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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 11, 2026The Luverne cross country team closed the 2026 season with strong results at the Minnesota State High School State meet Saturday, Nov. 7 in Ham Lake. The Luverne girls team placed eighth out of 16 teams in the Class A 5,000-meter race with 198 team points. Senior Marcus Papik placed 55th out of 160 participants in the boys 5,000-meter individual state meet. “We were very proud of the kids for…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 11, 2026Luverne tennis player senior Sophia Remme earned 2026 All-Conference recognition in the Big South Conference when the organization announced honorees this past week.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 04, 2026The Luverne girls cross country team took second place at the Section 3A Championship meet Thursday, Oct. 29, in Luverne, qualifying the team for the Class A Cross Country State Championships. Senior Marcus Papik also qualified for the state meet placing sixth in the boys 5,000-meter race Oct. 29. The Luverne girls 5,000-meter state-qualifying team includes senior Khloe Visker, sophomore Summer…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 04, 2026The Luverne volleyball team won an exciting Section 3AA Round 1 match going 3-1 against Fairmont Oct. 30 at home. With the win Luverne faced No. 1 seed Jackson County Central on the road in the quarterfinals. The Huskies won the match 3-0 dashing any hopes of LHS moving on in the tournament. Luverne finished the 2026 season 12-18. LHS 3, Fairmont 1 Luverne, the No. 4 seed, sneaked…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 04, 2026The Luverne Cardinals football team made a strong run in the 2026 section tournament. LHS beat Worthington 49-0 in the Section 3AAA quarterfinals Oct. 27 at home but fell 42-21 to Waseca in the semifinals on the road Oct. 31. The Cardinals finished the season with an 8-2 record and a lot to brag about throughout the year. Looking back over the season, LHS head coach Todd Oye said, “We won the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 04, 2026Luverne and Adrian-Ellsworth cross country athletes earned 2026 All-Conference recognition when the Big South Conference recently announced honorees. Ten LHS and three A-E runners were named this season to the list. For Luverne, senior Marcus Papik, senior Khloe Visker, sophomore Summer Mollberg and sophomore Sophia Nolz earned Big South all-conference honors. Junior Braxton Lyons, sophomore…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026The Luverne volleyball team went 1-1 at home beating Hills-Beaver Creek 3-2 Oct. 20 and fell 3-0 to Adrian-Ellsworth Oct. 22. Luverne finished the regular season 11-17, Adrian-Ellsworth closes with an 18-9 record and Hills-Beaver Creek finished with an 11-12 record heading into the section tournaments. In the Section 3A tournament the No. 7 seed H-BC Patriots hosted the No. 10 seed Edgerton…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026The Cardinals fell 27-6 to a solid Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial squad on the road Tuesday, Oct. 20. Luverne came into the game 7-0 facing the Knights who were 6-1 with their only loss to Jackson 22-0 in Week 3 of the regular season. Missed opportunities and penalties hurt LHS throughout the game in Lake Crystal. On the opening kickoff Luverne lost the ball and turned it over to the Knights…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026The Luverne girls cross-country team captured the Big South Conference title Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Jackson. The Cardinals placed first with 34 team points. LHS outpaced six other conference teams with four runners placing among the Top 10 finishers. Redwood Valley finished in second place with 50 team points. Jackson County Central was third with 91 points, Pipestone Area placed fourth with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 28, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne trap shooting team posted their final week scores for the 2026 fall season. Competition Week 5 Rd1 Rd2 Total Nolan Dekam 23 23 46 Marty Fick 17 20 37 Rylin Goembel 14 16 30 Dylan Hoff 20 24 44 Carter Johnson 23 24 47 Levi Kelly 22 19 41 Eli Kinsinger 14 16 30 Joey Lenz 21 17 38 Lucas Madison 23 19 42 Owen Overgaard 14 22 36 Logan Wrigg 21 24 45
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Luverne Cardinals pulled off a huge win Wednesday, Oct. 14, beating the Jackson County Central Huskies 36-30 on the road. Both teams came into the game 6-0 and were ready to battle on the field. Luverne had not beaten the Huskies since 2020 when LHS won 32-0 at home in a shortened COVID season. Jackson has been a force in recent years winning two state titles in a row, first in 2024 and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons cross country team hosted nine local teams Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Adrian Country Club. Luverne participated in the event with the LHS girls team placing first and the boys team placing third in the varsity 5,000-meter races. LHS finished with 14 personal best times and three season-best performances. Adrian-Ellsworth placed third in the girls varsity and fifth in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Luverne volleyball team fell in three sets to Fairmont Tuesday, Oct. 13, at home. “We did not play or communicate as a team very well,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “I hope to see Fairmont in the playoffs again and hope that the next game is a different outcome.” Fairmont took the first set in a close 26-24 contest. Luverne lost the second set 25-18 and fell 25-12 in the third set…
By Nicole RonchettiOctober 21, 2026Fans of the classic film “12 Angry Men” are in for a treat when the Luverne High School Theater Department performs “12 Incompetent Jurors” later this week. The play, directed by Casey McKenzie, is a comedy and parody of the famous film starring Henry Fonda. Instead of a deeply serious case of a teen charged with murder, the eccentric jurors of this play are tasked with declaring a verdict on…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026The Luverne girls tennis team competed in the Section 3A Individual tournament at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 19. LHS sent two singles players and two doubles teams to the tournament to play in Round 1 action. In singles action, LHS senior, No. 7 seed, Sophia Remme took on Benson senior, No. 10 seed, Kinsley Trump in Round 1. Remme fell in a close 6-4, 6-4 match to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 21, 2026Luverne recorded Week 4 trap scores at the Rock County Sportsmen’s Club in Luverne. Logan Wrigg turned in a score of 45 to top LHS shooters this week. Carter Johnson followed with a 41 and Lucan Madison finished with a 39 to round out the Top 3 scores. Luverne has one week left of regular season shooting. After four weeks of competition Wrigg sits in third place in Class 1A Conference 4 with…
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