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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026In Friday night football, Luverne cruised to a 56-25 win against Minnesota Valley Lutheran at home Oct. 9. The Cardinals, now 6-0 with two games left in the regular season, scored five rushing and one passing touchdowns against the Chargers. Two came from the Cardinals defensive heads-up plays. In the second quarter senior Matthew Gangestad scooped up a Chargers fumble and returned it 55-yards…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026The Luverne Cardinals cross country team swept the boys’ and girls’ varsity and junior varsity 5,000-meter races Oct. 8, placing first in both events at the I-90 Invitational in Cedar Creek Park. The LHS boys’ varsity and junior varsity runners topped eight teams placing first with a low total of 59 team points. The LHS girls’ varsity and junior varsity team beat six other teams to place first…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026Dylan Hoff recorded his second Perfect 25 in Week 4 of the fall trap season. His first came in Week 1 and the most recent success marks the sixth time LHS shooters have hit the mark this fall. Hoff and Carter Johnson both have two Perfect 25 rounds, Joey Lenz, and Logan Wrigg each have one. Hoff turned in the high score in Week 3 hitting 48 targets. Logan Wrigg and Lucas Madison finished with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026Luverne finished a busy week on the volleyball court winning three matches and falling against three solid teams not on their regular schedule. LHS opened the week beating Blue Earth 3-0 on the road Tuesday, Oct. 6. They beat the Buccaneers in three sets 25-18, 25-10 and 25-17. The Cardinals headed to Marshall Oct. 9-10 for the Jimmy John’s Tournament where they took on five different teams in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 14, 2026Luverne girls’ tennis team fell in the first round of 2026 Section 3A team competition Monday, Oct. 12, in Morris. The No. 8 seed Luverne fell 6-0 to No. 1 seed Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta-West Central Area in head-to-head play. In team play Monday, LHS fell in all four singles and three doubles matches. Senior Sophia Remme lost 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles play to her Morris-MACA/WCA opponent.…
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, 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, 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, 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 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 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…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026Luverne fell twice in tennis action this past week losing 6-1 to Sioux Falls Lincoln Tuesday, Sept. 22, at home and 6-1 to Worthington Monday, Sept. 28, on the road. The Cardinals will host Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, in their final regular season contest for Senior Night at home. “I would encourage all our fans to be there to help us honor our seniors,” LHS head coach Nathan Rud said. LHS…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026Luverne and Adrian-Ellsworth cross-country teams traveled to Jackson Thursday, Sept. 24, for the JCC Tri for Health Meet. On a windy and wet afternoon, the Cardinals and Dragons runners bundled up to compete in the varsity boys’ and girls’ 5,000-meter races. “We felt we gave excellent effort on a less-than ideal day. The course was soggy and slippery, and several runners slipped and fell…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Luverne High School trap team recorded three perfect 25 rounds in the first week of competition shooting. Dylan Hoff, Logan Wrigg and Carter Johnson each shot a perfect 25 in their second round of shooting this week. This was Johnson’s second perfect 25 of the fall season after recording one last week in practice reserve shooting. Wrigg led the team with a two-round total of 49 targets hit…
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