Luverne Sports
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 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 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team upset the Jordan Hubmen 20-14 Friday, Sept. 6, at home, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the final seconds of the game. Having led most of the game, the Cardinals relinquished a 12-7 lead late in the third quarter and found themselves down 14-12 with just over 12 minutes of football to play. In the fourth quarter, Luverne was able to hold Jordan at bay but…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne volleyball team fell to Westbrook Walnut Grove 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 3, and lost to Windom 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 5. The sets were close in both games; Luverne just had a hard time finishing long volleys and capitalizing on their momentum in the sets, according to head coach Sarah DeBeer. “We are getting stronger every game we play. Now we need to push for not just…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024Luverne hosted the Bruce Gluff cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 7, with 12 teams participating in the event. The 11 visiting teams were Adrian/Ellsworth, Chester, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Heron Lake-Okabena, Jackson County Central, Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, Redwood Valley, Southwest Christian-Edgerton Public, and Windom Area. In the boys’ varsity 5,000-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team hosted Marshall Thursday, Sept. 5, falling four matches to three. The Cardinals are now 5-5 for the season after the loss to Marshall “The good news this week is that we finally have senior Caitlin Kindt back after hurting her knee and having surgery during tennis last year,” head coach Nathan Rud said. He said Kindt’s return affected two Luverne doubles teams…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 04, 2024The Luverne Cardinals traveled to Worthington for their first game of the season, beating the Trojans 25-6 on Thursday, Aug. 29. “The team is always happy to finish the game with a win,” said head coach Todd Oye. “Offensively we started out with typical first game mistakes but settled down and established a nice run game.” Luverne collected 170 team rushing yards against the Trojans. Senior…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 04, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell to two strong teams this past week. The Cardinals traveled to Blue Earth Tuesday, Aug. 27, and lost 6-1, and they lost to St. James 7-0 Thursday, Aug. 29, at home. Luverne is now 5-4 with seven regular season meets left in the season. LHS head coach Nathan Rud said the team is learning from tough competition. “I am very excited to see how high these girls…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 04, 2024The Luverne cross country team traveled to Marshall Tuesday, Aug. 27, and Beresford Friday, Aug. 30, where runners showed growth and improvement, according to head coach Pete Janiszeski. “They’ve put together a couple of great runs and are eager to continue to grow and challenge their limits, which is what will drive them to get better each day,” he said. “As coaches that’s all we ask of them.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 04, 2024The Luverne volleyball team fell 3-0 to Southwest Minnesota Christian at home, Tuesday, Aug. 27. On Saturday, Aug. 31, LHS participated in the Rochester Tournament, winning one game and falling in four games. “We need to work on a few things after this weekend, but we played closely with all the teams in the tournament,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “We definitely competed against great teams…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 28, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team won four out of five team matches this past week, putting their season record at 5-2 through Aug. 23. The Cardinals beat MCCRAY 6-1 and Yellow Medicine 7-0 on the road, Tuesday, Aug. 20. On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Luverne Cardinals hosted Lac Qui Parle, beating them 5-2, but fell to Montevideo 6-1 later in the day at home. On Friday, Aug. 23, Luverne posted a 4-3…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 28, 2024The Luverne volleyball team traveled to New Ulm for the Cardinals’ first game of the 2024 season Saturday, Aug. 24. “We played with some hesitation the first game, but came back and took control in the next three,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Everyone got over their first-game nerves, settled in and did their jobs.” The Cardinals fell 27-15 in the first set and came back to win the next…
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