By Lori Sorenson
October 11, 2022
The Duff Dog Backyard Ultra is set for Saturday, Oct. 15, in the Blue Mounds State Park.
Last year at this time Luverne’s David Duffy hosted his first “ultra” running event that challenged athletes to complete 100 miles in one day.
“As of Sunday afternoon, we had 17 athletes signed up. Last year we had seven total,” Duffy said.
“The talent we have this year is incredible. First, we have Tim…
By John Sichmeller for the Star Herald
October 04, 2022
The Luverne Cardinal football team celebrated a homecoming victory after defeating the Worthington Trojans on Friday night at Cardinal Field.
The Cardinals held a 15-14 lead at halftime and added one touchdown in the second half to complete a 22-14 victory over the Trojans.
With the win, the Cardinals moved to 3-2 on the season.
“It felt good to come back and get a win after last week’s tough…
By Sara Schmuck for the Star Herald
October 04, 2022
The Luverne Cardinal Cross Country teams raced at two meets this week, with one being what coach Pete Janiszeski called “our best meet as a team.”
The boys’ and girls’ varsity teams both took first at the St. James Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 27, and had 10 Top-10 finishes. Owen Janiszeski placed first for boys’ varsity and set a meet record with his 5k time of 15:56.90.
“As a whole, we competed…
By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
October 04, 2022
On Friday, Sept. 30, the 4-0 Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots traveled to Danube to play the No. 1 QRF-ranked 9-man football team in Minnesota, the 4-0 Renville County West Jaguars.
The Jaguars lived up to their ranking as they defeated the visiting Patriots 37-6. The game was a rematch of last season’s state quarter-final Patriots’ victory at SMSU.
However, this season’s game belonged to the Jaguars…
By Stacy Olson for the Star Herald
October 04, 2022
The Luverne volleyball team went 2-1 in the past week, sweeping St. James in three and taking Edgerton-Adrian-Ellsworth 4-1 after losing a Sept. 28 match 3-0 to Worthington.
The Cardinals improved their record to 12 wins and 6 losses on the season and will take on Jackson County Central Thursday night at home.
WHS 3, LHS 0
Luverne traveled to Worthington on Tuesday, Sept 27. Worthington swept…
By Susan Beers for the Star Herald
October 04, 2022
The Luverne girls’ tennis team was defeated by Pipestone 4-3 in the annual Battle Racquet match on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
With the loss, Luverne's season record fell to 10-5. The next action for the Cardinals will be an opening section team match at home on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
In the Pipestone match, Luverne was able to win two of the three doubles matches but only one of the four singles matches…
By Joni Deelstra for the Star Herald
October 04, 2022
The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team faced Edgerton and Murray County Central on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sept. 29, losing to the Dutchmen and the Rebels in three sets each.
The Patriot volleyball players will travel to Marshall for a tournament on Oct. 7 and 8.
EHS 3, H-BC 0
Two teams that just met in a match less than a week ago went head-to-head again Tuesday evening, Sept. 27.
In…
By Dan Ellingson for the Star Herald
September 27, 2022
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots’ football team has increased its record to 4-0 with a win over the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers in the H-BC Homecoming game last Friday night at Patriot Field.
Next week will be the toughest test of the season for the Patriots as they travel to Renville County West to take on the 4-0 Jaguars.
The game will be a rematch of last year’s state quarter-final game at…
By Susan Beers for the Star Herald
September 27, 2022
The Luverne Cardinals played two matches in the past week and went 0-2 to move their record to 10-4 on the season.
LHS started the week on Tuesday, Sept. 20, with a 0-7 loss to St. James and a 3-4 loss to Redwood Valley on Thursday, Sept. 22.
The Cardinals are scheduled to travel to Pipestone on Tuesday for a rescheduled match with the Arrows in the annual Battle Racquet Match.
LHS will start…
By John Sichmeller for the Star Herald
September 27, 2022
A promising start led to a disappointing finish for the Luverne Cardinals football team against New Ulm Friday night in New Ulm. The Cardinals took a 20-7 lead into halftime and led 26-14 after scoring early in the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately for the Cardinals, New Ulm scored 28 points in the final 8:18 of the game to secure a 42-32 victory.
The loss dropped the Luverne record to 2-2 on the…
By Stacy Olson for the Star Herald
September 27, 2022
The Luverne volleyball team took on Redwood Valley and Pipestone in the past week, dropping both games on the road to put their record at 10-5 for the season.
The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Worthington Tuesday night to take on the Trojans, and they’ll host St. James Area Thursday night and Jackson County Central next Thursday.
LHS 1, Redwood Valley 3
Luverne played Redwood Valley on…
By Joni Deelstra for the Star Herald
September 27, 2022
The H-BC Patriots met four volleyball opponents last week but are still looking for their first win of the season.
H-BC plays at Edgerton Tuesday evening. These two teams met last Friday, and Edgerton topped H-BC 3-1.
H-BC 0, MLA-C 3
The Patriots fell to MLA-C in three sets Tuesday night. H-BC had a good night serving but continued to struggle with passing the ball.
Lanae Elbers played a solid…
By Joni Deelstra for the Star Herald
September 20, 2022
The Hills-Beaver Creek Lady Pates dropped two volleyball matches in regular season action last week.
H-BC took on the Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles in Edgerton Tuesday, Sept. 13, and came away with a loss in three matches, 19-25, 14-25 and 16-25.
In a match at home against Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Thursday, Sept. 15, H-BC fell short 13-25, 18-25, 17-25.
The Patriots will host MLA-C on…
By John Sichmeller for the Star Herald
September 20, 2022
The Luverne Cardinals football team upped their record to 2-1 after defeating the Windom Eagles in a shortened game Thursday night in Luverne.
The Cardinals raced out to a 36-0 halftime lead, and just 18 seconds into the second half the game was stopped due to lightning. Both coaches mutually agreed to call the game final, giving the Cardinals the 36-0 win.
The story of the night was the…
By Susan Beers for the Star Herald
September 20, 2022
The Luverne girls’ tennis team ended the week with a 5-2 win over the Worthington Trojans Tuesday, Sept. 13, and a loss to Sioux Falls Lincoln JV by a score of 4-3 Monday, Sept. 19.
With the split for the week, the Cardinals’ record now stands at 10-2 on the season.
The LHS match scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15, against Pipestone was postponed due to rain and will be made up on Tuesday, Sept. 27…
By Sara Schmuck for the Star Herald
September 20, 2022
The girls’ and boys’ Luverne cross country teams participated in the Mayo Invitational in Rochester Thursday, Sept. 15.
The Luverne girls’ varsity ran to a remarkable fifth place finish. Teams placing ahead of Luverne include Stillwater Area in first, Eastview placing second, Rochester Century coming in third, and Owatonna earning fourth.
Jenna DeBates placed highest for Luverne at the meet with…
