Harsh conditions don’t hinder LHS and H-BC track athletes
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to the Pipestone Invitational Saturday, April 20.
Girls’ softball team wins three games, loses three in busy week of ball
The Luverne High School softball team went 3-3 this past week.
Against Jackson County Central, LHS won one game 7-4 and lost one game 0-15 in doubleheader action Thursday, April 18, at Jackson.
Luverne baseball team takes four games, wins MACA Invitational championship
The Luverne baseball team won four games in the past week, including winning the 2024 MACA (Morris Area/ Chokio-Alberta) Baseball Invitational in Morris.
Cool conditions and wind hamper play between LHS and H-BC golf teams
The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams played on the Patriots’ home course, Meadow Acres Golf Club, in Larchwood, Iowa Thursday, April 18.
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.
Cardinal boys’ and girls’ golf teams participate in the Big South Division tournament April 22
The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams participated in the Big South Division tournament Monday, April 22, in Redwood Falls.
Sports
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 11, 2020The Luverne Redbirds, the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C tournament, lost their Final Four series to the Hadley Buttermakers 2-1 (see related story). The Redbirds will have one more chance to continue their season and qualify for the 2020 Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament when they face the Milroy Irish in the best-of-three 13C Third Place series. The series begins Wednesday, Aug. 12, at…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 11, 2020There was no home-field advantage for the Luverne Redbirds and Hadley Buttermakers during the Region 13C Final Four playoff series played Wednesday-Sunday. Luverne, the tournament No. 2 seed, lost both games played in Luverne, and Hadley, the No. 6 seed, lost its home game Saturday. Winning two of three games in the series, the Buttermakers qualified for the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 11, 2020Beyer leads 19U season totals in batting, pitching By Jason Berghorst The Luverne 19U baseball team filled the spot of what would have been the Luverne American Legion Post 123 team in a normal year. The team ended the season 14-3 and won the Southwest Minnesota 19U Tournament championship with a 12-2, six-inning victory over Minneota. Ethan Beyer led the team both in batting average and…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 11, 2020When the Minnesota State High School League announced plans for fall sports Aug. 4, much of the focus was on the football and volleyball seasons moving to spring. Cross country, tennis, swimming, soccer and other teams, however, were given the green light to compete this fall with various guidelines for athlete safety. Of those sports, Luverne High School offers cross country for boys and girls…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 11, 2020Local dirt-track racers competed at three local tracks this weekend. Colton Arends led Rock County drivers by winning the Stock Car A Feature race at Rapid Speedway Friday night. Locals also raced at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday and I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, Saturday night. Rapid Speedway Colton Arends of Luverne won his third feature race of the 2020 season Friday…
- August 11, 2020BASEBALL 2020 Luverne Redbirds June 4 at Brandon Valley 4-3 W June 13 at Castlewood 9-5 W June 13 at Castlewood 9-0 W June 17 Tracy Engineers 12-1 WJune 24 Ruthton Royals 10-0 W June 26 Jackson Bulls 12-2 L June 28 Tracy Engineers 12-0 W July 1 at Milroy Irish 7-6 W July 5 at Adrian…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 11, 2020The Luverne 17U baseball team wrapped up its pandemic-abbreviated 2020 summer season by placing second at the Southwest Minnesota 17U Tournament played in Luverne Friday and Saturday. Luverne, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, defeated Minneota 10-0 Friday night and Worthington 5-1 Saturday morning before falling to Pipestone 5-0 in the championship game Saturday night. Luverne 10, Minneota 0…
- August 11, 2020Papik Motors won the 2020 Luverne Community Education Major League baseball championship. Papik’s defeated McClure Electric 9-8 in the title game played at Joe Roberts Field July 29. Schomacker Cleaning won the 2020 Luverne Community Education Minor League Softball championship. The team defeated Salon 75 20-17 Wednesday, July 29, at Joe Roberts Fields in Luverne. Members of the third place…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020The Luverne amateur baseball team took its first step toward returning to the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament this week. The Redbirds won their first best-of-three playoff series, defeating the Adrian A’s 15-1 Wednesday, July 29, and 9-5 Friday, July 31. Luverne, the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C tournament, will now play the Hadley Buttermakers, the No. 6 seed, in the final four round…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020The Luverne 17U baseball team went 2-1 in their final week of the regular season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson 7-2 and Pipestone 11-2 before coming up short against Hadley The 17U team hosts an eight-team end-of-year tournament Friday and Saturday. Games will be played at both Redbird Field and the high school fields. Game times are at 1 p.m, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with team pairings to be…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020The Luverne 17U baseball team went 2-1 in their final week of the regular season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson 7-2 and Pipestone 11-2 before coming up short against Hadley The 17U team hosts an eight-team end-of-year tournament Friday and Saturday. Games will be played at both Redbird Field and the high school fields. Game times are at 1 p.m, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., with team pairings to be…
- By Jason BerghorstAugust 04, 2020Rock County racecar drivers competed at four local tracks last weekend. In addition to the usual racing in Slayton, Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Hartford, South Dakota, the Rock County Speedway in Luverne hosted the annual Rock County Fair Enduro race Saturday night. Rock County Speedway Eric Gaul of Luverne won his second LSR (Luverne, Slayton, Rock Rapids) Enduro Series race of 2020 Saturday night…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020“It’s better to play three games in one day than no baseball at all.” That’s how Luverne’s Cade Wenninger summed up playing three baseball games on two teams in one day Friday, July 17, after the high school baseball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wenninger, incoming senior at Luverne High School, his classmate Ethan Beyer, as well as 2020 LHS graduates Isaiah Bartels, Quinn…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team had a slow week with just one game, an 11-0 victory over Adrian at Redbird Field July 19. Luverne hosted Jackson July 28 and will play two home games against RTR tonight (July 30) at Redbird Field before playing at Heron Lake-Okabena Monday. Luverne 11, Adrian 0 Luverne 19U defeated Adrian on a picture-perfect night for baseball at Redbird Field last…
- By Jason BerghorstJuly 28, 2020After a bye in the first round of the playoffs, the Luverne Redbirds earned the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C Tournament. The Redbirds (12-2) will play the No. 7-seeded Adrian A’s (8-4) in a best of three series. Luverne will host Adrian Wednesday (July 29) before the two teams meet in Adrian Friday night. Both games begin at 7:30 p.m. If necessary, the third and final game will be played at…
- July 28, 2020The Luverne 14U baseball team placed first at the Le Mars (Iowa) Tournament July 25. Luverne, now 10-2 on the season, defeated Sioux City, Iowa, Montevideo and Granite Falls during tournament play. Pictured are (front, left) Owen Sudenga, Uriel Hernandez, Kai Buss, Elliot Domagala, Brendan Eidem, (back) Nathan Kinsinger, Tucker Dammann, Jacob Stroh, Will Serie, Patrick Kroski, Karson Jurrens and…
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