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  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 23, 2021
    The Luverne wrestling team participated in two triangulars this past week.  The Cardinals started the week with a triangular against Fulda-Murrray County Central and Adrian Area on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Luverne tied with Fulda-MCC 40-40, but ultimately lost on criteria due to too many forfeits.  The Cardinals then lost to Adrian Area 57-24. On Thursday, Feb. 18, the Cardinals lost both their matches…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team hasn’t given up a goal in eight straight periods. After giving up four goals in the first period against Dodge County, the Cardinals have kept their opponents off the scoreboard. This past week Luverne outscored two opponents 24-0. They opened the week with a 13-0 home victory over Worthington on Thursday, Feb. 11. On Saturday, Feb. 13, the Cardinals…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team picked up its sixth win of the season with a convincing 87-45 victory over Murray County Central on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Patriots suffered their first setback of the season on Friday, Feb. 12, when they lost a home game to Red Rock Central 60-57.   H-BC 87, MCC 45 The Patriots’ offense was firing on all cylinders in Slayton on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Luverne boys’ hockey team opened this past week by snapping a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 home victory over Worthington on Thursday, Feb. 11. On Saturday, Feb. 13, they lost a road contest to Morris/Benson, 7-2.   LHS 4, Worthington 1 The Cardinals and Trojans both entered Thursday night’s contest inside Blue Mound Ice Arena on four-game losing streaks. It was the Cardinals that came…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Luverne boys’ basketball team split a pair of Big South Conference games this past week. The Cardinals opened the week with a 64-51 home loss to Pipestone Area on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Luverne bounced back on Friday, Feb. 12, with an 86-65 road victory against Windom.   Pipestone 64, LHS 51 The Cardinals scored the first five points of the game on Tuesday, Feb. 9, but they could not sustain that…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Luverne wrestling team took part in two triangular meets this week, going 1-3. The Cardinals opened the week with a triangular in Adrian on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Cardinals defeated Chester 38-21 and lost to Adrian 60-18. Luverne then hosted Waseca and Pipestone Area on Thursday, Feb. 11, falling to Waseca 54-21 and the Arrows 51-24.   LHS 38, Chester 21 Rayden Boyenga won by fall over Jacob…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team went 1-1 this week to bring their overall record to 4-5. The Cardinals opened the week with a 68-59 road victory against Pipestone Area on Tuesday, Feb. 9. On Friday, Feb. 13, the Cardinals dropped a close Big South Conference contest to Windom 57-52.   LHS 68, Pipestone 59 The Cardinals used a balanced attack to trip up the Arrows in Pipestone on…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    Kendall Buss has been playing softball since she was in third grade. It’s a sport that she fell in love with the moment she picked up the bat for the first time. “There isn’t one thing I don’t like about it. I just love playing,” she said. “I just love everything about the game.” Buss, a junior at Luverne, will get to continue playing the game that she loves after high school as she recently…
  • February 16, 2021
    The Luverne girls' 12U hockey team went 4-0 in Cloquet during a weekend tournament on Feb. 6 to take home first place.
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 16, 2021
    The Luverne boys’ basketball team split a pair of Big South Conference games this past week. The Cardinals opened the week with a 64-51 home loss to Pipestone Area on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Luverne bounced back on Friday, Feb. 12, with an 86-65 road victory against Windom.   Pipestone 64, LHS 51 The Cardinals scored the first five points of the game on Tuesday, Feb. 9, but they could not sustain that…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team improved to 5-0 after going 2-0 last week. The Luverne Cardinals, on the other hand, went 0-2 and fell to 3-4 overall. The undefeated Patriots opened the week by disposing of Mountain Lake Area 65-35 at home on Thursday, Feb. 4. The Patriots then put together a strong second half to defeat the Luverne Cardinals 52-39 at home on Friday, Feb. 5. “It was…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team lost two games this week, bringing their overall record to 1-5 on the young season. The Cardinals opened the week with an 8-2 road loss on Tuesday, Feb. 2, to Minnesota River. They then dropped another road contest on Friday, Feb. 5, to Dodge County 9-1.   Minnesota River 8, LHS 2 In the first matchup between these two teams this season, Minnesota River…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team continued its strong start to the 2021 campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 2, with a 76-72 home victory over Redwood Valley. Gannon Ahrendt started the game off with a bang for the Cardinals by knocking down a three-pointer on the first possession of the game. A pair of Bailey Cowell buckets put the Cardinals up 7-2. With Luverne holding a 9-2 lead, Redwood…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team went 1-1 this week with a 69-41 home victory over Edgerton on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and a 74-55 loss to Westbrook-Walnut Grove on Friday, Feb. 5.   H-BC 69, Edgerton 41 Edgerton had H-BC on the ropes early. The Flying Dutchmen raced out to a 10-0 lead and looked to be on their way to a blowout victory. The Patriots then settled in and closed out the first…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Luverne girls’ hockey team split a pair of games this week to improve to 4-2 overall. The Cardinals opened the week with a 7-0 shutout victory over Minnesota River at home on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Luverne then dropped a road contest on Friday, Feb. 5, to Dodge County 4-1.   LHS 7, MN River 0 The Cardinals used a strong first period to pick up a 7-0 victory on Tuesday, Feb. 2, inside Blue Mound Ice…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Luverne gymnastics team dropped a home meet to Jackson County Central on Thursday, Feb. 4. The 129.750 to 126.900 loss drops the Cardinals to 3-2 overall this season. “We had our best meet of the season,” Luverne head coach Phoebe Flom said. “It was a loss, but so many good things happened, it felt like a win. Things are starting to click for the girls and they’re feeling more confident in…
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