Luverne Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell 77-40 to the St. James Saints on the road Friday, Dec. 20. Halfway through the first half, LHS found themselves down 24-7 in the game. St. James tacked on another 20 points and closed the first half ahead 44-11. In the second half, the Saints went on a seven-point run to extend the lead to 51-11. Luverne found their groove, scoring 19 points to make it…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished the past week with a 2-1 record, and the Luverne Cardinals played to a 1-1 split. H-BC and LHS played head-to-head Tuesday, Dec. 17, with the Patriots walking away with a 64-56 win. The Patriots traveled to Rock Rapids, Iowa, Saturday, Dec. 21, beating the Central Lyon Lyons 70-56 to bring their season record to 3-0. H-BC is scheduled to travel to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne boys’ hockey team rolled past Worthington 13-1 at home Tuesday, Dec. 10. In a game that saw the Cardinals put 41 shots on the Trojans’ net, Luverne controlled the puck on both ends of the ice. Worthington did not help their efforts, being called for six penalties in the game. Luverne capitalized on one of six power plays in the second period when junior forward Blake Sauer sank the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne boys’ basketball team played four games this past week, taking two games and falling in two. LHS beat Blue Earth 72-62 on the road Tuesday, Dec. 10, lost 84-77 to Redwood Valley on the road Friday, Dec. 13, fell 75-60 to Montevideo on the road Saturday, Dec. 14, and beat Edgerton 87-77 at home Monday, Dec. 16. Luverne was scheduled to play the Patriots in Hills Tuesday, Dec. 17,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ hockey team won two games this past week to bring their season record to 8-5. The Cardinals beat Worthington 11-0 at home Tuesday, Dec. 10, and defeated Mankato East 5-2 on the road Saturday, Dec. 14. Luverne was scheduled to host Windom Tuesday, Dec. 17, and travel to Willmar Friday, Dec. 20, before the holiday break. On Dec. 26-28 the girls’ hockey team will participate in…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne gymnasts fell 136.975 to 133.150 to a solid Worthington team on the road Tuesday, Dec. 10. Worthington finished last season placing seventh in the team state tournament after holding off Luverne, who placed second in the team section finals in Pipestone. The Cardinals gave Worthington a run in the meet, taking individual all-around honors and topping the leaderboard in the vault and…
By Greg HoogeveenDecember 18, 2024The Luverne High School wrestling team traveled to Worthington for a triangular Tuesday, Dec. 10, when LHS fell 39-35 to Windom-Mountain Lake and lost 47-30 to Worthington the same day. On Saturday, Dec. 14, the Cardinals participated in the 2024 Pizza Ranch Invite in Jackson. Luverne finished with three placers and had seven wrestlers not able to place in the tournament. The Luverne girls’…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team played four solid teams on the road this past week, winning one game and falling in three The Cardinals beat Blue Earth 61-36 Tuesday, Dec. 10, fell 60-33 to Redwood Valley Friday, Dec. 13, lost to Montevideo 68-45 and lost 55-51 to H-BC on Monday, Dec. 16. Luverne gets a few days off before their next road game which is against St. James Friday, Dec. 20. It…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team notched two wins and one tie over the past week. The Cardinals beat Marshall 4-2 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Redwood Valley 11-2 Thursday, Dec. 5, and they tied Waseca 3-3 after an eight-minute overtime period. Under new head coach Tony Sandbulte, Luverne pulled together a 4-0-1 record in their first five games. Luverne was scheduled to host conference rival…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Luverne gymnastics team hosted Blue Earth Thursday, Dec. 5, beating the Buccaneers 132.375 to 125.850 in varsity team competition. “I thought the girls did an amazing job on Thursday,” head coach Phoebe Flom said. “The first meet is always tough and we never feel ready, but they did better than I could have expected.” This was the Cardinals’ first meet of the 2024-25 season with a roster…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Cardinals girls’ hockey team collected two wins and one loss in three conference games this past week. Marshall beat Luverne 5-1 on the road Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Luverne defeated the Windom Eagles 5-1 Thursday, Dec. 5, in Windom. The Cardinals won over Waseca 5-2 at home Saturday, Dec. 7. Luverne is now 6-5 for the season with two games slated for next week. LHS was scheduled to host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Luverne boys’ basketball team finished the past week 1-1 against two conference teams in their first two home games. The Cardinals beat Pipestone 62-59 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and they lost 71-59 to Marshall Friday, Dec. 6. “The first game of a season can get a little sloppy,” head coach John Sichmeller said. But he said he was happy that Luverne had only eight turnovers in the game against…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Luverne Cardinals went on the road over the past week for their first wrestling matches of the 2024-45 season. The girls’ team traveled to Hector Saturday, Dec. 7, for the Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Invite where LHS took ninth place out of 18 teams. The boys’ team participated in the Flandreau Booster Club Invitational Saturday, Dec. 7, placing eighth in a total of 13…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team lost 65-42 to Pipestone Tuesday, Dec. 3, and fell 62-22 to Marshall Friday, Dec. 6. Both conference games were played at home. “Against Pipestone we were outmatched physically and outworked on both ends of the court,” head coach TJ Newgard said. “As for Marshall, it’s probably a school we have no business playing in the first place.” Luverne has four games…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 04, 2024The Cardinals girls’ hockey team outscored Fairmont 7-0 at home Tuesday, Nov. 26, for a conference win. The victory puts Luverne at 4-4 as they take on three solid conference foes this coming week. Luverne was scheduled to travel to Marshall Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Windom Thursday, Dec. 5. The Cardinals will then host Waseca Saturday, Dec. 7, at noon at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. In conference…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 04, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team took to the court against the Edgerton Dutchmen Monday, Nov. 25, on the road and fell in a close 56-52 game. With senior Maria Rops still out with a knee injury and senior Kylie Vander Lugt on the bench, Luverne dressed several underclassmen for the game. From the opening tipoff the Cardinals and the Dutchmen traded baskets, keeping the game close. Edgerton…
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