Dr. Verland E. Johnson, 93, Luverne, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A family graveside service was Saturday, Jan. 22, at North Eden Cemetery near Ihlen.
Arrangements are provided by the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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H-BC High School
Honor Roll
 
Quarter 2
A Honor Roll
Seniors: Austin Allen, Jacob Axness, Cole Baker, Taylor Durst, Troy Durst, Journey Dwire, Kenadie Fick, Leeanna Gaugler, Josephyne Klosterbuer, Ethan Kruger, Danette Leenderts, Drew Leenderts, Daniel Martinyuk, Samantha Moser, Dallas Page, Tara Paulsen, Liam Raymon, Tess Van Maanen, Mackenzie Voss.
Juniors: Olivia Bork, Devon Dysthe, Ellynor Klosterbuer, Jenifer Martinyuk, Brayden Metzger, Amallia Ternus.
Sophomores: Grace Anderson, Lanae Elbers, Sylvia Fick, Taylor Gehrke, Tahliya Kruger, Ty Leuthold, Brynn Rauk, Justin Roelfs, Larissa Steinhoff, Joylynn Taubert.
Freshmen: Gracie Fagerness, Jackson Gacke, Michael Martinyuk, Jack Moser, Kadence Rozeboom, Bailey Spykerboer, Lexxus Wessels, Amber Wiersema.
Eighth Grade: Mya Erickson, Claire Knobloch, Jamin Metzger, Abigayl Olson, Sarah Prohl, Ella Sammons, Isabel Wysong.
Seventh Grade: Katelyn Chesley, Hailey Moser, Ava Steinhoff.
 
Quarter 2
B Honor Roll
Seniors: Ty Bundesen, Oliver Deelstra, Sean Elbers, Andrew Harris, Carter Hartz, Weston Kellenberger, Nathan Kruid, Casey Kueter, Donavon Leenderts, Max Scholten, Aliyah Stoltenberg, Gideon Taubert, Conner Vande Voort.
Juniors: Tyrae Goodface, Alexander Harris, Taylor Huisman, Cody Moser, Riley Sheppard, Aspen Shimp, Elisha Taubert, Leif Tollefson, Joshua Wiersema.
Sophomores: Layla Deelstra, Alexis Gardner Swenson, Madison Gaugler, Cooper Gehrke, Aiden Kerkhove-Brandt, Taylor Spykerboer, Avril Susie, Olivia Susie, Riley Tatge.
Freshmen: Cameron Allen, Beau Bakken, Sawyer Bosch, Isabella DeBoer, Lukas Hubbard, Blake Leenderts, Harli Rozeboom, Johnathan Tiesler, Quintyn Volden, Gracie Wilhelmi.
Eighth Grade: Callum Bartels, Ally Birger, Micah Bush, Abigail Harris, Bode Kruger, Gavyn Leuthold, Henre Merson, Donavan Mess, Austyn Pap, Hadley Spath, Joshua Ternus, Jacob Tiesler, Nate Van Maanen, Gavin Voss, Eduardo Wegener.
Seventh Grade: Brynn Bakken, Camdyn Broesder, Marley Denius, Jed Fagerness, Karl Hartz, Makynzie Hellerud, Brooklynne Hubbard, Hunter Leenderts, Ava Rainford, Riggins Rheault, Tryg Tollefson, Tatyana Williams.
Semester 1
A Honor Roll
Seniors: Jacob Axness, Cole Baker, Taylor Durst, Troy Durst, Journey Dwire, Kenadie Fick, Leeanna Gaugler, Ethan Kruger, Danette Leenderts, Drew Leenderts, Daniel Martinyuk, Samantha Moser, Dallas Page, Tara Paulsen, Liam Raymon, Tess Van Maanen, Mackenzie Voss.
Juniors: Olivia Bork, Devon Dysthe, Jenifer Martinyuk, Brayden Metzger, Cody Moser, Amallia Ternus, Leif Tollefson, Joshua Wiersema.
Sophomores: Grace Anderson, Lanae Elbers, Sylvia Fick, Taylor Gehrke, Tahliya Kruger, Ty Leuthold, Brynn Rauk, Larissa Steinhoff, Joylynn Taubert.
Freshmen: Beau Bakken, Isabella DeBoer, Gracie Fagerness, Jackson Gacke, Blake Leenderts, Michael Martinyuk, Jack Moser, Harli Rozeboom, Bailey Spykerboer, Lexxus Wessels, Amber Wiersema.
Eighth Grade: Micah Bush, Mya Erickson, Claire Knobloch, Jamin Metzger, Abigayl Olson, Sarah Prohl, Ella Sammons.
Seventh Grade: Brynn Bakken, Katelyn Chesley, Hailey Moser, Ava Steinhoff.
 
