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.
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- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne tennis players continued their hot start to the season on Thursday, April 22, by defeating the Worthington Trojans 5-2 in Luverne. With the match victory the Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season. “The players' attitudes tell the whole story,” Luverne head coach Lucas Larson said. “They hold themselves accountable and put in the work that fosters success. I could not have asked…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne Cardinals baseball team went 3-0 last week to remain undefeated. With two wins over St. James and a win over Fairmont the Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season. “Most of our games could have gone either way in the win, loss column,” Luverne head coach Mike Wenninger said. “Teams are very competitive and for the most part equal in talent. We have struggled defensively, which will…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne track and field team competed in Redwood Falls on Friday, April 23. The Cardinals competed against Redwood Valley, Waseca and Jackson County Central. Gracie Zewiske took home first place in the 100 and 200 meters. The senior sprinter finished with a time of 13 seconds, five milliseconds. In the 200 meters she crossed the finish line with a time of 27.25. Christina Wagner finished with…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021Mother Nature delayed the start of the season for the Luverne golf team, but the Cardinals are in full swing now. They competed in three meets this past week. The boys’ and girls’ teams hosted Adrian on Tuesday, April 20. Luverne then hosted a Big Southwest division meet. On Monday, April 26, the Cardinals traveled to Marshall for a conference meet. On Tuesday, April 20, the Cardinals slayed the…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Luverne softball team dropped a pair of games on Tuesday, April 29, against St. James in Luverne. Luverne lost the first game of the doubleheader 10-4 and then dropped Game 2 by a score of 14-3. The pair of losses dropped Luverne’s overall record to 2-4. St. James 10, LHS 4 St. James scored four runs in the first four innings. The visiting team added three more runs in the sixth inning to…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek golf team competed in two meets this past week. On Tuesday, April 20, the H-BC girls took home first place, while the boys placed third. In Fulda on Thursday, April 22, the boys finished second and the girls placed first. Meadow Acres H-BC, Red Rock Central and Southwest Minnesota Christian-Edgerton all competed at Meadow Acres golf course on Tuesday, April 20. The H-BC…
- April 27, 2021The South Dakota Girls’ 16U and 19U national teams are preparing to depart for Denver for the USA Hockey Tier II national tournaments from April 29 to May 3. Team South Dakota (TSD) 16U consists of 20 girls from 10 different communities across the state and TSD. The 19U team has 15 players from seven communities. The TSD 19U team has three Luverne players on the roster. They include Rylee Gee,…
- By Brennen RuppApril 27, 2021For many prep athletes, when their senior season comes to an end, that’s the last time they get to play the sport they love at a competitive level. That’s not the case for Hills-Beaver Creek’s Taryn Rauk. Following graduation, Rauk will be playing basketball at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. Rauk was one of the 40 athletes who competed in the Minnesota All-State All-Star Game on Saturday…
- By Brennen RuppApril 21, 2021The Luverne Cardinals softball team had no answer for the Pipestone Area Arrows on Thursday, April 15. The Arrows, a perennial powerhouse, outscored the Cardinals 25-1 in two games on Thursday in Pipestone. The Arrows won the first game 10-0 and then completed the sweep with a 15-1 victory over the Cardinals. In the first game, the Arrows limited the Cardinals’ typically potent lineup to two hits…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Luverne Cardinals welcomed the track teams from Marshall, St. James and Blue Earth to Luverne on Friday, April 16. The home meet was the second meet of the season for the Cardinals and put together a strong performance. Ashton Sandbulte took home first place in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Sandbulte clocked a time of 11 seconds, 53 milliseconds in the 100 meters. In the 200 meters, he…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek track team competed at a meet in Pipestone on Saturday, April 17. The Patriots were one of five teams that competed at the Paulson Field. The boys’ team finished in second place, while the girls finished fourth. Tyson Bork took home first place with a time of 11 seconds, 74 milliseconds in the 100 meters. Liam Raymon finished second in the 400 with a time of 57.41. Raymon…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Luverne Cardinals baseball team improved to 3-0 on the young season by winning a pair of games this past week. The Cardinals opened the week on Thursday, April 15, with a 3-2 victory over Pipestone Area in Luverne. The next day the Cardinals dismantled the visiting Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Panthers 22-0 in five innings. LHS 3, PAS 2 Neither team was able to put any runs on the board in the…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021Due to inclement weather, the Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams haven’t competed in as many meets to open the season as they had hoped. On Thursday, April 15, the two Rock County teams squared off at the Luverne Country Club. The Luverne boys topped H-BC 167-200. On the girls’ side of things, it was Luverne defeating H-BC 210-241. For the Cardinals, Henry Hartquist finished atop the boys…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Luverne tennis team improved to 5-0 on the season with three match victories this past week. The Cardinals defeated Blue Earth 5-2 in Blue Earth on Thursday, April 15. In Granite Falls on Saturday, April 17, the Cardinals defeated Montevideo 7-0 and Yellow Medicine East 4-3. LHS 7, Blue Earth 2 Pierce Cunningham won the first set of his match 6-1 and picked up the win with a 6-1 second set…
- April 20, 2021When Minnesota’s turkey hunting season begins Wednesday, April 14, hunters hoping to bag a tom turkey will see similar regulations as last year. A spring turkey license will provide the opportunity to hunt all permit areas in the state, with the exception of three major wildlife management areas. Permits are required for firearms turkey hunters ages 18 and older in Mille Lacs, Carlos Avery or…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021For the first time in 21 years, the Bristol Motor Speedway had dirt on the track for a race. Luverne’s own Colton Arends was one of the drivers that competed at Karl Kustoms Bristol Dirt Nationals “The first two nights we were there we set the quickest lap time in all three sessions of practice,” Arends said. “My heat race I started sixth and finished second. In the qualifying feature I started…
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