Luverne Sports
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-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 09, 2026The Luverne High School cross country team traveled to Mountain Lake Friday, Sept. 5, finishing first in three team events. LHS placed first in the girls’ varsity 5,000 meter, the girls’ junior varsity 2,500 meter and the boys’ 2,500-meter competitions. The Cardinals also had 21 Top 20 finishers and 13 Top 10 finishers on the day. Luverne is scheduled to host multiple teams Saturday, Sept. 12…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 02, 2026The Luverne girls’ tennis team started the 2026 season falling to four tough teams in two double-header matches. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Luverne lost 6-1 to Yellow Medicine and 5-2 to MCCRAY (Maynard, Clara City and Raymond) on the road. On Thursday, Aug. 27, the Cardinals hosted Lac Qui Parle Valley falling 6-1 and then played Montevideo to a 7-0 loss. In the four contests Luverne was able to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 02, 2026The Luverne cross country team finished in fourth place at the Beresford Invite Thursday, Aug. 27, to start off the 2026 season. The Cardinals were among 26 teams at the event finishing behind Sioux Falls Christian, Lennox and Tea Area in the team competition. “We were very pleased with the performances across the board in Beresford,” head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “The kids had fun and…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 02, 2026The Luverne volleyball team traveled to Rochester Saturday, Aug. 29, to scrimmage five teams at the Panther Invitational. In the first match of the day Luverne lost 2-1 to Rochester John Marshall. The Cardinals won the first set 25-20 before falling 25-18 and 15-10 in the next two games. LHS faced Mankato East in the second match giving up two sets 25-15 and 26-24. Against New Ulm in their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 26, 2026The Luverne Redbirds were knocked out of the 2026 Minnesota Baseball Association State Tournament in the first round by the Dumont Saints. Dumont, the Section 3C champs, beat the Redbirds 3-1 in a close game Sunday, Aug. 23, in New Prague. The Saints scored two runs in the first three innings on a walk-in in the first and a single with a runner on third in the third inning. The Redbirds got on…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 26, 2026The new Luverne High School football field scoreboard is up, and it will be ready in time for the season’s first home football game according to school officials. “We got the board up and ready for power,” LHS Building and Grounds Director Cory Schmuck said on Monday. “We just need to connect it and get the system operating.” The new scoreboard will be tested and ready for the Sept. 12 home…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 19, 2026The Luverne Redbirds edged their way past Jackson beating the Bulls 2-1 to collect their ticket to the 2026 Minnesota Baseball Association Class C State Tournament. Jackson took Game 1 outscoring the Redbirds 5-3 Aug. 12 in Luverne. Luverne tied the series 1-1 beating the Bulls 5-4 Aug. 14 in Jackson. Tied 1-1 in the series, the Redbirds flew past the Bulls 12-2 at home Aug. 16 to punch their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 19, 2026Steve Smedsrud, Pete Connell and Mary Jo Graphenteen were recently named 2026 Luverne Country Club Tournament champions. Smedsrud took top honors in the senior tournament Aug. 8 with an 18-hole score of 71. Greg Carroll came in second with a 76 followed by Adam Hansen and Darwin Elbers who tied for third with rounds of 77. Graphenteen won the women’s tournament Aug. 14 with an 18-hole score of…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 19, 2026Luverne High School senior Darius Dolo won the 2026 Cardinal Pride competition on the opening day of football practice Monday, Aug. 17. The Cardinal Pride competition is an eight-event challenge staged on the first morning of practice every season to test the physical abilities of each senior high school player. Dolo won the competition with 1,638.5 total points. Ben Hartquist came in second…
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