Semester 1
B Honor Roll
Seniors: Ty Bundesen, Oliver Deelstra, Taylor Dolphin, Andrew Harris, Carter Hartz, Weston Kellenberger, Josephyne Klosterbuer, Nathan Kruid, Casey Kueter, Donavon Leenderts, Max Scholten, Aliyah Stoltenberg, Gideon Taubert, Conner Vande Voort.
Juniors: Tyrae Goodface, Alexander Harris, Taylor Huisman, Ellynor Klosterbuer, Britton McKenzie, Riley Sheppard, Aspen Shimp, Elisha Taubert.
Sophomores: Layla Deelstra, Alexis Gardner Swenson, Madison Gaugler, Cooper Gehrke, Aiden Kerkhove-Brandt, Justin Roelfs, Taylor Spkerboer, Avril Susie, Olivia Susie, Riley Tatge.
Freshmen: Cameron Allen, Sawyer Bosch, Emma Deelstra, Lukas Hubbard, Kadence Rozeboom, Ashton Taubert, Johnathan Tiesler, Quintyn Volden, Gracie Wilhelmi.
Eighth Grade: Callum Bartels, Ally Birger, Abigail Harris, Bode Kruger, Jack Kruger, Gavyn Leuthold, Henre Merson, Austyn Pap, Hadley Spath, Joshua Ternus, Jacob Tiesler, Nate Van Maanen, Gavin Voss, Jacob Wallin, Eduardo Wegener, Isabel Wysong.
Seventh Grade: Camdyn Broesder, Jed Fagerness, Makynzie Hellerud, Brooklynne Hubbard, Hunter Leenderts, Carielynne Merson, Ava Rainford, Riggins Rheault, Tryg Tollefson, Tatyana Williams.

Luverne High School
Honor Roll
 
Quarter 2
A Honor Roll
Seniors: Hunter Ahrendt, Trista Baustian, Kendall Buss, Pierce Cunningham, Elise Farrell, Hunter Gaffaney, Trygve Gangestad, Kayetlin Huiskes, Olivia Huisman, Griffen Jarchow, Tenley Nelson, Eli Radtke, Ethan Rahm, Kristin Rud, Alenya Sayavong, Madeleine Schmuck, Cheyenne Schutz, Casey Sehr, Brenn Siebenahler, Macy Stratton, Macie Swenson, Hope Thorson, Luke Thorson, Chance Tunnissen, Brooklynn Ver Steeg, Mia Wenzel, Olivia Wieneke.
Juniors: Justis Ahrendt, Abigail Anderson, Ross Bergman, Emma Beyer, Brady Bork, Parker Carbonneau, Phoebe DeBates, Zachary DeBoer, Egypt Forrest, Sarah Gehrke, Yoselyn Gonzalez Quintana, Jadyn Hart, Jocelyn Hart, Tori Hemme, Camden Hoven, Grace Ingebretsen, Camden Janiszeski, Anja Jarchow, Ashlyn Johnson, Katharine Kelm, Tiana Lais, Isabella Lanoue, Reese Louwagie, Lacey Morseman, Ethan Nath, Carly Olson, Logan Ommen, Joseph Remme. Alyia Renken, Averill Sehr, Ryenn Stegenga, Kamryn Van Batavia, Cedar Viessman, Ava Vortherms, Christina Wagner, Elizabeth Wagner.
Sophomores: Morgan Ahrendt, Tyler Arends, Tucker Banck, Alexsis Berg, Zoey Berghorst, Kayla Bloemendaal, Brynn Boyenga, Kai Buss, Cassandra Chesley, Conner Connell, Jenna DeBates, Ryan Fick, Elle Halverson, Henry Hartquist, Roselynn Hartshorn, Uriel Hernandez, Addison Huiskes, Kira John, Patrick Kroski, Emma Lusty, Jacob Madison, Evan McCrary, Makena Nelson, Tori Serie, Elizabeth Smidt, Kiesli Smith, Sarah Stegenga, Skylar VanderSteen, Brooklyn Wicks.
Freshmen: Keaton Ahrendt, Payton Behr, Zachary Brown, Jaycee Chapa, Audrie DeBates, Marcos Diaz, Leif Ingebretsen, Owen Janiszeski, Katia Jarchow, William Johnson, Caitlin Kindt, Brianna Kinsinger, Linkon Knorr, Nora Louwagie, Andrea Luitjens, Xavier McKenzie, Liam Murphy, Emma Nath, Janica Oechsle, Corynn Oye, Katherine Pizel, Ella Reisdorfer, Maria Rops, Layne Sasker, Carter Sehr, Hannah Sneller, Sage Viessman, Piper Wynia.
 
