Traveling Europe Together
Luverne High School world language students and teachers spent 10 days traveling in Spain and Germany from June 17-26.
Redbirds win two, lose one, improve to 11-2 for the season
The Redbirds won two games and fell once this past week, bringing their season record to 11-2.
Luverne beat Heron Lake 4-0 in Worthington Wednesday, June 26.
Senior Legion versus Edgerton rained out, takes Marshall 6-4 with rain delay
The weather proved to be a challenge for the Senior Legion games this week.
Blaze host 2024 Bash-A-Rama fastpitch softball tournament
The Luverne Blaze fastpitch softball club hosted its fourth annual Bash-A-Rama tournament Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30.
Luverne Junior Legion baseball beats Pipestone 11-5 at home
The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team beat Pipestone 11-5 at home Monday, June 24.
Because of flooding at Redbird Field, the game was played at the Luverne High School south baseball field.
Christensen Broadcasting to start streaming LHS varsity sports this fall
Luverne Public Schools signed a three-year sports streaming contract Thursday, June 20.
The contract begins September 1.
Sports
- By Stacy Olson for the Star HeraldApril 05, 2022The Luverne Cardinals softball team open the season Monday afternoon against Adrian-Ellsworth, defeating the visitors 15-0 in four innings. The Cardinals scored five runs in the first inning with singles from Tori Serie and Payton Behr. Luverne racked up three more runs in the second inning with a double from Carly Olson, scoring two runs, and a single from Belle Schmidt to score the third run…
- By Star Herald staffMarch 29, 2022Luverne High School graduate Jaxon Nelson is headed to the Frozen Four college hockey playoffs with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers team next week. Jaxon, a junior forward, tallied a pair of assists in Minnesota’s NCAA opener — including the overtime session that bounced defending national champion Massachusetts Friday. “It was the best feeling I’ve had playing sports,” Nelson told the…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldMarch 22, 2022The Luverne girls’ 12U team won the state championship in Virginia over the weekend, accomplishing a feat no other youth hockey team has ever done in the history of the Luverne Hockey Association. The Luverne girls opened state tournament play at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center with a 4-2 win over Woodbury Black Friday afternoon. That set up a semifinal game Saturday afternoon when the…
- By Lori SorensonMarch 22, 2022Luverne sophomore hockey goalie Tyler Arends received the High School Hobey Baker Memorial Award for his performance on and off the ice this past hockey season. Candidates for a High School Hobey Baker Award are selected by their coaches, based on coachability, strength of character, integrity, commitment, teamwork, community leadership and outstanding sportsmanship. Luverne Head Coach Phil…
- March 22, 2022Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Kenadie Fick was named to the 2022 Red Rock Conference All-Conference Team. Teammate sophomore Lanae Elbers received honorable mention. The Lady Pates ended the 2021-22 season with a 11-5 record, tied for second with Edgerton High School. Southwest Christian, Edgerton, led the conference with a 16-0 record and received four selections on the all-conference…
- 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…
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