The Cardinals boys’ tennis team began section tournament play Monday night in Benson following three losses on the road over the past week.
LHS dropped games to Fairmont 7-0 on May 16 and Benson 7-0 and Dawson Boyd 6-1 on May 18 before returning Monday, May 22, to Benson where they lost to the No. 1-seeded team 7-0 in Section Quarterfinal play.
Next up is the Individual Section 3A Tournament Thursday, May 30, in Redwood Falls. 
 
Fairmont 7, LHS 0
The Luverne tennis team fell to Fairmont 7-0 at home on May 16 in several close matches. 
“Against Fairmont, Parker Carbonneau’s match was the one to watch,” head coach Nathan Rud said. 
“It was a very close match with lots of excellent shots by both players. Unfortunately Parker came up just a bit short with a strong showing.”
In singles play, senior Ethan Nath fell 6-2, 6-3 to Jack Hagen, the No. 1 singles player in the Big South Conference.
Parker Carbonneau lost to Dominic Lund-May 6-3, 6-4 and senior Ross Bergman lost 6-1, 6-2 to Noah Vetter.
Luverne gave up one match to Fairmont by forfeit from lack of athletes able to play.
In doubles, freshman Zander Carbonneau and sophomore Kaleb Hemme fell 6-2, 6-0 to Carter Quist and Olivia Ortega.
Freshmen Austin Sandbulte and Elijah Henrichs were defeated 6-0, 6-1 by Wylee Frederiksen and Anthony Stegge.
LHS gave up one doubles match by forfeit due to lack of available players.
 
Benson 7, LHS 0
The Cardinals tennis team lost on the road 7-0 to Benson May 18 in hard-fought matches.
“Luverne played very well against Benson, a fine tennis team,” Rud said.
“Both doubles teams played particularly well. The matches were much closer than the team score reflected.”
In singles play, Nath was defeated 6-3, 6-1 by Hunter LeClair, Parker Cardonneau lost 6-1, 6-1 to Blake Brehmer, senior Ross Bergman lost 6-1, 6-1 to Max Young and LHS gave up one match by forfeit.
In doubles play, Zander Carbonneau and Hemme played close games, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Isaac Carlson and Harold Habben, and Sandbulte and Henrichs were defeated by Jonathan Ilstrup and Brandon Sondag.
LHS gave up one doubles match due to forfeit.
 
Dawson-Boyd 6, LHS 1
The Cardinals took on Dawson-Boyd on the road May 18, losing 6-1.
“Against Dawson-Boyd Ethan Nath and Parker Carbonneau played phenomenally in singles with Nath winning and Carbonneau losing a close tiebreaker,” Rud said. 
In singles play, Nath defeated Jackson Buer 7-5, 6-4.
Parker Cardonneau fell to Gavin Stulz 7-5 in match one, beat Stulz 6-3 in match two and fell 10-8 in the third match.
Bergman lost 6-4, 6-1 to Matthew Martinson, and LHS forfeited one match.
In doubles play, Zander Carbonneau and Hemme fell 6-3, 6-3 to Gunner Olson and Luke Stock.
Austin Sandbulte and Elijah Henrichs lost 6-1, 6-1 to Brody Bothun and Mitchell Myers.
LHS also gave up one doubles match by forfeit.
 
Benson 7, LHS 0
In section quarterfinal play, No. 8-seed Luverne traveled to play No. 1-seed Benson and lost 7-0, giving up one singles and one doubles match by forfeit May 22.
“Today’s match went about as expected for an 8-seed  team playing a 1-seed team, as we were beaten convincingly in three matches and forfeited two,” Rud said.  
“However, we were very competitive in our first and second singles matches.”
He praised Nath and Parker Carbonneau for continuing to play “inspired” tennis. 
“Ethan came very close to winning the first set against the No. 1 undefeated singles player in Section 3A,” Rud said.
In singles play, Nath lost to Hunter LeClair 6-4, 6-2.
Parker Carbonneau fell to  Blake Brehmer 6-3, 6-2.
Bergman lost to Max Young 6-0, 6-0 and Luverne forfeited one singles match to Benson.
In doubles play, Hemme and Zander Carbonneau lost to Harold Habben and Isaac Carlson 6-0, 6-2.
Elijah Henrichs and Austin Sandbulte lost to Logan Schauer and Jonathan Listrup 6-0, 6-0, and Luverne forfeited one doubles match.