Quarter 2
B Honor Roll
Seniors: Rylee Anderson, Christopher Aning, Michael Aning, Hannah Baker, Brandon Berghorst, Ayden Bonnett, Reghan Bork, Luke Bosch, Seth Bose, Zachary Bradley, Paige Bruhn, Lauren Buss, Jordyn Cleaveland, Nathaniel Cole-Kraty, Billi Connell, Carter Davis, Sam Emery, Blake Frahm, Morgan Gonnerman, Megan Janshen, Burke Johnson, Zachary Kruse, Noah Mehlhaff, Trissa Morseman, Cody Mounce, Mary Opitz, Chase Overgaard, Silvia Recuero, Ashton Sandbulte, Grace Sandbulte, Lacey Sasker, Jacey Smith, Luke Thielbar, Brielle Watters.
Juniors: Gannon Ahrendt, Josie Anderson, Lily Ehlers, Emmanuel Gonzalez, Jacie Graham, Andy Halverson, Lauren Hansen, Lucas Hansen, Kaleb Hein, Cole Mann, Jocelynn Mann, Priscilla Muehr, Deziree Nath, Mallory Nelson, Austin Ossefoort, Isabella Oye, Lola Peterson, Bonita Tiesler, Mallory Von Tersch, Kaylee Voorhees.
Sophomores: Anika Boll, Abby Boltjes, Morgan Bonnett, Sarah de Cesare, Isaac DeBates, Elliot Domagala, Brendan Eidem, Kenedee Franken, Morgan Hadler, Michael Halsne, Julia Hoogland, Cade Kracht, Maya Limones Gonzalez, Ava Loosbrock, Gracie Nath, Alyssa Petroff, Rayann Remme, Tyler Rolfs, Dennie Sandbulte, Sawyer Sasker, Mitchell Sauer, Will Serie, Raven Simons, Owen Sudenga, Zachary Terrio, Perceyis Trierweiler, Zane Verba, Steven Woods.
Freshmen: Landon Ahrendt, Adam Ask, Bethany Behr, Christopher Bonilia, Hailey Como, Kaitlin Conger, Amira Cowell, Lucky Dara, Trevor DeBates, Tiana Franken, Jack Gangestad, Madison Hansen, David Happeny, Kaleb Hemme, Zariah Holmgren, Ashton Hood, Ryker Johnson, Camden Kunkel, Christopher Matthiesen, Shelby McCarthy, Elijah McLendon, Gemma Nelson, Dylan Ommen, Lilian Palmquist, Augusta Papik, Hallie Pergande, Tucker Remme, Maren Stegenga, Coulter Thone, Kendra Thorson, Marcus Vortherms, Zane Walgrave, Elijah Woodley, Tayden Xaphakdy.

