Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team is crowned Section 3A Team Champion. Luverne won their quarterfinal match against Yellow Medicine East 6-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 5. The Cardinals took the semifinal match against MacCray 4-2 Monday, Oct. 9, in Sioux Falls and beat Montevideo 4-0 later in the day. The team will play in state competition at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis Tuesday, Oct…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne Cardinals hosted a cross-country meet Thursday, Oct. 5, that included six other teams. The teams that participated in the high school events were Adrian-Ellsworth, Canby-Minneota, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. The Luverne girls’ 5,000-meter team placed third and the Luverne boys’ 5,000-meter team placed second. “The kids did…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne volleyball team fell to Jackson County Central in three games Thursday, Oct. 5, on the road. JCC topped Luverne 25-13 in the first set, 25-12 in the second and 25-18 in the final set. The 8-12 Huskies came into the match winning their last two matches against Pipestone 3-0 and St. James 3-0 after a nine-game losing streak. Luverne, now 9-12, recently lost to Edgerton 3-0 this past…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023What is 66 years old and gets passed back and forth between two towns? The Battle Axe. The traveling trophy is awarded to the winning football team between rivals Luverne and Pipestone. This year’s game marks the 66th annual Battle Axe game between the Cardinals and Arrows, and Luverne is not looking to give it up without a fight. If you bleed red or green, you know how much each team wants…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023The Cardinals volleyball team pulled out two wins and one loss this past week. Luverne beat Worthington 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 26, and won against the Saints at St. James 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 28. The Cardinals fell to Edgerton Public 3-0 Monday, Oct. 2, at home. LHS will face Jackson County Central on the road Thursday, Oct. 5. Luverne 3, Worthington 2 Luverne took the match against…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023The Luverne Cardinals football team traveled to Blue Earth Friday, Sept. 29. The Cardinals handed the Buccaneers a 30-7 loss and are now 4-1 on the season going into next week’s homecoming game against Pipestone. Luverne will be defending the Battle Axe this year against the Arrows Friday, Oct. 6. “Winning back-to-back road games isn’t easy, and our team found a way to get that done,” head…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023The Luverne Cardinals boys’ and girls’ cross country teams traveled to St. James Tuesday, Sept. 26. The girls’ varsity 5,000-meter team took fourth place, and the girls’ junior varsity 1,600-meter team finished in first place. The boys’ varsity and junior varsity teams did not place due to not having enough runners. The Cardinals participated in the Willmar Glacial Lake Invite on Saturday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 28, 2023With our new website design, the Star-Herald will be posting local sports galleries and events on a regular basis. Galleries can be found on our site under the Community tab or at this link https://www.star-herald.com/gallery2 This is part of our subscription site and will only preview a single photos in a gallery without a subscription. If you would like to subscribe you can here: https://www…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Cardinals volleyball team lost to Redwood Valley 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 19, at home and took down Pipestone 3-1 Thursday, Sept. 21, in Luverne. The Cardinals are now 7-10 for the season. Luverne was scheduled to take on Worthington at home Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Cardinals travel to St. James Thursday, Sept. 28, to play the Saints and will host Edgerton Public Monday, Oct. 2. Redwood 3,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team faced two tough opponents on the road this past week. The Cardinal girls fell to St. James 7-1 Tuesday, Sept. 19, and to Redwood 6-1 on Thursday, Sept. 21. “It was a very long week for the girls,” head coach Jon Beers said. “St. James and Redwood are both very strong teams.” The Luverne girls’ tennis team is now 9-5 for the season after the loss to Redwood.…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Luverne football team traveled to New Ulm to take on Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday, Sept. 22, and the Cardinals beat the Chargers 36-0 “Going into the game, we knew MVL had won their first three games with an impressive offense and passing game,” head coach Todd Oye said. The Cardinals had a total of 364 yards in the game, 360 rushing and only four yards passing. Senior Gavin DeBeer led…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Luverne Cardinals boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams traveled to Jackson Thursday, Sept. 21. The LHS girls’ team won the varsity 5,000-meter competition followed by Martin County West, Jackson County Central and Worthington. Luverne had three girls finish in the Top 5 places in the varsity 5,000-meter competition. Senior Jenna DeBates was first with a time of 19:22.09, marking her fifth…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023On Saturday, Sept. 23, Eric Sandbulte got his first hole-in-one at the Luverne Country Club on hole No. 3. Sandbulte drained the shot during the 3rd Annual Weez & Franky Scrambler, played in memory of Andy Wessels and Matt Franken. To top off the hole-in-one, hole No. 3 was sponsored by Buffalo Ridge Insurance with a hole-in-one prize of $5,000. “We (Buffalo Ridge) sponsor about seven or…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 20, 2023The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team dropped three games to Adrian-Ellsworth in Ellsworth Thursday, Sept. 14, and traveled to Jackson Saturday, Sept. 16, winning one game and losing three. “Our record for the season is now 6-9,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “We have a big conference week coming up hosting Redwood and Pipestone this week.” The Cardinals were scheduled to host Redwood Tuesday…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 20, 2023The Luverne Cardinals’ boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 14. The Luverne boys’ varsity 5,000 meters team placed eighth, behind Wayzata in first place, then Stillwater Area, Rosemount, Winona, Cotter, Onalaska, and Owatonna in seventh. The LHS girls’ varsity 5,000 meters team also placed eighth in the meet. They were behind…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 20, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team beat Worthington 7-0 Tuesday, Sept. 12, defeated Pipestone 6-1 Thursday, Sept. 14, and fell to Sioux Falls Lincoln 6-3 Monday, Sept. 18. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to St. James Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Redwood Thursday, Sept. 21. Cardinals 7, Trojans 0 The Luverne girls’ tennis team hosted a young Worthington team Tuesday, Sept. 12, beating the…
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