Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026Luverne started their section run taking down Morris/Benson Area 15-0 at home Thursday, Feb. 5, in the 3A quarterfinals and topped Fairmont 5-2, Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Section 3A semifinals. Luverne is scheduled to face Marshall, the No. 1 seed, in the Section 3A championship game Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter. Game time was 7:30 p.m. Luverne had faced the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen Bernie and CeCe Rock will compete in the girls’ state wrestling tournament for the fourth year in a row. Senior Bernie Rock and junior CeCe Rock will take with them their younger sister, freshman Ellie Rock. This will be Ellie’s first trip in her career. All three qualified for state at the Feb. 6-7 section tournament in Redwood Valley. Their sister, Mary Rock, and her…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball racked up two wins and one loss this week and are now 13-11 for the season. Luverne hosted Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, beating the Eagles 83-75. LHS fell 65-58 to St. James on the road Friday, Feb. 6, and beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 60-48 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. Luverne was scheduled to host Hills-Beaver Creek Tuesday, February. 10. LHS will host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team secured two wins and fell once this past week. Luverne beat Windom 62-52 at home Thursday, Feb. 5, topped St. James 63-54 on the road Friday, Feb. 6, and lost 65-61 to Southwest Minnesota Christian on the road Monday, Feb. 9. LHS will play their next two games at home against Worthington Thursday, Feb. 12, and Hills-Beaver Creek Thursday, February. 19. …- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026Luverne and Minnesota River skated to a 2-2 tie in Le Sueur Saturday, Feb. 7, after one overtime period. The Cardinals put 17 shots on the Bulldogs goalie throughout the game compared to Minnesota River’s 20 shots on LHS senior goaltender Gavin Hoven who stopped 18 of them. The first period went by without a goal or penalty from either team, and both teams put four shots on their opposing…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026Luverne gymnasts finished their regular season beating Marshall on the road with a 126.925 to 114.4 victory over the Tigers. LHS won all four team competitions in the meet. The Cardinals won the team vault 34.350 to 31.750, the bars 29.375 to 25.550, the beam 30.050 to 28.250 and the floor exercise 33.150 to 28.750. In individual results, senior Kianna Winter placed first in the vault with a…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The Luverne boys’ wrestling team had a successful week on the mat going 2-1-1 at the Baltic quadrangular and placing five wrestlers in the top five of their weight class in the Springfield Invitational Saturday, Feb. 7. In Baltic, South Dakota, Luverne beat Baltic 54-12 and Garretson 47-12 while losing 28-18 to Canton and tying Elk Point 30-30 in four duals. At the Springfield Invitational…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne boys’ hockey team sits atop the Big South Conference with a 20-3 record after taking down three competitors this past week. Luverne beat Marshall 5-1 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 27, topped Worthington 17-1 on the road Thursday, Jan. 29, and outscored Austin 9-4 at home Saturday, Jan. 31. Luverne has two more regular season games, both on the road. The Cardinals will take on Minnesota…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team won three games in the past week to improve to 14-4 for the season. LHS beat Pipestone 67-50 at home Jan. 27, took down Redwood Valley 78-56 on the road Jan. 30, and topped Blue Earth 81-72 at home Feb. 2. Luverne will host Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, before traveling to St. James Friday, Feb. 6, and Southwest Minnesota Christian Monday, Feb. 9. Luverne 67,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey team fell twice to Marshall and beat Worthington once to go 1-2 this past week in conference action. The Cardinals hosted Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 27, falling in a close 4-3 game. Luverne beat Worthington 9-1 on the road Thursday, Jan. 29, in its last regular season game. On Friday, Jan. 30, Luverne once again hosted Marshall for the Big South Conference title. Luverne…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026Twelve Luverne alumni basketball players were honored for their 1,000 point-careers at LHS Tuesday, Jan. 24, during halftime of the boys’ game in Luverne. Pictured (from left) are Carter Sehr – 1,398 points, Brett Heronimus – 1,050 points, Elizabeth Wagner – 1,428 points, Brooklynn Ver Steeg – 1,263 points, Katlyn (Sawtelle) Manzie – 1,152 points, Natilee (Hubbling) Woodley – 1,138 points,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball team won three games at home and fell once on the road to post an 11-10 record so far this season. LHS lost 70-59 to Pipestone at home Jan. 27, beat Canby 80-32 Jan. 29, topped Redwood Valley 66-26 Jan. 30, and took down Blue Earth 73-54 Feb. 2, at home. Luverne will host Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, will travel to St. James Friday, Feb. 6, and Southwest Minnesota…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne gymnastics team lost two meets at home this past week. LHS lost 131.575 to 129.225 to Jackson County Central Friday, Jan. 30, and fell to Martin County in a close contest 132.8 to 131.95 Monday, Feb. 2. The Cardinals will travel to Marshall Thursday, Feb. 5, for their final regular season meet before heading to Redwood Valley Saturday, Feb. 14, for team sections. Jackson County…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne High School wrestling team fell four times in four duals giving up several forfeits in each competition over the past week. The Cardinals fell 45-15 to Worthington and 60-11 to Pipestone Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Pipestone Triangular on the road. They also lost 49-17 to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook Walnut Grove and 64-12 to Fulda-Murray County Central Friday, Jan. 30, on the road…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026LHS freshman Ellie Rock and seventh-grader Gemma Zix participated in the 2026 Minnesota Girls’ Wrestling League (MNGWL) Ninth-Grade and Under State Tournament in Champlin Park Saturday, Jan. 31. Rock finished in fifth place with a 2-2 record on the day. Rock lost her first match in the girls 112-pound weight class by a 13-0 major decision. In her second match, Rock won by pin and then fell in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved their season record to 15-7 beating Fairmont and Princeton-Big Lake-Becker this past week. The Cardinals skated past Fairmont winning 8-0 at home Tuesday, Jan. 20, and blanked Princeton-Big Lake-Becker 8-0 on the road Saturday, Jan. 24. Luverne was scheduled to host Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 27. Luverne travels to Worthington Thursday, Jan. 29, and will…
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