Late winter is the ideal time to prune branches on trees, according to experts with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. When done correctly, pruning in the winter is less risky to tree health.
“Now through early March — just before trees come out of dormancy — is a great time to get outside and prune your trees,” said Jennifer Teegarden, DNR cooperative forestry outreach specialist. “As trees become active in spring, they are able to quickly heal the pruning wound.”
Wintertime pruning minimizes the risk that an open pruning wound could invite pests or diseases. Pruning oak trees should be avoided from April through July, when beetles that can spread oak wilt are feeding on tree sap, which is present at new wounds.
Tree pruning tips:
•Trim branches before they grow to 2 inches in diameter to minimize wound size and damage to the surrounding bark.
•Don’t cut flush to the trunk. Preserving the branch collar (the area where the trunk slightly bulges around the branch) allows the wound to heal quickly and not decay.
 
•Use the three-cut method for larger branches to minimize damage to the bark. Information on this method can be found on the pruning trees and shrubs page of the University of Minnesota Extension website (tinyurl.com/2p8c7bhv).
Pruning trees benefits yards and homes by:
•Reducing the need for a larger pruning job in the future and improving the tree’s health.
•Helping trees survive storms with fewer dropped branches and less damage.
•Improving safety by removing branches that overhang or block walkways or roads.
•Maintaining the aesthetic of yards and enhancing the beauty of the tree.
More tree care tips are available on the tree planting and care page of the DNR website (mndnr.gov/treecare).

Luverne gymnasts closed out the 2021-22 season with another win and their highest scores on two of the four events.
The Cardinals posted a team score of 130.525 against the Saints (100.275) with the highest scores of 30.7 on the uneven bars and 34.65 on the floor exercise through the nine-meet season.
Coach Phoebe Flom is proud of her team’s performance.
“We added some new skills in our final meet, so it helped our floor scores,” she said. “Vault was definitely not our best night. Overall, I thought the girls did a good job.”
They finished their season with a 7-2 record.
The LHS gymnasts commanded the meet against St. James Area, taking the vault (34.275 to 31.125), bars (30.7-19.125), beam (30.9-24.65) and floor (34.65-25.375).
Individually, the Cardinals received the top four scores in each event except in the all-around when St. James’ Anna Bogle took fourth place with a 28.45.
Luverne’s Ella Reisdorfer took first in all five events: all-around (34.85), vault (8.975), bars (8.1), beam (8.6) and floor (9.175). Sarah deCesare was second in the all-around (31.45), third on bars (7.5), third on beam (7.45) and third on floor (8.4). Amira Cowell was third in the all-around (31.45), third on vault (8.4) and fourth on beam (7.15). Addyson Mann finished second on beam (7.7) and fourth on floor (8.225). Kianna Winter finished fourth on the vault (8.35) and second on the floor (8.85). Tiana Lais placed second on the vault (8.55). Hailey Como was fourth on bars (7.125).
The Cardinals compete Saturday at the Section 3A tournament in Marshall.
Coach Flom is hopeful that some Luverne gymnasts qualify for the state meet and that the Cardinals finish the season strong as a team.
“We are focusing on putting together our best performance — which means cleaning up our routines,” she said. “We have gotten some constructive feedback from our judges. and we are working on the areas they recommend.
“I have a great team and they are giving it their all.”
The gymnasts compete against the two schools in which the Cardinals posted their only losses: Worthington and Jackson County Central.
Other teams at the section meet include Marshall, Pipestone, Redwood Valley and Windom, which Luverne posted dual wins against.
 
Individual scores:
All-around: Reisdorfer 34.85, deCesare 31.45, Cowell 31.35.
Vault: Reisdorfer 8.975, Lais 8.55, Cowell 8.4, Winter 8.35, deCesare 8.1.
Uneven bars: Reisdorfer 8.1, Cowell 7.975, deCesare 7.5, Como 7.125, Mann 6.875.
Balance beam: Reisdorfer 8.6, Mann 7.7, deCesare 7.45, Cowell 7.15, Kendra Thorson 6.15.
Floor exercise: Reisdorfer 9.175, Winter 8.85, deCesare 8.4, Mann 8.225, Cowell 7.825.

The Luverne wrestling team secured its first winning night after traveling to Beresford, South Dakota, Tuesday, Feb. 1, returning home with two team wins.
The Cardinals were scheduled to host a dual Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the Classic Gym with Springfield and Viborg Hurley.  
 
