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
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team has reached the state tournament back-t0-back seasons. During those two seasons, the Cardinals have accumulated a record of 36-9-1. With a strong core returning for the 2021-2022 season, the Cardinals could make it three straight trips to the state tournament. The varsity hockey team wasn’t the only hockey team to enjoy a successful season this past year.…
- By Brennen RuppApril 20, 2021The Big South Conference recently released its all-conference teams for boys’ and girls’ basketball. A trio of Cardinals earned recognition for their play on the hardwood this past season. For the boys, Bailey Cowell and Gannon Ahrendt both received all-conference honors. Cowell and Ahrendt were the team’s two leading scorers and helped the Cardinals finish conference play with a record of 9-3 in…
- By Brennen RuppApril 13, 2021The Luverne Cardinals were originally slated to open the 2021 season in Windom against the Eagles on Friday, April 9. Due to wet conditions the game was moved to Luverne. The Cardinals didn’t disappoint the home crowd that braved the cooler weather to come out and watch the home team start their season. The Cardinals used a pair of big innings to defeat the Eagles 7-5 to open the 2021 season.…
- By Brennen RuppApril 13, 2021The Luverne Cardinals opened the 2021 softball season with a pair of wins against Blue Earth on Thursday, April 8, in Blue Earth. The Cardinals won the first game of the double header 15-1 and the second game 18-6. LHS 15, Blue Earth 1 In the first inning played in nearly two years, the Cardinals scored eight runs to put Blue Earth in an early 8-0 hole. In the following frame the Cardinals…
- By Brennen RuppApril 13, 2021The Luverne track and field team competed in its first event in nearly two years on Thursday, April 8, in Blue Earth. The Cardinals dominated the 100 meters on the boys’ side, with three Luverne sprinters holding down the top three spots. Ashton Sandbulte finished first with a time of 11.3. Arekel McLaughlin finished second with a time of 11.8. LaShad Smith finished third with a time of 11.9.…
- By Brennen RuppApril 13, 2021The Luverne tennis team opened the season on Friday, April 9, in Luverne against Fairmont. Under first-year head coach Lucas Larson, the Cardinals defeated Fairmont 6-1. In St. James on Saturday, April 10, the Cardinals defeated St. James in doubles action 3-2. LHS 6, Fairmont 1 Luverne’s No. 1 singles player Pierce Cunningham kicked off his season in impressive fashion. Cunningham defeated…
- By Brennen RuppApril 13, 2021Rock County families who participated in a youth wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls learned this week that they were exposed to a COVID-19 outbreak at the event. The Northland Youth Wrestling Association held its 2021 State Wrestling Tournament at the Premier Center Complex in Sioux Falls. The event took place from Wednesday, March 31, to Saturday, April 3, for Minnesota youth club wrestling…
- By Brennen RuppApril 13, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek track athletes competed in their first meet of the season on Friday, April 9, in Slayton. The Patriots met with Murray County Central, Adrian/Ellsworth and Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton took home first place in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. Hills-Beaver Creek finished third in both divisions. “After missing all of last…
- By Brennen RuppApril 06, 2021High school spring sports are back in Rock County. A year after the 2020 spring season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring sports teams for Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek are back practicing in preparation for the upcoming season. “It’s exciting to have the kids back at it,” Luverne track coach Pete Janiszeski said. “It feels great to be working with the kids and helping them…
- By Brennen RuppApril 06, 2021The Big South Conference recently announced its All-Conference teams for boys’ and girls’ hockey, wrestling and gymnastics, and multiple Luverne athletes made the list. The Red Rock Conference released its All-Conference teams for basketball. Several Hills-Beaver Creek athletes were named to the team. Gymnastics In gymnastics, Amira Cowell and Ella Reisdorfer both earned all-conference honors…
- By Brennen RuppMarch 30, 2021For the second straight year, the Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team traveled to the Xcel Energy Center for state tournament action. Last year the Cardinals opened the state tournament against Breck, the eventual state champions. The Cardinals fell to Breck 8-1. In the consolation bracket, the Cardinals lost to South St. Paul 8-4. Fast forward a year and the Cardinals fell to undefeated Proctor…
- March 30, 2021For a second straight year Luverne’s Ella Reisdorfer competed at the Class A Gymnastics State Tournament. Last year as a seventh-grader, Reisdorfer earned a spot at state on the bars. This year she punched her ticket on the beam by recording a score of 8.875 at the section meet. At the state tournament, Reisdorfer tied for 18th with two other individuals with a score of 8.80. The two other…
- By Brennen RuppMarch 30, 2021Rylee Gee has been playing the game of hockey for as long as she can remember. It’s a game that she fell in love with at an early age. “I love that hockey is so much more than a skills sport,” Gee said. “You can have the ability to stickhandle and shoot and skate, but it will be tough to get anywhere without your team. Everyone can have a strength that they bring to the game, and no two players…
- By Brennen RuppMarch 23, 2021The Luverne boys’ hockey team opened the section tournament with a 9-4 victory over Fairmont on Tuesday, March 16, in Luverne. On Thursday, March 18, the Cardinals ended their season with an 8-0 loss to Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato. LHS 9, Fairmont 4 Luverne entered Tuesday’s opening round in the section tournament having outscored Fairmont 16-4 during their two regular season meetings. The two…
- By Brennen RuppMarch 23, 2021As a seventh-grader, Luverne’s Ella Reisdorfer qualified for the gymnastics state tournament in the bars. Fast-forward to this year and she qualified for the state tournament on the beam with a score of 8.875. That score was good enough for sixth place. “It’s always such a great accomplishment to make it to the state tournament for any athlete, and to make it two consecutive years is tremendous…
- By Brennen RuppMarch 23, 2021The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team and Southwest Minnesota Christian have squared off in the section tournament four straight years. The Eagles have won all four of those matchups, with the previous three meetings being in the section semifinals. Those two teams met again in the section semifinals on Monday, March 22, in Edgerton. Once again the Eagles had the Patriots’ number, with…
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