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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 editorMay 28, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team competed in the MSHSL Section 3A individual tournament Wednesday, May 21, at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls. The Cardinals dropped two singles and two doubles matches in the first round. In singles play senior Kaleb Hemme fell 7-5, 6-0 to his Redwood Valley opponent. Junior Caleb Kracht lost 6-2, 6-0 to his Yellow Medicine East opponent. In doubles…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team traveled to take on Benson in team sectional play Tuesday, May 13. The No. 7 seed LHS team fell 7-0 to the No. 2 seed team from Benson. “Although Luverne did not win any individual matches, I was very proud of how our kids competed and played,” head coach Nathan Rud said. “They each gave a full effort and represented Luverne well in the section tournament.” In…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team lost four matches this week. Blue Earth topped Luverne 7-0 Tuesday, May 6, at home, Lac qui Parle and Benson both beat Luverne 7-0 at home Saturday, May 10, in a doubleheader, and Fairmont beat LHS 7-0 on the road Monday, May 12. “Benson was our toughest opponent of the week, and though the kids actually played better, only Kaleb Hemme at first singles was able to…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 30, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team traveled to Pipestone April 22 falling 5-2 to the Arrows. “At Pipestone we had our best outing of the season so far,” head coach Nathan Rud said. “The team remains very inexperienced as a whole, but it’s been exciting to see the individual improvements occurring week by week.” LHS junior Caleb Kracht and sophomore Christopher Severns both won their singles matches…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 23, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team fell 7-0 to Redwood Valley Tuesday, April 15, and fell 7-0 to St. James Monday, April 21. LHS was scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, April 22, and will host Blue Earth Area Tuesday, May 6. Redwood 7, Luverne 0 The Luverne varsity tennis team forfeited two singles and two doubles matches to Redwood Valley in a 7-0 loss Tuesday, April 15, at home. “We…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 16, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team lost two matches this past week. The Cardinals fell 6-1 to Worthington Tuesday, April 8, at home and 9-0 to Vermillion on the road Thursday, April 10. “Tuesday’s match against Worthington went very well,” head coach Nathan Rud said. “Thursday we ran into the proverbial buzz saw against Vermillion.” One highpoint in the Cardinals’ performance was senior Kaleb…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 09, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team traveled Saturday, April 5, for a doubleheader against Yellow Medicine and Montevideo. The Cardinals fell 7-0 in both meets, due in part to Luverne’s limited varsity experience this season. “We did have to forfeit two matches against Yellow Medicine and Montevideo, but the five individuals that we had on our roster played well,” head coach Nathan Rud said. Luverne…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 16, 2024The Luverne Cardinals girls’ tennis team sent six girls to the Section 3A Individual Championship at the Huether Family Match Point complex in Sioux Falls Thursday, Oct. 10. Each team was allowed two singles and two doubles to participate in the tournament. LHS seniors Addyson Mann and Emma Nath played in the singles competition. In the doubles bracket, seniors Augusta Papik and Caitlin Kindt…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell to Montevideo 7-0 in the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Team Championship in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 7. LHS beat Morris 4-2 in section semifinal action earlier in the day Oct. 7 to win the right to play Montevideo. The Cardinals beat Yellow Medicine East 5-2 in the section quarterfinal Thursday, Oct. 3, at home. The Cardinals finish their…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The Luverne tennis team fell 5-2 to Fairmont on the road Tuesday, Sept. 24, in its last regular match of the fall season. LHS head coach Nathan Rud said the match with Fairmont ended predictably. “Fairmont’s record was identical to ours, 9-6, and their lineup proved to be just as tough as expected,” he said. “Their Top 2 singles players were exceptional, and we fell to both.” In the No. 1…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Cardinal tennis team traveled to Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 17, beating the Arrows 6-1 to hold on to the rivaled “Battle Racquet.” LHS defeated the Redwood Valley Cardinals 6-1 in Redwood Falls Thursday, Sept. 19. With the two wins, Luverne is now 9-5 on the season. Luverne will play their final regular season match at Fairmont Thursday, Oct. 3, before sectional play starts. “Fairmont has a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team netted a 7-0 win over Worthington Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the road and hosted River Valley Thursday, Sept. 12, beating the Wildcats 5-2. With the wins, the Cardinals are now 7-5 on the season and will travel for their final three regular season matches. Luverne was scheduled to head to Pipestone for their annual Battle Racket match Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team hosted Marshall Thursday, Sept. 5, falling four matches to three. The Cardinals are now 5-5 for the season after the loss to Marshall “The good news this week is that we finally have senior Caitlin Kindt back after hurting her knee and having surgery during tennis last year,” head coach Nathan Rud said. He said Kindt’s return affected two Luverne doubles teams…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 04, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell to two strong teams this past week. The Cardinals traveled to Blue Earth Tuesday, Aug. 27, and lost 6-1, and they lost to St. James 7-0 Thursday, Aug. 29, at home. Luverne is now 5-4 with seven regular season meets left in the season. LHS head coach Nathan Rud said the team is learning from tough competition. “I am very excited to see how high these girls…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 28, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team won four out of five team matches this past week, putting their season record at 5-2 through Aug. 23. The Cardinals beat MCCRAY 6-1 and Yellow Medicine 7-0 on the road, Tuesday, Aug. 20. On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Luverne Cardinals hosted Lac Qui Parle, beating them 5-2, but fell to Montevideo 6-1 later in the day at home. On Friday, Aug. 23, Luverne posted a 4-3…
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