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.
Hills, Beaver Creek, Hardwick add public pickleball courts
Four additional pickleball courts were added to the area recently with two new courts constructed in Hills, one painted on the basketball court at the elementary school in Beaver Creek and an additional court painted
Sports
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldJanuary 25, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team hosted Dodge County Saturday at the Blue Mound Ice Arena where the Cardinals fell to the Wildcats 5-3. Dodge County scored the only first-period goal at the 6:37 mark when Carl Schmotz beat Luverne goalie Tyler Arends. The period saw a total of 16 shots on goal, with Dodge County holding the advantage 10-6. Arends had nine big saves in the period to keep it a one-…
- By Jason BerghorstJanuary 18, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team advanced its season record to 11-2 with a 47-39 victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in Tracy on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The victory avenged the 56-51 loss the Cardinals suffered to the Panthers in the opening round of the section playoffs last March. “It was a good win for us,” said Luverne head coach TJ Newgard, “They (TMB) are a good team, a real physical team.” The…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldJanuary 18, 2022The H-BC girls’ basketball team played a busy stretch of games in the past week. The Lady Pates dropped a 71-34 game to West Lyon on Jan. 11 at home before defeating Edgerton 44-39 on the road Thursday. They fell to Arlington in Saturday’s “Border Clash” in South Dakota and won a close game with Westbrook Walnut Grove 27-26 at home Monday. The 5-8 Hills-Beaver Creek girls will host Mountain Lake…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldJanuary 18, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved to 18-1 on the year with wins over Albert Lea 6-0 on Jan. 11 at home and over Waseca 6-1 on the road Saturday. The girls have a big week with a Monday night game scheduled with Minnesota River in Le Sueur. They’ll have a huge rematch with New Ulm in New Ulm Thursday, Jan. 20, then return home to take on Dodge County on Jan. 22. Luverne 6, Albert Lea 0…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldJanuary 18, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team finished one and one the past week when they beat Redwood Valley 7-0 at home Tuesday, Jan. 11, and lost to Waseca in a 2-1 game on the road Saturday. The 7-6 Cardinals host Breckenridge-Wahpeton Friday and Dodge County Saturday at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Luverne 7, Redwood Valley 0 The Luverne Cardinals faced Redwood Valley Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldJanuary 18, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team added a couple of wins in the past week, raising their record to 5-4 for the season. They defeated Red Rock Central in Lamberton 67-42 Tuesday, Jan. 11, and defeated the Coyotes 73-60 in Fulda Thursday, Jan. 13. The Patriots will host the Southwest Christian Eagles Thursday and will travel to Elkton, South Dakota, Saturday for the Border Clash before…
- By Jason BerghorstJanuary 18, 2022The Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team came up short against the Pipestone Area Arrows and Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles. The Cardinals, now 1-8 on the season, lost 65-45 in Pipestone Jan. 11 before falling 77-68 to the Eagles in Luverne Monday night. Luverne is scheduled to play in Adrian tonight (Jan. 20) before traveling to Williams Arena in Minneapolis Friday night to play Belle…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldJanuary 18, 2022During a busy stretch of the season for the Cardinals wrestling team, the team suffered three team losses but secured many individual victories. On Tuesday, Jan. 11, the Cardinals lost to Adrian at home 42-27. They hosted Marshall and Pipestone Thursday, Jan. 13, when they lost to the Tigers, 72-12, and the Arrows 39-18. On Saturday, Jan. 15, they traveled to St. James for the Big South…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldJanuary 11, 2022After three weeks of rest, recuperation and practice, the Luverne wrestling team returned to action in Garretson, South Dakota, Jan. 8. Two Cardinals secured medals and the team earned over 10 wins. Braydon Ripka led the Cardinals again by achieving his best tournament result yet, going 2-1 to earn second place at 145 pounds. Despite having a winning record, Ripka did not get seeded and drew…
- January 11, 2022A steal and layup for senior Cole Baker (31 points and 10 rebounds) put the H-BC boys’ basketball team up 18-17 over Adrian-Ellsworth with 7:32 to go in the first half, and they would lead the rest of the way to a 72-61 victory Friday night in Hills. Baker started off the scoring with a steal and a layup on his way to scoring the Patriots’ first 12 points of the game. Adrian-Ellsworth still…
- By Mavis FodnessJanuary 11, 2022The Luverne gymnastics team took its 3-1 record on the road Saturday to the Martin County Area Invitational in Fairmont. The Cardinals took third place with a score of 131.025 in a five-team competition, where Luverne finished 2.275 out of first place. Luverne went into the weekend competition after winning their third dual meet of the season over Redwood Valley on Jan. 6. Coach Phoebe Flom is…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldJanuary 11, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team went 2-1 in their first three games of 2022. The Cardinals lost to Marshall 41-33 on Jan. 4 before defeating Windom 88-39 Friday and Canby 60-33 Monday. Luverne, now 10-2 on the season, was scheduled to play in Tracy Tuesday, Jan. 11, and will play in Jackson Friday night. Marshall 41, Luverne 33 The Luverne girls’ basketball team traveled to Marshall Jan. 4…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldJanuary 11, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team had a big third period Tuesday night, Jan. 4, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne to pick up an 8-3 win over Fairmont. Luverne and Fairmont put up 18 shots between the teams, and only one goal came of it in the first period. Brock Behrend took advantage of a forced turnover on Fairmont’s own blue line and found Blaik Bork on the back door to give Luverne a 1-0…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldJanuary 11, 2022The Luverne boys’ basketball team slipped to 1-6 on the season after losing two Big South Conference games last week. The Cardinals lost to Marshall by six (50-44) in Marshall on Jan. 4 before falling to Windom by 12 points (62-50) in Luverne Friday night, Jan. 7. Luverne was scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, Jan. 11, to take on the Arrows. The Cardinals will travel to Jackson Friday…
- January 11, 2022H-BC 49, HLO-F 25 It was ultimately a lopsided second half that helped the Patriots pull away from Heron Lake Okabena-Fulda Tuesday night in Hills. Scoring did not come easy in the first period but the Patriots managed to fight their way to a 15-14 advantage at the break. The second half was all Patriots. More than doubling their first half total, H-BC put up 34 points, while holding the Coyotes…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldJanuary 04, 2022The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team picked up three wins and a championship in the Herb Brooks Classic Hockey Tournament at the Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine Dec. 27-29. The Cardinals played in the Silver Division of the tournament, beating University School of Milwaukee 8-0, Moose Lake Area 6-3 and Marshall 5-1. The Cardinals improved to 14-1 on the season, bringing the first-place…
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