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  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 17, 2026
    The H-BC boys’ basketball team collected two conference wins over the past week to improve its season record to 20-2. The Patriots beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 73-34 Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 70-46 Friday, Feb. 13. H-BC was scheduled to play Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda on the road Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Patriots travel to Luverne Thursday, Feb. 19, and will take on Southwest…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 17, 2026
    The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat New Ulm 6-3 Thursday, Feb. 12, at home and fell 6-2 to Waseca Friday, Feb. 13, on the road in the Cardinals’ final two games of the regular season. They finish with a 21-4-1 regular season record as they push on the section play. Luverne, the Section 3A No. 1 seed, will host a team yet to be determined Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. LHS was given a bye in the…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 17, 2026
    The Luverne boys’ basketball team beat Worthington 65-52 at home Thursday, Feb. 12. The Trojans took a 30-27 lead in the first half of the game, but Luverne switched gears and outscored the Trojans 38-22 in the second half to collect the conference victory. LHS made 24 of 47 shots under the hoop topping the Trojans who made 14 of 40 attempts. Worthington hit seven of 21 long range balls while…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 17, 2026
    The Luverne girls’ basketball team split two games at home in the past week, finishing the regular season with a 14-12 record. The Cardinals fell 80-55 to Hills-Beaver Creek Tuesday, Feb. 10, and beat Worthington 84-46 Thursday, Feb. 12. LHS will open the post season playing Windom on the road in section action Friday, Feb. 20.   H-BC 80, LHS 55 The Luverne Cardinals hosted the Hills-Beaver…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 17, 2026
    The Luverne wrestling team ended its season falling 41-36 to Red Rock Central in the Section 3A team tournament Thursday, Feb. 12, in Jackson. Out of 13 matches, LHS forfeited six weight classes and Red Rock Central forfeited four in the dual. The Cardinals won two matches by pin and the Falcons took one match by technical fall. Luverne gave up the 107- and 114-pound weight classes by forfeit…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 17, 2026
    The Lady Pates captured three wins in the past week to improve their regular season record to 23-3. H-BC beat Luverne 80-55 on the road Tuesday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lake 66-42 Thursday, Feb. 12, and Murray County Central 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16, at home. Depending on the outcome of the Feb. 19 game between No. 8 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and No. 9 Southwest Christian, the No. 1 seed Patriots will take…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    Luverne started their section run taking down Morris/Benson Area 15-0 at home Thursday, Feb. 5, in the 3A quarterfinals and topped Fairmont 5-2, Saturday, Feb. 7, in the Section 3A semifinals. Luverne is scheduled to face Marshall, the No. 1 seed, in the Section 3A championship game Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter. Game time was 7:30 p.m. Luverne had faced the…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    The H-BC girls’ basketball team locks in three wins as they improve to 20-3 this season. The Patriots beat Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 54-41 at home Friday, Feb. 6, topped Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 67-49 at home Saturday, Feb. 7, and beat Westbrook-Walnut Grove 65-45 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. H-BC was scheduled to travel to Luverne for a game against the Cardinals Tuesday, Feb. 10. They will host…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    By Greg Hoogeveen Bernie and CeCe Rock will compete in the girls’ state wrestling tournament for the fourth year in a row. Senior Bernie Rock and junior CeCe Rock will take with them their younger sister, freshman Ellie Rock. This will be Ellie’s first trip in her career. All three qualified for state at the Feb. 6-7 section tournament in Redwood Valley. Their sister, Mary Rock, and her…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    The Luverne girls’ basketball racked up two wins and one loss this week and are now 13-11 for the season. Luverne hosted Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, beating the Eagles 83-75. LHS fell 65-58 to St. James on the road Friday, Feb. 6, and beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 60-48 on the road Monday, Feb. 9. Luverne was scheduled to host Hills-Beaver Creek Tuesday, February. 10. LHS will host…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    The Luverne boys’ basketball team secured two wins and fell once this past week. Luverne beat Windom 62-52 at home Thursday, Feb. 5, topped St. James 63-54 on the road Friday, Feb. 6, and lost 65-61 to Southwest Minnesota Christian on the road Monday, Feb. 9. LHS will play their next two games at home against Worthington Thursday, Feb. 12, and Hills-Beaver Creek Thursday, February. 19.  …
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    Luverne and Minnesota River skated to a 2-2 tie in Le Sueur Saturday, Feb. 7, after one overtime period. The Cardinals put 17 shots on the Bulldogs goalie throughout the game compared to Minnesota River’s 20 shots on LHS senior goaltender Gavin Hoven who stopped 18 of them. The first period went by without a goal or penalty from either team, and both teams put four shots on their opposing…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    Luverne gymnasts finished their regular season beating Marshall on the road with a 126.925 to 114.4 victory over the Tigers. LHS won all four team competitions in the meet. The Cardinals won the team vault 34.350 to 31.750, the bars 29.375 to 25.550, the beam 30.050 to 28.250 and the floor exercise 33.150 to 28.750. In individual results, senior Kianna Winter placed first in the vault with a…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    The Luverne boys’ wrestling team had a successful week on the mat going 2-1-1 at the Baltic quadrangular and placing five wrestlers in the top five of their weight class in the Springfield Invitational Saturday, Feb. 7. In Baltic, South Dakota, Luverne beat Baltic 54-12 and Garretson 47-12 while losing 28-18 to Canton and tying Elk Point 30-30 in four duals. At the Springfield Invitational…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 11, 2026
    The H-BC boys’ basketball team went 1-1 this past week. The Patriots beat Adrian/Ellsworth 85-52 Thursday, Feb. 5, on the road and lost 88-77 to Jackson County Central Monday, Feb. 9, at home. H-BC is now 18-2 for the season. Team and individual stats for either game were not available for this issue of the Star Herald. The Patriots were scheduled to play Westbrook-Walnut Grove on the road…
  • By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
    February 04, 2026
    The Luverne boys’ hockey team sits atop the Big South Conference with a 20-3 record after taking down three competitors this past week. Luverne beat Marshall 5-1 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 27, topped Worthington 17-1 on the road Thursday, Jan. 29, and outscored Austin 9-4 at home Saturday, Jan. 31. Luverne has two more regular season games, both on the road. The Cardinals will take on Minnesota…
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