Boys’ hockey team stuns Albert Lea in 3-2 overtime win, improves to 12-2-1
The Luverne boys’ hockey team notched three more wins this season against three teams at home.
LHS takes Fairmont 4-2
The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat Fairmont 4-2 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, in conference action.
Patriot boys’ basketball bounces record to 8-1
The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two games and dropped one this past week to extend their season record to 8-1.
Girls’ basketball wins one, drops two
The Luverne girls’ basketball team played three games away this week, winning one game and dropping two.
They fell to Windom 86-32, beat Worthington 55-49, and lost to Jackson County Central 76-62.
Cards win two conference games, lose one
The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 2-1 on the road in conference action this past week.
Luverne wrestlers participate in Big South Conference Tournament
The Luverne wrestling team traveled to Jackson Thursday, Jan. 9, for a quad against the host Jackson County Central, New Ulm Area and Redwood Valley.
Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The LHS trap team posted its first week scores for the fall season at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club this week. Piper Wynia started the official fall season and Homecoming Week with a perfect 25 score in the first round. She shot a 23 in the second round for a final score of 48. Kale Ver Steeg and Logan Wrigg each finished with a 45, shooting a 23 in the first and a 22 in the second round.…
- By MN DNROctober 02, 2024Pheasant numbers in the 2024 Minnesota August Roadside Survey were similar to 2023 and 19 percent above the 10-year average, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “The stability in pheasant numbers across the state and most regions is welcome news after the wet spring and summer we had,” said Steven Woodley, DNR senior wildlife research biologist. “Our milder winter meant…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team posted their fourth win of the season when they beat Minnesota Valley Lutheran 35-0 Friday, Sept. 20, in Luverne. The Cardinals will face Blue Earth Area Friday, Sept. 27, to end the LHS homecoming week sports activities. The last time Luverne started out the season with a 4-0 record was in 2014. Pipestone broke the string in week 5, beating Luverne by two…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The LHS cross country team claimed three team championships and 10 Top 10 individual finishes at the Jackson County Central Tri For Health Meet Thursday, Sept. 19. The LHS boys’ and girls’ varsity 5,000-meter teams and the girls’ junior varsity 2,000-meter team each placed first in their competitions. The boys’ varsity placed first with a low team score of 29 points. Windom finished second…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Cardinal tennis team traveled to Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 17, beating the Arrows 6-1 to hold on to the rivaled “Battle Racquet.” LHS defeated the Redwood Valley Cardinals 6-1 in Redwood Falls Thursday, Sept. 19. With the two wins, Luverne is now 9-5 on the season. Luverne will play their final regular season match at Fairmont Thursday, Oct. 3, before sectional play starts. “Fairmont has a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Luverne volleyball team fell to the Trojans 3-1 on the road Thursday, Sept. 19. Luverne came into the game with an overall record of 4-12 facing a solid 6-7 Worthington team. The Cardinals fell 25-18 in the first set, came back and won the second set 26-24, and lost the third and fourth sets 25-20 each. LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said, “It was good a good contest and it could have gone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell twice on the road this past week. The Lady Pates lost 3-2 to Edgerton Tuesday, Sept. 17, and 3-0 to Murray County Central Thursday, Sept. 19. The Patriots were scheduled to host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Tuesday, Sept. 24, and will travel to Heron Lake/Okabena-Fulda Thursday, Sept. 26. Edgerton 3, H-BC 2 The Lady Pates lost a close match 3-2 to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Patriots extended their win string to four with a victory over Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 50-14 on the road Friday, Sept. 20. “I thought we played physical football on both sides of the ball and made some big plays throughout the night,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “Offensively we were able to spread the ball around and get a lot of different guys touches.” H-BC used 10 different players to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024Luverne High School trap shooters started their fall season Monday, Sept. 16, with practice rounds at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club in Luverne. “Fall is a shorter season, only six weeks in total,” said Luverne assistant coach Julie Wynia. Team members have one practice week and five actual shooting weeks in the season. This fall Luverne has 15 total shooters on the team. They include eight…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The LHS girls volleyball team went to the History Center cleaned, dusted and carried up a bunch of heavy boxes from the basement. At the Chamber the girls cleaned up the newly remodeled terrace, cleaned the golf carts, cleaned a few rooms in the basement and pulled a few weeds. “We do this every year as a way of giving back and as a thank you to the community that supports us throughout our…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots won big over their rivals, Edgerton, Friday, Sept. 13, at home. The Patriots beat the Flying Dutchmen 44-8 to win the border battle and keep the “Red Rock” at H-BC. “It was a physical football game like we expected against Edgerton,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “We had a couple of turnovers in the first half and some penalties that hurt us, but I thought in…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team traveled to Arlington, Minnesota, Friday, Sept. 13, and blew out Sibley East 56-0. The win puts Luverne at 3-0 for the season with five more regular season games to play. The Cardinals will host Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday, Sept. 20, and Blue Earth Area Sept. 27. They’ll travel to Pipestone Oct. 4 to play their rivals, the Arrows, for the Battle Axe.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne volleyball team had a busy week facing six teams in five days. Luverne fell to West Lyon on the road 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, lost to Marshall 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 12, and went 2-2 at the Jackson Tournament Saturday, Sept. 14. The Cardinals have one game this week against Worthington on the road Thursday, Sept. 19. West Lyon 3, LHS 0 The Cardinals traveled to Inwood, Iowa…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell 3-0 in two games at home this past week. The Patriots lost to Mountain Lake 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, and to Red Rock Central 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 12. “It showed us some things we can continue to improve on as the season continues,” Kaylan Untiedt said about the losses. “But I was excited to see our spark return.” The Patriots were scheduled to travel to…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Eastwood Golf Course. The Cardinals were among 23 teams participating in the event. Head coach Pete Janiszeski called the competition “a good litmus test” to see how Luverne runners stack up against competitive teams and individuals. “We go to this meet to expose them to top-notch…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team netted a 7-0 win over Worthington Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the road and hosted River Valley Thursday, Sept. 12, beating the Wildcats 5-2. With the wins, the Cardinals are now 7-5 on the season and will travel for their final three regular season matches. Luverne was scheduled to head to Pipestone for their annual Battle Racket match Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the…
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