Luverne softball routs Edgerton/SWC 16-6 in five innings
The Luverne High School softball team beat Edgerton-Southwest Christian 16-6 in five innings at home Monday, April 15.
Cardinals and Patriots track and field teams heat up in cool temps April 9 in Luverne
By Greg Hoogeveen
LHC and H-BC track and field teams competed in Luverne Tuesday, April 9.
Weather conditions were cool and breezy with temps in the mid-60s.
Cards baseball team plays tough in four losses over past week
The Luverne baseball team dropped four games this past week, falling 9-5 to Marshall on April 9, losing to Windom 7-4 on April 12, and bowing to Esko 4-2 on April 13, and 11-6 to Pipestone Monday, April 15.
LHS and H-BC announce all-conference basketball team selections
The Big South Conference and the Red Rock Conference released their 2023-24 All-Conference basketball team selections.
Cardinal grads Smedsrud and Sengvongxay excel to professional level hockey in their careers
With the announcement of Jaxon Nelson, a native of Magnolia and LHS hockey standout, signing a one-year entry-level hockey contract with the NHL Boston Bruins, Luverne has two more hockey players from the 2014 state h
Jaxon Nelson signs NHL contract with Boston Bruins
Magnolia native and Luverne Cardinal hockey alumnus Jaxon Nelson has signed a professional hockey contract in the NHL with the Boston Bruins.
Sports
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The Luverne Country Club hosted its 2023 Member-Guest Golf Tournament Friday, July 7, and Saturday, July 8. There were 53 two-man teams participating in the 36-hole tournament. Jeremy and Jason Sudenga took top honors this year with the highest total quota score of 9.5. Ryan Goebel and Tony Sandbulte came in second with a score of 7. Chris Denhoed and Robert Louisiana placed third with a score of…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The Luverne Blaze fastpitch summer softball club hosted its third annual Bash-A-Rama tournament Saturday, July 8, and Sunday, July 9. Thirty-two total teams, some from as far away as Pierre, South Dakota, participated in four age brackets, 10U, 12U, 14U and 16/18U. Each team played two games Saturday to determine which bracket (gold or silver) they would compete in Sunday. In bracket play, teams…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023Luverne Post 123 Sr. Legion blew out Tracy 13-2 at home Thursday, July 6, in playoff action. Thanks to a big 11-run fourth inning, the Cardinals were assured a sub state appearance in the 2023 American Legion baseball tournament. Jacob Stroh and Elliot Domagala both had three RBIs in the game. Conner Connell drove in two runners and Riley Sneller, Will Serie and Brayden Ripka each had one RBI in…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The eighth annual Davis Lake Triathlon kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake last week with athletic competition in kayaks, on bicycles and on foot. The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks. The Minnows race is a quarter mile kayak, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run. The Sharks race is a half mile kayak, eight-mile bike ride and 2 1/2-mile run. Both races can…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 11, 2023The Redbirds picked up three more wins over the past week, raising their season record to 16-1. The Redbirds beat Worthington 10-1 at home July 5. They also outfoxed Fox Lake 13-2 July 9 and beat Pipestone 19-1 the same day in a doubleheader at Redbird Field. Luverne is scheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, July 12, and travel to Sioux Falls Friday, July 14, to take on the Brewers. Redbirds 10,…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023Following are the local race results for the week of June 27-July 3. Rapid Speedway 6/30/2023 Rock Rapids, IA Rain Out Murray County Speedway 6/30/2023 Slayton, MN Sport Compact DNF - #24J Joshua Uhl, Luverne Hobby Stock 3rd - #16B Zachary Bierman, Adrian DNF - #17 Evan Schettler, Adrian DNF - #15B Isaac Bullerman, Adrian Stock Car DNF - #117L Chad Lonneman, Adrian Hartford Speedway 6/…
