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 HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team improved their conference record to 7-5 when they defeated the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons Feb. 10 in Adrian. The Patriots’ record is now 9-8 overall. They hosted Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday night (Feb. 15) after the Star Herald went to press. The H-BC boys’ team is scheduled to host MLA-C on Friday and has an away game set for Tuesday, Feb. 22, at…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team moved its season record to 18-4 after three more wins last week. The Cards defeated Pipestone Area 61-35 on Feb. 8, Windom Area 81-39 on Feb. 10 and Montevideo 47-45 on Saturday. Luverne was scheduled to play in Adrian Tuesday night after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. The Cardinals will travel to Jackson to face the Huskies in a rescheduled game…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team picked up three more wins this week to improve to 14-9 on the year. The Cardinals went on the road Feb. 8 to play Fairmont before playing one home and one away contest with Minnesota River Friday and Saturday. Luverne concludes the regular season when they host New Ulm tonight (Thursday, Feb 17) at Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Section seedings will come out this…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Lady Pates improved to 10-4 in conference play and 11-11 overall this week after a win Friday night against Edgerton Public and a loss at home Tuesday (Feb.8) against Southwest Christian. The Pates traveled to Slayton Monday (Feb. 14) to take on the Murray County Central Rebels. (See next week’s Star Herald for complete game results). The H-BC girls will play MLA-C at Mountain Lake Thursday,…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Cardinal wrestling team continued its winning ways on Feb. 8 by defeating Springfield (Minnesota) 42-39 and Viborg-Hurley (South Dakota) 60-18. The team has posted a 4-1 record the past three weeks heading into the Section 3A team tournament. The Cardinals travel to Adrian to take on Wabasso in the first round of the section tournament Thursday, Feb. 17. Luverne 42, Springfield 39 The…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne boys’ basketball team continued their winning ways last week, defeating the Windom Area Eagles 76-57 and the Montevideo Thunder Hawks 60-54. The two victories over section opponents were the Cardinals’ third and fourth in a row and sixth and seventh wins of the season. “It was good to get two section wins this week,” said Luverne head coach John Sichmeller. “After a slow start to the…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 08, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team improved to 6-5 in Red Rock Conference play and 8-8 overall after a couple of solid victories in the past week. The Patriots took down Westbrook Walnut Grove 70-62 in Westbrook Thursday, Feb. 3, and beat Red Rock Central 64-48 the following night in Hills. The Patriot boys will look to extend their winning ways to three in a row when they travel to…
- By Jason BerghorstFebruary 08, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team won two more games this week to advance their record to 15-4 on the season. The Cardinals avenged one of their four losses when they defeated the Worthington Trojans 64-51 Feb. 3 in Luverne. The Cards then bested Southwest Minnesota Christian one night later 51-41 in Edgerton. Luverne was scheduled to play in Pipestone Tuesday (Feb. 8) and will travel to…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 08, 2022Luverne gymnasts closed out the 2021-22 season with another win and their highest scores on two of the four events. The Cardinals posted a team score of 130.525 against the Saints (100.275) with the highest scores of 30.7 on the uneven bars and 34.65 on the floor exercise through the nine-meet season. Coach Phoebe Flom is proud of her team’s performance. “We added some new skills in our final…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 08, 2022The Luverne wrestling team secured its first winning night after traveling to Beresford, South Dakota, Tuesday, Feb. 1, returning home with two team wins. The Cardinals were scheduled to host a dual Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the Classic Gym with Springfield and Viborg Hurley. LHS 41, Garretson 36 In the first match with Garretson, the Cardinals bested the Dragons 41-36 by winning seven out of eight…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 08, 2022The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team advanced to 11-9 on the season, picking up wins against Marshall Tuesday, Feb. 1, Morris Benson Area Saturday, Feb. 5, and Windom Monday, Feb. 7. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Fairmont on the road Tuesday, and they’ll host Minnesota River Friday at Blue Mound Ice Arena before traveling to Le Sueur Saturday for a make-up game against Minnesota River…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 08, 2022It was a successful week overall for the Luverne boys’ basketball team. The Cardinals won their fourth and fifth games of the year, including a surprising six-point upset over the 17-1 Martin County West Mavericks. LHS lost in Worthington Feb. 3, defeated MCW Saturday and won a lopsided victory in Edgerton Monday night. Luverne, now 5-11, travels to Windom to face the Eagles tonight (Thursday).…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 08, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team picked up a huge conference win over Red Rock Central 63-49 in a packed gym on Friday night in Hills. That was after the Lady Pates fell to Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 64-49 Monday, Jan. 31, in Hills and Westbrook Walnut Grove 49-44 Thursday, Feb. 3, in Westbrook. The Lady Pates improved to 8-3 in the conference and 9-9 overall. They will host Southwest…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 01, 2022Luverne gymnasts pulled together as a team in a rescheduled dual meet from December against Martin County Area Monday night. At the Parents Night event, the Cardinals won over the Magic 131.625 to 127.375. They upped their season record to 6-2. The win came at the heels of another win last week against Marshall, also at home on Jan. 27. Luverne travels to St. James to take on the Saints Friday to…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 01, 2022The Cardinal wrestlers suffered four team losses but were able to secure three individual medals in competition over the past week. On Thursday, Jan. 27, the Cardinals traveled to Tracy for four team matchups, and on Saturday they went to Wabasso for an invitational. Luverne wrestlers will compete in _____ and _____ in the coming week. Wabasso Invitational A few individuals found success at…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 01, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team continues its winning ways with two more victories in the past week. The Cardinals took an easy 12-2 victory from the Trojans in Worthington Jan. 25 and took down the Marshall Tigers 4-1 at home Friday. Luverne moves to 21-3 on the year and hosts Morris Benson Area Saturday in their final regular season game before section play begins. Luverne 12, Worthington 2…
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