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  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals went 0-2 at a wrestling Triangular in Windom on Saturday, Feb. 6, losing to Rock Central 61-18 and to Windom-Mountain Lake 42-30.   RRC 61, LHS 18 The Cardinals only won three matches against Red Rock Central, with all three wins coming by fall. Riley Cowell continued his strong start to his senior season with another win by fall in the 120-pound division over Aubry…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 09, 2021
    Gavin Wysong was a member of a Hills-Beaver Creek senior class that helped the Hills-Beaver Creek football program accumulate an overall record of 29-6 over the last four seasons. During that run the Patriots won one section championship and appeared in three more. This past fall the Patriots finished the shortened football season with a 7-0 record and were named Nine-Man State Champions by the…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    The Luverne gymnastics team improved to 2-1 with a 125.350-124.550 victory over Pipestone Area in Luverne on Monday, Feb. 1. In the vault competition, it was Amira Cowell coming in first with a score of 8.900. Fellow eighth-grader Ella Reisdorfer finished second with a score of 8.700. Tiana Lais finished fourth with a score of 8.500. In the bars, it was Reisdorfer finishing first with a score of…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    After dropping a Top 10 battle against Rochester Lourdes 4-2 last week, the Luverne Cardinals bounced back by winning both of their games to improve to 3-1 overall. Luverne opened the week with a 5-2 road victory over Minnesota River on Friday, Jan. 30. They then wrapped up the week with a 9-0 victory over Morris-Benson Area on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Blue Mound Ice Arena.   LHS 5, MN River 2 The…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team opened the season with a 3-0 start. That early success was halted, however, by a 59-42 loss to the sixth-ranked Marshall Tigers on Thursday, Jan. 28. Marshall scored the first five points of the game and appeared ready to run the Cardinals out of the gym. The Cardinals responded by going on a 10-2 run to take a 10-7 lead. Marshall outscored the…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team split a pair of games this week. Luverne opened the week by defeating St. James 56-46 at home on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The Cardinals then ran into a buzzsaw when they squared off against the sixth-ranked Marshall Tigers at home on Jan. 29. The visiting Tigers bested the Cardinals 70-42.   LHS 56, St. James 46 Ver Steeg reaches 1,000 The Cardinals improved…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    The Luverne boys’ hockey team dropped a pair of games this week to bring its overall record to 1-3. The Cardinals opened the week with a 7-2 road loss to Redwood Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Luverne then returned home and dropped a tightly contested game to Minnesota River 3-2 on Friday, Jan. 29.   RV 7, LHS 2 On Friday, Jan. 22, the Cardinals defeated Redwood Valley, 8-5 at the Blue Mound Ice…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team lost a pair of tightly contested games this week. Playing in front of the home crowd on Friday, Jan. 29, the Patriots lost at the buzzer to Mountain Lake Area 57-55.   MLA 57, H-BC 55 The Patriots took a 24-21 lead into the locker room during their home game against MLA on Friday, Jan. 29. In the second half, the two teams swapped leads, with neither…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    February 02, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team went 0-4 this week with losses to Fairmont-Martin County West (81-0) and Windom-Mountain Lake (51-24) on Tuesday, Jan. 26. They then dropped a pair of matches to Worthington (61-16) and Minneota (78-6) on Thursday, Jan. 28.   Windom-Mountain Lake 51, Luverne 24 Riley Cowell defeated Thavien Xayachak by fall in the 120-pound division. Jaden Reisch won by fall…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots girls’ basketball team expected to have a special season in 2021 with a strong core of players returning. Those expectations are being met early, as the Patriot girls have opened the season with a perfect 3-0 start.   H-BC 78, Edgerton 47 The Patriots opened the season on Tuesday, Jan. 19, with a convincing 78-47 victory at home against Edgerton. Junior guard…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    Since opening the season with a 65-31 victory, the Luverne boys’ basketball team has rattled off three straight wins by a combined six points. The 4-0 start to the season marks the first time since 2006-2007 that the Cardinals have opened the season with a 4-0 record.   LHS 57, Martin County West 56 After defeating the Worthington Trojans by one point on Monday, Jan. 18, the Cardinals picked up…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team opened the 2021 season by splitting a pair of games last week. The ninth-ranked Cardinals opened the season at home with a 6-0 victory over Windom Area on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Luverne then dropped a home contest to Rochester Lourdes 4-2 on Saturday, Jan. 23.   LHS 6, Windom Area 0 It took the Cardinals 17 minutes to light the lamp during their season opener…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    After scoring just two points in their season opener against Windom Area, the Luverne Cardinals erupted for eight goals against Redwood Valley Friday at home. Behind a strong offensive showing, the Cardinals picked up their first win of the season with an 8-5 victory over Redwood Valley. “The team as a whole played much better hockey on Friday night,” Luverne head coach Phil Paquette said. “We…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team started the week off with a 56-41 loss at home to the Worthington Trojans on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The Cardinals bounced back on Saturday, Jan. 23, when they picked up a 62-40 road victory over St. Clair.   Worthington 56, LHS 41 The Cardinals led by three points at halftime but were unable to hold onto that lead in the second half against the Trogans…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals opened the season Tuesday, Jan. 19, at home with a triangular against Redwood Valley and Fairmont-Martin County West. The Cardinals lost to Redwood Valley 60-24 and then fell to FMCW 66-3. Luverne got into the win column on Thursday, Jan. 21, with a 42-24 victory over Chester.   Redwood Valley Riley Cowell defeated Lincoln Ourada by fall in the 120-pound division. Braydon…
  • By Brennen Rupp
    January 25, 2021
    The Luverne Cardinals gymnastics team opened the season on Thursday, Jan. 21, on the road against the Worthington Trojans. The Trojans bested the visiting Cardinals 140.400-120.475. Luverne bounced back in their home opener on Monday, Jan. 25, by defeating Redwood Valley 125.350-122.350.   Worthington 140.400, LHS 120.475 Ella Reisdorfer tied for third in the uneven parallel bars with a score of…
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