By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023When I started my job at the Star Herald, I was asked to do a sports column from time to time. Having been here for just over seven months and feeling more confident about my position, I decided it’s time. The first thing I had to do was to come up with a name for my sports-related column. After a few suggestions that went afoul, such as “Sports Shorts” (a nod to my short stature), I decided to…- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023The Luverne Sr. Legion Post 123 baseball team traveled to Marshall Thursday, June 29, beating the hosts 3-2 in a low-scoring game. In the top of the first inning, Will Serie singled to left field, scoring pinch runner Trevor DeBates from second base. With one out in the third, Serie doubled, driving in Jacob Stroh. In the fifth inning Serie hit a grounder and reached first on an error while…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne Jr. Legion baseball team lost 14-12 to Marshall on the road Thursday, June 29. In the high-scoring game Marshall struck first, driving in eight runs in the first and six runs in the second inning. Luverne was able to keep Marshall from scoring in the last four innings. The Cardinals scored twice in the first inning with Blake Sauer and Elliot Domagala crossing home…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023The Big South Conference released its 2023 all-conference baseball, softball and tennis teams. The Luverne baseball team had four all-conference players and two honorable mention players. Senior Zach DeBoer, juniors Conner Connell and Elliot Domagala and sophomore Carter Sehr were named all-conference honorees. Juniors Will Serie and Jacob Stroh received honorable mention. The Luverne softball…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023The Luverne Country Club hosted the 24th Annual Ladies Invitational Tuesday, June 27. Eighteen teams participated in the 18-hole, four-person scrambler this year. Members and guests were invited to play. Teams were placed into two flights with champions honored in each. Taking first place in the first flight was the team of Kaye Johnson, Karla Nieman, Brooke Pierson and Paula Lammert with a score…
- By Greg HoogeveenJuly 02, 2023The Redbirds fell for the first time this year 6-1 to Fairmont at home Friday, June 30. Earlier in the week Luverne won two games, beating Brookings 11-1 at home June 27 and topping Lakefield 10-0 on the road June 28. The Redbirds are now 13-1 for the season with five regular season games in July. Luverne is scheduled to travel to Worthington Wednesday, July 5, and host the Fox Lake at noon…
- By Greg HoogeveenJune 27, 2023Local race results for Rapid Speedway, Murray County Speedway and Worthington Speedway for the week of June 20-26 are listed below. Hartford Speedway and Huset’s Speedway had races, but no drivers from Rock County participated. Rapid Speedway 6/20/2023 Rock Rapids, IA Sportsman’s 5th - #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek 7th - #24H Brock Harnack, Hills Hobby Stocks 3rd – #14K Bryant Klaassen,…
- By Greg HoogeveenJune 27, 2023The Luverne Sr. Legion baseball team took three games this week, beating Windom 5-3 at home Tuesday, June 20, topping Windom 12-1 on the road Thursday, June 22, and rolling over Tracy 13-2 at home Monday, June 26. Luverne is now 6-1 for the season and will travel to Marshall Thursday, June 29, for their last regular season game. LHS 5, Windom 3 The Luverne Sr. Legion defeated Windom 5-3 in 6 1/…
- By Greg HoogeveenJune 27, 2023The Luverne Jr. Legion baseball team went 1-4 this past week. The Cardinals’ only win was Tuesday, June 20, at home, defeating Windom 10-0. Luverne then lost its next four games, falling to Mankato East 15-2 and Prior Lake 5-4 Friday, June 23, and to Osseo 9-5 Saturday, June 24, on the road. On Monday, June 26, Luverne fell to Tracy 11-7 at home. The Jr. Legion’s next game is scheduled for…
- By Greg HoogeveenJune 27, 2023The Redbirds left the 8-5 Milroy Irish knackered* and banjaxed,** beating them 6-3 at Redbird Field Wednesday, June 21. Luverne jumped to a 3-2 lead after three innings of play. The Redbirds added two more in the fifth and the Irish managed one more run in the eighth inning. Scoring for Luverne in the bottom of the first inning was Skyler Wenninger on a Nick Smith double to left field, and Smith…
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