LHS 41, Garretson 36
In the first match with Garretson, the Cardinals bested the Dragons 41-36 by winning seven out of eight contested matches.
Brody Kopp at 106 and Rayden Boyenga each pinned their opponents before Leif Ingebretsen, wrestling at 120, won by technical fall over Issac Stoterau 16-0.
Hudson Hough at 132 and Noah Mehlhaff at 138 pinned their opponents before Braydon Ripka bested Hunter Abraham in a 4-1 decision to give the Cardinals a 32-6 lead.
After a forfeit at 152 and a pin at 160, the Dragons climbed closer, making it 32-18.  Jacob Madison, wrestling at 170, beat Adam Hulscher in a 4-2 decision, but Garretson’s Luke Pershing received a forfeit at 182.
At 195, Luverne’s Ayden Bonnett pinned Martin Welch, securing the Cardinal team victory. 
Two forfeits followed at 220 and 285, but after winning all but one contested match, the Cardinals finished with a quality team victory.
“I’m proud of these boys going out and getting a hard-fought win,” said head coach Jordan Kopp.
“Just look at the box score; we wrestled well that night.”  
Luverne 42
Elk Point-Jefferson 33
Against Elk Point-Jefferson the Cardinals won their second consecutive match 42-33.
Luverne’s Brody Kopp, Rayden Boyenga and Leif Ingebretson each received forfeits before Hudson Hough at 132 and Noah Mehlhaff at 138 each pinned their opponents. 
Braydon Ripka took a forfeit at 152 followed by a forfeit and pin by EP-J.
Jacob Madison received a forfeit at 170, securing the Cardinal victory. 
The Huskies won two more forfeits and a decision, but after a double forfeit at 285, the Cardinals secured their second win of the night. 
“The wins feel really good, and we came a long way this season,” said Cardinal senior Ayden Bonnett.
“I’m proud of the team as we have matured and improved since we first started a couple of months ago.” 
Beresford 45, LHS 27
Despite wins by Rayden Boyenga, Leif Ingebretson, Noah Mehlhaff, Braydon Ripka and Jacob Madison, the Cardinals only came up with 27 points against the host school’s 45, ending Luverne’s night 2-1 as a team.
“Our guys wrestled the best night of their entire season as a team, and I am proud of them,” Kopp said.

The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team advanced to 11-9 on the season, picking up wins against Marshall Tuesday, Feb. 1, Morris Benson Area Saturday, Feb. 5, and Windom Monday, Feb. 7.
The Cardinals were scheduled to play Fairmont on the road Tuesday, and they’ll host Minnesota River Friday at Blue Mound Ice Arena before traveling to Le Sueur Saturday for a make-up game against Minnesota River.
 
Luverne 4, Marshall 2
The Cardinals headed to Marshall Tuesday, Feb. 1, for a Big Section 3, Big South Conference rivalry game.
Luverne got on the board first when sophomore Elliot Domagala beat Marshall’s goalie Ezra Maurice at 13:57 of Period 1. The assist went to Patrick Kroski.
Luverne goalie Tyler Arends stood tall, keeping Marshall off the scoreboard in the period by making 12 saves. Marshall had a 12-8 advantage in shots on goal in the opening period.
Marshall answered back with two goals in the first 6:30 of Period 2 to take a 2-1 lead.
Luverne senior Jack Schlosser evened the score at 2 with a power play goal with the assist going to Kroski.
Luverne and Marshall had opportunities in the second period, but Arends and Maurice would keep the game knotted at 2-2 after two periods.
Luverne had the 11-10 advantage on shots on goal in the second period.
Owen Sudenga took a feed from Brock Behrend to break the tie and give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead with 4:30 remaining in the final period.
Kroski added an unassisted goal a little over a minute later to secure the win for the Cardinals 4-2.
Luverne had a 10-8 advantage in shots on goal in the final period. Arends finished with a solid 28 saves in the game.
 
