Sports
July events planned for Saturday
Luverne’s Dave Duffy announced that the three annual events he organizes each July are on for this year.
The July 4 Davis Lake Triathlon will be divided into two races.
The Minnow Race begins at 8:30 a.m. and includes a quarter-mile kayak course, a two-mile bike...
Eric Gaul and Thomas Kracht of Luverne highlighted local results during a busy weekend of racing.
Gaul took first and Kracht placed second in the Hobby Stocks A feature race at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday.
Gaul also won the first race of the season for the LSR (Luverne, Slayton,...
The Luverne Redbirds returned to Redbird Field for their first home game of the season Wednesday, June 17.
The large number of fans who attended the game were reminded of social distancing requirements, and a few adjustments were made on the field, but overall the feel of “town team” baseball...
The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team opened its delayed season by going 2-1 at a Legion baseball tournament in Lennox, South Dakota, over the weekend.
Luverne opened Friday with an 8-6 loss to the host team, before defeating Sioux Falls West 2-1 Saturday and the Fargo Bombers 10-5 Sunday....
When American Legion-sanctioned baseball in Minnesota was canceled for the season in May, local youth were unsure if they would play at all this summer.
In order to still offer a season, Luverne leaders and coaches worked to create non-Legion sanctioned teams for Legion and Junior Legion-aged...
Ten racecar drivers from the Star Herald coverage area competed at area dirt tracks last weekend.
Kaden Kracht of Steen placed fourth in the Sportsman’s class to lead Rock County racers at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids Frday night.
Thomas Kracht led local drivers at 1-90 Speedway in Hartford, South...
Local high school baseball players will finally take the field this weekend.
First, coronavirus restrictions canceled the high school spring sports season in April.
In May the American Legion board officially canceled summer seasons for Legion and Junior Legion baseball teams in Minnesota due to...
Luverne High School Trap Shooting Results
Week Four – June 11
Boys
Colton Schutz 49
Austin Henning 46
Hunter Ahrendt 45
Colby Crabtree 45
Austin Watts-Boll 44
Marshal Dammann 44
Girls
Cheyenne Schutz...
Members of the Luverne High School trap shooting team wrapped up their abbreviated season Monday night. The team completed five rounds of competition in small groups at the Rock County Sportsmen’s Club in Luverne. Season scores will be submitted to the statewide organization to determine final...
Local baseball fans have been waiting months for the game to start.
The high school season was canceled due to coronavirus restrictions, and summer teams have also faced delays.
The Luverne Redbirds amateur team is one of over 250 “town ball” teams governed by the Minnesota Baseball Association....