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
- October 26, 2021Luverne High School senior Mia Wenzel won the Section 3A singles championship and qualified for the individual state tennis tournament in Minneapolis on Oct. 28 and 29. Wenzel was the lone LHS participant in the final two rounds of the section tournament on Oct. 19 in St. Peter. In the semifinals she defeated Kassidy Girard of Morris in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. In the finals Wenzel faced Emily…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldOctober 26, 2021The LHS Cardinal Cross Country girls won their seventh consecutive team championship at the Big South Conference meet in Pipestone Tuesday. The team had six All-Conference performances: Tenley Nelson first, Jenna DeBates third, Kayla Bloemendaal fourth, Ella Schmuck fifth, Camden Janiszeski fifth and Owen Janiszeski sixth. They had two All-Conference honorable mention performances with Grace…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldOctober 26, 2021Rain, wind and mud seemed to be the theme for Minnesota high school football the Wednesday evening before MEA break. For the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots it was all that plus a 43-8 victory over the host Edgerton Flying Dutchmen. The Patriots’ win pushed the team to a 6-2 regular season record. The rainy, windy elements prevailed in Edgerton from the opening kickoff to the final horn in the…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldOctober 26, 2021The Luverne Cardinals football team finished off its regular season Wednesday night in Waseca, where the Bluejays dominated the first half and cruised to a 34-0 victory over the Cardinals. Waseca was superior on both sides of the ball in Wednesday’s matchup with 355 total offensive yards, and their defense held Luverne to 48 total yards and just two first downs in the game. The star of the game…
- By Jacqueline Johnson and Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 26, 2021Regular season volleyball play ended this week for Rock County rivals Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek when the teams met in Hills Thursday night, Oct. 21. The Cardinals took the Patriots in three sets, 25-17, 25-20 and 25-13. The Patriots opened the match with a strong attack by Lanae Elbers in the front row and a tip over the Cardinal blockers by Tess VanMaanen to tie the score 5-5. The Cardinals…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 26, 2021The No. 10-ranked HBC Patriots traveled to Edgerton Monday evening to begin the first round of subsection volleyball against No. 7-ranked Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles. A strong start in Set 1 by the Eagles gave them the lead 7-3, but the Patriots rallied back with a block by Taylor Durst to get them within one point 7-6. Tess VanMaanen, who had a great season serving, added two ace serves…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 26, 2021The Adrian/Ellsworth volleyball team went head-to-head with Hills-Beaver Creek in a contest that left H-BC on the losing end of a three-set game. Lanae Elbers had another solid night in the front row for H-BC and tied the score 8-8 in the first set with a kill. A/E started to widen the gap after that. An ace serve by Danette Leenderts narrowed the A/E lead to 17-14, but A/E finished the set 25-15…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 26, 2021Luverne’s David Duffy hosted an “ultra” running event Saturday, Oct. 16, that challenged athletes to complete 100 miles in one day. The event, Duff Dog Backyard Ultra, was staged in the Blue Mounds State Park Saturday, Oct. 16, and it attracted seven hardy competitors. “We are getting very good reviews in the ultra world.” Duffy said after the event. “Blue Mounds is the perfect venue.” The…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldOctober 19, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek’s last regular season home football game Oct. 14 was an important one. It was Parents Night and a chance to end a two-game losing skid, so the Patriots needed to play well in front of the home crowd. The home team responded with a 24-6 win over the Red Rock Central Falcons, lifting their record to 5-2 and putting an exclamation mark on Parents Night. The Patriots, in their red-…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldOctober 19, 2021The Luverne Cardinal football players knew they had a big challenge this week as they faced off against undefeated Fairmont. The Cardinals played a strong first half, as they trailed by a score of just 16-14 at halftime. In the end, Luverne could not pull off the upset as they ultimately lost by a final score of 28-18. “I am proud of how our team played against an undefeated Fairmont team,”…
- October 19, 2021The LHS girls’ tennis team competed in the first two rounds of the Section 3A individual tournament in Sioux Falls Thursday, Oct. 14. Luverne had two individuals playing singles and two doubles teams competing for the right to move on to semi-finals and finals that were scheduled to be played Tuesday, Oct. 19, in St. Peter. In singles competition Thursday, Mia Wenzel, the No. 1 section seed,…
- By Reva Sehr, For the Star HeraldOctober 19, 2021A highly attended competitive match between the Luverne Cardinals and Adrian Dragons did not disappoint as both teams went to battle Friday night. The Cardinals got down to business right away, putting the first two points on the board. The Dragons soon caught up, but their momentum was cut short when Anja Jarchow passed to Reghan Bork who set it back to her for the kill, giving Luverne the…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldOctober 19, 2021The Luverne Cardinals Cross Country team traveled to Adrian Tuesday, Oct. 12, and brought home a girls’ varsity title and a boys’ varsity fourth place along with some successful individual races. “We had another good day of racing with some great competition to push us,” said Assistant Coach Jodi Nelson. “Ella Schmuck and Sage Viessman had big races for us, with Sage getting a PR and Ella racing…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 19, 2021The Patriots were on the road this past week hoping to get their first conference win. On Tuesday they traveled to Ellsworth, and on Friday they played at Lamberton. The Lady Pates fell short and lost both games in three sets. They will finish their regular season with three home games. HBC v Adrian/Ellsworth H-B C fell to Adrian by scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-18. The individual statistics are…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldOctober 19, 2021The Patriots volleyball team fought hard to get a win for Senior Night Monday, Oct. 18, but the Eagles were able to hold on to win in three close sets, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23. Sophomore Lanae Elbers had a great night in the front row and started the Patriots out with three kills to come within a point of the Eagles at 6-5. The Eagles were able to widen the gap to 13-7, but kills by Leanna Gaugler…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldOctober 12, 2021The Pipestone Arrows took back the Battle Axe Friday night at Cardinal Field after defeating the Luverne Cardinals 20-16. The Cardinals looked to be in good shape after taking a 16-8 lead into halftime, but the Arrows battled back to score 12 unanswered points in the second half to take the win. The loss snapped the Luverne Cardinals’ three-game winning streak. “It was a tough loss for our team.…
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