The Luverne Redbirds collected two wins over the past week, beating Jackson at home 10-2 on May 17 and holding back Gopher League Milroy Irish with a 4-1 win on the road May 21.
Luverne will take on the Pipestone A’s on the road Wednesday, May 24, and will host Ruthton Wednesday, May 31.
 
Redbirds 10, Jackson 2
The Redbirds clipped the Jackson Bulls 10-2 May 17 at Redbird Field.
The Redbirds and the Bulls started off the game scoreless in the first three innings and traded runs in the fourth.
Luverne added one run each in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 3-1 lead.
In the seventh inning the Birds took flight, scoring five runs. Casey Sehr and Nick  Smith both scored on wild patches, Phil Paquette crossed home on a Serie single, Skyler Wenninger  scored on a Cade Wenninger fly ball to center, and Serie scored on a Derek Lundgren single.
The Redbirds added two more runs in the eighth inning to cap off a 10-2 victory.
Ben Serie led the Redbirds with three runs on three hits, covering a total of four bases.
Serie started on the mound for the Redbirds, surrendering one run on three hits, striking out eight over six innings.
Jake Haugen came in to relieve Serie in the seventh inning, allowing one run on one hit, striking out three batters.
 
BOX Score
JCKS    0 0  0 1  0  0 1 0 0 2 
RBirds 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 2 x 10
 
BATTING
Luverne         AB R H  RBI
Smith               4   1   2   0
Ripka                -  -  -  -
Paquette          4   1   1   1
S.Wenninger    3   1   1   0
Beyer               0   1   0   0
Serie                4   3   3   1
Johnson           3   0   1   1
Ahrens             1   0   1   1
C. Wenninger   5   0   1   2
Lundgren         4   0   1   1
Sehr                3   1   0   0
Nath                3   2   1   0
2B: C. Wenninger, Johnson, Serie
Total bases: Serie 4, C. Wenninger 2, Johnson 2, Smith 2, Paquette, Ahrens, Nath, Lundgren, S. Wenninger
SB: Nath, C. Wenninger, Serie
 
PITCHING
Luverne IP H R  ER  SO
Serie        6   3   1   1   8
Haugen    3   1   1   1   3
Pitches-Strikes: Serie 71-52, Haugen 48-34
Batters faced: Serie 21, Haugen 12
 
Redbirds 4, Milroy Irish 1
Luverne went on the road to beat Gopher League Milroy Irish 4-1 May 21.
The Redbirds racked up 12 hits in the game with four team RBIs.
In the third inning, Smith finally scored for Luverne on a Paquette single, closing the inning with the Redbirds up 1-0.
In the fourth inning, the Birds added three runs to go up 4-1 over the Irish.
Sehr tripled on a line drive to center scoring S Wenninger and C Wenninger.
Beyer singled to right bringing in Sehr from third base.
Sehr led the Luverne offense with three hits and three RBIs while scoring one run.
Smith took the mound for the Redbirds, allowing seven hits and one run over seven innings, striking out 14 batters.
Fowler came in as the reliever, pitching two innings, allowing three hits and no runs, and striking out two batters.
 
