Boys’ hockey team stuns Albert Lea in 3-2 overtime win, improves to 12-2-1
The Luverne boys’ hockey team notched three more wins this season against three teams at home.
LHS takes Fairmont 4-2
The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat Fairmont 4-2 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, in conference action.
Patriot boys’ basketball bounces record to 8-1
The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two games and dropped one this past week to extend their season record to 8-1.
Girls’ basketball wins one, drops two
The Luverne girls’ basketball team played three games away this week, winning one game and dropping two.
They fell to Windom 86-32, beat Worthington 55-49, and lost to Jackson County Central 76-62.
Cards win two conference games, lose one
The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 2-1 on the road in conference action this past week.
Luverne wrestlers participate in Big South Conference Tournament
The Luverne wrestling team traveled to Jackson Thursday, Jan. 9, for a quad against the host Jackson County Central, New Ulm Area and Redwood Valley.
Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 16, 2024The Luverne volleyball team dropped two games to solid rivals this past week. Redwood Valley beat Luverne 3-0 on the road Tuesday, Oct. 8, and Adrian/Ellsworth won 3-1 in Luverne Friday, Oct. 11. “I feel we are playing the kind of volleyball that we should be playing right now going into playoffs,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said. “Even though Luverne may not have the wins,” DeBeer said, “we know…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Luverne Cardinals stay undefeated, winning the Battle Axe game 6-0 in overtime against Pipestone Friday, Oct. 4, on the road. LHS improves to 6-0 and knocks Pipestone down to 5-1 for the season with the win. After a 0-0 tie in regulation play, Luverne and Pipestone were forced to continue battling it out in overtime. Overtime rules dictated a new coin toss, which Pipestone won, and the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots improved to 6-0 after beating Westbrook-Walnut Grove 54-8 at home Friday, Oct. 4. “We came out and put some points on the board early and were able to get our younger guys on the field,” head coach Rex Metzger said. “It’s always fun to see our younger guys fly around and make plays in a varsity game.” H-BC took an early 27-0 lead in the first quarter on a 19-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Luverne volleyball team had a rough week on the road, falling 3-0 to Pipestone Thursday, Oct. 3, and losing in five games at the Jimmy John’s Tournament in Marshall Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5. LHS was scheduled to travel to Redwood Tuesday, Oct. 8, and is scheduled to host Adrian/Ellsworth Friday, Oct. 11. Pipestone 3, LHS 0 The Cardinals volleyball team traveled to Pipestone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Luverne cross country team hosted nine teams in the Luverne meet Thursday, Oct. 3. Participating in the meet were Adrian/Ellsworth, Canby/Minneota, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd, Montevideo, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook Walnut Grove. Eighth-grader Summer Mollberg took third place in the girls’ varsity 5,000-meter event.…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024Four members of the LHS trap team shot in the 40s in the second week of the fall season. Piper Wynia led the Cardinal shooters with 43 targets hit. Andrew Kinsinger finished with a 42, Lucas Madison shot a 41, and Logan Wrigg and Liam Murphy hit 40 targets. Six shooters scored in the 30s. Landon Ahrendt hit 39, Kale Ver Steeg scored 38, Jaden Reisch and Makayla Oechsle each hit 36 targets, Alex…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team fell to Montevideo 7-0 in the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Team Championship in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 7. LHS beat Morris 4-2 in section semifinal action earlier in the day Oct. 7 to win the right to play Montevideo. The Cardinals beat Yellow Medicine East 5-2 in the section quarterfinal Thursday, Oct. 3, at home. The Cardinals finish their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024At the Luverne girls’ tennis meet on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Luverne, the team was cheered on by the past four LHS tennis coaches. The four coaches cover a 50-year span in girls’ tennis history. Pictured are Nathan Rud, left, head coach from 2022 to the present, Jon Beers, head coach from 2018-2021, Greg Antoine, head coach from 2002-2018, and Dave Svingen, head coach from 1975-2001.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 09, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team had a busy week, facing six teams and going 3-3 in the games. The Patriots hosted Adrian/Ellsworth Tuesday, Oct. 1, falling 3-1 in the match. On Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5, H-BC traveled to the Jimmy John’s Tournament in Marshall and came home with three wins and two losses. The Patriots were scheduled to play at Southwest Minnesota Christian…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team is 5-0 for the season after beating Blue Earth 48-14 Friday, Sept, 27, at home. “It was a great homecoming win for the team with a lot of exciting plays,” head coach Todd Oye said. “We have continued to improve each week, and scoring touchdowns on our first four possessions was a highlight of the Blue Earth game.” The Cardinals started the game scoring on…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024H-BC captured its fifth win of the season, now 5-0, beating the Cedar Mountain Cougars Friday, Sept. 27, on the road with a 42-8 win. The Patriots took the lead in the first quarter when senior Cameron Allen intercepted a Cougars pass and ran it back 50 yards for a touchdown. Senior Sawyer Bosch converted on the extra point run to give H-BC an 8-0 lead. In the middle of the second quarter,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The Luverne tennis team fell 5-2 to Fairmont on the road Tuesday, Sept. 24, in its last regular match of the fall season. LHS head coach Nathan Rud said the match with Fairmont ended predictably. “Fairmont’s record was identical to ours, 9-6, and their lineup proved to be just as tough as expected,” he said. “Their Top 2 singles players were exceptional, and we fell to both.” In the No. 1…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The LHS cross country team participated in the St. James Invitational Thursday, Sept. 26, at the St. James Golf Course. Besides Luverne, the teams included Fairmont, Lake Crystal-Welcome Memorial-Nicollet, Madelia, New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, St. James and Worthington. At the St. James meet most Luverne varsity runners did not compete. The Luverne team consisted primarily of junior high/junior varsity…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024Senior Owen Janiszeski and eighth-grader Summer Mollberg participated in one of the largest high school cross country meets in the Midwest Friday, Sept. 20. Janiszeski finished 55 out of 442 runners, and Mollberg placed 279 out of 415 runners at the event. Some of the very best runners and teams from the five-state area were invited to compete at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The Luverne volleyball team went 1-2 this past week, falling to Jackson 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 24, beating St. James 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 26, and losing to Edgerton 3-1 on the road Monday, Sept. 30. Luverne is scheduled to face Pipestone on the road Thursday, Oct. 3, and will travel to Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5. Jackson 3, LHS 2 The…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball team fell to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3-0 at home Tuesday, Sept. 24, and beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 3-2 on the road Thursday, Sept. 26. Unfortunately, stats for the RTR and HLOF games were not available for this publication. The Patriots were scheduled to host Adrian Tuesday, Oct. 1, and will travel to Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 4, and…
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