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By Greg HoogeveenFebruary 12, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team took down Fairmont 6-1 in section semifinal action at home Saturday, Feb. 8. The Cardinals took a 3-0 lead in the first period with two goals from freshman Ellie Van Batavia and one from junior Greta McClure. In the second period Van Batavia completed a hat trick, scoring the lone goal in the period, bringing the score to 4-0. In the third period Luverne tacked…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 05, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team finished the regular season beating Worthington 8-0 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 28, and LHS rolled over Marshall 5-2 at home Thursday, Jan. 30. With the two wins, the Cardinals finished the regular season 17-6-2. Section 3A tournament seeding places Luverne at No. 2, with Marshall getting the No. 1 seed. Fairmont is the third seed, New Ulm the fourth,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 05, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team posted a 1-2 record on the road this past week, but LHS still leads the Big South Conference with a record of 16-4-1. The Cardinals beat Worthington 11-0 Tuesday, Jan. 28, and fell 4-2 to Little Falls Friday, Jan. 31, before dropping a 3-0 game to Northern Lakes Saturday, Feb. 1. Luverne has four regular-season games left this season, including three conference…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat their conference rivals, the New Ulm Eagles, 4-2 on the road Thursday, Jan. 23. The Cardinal girls put 54 shots on goal and held the Eagles to 19 attempts in the game. Junior Emma Saarloos stopped 17 of the 19 shots to take the win. In the first period Luverne sophomore Rylee Kurtz got the Cardinals on the board scoring at 13:39 assisted by junior Ella Apel…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team went 2-1 on the road this past week. The Cardinals fell 1-0 to Albert Lea Tuesday, Jan. 14, and beat Waseca 5-1 Saturday, Jan. 18, and Minnesota River 5-2 Monday, Jan. 20. LHS improved their season record to 13-6-2. They still trail Minnesota River and Marshall in the Big South Conference. Luverne is down to their last three games of the regular season. The…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team won two games and recaptured the Big South Conference lead with a 14-2-1 record. Luverne beat conference foes Redwood Valley 8-1 at home Thursday, Jan. 16, and Waseca 5-2 Saturday, Jan. 18, on the road. The Cardinals are scheduled to travel to New Ulm Friday, Jan. 24, in a conference matchup against the Eagles. LHS takes on Worthington Tuesday, Jan. 28, on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team notched three more wins this season against three teams at home. LHS beat Fairmont 9-0 Tuesday, Jan. 7, stole a win from Albert Lea in a 3-2 overtime win Thursday, Jan. 9, and blanked Mankato East 3-0 Saturday, Jan. 11. The Cardinals are now 12-2-1 for the season. LHS is scheduled to host Redwood Valley Thursday, Jan. 16, and will travel to Waseca Saturday, Jan.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat Fairmont 4-2 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, in conference action. “The Fairmount game was not our best game, but it felt like we were in control most of the game,” head coach Mat McClure said. “It is always good to get that conference win.” Against Fairmont, LHS senior Payton Behr scored two goals and recorded her 200th career point. After the game, Payton…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat Rochester Lourdes 6-3 on the road Friday, Jan. 3, to extend its season record to 9-2-1. The Cardinals netted six goals on 22 shots in the game, and LHS junior goalie Gaven Hoven got the win, stopping 29 of 32 shots on net. Luverne started the scoring in the first period with a goal by a trio of juniors. At 4:04 on a power play, Jaxon Lais found the back of the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Over the holiday break, the Luverne girls’ hockey team traveled to Blaine for the Super Rink Winter Classic in the gold division. The Classic featured eight varsity teams competing over a three-day event. Luverne, along with Pine City Area, Mounds View, Minnesota River, North Shore, Mankato East, Moose Lake, and Northern Tier, each played three opponents between Dec. 26 and Dec. 28. LHS was…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 31, 2024Over the holiday break the Luverne boys’ hockey team traveled to St. Cloud for the 39th annual Granite City Showcase, which featured eight varsity teams in the three-day event. Luverne, Monticello, Bemidji, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, Mankato East, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Crush and St. Cloud Cathedral each played three opponents between Dec. 26 and Dec. 28. LHS was one of three Class 1A Top 25…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne girls’ hockey team won two more games over the past week, bringing the season record to 10-5. The Cardinals beat Windom 6-1 Tuesday, Dec. 17, at home and topped Willmar 4-2 on the road Friday, Dec. 20. Over the holiday break Luverne will participate in the National Sports Center Super Rink Winter Classic (Gold Division) in Blaine. The Cardinals will take on Mankato East Thursday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne boys’ hockey team rolled past Worthington 13-1 at home Tuesday, Dec. 10. In a game that saw the Cardinals put 41 shots on the Trojans’ net, Luverne controlled the puck on both ends of the ice. Worthington did not help their efforts, being called for six penalties in the game. Luverne capitalized on one of six power plays in the second period when junior forward Blake Sauer sank the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ hockey team won two games this past week to bring their season record to 8-5. The Cardinals beat Worthington 11-0 at home Tuesday, Dec. 10, and defeated Mankato East 5-2 on the road Saturday, Dec. 14. Luverne was scheduled to host Windom Tuesday, Dec. 17, and travel to Willmar Friday, Dec. 20, before the holiday break. On Dec. 26-28 the girls’ hockey team will participate in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team notched two wins and one tie over the past week. The Cardinals beat Marshall 4-2 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Redwood Valley 11-2 Thursday, Dec. 5, and they tied Waseca 3-3 after an eight-minute overtime period. Under new head coach Tony Sandbulte, Luverne pulled together a 4-0-1 record in their first five games. Luverne was scheduled to host conference rival…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 11, 2024The Cardinals girls’ hockey team collected two wins and one loss in three conference games this past week. Marshall beat Luverne 5-1 on the road Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Luverne defeated the Windom Eagles 5-1 Thursday, Dec. 5, in Windom. The Cardinals won over Waseca 5-2 at home Saturday, Dec. 7. Luverne is now 6-5 for the season with two games slated for next week. LHS was scheduled to host…
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