The Luverne Cardinals football team is 5-0 for the season after beating Blue Earth 48-14 Friday, Sept, 27, at home.
“It was a great homecoming win for the team with a lot of exciting plays,” head coach Todd Oye said.
“We have continued to improve each week, and scoring touchdowns on our first four possessions was a highlight of the Blue Earth game.”
The Cardinals started the game scoring on…
H-BC captured its fifth win of the season, now 5-0, beating the Cedar Mountain Cougars Friday, Sept. 27, on the road with a 42-8 win.
The Patriots took the lead in the first quarter when senior Cameron Allen intercepted a Cougars pass and ran it back 50 yards for a touchdown.
Senior Sawyer Bosch converted on the extra point run to give H-BC an 8-0 lead.
In the middle of the second quarter,…
The Luverne tennis team fell 5-2 to Fairmont on the road Tuesday, Sept. 24, in its last regular match of the fall season.
LHS head coach Nathan Rud said the match with Fairmont ended predictably.
“Fairmont’s record was identical to ours, 9-6, and their lineup proved to be just as tough as expected,” he said.
“Their Top 2 singles players were exceptional, and we fell to both.”
In the No. 1…
The LHS cross country team participated in the St. James Invitational Thursday, Sept. 26, at the St. James Golf Course.
Besides Luverne, the teams included Fairmont, Lake Crystal-Welcome Memorial-Nicollet, Madelia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, St. James and Worthington.
At the St. James meet most Luverne varsity runners did not compete. The Luverne team consisted primarily of junior high/junior varsity…
Senior Owen Janiszeski and eighth-grader Summer Mollberg participated in one of the largest high school cross country meets in the Midwest Friday, Sept. 20.
Janiszeski finished 55 out of 442 runners, and Mollberg placed 279 out of 415 runners at the event.
Some of the very best runners and teams from the five-state area were invited to compete at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of…
The Luverne volleyball team went 1-2 this past week, falling to Jackson 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 24, beating St. James 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 26, and losing to Edgerton 3-1 on the road Monday, Sept. 30.
Luverne is scheduled to face Pipestone on the road Thursday, Oct. 3, and will travel to Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5.
Jackson 3, LHS 2
The…
The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3-0 at home Tuesday, Sept. 24, and beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 3-2 on the road Thursday, Sept. 26.
Unfortunately, stats for the RTR and HLOF games were not available for this publication.
The Patriots were scheduled to host Adrian Tuesday, Oct. 1, and will travel to Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 4, and…
The LHS trap team posted its first week scores for the fall season at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club this week.
Piper Wynia started the official fall season and Homecoming Week with a perfect 25 score in the first round. She shot a 23 in the second round for a final score of 48.
Kale Ver Steeg and Logan Wrigg each finished with a 45, shooting a 23 in the first and a 22 in the second round.…
Pheasant numbers in the 2024 Minnesota August Roadside Survey were similar to 2023 and 19 percent above the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
“The stability in pheasant numbers across the state and most regions is welcome news after the wet spring and summer we had,” said Steven Woodley, DNR senior wildlife research biologist.
“Our milder winter meant…
The Luverne Cardinals football team posted their fourth win of the season when they beat Minnesota Valley Lutheran 35-0 Friday, Sept. 20, in Luverne.
The Cardinals will face Blue Earth Area Friday, Sept. 27, to end the LHS homecoming week sports activities.
The last time Luverne started out the season with a 4-0 record was in 2014. Pipestone broke the string in week 5, beating Luverne by two…
The LHS cross country team claimed three team championships and 10 Top 10 individual finishes at the Jackson County Central Tri For Health Meet Thursday, Sept. 19.
The LHS boys’ and girls’ varsity 5,000-meter teams and the girls’ junior varsity 2,000-meter team each placed first in their competitions.
The boys’ varsity placed first with a low team score of 29 points. Windom finished second…
The Cardinal tennis team traveled to Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 17, beating the Arrows 6-1 to hold on to the rivaled “Battle Racquet.”
LHS defeated the Redwood Valley Cardinals 6-1 in Redwood Falls Thursday, Sept. 19.
With the two wins, Luverne is now 9-5 on the season.
Luverne will play their final regular season match at Fairmont Thursday, Oct. 3, before sectional play starts.
“Fairmont has a…
The Luverne volleyball team fell to the Trojans 3-1 on the road Thursday, Sept. 19.
Luverne came into the game with an overall record of 4-12 facing a solid 6-7 Worthington team.
The Cardinals fell 25-18 in the first set, came back and won the second set 26-24, and lost the third and fourth sets 25-20 each.
LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said, “It was good a good contest and it could have gone…
The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell twice on the road this past week.
The Lady Pates lost 3-2 to Edgerton Tuesday, Sept. 17, and 3-0 to Murray County Central Thursday, Sept. 19.
The Patriots were scheduled to host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Tuesday, Sept. 24, and will travel to Heron Lake/Okabena-Fulda Thursday, Sept. 26.
Edgerton 3, H-BC 2
The Lady Pates lost a close match 3-2 to…
The Patriots extended their win string to four with a victory over Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 50-14 on the road Friday, Sept. 20.
“I thought we played physical football on both sides of the ball and made some big plays throughout the night,” head coach Rex Metzger said.
“Offensively we were able to spread the ball around and get a lot of different guys touches.”
H-BC used 10 different players to…
Luverne High School trap shooters started their fall season Monday, Sept. 16, with practice rounds at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club in Luverne.
“Fall is a shorter season, only six weeks in total,” said Luverne assistant coach Julie Wynia.
Team members have one practice week and five actual shooting weeks in the season.
This fall Luverne has 15 total shooters on the team. They include eight…