BOX Score
RBirds 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 
Irish    0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
 
BATTING
Luverne         AB R H  RBI
Nath                4   0   0   0
Smith               5   1   2   0
Paquette          5   0   2   1
S Wenninger    4   1   2   0
C Wenninger    3   1   1   0
Sehr                4   1   3   2
Beyer               3   0   1   1
Overgaard       3   0   0   0
Ripka              4   0   1   0
2B: Smith
3B: Sehr
Total Bases: Sehr 5, Smith 3, S Wenninger 2, Paquette 2, Beyer, Ripka, C Wenninger
 
PITCHING
Luverne IP H R  ER  SO
Smith      7   7   1   1   14
Fowler     2   3   0   0   2
Pitches-Strikes: Smith 101-76, Fowler 22-18
Batters faced: Smith 30, Fowler 9

Pictured is the girls’ track team and coaches. Front left: Grace Ingebretsen, Josie Anderson, Isabella Oye, Jocelyn Hart, Tiana Lais, Jadyn Hart, Elizabeth Wagner. Middle left: Coach Jodi Nelson, Abby Boltjes, Makena Nelson, Kendra Thorson, Corynn Oye, Kayla Bloemendaal, Jenna DeBates, Sarah Stegenga, Cassi Chesley, Roselynn Hartshorn, Maria Rops, Hannah Sneller, coach Cole Meester. Back left: Coach Katelyn Hart, coach Corey Nelson, Reinha John, Ella Schmuck, Anna Banck, Morgan Hadler, Jerzey Hood, Baylee Smidt, Hailey Como, Augusta Papik, head coach Pete Janiszeski. (submitted photo)
 
 

The Luverne High School girls’ track and field team placed first and the boys’ team placed fifth in the Minnesota Class A True Team State Meet in Stillwater Saturday, May 20.
Head coach Pete Janiszeski said he was pleased with Saturday’s results. 
“Luverne had the best combined finish of all schools that qualified both boys’ and girls’ teams,” he said.
Luverne had four first-place individual finishers, 41 Top 10 finishers, 20 personal records and six season bests at the meet.
The Hart twins dominated the shotput and discus with Jocelyn first in the shot at 41-01.75 (Jadyn was second with 39-09) and Jadyn first in discus with 123-10 (Jocelyn was second with 120-02).
Jenna DeBates captured first place in the 1600 meters with a time of 5:13.89
Elizabeth Wagner placed first in the high jump event with a leap of five feet.
Sarah Stegenga was second in the long jump at 16-01.5, and the Cardinal girls’ mile relay was second with a time of 4:16.78. Relay runners were Tiana Lais, Stegenga, Reinha John and Elizabeth Wagner
Luverne boys’ top performances came from the second-place-winning 4-by-800-meter relay team of Carsen Tofteland, Dylan Ommen, Sage Viessman, and Owen Janiszeski with a time of 8:44.66.
Lucky Dara was second in the 400 and Camden Janiszeski was second in the 3,200 meters.
“We are extremely proud of the kids for their tremendous effort and performances at the meet,” Janiszeski said.
“Everyone competed hard and did their very best to score points for their team, which is all you ever ask for as a coach.”
Combined scores for girls’ teams are as follows: 
Luverne first with 551, Grand Meadow, Leroy-Ostrander, Kingsland, Southland second with 510, Chatfield third with 473.5, Minnewaska Area fourth with 459.5, West Marshall fifth with 425, Lanesboro-Fillmore Central-Mabel Canton sixth with 415.5, Pierz seventh with 406, Holdingford eighth with 403, Paynesville ninth with 394, Jackson County Central tenth with 379.5, Barnesville 11th with 371.5 and Howard Lake-Waverly 12th with 344.5
Combined scores for boys’ teams are as follows: 
Howard Lake-Waverly first with 561, Sauk Center second with 539, Maple River third with 518.5, St. Charles fourth with 500.5, Luverne fifth with 470.5, GMLOKS sixth with 430.5, L-FC-MC seventh with 421, Montevideo eighth with 392.5, Pierz ninth with 384, Holdingford tenth with 351, Pelican Rapids 11th with 328.5 and Fertile-Beltrami 12th with 238.
Janiszeski relayed a special message to the team before Saturday’s competition. 
“Don’t worry about what the stopwatch says; don’t worry about what the tape measure says; don’t worry about the scores,” he said.
“Just worry about competing the whole time and being your best for that day, and they did just that.”
The LHS track teams are scheduled to travel to Pipestone for Section 3A Sub-Sections Thursday, May 25.
 
