Patriot boys on a run, now 6-0
The H-BC Patriots boys’ basketball team recorded their sixth straight win this season after beating three teams this week.
LHS takes down Baltic 74-53, Carter Sehr hits 1,000 career points
The Luverne boys’ basketball team traveled to Madison, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 4, to take on the Baltic Bulldogs and won the game 74-53.
Luverne gymnastics team places second at Winterfest Invitational in Marshall
The Luverne Cardinals gymnastics team secured a second-place finish out of six teams at the Winterfest Invitational Saturday, Jan. 4, in Marshall.
H-BC girls split games, improve to 6-4 on the season
The H-BC Patriots girls’ basketball team topped Murray County Central 54-51 at home Thursday, Jan. 2, and fell 64-58 to Centerville on the road Saturday, Jan. 4.
The Lady Pates are now 6-4 for the season.
Top Sports Events of the Year
Looking back at 2024 and all the sporting events the Star-Herald featured, the accomplishments of many teams and individuals at both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools are worth recognizing.
Cardinal girls’ hockey team takes third place at Super Rink Winter Classic
Over the holiday break, the Luverne girls’ hockey team traveled to Blaine for the Super Rink Winter Classic in the gold division.
The Classic featured eight varsity teams competing over a three-day event.
Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots boys’ basketball team recorded their sixth straight win this season after beating three teams this week. H-BC beat Minneota 73-54 on the road Monday, Dec. 30, took down Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 62-52 at home Friday, Jan. 30, and doused the Garretson Blue Dragons 70-41 at home Monday, Jan. 6. The Patriots are were scheduled to host Viborg Hurley Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Westbrook…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team traveled to Madison, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 4, to take on the Baltic Bulldogs and won the game 74-53. Five Luverne players reached double digit points against Baltic. Senior Carter Sehr posted 19 points and recorded his 1000th career point in the process. Sehr also had two rebounds, two assists and six steals against Baltic. Senior Eli Woodley finished…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Luverne girls’ wrestling team traveled to St. James Saturday, Jan. 4, for the Belle of the Border Invitational. Twenty-five female teams with 199 individual competitors from Minnesota and Iowa were invited to wrestle in 13 varsity and five junior varsity weight classes. Competing for Luverne were sophomore CeCe Rock and her sister, eighth-grader Ellie Rock. “Both Ellie and CeCe wrestled…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Luverne Cardinals gymnastics team secured a second-place finish out of six teams at the Winterfest Invitational Saturday, Jan. 4, in Marshall. Benson/KMS took first in the team competition with a team score of 137.150. Luverne took second place with a team score of 135.150. Pipestone was third with a 129.450, Redwood placed fourth with a 125.875, Windom-Mountain Lake was fifth with 116.975…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots girls’ basketball team topped Murray County Central 54-51 at home Thursday, Jan. 2, and fell 64-58 to Centerville on the road Saturday, Jan. 4. The Lady Pates are now 6-4 for the season. H-BC was scheduled to play at Red Rock Central Tuesday, Jan. 7, travel to West Lyon Thursday, Jan. 9, and will host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC 54, Murray County Central 41…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat Rochester Lourdes 6-3 on the road Friday, Jan. 3, to extend its season record to 9-2-1. The Cardinals netted six goals on 22 shots in the game, and LHS junior goalie Gaven Hoven got the win, stopping 29 of 32 shots on net. Luverne started the scoring in the first period with a goal by a trio of juniors. At 4:04 on a power play, Jaxon Lais found the back of the…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Cardinal girls’ basketball team fell twice on the road this past week, losing 60-54 to Canby Jan. 2 and 45-42 to Baltic in Madison Jan. 4. Luverne is now 1-9 for the season and will face four conference foes on the road in the coming week. Luverne was scheduled to face Windom Tuesday, Jan. 7, and will take on Worthington Friday, Jan. 10, Jackson County Central Monday, Jan. 13, and Pipestone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Looking back at 2024 and all the sporting events the Star-Herald featured, the accomplishments of many teams and individuals at both Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools are worth recognizing. Here are the Star-Herald’s Top 5 sporting events of 2024, as well as several personal recognitions in LHS and H-BC activities. No. 1 – H-BC Patriots Football Team The Patriots finished their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Over the holiday break, the Luverne girls’ hockey team traveled to Blaine for the Super Rink Winter Classic in the gold division. The Classic featured eight varsity teams competing over a three-day event. Luverne, along with Pine City Area, Mounds View, Minnesota River, North Shore, Mankato East, Moose Lake, and Northern Tier, each played three opponents between Dec. 26 and Dec. 28. LHS was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Three Luverne female wrestlers represented the Cardinals at the Rebel Holiday Classic Tournament in Champlin Friday, Dec. 27. The tournament included 257 female wrestlers from 40 teams participating in 13 varsity and junior varsity divisions. “The girls wrestled well against some really good competition,” said head coach Jake Haugen. LHS Sophomore CeCe Rock finished in second place, falling in…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Over the holiday break the Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to St. Cloud for the 39th annual Granite City Showcase, which featured eight varsity teams in the three-day event. Luverne, Monticello, Bemidji, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, Mankato East, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Crush and St. Cloud Cathedral each played three opponents between Dec. 26 and Dec. 28. LHS was one of three Class 1A Top 25…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team hosted the first annual Luverne Girls’ Invite Friday, Dec. 20, and the Top the Tree Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21. The girls’ invite was an individual tournament with 57 girls wrestling from nine high school teams. On Saturday, Dec. 21, Luverne hosted the Top the Tree Tournament with six total teams participating in five dual matches. During the holiday…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne Cardinals gymnastics team won two home conference meets beating Pipestone 132-127.3 Tuesday, Dec. 17, and topping New Ulm 133.950-129.200 Friday, Dec. 20. LHS is now 3-1 in dual meets against conference foes. After the holiday break, Luverne will go on the road for their next two meets. On Saturday, Jan. 4, the Cardinals are scheduled to take on Marshall, and on Thursday, Jan. 9,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne boys’ hockey team grabbed two more victories to improve their season record to 7-0-1. LHS beat Windom 12-1 at home Tuesday, Dec. 17, and slipped past Dodge County 4-3 on the road Saturday, Dec. 20. Over the holiday break, the Cardinals will take part in the Granite City Showcase at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud Dec. 26-28. On Thursday, Dec. 26, Luverne is scheduled to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne girls’ hockey team won two more games over the past week, bringing the season record to 10-5. The Cardinals beat Windom 6-1 Tuesday, Dec. 17, at home and topped Willmar 4-2 on the road Friday, Dec. 20. Over the holiday break Luverne will participate in the National Sports Center Super Rink Winter Classic (Gold Division) in Blaine. The Cardinals will take on Mankato East Thursday,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell 77-40 to the St. James Saints on the road Friday, Dec. 20. Halfway through the first half, LHS found themselves down 24-7 in the game. St. James tacked on another 20 points and closed the first half ahead 44-11. In the second half, the Saints went on a seven-point run to extend the lead to 51-11. Luverne found their groove, scoring 19 points to make it…
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