By Greg Hoogeveen
July 19, 2023
Early in the morning on Saturday, July 15, more than 100 bikers were gearing up for the Sixth Annual Tour de Donut bicycle event in Luverne.
The competition, organized by Dave Duffy and volunteers, draws bikers from as far away as Minneapolis, Grand Forks and Kansas City to ride bikes, eat donuts and have fun.
The event is broken into four routes based on distance.
•The untimed 7-mile or 11-…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 18, 2023
Following are the racing results for local drivers competing in Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 11-17.
Rapid Speedway
July 14 Rock Rapids, IA
Sportsman’s
6th - #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek
10th - #24H Brock Harnack, Hills
Hobby Stocks
2nd - #22E Eric Gaul, Luverne
5th - #14K Bryant Klaassen, Adrian
12th - #15X Kaden Kracht, Steen
B-Modifieds
3rd…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 18, 2023
The Luverne Post 123 Jr. Legion baseball team won the 2023 Southwest Sub-Sub State bracket July 11, beating Windom 11-6.
Luverne won its first two sub-state games against St. James, 4-0, and Madelia, 9-8, on July 16.
Luverne is scheduled to take on Slayton Tuesday, July 18, in Sleepy Eye at 5 p.m.
Luverne 11, Windom 6
Luverne took down Windom 11-6 at home July 11.
Blake Sauer led Luverne with…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 18, 2023
The Luverne Sr. Legion Post 123 baseball team traveled to Veteran’s Park in St. James for the 2023 American Legion Division II Southwest Sub-State Tournament this past week.
The Cardinals won their first game against Wells 7-0 July 13 but lost the next two games, 1-0 to Sleepy Eye July 14 and 7-2 to St. James on July 15.
The Sr. Legion team closed the season with a record of 9-3.
Luverne 7,…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 18, 2023
The Redbirds posted six homeruns in two games this past week, beating Hadley 10-1 at home July 12 and Ruthton 17-1 on the road July 16.
The win against Hadley clinched Luverne’s Gopher League regular season championship.
The Redbirds will play their last regular season game against the Tea Steam Wednesday, July 19, at home.
Redbirds 10, Hadley 1
The Redbirds beat the Buttermakers 10-1 at…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 18, 2023
Early in the morning on Saturday, July 15, more than 100 bikers were gearing up for the Sixth Annual Tour de Donut bicycle event in Luverne.
The competition, organized by Dave Duffy and volunteers, draws bikers from as far away as Minneapolis, Grand Forks and Kansas City to ride bikes, eat donuts and have fun.
The event is broken into four routes based on distance.
•The untimed 7-mile or 11-…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 11, 2023
Local racers’ results for Rapid Speedway, Murray County Speedway, Hartford Speedway, Worthington Speedway and Huset’s Speedway are as follows for the week of July 4-10.
Rapid Speedway
July 7 Rock Rapids, IA
Rain Out
Murray County Speedway
July 7 Slayton, MN
Rain Out
Hartford Speedway
July 8 Hartford, SD
Street Stock
16th - #4D Cory Kelderman, Hills
Worthington Speedway
July 8 Worthington…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 11, 2023
The Luverne Country Club hosted its 2023 Member-Guest Golf Tournament Friday, July 7, and Saturday, July 8.
There were 53 two-man teams participating in the 36-hole tournament.
Jeremy and Jason Sudenga took top honors this year with the highest total quota score of 9.5.
Ryan Goebel and Tony Sandbulte came in second with a score of 7.
Chris Denhoed and Robert Louisiana placed third with a score of…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 11, 2023
The Luverne Blaze fastpitch summer softball club hosted its third annual Bash-A-Rama tournament Saturday, July 8, and Sunday, July 9.
Thirty-two total teams, some from as far away as Pierre, South Dakota, participated in four age brackets, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16/18U.
Each team played two games Saturday to determine which bracket (gold or silver) they would compete in Sunday. In bracket play, teams…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 11, 2023
Luverne Post 123 Sr. Legion blew out Tracy 13-2 at home Thursday, July 6, in playoff action.
Thanks to a big 11-run fourth inning, the Cardinals were assured a sub state appearance in the 2023 American Legion baseball tournament.
Jacob Stroh and Elliot Domagala both had three RBIs in the game.
Conner Connell drove in two runners and Riley Sneller, Will Serie and Brayden Ripka each had one RBI in…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 11, 2023
The eighth annual Davis Lake Triathlon kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake last week with athletic competition in kayaks, on bicycles and on foot.
The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks.
The Minnows race is a quarter mile kayak, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run.
The Sharks race is a half mile kayak, eight-mile bike ride and 2 1/2-mile run.
Both races can…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 11, 2023
The Redbirds picked up three more wins over the past week, raising their season record to 16-1.
The Redbirds beat Worthington 10-1 at home July 5. They also outfoxed Fox Lake 13-2 July 9 and beat Pipestone 19-1 the same day in a doubleheader at Redbird Field.
Luverne is scheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, July 12, and travel to Sioux Falls Friday, July 14, to take on the Brewers.
Redbirds 10,…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 02, 2023
Following are the local race results for the week of June 27-July 3.
Rapid Speedway
6/30/2023 Rock Rapids, IA
Rain Out
Murray County Speedway
6/30/2023 Slayton, MN
Sport Compact
DNF - #24J Joshua Uhl, Luverne
Hobby Stock
3rd - #16B Zachary Bierman, Adrian
DNF - #17 Evan Schettler, Adrian
DNF - #15B Isaac Bullerman, Adrian
Stock Car
DNF - #117L Chad Lonneman, Adrian
Hartford Speedway
6/…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 02, 2023
When I started my job at the Star Herald, I was asked to do a sports column from time to time.
Having been here for just over seven months and feeling more confident about my position, I decided it’s time.
The first thing I had to do was to come up with a name for my sports-related column. After a few suggestions that went afoul, such as “Sports Shorts” (a nod to my short stature), I decided to…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 02, 2023
The Luverne Sr. Legion Post 123 baseball team traveled to Marshall Thursday, June 29, beating the hosts 3-2 in a low-scoring game.
In the top of the first inning, Will Serie singled to left field, scoring pinch runner Trevor DeBates from second base.
With one out in the third, Serie doubled, driving in Jacob Stroh.
In the fifth inning Serie hit a grounder and reached first on an error while…
By Greg Hoogeveen
July 02, 2023
By Greg Hoogeveen
The Luverne Jr. Legion baseball team lost 14-12 to Marshall on the road Thursday, June 29.
In the high-scoring game Marshall struck first, driving in eight runs in the first and six runs in the second inning.
Luverne was able to keep Marshall from scoring in the last four innings.
The Cardinals scored twice in the first inning with Blake Sauer and Elliot Domagala crossing home…
