Luverne Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 26, 2024The Luverne boys’ hockey team opened its 2024-25 season with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota River Bulldogs Saturday, Nov. 23, in Le Sueur. “It was fun to see the boys working together, and it was a nice team win to get the season rolling,” head coach Tony Sandbulte said. The Cardinals and the Bulldogs finished the first period in a 2-2 tie. “I thought we were a little sloppy in the first period…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 26, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell to United South Central 59-51 on the road Saturday, Nov. 23. LHS trailed USC 35-19 in the first half and outscored the Rebels 32-24 in the second half to fall by eight points in the contest. From the field Luverne hit 17 of 45 two-point shots and sank five of 22 attempts beyond the three-point line. USC was 18 of 55 from the field and made three of 19…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 20, 2024The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team fell to three solid hockey clubs this past week on home ice. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, LHS lost 4-1 to Albert Lea in regulation play. On Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, the Cardinals lost two heartbreaking games. They fell to Delano-Rockford 3-2 Friday and to Minnesota River 3-2 Saturday, both in overtime play. The three teams the Cardinals played all…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 13, 2024The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team won their first two games of the 2024-25 season over the past week. The Cardinals blanked Austin 13-0 at home Thursday, Nov. 7, and beat Willmar 2-1 at home Saturday, Nov. 9. This is the first season with Matthew McClure at the helm as the head coach. McClure is assisted by Scott Adams and Skyler Wenninger. Chelsea Miles is their athletic trainer.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 13, 2024The Luverne High School trap team placed first in Class 1A-Conference 8 action this season. The team also tied for sixth place in the True Team competition. “The Luverne trap team members had an excellent fall season,” assistant manager Julie Wynia said. “Several league members also finished individually in the Top 20 for males/females in the conference, and one was ranked in the top 20 for…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 06, 2024The Luverne boys’ cross-country team placed second at the 2024 MSHSL State Tournament Saturday, Nov. 2, at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstadt Golf Course in St. Paul. LHS finished with 91 total team points, just five points behind the first-place team from Redwood Valley with 86 team points. “Initially we were disappointed as we missed the state title by five points,” head coach Pete…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 06, 2024The Luverne Cardinal volleyball team fell 3-1 to Redwood Valley in the Section 3AA Quarterfinal game Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Redwood Falls. “We ended the season playing our best volleyball and gave the No. 1 seed Redwood Cardinals a run for their money,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Unfortunately, we came up a little short.” Luverne, the No. 5 seed, stunned the crowd and the Redwood team when…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 06, 2024Ray Hoogeveen recorded his fifth hole-in-one Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Luverne Country Club. “I hit a soft 5 wood into the wind,” Hoogeveen said about the Par 3 seventh hole. “I watched it go into the cup.” Four of his holes-in-one have come at the Luverne Country Club, while the other one was registered in South Dakota. His last hole-in-one came on the same hole at LCC back in October of 2015…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 30, 2024In Section 3AA volleyball action, the No. 5 seed Luverne Cardinals upset the No. 4 seed Pipestone Arrows 3-2 Friday, Oct. 25, in Pipestone. With the win, Luverne was scheduled to travel to take on No. 1 seed Redwood Valley Tuesday, Oct. 29, for a 7 p.m. section quarterfinal matchup. Against Pipestone, Luverne came out and took the very close first game 27-25. Pipestone came back and won game 2…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 30, 2024The Luverne cross country team exceled at the 2024 MSHSL Section 3A Championships Thursday, Oct. 24, in Luverne. The LHS boys’ 5,000-meter team and four individual Cardinals qualified for the state tournament set for Saturday, Nov. 2, at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul. The boys’ state team qualifiers are senior Owen Janiszeski, sophomore, Marcus Papik, senior…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 30, 2024The Luverne Cardinals beat Albert Lea 41-0 in their Section 3AAA quarterfinal game Tuesday, Oct. 22, before falling to Fairmont 27-14 in the section semifinals Friday, Oct. 25. Luverne finished its season with record of 7-3. “It’s always tough to lose in the playoffs,” head coach Todd Oye said. “This year’s team was very successful and it will be tough replacing our seniors.” LHS 41,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 30, 2024The Luverne trap team turned in final scores for the fall league this past week. “It has been a great season of shooting,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Although we didn’t have any perfect rounds this week, we did have nine athletes in league/in-house that scored at least one round of 20 or more.” Lucas Madison was high scorer in the fifth and final week with a 45. Dylan Hoff was two…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 30, 2024John Call recorded his first hole-in-one Wednesday, Oct. 23, on hole No. 7 at the Luverne Country Club. “I knew I hit a good shot off the tee box,” Call said. “I did not see the ball land as we were hitting into the sun.” Call used a No. 4 hybrid driver on the 157-yard, Par 3 hole. His partners, Ray Hoogeveen, Claude Van Driel and Harold Hoftyzer all walked to the green with Call and couldn’t…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 23, 2024The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball teams squared off on the court Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Cardinals beat the Patriots 3-0 at home on senior night. H-BC traveled to Garretson Thursday, Oct. 17, falling to the Blue Dragons 3-0. Both LHS and H-BC now head into the post-season and section tournament action. Hills-Beaver Creek, the No. 10 seed, was scheduled to play Edgerton, the No. 7…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 23, 2024The Cardinals fell 24-13 to Redwood Valley on the road Wednesday, Oct. 16, in their last regular season game to finish 6-2 going into section play. Fumbles and penalties hurt Luverne in the contest. “It’s hard to win with eight turnovers against any team,” head coach Todd Oye said. “We didn’t play with attention to details or much emotion for the first time of the year.” Looking at stats,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 23, 2024Luverne’s David Duffy hosted his Duff Dog Backyard Ultra event Oct. 12 at the Blue Mounds State Park with over 35 competitors. The event, which challenged athletes to complete 100 miles in one day, attracted participants from as far away as Colorado. The youngest were in their 20s, and three were in their 60s. “Backyard is not just for the elite,” Duffy said. “It’s for everyone trying to find…
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