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 Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team wrapped up the season with a pair of wins over the past week. The Lady Pates took down the Dragons 61-48 in Adrian Tuesday, Feb.22, and went on to beat Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 61-51 Saturday in Worthington. The Patriots capped a solid regular season finishing in second place in the Red Rock Conference with a record of 11-5 and 13-12 overall. H-BC…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team won both of its final regular season games and its first playoff game last week. The Cardinals defeated Edgerton Public 69-47 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 22, to secure their 21st victory and end the regular season 21-4. On Saturday night, the LHS girls, seeded No. 1 in Section 3AA-South, opened the tournament by hosting the No. 8-seeded Redwood Valley Cardinals…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The Luverne boys’ basketball team split its final two regular season games last week. The Cardinals lost to Worthington at home Feb. 22 by a score of 84-76 before winning on the road in Minneota, 73-59, Friday night. Luverne finished the regular season 10-13 overall and 4-7 in Section 3AA play. The team earned the No. 6 seed in the section tournament. The Cards open the playoffs Saturday night in…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldMarch 01, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team lost two games and won one over the past week. They took a beating from Southwest Christian 91-51 Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Edgerton, before dropping a hard-fought game to RTR 77-70 Friday night in Hills. The Patriots ended on a high note Monday night in Hills where they took down the Edgerton Dutchmen 45-36. H-BC finished the regular season tied for fourth…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team met rival New Ulm Tuesday night for the Section 3A Championship in New Ulm where the Cardinals emerged with a hard-fought 3-2 victory. Coach Tony Sandbulte reflected on a successful season capped by section championship. “Hard to put into words; It’s truly been a dream season,” he said. “The girls set goals and worked hard to achieve those goals together. Winning a…
- By Jason BerghorstFebruary 22, 2022Luverne junior Gannon Ahrendt reached the 1,000 points club during the Cardinals' home 79-71 victory over Hills-Beaver Creek Feb. 17. Ahrendt becomes just the second boys' basketball player in Luverne High School history to reach the milestone. Brett Heronimus was the first in 2013. Heronimus holds the school record with 1,248 total points. Ahrendt, as a junior, has 1,017 as of Feb.…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne boys came away with a victory over Hills-Beaver Creek in the second matchup between these two teams Thursday night in Luverne. The Cardinals claimed a 48-32 victory in a low scoring matchup the first time around in a game in which each team was missing one of their top scorers. Gannon Ahrendt from Luverne and Oliver Deelstra from H-BC were both out with injuries. The scoring notably…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 22, 2022Uncharacteristic falls from the balance beam and uneven bars prevented Luverne gymnast Ella Reisdorfer from reaching the awards podium at the Minnesota Class A State Girls Gymnastics Tournament The LHS freshman (who turns 15 this week) competed in the all-around competition at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium Saturday night in St. Paul. She accumulated a score 32.95 on the four apparatuses, placing…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a 20-4 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Section 3AA. That accomplishment as enough to earn the Cardinals the No. 1 seed in the Section 3AA-South tournament, which begins Saturday, Feb. 26. Luverne will host the No. 8-seeded Redwood Valley Cardinals (1-25) in the Luverne Classic Gym Saturday at 7 p.m. Luverne…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team had a busy stretch of games over the past week when they faced several conference foes at home and away. They rolled to an easy 75-54 win over Heron Lake Okabena-Fulda on Feb. 15, but fell to the Luverne Cardinals Feb. 17 (see the related story) and Mountain Lake Area 68-61 Feb. 18. The Patriots are 10-10 overall and 8-6 in the conference. They were…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne Cardinal boys' basketball team won its fifth and sixth games in a row before losing last week for the first time since Feb. 3. The home victories included a 14-point upset of rival Pipestone Area Feb. 15 and a second win over Hills-Beaver Creek Feb.17 (see related story). The loss was on the road at Jackson County Central. The Cardinals, now 9-12 on the season, were scheduled …
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team fell to New Ulm 5-2 Thursday night at the Blue Mound Ice Arena during the final regular season game before section play begins this week. The Cardinals came out blazing fast in the first period when Owen Sudenga received a breakout pass and chipped a pass around a New Ulm forechecker that ended up in Brock Behrend’s hands. Behrend and Blaik Bork came in on a 2-on-1…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls split two basketball games on the road in the past week nudging their record to 11-13 overall and 10-6 in the conference. The Lady Pates rolled past the Rebels 64-37 in Slayton on Feb. 14, but lost a close match in Mountain Lake 52-45 on Feb. 17. Monday night’s game with Adrian was postponed to Tuesday (Feb. 22). The Patriot girls drew the No. 3 seed in Section 3A…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to Adrian to take on Wabasso Thursday, Feb. 17, and came up short against the Rabbits 51-24. The team has been preparing since then for the 3A Individual Section Tournament starting Friday, Feb. 25, in Wabasso. Wabasso jumped out to a 27-0 lead after four pins between 106 and 126 pounds before Gavin Marotzke won by a 9-7 decision over Luverne’s Hudson Hough…
- Section gymnastics results in personal bests, news school record and coach of year honors to LuverneBy Mavis FodnessFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne gymnasts’ “Road to Success”-themed season led the team to Marshall Saturday for the Section 3A tournament, where the Cardinals posted their highest team score of the season, achieved personal best scores and broke one school record. Luverne placed third out of the seven teams with a score of 132.75. The Cardinals achieved season-best scores on the bars (31.775) and the floor (34.95)…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team received the No. 2 seed in section play last week and got a first-round bye. In the second round of sectionals, the Cardinals met Marshall Saturday afternoon in Luverne, where they won the semifinal matchup. Luverne now advances to play section rival New Ulm Tuesday night (after press time) in New Ulm for the Section 3 championship. With the win over Marshall,…
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