cross country
- 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 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 23, 2024The Luverne cross country team was decorated with several team and individual honors at the Big South Conference Championship Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Elmore, Minnesota. Luverne’s next event will be the Section 3A Cross Country Tournament at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Luverne. Athletes who qualify will then head to the State Tournament Saturday, Nov. 2, at the University of Minnesota Les Boldtad…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 16, 2024The Luverne cross country team participated in the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Adrian Country Club. The Cardinals posted one team champion, one runner-up team champion and eight individuals in the Top 10 finishers. “The kids competed hard,” said head coach Pete Janiszeski. “We go a little spread out as a team, so we’ll want to tighten up the spread heading…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Luverne cross country team hosted nine teams in the Luverne meet Thursday, Oct. 3. Participating in the meet were Adrian/Ellsworth, Canby/Minneota, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd, Montevideo, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook Walnut Grove. Eighth-grader Summer Mollberg took third place in the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter event.…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The LHS cross country team participated in the St. James Invitational Thursday, Sept. 26, at the St. James Golf Course. Besides Luverne, the teams included Fairmont, Lake Crystal-Welcome Memorial-Nicollet, Madelia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, St. James and Worthington. At the St. James meet most Luverne varsity runners did not compete. The Luverne team consisted primarily of junior high/junior varsity…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024Senior Owen Janiszeski and eighth-grader Summer Mollberg participated in one of the largest high school cross country meets in the Midwest Friday, Sept. 20. Janiszeski finished 55 out of 442 runners, and Mollberg placed 279 out of 415 runners at the event. Some of the very best runners and teams from the five-state area were invited to compete at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The LHS cross country team claimed three team championships and 10 Top 10 individual finishes at the Jackson County Central Tri For Health Meet Thursday, Sept. 19. The LHS boys’ and girls’ varsity 5,000-meter teams and the girls’ junior varsity 2,000-meter team each placed first in their competitions. The boys’ varsity placed first with a low team score of 29 points. Windom finished second…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Eastwood Golf Course. The Cardinals were among 23 teams participating in the event. Head coach Pete Janiszeski called the competition “a good litmus test” to see how Luverne runners stack up against competitive teams and individuals. “We go to this meet to expose them to top-notch…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024Luverne hosted the Bruce Gluff cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 7, with 12 teams participating in the event. The 11 visiting teams were Adrian/Ellsworth, Chester, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Heron Lake-Okabena, Jackson County Central, Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, Redwood Valley, Southwest Christian-Edgerton Public, and Windom Area. In the boys’ varsity 5,000-…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 04, 2024The Luverne cross country team traveled to Marshall Tuesday, Aug. 27, and Beresford Friday, Aug. 30, where runners showed growth and improvement, according to head coach Pete Janiszeski. “They’ve put together a couple of great runs and are eager to continue to grow and challenge their limits, which is what will drive them to get better each day,” he said. “As coaches that’s all we ask of them.…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 08, 2023Four Luverne cross country runners participated in the 2023 MSHSL Class A State Individual Championships on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course. The state meet was hosted at St. Olaf College in Northfield from 1991 up until last season. From 1964-1990 the state meet was run at Les Bolstad, which means this year’s event was a sort of homecoming to the…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 01, 2023The Luverne cross country team qualified four individuals for state competition Saturday, Nov. 4, at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in Minneapolis. Competing for Luverne were seniors Ryan Fick and Jenna DeBates, junior Owen Janiszeski and seventh-grader Summer Mollberg. DeBates was crowned the Section 3A girls’ varsity 5,000-meter champion, placing first at this year’s…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 25, 2023Luverne boys’ and girls’ varsity cross country teams placed second at the Big South Conference meet Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Marshall Golf Club. The Luverne girls’ junior varsity team took third place in their event. Four LHS athletes received all-conference honors after the meet, and two were named to the all-conference honorable mention list. Cross country all-conference honors went to…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 18, 2023The Luverne Cardinals varsity cross-country team ran away with the boys’ and girls’ 5,000-meter events at the Adrian Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 10. Junior Owen Janiszeski and senior Jenna DeBates both took first place in their event at the Adrian Country Club. “We were very happy with the performances on Tuesday,” head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “The kids competed hard and we had great…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne Cardinals hosted a cross-country meet Thursday, Oct. 5, that included six other teams. The teams that participated in the high school events were Adrian-Ellsworth, Canby-Minneota, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. The Luverne girls’ 5,000-meter team placed third and the Luverne boys’ 5,000-meter team placed second. “The kids did…
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