Cardinals volleyball flies past Pipestone 3-2
Luverne went 1-1 on the court in volleyball action against two strong conference teams in the past week.
Patriots rumble past Renville 38-6
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team collected its second win of the season beating the Renville County West Jaguars 38-6 Friday, Sept. 11, at home.
LHS blasts past Sibley East 56-6
Luverne improved its season to 2-0 after beating Sibley East 56-6 at home Friday, Sept. 11.
Dragons break Arrows 3-0 on the road
The Adrian-Ellsworth volleyball team traveled to Pipestone Monday, Sept. 14, beating the Arrows 3-0 on their home court.
Lady Pates beat Viborg-Hurley 3-0
The Lady Pates beat Viborg-Hurley 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 10, in volleyball action.
H-BC won the first set 25-19, took the second set 25-20 and closed the match winning the third set 25-19.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne High School volleyball team fell twice on the road this past week. Luverne lost 3-1 to Fairmont Tuesday, Oct. 7, and fell 3-1 to Adrian/Ellsworth Friday, Oct. 10. The Cardinals were scheduled travel to play the H-BC Patriots in their final regular season game Tuesday, Oct. 14 Fairmont 3, LHS 1 The Cardinals fell 3-1 to Fairmont in volleyball action Tuesday, Oct. 7, on the road…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Luverne native Easton Johnson has recently committed to playing hockey for the Wolverines at the University of Michigan. Sixteen-year-old Johnson most recently played for the U.S. National U17 Team in Ann Arbor, Michigan. “I’m proud and honored to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey and further my education at the University of Michigan,” Johnson said. “Thank you to my family,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team finished their 2025 season at the Section 3A Individual Tournament at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 13. LHS sent two singles players and two doubles teams to the event, and all six players were eliminated in the first day of the tournament. In singles action, senior Addyson Mann won her first-round match against her Benson/KMS opponent 6-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ varsity cross country team placed second and the boys’ team finished in sixth at Adrian/Ellsworth Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 7. Conditions were cool and calm with temps in the 70s for the competition at the Adrian Country Club. The LHS girls’ 5,000-meter varsity team finished second with 67 team points behind first-place Sioux Falls Lincoln with 27 team points. Host Adrian/…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Patriots volleyball team lost matches to conference opponents Westbrook Walnut Grove and Mountain Lake but won the Queens of the Court trophy for the first time against Edgerton Public this past week. H-BC fell 3-0 to a strong Westbrook Walnut Grove team Tuesday, Oct. 7. The Lady Pates won the Queens of the Court contest 3-1 against their rivals the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen Thursday, Oct. 9…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Week 3 Luverne trap shooting scores have been posted. Junior Lucas Madison was the high shooter with a two-round total of 45 targets hit. Sophomore Owen Overgaard finished with a 42 and senior Makayla Oechsle scored a 41. Seven shooters finished with hits in the 30s. Senior Nicholas Mann and junior Gavin Hoven posted 39 targets hit. Sophomores Ashton Altman and Logan Wrigg and freshman Joey…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Cole Paulson, a senior linebacker for the Dakota State University Trojans, is being honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is among seven semifinalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s scholar-athlete award. The candidates, from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, have an average 3.60 college GPA. The Campbell Trophy recognizes “the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots football team claimed the Red Rock Trophy for the fourth year in a row, beating the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen 41-8 at home Friday, Oct. 3. H-BC has won the “Red Rock” all four years since the inaugural game in 2022, and H-BC head coach Rex Metzger praised his team for another solid performance. “I thought our defense made a couple big plays early on with senior Micah Bush getting a…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne Cardinals improved their season record to 5-1 after beating the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers 28-6 on the road Friday, Oct. 3. LHS head coach Todd Oye said he was pleased with the effort of his players on the field. “I felt we executed our game plan very well,” he said. “This was highlighted by our last offensive drive in the first half with a nice throw from Josh Hansen to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots volleyball team finished a very busy week of volleyball action with two wins and four losses. The Lady Pates beat their rivals, the Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles, 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 30, at home. The Patriots went 1-4 on the road playing in the 2025 Jimmy John’s Classic in Marshall Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. “It was great to see some new teams and have…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team finished 4-2 this past week, taking on six solid squads along the way. LHS won 2-1 against the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers Tuesday, Sept. 30, at home. Luverne traveled to the 2025 Jimmy John’s Classic in Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. The Cardinals won three matches and fell twice at the tournament. On Friday LHS fell…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Cardinals girls’ tennis team fell 4-3 to Lac Qui Parle Valley Monday, Oct. 6, in a team sectional playoff game, crushing their hopes of extended team postseason play. In the Cardinals’ final regular season match, they beat Worthington 4-3 at home Tuesday, Sept. 30, finishing with a 2025 season team record of 7-9. Luverne will have the opportunity to play again at the 2025 MSHSL Individual…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne cross country team hosted an eight team meet Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Luverne High School course west of the school. The LHS girls’ 5,000-meter varsity team finished in first place beating out four other teams in warm weather conditions. Luverne took first place with 46 total team points. Canby/Minneota was second with 56, Pipestone Area placed third with 62, Adrian/Ellsworth was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025Week 2 trap shooting scores are in for the Luverne team. Junior Lucas Madison was the high shooter, hitting 24 and 23 targets out of 25, for a 47-target total. Five athletes finished in the 40s, five finished in the 30s and one shot at 19. Luverne has three weeks left of competition shooting. Week 2 Results Athlete R1 R2 F Ashton Altman 19 19 38 Nolan…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025Micky Sehr recorded his second career hole-in-one Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Luverne Country Club. Both holes-in-one were dropped in on Hole 7 at LCC. His most recent hole-in-one went 146 yards off his 9-iron. Micky was golfing with Dan Serie, Pete Connell, Eric Lammert and his brother Jeff Sehr. “The ball landed a few feet right of the hole, spun left and appeared to stop right by the pin,”…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 01, 2025Luverne lost 20-16 to the Pipestone Arrows in the highly contested Battle Axe game Friday, Sept. 26, in Pipestone. LHS let a 16-13 fourth quarter lead slip with eight minutes left in the game on a broken passing play by Pipestone. The Arrows quarterback was pressured by Luverne, tucked the ball, and ran 63 yards to the end zone to take a 19-16 lead. The Arrows added the extra point kick to go…
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