Luverne Sports

The Luverne Cardinals football team fell 31-12 to Waseca in the Section 3AAA Championship Friday, Oct. 31, in New Ulm. LHS, the No. 3 seed, took on Waseca, the No. 1 seed, on a cool and drizzly night to end its 2025 season run. Waseca amassed 370 total yards against Luverne and passed for 322 yards while being held to only 48 yards on the ground by a strong LHS defense. Luverne managed 214…

Luverne freshman Summer Mollberg capped her outstanding 2025 season placing 56th in the Minnesota State High School League Class A Cross Country State Championship Saturday, Nov. 1. Mollberg was among 158 athletes competing in the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter race at Les Bolstadt Golf Course in St. Paul. She finished with a time of 20:13.0 in the event. “She did a great job,” LHS cross country…

The Luverne volleyball team finished its 2025 season on the road falling 3-1 to Windom Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Section 3AA quarterfinal action. The No. 4 seed Cardinals played the No. 1 seed Eagles to four sets in the match. In the first set Luverne let a 13-11 lead slide and ended up falling to the Eagles in a close 25-21 loss. In the second set, the Cardinals quickly built up a 10-4 lead,…

Three Cardinal alumni, Owen and Camden Janiszeski and Tenley Nelson, were recently honored at college level cross country competitions. The University of Sioux Falls freshman Owen Janiszeski earned recognition from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. He earned a place on the All-NSIC Second Team, finishing in 14th place with a time of 26:34.12 in the men’s 8K at the NSIC Championships…

Six Luverne athletes were named to the 2025 Big South All-Conference teams. Senior Addyson Mann was named to the All-Conference Gold Division girls’ tennis team. Junior Khloe Visker, freshman Summer Mollberg and junior Marcus Papik were named to the all-conference cross country team. Eighth-grader Emary Zwaan and seventh-grader Tyleigh Hood received honorable mention for the all-conference…

The Luverne Cardinals extended their postseason play when they defeated Belle Plaine 21-14 in Luverne Tuesday, Oct. 21, and Albert Lea 13-0 on the road Friday, Oct. 25, in section play. The Cardinals are scheduled to play the Waseca Bluejays on the road in New Ulm Saturday, Oct. 31, in the Section 3AAA Championship game at 7 p.m.      Luverne 21, Belle Paine 14 The Luverne Cardinals tamed the…

The Luverne trap team finished their 2025 fall season this past week at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club. Senior Makayla Oechsle finished her fifth week shooting a Perfect 25 in her second round of shooting. She shot a 15 in round one and finished with a total of 40 targets hit. Senior Nicholas Mann and junior Logan Willi both posted a score of 40 in the final session. Freshman Joey Lenz hit…

Luverne freshman Summer Mollberg qualified for state with her sixth-place finish at the MSHSL Section 3A Cross Country Championships in Madison, Minnesota, Oct. 23. This will be her third consecutive year representing LHS in the girls’ individual 5,000-meter varsity race. Mollberg will compete at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul Saturday, Nov. 1. In 2024 Mollberg…

The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team beat Redwood Valley 3-2 in Section 3A quarterfinal action at home Friday, Oct. 24. The No. 4 seed Luverne Cardinals went back and forth with the No. 5 seed Redwood Valley Cardinals, trading off points and sets throughout the night. “These girls have played some great volleyball this season,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Their fight comes from their ‘…

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The Luverne Cardinals football team finished their regular season with a win over the Lake Crystal-Welcome Memorial Lions 15-0 Wednesday, Oct. 15, at home. LHS posted a 6-2 season going into the section tournament. The No. 3 seed Cardinals are scheduled to host the No. 6 seed Belle Plaine Tigers in the section quarterfinals Tuesday, Oct. 21. Against Lake Crystal-Welcome Memorial, Luverne…

The Luverne volleyball team beat H-BC 3-1 Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Hills, in the Cardinals’ final regular season game. LHS posted a 14-13 record for the regular season. “We played well to end the regular season with a win and meeting a team goal of over .500 wins, finishing 14-13,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. H-BC closed its regular season with a record of 10-13. Heading into section…

Luverne hosted the 2025 Big South Conference cross country meet on their home course Tuesday, Oct. 14. Fifteen conference schools participated in two categories at the meet. Eight “big school” teams and seven “small school” teams ran together in the boys’ and girls’ events. The “big schools” division includes Belle Plaine, Marshall, St. Peter, Fairmont, Worthington, Tri-City United, Waseca and…

Week 4 shooting scores are in for the Luverne trap team. Senior Makayla Oechsle and junior Lucas Madison led the team, shooting 44 targets each. Senior Nicholas Mann finished with a score of 43. Junior Gavin Hoven, sophomore Logan Wrigg and freshman Nolan DeKam each hit 42 targets. Junior Logan Willi hit 35, freshman Joey Lenz hit 33, junior Martin Fick hit 31, sophomore Owen Overgaard…

The Luverne Cardinals football team fell 44-13 to the Jackson County Central Huskies at home Thursday, Oct. 9. Luverne came into the game 5-1 against the undefeated 6-0 Huskies. The Cardinals kept the game relatively close in the first half, finding themselves down 22-13 in the game. “I was proud of the effort our kids played with, especially in the first half,” LHS head coach Todd Oye said…

The 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…