H-BC falls 59-52 to Dawson Boyd in Marshall
The Patriot boys’ basketball team traveled to Marshall Thursday, March 13, to take on Dawson Boyd for the Section 3 championship title.
Big South all-conference athletes announced for LHS boys’ hockey and boys’ and girls’ wrestling
The Big South Conference released its 2024-25 all-conference boys’ hockey and wrestling team selections.
Patriots head to section basketball championship
The Patriot boys’ basketball team moves on to the section championship after beating Southwest Minnesota Christian 76-62 in the section quarterfinals Thursday, March 6, and taking down Murray County Central 60-44 Sat
Cardinal boys fall to No. 1 and No. 5 seeds in state hockey tournament
The Luverne boys’ hockey team finished the 2024-25 season falling twice in the state hockey tournament in St. Paul.
LHS boys’ basketball team falls to JCC in section championship
The Luverne boys’ basketball team finished their 2024-25 season falling to Jackson County Central 73-61 in the section championship Saturday, March 8, in Marshall.
Lady Pates fall to MACCRAY in section championship
The Patriot girls’ basketball team fell to MACCRAY 54-44 in the Section 3 championship Thursday, March 6, in Marshall.
H-BC had a one-point lead at the half, 25-24, against the Wolverines.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024Luverne 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The LHS girls volleyball team went to the History Center cleaned, dusted and carried up a bunch of heavy boxes from the basement. At the Chamber the girls cleaned up the newly remodeled terrace, cleaned the golf carts, cleaned a few rooms in the basement and pulled a few weeds. “We do this every year as a way of giving back and as a thank you to the community that supports us throughout our…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots won big over their rivals, Edgerton, Friday, Sept. 13, at home. The Patriots beat the Flying Dutchmen 44-8 to win the border battle and keep the “Red Rock” at H-BC. “It was a physical football game like we expected against Edgerton,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “We had a couple of turnovers in the first half and some penalties that hurt us, but I thought in…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team traveled to Arlington, Minnesota, Friday, Sept. 13, and blew out Sibley East 56-0. The win puts Luverne at 3-0 for the season with five more regular season games to play. The Cardinals will host Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday, Sept. 20, and Blue Earth Area Sept. 27. They’ll travel to Pipestone Oct. 4 to play their rivals, the Arrows, for the Battle Axe.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne volleyball team had a busy week facing six teams in five days. Luverne fell to West Lyon on the road 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, lost to Marshall 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 12, and went 2-2 at the Jackson Tournament Saturday, Sept. 14. The Cardinals have one game this week against Worthington on the road Thursday, Sept. 19. West Lyon 3, LHS 0 The Cardinals traveled to Inwood, Iowa…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell 3-0 in two games at home this past week. The Patriots lost to Mountain Lake 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, and to Red Rock Central 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 12. “It showed us some things we can continue to improve on as the season continues,” Kaylan Untiedt said about the losses. “But I was excited to see our spark return.” The Patriots were scheduled to travel to…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Eastwood Golf Course. The Cardinals were among 23 teams participating in the event. Head coach Pete Janiszeski called the competition “a good litmus test” to see how Luverne runners stack up against competitive teams and individuals. “We go to this meet to expose them to top-notch…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team netted a 7-0 win over Worthington Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the road and hosted River Valley Thursday, Sept. 12, beating the Wildcats 5-2. With the wins, the Cardinals are now 7-5 on the season and will travel for their final three regular season matches. Luverne was scheduled to head to Pipestone for their annual Battle Racket match Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024I get a lot of comments from student athletes like, “You got a photo of me with a weird face as I hit the ball,” or “How come you shot a photo of me with my tongue out?” Those comments give me two thoughts about my coverage of sports events. One, the kids are looking for the photos of themselves in our coverage of the events in the paper or online. Two, I can’t control how they look when they…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team upset the Jordan Hubmen 20-14 Friday, Sept. 6, at home, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the final seconds of the game. Having led most of the game, the Cardinals relinquished a 12-7 lead late in the third quarter and found themselves down 14-12 with just over 12 minutes of football to play. In the fourth quarter, Luverne was able to hold Jordan at bay but…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024By Greg Hoogeveen The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots handed the Renville Jaguars a 44-6 loss Friday, Sept. 6, in the second win of the year on their home field. “Renville County West is a physical team with a lot of upperclassmen, and I thought we played well on both sides of the ball,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “We were able to establish our run game early, and they really stacked the box…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne volleyball team fell to Westbrook Walnut Grove 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 3, and lost to Windom 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 5. The sets were close in both games; Luverne just had a hard time finishing long volleys and capitalizing on their momentum in the sets, according to head coach Sarah DeBeer. “We are getting stronger every game we play. Now we need to push for not just…
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