Traveling Europe Together
Luverne High School world language students and teachers spent 10 days traveling in Spain and Germany from June 17-26.
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.
Sports
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 25, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots boys’ basketball team opened the season with a hard-fought loss against 10th-ranked Southwest Minnesota Christian. H-BC bounced back on Friday with a 63-35 win over Murray County Central. Thanks to a strong defensive performance and a second-half offensive outburst, the Patriots picked up their first win of the young season to improve to 1-1 overall. “It was a…
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 19, 2021The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team has been itching to get back out on the court since suffering a heartbreaking loss during last season’s section tournament. The wait was much longer than anticipated for the Cardinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the Cardinals had to wait one more day due to the blizzard that hit the area on Thursday and Friday. The long wait finally ended for…
- January 19, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team battled in their season opener against Southwest Minnesota Christian, and in the end it was the visiting Eagles that upended the Patriots 80-72. Oliver Deelstra scored the first three points of the game for the Patriots, taking a 3-2 lead. With the two teams tied at 8-8, the Eagles went on a 5-0 run to open up a 13-8 lead. The Patriots answered back…
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 19, 2021For the second straight season, the Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team has opened the season with a 2-0 record. The Cardinals tipped off their season Saturday with a resounding 65-31 victory over Jackson County Central. On Monday the Cardinals improved to 2-0 with a 54-49 victory over Worthington. Although things started off on the sluggish side for the Cardinals against JCC, Luverne was in…
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 19, 2021The Luverne boys’ hockey team battled but could not dig themselves out from an early 3-0 deficit against Windom Area on Saturday, Jan. 16. That early lead held for the Eagles as they defeated the Cardinals 5-2 in the season opener at Blue Mound Ice Arena. “It was great to finally be able to play our first game of the 2021 hockey season,” Luverne head coach Phil Paquette said. “I was very happy…
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 12, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots enjoyed one of the best seasons in program history in 2020. The Patriots finished the shortened season as section champions and with a perfect 7-0 record. Since the season ended, the Patriots have raked in the accolades. They were named the AP Nine-Man State Champions. Rex Metzger was named Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Vikings, and Gavin Wysong earned All-…
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 12, 2021Youth sports return in the state of Minnesota after a nearly two-month delay due to COVID-19 on Jan. 4, as teams across the state started practicing for the upcoming winter sports season. The first competitions are scheduled for Jan. 14. When the doors open for competitions, there will be a limited number of spectators allowed inside facilities. Indoor venues must limit capacity to 25 percent…
- By Brennen RuppJanuary 05, 2021The hit HBO series, “Game of Thrones,” coined a term, “The Long Night,” referring to a time period of a prolonged winter. The Long Night is over for now in Minnesota. Nov. 20 marked the last youth sporting event that took place in Minnesota before a “pause” was put into effect until Jan. 4. Now teams have received the go-ahead to start practicing to prepare for what will be a wild winter sports…
- By Brennen Rupp, sports writerJanuary 05, 2021Youth sports, including hockey, started back up again on Jan. 4. The prep athletes that had been training on local ponds, lakes and homemade ice rinks took to the ice for the first day of practice. Jan. 4 also marked the first day of training camp for the Minnesota Wild. On that same night, the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers improved to 10-0 with a win over Arizona State University. The year…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 28, 2020The Luverne boys’ hockey team finished the 2019-2020 campaign with a 15-10 overall record. They defeated Marshall 4-3 in the opening round of the section tournament before losing to Hutchison, the eventual section champions, 6-1. The Cardinals figure to be in store for another solid season when the puck drops in 2021. Luverne will be led by four seniors, Cade Wenninger, Cooper Arends, Carlton…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 28, 2020The year 2020 will likely have its own history textbook when it’s taught in school. It was a year that started just like any other, then the COVID-19 virus hit in March and everything changed. The pandemic hit the sports world in the United States on March 11 when the NBA shut down operations. It then impacted the Minnesota prep sports scene when winter sports shut down right before some of the…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The four-week pause that Gov. Tim Walz put in place for youth sports on Nov. 21 has been extended another two weeks. The four-week pause was originally set to end on Dec. 18. With the extension, youth sports are expected to pick back up again on Jan. 4. That means Luverne basketball, hockey, wrestling and gymnastics, along with the basketball teams for Hills-Beaver Creek, will have to continue to…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The perfect season that Hills-Beaver Creek put together this fall has not gone unnoticed. The 7-0 Patriots were named the Associated Press Nine-Man State Champions, and now they have another prestigious award for their trophy case. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Minnesota Vikings released the Vikings All-State Team for 2020, and two H-BC names grace the list. H-BC’s Rex Metzger was named Coach of the…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team in 2020 reached state tournament play for the second time in program history. With a strong core returning for the 2021 season, the Cardinals could be in store for another epic season on the ice. Six seniors, Regan Feit, Shelby Kracht, Rylee Gee, Brynn Thier, Roz Oye and Sophie Holmberg, will lead the way for the Cardinals. “With the whole Covid-19…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 15, 2020As it stands right now, the winter sports season for the Minnesota State High School League is scheduled to begin on Dec. 21. The first contests are scheduled to take place on Jan. 4. If and when the winter sports season starts, it should be an exciting one in Rock County. The Luverne girls’ hockey team is coming off a state tournament berth and finished the regular season with a 20-4 record. …
- By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 15, 2020I consider myself a pretty die-hard outdoors man. I have been spending many late afternoons chasing ringnecks across the southwest portion of the state. Populations in this part of the state are normally higher than elsewhere, but I don’t often see many other hunters. That changed in the past few weeks. As I drove from one public ground to the next, it took me until about the fifth stop to find a…
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