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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 20, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team beat Worthington 7-0 Tuesday, Sept. 12, defeated Pipestone 6-1 Thursday, Sept. 14, and fell to Sioux Falls Lincoln 6-3 Monday, Sept. 18. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to St. James Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Redwood Thursday, Sept. 21. Cardinals 7, Trojans 0 The Luverne girls’ tennis team hosted a young Worthington team Tuesday, Sept. 12, beating the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 20, 2023The Luverne Cardinals football team hosted Sibley East Friday, Sept. 15, beating the Wolverines 35-0. “It was nice to get a solid win and shutout at home,” said head coach Todd Oye. “We have played well at times this year, but this was the first game we played well from start to finish.” Luverne, now 2-1 for the season, will travel to Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday, Sept. 22. The Cardinals…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 13, 2023By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne Cardinals’ cross country meet on Saturday. Sept. 9, involved nine schools plus the host Cardinals. Other schools invited were Adrian/Ellworth, Dell Rapids, South Dakota, Garretson, South Dakota, Martin County West, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, Redwood Valley, Heron Lake-Okabena, Jackson County Central and Southwest Minnesota Christian. Luverne had three individual…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 13, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team won two meets over the past week, beating Blue Earth 4-3 Tuesday, Sept. 5, and Marshall 4-3 Thursday, Sept. 7. “The doubles teams have been playing great all season,” said head coach Jon Beers. “In the two team matches this week, they were a combined 6-0.” The 7-2 Cardinals were scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday, Sept. 12, and Pipestone Area Thursday, Sept,…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 13, 2023The Cardinals volleyball team dropped two road games and hosted a tournament over the past week. Luverne fell to Marshall 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 5, and to Westbrook Walnut Grove 3-1 Thursday, Sept. 7. The Cardinals finished 4-4 at the Luverne Tournament Saturday, Sept. 9. Luverne will travel to Adrian Thursday, Sept. 14, and head to Jackson Saturday, Sept. 16, for an Invitational. Marshall 3,…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 13, 2023The Luverne football team traveled to Jordan losing 49-7 to the Hubmen Friday, Sept. 9. “Jordan is a very good team that moved down from 4A to 3A this year,” head coach Todd Oye said. “With that being said, we need to play well against the big schools in our class to be competitive, and we did not do that.” Jordan scored two passing touchdowns in the first quarter to put the score at 14-0. In…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 06, 2023The Luverne football team faced off against Worthington Thursday, Aug. 31, at home. The Cardinals beat the Trojans 25-20, holding off a second half surge by Worthington. In the first quarter, senior Elliot Domagala turned a 15-yard run into Luverne’s first six points. Senior Patrick Kroski missed the extra point field goal to keep the lead to six. In the second quarter, junior Marcos Diaz…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 06, 2023The Luverne cross country team participated in the Metcalf Invitational at Mountain Lake Golf Course Friday, Sept. 1. Luverne was one of 15 teams at the event. In the varsity and junior varsity events, the Cardinals had 11 runners place in the Top 15. Junior Owen Janiszeski and senior Jenna DeBates each placed first as individual champions in the 5,000 meter. “I thought we did a nice job of…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 06, 2023The Cardinals volleyball team is 3-1 for the season after a series of games over the past week. Luverne lost to Southwest Christian 3-0 Tuesday, Aug. 29, on the road. The Cardinals beat Murray County Central and West Lyon 2-0 in both games Thursday, Aug. 31, at a Luverne Triangular. Luverne was scheduled to take on Marshall on the road Tuesday, Sept. 5, and will travel to Westbrook Walnut…
By Greg HoogeveenSeptember 06, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team lost a close meet to Fairmont at home, 4-3, on Tuesday, Aug. 29. The Cardinals lost all four singles matches and won their three doubles matches against Fairmont. In singles play, Luverne’s No. 1 match, senior Sarah Stegenga lost two sets 6-1, 6-1 to Hope Klanderud. LHS senior Morgan Hadler gave up two sets to Abigail Peyman 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 2 match. In No. 3…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 23, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team started the 2023 season beating Morris 4-3 and Benson 4-3 on the road Saturday, Aug. 19. “It was great to start the season off with two wins,” Luverne head coach Jon Beers said. “The girls played really well considering how hot it was. The weather really made it a challenging day for all the teams.” Luverne jumps into the thick of play next week hosting Yellow…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2023Fall sports teams at Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools began practices Monday, Aug. 14, three weeks before the start of the 2023-24 school year on Sept. 5. Many of the teams have already competed in their season-opening games, including the LHS girls’ tennis team matches at Morris Area and Benson on Saturday. Photos by Mavis Fodness A familiar task at sports practices is the gathering…
By Mavis Fodness, reporterJuly 09, 2019Thousands of students — including me — have received diplomas from Luverne High School since it was built in 1956. The LHS Class of 1983 celebrates its “35th plus one” class reunion this weekend. The reunion comes on the heels of the June 20 groundbreaking ceremony that honored the changes coming to the 63-year-old facility. For days leading up to the groundbreaking, I watched two excavators…
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