Sports

Cardinals football falls to Huskies in rainy conditions
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 18, 2023
Luverne fell 34-0 to Jackson County Central Thursday, Oct. 12, on the road. In a rainy and windy game, Luverne lost three fumbles and had a total of -12 yards offense to a strong Huskies team. “JCC is a very good team and we played on a very wet and muddy field,” head coach Todd Oye said. “We did not play very well and struggled with some basic things we have done well during the season.” Oye…
Lady Pates stumble against Adrian and Southwest Christian
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 18, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell 3-1 to Adrian Oct. 10 and 3-1 to Southwest Minnesota Christian Oct. 16. H-BC was scheduled to host Luverne Tuesday, Oct. 17, for both teams’ last regular season match. Adrian 3, H-BC 1 The Patriots volleyball team traveled to Adrian to take on the Dragons Tuesday, Oct. 10. H-BC lost the first two sets 25-17 and 25-22. The Patriots rallied and…
LHS tennis team participates in Section 3A Individual Tournament
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 18, 2023
The Luverne girls’ tennis team sent two singles players and two doubles teams to the Section 3A Individual Tournament Thursday, Oct. 12. Games were played at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls. In singles play, Luverne senior Sarah Stegenga was the fifth seed out of 16 players. In Round 1 action, Stegenga took on 12th seed Abigail Jimenez from Yellow Medicine East, beating her in two…
Teaming up for public service
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 18, 2023
The Luverne volleyball team got together Tuesday, Oct. 3, for their yearly public service projects day. “It gets the girls out of the gym and working together in a different way that helps out the community,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said about the annual activity to help local organizations. “We get the whole program together, from varsity to the C-squad, to go out and serve the community as an…
Patriots football team prepares for New Ulm
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 18, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots are gearing up for a close home contest with New Ulm Cathedral on Wednesday, Oct. 18. “Having the week off was helpful because Wednesday night games are always a quick turnaround in regard to preparation,” head coach Rex Metzger said. He was referring to the canceled Westbrook-Walnut Grove game that was supposed to have been played Friday, Oct. 13. Now Metzger…
LHS volleyball team falls to Windom Eagles 3-0
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 18, 2023
The Luverne volleyball team fell to Windom in three sets Tuesday, Oct. 10, on the road. The Eagles took the Cardinals 25-17, 25-23 and 25-14. Head coach Sarah DeBeer said, “We had great moments during the match, but we just couldn’t take control.” Setting leaders were senior Elle Halverson with 10 set assists and junior Amira Cowell with 12 set assists in the game. Junior Ella Reisdorfer had…
Just a thought about a new wildlife management area
By Scott Rall, Outdoors columnist
October 18, 2023
As is part of my normal pheasant hunting opening weekend activities, I made the drive to the 2023 Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener event in Owatonna. This area is not necessarily known as the hotbed of pheasant hunting opportunities in our great state, but there were about the same number of birds harvested by attendees as any other events of its kind since 2012. So I guess you might need to…
Luverne football team falls 3-0 to Pipestone in ‘Battle Axe’ game
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 11, 2023
Luverne fell 3-0 to Pipestone Friday, Oct. 6, in the 67th Annual Battle Axe football game on Cardinal Field. Both teams had trouble moving the ball on the ground or through the air. Luverne had 91 total yards in the game while Pipestone managed 74 yards of total offense. The Cardinals hurt themselves losing one fumble and throwing three interceptions in the game. Luverne junior Carter Sehr…
Patriots football team takes back ‘The Red Rock,’ beating Edgerton 26-14
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 11, 2023
The Patriots beat the Flying Dutchmen 26-14 in Edgerton Friday, Oct. 6. “We knew going in, it was going to be a tough, physical game, and it was all of that,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “Our guys played hard all 48 minutes, and I was very happy with the physicality of our team.” The first quarter of the game both teams hung tough and would not allow the other team to score. In the second…
Luverne tennis team crowned Section 3A Team Champions
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 11, 2023
The Luverne girls’ tennis team is crowned Section 3A Team Champion. Luverne won their quarterfinal match against Yellow Medicine East 6-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 5. The Cardinals took the semifinal match against MacCray 4-2 Monday, Oct. 9, in Sioux Falls and beat Montevideo 4-0 later in the day. The team will play in state competition at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis Tuesday, Oct…
LHS cross country boys place second, girls take third
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 11, 2023
The 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…
H-BC volleyball team falls to Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 3-0
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 11, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team lost 3-0 to Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda at home Tuesday, Oct. 3, and traveled to Marshall Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7, to participate in the Jimmy John’s Classic. H-BC was scheduled to travel to Adrian to take on the Dragons Tuesday, Oct. 10, and will host Southwest Christian Monday, Oct. 16. HLOF 3, HBC 0 The Patriots fell behind the Coyotes in…
Cardinal volleyball falls to Jackson
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 11, 2023
The Luverne volleyball team fell to Jackson County Central in three games Thursday, Oct. 5, on the road. JCC topped Luverne 25-13 in the first set, 25-12 in the second and 25-18 in the final set. The 8-12 Huskies came into the match winning their last two matches against Pipestone 3-0 and St. James 3-0 after a nine-game losing streak. Luverne, now 9-12, recently lost to Edgerton 3-0 this past…
Statewide youth deer season returns Oct. 19-22
By MN DNR
October 11, 2023
Minnesota’s youth deer season will take place statewide Thursday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 22. The season coincides with statewide teacher workshops, so many Minnesota students will be out of school during the youth season. To participate, youth must be 10-17 years old and have a regular deer license. Youth ages 10 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult parent, guardian or mentor 18 or…
Who made you who you are today?
By Scott Rall, Outdoors columnist
October 11, 2023
Hunting wild stuff, be that antlered animals or fowl of any sort, is usually a result of an introduction made by one special person who took the time to expose a youth to the outdoor lifestyle. The number of people who hunt today only make up about 11 percent of the United States population and that number is falling. I have been hunting since I was 14, almost 50 years now, and I can say there…
Battling for the Axe. A tale of two towns..
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
October 04, 2023
What is 66 years old and gets passed back and forth between two towns? The Battle Axe. The traveling trophy is awarded to the winning football team between rivals Luverne and Pipestone. This year’s game marks the 66th annual Battle Axe game between the Cardinals and Arrows, and Luverne is not looking to give it up without a fight. If you bleed red or green, you know how much each team wants…