Sports

Redbirds beat Hadley 8-1
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
July 02, 2025
The Luverne Redbirds beat the Hadley Buttermakers 8-1 Sunday, June 29, on the road. Luverne opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning with three runs. Braydon Ripka, Jake Haugen and Will Serie each crossed home plate once in the inning. The Redbirds tacked on another four runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 7-0 lead through 5 1/2 innings. Skyler Wenninger scored on a Serie…
Local race results
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
July 02, 2025
The results of racing events for June 27-29 are listed. Drivers with ties to Rock County are included. Rapid Speedway June 27 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – placed sixth in A Feature, finished fourth in Heat 2. #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 11th in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1. Overall points leaders to date 8th - Brandon Boeve – 442 12th…
Redbirds capture two wins
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
The Luverne Redbirds captured two big wins and now stand at 4-4 for the season. Luverne beat the Worthington Cubs 9-0 June 18 at home and the Heron Lake Lakers 17-8 June 22 on the road. The Redbirds were rescheduled to host Hadley Wednesday, June 25. They are on the road Friday, June 27, versus Larchwood and play Sunday, June 29, at Pipestone. Luverne will kick off July on the road for two…
Luverne Junior Legion 10 posts 3-2 record
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
The Luverne Junior Legion 10 baseball team posted a 3-2 record this past week in a busy schedule. Luverne fell 1-0 to Worthington on the road Tuesday, June 17. At the New Ulm Tournament over the weekend, Luverne beat Prior Lake 12-4, and New Ulm 12-1 Friday, June 20. Luverne finished the tournament beating Omaha 8-3 June 21. On Monday, June 23, Luverne fell to Slayton 12-5 at home. Luverne is…
Luverne Junior Legion 9 falls 6-1 to Worthington
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
The Luverne Junior Legion 9 team is primarily freshmen and younger players coached by Ben Serie and Jake Haugen. They play a limited schedule with a total of five games in 2025. The team fell to Worthington 6-1 Tuesday, June 17, at Redbird Field. Luverne is scheduled to host Marshall June 26 and Pipestone June 30. They will go on the road Monday, July 7, to take on Heron Lake-Okabena. Team…
Senior Legion baseball wins two, falls in three games
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team went 2-3 this past week against solid opponents on the road. Luverne fell 4-1 to Madison June 17 and finished 2-2 at the Marshall Woodbat Tournament over the weekend. At Marshall, Luverne lost in a close 8-7 game against Alexandria Friday, June 22, beat Brookings 17-9 and St. Peter 15-0 Saturday, June 22, and lost 6-4 to Renner Sunday, June 22. The…
Six LHS baseball players named All-Conference
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
Six Luverne baseball players were named to the 2025 Big South All-Conference team. All-Conference honors went to seniors Carter Sehr and Layke Miller and juniors Blake Sauer and Jaxon Lais. Honorable mention players are senior Alex Schlosser and junior Maddux Domagala. All six players were a big part of the team’s 2025 fifth place finish at this year’s MSHSL Baseball State Tournament.
Schlosser, Sehr recieve post-season recognition
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
Senior Alex Schlosser was named to the 2025 State All-Tournament Team and senior Carter Sehr was named to the 2025 South All-Star Team and the 2025 Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team. Sehr took part in the All-Star activities Thursday, June 19, at Chaska Athletic Park. The South All-Stars team played June 20 and 21 against other All-Star teams.
Reisdorfer, Behr named to softball 2025 All-Stars
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
LHS senior softball players Ella Reisdorfer and Payton Behr were named to the 36th Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Star Series. They played in the All-Star game Sunday, June 8, at Caswell Park in North Mankato. The 72 All-Stars are selected from over 6,000 girls who play high school fastpitch in Minnesota. The All- Stars are selected by the Minnesota High School Fastpitch Coaches…
Local race results, June 20-21
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 25, 2025
Local racing results have been posted for the June 20-21 weekend. Rapid Speedway June 20 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsmen #17 Brandon Boeve – placed eighth in A Feature, finished seventh in Heat 1 USRA Hobby Stock #22E Eric Gaul – placed third in the A Feature, finished seventh in Heat 3 #10 Blake Schneekloth – placed eighth in the A Feature, finished first in Heat 3 #24H Brock Harnack –…
Luverne baseball places fifth at state tourney
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 18, 2025
The Luverne High School baseball team ended the 2025 season in fifth place in the MSHSL State Baseball Tournament in St. Cloud June 12. Luverne, the No. 5 seed, fell in a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to No. 4 Glencoe-Silver Lake in the state quarterfinals at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud June 11. With the loss, LHS moved to the state consolation bracket. Luverne beat No. 8 Concordia Academy 4-3 at…
H-BC’s Abigayl Olson competes at state individual golf tournament
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 18, 2025
Patriot junior Abigayl Olson finished the 2025 golf season placing 52nd at the MSHSL Girls’ Class A Golf State Tournament June 11 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. Olson carded a two-day score of 196 in 18-hole play. On June 10 she shot a 99 on the first 18 holes, finishing with a 47 on the front nine and a 52 on the back nine. On June 11 Olson improved her score by two strokes, finishing…
LHS, H-BC excel at state track & field
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 18, 2025
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams sent 28 athletes to the 2025 MSHSL Class A State Track & Field Championship June 10-11 in St. Michael. The Cardinals finished the two-day event with five Top 10 finishes. “The kids did an outstanding job of getting out, competing hard, and chasing their personal bests,” LHS head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “We talk all the time about…
Cardinals, Patriots compete in 2025 Trap Championship in Alexandria
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 18, 2025
The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek trap teams participated in the 2025 Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria this past week. The Cardinals competed in Class 2A Tuesday, June 10, and the Patriots shot in Class 4A on Thursday, June 12. In the Championship Tournament, teams shoot two sessions of two rounds in one day. Scores are kept for individual and team placements in their…
Luverne Legion baseball season in full swing
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 18, 2025
The Luverne Junior and Senior American Legion baseball teams kicked off their summer season after the high school team finished in fifth place at the MSHSL State Baseball Tournament in St. Cloud June 12. This season the Junior Legion team has been divided into two teams. The Legion 9 and Legion 10 teams are both coached by Jake Haugen and Ben Serie and will usually play back-to-back games in…
Luverne Redbirds fall to Horned Frogs in Lakefield
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editor
June 18, 2025
The Luverne Redbirds fell 2-1 in 13 innings of play to the Lakefield Horned Frogs Wednesday, June 11, on the road. Lakefield scored one run in the bottom of the third, but Luverne tied the game 1-1 in the top of the seventh with Braydon Ripka scoring on a wild pitch. The game went another five innings with no scoring. In the bottom of the 13th inning, Lakefield had two outs and a man on third…