Luverne boys’ and girls’ track teams win True Team
Luverne hosted the Section 3A True Team Track and Field Tournament Tuesday, May 7.
LHS softball team wins 3, loses 1
The Luverne High School softball team notched three wins and one loss in two doubleheaders over the past week.
Luverne Redbirds back in action
The Luverne Redbirds caged the Worthington Cubs 10-0 in their season opener Sunday, May 12, at Redbird Field.
The Redbirds piled up nine hits in the game.
Van Dyke named to NSIC All-defensive team
Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) freshman Paris Van Dyke, Luverne, was named to the 2024 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-defensive team.
Three LHS seniors earn recognition at Big South Conference Championship
The Luverne boys’ golf team finished third and the LHS girls’ team placed eighth in the Big South Conference Championship Monday, May 13, at the Dacotah Ridge Golf Club in Morton, Minnesota.
LHS and H-BC compete in Bob Nangle and Howard Wood Relays
The Cardinals’ and Patriots’ track teams competed in the Bob Nangle Relays Tuesday, April 30, in Pipestone and the Howard Wood Dakota Relays Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, in Sioux Falls.
Sports
- December 07, 2021RTR 73 HBC 59 The Lady Pates came up just short in their first Section 3A matchup of the year Monday, Nov. 29, in Tyler. The Knights’ physical play led them to a 14-point victory over H-BC. The Patriots were led in scoring by senior Kenadie Fick (24 points, eight rebounds and assists) and sophomore Lanae Elbers (14 points). Elbers was also able to complete a triple double by adding 10 rebounds…
- By Mavis FodnessDecember 07, 2021LHS senior Tenley Nelson will continue her cross country running close to home, as she recently accepted an athletic and academic scholarship from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Nelson joined the Division II college team because the decision felt right to her. “Augustana felt really similar to Luverne in a sense that it was more of a family than just a team,” she said. “I felt…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 30, 2021When Solomon Nielsen graduated from LHS in 2017, he achieved wrestling feats no one else in school history had reached. There is, however, one wrestling feat he hasn’t achieved — an individual championship — which he’s set as a goal to accomplish this year at the college level with Augsburg University. “It would mean a lot just because I’ve worked so many years and I’ve never won a state title…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldNovember 30, 2021Luverne senior standout Reghan Bork joined an elite group of Cardinal girls by scoring her 100th career goal Tuesday, Nov. 23. She found the back of the net five times at Blue Mound Ice Arena to help give the Cardinal girls an impressive 10-0 win over Fairmont. The Cardinals got on the board halfway through the first period with Bork getting the tip off a hard wrist shot from seventh-grader Macie…
- November 30, 2021The Red Rock Conference recently recognized nine Hills-Beaver Creek High School athletes for their performances during the Fall 2021 sports season. The following students were recognized by sport: •Volleyball: all-conference, sophomore Lanae Elbers; honorable mention, senior Kenadie Fick. •Football: all-conference, seniors Casey Kueter, Max Scholten, Donavon Leenderts and Cole Baker; honorable…
- November 30, 2021More than 40 runners participated in the 19th annual De-Light-Ful 5K and 1-mile races Saturday, Nov. 27, in Luverne. Participants started and finished at the National Guard Armory and traveled a race course on residential streets within Luverne. Once finished, they were eligible for awards and prizes, pictures with Santa, a Bingo game and a meal and refreshments. Runners were encouraged to dress…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldNovember 23, 2021A football season that started out with a postponed game because of a water-soaked field in Hills ended on the turf of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots had their tournament run end on Nov. 19 at the semi-finals of the Minnesota Nine-Man State Football Tournament. The 12-0 Fertile-Beltrami Falcons defeated the Patriots by a score of 30-22 in an evenly matched…
- November 23, 2021Luverne High School athletes were selected to the 2021 all-conference Big South Conference sporting teams, with several earning honorable mention status. Receiving all-conference honors were: •Volleyball: all-conference, senior Elise Ferrell; honorable mention, senior Trista Baustian. •Cross Country all-conference: senior Tenley Nelson, sophomore Jenna DeBates, sophomore Kayla Bloemendaal, junior…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldNovember 23, 2021The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved its record to 3-1 Saturday afternoon, Nov. 20, at the Blue Mound Ice Arena where the Cardinals edged Minnesota River 7-3. Reghan Bork started the scoring 2:25 into the game when she beat Minnesota River’s Amilia Messer with an assist from Kamryn Van Batavia. Play went back and forth until Minnesota River Sophia Doherty found the back of the net to even the…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldNovember 23, 2021The Luverne girls’ hockey team hit the ice running over the past week beating Worthington 10-0, Windom 12-1, and St. Peter 1-3. Their only loss was to New Ulm 3-5. The Cards will face Fairmont at home Tuesday, Nov. 23, and Marshall on the road next week on Nov. 30. LHS 10, Worthington 0 The Luverne Cardinals got off to a quick start on Thursday night, Nov. 11, at Blue Mound Ice Arena in front…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldNovember 16, 2021Although the Hills-Beaver Creek football team also won the Section championship in 2020, the 2021 HBC football team went on to play in the quarter-finals of the Minnesota State Tournament for nine-man football for the first time since 2001. The Section 3 Champions defeated the Section 2 Champions, the Renville County West Jaguars 30-7 in Marshall on a windy, cold and snowy evening Friday, Nov. 12…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldNovember 09, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots and the Mountain Lake Area Wolverines have met the last four years in the Section 3 Nine-Man Section Championship. This year the Patriots claimed the section championship with a score of 36-9 in Marshall Friday, Nov. 5. The Patriot defensive line play of senior Max Scholten and junior Cody Moser along with senior linebacker Casey Kueter kept the MLA Wolverine…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 09, 2021Saturday’s state cross country meet in Northfield was a momentous one for the Luverne High School boys’ cross country team. They were the first boys’ team from Luverne to compete at the state event since 2012, and they became only the fifth team in the school’s history to qualify for the event. This year’s LHS boys’ team placed ninth out of 16 teams competing in Class A. It was a second-best…
- By Mavis FodnessNovember 09, 2021The Luverne High School girls’ cross country team returned to the awards podium Saturday after finishing third at the state cross country tournament in Northfield. The LHS girls amassed 117 points in the Class A event behind winning team Staples-Motley (103 points) and second-place Perham,109 points. Two LHS runners earned Top 10 medals (a first for the LHS program) for their finishes in the 5000…
- By Jacqueline Johnson for the Star HeraldNovember 09, 2021The stakes were high for the Luverne Cardinal volleyball squad headed to Jackson on Thursday, Nov. 4. The No. 1 and 2 seeds in the South Big South 3AA subsection final, the Cardinals faced off against the rival Huskies of Jackson County Central. Having lost in four sets to them earlier in the year, the Cardinals knew they needed to play a solid match to advance their season. Despite an early 5-3…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldNovember 02, 2021For the fourth time in Luverne cross country program history, both boys’ and girls’ teams are going to the state meet. The Cardinal girls placed first as a team and the boys placed second at the Section 3A meet Thursday, Oct. 28, in Madison on the golf course. “Any time you can have even one person qualify for the state meet, it's a tremendous accomplishment,” coach Pete Janiszeski said. “So…
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