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 editorAugust 27, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team jumped to three wins and one loss to start the 2025 season. The Cardinals beat MACCRAY 5-2 and took Yellow Medicine 4-3 in their first doubleheader Tuesday, Aug. 19, at home. LHS posted a one win, one loss doubleheader against Lac Qui Parle and Montevideo Thursday, Aug. 21. Luverne beat Lac Qui Parle 4-3 and fell 6-1 to Montevideo on the road. “All in all, it was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 27, 2025The Luverne cross country team started the 2025 season participating in the Marshall Cross-Country Invitational Monday, Aug. 25. Luverne was one of nine teams invited to the event at the Marshall Golf Course. “We were very proud of the kids’ effort tonight. They got out and competed hard, which is all you ask for,” head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “It was a lot of kids’ first cross country…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 27, 2025Local racing results for Aug. 22-23 are listed. Drivers posted have ties to Rock County. Rapid Speedway Season Championship Night Aug. 22 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsman’s #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed ninth in the A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 2 #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – DNF in the A Feature, finished second in Heat 2 Overall points leaders as of 8/22 9th – Brandon…- August 27, 2025Firearm and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area with an antlerless permit lottery designation must purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 4. Hunters who purchase their license by Sept. 4 are automatically entered into the lottery for the DPA or special hunt area they declare. Successful applicants will receive a postcard in the mail authorizing them…
- August 27, 2025Walk-in Access areas will be open for public use beginning Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, with the purchase of a $3 Walk-in Access validation. The Walk-in Access program pays landowners to allow public access to their property without additional landowner contact. This year there are around 30,000 acres of private land at more than 280 Walk-in Access sites in west, central and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 20, 2025The Luverne Country Club hosted three club tournaments in the past couple of weeks as golfing winds down for the season. The Senior Club Tournament was on Aug. 9, the Ladies Club Tournament was Aug. 15 and the Men’s Club Tournament was played Aug. 16-17. Senior Club Tournament The Senior Club Tournament was played Saturday, Aug. 9. First place went to Joe Dorhout with a score of 70.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 20, 2025Local racing results for Aug. 15-16 are listed. Drivers posted have ties to Rock County. Rapid Speedway Aug. 15 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsman’s #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed ninth in the A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 1 Overall points leaders as of 8/15 8th – Brandon Boeve – 870 12th – Larry Kracht – 366 17th – Eric Gaul - 68 USRA Hobby Stock #10 Blake Schneekloth…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025The 2025 youth soccer season kicked off Tuesday, Aug. 5, with over 200 kids, Pre-K through seventh grade, playing their first game of the short season. Organized games are played Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Aug. 5 through Aug. 28 on four separate fields west of the Luverne High School. Organizer Michelle DeKam said one of the reasons she started the program was so that her son could play…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025The Luverne Redbirds ended their District 8B tournament run Saturday, Aug. 9, in New Ulm after falling 10-5 to the Raymond Rockets for a second time in the playoffs. The Rockets beat Luverne 5-3 Aug. 2 in the first round of the District Tournament in New Ulm. That loss put the Redbirds into the consolation bracket where they still had a chance to move on to the state tournament. Luverne beat…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025Jaydon Johnson placed first overall in the Cardinal Pride competition on the first day of football practice. Individual event winners are: Bench press: Dawson Holtz - 225 pounds/six times. Squat: Landyn Lais - 315 pounds/six times. Lucas Madison - 375/one time. Power press: Landyn Lais - 185 pounds/five times, Dayson Fritz - 205/one time. Cleans: Connor Bose - 185 pounds/eight times, Jaydon…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025Luverne picklers celebrated National Pickleball Day Friday, Aug. 8, playing together at the Luverne pickleball courts north of the high school. Pictured are (front, from left) Terry Althoff, Lowell Drenth, Barb Antoine, Nate Rud, (back) Mark Overgaard, Brent Thiem, Paul Erickson, Diana Erickson, Larry Franken, Jeanne VanOtterloo, Pat Scheidt, Dixie Hansen, Katie McClure and Don Bosshart.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025Hometown Pride, a YouTube documentary about the 2003-2010 Ellsworth Panthers boys’ basketball state run, will premiere next week at the Palace Theatre. Episodes 2 and 3 called “Southwest Christian’s Target” and “The Panthers Are Going to State!” will be played for the first time to the public in Luverne on Aug. 21. Produced by Ellsworth alumni and brothers Adam and Zach Sieff of Clear Frame…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025Golfer Mark Opitz recorded his first hole-in-one Saturday, Aug. 9, at Nordic Trails Golf Course in Alexandria. Mark and Annie (his wife) were golfing together when he made the shot on hole No. 4. Mark used a six iron on the fourth hole par 3, 130-yard shot. After Mark hit the ball his said, “Annie, that has a chance,” and by the time he got done getting the words out, it went in. Mark said…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025Local racing results for Aug. 8-9 are listed. Drivers posted have ties to Rock County. Rapid Speedway Aug. 8 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsman’s #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed seventh in the A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1 #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed11th in the A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 2 Overall points leaders as of 8/8 8th – Brandon Boeve – 796 12th – Larry…- By MN DNRAugust 13, 2025Hunters can now review the 2025 Minnesota deer hunting regulations, and deer hunting licenses were available to purchase as of Aug. 1. Deer season details for each deer permit area and electronic copies of the 2025 Minnesota hunting regulations are available on the DNR deer hunting webpage mndnr.gov. Print copies will be available in mid-August wherever licenses are sold. Regulations translated…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 06, 2025The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team captured third place at the American Legion Division II State Tournament Saturday, Aug. 2, in Ely. Luverne beat Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 9-6 July 31 in the first-round game. They then lost 7-2 to Montevideo Aug. 1 to move down to the consolation bracket. Luverne beat Sibley East 4-1 in the consolation matchup Aug. 2 to capture third place at the state…
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