Cardinals roll over Arrows 42-0 in Battle Axe contest
The Battle Axe trophy is back in Luverne after the Cardinals football team beat the Pipestone Arrows 42-0 in Luverne Friday, Oct. 2.
Dragons volleyball team beats Patriots 3-0
It was a big night of volleyball action on the court Thursday, Oct. 1, as Hills-Beaver Creek hosted Adrian-Ellsworth in head-to-head conference play.
Patriots outplay Mustangs 58-0 on the road
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots tamed the GHECT Mustangs corralling them 58-0 in Hills Friday, Oct. 2.
Luverne tennis team honors seniors before Marshall match
The Luverne High School tennis team closed the fall regular season by falling 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, at home.
Fall trap scores posted for Week 2
Joey Lenz recorded a perfect 25 targets in his second round of fall trap shooting this past week.
In Week 2 competition shooting, Lenz is the fourth Luverne shooter to attain this honor so far this season.
Sailor records hole-in-one Oct. 4 at Luverne Country Club
Luverne sophomore Griffin Sailor sank a hole-in-one at the Luverne Country Club Sunday, Oct. 4.
“My shot felt good and landed a little short of the green and rolled on,” Sailor said.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026Luverne fell twice in tennis action this past week losing 6-1 to Sioux Falls Lincoln Tuesday, Sept. 22, at home and 6-1 to Worthington Monday, Sept. 28, on the road. The Cardinals will host Marshall Thursday, Oct. 1, in their final regular season contest for Senior Night at home. “I would encourage all our fans to be there to help us honor our seniors,” LHS head coach Nathan Rud said. LHS…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ volleyball team fell twice and won once to Red Rock Conference opponents this past week. H-BC lost a 3-1 match to Murray County Central Tuesday, Sept. 22, on the road and fell 3-0 to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at home Thursday, Sept. 24. H-BC beat Edgerton Public 3-1 on the road Monday, Sept. 28. “We knew going into this week that we had some tough conference games…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026Luverne and Adrian-Ellsworth cross-country teams traveled to Jackson Thursday, Sept. 24, for the JCC Tri for Health Meet. On a windy and wet afternoon, the Cardinals and Dragons runners bundled up to compete in the varsity boys’ and girls’ 5,000-meter races. “We felt we gave excellent effort on a less-than ideal day. The course was soggy and slippery, and several runners slipped and fell…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Luverne High School trap team recorded three perfect 25 rounds in the first week of competition shooting. Dylan Hoff, Logan Wrigg and Carter Johnson each shot a perfect 25 in their second round of shooting this week. This was Johnson’s second perfect 25 of the fall season after recording one last week in practice reserve shooting. Wrigg led the team with a two-round total of 49 targets hit…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 30, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth volleyball team strung together six set wins in the past week to beat two teams in Red Rock Conference play. A-E beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 3-0 at home Tuesday, Sept. 22, and took down Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda on the road Thursday, Sept. 24. “In both games with Southwest Minnesota Christian and HOLF we started both of them kind of slow, but as the night went on, we…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ volleyball team held on to the “Queens of the Court” trophy, defeating Edgerton Public 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 17. H-BC kept the title and trophy for the second year in a row after Edgerton won it the first three years. “Queens of the Court is always such an exciting game to bring both our schools together to celebrate homecoming,” H-BC head coach Kaylan…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Luverne Cardinals flew past the Windom Eagles 47-3 at home Friday, Sept. 18. LHS Senior Ben Hartquist amassed 163 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground. He also had a touchdown pass to senior Coy Thone in the game. “As a quarterback, Hartquist is a very good runner with a combination of strength and speed, which means he can make big plays,” said LHS head coach Todd Oye. “And…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Patriots ground out a 22-0 win against a solid Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda team at home Friday, Sept. 18. “We knew coming in that HLOF was going to be a big, physical team, and it was going to be a four-quarter game,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “It was definitely a good game for us to get under our belt in terms of playing a team with really good size upfront.” Even though it was a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026In a busy week of volleyball action, the Dragons went 3-3 on the court. Adrian-Ellsworth fell 3-0 to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on the road Thursday, Sept. 17. A-E won two matches and fell in two matches at the Jackson Invitational Saturday, Sept. 19. The Dragons beat the Canby Lancers 3-0 Monday, Sept. 21, at home. Adrian-Ellsworth was scheduled to host Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Sept…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Luverne Cardinals posted a 3-3 record this past week in volleyball action. LHS fell 3-0 to Redwood Valley at home Tuesday, Sept. 15. The Cardinals went 2-2 at the Jackson Invitational Saturday, Sept. 19, and beat Edgerton 3-1 on the road Monday, Sept. 21. LHS was scheduled to host St. James Tuesday, Sept. 22, and will travel to Worthington Thursday, Sept. 24. LHS junior Taya Johnson…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons football team stopped the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers 48-6 Friday, Sept. 18, on the road. Dragons senior quarterback Charger Erlandson had a big night, rushing 166 total yards with four touchdowns against the Chargers. He also completed six of nine passes for 92 yards. Junior Jackson Jenniges had 85 total rushing yards and found the end zone three times.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell twice this past week, to Blue Earth and St. James. “This week our tennis team faced off against two very solid teams,” LHS head coach Nathan Rud said. “Although we didn’t win any individual matches, I liked our effort and how our players handled themselves against difficult competition.” At home Tuesday, Sept. 15, LHS fell to the Blue…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The 2026 fall trap season is underway for Luverne at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club. Luverne High School has 21 students participating this fall. “We have four brand new shooters joining our team,” team assistant Julie Wynia said. “Fall is a slower and less popular season for us, but it is a good season for students to get a feel for the sport and really focus on their skill level.” H-BC is…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 17, competing in five event races. The LHS girls’ varsity 5,000-meter team placed sixth out of 17 teams. The boys’ junior varsity team placed ninth out of 17 teams, and the girls’ 5,000-meter junior varsity team finished in fifth out of 13 teams. LHS senior Marcus Papik was out with an injury for the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 23, 2026The Adrian-Ellsworth cross country team traveled to Worthington for the Turkey Trot Thursday, Sept. 17, and to the Windom Eagle Invite Monday, Sept. 21. A-E will travel to Jackson for the Tri for Health Meet Thursday, Sept. 24. Worthington Turkey Trot The Dragons girls’ varsity team finished in third place in the team competition, and the boys’ varsity team finished in sixth place in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 16, 2026Luverne went 1-1 on the court in volleyball action against two strong conference teams in the past week. LHS beat Pipestone 3-2 on the road Tuesday, Sept. 8, and fell 3-0 to Windom on the road Thursday, Sept. 10. The Cardinals sit at 4-6 for the season so far. Luverne was scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Sept. 15, and will go on the road against Jackson County Central Saturday, Sept.…
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