Individual event results for the meet are as follows:
 
Girls’ 4x800 Meter Relay
Third, 10:21.34, Tiana Lais, Ella Schmuck, Maria Rops, Cassi Chesley
 
Boys’ 4x800 Meter Relay
Second, 8:44.66, Carsen Tofteland, Dylan Ommen, Sage Viessman, Owen Janiszeski
 
Girls’ 100 Meter Hurdles
Sixth, 17.12, Augusta Papik
22nd, 19.24, Roselynn Hartshorn
 
Boys’ 110 Meter Hurdles
18th, 18.52, Isaac DeBates
23rd, 20.60, Micah Anderson
 
Girls’ 100 Meters
12th, 13.53, Isabella Oye
18th, 13.76, Anna Banck
 
Boys’ 100 Meters
Ninth, 11.66, Lucky Dara
12th, 11.84, Gavin DeBeer
 
Girls’ 4x200 Meter Relay
Fifth, 1:52.15, Sarah Stegenga, Makena Nelson, Anna Banck, Bella Oye
 
Boys’ 4x200 Meter Relay
Sixth, 1:35.94, DJ Rock, Coy Thone, Coulter Thone, Zach Terrio
 
Girls’ 1600 Meters
First, 5:13.89, Jenna DeBates
11th, 5:42.45, Cassi Chesley
 
Boys’ 1600 Meters
Fourth, 4:30.53, Camden Janiszeski
Sixth, 4:34.85, Ryan Fick
 
Girls’ 4x100 Meter Relay
Fifth, 53.26, Sarah Stegenga, Makena Nelson, Baylee Smidt, Hailey Como
 
Boys’ 4x100 Meter Relay
Ninth, 46.69, Ashton Hood, Coy Thone, Coulter Thone, Isaac DeBates
 
Girls’ 400 Meters
Fifth, 1:01.95, Elizabeth Wagner
Seventh, 1:02.97, Tiana Lais
 
Boys’ 400 Meters
Second, 51.63, Lucky Dara
13th, 53.81, Zachary Terrio
 
Girls’ 300 Meter Hurdles
Fourth, 49.17, Reinha John
20th, 53.70, Roselynn Hartshorn
 
Boys’ 300 Meter Hurdles
16th, 45.95, Isaac DeBates
22nd, 47.87, Coy Thone
 
Girls’ 800 Meters
Third, 2:27.75, Jenna DeBates
Fifth, 2:30.51, Elizabeth Wagner
 
Boys’ 800 Meters
Third, 2:03.89, Ryan Fisk
Fourth, 2:04.68, Carsen Tofteland
 
Girls’ 200 Meters
15th, 28.44, Isabella Oye
21st, 28.76, Anna Banck
 
Boys’ 200 Meters
Seventh, 23.67, Lucky Dara
19th, 24.61, DJ Rock
 
Girls’ 3200 Meters
Fifth, 12:15.06, Grace Ingebretsen
Seventh, 12:37.29, Ella Schmuck
 
Boys’ 3200 Meters
Second, 10:07.22, Camden Janiszeski
Fourth, 10:18.45, Owen Janiszeski
 
Girls’ 4x400 Meter Relay
Second, 4:16.78, Tiana Lais, Sarah Stegenga, Reinha John, Elizabeth Wagner
 
Boys’ 4x400 Meter Relay
Ninth, 3:45.40, Carsen Tofteland, Zach Terrio, Coulter Thone, Ryan Fick
 
