Girls’ 100-point club keeps growing
Ella Apel, Izzy Steensma and Tenley Behr reached their 100th career points in the first six games of the 2025-26 Cardinals hockey season.
Boy’s hockey beats Redwood 18-0
The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its winning streak to 5-0 after taking down Redwood Valley 18-0 on the road Dec. 2 and Marshall 3-0 Dec. 4 at home.
LHS wrestlers open with home triangular
The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team started off the 2025-26 season hosting a triangular and then traveling to separate boys’ and girls’ tournaments this past week.
Cardinals win twice to start season
The Luverne boys’ basketball team captured two wins and had one loss this past week to start the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 record.
Luverne gymnasts flip over Redwood at home
The Luverne gymnastics team opened the 2025-26 season beating Redwood Valley 128.45-126.725 at home.
Cardinal girls drop two games
Luverne fell twice this past week in girls’ basketball action.
LHS lost 67-51 to Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and lost a one-point game to Arlington, South Dakota, 50-49 on the road Friday, Dec. 5.
Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Ella Apel, Izzy Steensma and Tenley Behr reached their 100th career points in the first six games of the 2025-26 Cardinals hockey season. Apel, a senior, was the first to break the 100-point career mark Nov. 8 in the game against Willmar. As of Dec. 3, Apel sits at 103 career points in 118 games played with 39 goals and 64 assists. When asked about the milestone, Apel gasped and said she did…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its winning streak to 5-0 after taking down Redwood Valley 18-0 on the road Dec. 2 and Marshall 3-0 Dec. 4 at home. The Cardinals were scheduled to face Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 9, before hosting Waseca Saturday, Dec. 13, and Windom Tuesday, Dec. 16. Luverne 18, Redwood Valley 0 Luverne boys’ hockey team put 18 goals in the Redwood Valley net on…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team started off the 2025-26 season hosting a triangular and then traveling to separate boys’ and girls’ tournaments this past week. On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Cardinals wrestled two home duals where they fell 47-18 to Redwood Valley and lost 60-16 to Jackson County Central. The LHS boys and girls team traveled to two separate tournaments Saturday, Dec. 6. The…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team captured two wins and had one loss this past week to start the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 record. Luverne beat Fairmont 66-64 at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and at the Maple River Holiday Tournament the Cardinals fell 64-54 to Maple River and beat Esko 82-44 Saturday, Dec. 6 The Cardinals were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Dec. 9, and will travel to Blue…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne gymnastics team opened the 2025-26 season beating Redwood Valley 128.45-126.725 at home. “It’s nice to have the first meet behind us. It helps clear out some of the jitters and see how the judges score their routines,” LHS head coach Phoebe Flom said. “Now we have a solid baseline and can start making adjustments moving forward.” The Cardinals are led by two seasoned seniors,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Luverne fell twice this past week in girls’ basketball action. LHS lost 67-51 to Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and lost a one-point game to Arlington, South Dakota, 50-49 on the road Friday, Dec. 5. The Cardinals, now 1-2 for the season, were scheduled to host Jackson County Central Tuesday, Dec. 9, and Blue Earth Area Friday, Dec. 12. They will take on Windom Saturday, Dec. 13, at the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team started off the 2025-26 season with two big Red Rock Conference home wins. H-BC beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 66-33 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and took down Adrian/Ellsworth 72-52 Friday, Dec. 5. The Patriots are scheduled to face Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on the road Thursday, Dec. 11. H-BC 66, SWMC 33 The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The H-BC boys’ basketball team routed Adrian/Ellsworth 78-41 at home Thursday, Dec. 4, in their opening game of the 2025-26 season. The Patriots built up a 39-22 lead in the first half and added another 39 points in the second half against the Dragons. H-BC shot 47 percent from the field hitting 31 of 66 shots and were 30 percent beyond the line making six of 20 shots. Adrian hit 41 percent…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek football programs recently announced 15 players on the 2025 All-District team. In Class AAA, the Cardinals have eight individuals on the team. All-District honors went to seniors Jaydon Johnson, Josh Hansen, Jaxon Lais and juniors Coy Thone and Darius Dolo. Honorable mention went to seniors Landyn Lais, Connor Bose and Dawson Holtz. In nine-player football, the…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team fell 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Dec. 4, on the road. The Cardinals hurt their efforts being penalized five times in the game, forcing them to play one skater down for a total of 10 minutes. Fortunately, Marshall capitalized on the LHS penalties only twice scoring two goals power plays. Cardinal senior goalie Emma Saarloos faced 45 shots and turned away 39 in the 6…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Luverne boys’ hockey obliterated Worthington 18-3 at home Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Cardinals put a total of 52 shots on net compared with the Trojans’ eight shots on net in the game. Luverne scored once on its only power play while Worthington was shut down on all three penalty plays it faced against Luverne. Junior Ben Hartquist found the back of the Trojans’ net three times in the game for a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Luverne girls’ hockey team blanked Worthington 7-0 at home Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Cardinals put 40 total shots on Worthington’s goalie in the game and held the Trojans to just seven shots on goal in the win. LHS junior Tenley Behr started the scoring with a goal at 1:27 in the first period, marking her 100th career point as a Cardinal. “I was very excited to get the goal at home,” she said.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team took down Edgerton Public 67-40 in its 2025 home opener Monday, Nov. 24. The Cardinals ran up a 32-13 lead in the first half and didn’t look back. In the second half they gathered another 35 points and finished the game with a 67-40 win over the Flying Dutchmen. Freshman Brielle John led the Cardinals posting a double-double in the first game. She had 15…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Anja Jarchow was recently named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMSC) Volleyball First-team All-Conference. Jarchow, a sophomore outside hitter for the University of Northwestern in Roseville, posted 295 kills and 36 block assists in 2025. The Eagles finished the regular season 12-0 in the UMAC. In the post season the University of Northwestern made its way to the 2025 NCAA Division…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Winter weather and harsh weather conditions canceled two LHS and H-BC activities this past week. The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball game against Westbrook Walnut Grove was called off and the Luverne girls’ wrestling team did not make the trip to Hutchinson. H-BC girls’ basketball was scheduled to host Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Dec. 2, and will take on Adrian/Ellsworth on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 25, 2025What a year for the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team! H-BC walked into the 2025 9-player State Championship game unbeaten this season and walked out with the state title after beating Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46-22 Saturday, Nov. 22, in the U.S. Bank Stadium. This was the Patriots’ second state championship since 1990, when H-BC defeated Argyle 28-21 in the championship game. On…
You must log in to continue reading. Log in or subscribe today.
