Patriots girls bring home state track and field hardware
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ track and field team ran away with the 2026 Minnesota State High School League Team State Championship in St. Michael June 4-5.
Cardinals place six on state meet track and field podium
Luverne placed five athletes and one team on the podium at the 2026 Class A Track and Field State meet in St. Michael June 4-5.
Luverne Baseball Association hosts annual Buffalo Days youth tournament
The Luverne Baseball Association hosted roughly 300 players on 22 youth teams and eight Junior Legion teams during the 2026 Buffalo Days celebration June 5-7.
Fourth annual Buffalo Days Run 4A Cause raises funds to normalize brain health conversations in local elementary schools
The Buffalo Days Run 4A Cause returned to Luverne’s Buffalo Days Celebration for its fourth year Saturday, June 4, in the Luverne City Park.
LHS and H-BC qualify several individuals and teams for the Section 3A State Track and Field Meet June 4-5
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams performed well at the Section 3A Championships in Pipestone Thursday, May 28.
Olson qualifies for state golf meet
Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Abigayl Olson qualified for the girls’ golf state tournament placing fifth at the Section 3A competition in Worthington Wednesday, May 27.
Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026The Luverne boys’ tennis team fell twice in the past week. The Cardinals played tough against Pipestone at home Tuesday, April 21, falling 4-3 to the Trojans. The Cardinals lost 7-0 to Worthington on the road Friday, April 24, giving up three matches by forfeits. LHS will travel to Blue Earth Tuesday, May 5, and to Vermillion Thursday, May 7, before hosting Fairmont Tuesday, May 12. …- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026The Luverne High School softball team lost two games in a double-header to Jackson Thursday, April 23, on the road. Non-productive batting and errors hurt the Cardinals in Jackson where LHS fell 6-4 in the first game and lost 9-1 in the second game to the Huskies. Luverne did have two home runs against Jackson. LHS senior Gabbie Nath-Huls knocked one homer over the fence in the first game and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026Luverne Trap The Luverne High School trap shooting team recorded its first week of competition scores at the Luverne Sportsmen’s Club Monday, April 20. “We’ve been dealing with some very cold and windy weather,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Our seniors Gavin Hoven, Nicholas Mann and Makayla Oechsle have been shooting very well even with challenging conditions with averages in the 20s.”…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026Luverne golf team hosted Worthington Thursday, April 23, in nine-hole stroke play. The LHS boys’ team beat Worthington 175-188 and the Worthington girls’ team beat Luverne 190-211. LHS sophomore Mallachi Domagala took top honors in the meet with a round of 40. Junior Will Bergman placed second with a score of 42. Cardinals freshman Graham Hartquist placed fifth with a 46. Sophomore Kale Ver…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026Mother and daughter athletes Amy and Regan Feit, formerly from Luverne competed in the 2026 Antarctica Marathon® on King George Island in March and finished in first and second places in the event. But that was just the precursor to an unforgettable international adventure that spanned multiple continents and tested their tenacity to complete a marathon in Antarctica. “I’ve chased finish lines…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026Strong shots and accurate putting helped Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams take top honors at the home meet Thursday, April 16, and in Big South Division play Monday, April 20. Luverne is scheduled to travel to Worthington Thursday, April 23, and will play in their second Big South Division meet in Pipestone Monday, April 27. Luverne golf meet Luverne golf team hosted Adrian-Ellsworth and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026The Luverne boys’ tennis team fell four times in their first four matches of the season. A very strong Redwood Valley team beat Luverne 7-0 on the road Tuesday, April 14. At home Saturday, April 18, Luverne faced Yellow Medicine and Montevideo in a dual with cool and windy conditions on the court. Against Yellow Medicine East, Luverne fell 6-1 and lost 7-0 to Montevideo. LHS fell 7-0 to St.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team collected three wins over the past week to improve to 6-0 for the season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson County Central 16-6 at Redbird Field Tuesday, April 14, and won two games (20-4 and 19-3) against Blue Earth on the road Thursday, April 16. Luverne is scheduled to face their next five teams at home. The Cardinals were scheduled to host Windom Tuesday…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams squared off in nine-hole play at the Luverne Country Club Tuesday, April 14. The LHS boys’ team topped H-BC 167-187 and the Luverne girls’ team finished with a team score of 197. Hills-Beaver Creek posted a score of +60 with three players on their team. In individual boys’ results LHS freshman Graham Hartquist took top honors with a round of 36 strokes…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 22, 2026The Luverne High School softball team went 1-1 against Windom on the road Thursday, April 16. In the first game of the double-header, LHS fell 6-2 to the Eagles in six and one-half innings. Luverne came back and took the second game 7-5 in seven innings to improve to a 4-2 season record. The Cardinals had two home runs against Windom. LHS senior Gabbie Nath-Huls hit one out of the park in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams had a strong start to the 2026 spring season in Luverne and Garretson meets over the past week. Luverne hosted the Cardinal Relays on Tuesday, April 7, in cool and windy conditions. The LHS girls placed first and Hills-Beaver Creek was third in team competition. The H-BC boys’ team captured second place and Luverne finished in fourth place…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne High School softball team went 2-1 this past week recording four home runs by two batters along the way. The Cardinals lost 14-7 to Esko and beat Minneota-Canby 11-1 on Saturday, April 11, at home before taking down Edgerton 4-1 on the road Monday, April 13. Luverne is now 3-1 to start the 2026 season. Senior Jocelyn Altman collected one home run against Esko and two against…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team pocketed three wins over the past week, improving its record 3-0. The Cardinals beat Pipestone 12-7 on the road Friday, April 10, and Esko 5-4 at home Saturday, April 11, before taking down Fairmont 6-1 on the road Monday, April 13. Luverne was scheduled to host Jackson County Central Tuesday, April 14, and will head to Blue Earth Friday, April 17. …- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf teams traveled to Worthington for the Trojan Invite Friday, April 10. They participated in an 18-hole par 73 stroke tournament against 13 other school teams. LHS placed second in the team competition with a score of 328. H-BC finished in 12th-place with a team score of 402. In individual play LHS junior Will Bergman placed third with an 18-hole…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne boys’ tennis players were unable to compete in their first two matches of the season, due to adverse spring weather conditions. LHS was scheduled to travel to Worthington Tuesday, April 7. That game was rescheduled to Friday, April 24, in Worthington. Luverne was also scheduled to host Vermillion Thursday, April 9, but that game was also canceled due to weather with nothing…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek School District hosted its inaugural Hall of Fame banquet Saturday, April 11, to honor six outstanding athletes, Coach Hugo Goehle and the 1990 state football team that made their marks in H-BC school sports history. Spearheaded by Tyson Metzger, Scott Harnack and the Hall of Fame committee, the 2026 inductees were introduced to an enthusiastic crowd of over 200 people at…
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