Luverne Sports
Luverne’s magical 2019-20 girls’ hockey season came to an end Thursday at the TRIA Rink in St. Paul.
Luverne squared off against the South St. Paul Packers during the consolation semifinals at a venue that is a short walk away from the Xcel Energy Center.
The Cardinals set a program record by...
Luverne hockey coach Tony Sandbulte knew his team would face a stiff challenge when the Cardinal girls squared off against the Breck School in the quarterfinal round of the Minnesota State Class A Hockey Tournament in St. Paul Feb. 19.
After all, the Mustangs entered the game as two-time defending...
A pair of Luverne seventh-graders wrapped up the 2019-20 season at the Minnesota State Class A Gymnastics Championships staged at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul Saturday.
Luverne’s Amira Cowell and Ella Reisdorfer became the first Cardinals to qualify for the state event since 2004 during...
The Luverne Cardinal wrestlers completed the 2019-20 season by hosting the Section 3AA Individual Tournament Saturday.
Seven Cardinals wrestled in the event, but no LHS athletes earned the right to advance to the state tournament by placing first or second in their respective weight classes.
Junior...
The 2019-20 hockey season came to an end for the Luverne boys during the semifinal round of the Section 3A Tournament Saturday in St. Peter.
Luverne played with the top-seeded Hutchinson Tigers for one period Saturday in St. Peter before coming up on the short end of a 6-1 decision.
The score was...
The Luverne girls’ basketball team posted its first postseason win in 13 years when the Cardinals opened the South Section 3AA Tournament Saturday.
Luverne, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, entertained No. 8 St. James to open the event.
The Cards overcame a sluggish start early in the game to register...
The Luverne boys notched their third consecutive basketball victory when they bested the Minneota Vikings in a hard-fought game Friday in Luverne.
Minneota sported leads in both halves of the contest, but LHS used a strong second half to secure a 75-64 conquest.
The Vikings led 6-2 early in the...
The Luverne boys pulled off a mild upset during the quarterfinal round of the Section 3A Hockey Tournament Thursday in Marshall.
Fifth-seeded LHS dropped a pair of games to the Tigers during the regular season, but the Cardinals never trailed in what ended up as a 4-3 victory over fourth-seeded...
The Luverne boys wrapped up a 4-8 Big South Conference schedule by besting the Pipestone Arrows 54-47 in a game played in Luverne Tuesday.
LHS gained the upper hand by outscoring the Arrows 29-21 in the first half.
Pipestone sported a 26-25 scoring edge in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to...
The Luverne girls’ hockey team is making its second appearance at the Minnesota State Class A Hockey Tournament this week.
From my perspective, the 2019-20 LHS squad looks a lot like the 2015-16 team that advanced to state after winning the school’s first Section 3A title.
Both teams benefited from...