Rock County Sports

The Luverne Redbirds fell 4-1 to the Milroy Irish July 2 and beat the Jackson Bulls 9-3 July 6 in two road games. The Redbirds now sit at a 5-6 season record with four games slated for this week. Luverne was scheduled to host Hadley Tuesday, July 8, and play in Pipestone Wednesday, July 9. Friday, July 11, the Redbirds will don Nutcracker jerseys and host the Brandon Belugas in the Nutcracker…

Thirty-five athletes participated in the 9th Annual Davis Lake Triathlon July 4 at The Lake, aka The Creamery Pond in Luverne. Competition began at 8:30 a.m. with the Minnow Race. Athletes 14 years of age and under tackled a three-stage event starting with a one-third mile kayak followed by a two-mile bike ride and finished with a one-mile run. After the Minnows were done, the Sharks, ages 18…

The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team beat Windom 9-3 on the road Tuesday, July 1. Luverne had a game scheduled against Colton Monday, July 7, but that game was called after the first two batters due to weather in Luverne. In the game against Windom, Luverne made nine runs on eight hits and had six RBIs. Alex Schlosser had two RBIs, scored once on one hit, recorded one double and stole three…

Local racing results for July 4-5 are listed. Drivers posted have ties to Rock County.   Rapid Speedway July 4 -  Rock Rapids, IA USRA Hobby Stock #14K Bryant Klassen, Adrian – placed fourth in the A Feature, finished first in Heat 1 #10 Blake Schneekloth, Brandon – placed 12th in the A Feature, finished third in Heat 2 #24H Brock Harnack, Hills – DNF in the A Feature, finished fifth in…

    The Luverne Softball Association hosted the 2025 Bash-A-Rama tournament June 28-29 in Luverne. Thirty-two area teams participated in the two-day event at Joe Roberts and Riverside East diamonds. Four brackets of teams, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U played throughout the weekend in “Competitive and community-centered softball,” according to event organizer Michelle DeKam. Players also competed…

The Luverne Redbirds beat the Hadley Buttermakers 8-1 Sunday, June 29, on the road. Luverne opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning with three runs. Braydon Ripka, Jake Haugen and Will Serie each crossed home plate once in the inning. The Redbirds tacked on another four runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 7-0 lead through 5 1/2 innings. Skyler Wenninger scored on a Serie…

The results of racing events for June 27-29 are listed. Drivers with ties to Rock County are included.   Rapid Speedway June 27 -  Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed sixth in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 8th - Brandon Boeve – 442 12th…

The Luverne Redbirds captured two big wins and now stand at 4-4 for the season. Luverne beat the Worthington Cubs 9-0 June 18 at home and the Heron Lake Lakers 17-8 June 22 on the road. The Redbirds were rescheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, June 25. They are on the road Friday, June 27, versus Larchwood and play Sunday, June 29, at Pipestone. Luverne will kick off July on the road for two…

Local racer results have been posted for the June 13-15 weekend.   FMT Raceway June 13 – Fairmont, MN Rainout   Rapid Speedway June 13 -  Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed 9th in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2 USRA Hobby Stock #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed third in the A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2 #22E Eric Gaul – placed fifth in the A Feature,…

Several Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek spring sports athletes have been named to all-conference teams. Named to the LHS Big South Conference All-Conference Track & Field Team are the following Cardinals: Seniors Augusta Papik, Emma Nath, Hannah Sneller, Kendra Thorson, Owen Janiszeski, Keaton Ahrendt, Ryker Johnson, Eli Woodley, Dylan Ommen, Sage Viessman and Ashton Hood. Juniors Hannah…

By Greg Hoogeveen The following local race results were posted for the June 6-7 weekend.   Rapid Speedway June 6 -  Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed 8th in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2 Hobbystock #14K Bryant Klaassen – placed 5th in Feature A, finished third in Heat 1 #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed 10th in A Feature, finished second in Heat 2 #24H Brock…

The 41st annual Buffalo Days and the Luverne Baseball Association hosted 32 team in the Jr. Legion and 9U-12U tournaments June 5-8 at Redbird Field, Joe Roberts and Riverside Park diamonds. New Ulm won the 16U Jr. Legion Tournament. Brandon Valley-White won 12U, Luverne Jr. Redbirds won 11U and qualified for MSF 11U state tournament, Sioux Falls Cubs won 10U, and Sioux Falls Dirtbags won 9U…

More than 100 people gathered in the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the third annual Buffalo Days Run for a Cause. More than 60 participants competed in 5K and one-mile events under sunny, mild conditions. “The weather was absolutely perfect,” said Lori Sorenson, who organizes the annual event as a fundraiser for Carson’s Cause. She is co-founder of the local nonprofit that works with…

The Redbirds dropped one game against Milroy and fell to Renner in an exhibition game at Redbird Field this past week. Luverne fell 8-6 to the Irish Sunday, June 1, and lost 8-4 to Renner Wednesday, May 28. The Redbirds will host the Windom Pirates at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, and will travel to play the Lakefield Horned Frogs Wednesday, June 11.   Irish 8, Redbirds 6 The Redbirds fell 8-6 to…

Local race results for the week of May 26-June 1 are as follows:   Rapid Speedway May 30 -  Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed 10th in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 1 Hobbystock #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed 10th in A Feature, finished first in Heat 4 #24H Brock Harnack – placed 14th in A Feature, finished fourth in in B Feature #22E Eric Gaul – DNF in A Feature,…

The Redbirds fell 7-4 to the Worthington Cubs Sunday, May 25, on the road. Worthington managed to get five hits against the Redbirds, scoring five runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth inning. In the top of the second inning, Jacob Stroh hit a double to deep right field for the Redbirds, driving in Elliot Domagala from first base to take a 1-0 lead. The Redbirds gathered three runs in…