Harsh conditions don’t hinder LHS and H-BC track athletes
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to the Pipestone Invitational Saturday, April 20.
Girls’ softball team wins three games, loses three in busy week of ball
The Luverne High School softball team went 3-3 this past week.
Against Jackson County Central, LHS won one game 7-4 and lost one game 0-15 in doubleheader action Thursday, April 18, at Jackson.
Luverne baseball team takes four games, wins MACA Invitational championship
The Luverne baseball team won four games in the past week, including winning the 2024 MACA (Morris Area/ Chokio-Alberta) Baseball Invitational in Morris.
Cool conditions and wind hamper play between LHS and H-BC golf teams
The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams played on the Patriots’ home course, Meadow Acres Golf Club, in Larchwood, Iowa Thursday, April 18.
Jarchow named NCCAA National Player of the Week
Elise Jarchow, a 2021 Luverne High School graduate, was named the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) National Player of the Week in women’s tennis Monday, April 22.
Cardinal boys’ and girls’ golf teams participate in the Big South Division tournament April 22
The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams participated in the Big South Division tournament Monday, April 22, in Redwood Falls.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 08, 2023The Luverne volleyball team fell to Redwood Valley 3-0 in Section 3AA quarterfinal competition Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Redwood Falls. The Cardinals lost a very close first set 27-25. In sets two and three LHS kept it close, falling 25-19 in both sets. Against Redwood Valley, senior Elle Halverson had 10 set assists for LHS and junior Amira Cowell had 15 set assists. Junior Ella Reisdorfer posted…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 08, 2023Three Luverne Taekwondo students competed in the 39th Annual Midwest Taekwondo Championships in Tea, South Dakota, Saturday, Oct. 21. They were among 125 competitors from South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa at the event. Green belt Julian Dillard placed second in both poomse (a pattern of pre-arranged Taekwondo moves, consisting of a combination of stances, blocks, strikes…
By Scot Rall, Outdoor ColumnistNovember 08, 2023Pheasant season is underway at full steam and the reports are all looking pretty good. I had a group in my county over the weekend, and they were only a few birds short of their limits for their efforts over four days. I hunt a lot, many times by myself and other times with smaller groups, but I am not a big group kind of guy. The bigger the group, the harder it is to keep everyone in step. I…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 01, 2023The Luverne football team beat Tri-City United Tuesday, Oct. 24, by a score of 6-2 at home in a Section 3AAA quarterfinal game. Luverne then traveled to Fairmont and lost 32-0 to the rival Cardinals Saturday, Oct. 28. The Cardinals finished the season with six wins and four losses. Luverne 6, Tri-City 2 The Luverne Cardinals beat the Tri-City United Titans 6-2 Tuesday, Oct. 24 at home in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 01, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team participated in the 2023 Class A Team State Tournament Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis. No. 8 Luverne took on No. 1 Rochester in the morning quarterfinal session, losing 0-7 to the Lourdes. That evening, the Cardinals took on No. 5 Crookston in the consolation bracket, falling 1-6 to the Pirates. “The girls had a great…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 01, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team blanked the Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons Knights 28-0 Saturday, Oct. 28, at home in Section 3 9-player action. Against the Knights, H-BC kicked off to start the game. ACG went four and out, punting back to the Patriots. H-BC started on their own 38-yard line and marched the ball down the field rushing 11 times to the ACG 14-yard line. On the next…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 01, 2023The Luverne volleyball team beat Fairmont 3-1 at home Friday, Oct. 27, in the first round of the Section 3AA Volleyball Tournament. LHS gave up the first set 25-20 to Fairmont. “We had to settle in in the first set, and then they took care of business,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “I was very proud of how we came back from the first set.” Luverne players were able to pull together as a group…- 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…
November 01, 2023Ten youth hunters participated in the second annual Dan Kindt Memorial Youth Hunt Saturday on private conservation ground in western and eastern Rock County. The youth were chosen to participate in the event at the Rock County Pheasants Forever Banquet on Oct. 5 from a pool of young people ages 12 to 17 who completed gun safety training. Pheasants Forever members released birds the morning of the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 25, 2023The Luverne football team hosted Redwood Valley Wednesday. Oct. 18, beating the rival Cardinals 33-21 in the final game of the regular season. “It was a big win for us to get a home field playoff game,” head coach Todd Oye said. “Our offense played their best game of the year.” Against Redwood Valley, Luverne scored first on a 4-yard keeper by quarterback senior Conner Connell. Senior Patrick…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 25, 2023The H-BC football team hosted New Ulm Cathedral for the Patriots’ final regular season game Wednesday. Oct. 18. The Patriots beat the Greyhounds 40-18 to cap off a perfect 8-0 regular season record. “It was a great way to end our regular season with a sub-district championship,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “We knew coming in that it was going to be a battle with them dropping from 11-man to 9…
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 25, 2023The Luverne volleyball team traveled to Hills Tuesday, Oct. 17, beating the Patriots 3-0. LHS won the first set 25-10, took the second set 25-9 and the final set 25-11. The Cardinals-Patriots matchup was the final regular season game for both teams. “We played with determination and control,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “It was a great display of what these girls are capable of when we take…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 25, 2023Luverne’s David Duffy hosted an “ultra” trail running event Saturday, Oct. 14, that challenged athletes to complete 100 miles in one day. The event, Duff Dog Backyard Ultra in the Blue Mounds State Park, attracted 12 hardy competitors. This was Duffy’s third year hosting the event in which competitors consecutively run the distance of 6,706 meters (4.167 miles) in less than one hour. “This…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 25, 2023The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team hosted Luverne Tuesday, Oct. 17, falling 3-0 to the Cardinals. LHS won 25-10, 25-9 and 25-11. “We were not ready to play mentally, and for some reason they were all in their heads about it being senior night and the last home game,” said coach Meghan Zylstra. (See LHS/HBC story for details.) The Lady Pates traveled to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Monday, Oct. 23…
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…
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