Cardinals roll over Arrows 42-0 in Battle Axe contest
The Battle Axe trophy is back in Luverne after the Cardinals football team beat the Pipestone Arrows 42-0 in Luverne Friday, Oct. 2.
Dragons volleyball team beats Patriots 3-0
It was a big night of volleyball action on the court Thursday, Oct. 1, as Hills-Beaver Creek hosted Adrian-Ellsworth in head-to-head conference play.
Patriots outplay Mustangs 58-0 on the road
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots tamed the GHECT Mustangs corralling them 58-0 in Hills Friday, Oct. 2.
Luverne tennis team honors seniors before Marshall match
The Luverne High School tennis team closed the fall regular season by falling 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, at home.
Fall trap scores posted for Week 2
Joey Lenz recorded a perfect 25 targets in his second round of fall trap shooting this past week.
In Week 2 competition shooting, Lenz is the fourth Luverne shooter to attain this honor so far this season.
Sailor records hole-in-one Oct. 4 at Luverne Country Club
Luverne sophomore Griffin Sailor sank a hole-in-one at the Luverne Country Club Sunday, Oct. 4.
“My shot felt good and landed a little short of the green and rolled on,” Sailor said.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Battle Axe trophy is back in Luverne after the Cardinals football team beat the Pipestone Arrows 42-0 in Luverne Friday, Oct. 2. The Battle Axe football series between the Luverne Cardinals and Pipestone Arrows is a rivalry that officially began in 1957. It was created by athletic director and former Arrows head coach Earle Teas. As of this game, Luverne leads the head-to-head traveling…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026It was a big night of volleyball action on the court Thursday, Oct. 1, as Hills-Beaver Creek hosted Adrian-Ellsworth in head-to-head conference play. Both teams came into the game with relatively equal records and talent on their rosters, and the Dragons walked away with a 3-0 win after three close sets. A-E opened the first set building a seven-point lead before the Patriots got their rhythm…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots tamed the GHECT Mustangs corralling them 58-0 in Hills Friday, Oct. 2. Grenada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman had to punt four times, had two possession turnovers, were picked off twice and lost one fumble to the Patriots. H-BC junior Max Sammons and junior Brodie Metzger each intercepted the Mustangs in the second quarter and Metzger returned his pickoff 13 yards to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Luverne High School tennis team closed the fall regular season by falling 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, at home. Four LHS seniors were honored before the match for their participation in the tennis program throughout the years. Senior Sophia Remme, Allyssa Evers and Olivia Ver Steeg along with manager Marlee Nelson were given flowers and a round of applause — along with a few tears shed…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons dominated the Mountain Lake Area Wolverines Friday, Oct. 2, capturing a decisive 68-0 win on the road. The Dragons pushed back the Wolverines to negative 76 yards of total offense in the game. MLA punted three times, were intercepted twice and lost five fumbles to the Dragons. Junior Caleb Wolf and senior Charger Erlandson both had interceptions in the first…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026Joey Lenz recorded a perfect 25 targets in his second round of fall trap shooting this past week. In Week 2 competition shooting, Lenz is the fourth Luverne shooter to attain this honor so far this season. This was his first perfect 25 on the team. He finished with a total of 45 targets shot, along with Lucas Madison, to lead the team in scoring. Logan Wrigg finished with a 44 and Carter…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026Luverne sophomore Griffin Sailor sank a hole-in-one at the Luverne Country Club Sunday, Oct. 4. “My shot felt good and landed a little short of the green and rolled on,” Sailor said. “We couldn’t tell if it went in at first, but when we went up to the hole, we were excited to see that it was in the cup.” Sailor was with his father, Nick Wassenaar, on the par three, seventh hole in Luverne and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth cross country team participated in two invitationals this past week setting several personal and season best times at both events. The Dragons ran at the Lennox Invitational Friday, Oct. 2, and the Murray County Central/Fulda Warrior Invite Monday, Oct. 5. A-E will run in Pipestone Thursday, Oct. 8, and will host the Dragon Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 13. Lennox…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Luverne Cardinal cross country team participated in the Redwood Valley Invitational Thursday, Oct. 1, collecting six Top 10 placers, with six season-best and 14 personal-best finishers. The LHS boys’ varsity team placed sixth out of 10 teams with 147 points. The girls’ varsity team placed second out of eight teams with 64 points. The boys’ junior varsity team was unable to place due to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth volleyball team took down the Red Rock Central Falcons 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Ellsworth High School gym. The Dragons won the first set and second sets 25-13 each and won the third set 25-8 for the win. Junior Jordan Kruger had 10 kills and went 14 of 4 at the service line with two ace serves. Senior Kamry Lehnhoff finished with eight kills and one solo block and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The Luverne High School volleyball team took on the Big South Conference leader Jackson County Central falling 3-0 to the Huskies Tuesday, Sept. 29, on the road. JCC came into the game with three conference wins and a 12-5 season record. Luverne was 7-10 and a had a 3-2 conference record. The Huskies took the first set from the Cardinals 25-6. “The first set was not the start we wanted,” LHS…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 07, 2026The H-BC Patriots volleyball team held off the Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda Coyotes winning three of five sets on the road Tuesday, Sept. 29. “This game is always a fun matchup, and it was great to go back to my home gym, especially for the Coyotes cancer night in support of a child from Fulda,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “I thought our scrappiness against HLOF set us ahead from other…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons held off Edgerton Public 22-20 in an exciting homecoming night football game Friday, Sept. 25, at home. In light rain and wet conditions, the Dragons held their footing to bring home a two-point win in front of their home crowd. A-E, now 2-2 for the season, will travel to Mountain Lake Area to take on the Wolverines Friday, Oct. 2. “A homecoming game is always a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The H-BC Patriots halted Westbrook-Walnut Grove on the road Friday, Sept. 25, defeating the Chargers 55-6. The Patriots held WWG to 87 total yards of offense grabbing three interceptions and one fumble from the Chargers. Sophomore Malachi Bush and junior Jace Gacke each had one interception in the first quarter. Junior Karson Metzger recovered a Chargers fumble, and junior Maddox Metzger had…
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, 2026The Luverne Cardinals rolled over the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants 49-0 on the road Friday, Sept. 25. “I feel we played pretty well after a 2 ½-hour bus ride,” LHS head coach Todd Oye said. “The guys did a good job being focused to start the game.” LHS kicked off the ball to start the game and quickly shut down the Giants who were forced to punt. Luverne took over the ball at the 50-yard line and…
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