Have you ever sung the song “I’ll Be a Sunbeam”? It was written in 1898 by Ellen A. (Nellie) Talbot for a Sunday school convention. The first verse says, “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, to shine for Him each day; In every way try to please Him, At home, at school, at play.” 

The 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.

St. Catherine Catholic Church 

203 E. Brown St., Luverne 

St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502 

www.stscl.org 

Father Joshua Miller, Pastor 

Elite sprinter Brynn Bakken competed in three events at the 2026 Nike Outdoor Nationals and USA Track and Field U20 Championships June 20-21 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Bakken competed in the women’s 100-meter, 200-meter and long jump events at the meet.

The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team was recently named Strib Varsity’s All-Minnesota Boys Team of the Year by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

H-BC made history capturing the Class 1A basketball championship in its first-ever trip to the tournament.

Rapid Speedway

June 19 -  Rock Rapids, IA

Sportsmen

#21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed sixth in A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 1.

The 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.

The 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.

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