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 Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team collected two big conference wins at home and extended their winning streak to 7-0. The Cardinals beat Fairmont 11-2 Tuesday, Dec. 9, and pushed past Waseca winning a 4-2 contest Saturday, Dec. 13. Luverne was scheduled to host Windom Tuesday, Dec. 16, before going on the road to play New Ulm Friday, Dec. 19. The Cardinals will then host Dodge County Saturday, Dec…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025By Greg Hoogeveen The Patriots boys’ basketball team notched their second win of the season taking down Red Rock Central 87-52 at home Thursday, Dec. 11. “I thought our guys played with great effort all night,” H-BC head coach Chad Rauk said. “We were able to create some turnovers early and establish a lead.” H-BC built up a 50-36 lead in the first half and held the Falcons to just 16 points…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team had a successful week claiming three conference wins for a 5-1 season record to date. The Cardinals beat Jackson County Central 75-61 at home Tuesday, Dec. 9, squeezed out a 62-58 win over Blue Earth on the road Friday, Dec. 12, and beat Windom 74-57 at the Target Center in Minneapolis Saturday, Dec. 13. Luverne leads the Big South Conference with a 4-0…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne girls’ basketball team collected two wins and fell once in conference play this past week. LHS beat Jackson County Central 74-71 at home Tuesday, Dec. 9, and topped Blue Earth 74-64 on the road Friday, Dec. 12. The Cardinals lost 72-57 to Windom Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Target Center. Luverne is now 3-3 for the season. LHS was scheduled to travel to Pipestone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team won two games and fell once at home this past week. The Cardinals lost 2-1 to Fairmont Tuesday, Dec. 9, beat Willmar 4-1 Friday, Dec. 12, and took down South Central 13-0 Saturday, Dec. 13. The Cardinals, now 5-5 for the season, were scheduled to host Windom Tuesday, Dec. 16, and will host New Ulm Friday, Dec. 19. Fairmont 2, Luverne 1 Luverne fell to…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025Luverne captured third place in team competition Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Marshall meet. Jackson County Central placed first in the team competition with a team score of 127.275. Pipestone Area was second with 126.075 points, Luverne finished third with 125.175 and Windom-Mountain Lake placed fourth with 112.05 team points. In team apparatus results on the vault, bars, beam and floor, Luverne…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team finished a busy week of tournament competition with several wrestlers earning podium appearances. The Luverne girls’ wrestling team headed to Baltic, South Dakota for an invitational Friday, Dec. 12, when the girls’ team won four places. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams participated in the Jackson Tournament Saturday, Dec. 13, when Luverne won five bracket…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 17, 2025The Lady Pates beat Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 70-30 on the road Thursday, Dec. 11. The Patriots came ready to play against their conference rival Coyotes. “We wanted to make everything tough and I thought all of our girls did a great job executing that,” Patriots head coach Dylan Gehrke said. “Our defense did a nice job making them uncomfortable for 36 minutes.” As a team the Patriots hit 45…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Ella Apel, Izzy Steensma and Tenley Behr reached their 100th career points in the first six games of the 2025-26 Cardinals hockey season. Apel, a senior, was the first to break the 100-point career mark Nov. 8 in the game against Willmar. As of Dec. 3, Apel sits at 103 career points in 118 games played with 39 goals and 64 assists. When asked about the milestone, Apel gasped and said she did…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team extended its winning streak to 5-0 after taking down Redwood Valley 18-0 on the road Dec. 2 and Marshall 3-0 Dec. 4 at home. The Cardinals were scheduled to face Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 9, before hosting Waseca Saturday, Dec. 13, and Windom Tuesday, Dec. 16. Luverne 18, Redwood Valley 0 Luverne boys’ hockey team put 18 goals in the Redwood Valley net on…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team started off the 2025-26 season hosting a triangular and then traveling to separate boys’ and girls’ tournaments this past week. On Thursday, Dec. 4, the Cardinals wrestled two home duals where they fell 47-18 to Redwood Valley and lost 60-16 to Jackson County Central. The LHS boys and girls team traveled to two separate tournaments Saturday, Dec. 6. The…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team captured two wins and had one loss this past week to start the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 record. Luverne beat Fairmont 66-64 at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and at the Maple River Holiday Tournament the Cardinals fell 64-54 to Maple River and beat Esko 82-44 Saturday, Dec. 6 The Cardinals were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Dec. 9, and will travel to Blue…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne gymnastics team opened the 2025-26 season beating Redwood Valley 128.45-126.725 at home. “It’s nice to have the first meet behind us. It helps clear out some of the jitters and see how the judges score their routines,” LHS head coach Phoebe Flom said. “Now we have a solid baseline and can start making adjustments moving forward.” The Cardinals are led by two seasoned seniors,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025Luverne fell twice this past week in girls’ basketball action. LHS lost 67-51 to Fairmont at home Tuesday, Dec. 2, and lost a one-point game to Arlington, South Dakota, 50-49 on the road Friday, Dec. 5. The Cardinals, now 1-2 for the season, were scheduled to host Jackson County Central Tuesday, Dec. 9, and Blue Earth Area Friday, Dec. 12. They will take on Windom Saturday, Dec. 13, at the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team started off the 2025-26 season with two big Red Rock Conference home wins. H-BC beat Southwest Minnesota Christian 66-33 Tuesday, Dec. 3, and took down Adrian/Ellsworth 72-52 Friday, Dec. 5. The Patriots are scheduled to face Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on the road Thursday, Dec. 11. H-BC 66, SWMC 33 The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The H-BC boys’ basketball team routed Adrian/Ellsworth 78-41 at home Thursday, Dec. 4, in their opening game of the 2025-26 season. The Patriots built up a 39-22 lead in the first half and added another 39 points in the second half against the Dragons. H-BC shot 47 percent from the field hitting 31 of 66 shots and were 30 percent beyond the line making six of 20 shots. Adrian hit 41 percent…
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