Rock County Sports

Saturday’s Connell Car Care Rock County Speedway Fall Enduro Race turned into a good night for local entries. Six Luverne drivers placed 10th or better, including the top three finishers, when the race reached its two-hour limit. Connell Care Care employee Greg Vande Velde led the pack by...

Thirty-six members of the Blue Mound Figure Skating Club combined efforts to place fourth out of 66 teams at the ISI World Team Championships staged July 25-30 at the Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine. Representing the BMFSC in Blaine at the event include (front row, from left) Emma Baker, Brooke Nattress, Mara Thier, Riley Severtson, Brylee Zebe, Lexie Severtson, Anisa Vanden Bosch, (second row) Grace Schneekloth, Emma Schneekloth, Rylee Kurtz, Marisa Thier, Augusta Papik, (third row) Kendall Buss, Alyssa Natt

Blue Mound Figure Skating Club places fourth at World event

The Blue Mound Figure Skating Club turned in a strong showing at the 2016 ISI World Recreational Team Championships staged at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine last week. The local skaters compiled 840.5 points to place fourth in a field of 66 teams. Schwan Super Rink (1.164 points), SportQuest...

KQAD/K101 emerged as the team champion of the 19th annual Rock County Kids Golf Scrambler Monday at the Luverne Country Club. Team members include (from left) Mark Iveland, Anthony Graphenteen, Mary Jo Graphenteen and Steve Graphenteen.

KQAD/K101 fires 31 to win Rock County Kids Scrambler

Seventy-two golfers gathered at the Luverne Country Club Monday to compete for a good cause. The 19th annual Rock County Kids Golf Scrambler attracted 18 four-person teams during a nine-hole event that grossed $7,500. The money goes to the local Child Guide and Big Buddies programs. KQAD/K101...

Luverne’s Steve Walker (left) holds the trophy he earned by winning the Connell Car Care Enduro Race at the Rock County Fair Saturday night. Race director Adam Kinsinger is pictured with Walker.

Walker takes top honors Saturday

A Luverne man secured his second championship in a 10-year career at the Connell Car Care Enduro Race at the Rock County Fair Saturday. Steve Walker, who has driven his Caprice in the last 10 Fair races, locked up his second victory at the 2016 version of the event. Walker completed 189 laps during...

Luverne's Greg Vande Velde (84) and Adrian's Brandon Bullerman (39) battle each other for the lead during a heat race at the Rock County Speedway Races Thursday night.

Area drivers win three features Thursday

Local drivers turned in strong showings during the Rock County Speedway races staged at the Rock County Fair Thursday. The event attracted a total of 49 drivers who raced in one of four different divisions of competition. Local talent stole the show by claiming three of the four feature races when...

Race director Adam Kinsinger (left) delivers the championship trophy to Heath Peterson after last year’s Connell Car Care Enduro Race.

Racing events on slate for Thursday, Saturday at Rock County Fair

Two nights of racing action are on slate for the 2016 Rock County Fair. The action begins Thursday with the Rock County Speedway Races sponsored by Papik Motors, R & S Seeds, Jaycox Implement and the Rock County Corn and Soybean Growers Association. Saturday night brings the annual Connell Car...

World stage Thirty-six members of the Blue Mound Figure Skating Club are slated to represent southwest Minnesota at the ISI World Team Championships set for July 25-30 at the Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine. A total of 66 teams from around the world are expected to be on hand for the event, which includes an opening ceremony Wednesday night. The local entries will compete in individual, doubles and team events. Representing the BMFSC in Blaine are (front row, from left) Emma Baker, Brooke Nattress, Mara Thier

Figure skaters competing in world event

Tim Gust, a member of the Quack Attack squad that won the team title at the Sixth World Wienerman Championships in Luverne Thursday, consumes a hot dog salad prior to completing the biking portion of the race.

Individual, teams compete at Wienerman Championships

An outstanding individual performance highlighted the sixth version of the World Wienerman Championships Thursday in Luverne. Windom’s Jeff Stuckenbroker, who has competed with a number of championship-earning teams in the past, entered the 2016 version of the event as an individual entry. By the...

Luverne's Trey Davis completes the Kayak portion of the Davis Lake Triathlon in Luverne Monday. Davis is a member of the Team Air Force squad, which captured the team championship.

Davis Lake Triathlon debuts Monday

The Davis Lake Triathlon kicked off the Fourth of July celebration at The Lake Monday in Luverne. A total of 31 individuals participated in the first edition of the event, competing as member of teams or individually. Twenty-eight athletes mixed it up in the adult version of the triathlon, which...