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.
Sports
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 08, 2023The H-BC boys’ basketball team traveled to Worthington Saturday, March 4, to take on Murray County Central in Section 3A Tournament play. The MCC Rebels beat the Patriots 58-39 to advance in the post-season tournament. H-BC head coach Kale Wiertzema said he was pleased with his team’s output this season. “I do believe we were playing our best basketball toward the end of the year,” he said. The…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 08, 2023The Luverne boys’ basketball team ended their post-season hopes at the hands of Redwood Valley Saturday, March 4, in Luverne. The No. 1 seeded Luverne Cardinals lost a close 68-61 Section 3AA South playoff game to the visiting No. 8 seeded Redwood Valley Cardinals. Luverne previously beat Redwood twice in the regular season 77-75 at home Dec. 19 and 72-48 in Redwood Jan. 27. On Saturday the…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 07, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey players were crowned Section 3A Champions Wednesday, March 1, at the Lund Center in St. Peter to win a spot in the Minnesota Class A Boys’ State Hockey Tournament. The Cardinals beat their nemesis, the New Ulm Eagles, 4-2, to move on to state quarterfinal competition against Hermantown at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul March 8. Game time is 11 a.m. Luverne faced New…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 07, 2023The Luverne wrestling program qualified four individual wrestlers for the 2023 State Tournament held at the Xcel Energy Center Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4. The Cardinals sent two boys, senior DJ Rock at 160 pounds and junior Sam Rock at 170 pounds. They also sent two girls to this year’s tournament, freshman Bernie Rock at 114 pounds and eighth-grader CeCe Rock at 138 pounds. If the…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023Two outstanding Luverne sophomore gymnasts competed at the state gymnastics individual tournament at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 25. “I’m very proud of the girls’ performances at state. I thought they did a great job,” head coach Phoebe Flom said. “It’s a lot of pressure to go up against the best of the best.” Sophomore Ella Reisdorfer made her fourth appearance at the…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 1-1 in the last two games heading into postseason play. The Cardinals beat Tri-City United 60-50 in Waseca Saturday, and they lost to Lakeview 62-46 at home Monday. Luverne is scheduled to play Redwood Valley at home Saturday, March 4, in a postseason subsection game. LHS 60, Tri-City 50 The LHS boys’ basketball team traveled to Waseca Saturday, Feb. 25,…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished 1-1 in the last two games of the season. H-BC lost 69-34 to RTR on the road Feb. 24 and beat Adrian 72-47 at home Feb. 27. The Patriots are scheduled to play MCC in Worthington on Saturday, March 4, at 12:30 in post-season play. RTR 69, H-BC 34 The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team lost to conference opponents RTR on the road Friday, Feb. 24, 69-34…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The Luverne girls’ hockey team played two tough opponents in the opening rounds of the state hockey tournament. The Cardinals faced off against Orono in the quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center Feb. 22, losing 6-0 to a seasoned Spartan team. For their consolation semifinal game, Luverne faced a familiar Mankato East team at TRIA Rink in St. Paul Feb. 23, falling 5-3 to the Cougars. The…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The H-BC girls’ basketball team traveled to take on Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in subsection play Saturday, Feb. 25, losing 53-39 to the Panthers. Though their season has ended, head coach Dylan Gehrke had praise for his team. “Our girls left it all out there, and I could not be prouder of them,” Gehrke said. “This was a great learning experience for our girls and myself as a coach. I am hoping that…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The No. 1-seeded Luverne High School girls’ basketball team hosted the No. 8 seed Minnesota Valley Lutheran Saturday, Feb. 25, in the second round of the Section 3A tournament. The Cardinals handily beat the Chargers 87-19 to move on to a scheduled quarterfinal game against St. James Tuesday, Feb. 28, to be played in Windom at 6 p.m. “We came out firing on all cylinders and really took control of…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey team won two big section games to advance their postseason play. The Cardinals beat Windom 5-2 at home Feb. 24 and Mankato East/Loyola 6-2 in St. Peter Feb. 27. LHS was scheduled to play against New Ulm Wednesday, March 1, at the Lund Center in St. Peter for the Section 3A Championship. LHS 5, Windom 2 The LHS boys’ hockey team faced off against Windom Feb. 24 at home…
- By Greg HoogeveenMarch 01, 2023Luverne High School sent nine wrestlers to Jackson Saturday, Feb. 25, to wrestle in the individual sectional tournament. Of those, five placed and two advanced to state competition. “We had five placers out of nine wrestlers with two going to state,” head coach Jordan Kopp said. Senior DJ Rock qualified for state at 160 pounds, taking first place. Junior Sam Rock qualified for state at 170…
- By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 28, 2023Luverne High School sent nine wrestlers to Jackson Saturday, Feb. 25, to wrestle in the individual sectional tournament. Of those, five placed and two advanced to state competition. “We had five placers out of nine wrestlers with two going to state,” head coach Jordan Kopp said. Senior DJ Rock qualified for state at 160 pounds, taking first place. Junior Sam Rock qualified for state at 170 pounds…
- By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 28, 2023The Luverne boys’ hockey team won two big section games to advance their postseason play. The Cardinals beat Windom 5-2 at home Feb. 24 and Mankato East/Loyola 6-2 in St. Peter Feb. 27. LHS was scheduled to play against New Ulm Wednesday, March 1, at the Lund Center in St. Peter for the Section 3A Championship. LHS 5, Windom 2 The LHS boys’ hockey team faced off against Windom Feb. 24 at home…
- By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 28, 2023Two outstanding Luverne sophomore gymnasts competed at the state gymnastics individual tournament at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 25. “I’m very proud of the girls’ performances at state. I thought they did a great job,” head coach Phoebe Flom said. “It’s a lot of pressure to go up against the best of the best.” Sophomore Ella Reisdorfer made her fourth appearance at the…
- By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 28, 2023The Luverne girls’ basketball team won two games and dropped a heart-breaker to Marshall. LHS beat Tracy 71-32 Feb. 14 at home and traveled to Worthington Feb. 16 to beat the Trojans 76-39, before losing to Marshall 51-37 in Windom Feb. 18. The Cardinals’ next game is Saturday, Feb. 25, at home against Minnesota Valley Lutheran in subsection play. LHS 71, Tracy 32 Luverne hosted Tracy-Milroy-…
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