Luverne Senior Legion slides into Southwest Sub-State Tournament
The Luverne Senior Legion Baseball team went 2-1 at home in warm and humid conditions over the past week.
Luverne beat Dell Rapids 9-4 July 7 in the final regular season game.
Luverne Junior Legion Red moves on to sub-state action, White ends season abruptly
The Luverne Junior Legion Red and White teams went 1-3 this past week at home.
Luverne White fell twice to finish their post season push.
Nutcracker Half Marathon draws runners to local trails
Nearly 50 runners participated in the 2026 Nutcracker Half Marathon Saturday, July 11, in the Luverne City Park.
Redbirds beat A’s 4-1 on the road
The Luverne Redbirds pulled off an extra inning win over Pipestone Wednesday, July 8, on the road.
Local racing results for July 10-12 include information for drivers with ties to Rock County
Rapid Speedway
July 10 - Rock Rapids, IA
Sportsmen
#17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed 9th in A Feature, finished sixth in Heat 1.
Senior Legion runs away with two wins, improves to 12-3 for the season
Luverne’s Senior Legion took two decisive wins in the past week scoring double digits in both games.
Luverne beat Sioux Falls Christian 12-2 on June 30 on the road and beat Windom 10-4 at home July 6.
Sports
- By Brennen RuppDecember 28, 2020The year 2020 will likely have its own history textbook when it’s taught in school. It was a year that started just like any other, then the COVID-19 virus hit in March and everything changed. The pandemic hit the sports world in the United States on March 11 when the NBA shut down operations. It then impacted the Minnesota prep sports scene when winter sports shut down right before some of the…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The four-week pause that Gov. Tim Walz put in place for youth sports on Nov. 21 has been extended another two weeks. The four-week pause was originally set to end on Dec. 18. With the extension, youth sports are expected to pick back up again on Jan. 4. That means Luverne basketball, hockey, wrestling and gymnastics, along with the basketball teams for Hills-Beaver Creek, will have to continue to…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The perfect season that Hills-Beaver Creek put together this fall has not gone unnoticed. The 7-0 Patriots were named the Associated Press Nine-Man State Champions, and now they have another prestigious award for their trophy case. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the Minnesota Vikings released the Vikings All-State Team for 2020, and two H-BC names grace the list. H-BC’s Rex Metzger was named Coach of the…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 21, 2020The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team in 2020 reached state tournament play for the second time in program history. With a strong core returning for the 2021 season, the Cardinals could be in store for another epic season on the ice. Six seniors, Regan Feit, Shelby Kracht, Rylee Gee, Brynn Thier, Roz Oye and Sophie Holmberg, will lead the way for the Cardinals. “With the whole Covid-19…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 15, 2020As it stands right now, the winter sports season for the Minnesota State High School League is scheduled to begin on Dec. 21. The first contests are scheduled to take place on Jan. 4. If and when the winter sports season starts, it should be an exciting one in Rock County. The Luverne girls’ hockey team is coming off a state tournament berth and finished the regular season with a 20-4 record. …
- By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistDecember 15, 2020I consider myself a pretty die-hard outdoors man. I have been spending many late afternoons chasing ringnecks across the southwest portion of the state. Populations in this part of the state are normally higher than elsewhere, but I don’t often see many other hunters. That changed in the past few weeks. As I drove from one public ground to the next, it took me until about the fifth stop to find a…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 15, 2020Hills-Beaver Creek’s football coach, Rex Metzger was named District Coach of the Year for the 2020 season. Metzger coached the Patriots to a perfect 7-0 season. The Patriots ended the 2020 season with a section championship victory over Mountain Lake Area. The Patriots were recently awarded the Associated Press nine-man state champions.
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The 2020 fall sports season in Rock County was like no other, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the start of the fall sports season, it appeared the football and volleyball seasons would be played in the spring. That meant cross-country and tennis would stand alone as the only prep fall sports in Rock County. Then the Minnesota State High School League changed course and opted to play a shortened…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020Taryn Rauk has been around the game of basketball since she can remember. As the daughter of a coach, she fell in love with the thrill of competition at an early age. “Basketball has been a huge part of my life ever since I was a little girl,” Rauk said. “My dad (Chad Rauk) coached basketball. I got to go to so many basketball games before I could even play.” Rauk started playing organized…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The South Central District announced their all-district team for the 2020 season recently and the Luverne Cardinals were well represented. In total the Cardinals had five players receive all-district honors. LaShad Smit, Zach Ahrendt, Bailey Cowell, Cade Wenninger, Peter Baustian and Ethan Beyer all received first-team all-district honors. Jamie McCarthy was named all district honorable mention.…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The Big South Conference announced its fall sports all-conference teams for volleyball on Monday, Nov. 30. The Luverne Cardinals had three players recognized. Senior Gracie Zewiske and junior Elise Ferrell both received first-team all-conference honors. Junior setter Reghan Bork received honorable mention. The Cardinals finished conference play with an even 5-5 record. Luverne finished with an…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The nine-man Southwest Conference announced its all-district teams on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots, the top-ranked team in nine-man football, were well represented. H-BC head coach Rex Metzger was named Coach of the Year. Metzger guided the Patriots to a perfect 7-0 season that was capped off with a Section Championship. The Patriots defeated Mountain Lake Are in the section…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 08, 2020The Red Rock Conference released all-conference volleyball honors on Dec. 2 and the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots had two players receive honors. H-BC senior Abby Knobloch received first-team all-conference honors. Fellow senior Taryn Rauk received all-conference honorable mention. Under the direction of first-year head coach, Dylan Gehrke, the Patriots finished the shortened 2020 campaign with a 4…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 01, 2020Covid-19 has caused plenty of disturbances in 2020, some with life-altering ramifications. For the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team it caused a disturbance in what was fixing to be a historic season in 2020. Over the previous two seasons the Patriots accumulated a record of 18-4 and were knocking on the door of the state tournament. In 2018 they lost to Mountain Lake Area in the section…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 01, 2020The Luverne Cardinals were just starting to find their footing when the state of Minnesota put a halt on all youth sports due to Covid-19. The Cardinals were on a four-game winning streak and owned a 5-5 record. They appeared to be picking up momentum as the section tournament neared. Then the emergency order came and the surging Cardinals never got to see their season through. “The last game of…
- By Brennen RuppDecember 01, 2020On Nov. 18 Gov. Tim Walz released new Covid-19 restrictions that impacted youth sports in the state of Minnesota. The new guidelines put a pause on youth sports for four weeks. Those orders went into effect on Nov. 20 and are in effect through Dec. 18. The restrictions shortened the football section tournaments, but section champions were still able to be crowned. Those same restrictions halted…
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