Girls’ Discus Throw
First, 123-10, Jadyn Hart
Second, 120-02, Jocelyn Hart
 
Boys’ Discus Throw
12th, 114-02, Elijah Woodley
23rd, 89-11, Keaton Ahrendt
 
Girls’ Shot Put
First, 41-01.75, Jocelyn Hart
Second, 39-09, Jadyn Hart
 
Boys’ Shot Put
Sixth, 45-03.25, Elijah Woodley
Ninth, 41-08.25, Keaton Ahrendt
 
Girls’ Long Jump
Second, 16-01.5, Sarah Stegenga
19th, 14-04.5, Kendra Thorson
 
Boys’ Long Jump
Fourth, 20-01.5, Gavin DeBeer
20th, 17-07.75, DJ Rock
 
Girls’ Triple Jump
Seventh, 32-10.5, Augusta Papik
17th, 30-07.25, Kendra Thorson
 
Boys’ Triple Jump
Tenth, 37-11, Gavin DeBeer
24th, 33-09, Coy Thone
 
Girls’ High Jump
First, 5-00, Elizabeth Wagner
18th, 4-04, Augusta Papik
 
Boys’ High Jump
Seventh, 5-08, Gavin DeBeer
Ninth, 5-06, Isaac DeBates

H-BC School Board 
meets April 17
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
April 17, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semi-monthly meeting at 8:00 p.m. in the H-BC Secondary School Board room, 301 N Summit Ave, Hills, MN.
Board members and Administration present were Gehrke, Harnack, Helgeson,
Rauk, Rozeboom and Uittenbogaard. Superintendent Holthaus, Principal Kellenberger
and Business Manager Rozeboom were also in attendance. Board member
Bosch was absent.
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve the agenda.
Visitors to the meeting were Mavis Fodness - Rock County Star Herald
and Angela Chesley.
Administration of Oath for Canvass Board.
PATRIOT PRIDE:
-SW MN Spelling Bee Participants Saturday, April 22.
-Spring Activities under full swing
-Bond Referendum Vote Tuesday, April 11
Committee Reports/Updates:
Staff Development/TAB - April 5, Personnel/Finance - April 10, Community 
Education - April 12
Motion by Uittenbogaard, second by Harnack, and carried to approve
Consent Agenda:
-Minutes—3/27/2023
-Bills
-Accepting the resignation of Joan Johnson as Assistant Cook effective
at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
-Paying $10,000 of earnest money for Elementary School Land purchase
out of the general fund to be reimbursed by the construction fund.
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Rauk, and carried to approve Medica as
the district’s Health Hospitalization Insurance Carrier continuing with the SW/WC
Service Cooperative for the 2023-2024 School year.
Motion by Harnack, second by Helgeson, and carried to approve Resolution
to Canvass Special Election Results from Bond Referendum Election held April 11,
2023.
Motion by Rauk, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve reduction
in programming to eliminate the Tuesday/Thursday Little Patriots Academy
section of preschool.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
•Secondary Principal Report
•Superintendent/Elementary Principal Report
•Legislative Update- Rozeboom
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Regular Board Meeting Monday, April 24
-Regular Board Meeting, Monday, May 8
-Regular Board Meeting, Monday, May 22
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve
adjournment of meeting.
Time of Adjournment: 8:56 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(05-18)

City of Luverne seeks bids for Sybesma Subdivision 
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals will be received by the City Council of Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota at the Luverne City Offices, 305 East Luverne Street, P.O. Box 659, Luverne, Minnesota 56156 on Tuesday, the 6th of June, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. for the Sybesma Subdivision Connection to the Luverne Loop, Luverne, Minnesota, at which time the proposals shall be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Administrator and Engineer.
The approximate quantities of work on which proposals will be received are as follows:
 
