LHS and H-BC qualify several individuals and teams for the Section 3A State Track and Field Meet June 4-5
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams performed well at the Section 3A Championships in Pipestone Thursday, May 28.
Olson qualifies for state golf meet
Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Abigayl Olson qualified for the girls’ golf state tournament placing fifth at the Section 3A competition in Worthington Wednesday, May 27.
Luverne closes baseball season 17-6
The Luverne High School baseball team finished their 2026 season falling 6-1 to New London-Spicer in Section 3AA tournament play.
Redbirds win one league game and fall twice in exhibition play
The Luverne Redbirds baseball team won one league game and fell twice in exhibition play this past week.
LHS and H-BC athletes set multiple records at Section 3A subsection meet
By Greg Hoogeveen
Luverne hosted the 2026 Section 3A South Subsection Track and Field competition Thursday, May 21.
Luverne softball ends exciting section run May 23
The Luverne High School softball team closed its 2026 section run going 2-2 in Section 3AA play.
The Cardinals beat Windom 4-2 Tuesday, May 19, in Round 1 of the section finals.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams performed well at the Section 3A Championships in Pipestone Thursday, May 28. Both LHS and H-BC qualified several individuals and teams for the Class A State Tournament June 5-6 in St. Michael, Minn. “We were extremely pleased with how well the kids performed on the big stage on a hot day,” LHS head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “They competed…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Abigayl Olson qualified for the girls’ golf state tournament placing fifth at the Section 3A competition in Worthington Wednesday, May 27. Olson shot a 43 on the front nine holes and a 50 on the back nine holes for a score of 93 in section play. Olson will play at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Becker, Minn. She is scheduled to play a nine-hole practice round…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team finished their 2026 season falling 6-1 to New London-Spicer in Section 3AA tournament play. LHS lost to the Wildcats Monday, June 1, in Milroy, Minn., to close their season 17-6. In section play Luverne beat Pipestone 10-0 May 26 in Luverne and fell 3-2 to Windom May 28 at home to move down to the elimination bracket. The Cardinals beat Redwood Valley 4-3…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026The Luverne Redbirds baseball team won one league game and fell twice in exhibition play this past week. Luverne lost 3-1 to the Brookings Cubs on the road Wednesday, May 27, and fell 3-2 to the Harrisburg Woodies at home Friday, May 29, in exhibition play. The Redbirds beat Worthington 11-1 at home Sunday, May 31, in league play. Against Worthington the Redbirds flew to a 4-0 lead after three…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 03, 2026Luverne finished out the 2026 golf season playing in Day 2 of the Section 3AA tournament at Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake on Wednesday, May 27. Luverne players competed well but were unable to qualify for the state golf tournament as a team or individually on May 27. The boys’ team placed sixth out of 14 schools with a team score of 344. The LHS girls’ team was unable to record a score…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen Luverne hosted the 2026 Section 3A South Subsection Track and Field competition Thursday, May 21. The LHS girls’ team placed first with a team score of 205 and Hills-Beaver Creek placed second with a score of 122. The Luverne boys’ team finished in second place with a team score of 108 and the H-BC boys placed fourth with a 101.5. Athletes named in the following information…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026The Luverne High School softball team closed its 2026 section run going 2-2 in Section 3AA play. The Cardinals beat Windom 4-2 Tuesday, May 19, in Round 1 of the section finals. They followed up falling 10-1 to Pipestone in quarterfinal action May 19 in their second game of the day. On Saturday, May 23, LHS beat Litchfield 8-4 in Marshall in Round 1 of the elimination bracket. The Cardinals…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026LHS and H-BC trap shooting teams recorded scores for a final week of the 2026 spring season. Luverne finished the five-week season in third place in Class 2A, Conference 4 team standings with a total of 6,507.00 targets hit. Hills-Beaver Creek finished in fifth place in Class 3A, Conference 3 standings with a total of 8,707.00 targets hit. Athletes breaking the Top 25 in Class 2A, Conference 4…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026For the first time in over 15 years the H-BC boys’ golf team is heading to Day 2 of the Section 3A Team Golf tournament. There are 12 teams in Section 3A with the top four teams advancing to Day 2. The Patriots placed fourth in Day 1 of the tournament Wednesday, May 20, in Worthington. They finished with a combined team score of 363, behind Minneota in first with 340, Lakeview in second with…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne High School golf team qualified six players for Day 2 of Section 3AA individual competition this past week. During Day 1 play at the Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake sophomore girls’ team members Ingrid Mostad and junior Macie Edstrom qualified Wednesday, May 20. Qualifiers for the boys’ team were freshman Graham Hartquist, sophomore Mallachi Domagala, freshman…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team fell 7-0 to Montevideo in their last regular game of the season Thursday, May 21, on the road. LHS was scheduled to host Worthington Friday, May 23, but that game was canceled due to weather. The Cardinals have racked up a 15-4 record heading into the section tournament. The No. 2 seed Cardinals are scheduled to host the No. 7 seed Pipestone Arrows Tuesday…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 27, 2026The Luverne boys’ tennis team sent two players to the Section 3A individual tournament in Redwood Valley Thursday, May 21. Seniors Elijah Henrichs and Austin Sandbulte faced stiff competition in their first round of the event. “Austin and Eli both had tough matchups in the tournament against the second and third seeds respectively,” LHS head coach Nathan Rud said. “It was extremely gratifying…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 20, 2026Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek athletes performed well in windy conditions at the Trojan Relays Tuesday, May 12, in Worthington. The LHS girls’ team finished in second place in Class AA team competition with 135 points. The Luverne boys’ team finished in fourth place with a score of 99. The H-BC girls’ team placed second in Class A standings with a score of 116 and the H-BC boys’ team finished…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 20, 2026The Luverne High School baseball team lost 15-8 to Windom Tuesday, May 12, on the road and beat Adrian-Ellsworth 10-0 Monday, May 18, in Adrian. The Cardinals, now 14-3 for the season, will travel to Montevideo Thursday, May 21, before sections play starts Tuesday, May 26. Section seeding and brackets should be determined by the end of the week. Windom 15, Luverne 8 Windom handed Luverne…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 20, 2026The Luverne girls’ softball team closed the regular season with a pair of wins against Worthington and Marshall. LHS beat Worthington 23-3 on the road Tuesday, May 12, and took down Marshall 10-3 at home Thursday, May 14. LHS finished the regular season 6-13 and was scheduled to play Windom in Pipestone Tuesday, May 19, in the first round of section tournament action. LHS 23, Worthington 3…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 20, 2026University of Northwestern senior Griffen Jarchow has been named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) All-Conference First team in men’s tennis. Jarchow, a 2022 graduate of Luverne High School, went 5-3 against UMAC competition this season with the Eagles and was 25-23 overall to earn his third-straight First Team honor. He was also named UMAC North Division Athlete of the Week on…
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