Luverne 6, Morris Benson Area 3
Luverne hosted Morris Benson Area Saturday for an afternoon matinee at the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
The Cardinals were seeking to avenge last week’s overtime heartbreaking loss, and they did just that.
Sophomore Patrick Kroski got the Cardinals on the board at 10:01 of Period 1 with an unassisted goal to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
It was Kroski again with just 14 seconds left in the period with assists going to Elliot Domagala and Ethan Langseth.
Luverne took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Shots on goal for the period were 15-9 in favor of Luverne.
The second period started just like the first did. Kroski got his third goal of the game on assists from Domagala and Brady Bork.
MBA responded just 21 seconds later to cut Luverne’s lead to 3-1.
Blaik Bork would make it a three-goal lead for the Cardinals with a little over six minutes left in the period. Owen Sudenga and Brock Behrend assisted on Bork’s goal.
MBA scored again in Period 2 to cut Luverne’s lead to 4-2 after two periods of play at the Blue Mound Ice Arena.
Luverne took advantage of an MBA penalty and scored on a power-play goal by Owen Sudenga with assists going to Behrend and Henry Hartquist to make it 5-2.
MBA made it 5-3 with 5:19 left in the final period. Kroski got his fourth goal of the game just 18 seconds later with assists going to Brady Bork and Domagala to secure the 6-3 victory.
Arends was again solid in the net, making 31 saves in the game.
 
Luverne 5, Windom 2
Luverne traveled to Windom Monday, Feb. 7, for a big Section 3 game that will have a big impact on seedings in a couple of weeks when section play gets going.
The Cardinals wasted no time getting on the board. Owen Sudenga forced an offensive zone turnover by Windom, slid it over to Brock Behrend, and Luverne was up 1-0 just 22 seconds into the game.
Windom responded a couple minutes later to tie things up at 1-1.
Caleb Hein blasted a slap shot from the blue line to give the Cardinals the lead back 2-1. Assisting on Hein’s goal were Patrick Kroski and Elliot Domagala.
Windom got an equalizer midway through Period 1 to tie the game at 2-2.
After a lot of back-and-forth play the rest of the period, the score stayed at 2-2 heading into the first intermission.
Shots on goal were 19-10 in favor of Windom. Luverne goalie Tyler Arends made 17 saves to keep his team in the game.
Windom and Luverne went scoreless in the second period, and the Cardinals were able to dodge three Windom power play attempts to keep the game at 2-2 heading into the final period.
Shots on goal for Period 2 were 14-9 in favor of Windom.
The Cardinals came alive in the third period.
Just over a minute into the period, Kroski broke the tie on an assist going to Brady Bork to make the score 3-2.
Luverne padded the lead when junior Brock Behrend took a faceoff and split the D on a breakaway to give the Cardinals a big two-goal lead five minutes in.
Three minutes later it was Elliot Domagala taking advantage of a Windom penalty and scoring on the power play with Kroski and Owen Sudenga assisting on the goal.
With a 5-2 lead midway through Period 3, the Cardinals got themselves in some penalty trouble and let Windom pound shot after shot on Arends, but he stood tall.
Arends finished the period with 17 saves and an impressive 46 saves in the game.
Windom outshot Luverne 17-12 in Period 3 and 50-26 for the game.

It was a successful week overall for the Luverne boys’ basketball team.
The Cardinals won their fourth and fifth games of the year, including a surprising six-point upset over the 17-1 Martin County West Mavericks.
LHS lost in Worthington Feb. 3, defeated MCW Saturday and won a lopsided victory in Edgerton Monday night.
Luverne, now 5-11, travels to Windom to face the Eagles tonight (Thursday). The Cardinals will take on Montevideo at Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall Saturday night before hosting the Pipestone Arrows Tuesday.
 
Worthington 77, Luverne 50
Luverne had a difficult time defending the Trojans and struggled to get into an offensive groove when the Cardinals traveled to Worthington Thursday, Feb. 3.
Worthington, with a 3-12 record entering the contest, defeated Luverne 77-50. The Trojans shot 65 percent from the field and outscored the Cardinals (45 percent from the field) 41-28 in the first half and 36-22 in the second half.
Eli Radtke led the scoring for Luverne with 18 points, and Gannon Ahrendt totaled 15.
 
Box score:
Cole-Kraty 0 0 1-2 1, Schoeneman 0 1 1-2 4, Frahm 0 0 0-0 0, Cowell 1 0 0-0 2, Sehr 3 0 1-2 7, Feit 0 0 0-0 0, Radtke 7 1 1-2 18, Friedrichsen 0 0 0-0 0, DeBeer 0 0 0-0 0, Ahrendt 2 0 1-2 5, Overgaard 5 0 5-10 15, Mounce 0 0 0-0 0.
 
