Girls’ 100-point club keeps growing
Ella Apel, Izzy Steensma and Tenley Behr reached their 100th career points in the first six games of the 2025-26 Cardinals hockey season.
Boy’s hockey beats Redwood 18-0
The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its winning streak to 5-0 after taking down Redwood Valley 18-0 on the road Dec. 2 and Marshall 3-0 Dec. 4 at home.
LHS wrestlers open with home triangular
The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team started off the 2025-26 season hosting a triangular and then traveling to separate boys’ and girls’ tournaments this past week.
Cardinals win twice to start season
The Luverne boys’ basketball team captured two wins and had one loss this past week to start the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 record.
Luverne gymnasts flip over Redwood at home
The Luverne gymnastics team opened the 2025-26 season beating Redwood Valley 128.45-126.725 at home.
Cardinal girls drop two games
Luverne fell twice this past week in girls’ basketball action.
LHS lost 67-51 to Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and lost a one-point game to Arlington, South Dakota, 50-49 on the road Friday, Dec. 5.
Sports
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldNovember 02, 2021In the first round of the Section 3 Nine-Man playoffs, the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots hosted the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars Tuesday, Oct. 26. This game went much like the first time the two squads met earlier in the season. The Patriots cruised to a 47-0 playoff win, ending the Jaguars’ season at 3-6. H-BC scored early and with lightning speed. After receiving the opening kickoff…
- November 02, 2021The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team advances in subsection playoffs with a victory over Pipestone in five sets Monday night in Luverne. It wasn’t an easy win for the LHS girls, but coach Sarah DeBeer said the Cardinals’ clean serving was a key part of the game. She said almost all Luverne players were error-free, and their hard work at the net contributed to Monday night’s success. “This match…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldNovember 02, 2021The Luverne Cardinal football season came to an end Saturday in Fairmont. Fairmont dominated all aspects of the game, taking a 21-0 lead into halftime and finishing the game with a 40-6 win. Fairmont, the No. 1 seed in Section 3AAA playoffs will now face No. 2 seed Waseca for the section championship and the right to compete in the state tournament. “We made improvements throughout the season but…
- 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…
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