Redbirds win two, lose one, improve to 11-2 for the season
The Redbirds won two games and fell once this past week, bringing their season record to 11-2.
Luverne beat Heron Lake 4-0 in Worthington Wednesday, June 26.
Senior Legion versus Edgerton rained out, takes Marshall 6-4 with rain delay
The weather proved to be a challenge for the Senior Legion games this week.
Blaze host 2024 Bash-A-Rama fastpitch softball tournament
The Luverne Blaze fastpitch softball club hosted its fourth annual Bash-A-Rama tournament Saturday, June 29, and Sunday, June 30.
Luverne Junior Legion baseball beats Pipestone 11-5 at home
The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team beat Pipestone 11-5 at home Monday, June 24.
Because of flooding at Redbird Field, the game was played at the Luverne High School south baseball field.
Christensen Broadcasting to start streaming LHS varsity sports this fall
Luverne Public Schools signed a three-year sports streaming contract Thursday, June 20.
The contract begins September 1.
Hills, Beaver Creek, Hardwick add public pickleball courts
Four additional pickleball courts were added to the area recently with two new courts constructed in Hills, one painted on the basketball court at the elementary school in Beaver Creek and an additional court painted
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By Greg HoogeveenJuly 27, 2023Luverne Blaze fastpitch softball team sent two teams on to state competition this past week. The Blaze 14U team traveled to Rochester July 22-23 and took home second place in the Minnesota State Championship. The 14U team played three games Saturday, July 22. The Blaze won the first game against New Ulm Blue 11-1, then lost to Redwood 2-1, and finished the day beating Hutchinson 13-5. On Sunday…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 27, 2023The Luverne Redbirds qualified for the Region 13C tournament, finishing the regular season with a 19-1 record overall and capturing the Gopher League Championship with a 14-1 record. The Redbirds received a bye in the 13C playoffs, winning the Gopher League, along with the runner-up Milroy Irish. The Fairmont Martins also got a bye, winning the First Nite League, along with the runner-up Windom…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 26, 2023The Redbirds hosted the Tea Steam Wednesday, July 19, winning 16-3 in 6 1/2 innings. The Steam was Luverne’s last game of the regular season this year. In the top of the first inning, Tea scored one run on a fly ball to left field that dropped just in front of Phil Paquette scoring a runner on third base. The Redbirds tied the game in the bottom of the first when Ben Serie stole home on an…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 25, 2023Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 18-24. Rapid Speedway July 18 Rock Rapids, IA Lyon County Fair Late Model Street Stocks 7th #20K, Spencer Kalass, Luverne July 21 Rock Rapids, IA Fan Appreciation Night Sportsman’s 4th #24H, Brock Harnack, Hills 5th #17, Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek Hobby…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 19, 2023The Redbirds posted six homeruns in two games this past week, beating Hadley 10-1 at home July 12 and Ruthton 17-1 on the road July 16. The win against Hadley clinched Luverne’s Gopher League regular season championship. The Redbirds will play their last regular season game against the Tea Steam Wednesday, July 19, at home. Redbirds 10, Hadley 1 The Redbirds beat the Buttermakers 10-1 at…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 19, 2023Early in the morning on Saturday, July 15, more than 100 bikers were gearing up for the Sixth Annual Tour de Donut bicycle event in Luverne. The competition, organized by Dave Duffy and volunteers, draws bikers from as far away as Minneapolis, Grand Forks and Kansas City to ride bikes, eat donuts and have fun. The event is broken into four routes based on distance. •The untimed 7-mile or 11-…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 18, 2023Following are the racing results for local drivers competing in Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 11-17. Rapid Speedway July 14 Rock Rapids, IA Sportsman’s 6th - #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek 10th - #24H Brock Harnack, Hills Hobby Stocks 2nd - #22E Eric Gaul, Luverne 5th - #14K Bryant Klaassen, Adrian 12th - #15X Kaden Kracht, Steen B-Modifieds 3rd…- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 18, 2023The Luverne Post 123 Jr. Legion baseball team won the 2023 Southwest Sub-Sub State bracket July 11, beating Windom 11-6. Luverne won its first two sub-state games against St. James, 4-0, and Madelia, 9-8, on July 16. Luverne is scheduled to take on Slayton Tuesday, July 18, in Sleepy Eye at 5 p.m. Luverne 11, Windom 6 Luverne took down Windom 11-6 at home July 11. Blake Sauer led Luverne with…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 18, 2023The Luverne Sr. Legion Post 123 baseball team traveled to Veteran’s Park in St. James for the 2023 American Legion Division II Southwest Sub-State Tournament this past week. The Cardinals won their first game against Wells 7-0 July 13 but lost the next two games, 1-0 to Sleepy Eye July 14 and 7-2 to St. James on July 15. The Sr. Legion team closed the season with a record of 9-3. Luverne 7,…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 18, 2023The Redbirds posted six homeruns in two games this past week, beating Hadley 10-1 at home July 12 and Ruthton 17-1 on the road July 16. The win against Hadley clinched Luverne’s Gopher League regular season championship. The Redbirds will play their last regular season game against the Tea Steam Wednesday, July 19, at home. Redbirds 10, Hadley 1 The Redbirds beat the Buttermakers 10-1 at…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 18, 2023Early in the morning on Saturday, July 15, more than 100 bikers were gearing up for the Sixth Annual Tour de Donut bicycle event in Luverne. The competition, organized by Dave Duffy and volunteers, draws bikers from as far away as Minneapolis, Grand Forks and Kansas City to ride bikes, eat donuts and have fun. The event is broken into four routes based on distance. •The untimed 7-mile or 11-…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023Local racers’ results for Rapid Speedway, Murray County Speedway, Hartford Speedway, Worthington Speedway and Huset’s Speedway are as follows for the week of July 4-10. Rapid Speedway July 7 Rock Rapids, IA Rain Out Murray County Speedway July 7 Slayton, MN Rain Out Hartford Speedway July 8 Hartford, SD Street Stock 16th - #4D Cory Kelderman, Hills Worthington Speedway July 8 Worthington…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The Luverne Country Club hosted its 2023 Member-Guest Golf Tournament Friday, July 7, and Saturday, July 8. There were 53 two-man teams participating in the 36-hole tournament. Jeremy and Jason Sudenga took top honors this year with the highest total quota score of 9.5. Ryan Goebel and Tony Sandbulte came in second with a score of 7. Chris Denhoed and Robert Louisiana placed third with a score of…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The Luverne Blaze fastpitch summer softball club hosted its third annual Bash-A-Rama tournament Saturday, July 8, and Sunday, July 9. Thirty-two total teams, some from as far away as Pierre, South Dakota, participated in four age brackets, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16/18U. Each team played two games Saturday to determine which bracket (gold or silver) they would compete in Sunday. In bracket play, teams…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023Luverne Post 123 Sr. Legion blew out Tracy 13-2 at home Thursday, July 6, in playoff action. Thanks to a big 11-run fourth inning, the Cardinals were assured a sub state appearance in the 2023 American Legion baseball tournament. Jacob Stroh and Elliot Domagala both had three RBIs in the game. Conner Connell drove in two runners and Riley Sneller, Will Serie and Brayden Ripka each had one RBI in…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The eighth annual Davis Lake Triathlon kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake last week with athletic competition in kayaks, on bicycles and on foot. The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks. The Minnows race is a quarter mile kayak, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run. The Sharks race is a half mile kayak, eight-mile bike ride and 2 1/2-mile run. Both races can…
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