Team stats:
Luverne: 19 of 42 (45 percent), 10 of 20 free throws (50 percent), 9 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
Worthington: 33 of 51 (65 percent), 6 of 12 free throws (50 percent).
 
Luverne 62, MCW 56
The Martin County West Mavericks came to Luverne Saturday afternoon with a 17-1 record and the No. 3 ranking in Class A Minnesota boys’ basketball.
The Cardinals, a Class AA team, entered the game with a 3-11 record.
After 36 minutes of play in the Luverne classic gym, season records didn't mean much.
Martin County West (MCW) scored first in the game, but when junior Gannon Ahrendt made a layup with 12:25 remaining in the first half, Luverne took an 8-7 lead that it held for most of the rest of the game.
The Cardinals played an outstanding first half, led by senior Eli Radtke who had 17 points in the first half, and Luverne took a 15-point lead (34-19), its largest of the game, to the locker room at halftime.
In the second half, MCW outscored Luverne 37-26 and briefly had small leads. Luverne withstood the improved Maverick offense and maintained its defensive pressure, however, to hold on for the 62-56 upset victory.
“Our record doesn’t show what we are capable of as a team and the talent we have,” Radtke said after the game.
“The MCW game was a much needed win, and we hope to continue with our team’s momentum,” Radtke said.
Gannon Ahrendt led all scorers in the game with 26 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Radtke had 17 points, while Connor Overgaard had nine points and eight rebounds in the contest.
 
Box score:
Cole-Kraty 0 0 2-2 2, Schoeneman 0 1 0-0 3, Sehr 0 0 2-2 2, Radtke 4 2 3-3 17, DeBeer 1 0 1-2 3, Ahrendt 10 0 6-10 26, Overgaard 4 0 1-5 9
 
Team stats:
Luverne: 21 of 43 (49 percent), 15 of 23 free throws (65 percent), 28 rebounds, 11 turnovers.
MCW: 23 of 42 (55 percent), 5 of 9 free throws (56 percent), 21 rebounds, 17 turnovers.
 
Luverne 81, Edgerton 40
The Cardinals had little trouble picking up their second win in a row when they traveled to Edgerton to take on the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen Monday night.
Luverne outscored the Dutchmen 48-17 in the first half and 33-23 in the second stanza to earn the 81-40 victory.
Gannon Ahrendt led all scorers with 29 points. Colin Schoeneman tallied 15 points, all from three-pointers.
Eli Radtke had 13 points in the contest. Connor Overgaard grabbed five rebounds.
 
Box score:
Cole-Kraty 2 0 2-2 6, Schoeneman 0 5 0-0 15, Frahm 0 1 0-0 3, Sneller 1 0 0-1 2, Cowell 0 1 0-0 3, Sehr 1 0 1-2 3, Feit 0 0 0-0 0, Radtke 3 2 1-1 13, Friedrichsen 0 0 1-4 1, DeBeer 3 0 0-0 6, Ahrendt 9 3 2-2 29, Overgaard 0 0 0-0 0, Mounce 0 0 0-0 0, Arp 0 0 0-0 0.
 
Team stats:
Luverne: 31 of 57 (54 percent), 7 of 12 free throws (58 percent).
Edgerton: 16 of 37 (43 percent), 3 of 6 free throws (50 percent).

The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team picked up a huge conference win over Red Rock Central 63-49 in a packed gym on Friday night in Hills.
That was after the Lady Pates fell to Dell Rapids St. Mary’s 64-49 Monday, Jan. 31, in Hills and Westbrook Walnut Grove 49-44 Thursday, Feb. 3, in Westbrook.
The Lady Pates improved to 8-3 in the conference and 9-9 overall. They will host Southwest Christian on Tuesday night in Hills.
 
