Sports

Wiping the sweat from my brow 100 times per outing
By Scot Rall, Outdoor Columnist
October 30, 2024
The reports are all over the map about pheasant hunting success in the first few weeks of the pheasant hunting season. My efforts were pretty solid for the first few days and they have tailed off greatly since. There is a whole list of possible excuses, but I will start with the ones that I think can actually hold water from a pheasant and dog biology perspective. The crops are pretty much gone…
Final fall trap scores posted, looking toward spring
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 30, 2024
The Luverne trap team turned in final scores for the fall league this past week. “It has been a great season of shooting,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Although we didn’t have any perfect rounds this week, we did have nine athletes in league/in-house that scored at least one round of 20 or more.” Lucas Madison was high scorer in the fifth and final week with a 45. Dylan Hoff was two…
John Call records first hole-in-one Oct. 23 in Luverne
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 30, 2024
John Call recorded his first hole-in-one Wednesday, Oct. 23, on hole No. 7 at the Luverne Country Club. “I knew I hit a good shot off the tee box,” Call said. “I did not see the ball land as we were hitting into the sun.” Call used a No. 4 hybrid driver on the 157-yard, Par 3 hole. His partners, Ray Hoogeveen, Claude Van Driel and Harold Hoftyzer all walked to the green with Call and couldn’t…
Cardinals win at home over Patriots in volleyball dual 3-0
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball teams squared off on the court Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Cardinals beat the Patriots 3-0 at home on senior night. H-BC traveled to Garretson Thursday, Oct. 17, falling to the Blue Dragons 3-0. Both LHS and H-BC now head into the post-season and section tournament action. Hills-Beaver Creek, the No. 10 seed, was scheduled to play Edgerton, the No. 7…
Patriots beat New Ulm 36-8, finish season 8-0
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
The Patriots finished the 2024 regular season 8-0 and were crowned the 9-Player South District West Champions after beating New Ulm Cathedral 36-8 on the road Wednesday, Oct. 16. “I thought we made some big plays through the air on offense and our defense played well all night,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “It was a great way to finish the regular season with a win and to get a district…
LHS football falls 24-13 to Redwood, finishes 6-2
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
The Cardinals fell 24-13 to Redwood Valley on the road Wednesday, Oct. 16, in their last regular season game to finish 6-2 going into section play. Fumbles and penalties hurt Luverne in the contest. “It’s hard to win with eight turnovers against any team,” head coach Todd Oye said. “We didn’t play with attention to details or much emotion for the first time of the year.” Looking at stats,…
Duff Dog Backyard Ultra attracts 35 athletes to Blue Mounds State Park
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
Luverne’s David Duffy hosted his Duff Dog Backyard Ultra event Oct. 12 at the Blue Mounds State Park with over 35 competitors. The event, which challenged athletes to complete 100 miles in one day, attracted participants from as far away as Colorado. The youngest were in their 20s, and three were in their 60s. “Backyard is not just for the elite,” Duffy said. “It’s for everyone trying to find…
LHS cross country runners decorated at Big South Conference Championship, 10 named All-Conference
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
The Luverne cross country team was decorated with several team and individual honors at the Big South Conference Championship Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Elmore, Minnesota. Luverne’s next event will be the Section 3A Cross Country Tournament at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Luverne. Athletes who qualify will then head to the State Tournament Saturday, Nov. 2, at the University of Minnesota Les Boldtad…
Stay tuned…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
Last week Star Media posted its third Sports Talk episode, this time with LHS girls’ tennis coach Nathan Rud. Nate and I discussed the past season and how sections went for the team and in the individual section matches. I would like to say it was shot in one take, but I messed up on the intro and we had to start again. From there it was smooth sailing, and Nate and I had a great conversation…
Week 4 fall trap scores posted
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 23, 2024
By Greg Hoogeveen In Week 4 of the LHS trap team season, seven shooters finished with scores in the 40s and eight members scored in the 30s. Piper Wynia was the high score shooter, hitting 48 targets out of 50 possible. There was also one non-league participant, Carter Johnson, who shot a perfect 25 this week. Week 4 Scores Athlete 1 2 F Landon Ahrendt…
Patriots beat Mountain Lake 20-8, improve to 7-0
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 16, 2024
The H-BC Patriots football team snatched a 20-8 victory over conference rivals, the Mountain Lake Area Wolverines, Friday, Oct. 11, at home. “Mountain Lake is a physical football team with a lot of good athletes, and it was a great football game Friday night,” head coach Rex Metzger said. H-BC received the opening kick, and on the fifth play from scrimmage, they coughed up the ball to Mountain…
Cardinals fall 38-0 to Jackson in first loss of season
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 16, 2024
The Cardinals were handed their first loss of the season Thursday, Oct. 10, by a tough Jackson County Central team. Both teams were 6-0 coming into the Big South Conference matchup in Luverne. The Huskies’ size and speed were definite factors in a Huskies 38-0 win over the Cardinals, the Huskies’ smallest margin of victory so far this season. “Jackson has an excellent team and is expected to…
LHS girls’ tennis competes in individual 3A sections
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 16, 2024
The Luverne Cardinals girls’ tennis team sent six girls to the Section 3A Individual Championship at the Huether Family Match Point complex in Sioux Falls Thursday, Oct. 10. Each team was allowed two singles and two doubles to participate in the tournament. LHS seniors Addyson Mann and Emma Nath played in the singles competition. In the doubles bracket, seniors Augusta Papik and Caitlin Kindt…
Luverne cross country runs strong at Adrian Invite
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 16, 2024
The Luverne cross country team participated in the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Adrian Country Club. The Cardinals posted one team champion, one runner-up team champion and eight individuals in the Top 10 finishers. “The kids competed hard,” said head coach Pete Janiszeski. “We go a little spread out as a team, so we’ll want to tighten up the spread heading…
Lady Pates fall in three tough volleyball competitions
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 16, 2024
The Lady Pates volleyball team fell to three tough competitors on the court this week. Southwest Minnesota Christian beat the Patriots 3-0 Tuesday, Oct. 8, on the road. Edgerton Public won a close 3-2 match in Hills Friday, Oct. 11, and H-BC hosted Westbrook Walnut Grove Monday, Oct. 14, falling 3-0. The Patriots will finish their regular season playing on the road. H-BC was scheduled to…
Week 3 fall trap scores posted
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 16, 2024
In Week 3 of the LHS trap team competition, Landyn Ahrendt led the boys with a final score of 45 targets hit, and Piper Wynia led the girls with a 48. Wynia also shot a perfect 25 targets in her first round of shooting. There are two weeks left of the fall shooting season. Athlete 1 2 F Landon Ahrendt 24 21 45 Jesse Aning …