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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 17, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball team split two games at home in the past week, finishing the regular season with a 14-12 record. The Cardinals fell 80-55 to Hills-Beaver Creek Tuesday, Feb. 10, and beat Worthington 84-46 Thursday, Feb. 12. LHS will open the post season playing Windom on the road in section action Friday, Feb. 20. H-BC 80, LHS 55 The Luverne Cardinals hosted the Hills-Beaver…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 17, 2026The Lady Pates captured three wins in the past week to improve their regular season record to 23-3. H-BC beat Luverne 80-55 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lake 66-42 Thursday, Feb. 12, and Murray County Central 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16, at home. Depending on the outcome of the Feb. 19 game between No. 8 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and No. 9 Southwest Christian, the No. 1 seed Patriots will take…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026Luverne started their section run taking down Morris/Benson Area 15-0 at home Thursday, Feb. 5, in the 3A quarterfinals and topped Fairmont 5-2, Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Section 3A semifinals. Luverne is scheduled to face Marshall, the No. 1 seed, in the Section 3A championship game Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter. Game time was 7:30 p.m. Luverne had faced the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The H-BC girls’ basketball team locks in three wins as they improve to 20-3 this season. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 54-41 at home Friday, Feb. 6, topped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 67-49 at home Saturday, Feb. 7, and beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove 65-45 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. H-BC was scheduled to travel to Luverne for a game against the Cardinals Tuesday, Feb. 10. They will host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen Bernie and CeCe Rock will compete in the girls’ state wrestling tournament for the fourth year in a row. Senior Bernie Rock and junior CeCe Rock will take with them their younger sister, freshman Ellie Rock. This will be Ellie’s first trip in her career. All three qualified for state at the Feb. 6-7 section tournament in Redwood Valley. Their sister, Mary Rock, and her…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 11, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball racked up two wins and one loss this week and are now 13-11 for the season. Luverne hosted Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, beating the Eagles 83-75. LHS fell 65-58 to St. James on the road Friday, Feb. 6, and beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 60-48 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. Luverne was scheduled to host Hills-Beaver Creek Tuesday, February. 10. LHS will host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey team fell twice to Marshall and beat Worthington once to go 1-2 this past week in conference action. The Cardinals hosted Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 27, falling in a close 4-3 game. Luverne beat Worthington 9-1 on the road Thursday, Jan. 29, in its last regular season game. On Friday, Jan. 30, Luverne once again hosted Marshall for the Big South Conference title. Luverne…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball team won three games at home and fell once on the road to post an 11-10 record so far this season. LHS lost 70-59 to Pipestone at home Jan. 27, beat Canby 80-32 Jan. 29, topped Redwood Valley 66-26 Jan. 30, and took down Blue Earth 73-54 Feb. 2, at home. Luverne will host Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, will travel to St. James Friday, Feb. 6, and Southwest Minnesota…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Lady Pates collected three more conference wins in basketball action this past week upping their record to 17-3 for the season. H-BC beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 58-29 at home Tuesday, Jan. 27, took down Edgerton 63-42 on the road Friday, Jan. 30, and outplayed Red Rock Central 65-21 on the road Saturday, Jan. 31. H-BC will take on Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Feb. 6, and Tracy-Milroy-…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026LHS freshman Ellie Rock and seventh-grader Gemma Zix participated in the 2026 Minnesota Girls’ Wrestling League (MNGWL) Ninth-Grade and Under State Tournament in Champlin Park Saturday, Jan. 31. Rock finished in fifth place with a 2-2 record on the day. Rock lost her first match in the girls 112-pound weight class by a 13-0 major decision. In her second match, Rock won by pin and then fell in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved their season record to 15-7 beating Fairmont and Princeton-Big Lake-Becker this past week. The Cardinals skated past Fairmont winning 8-0 at home Tuesday, Jan. 20, and blanked Princeton-Big Lake-Becker 8-0 on the road Saturday, Jan. 24. Luverne was scheduled to host Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 27. Luverne travels to Worthington Thursday, Jan. 29, and will…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026H-BC girls go 1-2 this week and are now 14-3 for the season. The Patriots beat Westbrook Walnut Gove 79-53 at home Thursday, Jan. 22, fell 57-51 to DeSmet on the road Saturday, Jan. 24, and lost 62-48 to West Lyon at home Monday, Jan. 26. H-BC was scheduled to host Heron Lake- Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Jan. 27. The Patriots travel to Edgerton Friday, Jan. 30, and will play Red Rock Central on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026Luverne High School girls’ basketball team fell twice in close games against Jackson County Central and Minneota over the past week. The Cardinals lost 75-65 to Jackson on the road Tuesday, Jan. 20, and fell 68-59 to Minneota at home Thursday, Jan. 22. Both games were within reach for LHS but they could not reel in the wins. LHS, now 8-9 for the season, was scheduled to host Pipestone Tuesday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne wrestling team qualified two female wrestlers for the 2026 Minnesota Girls’ Wrestling League State Tournament Saturday, Jan. 24, in Canby. LHS freshman Ellie Rock and seventh-grader Gemma Zix will compete in the ninth-grade-and-under individual state tournament Saturday, Jan. 31, in Champlin Park. Rock placed second in the 112-pound weight class finishing the meet 3-1. She had a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey secured two team wins and improved to 13-7 with just five regular season games left before post season play. Luverne beat Albert Lea 7-4 at home Tuesday, Jan. 13, and obliterated South Central 20-0 on the road Saturday, Jan. 17. The Cardinals were scheduled to host Fairmont Tuesday, Jan. 20, before playing Northern Lakes Friday, Jan. 23, and Princeton Saturday, Jan. 24…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The H-BC girls’ basketball team added two more wins to their season record in the past week after two victories on the road. The Lady Pates beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 57-27 Tuesday, Jan. 13, and took down Adrian 74-51 Friday, Jan. 16. The Patriots, now 13-1 for the season, will host Westbrook Walnut grove Thursday, Jan. 22, will travel to Colman Saturday, Jan. 24, and face West Lyon at…
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