Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams had a strong start to the 2026 spring season in Luverne and Garretson meets over the past week. Luverne hosted the Cardinal Relays on Tuesday, April 7, in cool and windy conditions. The LHS girls placed first and Hills-Beaver Creek was third in team competition. The H-BC boys’ team captured second place and Luverne finished in fourth place…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne High School softball team went 2-1 this past week recording four home runs by two batters along the way. The Cardinals lost 14-7 to Esko and beat Minneota-Canby 11-1 on Saturday, April 11, at home before taking down Edgerton 4-1 on the road Monday, April 13. Luverne is now 3-1 to start the 2026 season. Senior Jocelyn Altman collected one home run against Esko and two against…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team pocketed three wins over the past week, improving its record 3-0. The Cardinals beat Pipestone 12-7 on the road Friday, April 10, and Esko 5-4 at home Saturday, April 11, before taking down Fairmont 6-1 on the road Monday, April 13. Luverne was scheduled to host Jackson County Central Tuesday, April 14, and will head to Blue Earth Friday, April 17. …- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ golf teams traveled to Worthington for the Trojan Invite Friday, April 10. They participated in an 18-hole par 73 stroke tournament against 13 other school teams. LHS placed second in the team competition with a score of 328. H-BC finished in 12th-place with a team score of 402. In individual play LHS junior Will Bergman placed third with an 18-hole…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026The Luverne boys’ tennis players were unable to compete in their first two matches of the season, due to adverse spring weather conditions. LHS was scheduled to travel to Worthington Tuesday, April 7. That game was rescheduled to Friday, April 24, in Worthington. Luverne was also scheduled to host Vermillion Thursday, April 9, but that game was also canceled due to weather with nothing…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 15, 2026Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams beat Worthington head-to-head at GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness Club in Worthington Thursday, April 9. The LHS boys finished in first place with a team score of 167 in the 9-hole, par 35 meet. LHS senior Will Bergman took top honors in the boy’s individual results with a round of 39 strokes. Junior Ben Hartquist was second with a score of 41 strokes, and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 08, 2026All conference honorees have been announced for Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools boys’ basketball teams. LHS senior Jaydon Johnson and junior Coy Thone were selected to the Big South All-Conference Gold Division team. H-BC seniors Micah Bush, Jamin Metzger, EJ Wegener and sophomore Brodie Metzger were named to the Red Rock All-Conference team. H-BC junior Riggins Rheault was named…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 01, 2026The Luverne girls’ softball team opened the season with a win Monday. The Cardinals closed the game with the 10-run rule after the fifth inning beating the Dragons 15-5 at home. The game was scheduled to be played March 31 but was moved up due to weather. Clean-up batter Rylee Kurtz led the Cardinals with four hits and three RBIs. She also scored three times against the Dragons. Jocelyn…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorApril 01, 2026The Luverne Taekwondo program sent six competitors to the 35th Annual South Dakota State Taekwondo Championships in Tea, South Dakota, Saturday, March 21. They joined over 160 competitors from more than 20 clubs representing five states: South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. Luverne came home with six second-place finishers, one third place, one fifth place and one sixth…
By Lori SorensonApril 01, 2026The Luverne High School track and field team traveled to Brookings, South Dakota, Saturday, March 28, for the SDSU Ruth Marske Invitational. The indoor meet hosted 30 high school teams from Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa. Luverne had five athletes finish in the top eight, which means they scored points for the Cardinals. “The kids had a great day and competed hard against some very talented…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 25, 2026The 2026 Luverne High School March Mayhem basketball tournament thrilled spectators and pitted student teams against each other Tuesday, March 17, in the school’s Classic Gym. The annual tournament, which has been going on for about 12 years, is one of the main fundraising activities for the Luverne Student Council. Funds raised are used for school wide, student-focused events like Homecoming,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 18, 2026Six Luverne boys’ hockey players and one girls’ basketball player received Big South All-Conference honors. Seniors Jaxon Lais, Landyn Lais and Maddux Domagala along with junior Ben Hartquist were named to the Big South All-Conference team. Senior Gavin Hoven and junior Will Bergman received All-Conference Honorable Mention. The Luverne boys’ hockey team was named the Big South Gold Division…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026The Luverne wrestling team had four wrestlers make the 2025-26 Big South Conference team. Honors went to senior Bernie Rock, junior CeCe Rock, freshman Ellie Rock and seventh-grader Mary Rock. Bernie finished her season with a fifth-place finish in the 118-pound weight class at the state tournament and her sister CeCe placing second in the 155-pound weight class. Ellie qualified for the state…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team mounted a second half comeback against No. 1 north seed Montevideo only to fall by 13 at the final buzzer. The Cardinals fell 74-61 to the Thunderhawks in the Section 3 AA subsection semifinals in Windom March 3 to end their season. Montevideo built a 12-2 lead at the start of the game hitting multiple three-point shots and grabbing several LHS passes under…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 11, 2026Eight former Luverne track and field athletes participated in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Conference Championship Feb. 27-28 at Myers Field House in Mankato, Minnesota; hosted by Minnesota State University. “I think it is very rewarding to have so many athletes move on to compete at the collegiate level,” said Luverne track and field head coach Pete Janiszeski. The…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026The Luverne boys’ hockey team ended their season earlier than they expected. The Cardinals fell 2-1 to Mankato West Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Section 3A Championship game in St. Peter. It took three overtime periods to decide who would move on to the 2026 state tournament. With the game tied 1-1 after the second period in regulation play, both teams dug in and dragged out the game another four…
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