Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Luverne’s Senior Legion baseball team improved to 10-3 after going 5-1 this past week in a busy schedule of games. Luverne beat Adrian 10-0 at home June 23 before heading to the Madison Tournament June 26-28. In Madison, Luverne compiled a 4-1 record beating Vermillion 6-4 on June 26, and Middle River 4-0 and Winner-Colome 10-2 on June 27. On June 28 Luverne slid by Volga 3-1 and lost 3-2 to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026The Luverne Redbirds claimed two home wins this past week and are perched at 10-3 for the season. Luverne beat Heron Lake 21-0 on June 24 and won 5-2 against Worthington on June 28 at Redbird Field. The Redbirds will travel to Pipestone July 8 and will host Brandon July 17 and Jackson July 19. Redbirds 21, Lakers 0 The Redbirds flew away with a 21-0 win over the Heron Lake Lakers at home…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Blake Sauer, Luverne Cardinals second basemen, was recently named to the 2026 Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team. Sauer was one of 21 members of the South All-Star Team to play Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, at Chaska Athletic Park in Chaska. Sauer was nominated by LHS head coach Skyler Wenninger for his efforts and statistics throughout the 2026…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Luverne’s Junior Legion White and Red teams both gave up two games in double-header action this past week. Luverne White fell 11-1 to Madison on the road June 23 and lost 4-1 to Worthington at home June 25. Luverne Red gave up four runs against Madison on the road falling 4-2 June 23 and lost an extended inning 2-1 decision against Worthington at home June 25. Luverne White will host Windom…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Eleven Luverne Cardinal athletes were named to 2026 Big South All-Conference teams in baseball and golf. Baseball honors go to seniors Jaxon Lais, Blake Sauer, Josh Hansen, Maddux Domagala and junior Maddox Miller. Senior Landyn Lais was named all-conference honorable mention. Five LHS varsity golf members were named to the Big South All-Conference team this season. For the girl’s, senior…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 01, 2026Rapid Speedway June 26 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #142 Eric Gaul, Luverne – placed fourth in A Feature, finished third in Heat 2. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 2. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve – 610 9th – Eric Gaul – 507 10th – Johnathan Tiesler - 352 15th - Larry Kracht - 165 USRA Hobby Stock #40 Chase…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Redbirds captured three Class C wins to improve their record to 6-4 for the season. Luverne beat Milroy 7-3 June 16 at home, topped Fairmont 3-2 on the road June 19 and won 4-3 against Hadley on the road June 21. Solid Redbird pitching and two home runs against Hadley helped secure three conference wins for Luverne. Luverne will face another three teams this coming week. The Redbirds will…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek trap teams participated in the 2026 Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria this past week. The Cardinals competed in Class 2A Tuesday, June 16, and the Patriots shot in Class 3A on Wednesday, June 17. In the championship tournament, teams shot two sessions of two rounds in one day. Scores were kept for individual and team placements in their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026Rapid Speedway June 19 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed sixth in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 1. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed eighth in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 7th - Brandon Boeve - 464 8th - Eric Gaul - 420 10th - Johnathan Tiesler - 352 USRA Hobby Stock #24H Brock Harnack, Hills – placed…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team went 3-1 this past week. Luverne beat Madison 3-2 June 16 at home in head-to-head action. At the BOLD Tournament June 20-21 Luverne finished in second place winning two games and falling once at the tournament. BOLD stands for the Bird Island, Olivia and Lake Lillian district. Luverne beat Nowthen 12-2 and Legion Post 323 2-1 Saturday, June 21. Luverne…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 24, 2026The Luverne Red Junior Legion baseball team went 1-3 June 19-20 at the New Ulm Junior Legion Tournament. On Saturday, June 19, Luverne fell 10-5 to Alexandria in their first game of the day and lost 9-1 to VFW 17U in the evening matchup. On Sunday, June 20, Luverne lost a 6-0 game to New Ulm and beat Harrisburg 16-6 in the evening. Luverne Red and Luverne White Junior Legion teams were…
By Jason BerghorstJune 17, 2026The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team opened its 2026 season with two wins and one loss in the past week. Luverne came out on top of Colton, S.D., 11-0 on Tuesday, June 9, lost to Springfield 5-1 Saturday, June 13, and defeated Colton again 11-7 Monday night, June 15. Luverne Senior Legion was scheduled to host Madison, S.D., Tuesday, June 16, before traveling to Bird Island for a weekend…
By Jason BerghorstJune 17, 2026Luverne’s Junior Legion baseball teams have been busy this week. Luverne is again fielding two Junior Legion teams – a “Red” team and a “White” team — primarily made up of players who are 15 and 16 years old. Luverne White split games this week beating Adrian and losing to Sleepy Eye. The Red team defeated Adrian before coming up short against Marshall Orange, Sleepy Eye, Springfield and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 09, 2026Luverne placed five athletes and one team on the podium at the 2026 Class A Track and Field State meet in St. Michael June 4-5. In the two-day event, LHS collected two third-place finishes, one seventh-, one eighth-, one 15th- and one 16th-place finish in the finals. “Just getting to the state meet is an accomplishment in and of itself, and then to place in the top nine and get on the podium is…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 09, 2026The Luverne Baseball Association hosted roughly 300 players on 22 youth teams and eight Junior Legion teams during the 2026 Buffalo Days celebration June 5-7. Games were held at Redbird Field, Joe Roberts Field and Riverside Park. Teams played in 9U (9 years old and under) 10U, 11U, 12U and Junior Legion brackets. Brandon Valley won the 9U tournament, and Watertown teams won the 10U, 11U and…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 09, 2026The Luverne Redbirds played an abbreviated game against Fox Lake Sunday, June 7, falling 6-2 to the Foxes on the road. The Redbirds welcomed four recent LHS baseball graduates to the flock for the game. They were Blake Sauer, Landyn Lais, Josh Hansen and Maddox Domagala. Their inaugural game did not go quite like they would have hoped against a solid Fox team. In the first inning Elliot…
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