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 10, 2025Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek football programs recently announced 15 players on the 2025 All-District team. In Class AAA, the Cardinals have eight individuals on the team. All-District honors went to seniors Jaydon Johnson, Josh Hansen, Jaxon Lais and juniors Coy Thone and Darius Dolo. Honorable mention went to seniors Landyn Lais, Connor Bose and Dawson Holtz. In nine-player football, the…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 10, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team fell 6-1 to Marshall Thursday, Dec. 4, on the road. The Cardinals hurt their efforts being penalized five times in the game, forcing them to play one skater down for a total of 10 minutes. Fortunately, Marshall capitalized on the LHS penalties only twice scoring two goals power plays. Cardinal senior goalie Emma Saarloos faced 45 shots and turned away 39 in the 6…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Luverne boys’ hockey obliterated Worthington 18-3 at home Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Cardinals put a total of 52 shots on net compared with the Trojans’ eight shots on net in the game. Luverne scored once on its only power play while Worthington was shut down on all three penalty plays it faced against Luverne. Junior Ben Hartquist found the back of the Trojans’ net three times in the game for a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Luverne girls’ hockey team blanked Worthington 7-0 at home Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Cardinals put 40 total shots on Worthington’s goalie in the game and held the Trojans to just seven shots on goal in the win. LHS junior Tenley Behr started the scoring with a goal at 1:27 in the first period, marking her 100th career point as a Cardinal. “I was very excited to get the goal at home,” she said.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team took down Edgerton Public 67-40 in its 2025 home opener Monday, Nov. 24. The Cardinals ran up a 32-13 lead in the first half and didn’t look back. In the second half they gathered another 35 points and finished the game with a 67-40 win over the Flying Dutchmen. Freshman Brielle John led the Cardinals posting a double-double in the first game. She had 15…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Anja Jarchow was recently named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMSC) Volleyball First-team All-Conference. Jarchow, a sophomore outside hitter for the University of Northwestern in Roseville, posted 295 kills and 36 block assists in 2025. The Eagles finished the regular season 12-0 in the UMAC. In the post season the University of Northwestern made its way to the 2025 NCAA Division…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 03, 2025Winter weather and harsh weather conditions canceled two LHS and H-BC activities this past week. The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball game against Westbrook Walnut Grove was called off and the Luverne girls’ wrestling team did not make the trip to Hutchinson. H-BC girls’ basketball was scheduled to host Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Dec. 2, and will take on Adrian/Ellsworth on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 25, 2025What a year for the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team! H-BC walked into the 2025 9-player State Championship game unbeaten this season and walked out with the state title after beating Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46-22 Saturday, Nov. 22, in the U.S. Bank Stadium. This was the Patriots’ second state championship since 1990, when H-BC defeated Argyle 28-21 in the championship game. On…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 25, 2025The Luverne Cardinals boys’ hockey team opened the season with two home wins against a pair of strong opponents. The Cardinals beat Rochester 3-2 Thursday, Nov. 22, and they topped Little Falls 2-1 in overtime Saturday, Nov. 22. Luverne, 2-0 for the season, was scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday, Nov. 25, and will travel to Redwood Valley Tuesday, Dec. 2, before hosting Marshall Thursday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 25, 2025The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team split two games this past week, beating New Ulm 3-1 on the road Thursday, Nov. 20, and falling 2-1 to Minnesota River at home Saturday, Nov. 22. The Cardinals, now 2-3 for the season, were scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday, Nov. 25, before traveling to Marshall Thursday, Dec. 4, and Fairmont Tuesday, Dec. 9. Luverne 3, New Ulm 1 Luverne took down…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 19, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team beat Fertile-Beltrami 30-14 Thursday, Nov. 13, in the 9-player State Semifinals game in U.S. Bank Stadium. H-BC avenged their 20-8 loss to the Fertile-Beltrami Falcons in the 2024 State Championship game last season. “I was very happy with the way our defense played in all four quarters,” said H-BC head coach Rex Metzger. “We did a great job up…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 19, 2025The Luverne girls’ varsity hockey team dropped two big games in the past week, falling 6-5 to Albert Lea Tuesday, Nov. 11, on the road and 6-2 to Gentry Academy Thursday, Nov. 13, at home. The Cardinals, now 1-2 for the season, will travel to New Ulm Thursday, Nov. 20, and will host Minnesota River Saturday, Nov. 22, and Worthington Tuesday, Nov. 25. In the first three games of the season,…
November 19, 2025Hills-Beaver Creek High School alumnus Kristi Metzger (second from left) presented a check for $250,000 to H-BC school officials Wednesday morning, Nov. 5. The money goes toward a running track to be constructed west of the high school in Hills next year. The $250,000 check given in her honor from an anonymous donor led to the fundraising goal of $450,000 being surpassed. The fund also includes a…
By Julie WyniaNovember 19, 2025The Luverne High School Trap team saw an end to the fall trap season Monday, Oct. 20. As we review the results of the season, there are a few highlights we would like to share. The Luverne High School Trap team placed fourth in the conference. We are pleased to announce that Makayla Oechsle placed second in female shooters in the conference with an average of 21.0. For males, Lucas Madison…
By Lori SorensonNovember 19, 2025It’s been a big week for Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Micah Bush who was notified of three prestigious state football recognitions. Bush has been selected as a member of the Elite Ten for the 2025 Mr. Football Award, he was also named to the 2025 Minnesota Vikings All-State Team, and he was named to the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Team. The Mr. Football award is sponsored…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 19, 2025Two Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball players were named to the 2025 Red Rock All-Conference volleyball team. Patriot junior Brynn Bakken was selected to the all-conference team, and junior Olivia Deelstra was named all-conference honorable mention.
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