8,036 S.F. PCC Sidewalk (Thickness varies)
140 S.Y. Concrete Pavement
106 L.F. Storm Sewer, Varies Sizes
1 Ea. Storm Structure
400 C.Y. Common Borrow
400 C.Y. Topsoil, On-Site
 
and other related items of construction.
All bids shall be made on proposal forms furnished by the Engineer and shall be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the City of Luverne, Minnesota, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, which security becomes the property of the City in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into contract and post satisfactory bond.  Work shall commence 
on or after June 26, 2023. All work shall be completed by September 16, 2023.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technicalities and irregularities. The City also reserves the right to increase, decrease or 
delete items of work to comply with budget limitations.
The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
The Contractor and all subcontractors shall submit to the Owner a signed statement
verifying compliance with each of the criteria described in the State of Minnesota
“Responsible Contractor” law as codified in Minnesota Statute section 16C.285. See the
Instructions to Bidders for more details.
Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $22.00 by inputting Quest project #8508625 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of the proposal forms and specifications for individual use may be obtained from the office of the Engineer, DGR Engineering, 1302 South Union, P.O. Box 511, Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246, telephone 712-472-2531, Fax 712-472-2710,
e-mail: dgr@dgr.com, upon payment of $50.00, none of which is refundable.
Published upon order of the City Council of Luverne, Minnesota.
 
        CITY OF LUVERNE, MINNESOTA
        By /s/ Patrick T. Baustian, Mayor
(05-18)

City of Luverne amends
Ordinance No. 34
ORDINANCE NO. 34, FOURTH SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LUVERNE CITY CODE CHAPTER 111: 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AMENDING SECTION 111.060, SUBDIVISION D LIQUOR LICENSE REQUIRED
THE CITY OF LUVERNE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. That City Code Chapter 111, Alcoholic Beverages, amending section 111.060, subd. D Liquor License Required, is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 111.060 LIQUOR LICENSE REQUIRED.
(D) On-sale wine license and an on-sale malt liquor license to a person who is the owner of a summer collegiate league baseball team or baseball team competing in a league established by the Minnesota Baseball Association, or to a person holding a concessions or management contract with the owner, for beverage sales at a ballpark or stadium located within the municipality for the purposes of summer collegiate league baseball games, town ball games, and any other events at the ballpark or stadium, notwithstanding any law, local ordinance, or charter provision. A license issued under this paragraph authorizes sales on all days of the week to persons attending
baseball games and any other events at the ballpark or stadium.
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see M.S. § 340A.404, subd. D.
SEC. 2.  This ordinance takes full force and effect seven (7) days after its publication.
(05-18)

Construction of the Minnesota National Guard Luverne Readiness Center has progressed as scheduled since the December 2021 groundbreaking.
For the first four months of 2023, however, construction slowed, according to project manager Kelly Sandborg with Brennan Companies of Mankato.
“The winter was horrible with all the storm events,” he said last week. “Wind, snow — winter didn’t want to give up.”
Despite the weather delays, construction of the nearly 47,000-square-foot readiness center is on track for an August finish.
Sandborg said the weather primarily delayed work on the landscape, which will resume soon.
The $17.5 million building on West Koehn Avenue near I-90 will be the new home of the Alpha Battery, 125th Field Artillery Regiment this fall.
The facility features an assembly hall, work bays, storage areas, classrooms, administrative offices, fitness center, kitchen and locker rooms.
“This project is a unique one with the KAHR Foundation,” said project manager Justin Skogland with the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs. “It (the $6.2 million KAHR contribution) increased the footprint of the assembly hall or drill floor.”
When not in use by the guardsmen, portions of the readiness center will be available for community use, a role that has been limited in the current armory on Freeman Avenue in Luverne.
At 10,716 square feet, the assembly or drill hall is a third larger than those included in the traditional armory floor plan.
The hall will be striped for three basketball courts and two volleyball courts. Permanent pickleball courts will not be included.
The Luverne readiness center is the first of its kind to be built with federal, state and private funds.
The KAHR Foundation is the philanthropic organization of Jeannine Rivet and Warren Herreid.