Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Luverne High School volleyball team collected one win and one loss this past week in conference action. The Cardinals beat St. James 3-1 at home Tuesday, Sept. 22, and fell 3-0 to Worthington on the road Thursday, Sept. 24. LHS now sits at 7-11 for the season and will play the next three contests on the road. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Jackson Tuesday, Sept. 29, and they’ll…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026Luverne fell twice in tennis action this past week losing 6-1 to Sioux Falls Lincoln Tuesday, Sept. 22, at home and 6-1 to Worthington Monday, Sept. 28, on the road. The Cardinals will host Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, in their final regular season contest for Senior Night at home. “I would encourage all our fans to be there to help us honor our seniors,” LHS head coach Nathan Rud said. LHS…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026Luverne and Adrian-Ellsworth cross-country teams traveled to Jackson Thursday, Sept. 24, for the JCC Tri for Health Meet. On a windy and wet afternoon, the Cardinals and Dragons runners bundled up to compete in the varsity boys’ and girls’ 5,000-meter races. “We felt we gave excellent effort on a less-than ideal day. The course was soggy and slippery, and several runners slipped and fell…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Luverne High School trap team recorded three perfect 25 rounds in the first week of competition shooting. Dylan Hoff, Logan Wrigg and Carter Johnson each shot a perfect 25 in their second round of shooting this week. This was Johnson’s second perfect 25 of the fall season after recording one last week in practice reserve shooting. Wrigg led the team with a two-round total of 49 targets hit…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Luverne Cardinals flew past the Windom Eagles 47-3 at home Friday, Sept. 18. LHS Senior Ben Hartquist amassed 163 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground. He also had a touchdown pass to senior Coy Thone in the game. “As a quarterback, Hartquist is a very good runner with a combination of strength and speed, which means he can make big plays,” said LHS head coach Todd Oye. “And…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Luverne Cardinals posted a 3-3 record this past week in volleyball action. LHS fell 3-0 to Redwood Valley at home Tuesday, Sept. 15. The Cardinals went 2-2 at the Jackson Invitational Saturday, Sept. 19, and beat Edgerton 3-1 on the road Monday, Sept. 21. LHS was scheduled to host St. James Tuesday, Sept. 22, and will travel to Worthington Thursday, Sept. 24. LHS junior Taya Johnson…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell twice this past week, to Blue Earth and St. James. “This week our tennis team faced off against two very solid teams,” LHS head coach Nathan Rud said. “Although we didn’t win any individual matches, I liked our effort and how our players handled themselves against difficult competition.” At home Tuesday, Sept. 15, LHS fell to the Blue…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The 2026 fall trap season is underway for Luverne at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club. Luverne High School has 21 students participating this fall. “We have four brand new shooters joining our team,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Fall is a slower and less popular season for us, but it is a good season for students to get a feel for the sport and really focus on their skill level.” H-BC is…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 17, competing in five event races. The LHS girls’ varsity 5,000-meter team placed sixth out of 17 teams. The boys’ junior varsity team placed ninth out of 17 teams, and the girls’ 5,000-meter junior varsity team finished in fifth out of 13 teams. LHS senior Marcus Papik was out with an injury for the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026Luverne went 1-1 on the court in volleyball action against two strong conference teams in the past week. LHS beat Pipestone 3-2 on the road Tuesday, Sept. 8, and fell 3-0 to Windom on the road Thursday, Sept. 10. The Cardinals sit at 4-6 for the season so far. Luverne was scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Sept. 15, and will go on the road against Jackson County Central Saturday, Sept.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026Luverne improved its season to 2-0 after beating Sibley East 56-6 at home Friday, Sept. 11. The Cardinals built up a 35-0 lead late in the second quarter before inclement weather forced a one-hour delay in the game. After two 30-minute lightening delays and a brief rain downpour, play resumed at 9:20 p.m. Luverne and Sibley East finished the second quarter with time left on the clock. There…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026Luverne hosted the Bruce Gluf Invitational cross country meet early Saturday, Sept. 12. Luverne and Adrian-Ellsworth runners posted strong performances throughout the divisions. Twelve high school teams participated in five total varsity and junior varsity races. In the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter race Luverne finished second in the team competition with 52 points behind Redwood Valley in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026The Luverne girls’ tennis team was handed four losses this week falling 7-0 to Fairmont Sept. 8 at home, 5-2 to Pipestone Sept. 10 on the road, 7-0 to Benson and 6-1 to Morris at home Sept. 12. Fairmont, heavily favored, outplayed LHS in all seven matches. Pipestone won the annual “Battle Racket” match 5-2 with LHS falling in several close sets in each match. Benson and Morris came to Luverne…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 09, 2026The Luverne volleyball team posted two big wins in the past week over Southwest Minnesota Christian and West Lyon. LHS beat the Eagles 3-1 at home Tuesday, Sept. 1, and took down the Wildcats 3-1 in Inwood, Iowa, Thursday, Sept. 3. The Cardinals are now 2-5 for the season and will play their next two games on the road. LHS was scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 8, to take on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 09, 2026Greg Hoogeveen photo/LHSfootball2 Luverne senior Darius Dolo breaks free from three Blue Earth defenders before going on a 53-yard run for the endzone. The Cardinals beat the Bucanners 41-0 in the game. On a hot and muggy night in Blue Earth, Luverne man-handled the Buccaneers 41-0 on Thursday, Sept. 3. The Cardinals won their first game of the season scoring 41 points in the first…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 09, 2026The Luverne girls’ tennis team lost two matches on the road against Redwood Valley and River Valley Co-op this past week. LHS fell 6-1 to Redwood Sept. 1 and 5-2 to River Valley Sept. 3 against two strong teams with senior heavy squads. Luverne was scheduled to host Fairmont Tuesday, Sept. 8. They will travel to Pipestone Thursday, Sept. 10 to take on the Arrows and will host Morris/Chokio-…
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