Luverne Sports

The 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…

The 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,…

High 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…

Luverne 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…

The 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-…

The 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…

After 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…

Luverne 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…

The 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…

The Luverne boys’ tennis team fell twice in the past week. The Cardinals played tough against Pipestone at home Tuesday, April 21, falling 4-3 to the Trojans. The Cardinals lost 7-0 to Worthington on the road Friday, April 24, giving up three matches by forfeits. LHS will travel to Blue Earth Tuesday, May 5, and to Vermillion Thursday, May 7, before hosting Fairmont Tuesday, May 12.  …

The Luverne High School softball team lost two games in a double-header to Jackson Thursday, April 23, on the road. Non-productive batting and errors hurt the Cardinals in Jackson where LHS fell 6-4 in the first game and lost 9-1 in the second game to the Huskies. Luverne did have two home runs against Jackson. LHS senior Gabbie Nath-Huls knocked one homer over the fence in the first game and…

Luverne Trap The Luverne High School trap shooting team recorded its first week of competition scores at the Luverne Sportsmen’s Club Monday, April 20. “We’ve been dealing with some very cold and windy weather,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Our seniors Gavin Hoven, Nicholas Mann and Makayla Oechsle have been shooting very well even with challenging conditions with averages in the 20s.”…

Luverne golf team hosted Worthington Thursday, April 23, in nine-hole stroke play. The LHS boys’ team beat Worthington 175-188 and the Worthington girls’ team beat Luverne 190-211. LHS sophomore Mallachi Domagala took top honors in the meet with a round of 40. Junior Will Bergman placed second with a score of 42. Cardinals freshman Graham Hartquist placed fifth with a 46. Sophomore Kale Ver…

Mother and daughter athletes Amy and Regan Feit, formerly from Luverne competed in the 2026 Antarctica Marathon® on King George Island in March and finished in first and second places in the event. But that was just the precursor to an unforgettable international adventure that spanned multiple continents and tested their tenacity to complete a marathon in Antarctica. “I’ve chased finish lines…

Strong shots and accurate putting helped Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams take top honors at the home meet Thursday, April 16, and in Big South Division play Monday, April 20. Luverne is scheduled to travel to Worthington Thursday, April 23, and will play in their second Big South Division meet in Pipestone Monday, April 27.   Luverne golf meet Luverne golf team hosted Adrian-Ellsworth and…

The Luverne boys’ tennis team fell four times in their first four matches of the season. A very strong Redwood Valley team beat Luverne 7-0 on the road Tuesday, April 14. At home Saturday, April 18, Luverne faced Yellow Medicine and Montevideo in a dual with cool and windy conditions on the court. Against Yellow Medicine East, Luverne fell 6-1 and lost 7-0 to Montevideo. LHS fell 7-0 to St.…