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The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell 3-0 in two games at home this past week. The Patriots lost to Mountain Lake 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, and to Red Rock Central 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 12. “It showed us some things we can continue to improve on as the season continues,” Kaylan Untiedt said about the losses. “But I was excited to see our spark return.” The Patriots were scheduled to travel to…

By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne volleyball team fell to Westbrook Walnut Grove 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 3, and lost to Windom 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 5. The sets were close in both games; Luverne just had a hard time finishing long volleys and capitalizing on their momentum in the sets, according to head coach Sarah DeBeer. “We are getting stronger every game we play. Now we need to push for not just…

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team had a busy week on the court, with a 2-2 record against four teams. In their home opener, H-BC beat Viborg-Hurley 2-0 Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Patriots traveled to George-Little Rock Monday, Sept. 9, for a three-team tournament, falling to George-Little Rock 2-0, losing to River Valley 2-0, and beating Harris-Lake Park 2-0. H-BC was scheduled to host…

The Luverne volleyball team fell 3-0 to Southwest Minnesota Christian at home, Tuesday, Aug. 27. On Saturday, Aug. 31, LHS participated in the Rochester Tournament, winning one game and falling in four games. “We need to work on a few things after this weekend, but we played closely with all the teams in the tournament,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “We definitely competed against great teams…

The Luverne volleyball team traveled to New Ulm for the Cardinals’ first game of the 2024 season Saturday, Aug. 24. “We played with some hesitation the first game, but came back and took control in the next three,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Everyone got over their first-game nerves, settled in and did their jobs.” The Cardinals fell 27-15 in the first set and came back to win the next…

The Luverne volleyball team fell to Redwood Valley 3-0 in Section 3AA quarterfinal competition Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Redwood Falls. The Cardinals lost a very close first set 27-25. In sets two and three LHS kept it close, falling 25-19 in both sets. Against Redwood Valley, senior Elle Halverson had 10 set assists for LHS and junior Amira Cowell had 15 set assists. Junior Ella Reisdorfer posted…

The Luverne volleyball team beat Fairmont 3-1 at home Friday, Oct. 27, in the first round of the Section 3AA Volleyball Tournament. LHS gave up the first set 25-20 to Fairmont. “We had to settle in in the first set, and then they took care of business,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “I was very proud of how we came back from the first set.” Luverne players were able to pull together as a group…

The Luverne volleyball team traveled to Hills Tuesday, Oct. 17, beating the Patriots 3-0. LHS won the first set 25-10, took the second set 25-9 and the final set 25-11. The Cardinals-Patriots matchup was the final regular season game for both teams. “We played with determination and control,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “It was a great display of what these girls are capable of when we take…

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team hosted Luverne Tuesday, Oct. 17, falling 3-0 to the Cardinals. LHS won 25-10, 25-9 and 25-11. “We were not ready to play mentally, and for some reason they were all in their heads about it being senior night and the last home game,” said coach Meghan Zylstra. (See LHS/HBC story for details.) The Lady Pates traveled to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Monday, Oct. 23…

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell 3-1 to Adrian Oct. 10 and 3-1 to Southwest Minnesota Christian Oct. 16. H-BC was scheduled to host Luverne Tuesday, Oct. 17, for both teams’ last regular season match.   Adrian 3, H-BC 1 The Patriots volleyball team traveled to Adrian to take on the Dragons Tuesday, Oct. 10. H-BC lost the first two sets 25-17 and 25-22. The Patriots rallied and…

The Luverne volleyball team got together Tuesday, Oct. 3, for their yearly public service projects day. “It gets the girls out of the gym and working together in a different way that helps out the community,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said about the annual activity to help local organizations. “We get the whole program together, from varsity to the C-squad, to go out and serve the community as an…

The Luverne volleyball team fell to Windom in three sets Tuesday, Oct. 10, on the road. The Eagles took the Cardinals 25-17, 25-23 and 25-14. Head coach Sarah DeBeer said, “We had great moments during the match, but we just couldn’t take control.” Setting leaders were  senior Elle Halverson with 10 set assists and junior Amira Cowell with 12 set assists in the game. Junior Ella Reisdorfer had…

The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team lost 3-0 to Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda at home Tuesday, Oct. 3, and traveled to Marshall Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7, to participate in the Jimmy John’s Classic. H-BC was scheduled to travel to Adrian to take on the Dragons Tuesday, Oct. 10, and will host Southwest Christian Monday, Oct. 16.   HLOF 3, HBC 0 The Patriots fell behind the Coyotes in…

The Luverne volleyball team fell to Jackson County Central in three games Thursday, Oct. 5, on the road. JCC topped Luverne 25-13 in the first set, 25-12 in the second and 25-18 in the final set. The 8-12 Huskies came into the match winning their last two matches against Pipestone 3-0 and St. James 3-0 after a nine-game losing streak. Luverne, now 9-12, recently lost to Edgerton 3-0 this past…

The Cardinals volleyball team pulled out two wins and one loss this past week. Luverne beat Worthington 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 26, and won against the Saints at St. James 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 28. The Cardinals fell to Edgerton Public 3-0 Monday, Oct. 2, at home. LHS will face Jackson County Central on the road Thursday, Oct. 5.   Luverne 3, Worthington 2 Luverne took the match against…

The H-BC girls’ volleyball team gave up two matches this past week. The Patriots lost to Murray County Central 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 26, at home and fell to Russell Tyler Ruthton 3-0 on the road Thursday, Sept. 28. H-BC was scheduled to host Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday, Oct. 3, and will participate in a tournament at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall Friday, Oct. 6, and…