Luverne fell 3-0 to Pipestone Friday, Oct. 6, in the 67th Annual Battle Axe football game on Cardinal Field.

Both teams had trouble moving the ball on the ground or through the air.

Luverne had 91 total yards in the game while Pipestone managed 74 yards of total offense.

The Patriots beat the Flying Dutchmen 26-14 in Edgerton Friday, Oct. 6.

“We knew going in, it was going to be a tough, physical game, and it was all of that,” head coach Rex Metzger said.

The Luverne girls’ tennis team is crowned Section 3A Team Champion.

Luverne won their quarterfinal match against Yellow Medicine East 6-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 5.

The Luverne Cardinals hosted a cross-country meet Thursday, Oct. 5, that included six other teams.

The teams that participated in the high school events were Adrian-Ellsworth, Canby-Minneota, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team lost 3-0 to Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda at home Tuesday, Oct. 3, and traveled to Marshall Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7, to participate in the Jimmy John’s Classic.

The Luverne volleyball team fell to Jackson County Central in three games Thursday, Oct. 5, on the road.

JCC topped Luverne 25-13 in the first set, 25-12 in the second and 25-18 in the final set.

Minnesota’s youth deer season will take place statewide Thursday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 22.

The season coincides with statewide teacher workshops, so many Minnesota students will be out of school during the youth season.

Hunting wild stuff, be that antlered animals or fowl of any sort, is usually a result of an introduction made by one special person who took the time to expose a youth to the outdoor lifestyle.