Rock County Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 02, 2025The Luverne Redbirds beat the Hadley Buttermakers 8-1 Sunday, June 29, on the road. Luverne opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning with three runs. Braydon Ripka, Jake Haugen and Will Serie each crossed home plate once in the inning. The Redbirds tacked on another four runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 7-0 lead through 5 1/2 innings. Skyler Wenninger scored on a Serie…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 02, 2025The results of racing events for June 27-29 are listed. Drivers with ties to Rock County are included. Rapid Speedway June 27 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed sixth in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 8th - Brandon Boeve – 442 12th…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025The Luverne Redbirds captured two big wins and now stand at 4-4 for the season. Luverne beat the Worthington Cubs 9-0 June 18 at home and the Heron Lake Lakers 17-8 June 22 on the road. The Redbirds were rescheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, June 25. They are on the road Friday, June 27, versus Larchwood and play Sunday, June 29, at Pipestone. Luverne will kick off July on the road for two…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025Local racer results have been posted for the June 13-15 weekend. FMT Raceway June 13 – Fairmont, MN Rainout Rapid Speedway June 13 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed 9th in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2 USRA Hobby Stock #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed third in the A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2 #22E Eric Gaul – placed fifth in the A Feature,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 11, 2025Several Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek spring sports athletes have been named to all-conference teams. Named to the LHS Big South Conference All-Conference Track & Field Team are the following Cardinals: Seniors Augusta Papik, Emma Nath, Hannah Sneller, Kendra Thorson, Owen Janiszeski, Keaton Ahrendt, Ryker Johnson, Eli Woodley, Dylan Ommen, Sage Viessman and Ashton Hood. Juniors Hannah…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 11, 2025By Greg Hoogeveen The following local race results were posted for the June 6-7 weekend. Rapid Speedway June 6 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed 8th in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2 Hobbystock #14K Bryant Klaassen – placed 5th in Feature A, finished third in Heat 1 #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed 10th in A Feature, finished second in Heat 2 #24H Brock…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 11, 2025The 41st annual Buffalo Days and the Luverne Baseball Association hosted 32 team in the Jr. Legion and 9U-12U tournaments June 5-8 at Redbird Field, Joe Roberts and Riverside Park diamonds. New Ulm won the 16U Jr. Legion Tournament. Brandon Valley-White won 12U, Luverne Jr. Redbirds won 11U and qualified for MSF 11U state tournament, Sioux Falls Cubs won 10U, and Sioux Falls Dirtbags won 9U…
June 11, 2025More than 100 people gathered in the Luverne City Park Saturday morning for the third annual Buffalo Days Run for a Cause. More than 60 participants competed in 5K and one-mile events under sunny, mild conditions. “The weather was absolutely perfect,” said Lori Sorenson, who organizes the annual event as a fundraiser for Carson’s Cause. She is co-founder of the local nonprofit that works with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 04, 2025The Redbirds dropped one game against Milroy and fell to Renner in an exhibition game at Redbird Field this past week. Luverne fell 8-6 to the Irish Sunday, June 1, and lost 8-4 to Renner Wednesday, May 28. The Redbirds will host the Windom Pirates at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8, and will travel to play the Lakefield Horned Frogs Wednesday, June 11. Irish 8, Redbirds 6 The Redbirds fell 8-6 to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 04, 2025Local race results for the week of May 26-June 1 are as follows: Rapid Speedway May 30 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed 10th in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 1 Hobbystock #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed 10th in A Feature, finished first in Heat 4 #24H Brock Harnack – placed 14th in A Feature, finished fourth in in B Feature #22E Eric Gaul – DNF in A Feature,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 28, 2025The Redbirds fell 7-4 to the Worthington Cubs Sunday, May 25, on the road. Worthington managed to get five hits against the Redbirds, scoring five runs in the fourth and two runs in the fifth inning. In the top of the second inning, Jacob Stroh hit a double to deep right field for the Redbirds, driving in Elliot Domagala from first base to take a 1-0 lead. The Redbirds gathered three runs in…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek participated in the Third Annual Border Battle trap shooting event at the Garretson Sportsmen’s Club Friday, May 9. H-BC, Luverne, Southwest Minnesota Christian, Garretson, South Dakota, Edgerton Public, Brookings, South Dakota, Madison, South Dakota, and Pipestone all participated in the event. “The event brings shooters together who may compete against each…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne Redbirds met Pipestone at Redbird Field in Luverne for their season opener Sunday, May 11. Redbird Braydon Ripka drove a home run ball over the fence at Redbird Field in the eighth inning to help Luverne take an 11-1 win over Pipestone. With a 5-1 lead after seven innings, Ripka drove in two base runners with his homer to give Luverne an 8-1 advantage in the bottom of the eighth…- April 09, 2025University of Minnesota Morris alumnus and Arizona Cardinals General Manager Monti Ossenfort will serve as the commencement speaker for the University of Minnesota Morris on May 10. Ossenfort was named the Cardinals’ GM in 2023, arriving with 21 years of experience in the NFL. That includes three seasons in Tennessee and 15 years with the New England Patriots. Originally from Luverne,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 02, 2025The Big South Conference and Red Rock Conference released their 2024-25 basketball all-conference picks. Luverne High School boys’ basketball seniors Carter Sehr and Landon Ahrendt and girls’ basketball freshman Taya Johnson were named to the all-conference team in the Big South Conference. In the Red Rock Conference, Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball juniors Micah Bush and Jamin Metzger,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 02, 2025Luverne activities director Todd Oye was named the “Paul Krueger - Class A Activities Administrator of the Year” Wednesday, March 26, at the state activities banquet in St. Cloud. A 1990 graduate of Luverne High School, Oye continued his education at North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU), playing football at both institutions. He earned…
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