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  • By Greg Hoogeveen
    July 27, 2023
    Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 18-24.  Rapid Speedway July 18 Rock Rapids, IA Lyon County FairLate Model Street Stocks 7th #20K, Spencer Kalass, Luverne  July 21 Rock Rapids, IA Fan Appreciation Night Sportsman’s 4th  #24H, Brock Harnack, Hills 5th #17, Brandon Boeve, Beaver CreekHobby Stocks…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen
    July 19, 2023
    Early in the morning on Saturday, July 15, more than 100 bikers were gearing up for the Sixth Annual Tour de Donut bicycle event in Luverne. The competition, organized by Dave Duffy and volunteers, draws bikers from as far away as Minneapolis, Grand Forks and Kansas City to ride bikes, eat donuts and have fun. The event is broken into four routes based on distance.  •The untimed 7-mile or 11-…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen
    July 02, 2023
    When I started my job at the Star Herald, I was asked to do a sports column from time to time. Having been here for just over seven months and feeling more confident about my position, I decided it’s time. The first thing I had to do was to come up with a name for my sports-related column. After a few suggestions that went afoul, such as “Sports Shorts” (a nod to my short stature), I decided to…
  • By John Rittenhouse
    March 18, 2020
    The Luverne Country Club has a new manager entering the 2020 golf season. McKenzie Helgeson is the new person in charge inside the clubhouse. Helgeson replaces Denise Iveland, who served as the LCC’s manager for the last four years before moving to Nebraska with her husband, Mark Iveland. Helgeson, 24, is a native of Morris, Minnesota. She graduated from Morris Area High School in 2013 and…
  • By John Rittenhouse
    March 04, 2020
    A Luverne man spending some of the winter months in Arizona made it a memorable stay by recording a hole-in-one Thursday. Jack Hommen, who returned to Luverne in 2017 after growing up here, registered his first ace at Western Skies Golf Club in Gilbert, Arizona. Playing as a member of a foursome along with Luverne’s Tom Skattum, Hommen pulled a 9-iron out of his bag to play the par-3, 123-yard…
  • By Jason Berghorst
    June 04, 2019
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club May 28 Team Scores: Agri-Energy LCC — 112, 96 Slocum Taxidermy 2— 111, 110 Slocum Taxidermy 3 — 100, 110 Slocum Taxidermy 1 — 105, 99 Howling Dog Saloon — 104, 86 Loosbrock Electric — 101, 103 Luverne Body Shop — 102, 97 Nergaard Construction — 97, 73 Big Orv’s Bar — 96, 78 Main St. Financial — 95, 94 Freedom Ranch — 91, 94 Mickie’s Bar & Grill — 90, 83 K & R…
  • By Scott Rall, guest columnist
    June 04, 2019
    If you enjoy traveling with your dogs, what issues do you need to pay special attention to? If you have a kennel in the back of the truck or in the rear compartment of your mini-SUV, the dog can travel there without the threat of severe weather conditions about 5-6 months per year. We all hear of the stories where some idiot leaves their children in the back of a car to run on this or that errand…
  • September 21, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club Sept. 15 Team Scores: Big Orv’s Bar – 107 Luverne Body Shop – 106 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 105 Agri-Energy LLC – 105 Main Street Financial – 105 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 104 Freedom Ranch – 103 Minnwest Bank – 102 Woody’s Bar – 88 Howling Dog – 83   Individual scores: 25x25 Dave Stearns Doug Deutsch   24 x 25 Doug Deutsch Mike Gangestad Rick Ossefoort Dave Stearns – 2
  • September 14, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club Sept. 8 Team Scores: Agri-Energy LLC – 116 Big Orv’s Bar – 107 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 103 Howling Dog – 102 Main Street Financial – 102 Freedom Ranch – 99 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 98 Minnwest Bank – 98 Luverne Body Shop – 98 Woody’s Bar – 97   Individual scores: 25x25 Rick Ossefoort Dave Stearns Doug Deutsch Chris Balster Jim Slocum – 2   24 x 25 Chris Balster – 3 Doug…
  • September 07, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club Sept. 1 Team Scores: Woody’s Bar – 110 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 109 Agri-Energy LLC – 107 Howling Dog – 107 Freedom Ranch – 105 Main Street Financial – 105 Luverne Body Shop – 104 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 99 Big Orv’s Bar – 99 Minnwest Bank – 98   Individual scores: 25x25 Rick Ossefoort Steve Nath Dave Stearns – 2 Rich DeSchepper -2   24 x 25 Doug Deutsch – 2 Dave Stearns…
  • August 31, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club Aug. 25 Team Scores: Minnwest Bank – 117 Agri-Energy LLC – 111 Big Orv’s Bar – 110, 109 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 109 Howling Dog – 107 Freedom Ranch – 103, 101 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 101 Main Street Financial – 99 Luverne Body Shop – 98 Woody’s Bar – 89   Individual scores: 25x25 Chris Balster Doug Deutsch – 2 Mike Gangestad   24 x 25 Dave Stearns Steve Nath Chris Balster…
  • August 24, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club Aug. 18 Team Scores: Minnwest Bank – 111 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 109 Agri-Energy LLC – 108 Luverne Body Shop – 104 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 100 Main Street Financial – 100 Howling Dog – 95 Woody’s Bar – 86   Individual scores: 25x25 Chris Balster Dave Stearns   24 x 25 Dave Stearns Doug Deutsch Rick Ossefoort
  • August 10, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club Aug. 4 Team Scores: Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 116 Minnwest Bank – 108 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 106 Agri-Energy LLC – 104 Big Orv’s Bar – 104 Freedom Ranch Firearms – 96 Luverne Body Shop – 96 Woody’s Bar – 95 Main Street Financial – 92 Howling Dog – 91 Bill’s Water Conditioning –   Individual scores: 25x25 Jim Slocum – 2 Mike Gangestad Steve Nath Clint Metz – 2   24 x 25 Chris…
  • August 03, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club July 28 Team Scores: Luverne Body Shop – 113 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 111 Minnwest Bank – 110 Agri-Energy LLC – 110 Big Orv’s Bar – 107 Freedom Ranch Firearms – 106 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 105 Woody’s Bar – 105 Bill’s Water Conditioning – 103, 96 Howling Dog – 99 Main Street Financial – 99   Individual scores: 25x25 Chris Balster Jim Slocum – 2 Dave Stearns   24 x 25 Steve…
  • July 27, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club July 21 Team Scores: Luverne Body Shop – 116 Agri-Energy LLC – 111 Minnwest Bank – 109 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 108 Big Orv’s Bar – 106 Freedom Ranch Firearms – 105 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 104 Howling Dog – 102 Main Street Financial – 102 Woody’s Bar – 92 Bill’s Water Conditioning –   Individual scores: 25x25 Chris Balster – 5 Doug Deutsch Rick Ossefoort Rich DeSchepper – 2…
  • July 20, 2015
    Rock County Sportsman’s Club July 14 Team Scores: Freedom Ranch Firearms – 114 Minnwest Bank – 112 Slocum Taxidermy 1 – 110 Agri-Energy LLC – 105 Luverne Body Shop – 105 Slocum Taxidermy 2 – 103 Big Orv’s Bar – 102 Howling Dog – 101 Woody’s Bar – 97 Bill’s Water Conditioning – 92 Main Street Financial – 81   Individual scores: 25x25 Clint Metz Chris Balster Doug Deutsch   24 x 25 Rich DeSchepper…
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