DRSM 64, H-BC 49
Senior Kenadie Fick’s 29 points wasn’t enough for the Lady Pates to take down Dell Rapids St Mary’s last Monday night in Hills.
St. Mary’s is a tough, young team that was able to knock down 12 three-pointers in the contest.
They put pressure on the Patriots up and down the court and played a physical game.
Despite digging themselves into a 19-point halftime deficit, the Patriots went on to outscore St. Mary’s 34-30 in the second half as the game ended 64-49. 
Fick not only scored well over 50 percent of the Patriots’ points, she also added 10 rebounds.
Sam Moser had six points and five rebounds for the Lady Pates while MacKenzie Voss, Olivia Deelstra and Larissa Steinhoff each added four. 
 
Box score:
Fick 4 6 3-4 29, Rauk 1 0 0-0 2, L Deelstra 0 0 0-0 0, Voss 1 0 2-4 4, Bork 0 0 0-0 0, Steinhoff 2 0 0-2 4, Anderson 0 0 0-0 0, O Deelstra 2 0 0-0 4, Elbers 0 0 0-0 0, Fagerness 0 0 0-0 0, Moser 3 0 0-3 6, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0,  Harris 0 0 0-3 0, E Deelstra 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team stats:
H-BC: 19 of 43 (44 percent), 5 for 14 free throws (36 percent), 32 rebounds, 23 turnovers.
DRSM: 25 of 57 (44 percent), 2 for 6 free throws (33 percent), 21 rebounds, 13 turnovers.
 
WWG 49, H-BC 44
The Lady Pates’ five-game winning streak against Red Rock Conference opponents came to an end Thursday night in Westbrook.
In a low scoring matchup, the Patriots’ nine-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome.
The Chargers led 26-17 headed into the break before the Patriots went on a 10-0 run to start the second half to take a 27-26 lead.
The next 12 minutes featured back-and-forth scoring before the home team pulled away late for a 49-44 victory.
Senior Kenadie Fick led the way for the Patriots with 13 points, and MacKenzie Voss added nine points and six rebounds.
It was sophomore Layla Deelstra’s first game back in over a month as she added six points for the Patriots in only eight minutes of play.
 
Box score:
Fick 2 3 0-0 13, Rauk 0 1 0-0 3, L Deelstra 0 2 0-0 6, Voss 4 0 1-2 9, Bork 0 0 0-0 0, Steinhoff 1 0 0-0 2, Anderson 0 0 0-0 0, O Deelstra 0 0 0-0 0, Elbers 1 1 0-0 5, Fagerness 0 0 0-0 0, Moser 2 0 0-2 4, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0,  Harris 0 0 0-0 0, E Deelstra 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team stats:
H-BC: 18 of 48 (37 percent), 1 for 4 free throws (25 percent), 27 rebounds, 14 turnovers.
WWG: 18 of 47 (38 percent), 9 of 16 free throws (56 percent), 22 rebounds, 8 turnovers.
 
H-BC 63 RRC 49
The Patriot girls picked up a huge conference win over Red Rock Central in a packed gym on Friday night in Hills.
Not everything went smoothly, however, as the Lady Pates found themselves in a 29-20 hole at half time.
Coach Dylan Gehrke’s pep talk at half time woke up the Patriots’ offense, which went on to knock down eight three-pointers in the second half on the way to a 63-49 victory.
Eighth-grader Abbie Harris (10 points) hit three threes in a row at one point, while senior Kenadie Fick (23 points) had four of her own in the game.
Sophomores Brynn Rauk and Layla Deelstra (10 points) each had timely three-pointers of their own late in the second half.
MacKenzie Voss also had a big game for the Patriots with seven points and 12 rebounds.
 
Box score:
Fick 3 4 5-8 23, Rauk 0 1 0-4 3, L Deelstra 2 1 3-3 10, Voss 2 0 3-3 7, Bork 1 0 0-0 2, Steinhoff 2 0 0-0 4, Anderson 0 0 0-0 0, O Deelstra 0 0 0-0 0, Elbers 0 0 0-0 0, Fagerness 0 0 0-0 0, Moser 1 0 0-1 2, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0,  Harris 0 3 1-4 10, E Deelstra 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team stats:
H-BC: 21 of 57 (36 percent),12 for 23 free throws (52 percent), 35 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
RRC: 18 of 50 (36 percent), 6 for 18 free throws (33 percent), 33 rebounds, 22 turnovers.