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The 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…

The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team blanked Fairmont 13-0 on the road Tuesday, Nov. 26, for their second win of the season. Luverne pelted the Fairmont Cardinals’ goalie with 55 shots on goal while holding them to only 13 shots on goal in the game. Junior LHS goalie Gavin Hoven collected the shutout for his second win of the season. In the first period Luverne pulled away with five goals…

The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team beat New Ulm 3-1 Nov. 19 and fell 6-1 to Mound Westonka Nov. 23 at home this past week. The Cardinals are now 3-4 for the season and are scheduled to host Fairmont Tuesday, Nov. 26, and take on Marshall Tuesday, Dec. 3, for their first away game of the season. LHS will play Windom on the road Thursday, Dec. 5, and return home Saturday, Dec. 7, to take on…

The 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…

The 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…

The 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.…

With the announcement of Jaxon Nelson, a native of Magnolia and LHS hockey standout, signing a one-year entry-level hockey contract with the NHL Boston Bruins, Luverne has two more hockey players from the 2014 state hockey team who attained professional hockey status. They are Chaz Smedsrud and Toby Sengvongxay. Both played alongside Nelson in the Cardinals’ 2014 appearance in the Minnesota…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team played two tough teams in this year’s state tournament. In the first game Luverne fell to Academy of Holy Angels Stars 6-1 at the Xcel Energy Center Wednesday, Feb. 21. On Thursday, Feb. 22, at the TRIA Rink, Luverne led Proctor/Hermantown 2 1/2 periods before giving up the winning goal to the Mirage late in the third period, falling 3-2.   Stars 6, Cardinals 1…

The Luverne boys’ hockey season came to a heartbreaking end Saturday, Feb. 24, in St. Peter. The Cardinals fell to Marshall 3-2 in a physical Section 3A semifinal game. Luverne is now done for the season, and Marshall moves on to take on New Ulm for the Section Championship Wednesday, Feb. 28. The Cardinals had a stellar year going into the semifinal game. LHS finished the regular season 23-2…

The Luverne High School girls’ hockey team is headed to the state tournament for the fifth year in a row. The Cardinals defeated Marshall 4-0 in the Section 3A championship game Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. “It’s hard to believe we put five section championships in a row,” head coach Tony Sandbulte said. “To win a section championship you need players to be…

The Luverne boys’ hockey team closed its regular season with a 23-2 record and took the Big South Conference with a 16-0 record. The Cardinals finished the season with two big victories. One was a 6-2 win over conference rival Waseca on the road Tuesday, Feb. 13, and the other was a 6-2 win over La Crescent-Hokah in Austin Thursday, Feb. 15. Luverne heads into section play with a home…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team pulled off a spectacular 3-2 overtime win against New Ulm at home Saturday, Feb. 10. With 28 seconds left in the overtime period, junior Payton Behr beat the New Ulm goalie with the game winning goal. “It felt great,” said Behr, who was assisted on the shot by freshman Izzy Steensma. The Cardinals split games with New Ulm this season before meeting Saturday in…

The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its season record to 21-2 this past week with three more wins. On Friday, Feb. 9, the Cardinals traveled to Le Sueur and topped Minnesota River 6-1. The next day, Saturday, Feb. 10, Luverne beat Minnesota River 5-2 at home. LHS also took down Fairmont 11-3 on the road Monday, Feb. 12. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Waseca for a make-up game…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team finished the regular season with three big wins. The Cardinals beat Waseca 6-0 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 30, topped Windom 9-1 at home Thursday, Feb. 1, and collared the Minnesota River Bulldogs 6-2 at home Saturday, Feb. 3. With their 15-10 season record Luverne secured the second seed behind 16-8-1 Marshall in quarterfinal action. Both Luverne and Marshall will…

The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its regular season streak to 18-2 after beating Marshall 6-2 on Feb. 1 and Windom 9-2 on Feb. 5 on the road. The Cardinals will travel to Le Sueur to take on Minnesota River Friday, Feb. 9, and they’ll host Minnesota River the next day Saturday, Feb. 10. LHS then travels to Fairmont Monday, Feb. 12.   LHS 6, Marshall 2 The Cardinal boys’ hockey team…

The Cardinal boys’ hockey team won two games and suffered their second loss of the season this past week. Luverne beat Worthington 9-2 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 23. The Cardinals traveled to Little Falls and fell 6-5 in overtime Friday, Jan. 26, and followed up with a 5-4 win over Cambridge-Isanti on the road Saturday, Jan. 27. The Cardinals, now 16-2 in the regular season, will travel to…