Luverne beats Pipestone 6-0 in OT for Battle Axe, improves to 6-0 on the season
The Luverne Cardinals stay undefeated, winning the Battle Axe game 6-0 in overtime against Pipestone Friday, Oct. 4, on the road.
Patriots beat Westbrook 54-8, post 6-0 record for the season
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots improved to 6-0 after beating Westbrook-Walnut Grove 54-8 at home Friday, Oct. 4.
LHS falters on the court
The Luverne volleyball team had a rough week on the road, falling 3-0 to Pipestone Thursday, Oct. 3, and losing in five games at the Jimmy John’s Tournament in Marshall Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5.
Cardinal cross country team runs strong at home multi-team meet Oct. 3
The Luverne cross country team hosted nine teams in the Luverne meet Thursday, Oct. 3.
Tennis team ends season as Section 3A runner-up
The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell to Montevideo 7-0 in the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Team Championship in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 7.
Four coaches, 50 years of girls’ tennis history
At the Luverne girls’ tennis meet on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Luverne, the team was cheered on by the past four LHS tennis coaches. The four coaches cover a 50-year span in girls’ tennis history.
Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 21, 2024Mary Jo Graphenteen won the 2024 Women’s Club Tournament Friday, Aug. 16, at the Luverne Country Club. Graphenteen shot a 77 in the 18-hole event. Melissa Sandbulte finished second in the championship flight with an 81, Paula Lammert was third with an 87, and Makayla Sterrett finished fourth with a 99. In the President’s flight, Sharla Reisch placed first with a 92. Colleen Nath was second…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 21, 2024Ben Nath was crowned champion of the Luverne Country Club men’s club tournament Sunday, Aug. 18. Nath shot a two-day total gross score of 147, a 76 on Saturday and a 71 on Sunday in the two-day, 36-hole tournament. Owen Sudenga, took second in the championship flight with a 151, and Brady Bork and Pete Connell tied for third at 156. Other championship flight results were Michael Strassburg in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 21, 2024Results for local drivers for the week of Aug. 12-18. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN – Aug. 16 Hobby Stock 9th - #10 Blake Schneekloth Stock Car 11th (DNF) - #20K Spenser Kalass Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – Aug. 16 MCRA Bombers 3rd - #17J Christopher Johnson 6th - #22H Cody Hansen 11th (DNF) - #15 Seth Miller IMCA Sport Compact 11th - #17 Paige Sandbulte IMCA Stock…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team made history this past weekend at the 2024 Division II State Tournament in St. Charles. Though they placed second in the championship, falling 6-3 to Holdingford, this year’s Luverne Junior Legion team is the first to play for a state title. Luverne won their first two games in the tournament beating Ely 5-1 Friday, Aug. 9, and taking down the host team…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024The Luverne Redbirds fell to the Fairmont Martins two games to one in the Region 13C Championship series this past week. Fairmont won the No. 1 seed and will have a bye in the first round of the state tournament. The Gopher League No. 2 seed Luverne Redbirds are scheduled to take on the Central Valley League No. 2 seed Kimball Express in the first round of the state playoffs Saturday, Aug. 17,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024Luverne High School senior Lucky Dara won the 2024 Cardinal Pride competition on the opening day of football practice Monday, Aug. 12. The Cardinal Pride competition is an eight-event challenge staged on the first morning of practice every season to test physical abilities of each high school player prior to the season. Dara won the competition with 1786.75 total points. Senior Eli Woodley…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Fairmont, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of Aug. 5-11. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN – Aug. 9 Hobby Stock 4th - #10 Blake Schneekloth Stock Car 4th - #20K Spenser Kalass Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – Aug. 9 MCRA Bombers 3rd - # 17J Christopher Johnson 6th - #22H Cody Hansen IMCA…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 14, 2024The 2024 Senior Men’s Club Tournament took place at the Luverne Country Club Saturday, Aug. 10. The one day, 18-hole tournament featured 37 players competing in three different flights. In the 50-59 age division, Jim Stratton was the winner, shooting a 73. Corey Stratton was second, shooting a score of 80. In the 60-69 division, Chris Nowatzki placed first with a 74. Tim Knoll was second with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team is headed to the 2024 Division II State Tournament after beating Sleepy Eye 12-7 in the sub state championship game Tuesday, July 30, in Springfield. The team is led by Redbird players Jake Haugen and Ben Serie, both second-year coaches at the helm of the program. “Through all my years of playing, I have had really impactful coaches like Mike Wenninger,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Redbirds are heading back to state after defeating Windom 5-2 twice in Final Four series action. This marks the sixth straight year of state tournament appearances for the Redbirds. Luverne beat Windom 5-2 Wednesday, July 31, in Luverne and took the second game 5-2 in Windom Saturday Aug. 3. The Redbirds are scheduled to face Fairmont in the best-of-three Region 13C Championship…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Fairmont, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 29-Aug. 4. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN – Aug. 2 Hobby Stock 4th - #10 Blake Schneekloth Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – Aug. 2 MCRA Bombers 4th - #22H Cody Hansen 5th - # 17J Christopher Johnson IMCA Sport Compact 6th - #17…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Redbirds beat the Lakefield Horned Frogs in two games to move on to the Final Four in Region 13C playoffs. Luverne beat Lakefield 10-0 at home Wednesday, July 24, and 5-3 on the road Friday, July 26. The Redbirds will open the Final Four, Game 1, in a best of three series against the Windom Pirates at Redbird Field Wednesday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be played Saturday,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team won two games and lost one in the 2024 Southwest Sub State Tournament this past week in Springfield. Luverne beat Slayton 5-4 and won against Sleepy Eye 5-3 on Sunday, July 28. Sleepy Eye then beat Luverne 5-4 on Monday, July 29, forcing another game between the two teams on Tuesday, July 30, in the double elimination tournament. Tuesday’s game was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Luverne Senior Legion Post 123 ended its season Friday, July 26, falling 7-1 to Windom at home in the American Legion Division II Southwest sub-state tournament. Luverne finished its 2024 season with a record of 13-5-1 overall. Losing the coin toss, Luverne was assigned as the visiting team and was first up to bat. Luverne was not able to score in the top of the first, but in the bottom of the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Eric Gaul of Luverne won the 2024 Rock County Fair Enduro Race Saturday, July 27, finishing first with 200 laps completed. The enduro winner is determined by the driver who finishes 200 laps first or the car with the most laps within a two-hour time limit. Seventeen drivers raced in this year’s event in two separate classes, Class A and Class B, determined by their engine size. Race organizer…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Fairmont, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 25-29. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN No races this week Rapid Speedway Rock Rapids, IA – July 19 Canceled Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – July 26 Sport Compact 8th - #17 Paige Sandbulte Stock Cars 11th (DNF) - #69 Cadyn…
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