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 Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldJanuary 04, 2022The H-BC boys’ basketball team traveled to Marshall to take on the Canby Lancers on Thursday Dec. 30. The H-BC Patriots were able to take control in the second half to cruise to an 83-68 victory. In what was a back and forth affair in the first period, senior Cole Baker (25 points, six rebounds, and five assists) and the Patriots outscored the Lancers 47-34 after intermission. Oliver Deelstra (12…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldJanuary 04, 2022The Cardinals boys’ hockey team traveled to Rochester Dec. 28-30 for the Kiwanis Hockey Festival where Luverne tested its hockey skills against some high caliber Minnesota talent. The Cardinals played well but were unable to return home with a victory after falling to Rochester Lourdes 2-1, Albert Lea 3-2, and Bloomington Kennedy 7-2. Luverne, whose record moves to 5-5 on the year, was scheduled…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 28, 2021The “pause” in prep sports events ended in January 2021 as experts figured out how athletes and spectators could safely gather for sporting events during the coronavirus pandemic. Prep athletes began winter sports practices on Jan. 7, almost two months after the normal start to the season. Competitions began Jan. 14. A ticket system was developed to limit the number of parents and family members…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldDecember 28, 2021For the first time in seven games this season, the Luverne girls’ basketball team experienced a loss. The Cardinals traveled to Worthington on Tuesday, Dec. 21, and came up on the short end of a close 50-45 game. Luverne had no trouble returning to its winning ways, however, when they defeated Tri-City United 75-17 Monday night and LeSueur-Henderson 87-26 Tuesday morning. The 8-1 Cardinals are…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldDecember 28, 2021The Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to St. Paul on Dec. 22 to take on the Two Rivers Warriors in the West St. Paul Arena. The Cardinals couldn’t get much offense going from the opening puck drop. The visiting Cardinals were outshot 19-5 in the first period, but Luverne goalie Tyler Arends kept the score at 0-0 after the first. The hometown Warriors got on the scoreboard 1:23 into the second…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldDecember 28, 2021By Dalton Bass For the Star Herald In a closely fought contest for most of the game, the Murray County Central Rebels pulled away late to beat the Patriots 59-45 in Hills on Tuesday night. It was three minutes into the game before either team put points on the board. Senior Cole Baker (14 points and six rebounds) hit a floater from in the lane to give the Patriots a 2-0 advantage. The Rebels went…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021The Luverne boys’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season when it made the short trip to Hills for a game with Hills-Beaver Creek. The Cardinals defeated their Rock County rivals, the H-BC Patriots, 48-32 in the Tuesday, Dec. 14, contest. The Patriots led the entire first half of the game, leading by as much as 10 points (18-8), and took a 20-16 lead into the locker room at…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021Luverne girls’ hockey team improved to 10-1 on the year, picking up another three wins in the past week. They started Tuesday, Dec. 14, with a varsity boys’ and girls’ doubleheader when the LHS girls took down Windom 9-0 before they beat Austin 7-3 on the road Friday and Rochester Mayo 7-1 Saturday. Luverne was scheduled to travel to Benson Tuesday to take on the MBA Storm, and they’ll head to…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021The Luverne boys’ hockey team went 2-1 this week and moved their season record to 5-1. The Cardinals beat Windom 5-2 on Tuesday, Dec. 14, and Worthington 6-3 Thursday, Dec. 16, in conference home games before losing to Rochester Lourdes 4-0 Saturday at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. The Cardinals go on the road to play Two Rivers Wednesday, Dec. 22, in West St. Paul and then host Rochester for their…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team hosted the Redwood Valley Cardinals in the first game of a girl-boy doubleheader in Luverne Friday night. The host Cardinals entered the game 5-0 and easily maintained their undefeated record with an impressive 87-28 victory over Redwood. The Luverne offense put on a show in the first half, taking a 50-16 lead into halftime. When the Luverne defense…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021The Cardinal wrestling team came home empty-handed after attending the Redwood River Riot Dec. 17-18. The tournament is perhaps the toughest one the team will see this year with 32 teams present in Redwood, according to Luverne senior Braydon Ripka “This weekend had some very good competition,” Ripka noted. “I went 2-2, which put me in the top 12 of the bracket, so I’m happy about that.” Ripka…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021The Luverne girls’ basketball team remained undefeated on the season when they came out on top of the visiting Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots 74-41 Dec. 14. Cardinal Emma Beyer started the scoring with a three pointer and Luverne maintained the lead the rest of the game. The score was 42-19 at the intermission. In the second half, Luverne added 32 more points while H-BC scored 22 in the second…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldDecember 21, 2021The Luverne boys’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season when it made the short trip to Hills for a game with Hills-Beaver Creek. The Cardinals defeated their Rock County rivals, the H-BC Patriots, 48-32 in the Tuesday, Dec. 14, contest. The Patriots led the entire first half of the game, leading by as much as 10 points (18-8), and took a 20-16 lead into the locker room at…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 21, 2021Team depth was on display Dec. 16 as the Luverne High School gymnastics team earned a conference win against Pipestone Area High School in Pipestone. Two of the LHS team’s varsity performers sat out the meet due to injury. Freshman Amira Cowell, one of Luverne’s top all-around performers, and freshman teammate Hailey Como, also out for the Dec. 7 meet, did not compete against the Arrows. Luverne…
- December 21, 2021H-BC 51, A-H 36 It was a strong defensive performance that ultimately sealed the game for the Patriots boys’ basketball team down in Alcester, South Dakota, Friday night. The Patriots trailed 13-10 at the end of the first quarter and only sported a one-point advantage at intermission but outscored the Cubs 31-17 in the second half. The home team was held to 12 of 47 (28 percent) shooting and was…
- December 21, 2021HBC 61, A-H 42 Senior Kenadie Fick put on a show as the Lady Pates basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 19-point victory in Alcester, South Dakota, on Saturday night. Fick (seven steals and four rebounds) scored 34 of the Patriots’ 61 points while shooting a remarkable 7-9 from three-point range. H-BC led 28-22 at the halfway mark before holding the Alcester-Hudson Cubs to just…
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