasn’t quite enough, however, as the…
- March 01, 2022Two Hills-Beaver Creek High School basketball players joined the school’s 1,000-point club in the past week. H-BC senior Kenadie Fick scored her 1,000th point on Tuesday night, Feb. 22, during the game with Adrian-Ellsworth. “I have said it time and time again, Kenadie Fick is one of the hardest working players I have ever been around,” said H-BC girls’ basketball head coach Dylan Gehrke. “To…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to Wabasso Saturday, Feb. 26, and returned home with seven medals. Luverne senior Braydon Ripka earned a trip to the 3A State Tournament with his second-place finish at 145 pounds. Seven out of eight Cardinal wrestlers placed, beginning with Rayden Boyenga at 113 pounds. Posting a 2-2 record, Boyenga returned home with a fourth-place medal. At 120 pounds,…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The Luverne Cardinal Girls’ hockey team season came to an end during the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament Thursday. The Cardinals met a solid South St. Paul team in the quarterfinals falling 3-1 before dropping a contest to River Lakes the next day 4-2. The Cardinals finish the year with an impressive 23-5 record. LHS 1, South St. Paul 3 The No. 5 seeded Luverne Cardinals opened the 2022…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The No. 3 seeded Luverne Boys’ hockey team opened the Section 3A tournament play Thursday hosting the No. 6 seed Worthington Trojans. The Blue Mound Ice Arena was standing room only and the Cardinals ended up skating away with a 7-1 victory. The Cardinals would meet the No. 2 seed Mankato East Cougars on Saturday in Mankato in the Section 3A Semifinals. The Cardinals couldn’t rebound from some…
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