Cardinals and Patriots turn on the heat at Worthington
The LHS and H-BC track and field teams traveled to the Worthington Invitational Thursday, April 25.
LHS baseball team slides past Jackson
The Luverne baseball team hosted Jackson County Central Tuesday, April 23, beating the Huskies 10-7.
Luverne golf teams driven to win rounds
The LHS boys’ golf team beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 159-195 Tuesday, April 23, in Luverne. The girls’ team got the day off and had a regular practice.
LHS and H-BC trap teams shoot in first week
The Luverne High School trap team had nine shooters score in the 40s and 14 shooters in the 30s in the first week of shooting April 22-27 at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club.
Bakken sets record at Hamline Elite meet
H-BC freshman Brynn Bakken won the women’s 100-meter dash at the Hamline Elite Meet Friday, April 26.
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.
Sports
- By Reva Sehr, For the Star HeraldSeptember 14, 2021The Luverne Cardinals progressively increased the point spread for each of the three games they won to take the match against the Southwest Christian Eagles Monday night in Edgerton. Luverne earned the first point of the night with a bump by Trista Baustian to Reghan Bork who set for Anja Jarchow to put it over. The first part of the game consisted of alternating points on the scoreboard with…
- By Dan Ellingson for the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021Hills-Beaver Creek defeated Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Truman 56–0 on Saturday afternoon in the season opener in Hills. Heavy rain and poor field conditions on Thursday pushed the game to Saturday afternoon, which presented perfect playing conditions — sunny skies, temperatures in the 70s and a well-groomed Patriots home field. H-BC players, coming off a Section 3 nine-man championship in the…
- By John Sichmeller for the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021The Luverne Cardinals fell to the Redwood Valley Cardinals 20-16 in the season opener Thursday night at Cardinal Field. The game featured a matchup of last year’s 3AA section champions (Redwood Valley) versus last year’s 3AAA section champions (Luverne). Taking a 7-6 lead into halftime, Redwood Valley scored 13 unanswered points in the second half to win the game by 14 points. “Redwood Valley is…
- By Jaqueline Johnson for the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team improved its record to 5-0 with a pair of wins in its home triangular Thursday, Sept. 2. The Cards put away Murray County Central 2-0 and West Lyon 2-1 in the best-of-three competition. Luverne beat Redwood Valley 3-0 on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at home (see related story). The Cards were scheduled to play Tuesday in Marshall for a Big South Conference matchup and…
- By Joni Deelstra for the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021The Lady Pates got to test the waters for their upcoming volleyball season at the Adrian Tournament Saturday, Aug. 28, in Adrian, winning one and losing two. They traveled to Viborg Tuesday, Aug. 31, and beat Viborg-Hurley 3-2, and they’ll face the Luverne Cardinals in Luverne Thursday. The Patriots are returning seven seniors to the roster. Coach Dylan Gehrke said this season has felt more…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021The Luverne Cross Country boys and girls had a strong showing at their cross country meet Friday, Sept. 3, in Mountain Lake. The LHS girls varsity runners earned a team championship, and the Luverne varsity boys earned a third place. Girls junior high runners also took first. Coach Pete Janiszeski said he was pleased with the Mountain Lake outing. “I thought we did an outstanding job of getting…
- By Jon Beers, For the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021The Luverne Cardinals received their first tennis setback of the season when they dropped a 6-1 decision to Fairmont Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Luverne. LHS was able to bounce back on Friday, Sept. 3, with a 5-2 decision over Lac Qui Parle Valley in Madison. Two games were postponed due to weather. Luverne started a match with River Valley on Monday, Aug. 30, but stopped due to lightning. The Cardinals…
- By Reva Sehr, For the Star HeraldSeptember 07, 2021The Cardinals went head to head with the Redwood Valley Cardinals Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Luverne and prevailed in three games, 3-0. If there were a theme to the night’s match, it would be the No. 3 and “come back kids. The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team won their third match in three straight games, winning by three points or fewer, coming from behind in each game. Luverne put the first two…
- By Susan Beers for the Star HeraldAugust 31, 2021The Luverne tennis team continued its hot start to the season this past week with a win over Yellow Medicine East and MACCRAY on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at home and a team championship in the Worthington Doubles Tournament on Saturday. LHS improves their dual record to 4-0 for the season with the wins. Luverne 7, YME 0 The Cardinals won six matches in straight sets and received a forfeit during the…
- By Mavis FodnessAugust 31, 2021A “help wanted” poster led Luverne High School graduate Nathan Boler to a former movie set in Dyersville, Iowa, where he drove actor Kevin Costner around in a golf cart. From his home in Caledonia, Minnesota, Boler said he and his wife, Dana, were at a water park in Dubuque, Iowa, when they saw the help wanted poster from BaAM Productions. The company was working with the Major League Baseball…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 31, 2021After cruising through the Region 13C tournament to earn a first-round bye at the state tournament, the Luverne Redbirds’ season ended sooner than the players and fans expected Sunday night. The Redbirds lost 3-0 to the Eagle Lake Expos in Round 2 of the Class C Minnesota State Amateur Baseball tournament in Chaska. This was the Redbirds’ 13th overall and third consecutive appearance at the state…
- By Sara Schmuck for the Star HeraldAugust 31, 2021The Luverne Cardinals boys’ and girls’ cross country teams traveled to Beresford, South Dakota, Friday to win the team championship with their overall team score at their first meet of the season. Coach Pete Janiszeski said he was pleased with the performance of his Luverne runners. “I thought overall we had an outstanding day for the first outing of the season,” he said. “We had a lot of PRs and…
- By Reva Sehr, for the Star HeraldAugust 31, 2021The Cardinals put two wins on their record in the past week to start the 2021 volleyball season. Luverne won three of five games at home Thursday night, Aug. 26, against Edgerton and pulled off another 3-2 win over New Ulm on Saturday in St. James. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Redwood in Luverne on Tuesday, Aug. 31, (after Star Herald press time) and will compete in a triangular at home…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 24, 2021The Luverne Country Club crowned its club champions for the 2021 season in recent weeks. Mary Jo Graphenteen won the Women’s Club Tournament. Joe Dorhout came out on top at the Senior Men’s Club Tournament, and Ben Nath was crowned the Men’s Club Tournament champion. Women’s tournament Graphenteen won her fourth consecutive, and fifth overall, LCC women’s club championship Aug. 10 with an 18-…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 24, 2021The Luverne Redbirds will open the 2021 Class C Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Chaska. The Redbirds, 25-5 on the season, will face the Eagle Lake Expos in the second round of the tournament. Luverne earned a first-round bye after winning the Region 13C tournament. The No. 1-seeded Redbirds swept the Adrian A’s, Hadley Buttermakers and Milroy Irish by a…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 24, 2021The Luverne girls’ tennis team had a successful start to the 2021 season with a pair of road victories on Saturday. The Cardinals defeated the Morris Area Tigers and Benson Braves by identical 4-3 scores. LHS number 1 singles player, Mia Wenzel, and the No. 3 doubles team of Tori Hemme and Priscilla Muehr all went undefeated for the day with 2-0 records. LHS girls’ coach Jon Beers said he is…
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