Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026The Luverne volleyball team went 1-1 at home beating Hills-Beaver Creek 3-2 Oct. 20 and fell 3-0 to Adrian-Ellsworth Oct. 22. Luverne finished the regular season 11-17, Adrian-Ellsworth closes with an 18-9 record and Hills-Beaver Creek finished with an 11-12 record heading into the section tournaments. In the Section 3A tournament the No. 7 seed H-BC Patriots hosted the No. 10 seed Edgerton…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026The Cardinals fell 27-6 to a solid Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial squad on the road Tuesday, Oct. 20. Luverne came into the game 7-0 facing the Knights who were 6-1 with their only loss to Jackson 22-0 in Week 3 of the regular season. Missed opportunities and penalties hurt LHS throughout the game in Lake Crystal. On the opening kickoff Luverne lost the ball and turned it over to the Knights…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026The Luverne girls cross-country team captured the Big South Conference title Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Jackson. The Cardinals placed first with 34 team points. LHS outpaced six other conference teams with four runners placing among the Top 10 finishers. Redwood Valley finished in second place with 50 team points. Jackson County Central was third with 91 points, Pipestone Area placed fourth with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne trap shooting team posted their final week scores for the 2026 fall season. Competition Week 5 Rd1 Rd2 Total Nolan Dekam 23 23 46 Marty Fick 17 20 37 Rylin Goembel 14 16 30 Dylan Hoff 20 24 44 Carter Johnson 23 24 47 Levi Kelly 22 19 41 Eli Kinsinger 14 16 30 Joey Lenz 21 17 38 Lucas Madison 23 19 42 Owen Overgaard 14 22 36 Logan Wrigg 21 24 45
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Luverne Cardinals pulled off a huge win Wednesday, Oct. 14, beating the Jackson County Central Huskies 36-30 on the road. Both teams came into the game 6-0 and were ready to battle on the field. Luverne had not beaten the Huskies since 2020 when LHS won 32-0 at home in a shortened COVID season. Jackson has been a force in recent years winning two state titles in a row, first in 2024 and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons cross country team hosted nine local teams Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Adrian Country Club. Luverne participated in the event with the LHS girls team placing first and the boys team placing third in the varsity 5,000-meter races. LHS finished with 14 personal best times and three season-best performances. Adrian-Ellsworth placed third in the girls varsity and fifth in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Luverne volleyball team fell in three sets to Fairmont Tuesday, Oct. 13, at home. “We did not play or communicate as a team very well,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “I hope to see Fairmont in the playoffs again and hope that the next game is a different outcome.” Fairmont took the first set in a close 26-24 contest. Luverne lost the second set 25-18 and fell 25-12 in the third set…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Luverne girls tennis team competed in the Section 3A Individual tournament at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 19. LHS sent two singles players and two doubles teams to the tournament to play in Round 1 action. In singles action, LHS senior, No. 7 seed, Sophia Remme took on Benson senior, No. 10 seed, Kinsley Trump in Round 1. Remme fell in a close 6-4, 6-4 match to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026Luverne recorded Week 4 trap scores at the Rock County Sportsmen’s Club in Luverne. Logan Wrigg turned in a score of 45 to top LHS shooters this week. Carter Johnson followed with a 41 and Lucan Madison finished with a 39 to round out the Top 3 scores. Luverne has one week left of regular season shooting. After four weeks of competition Wrigg sits in third place in Class 1A Conference 4 with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026In Friday night football, Luverne cruised to a 56-25 win against Minnesota Valley Lutheran at home Oct. 9. The Cardinals, now 6-0 with two games left in the regular season, scored five rushing and one passing touchdowns against the Chargers. Two came from the Cardinals defensive heads-up plays. In the second quarter senior Matthew Gangestad scooped up a Chargers fumble and returned it 55-yards…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026The Luverne Cardinals cross country team swept the boys’ and girls’ varsity and junior varsity 5,000-meter races Oct. 8, placing first in both events at the I-90 Invitational in Cedar Creek Park. The LHS boys’ varsity and junior varsity runners topped eight teams placing first with a low total of 59 team points. The LHS girls’ varsity and junior varsity team beat six other teams to place first…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026Dylan Hoff recorded his second Perfect 25 in Week 4 of the fall trap season. His first came in Week 1 and the most recent success marks the sixth time LHS shooters have hit the mark this fall. Hoff and Carter Johnson both have two Perfect 25 rounds, Joey Lenz, and Logan Wrigg each have one. Hoff turned in the high score in Week 3 hitting 48 targets. Logan Wrigg and Lucas Madison finished with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026Luverne finished a busy week on the volleyball court winning three matches and falling against three solid teams not on their regular schedule. LHS opened the week beating Blue Earth 3-0 on the road Tuesday, Oct. 6. They beat the Buccaneers in three sets 25-18, 25-10 and 25-17. The Cardinals headed to Marshall Oct. 9-10 for the Jimmy John’s Tournament where they took on five different teams in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026Luverne girls’ tennis team fell in the first round of 2026 Section 3A team competition Monday, Oct. 12, in Morris. The No. 8 seed Luverne fell 6-0 to No. 1 seed Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta-West Central Area in head-to-head play. In team play Monday, LHS fell in all four singles and three doubles matches. Senior Sophia Remme lost 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles play to her Morris-MACA/WCA opponent.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Battle Axe trophy is back in Luverne after the Cardinals football team beat the Pipestone Arrows 42-0 in Luverne Friday, Oct. 2. The Battle Axe football series between the Luverne Cardinals and Pipestone Arrows is a rivalry that officially began in 1957. It was created by athletic director and former Arrows head coach Earle Teas. As of this game, Luverne leads the head-to-head traveling…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Luverne High School tennis team closed the fall regular season by falling 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, at home. Four LHS seniors were honored before the match for their participation in the tennis program throughout the years. Senior Sophia Remme, Allyssa Evers and Olivia Ver Steeg along with manager Marlee Nelson were given flowers and a round of applause — along with a few tears shed…
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