Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne Redbirds opened their 2026 Minnesota Baseball Association (MBA) campaign taking down the Lakefield Horned Frogs 12-2 Sunday, May 9, at home. Back to Class C The Redbirds moved back down to Class C this season after spending last season in Class B. After missing a state birth last season in Class B to Raymond, Luverne, along with Fairmont move back to Class B and play in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026Luverne girls’ track team captured the Big South Small School Conference Title Thursday, May 7, in Luverne. LHS edged out six other teams in 18 events for top team honors. The Luverne girls team accumulated 188 points beating out Redwood Valley with 130 for second, Jackson County Central with 109.5 for third, St. James-Madelia with 107 for fourth, Blue Earth Area with 77.5 for fifth, Windom…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne Cardinals baseball team goes 2-1 the past week to improve to 14-2 for the season. LHS beat Jackson County Central 13-1 on the road Tuesday, May 5, and split a double header with St. James at home Thursday, May 7, at home. Luverne fell 6-3 to the Saints in Game 1 and won Game 2 by a 6-4 margin against a solid Saints club. LHS was scheduled to travel to Windom Tuesday, May 12 and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne girls’ softball team played strong but fell in three games this past week. LHS lost a 9-7 game to West Central at home and fell 3-2 and 12-5 to Redwood Valley on the road Monday, May 11. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Worthington Tuesday, May 12, and will host Marshall Thursday, May 14. West Central 9, LHS 7 A late rally by Luverne falls short against West Central…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne boys’ tennis team fell 7-0 to Blue Earth on the road Tuesday, May 5, giving up three matches by forfeit. LHS forfeited the No. 4 singles, No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles matches against the Buccaneers. Luverne senior Elijah Henrichs fell 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles action. Senior Austin Sandbulte fell 6-0, 6-0 in No. 2 singles and junior Christopher Severns lost 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 3…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne girls’ golf team placed eighth in the Big South Conference Championship out of 14 strong teams May 11 in Morton, Minn. In the Knight Invitational May 8, the LHS boys’ team finished in third place and the girls’ team placed fourth in the team competition. The boys’ team was scheduled to play in the Boy’s Big South Conference Championship in Morton, Tuesday, May 12. Luverne girls are…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 13, 2026The Luverne High School trap team remains at No. 3 in the Class 2A, Conference 4 team standings with a total of 3,705.00 targets hit after three weeks of shooting. Collin Knips and Lucas Madison scored a team-leading 47 targets hits in the third week. Five other shooters hit in the 40s, six in the 30s and seven scored in the 20s for Luverne. Hills-Beaver Creek remains in fifth place in Class…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team won five games in a row this past week to improve to 12-1 for the season. LHS beat Pipestone 16-6 at home Tuesday, April 28. Luverne took two games from Redwood Valley Thursday, April 30, beating Redwood 18-2 in Game 1 and 14-1 in Game 2. The Cardinals collected two more wins Saturday, May 2, beating Madelia 10-5 and BOLD 6-1 on the road. Luverne recorded…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026The Luverne girls’ softball team gave up six games in the past week to fall to 4-10 for the season. The Cardinals lost 11-5 to Pipestone Tuesday, April 28, on the road. They fell twice to Fairmont Thursday, April 30, at home and gave up a doubleheader to St. James Friday, May 1, before losing a close 15-14 game to Pipestone on the road Monday, May 4. Luverne will host West Central Thursday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026High school athletes from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams participated in the 101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays May 1-2 in Sioux Falls. The Cardinals had five individuals and four relay teams invited and the Patriots had four individuals and four relay teams invited for the two-day event. Top 10 finishers are as follows: Brynn Bakken Patriot stand-out athlete…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek High School track and field teams participated in the Bob Nangle Relays in Pipestone Tuesday, April 28. They were among 13 teams to participate in cool and slightly windy conditions. The Luverne girls’ team placed first with a team score of 142. The Patriot girls’ team placed third with a team score of 96.5 points. The H-BC boys’ team placed fifth with a team…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026The Luverne High School girls’ track and field team topped 12 schools to move on in the Section 3A True Team competition. The Cardinals took top honors at the event Monday, May 4, in Pipestone with a team combined score of 685. Redwood Valley placed second with 565.5 points, SWMC-Edgerton was third with 544.5, Canby-Minneota placed fourth with 528 and Lakeview was fifth with 434. The Hills-…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams played three solid meets this past week finishing toward the top of the teams’ score board. Luverne participated in the Big South Conference Week 2 meet Thursday, April 30, with the boys finishing in third and the girls taking fourth in team competition. On Friday, May 1, Luverne traveled to Fairmont for an invitational where the boys placed second and…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 06, 2026After two weeks of regular season trap shooting competitions the Luverne team sits in second place in team competition with a score of 2,572.00. Luverne trap In Week 2 the team scored 1,198.50 Monday, April 27, at the Rock County Sportmens Club. Nicholas Mann led LHS with a score of 49, and he recorded a perfect 25 in his second round of shooting. The Cardinals had six shooters in the 40s…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to Worthington for a meet Thursday, April 23, against 11 other school teams. The Patriots girls’ team placed first in the team competition with a top score of 104.75. The Luverne girls’ team finished in third place with a team score of 83. The H-BC boys’ team took second place with a team score of 95.5 and Luverne boys finished in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 29, 2026The Luverne baseball team split games against Windom and Fairmont to improve to 7-1 for the season. LHS fell 11-4 to Windom Tuesday, April 21, at home in a lackluster game against the Eagles. Luverne recorded a 12-2 win against Fairmont Friday, April 24, at home in five innings. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, April 28. They have a double header at home against…
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