Nutcrackers beat Belugas 9-8 in 2nd Annual Nutcracker Fest game
The Luverne Redbirds captured two home wins in the past week, beating the Brandon Belugas 9-8 in an exhibition game July 17 and taking down the Jackson Bull 3-2 July 19.
Luverne Junior Legion Red Baseball team keeps hopes alive in sub-state baseball tournament
The Luverne Junior Legion Red team went 1-1 in the Junior Legion Sub-State Tournament in the past week to stay alive in elimination bracket play.
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.
Sports
- By Jason BerghorstJune 05, 2017Rock County Speedway played host to three classes of racing during the Buffalo Days race event Saturday. Luverne’s Tom Walker finished first in the factory stock class. Keith Hieronimus of Worthington placed second and Luverne’s Tanner Baustian finished third in a field of twelve drivers. Local drivers Jacinda Walker and Ben Peters placed fourth and fifth respectively. In the mini-mod division,…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 14, 2016The Luverne VFW baseball team ran its record to 7-0 with two home wins in the past week. The Cardinals defeated Pipestone 20-10 Thursday and Slayton 10-5 Monday. Luverne plays at Worthington on Thursday. Luverne 10, Slayton 5 The Cardinals played a solid game when they hosted the Slayton VFW team Monday. Jade Smith was the starting pitcher for Luverne. He pitched three innings and gave up five…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 14, 2016The Luverne American Legion baseball team opened its season with five games this week. On Tuesday, June 7, Luverne traveled to Fulda and earned its first win. The Legion team then traveled to Yankton Friday and Saturday to compete in the Lewis and Clark Wood Bat Tournament. The young Cardinal squad battled good competition and very hot weather during the tournament and lost four games. The…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 14, 2016The Luverne Redbirds traveled to Belle Plaine to compete in the Tigertown Classic Saturday and Sunday. Luverne went 1-1 in the tournament and stands at 7-3 on the season. The Redbirds host Fairmont Sunday at 2 p.m. at Redbird Field. Luverne 5, Hayfield-Kasson 4 Codie Zeutenhorst pitched all eight innings for Luverne in the opening game of the Belle Plaine tournament Saturday. Andrew Verhey was…
- June 13, 2016Retiring LHS track coach Craig Nelson (far left) was honored at the annual track and field banquet Monday night in the Blue Mound Banquet Center. He received a quilt made from LHS state track T-shirts. Pictured with him are Ruth Stoakes and Connie Lais.
- By Jason BerghorstJune 13, 2016More than sixty-five runners participated in the annual Buffalo Days Fun Run on Saturday, June 4 in Luverne. The event, organized by Sanford Luverne, included 5K and 10K races for men and women and a half-mile kids fun run. The top two finishers in seven different age categories were provided by Sanford Luverne: Men’s 5K 15 years and under: Joseph Mensen, first; Henry Hartquist, second16-20:…
- By Jason BerghorstJune 13, 2016Luverne is set to host two triathlons in July. The Davis Lake Triathlon will be a part of the activities planned for July 4 at The Lake at the end of West Edgehill Street. A mini race will begin at 9 a.m. That event will include 0.3 miles of kayaking, two miles of bike riding and a one-mile run. The main triathlon will begin at 10 a.m. July 4. Plans include kayaking for 0.5 miles, a nine-mile…
- By jason berghorstJune 09, 2015The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots were represented well at the Minnesota State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University in St. Paul Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Zach Scholten, who tied the school record when he won the Section 3A meet, competed in the high jump. Scholten placed fifth at the meet with a jump of 6-02 feet. “He put forth a great effort and that finish is a huge accomplishment,” H-…
- By john rittenhouseJune 03, 2015Two Hills-Beaver Creek athletes earned the right to compete at the state track meet during the Section 3A Track and Field Championships Thursday in Luverne. Athletes who place first and second in events at the section level automatically qualify for the state meet. One Patriot boy captured a section title and one girl placed second in the event to punch their tickets to the state meet. Sophomore…
- By john rittenhouseJune 03, 2015A Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior wrapped up his high school golf career at the Section 3A Golf Championships staged at the Marshall Country Club May 27. Justin Sandbulte, who qualified for the section event during South Sub-Section 3A competition May 20, was unable to qualify for the state tourney in Marshall. A total of five players advance from section competition to the state field, and…
- By 10/01/2014November 06, 2013With the way the Cardinal volleyball team started on Tuesday night, an easy sweep looked to be in the cards in a pair of league matches at home. It may not have turned out to be that simple, but the team did hold on and hold off some furious rallies by the opponents to win both matches. “It feels really good to win and get the sweep, though we kind of made it harder on ourselves than we had…
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