Luverne baseball places fifth at state tourney
The Luverne High School baseball team ended the 2025 season in fifth place in the MSHSL State Baseball Tournament in St. Cloud June 12.
H-BC’s Abigayl Olson competes at state individual golf tournament
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.
LHS, H-BC excel at state track & field
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.
Cardinals, Patriots compete in 2025 Trap Championship in Alexandria
The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek trap teams participated in the 2025 Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria this past week.
Luverne Legion baseball season in full swing
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.
Cardinal baseball team clinches Section 3AA Championship
The Luverne Cardinals baseball team is heading to the 2025 State Tournament after winning the Section 3AA Championship Thursday, June 5, in Marshall.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025The Luverne boys' track and field team placed eighth in the 2025 State True Team competition. Luverne faced stiff competition at the 2025 Class A State True Team meet in Eden Prairie Saturday, May 17. The LHS girls’ team placed third and the boys’ team finished in eighth place in the cold and windy conditions. LHS had 20 personal and season records broken at the event, placed 34 Top 10…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek track and field team captured Red Rock Conference meet honors Thursday, May 15, in Slayton. This is the second year in a row that the Patriots boys’ and girls’ teams won the conference meet team championships. “The kids keep performing at a high level, and it was a lot of fun to see them capture another championship, despite it being cold and windy in Slayton,” head coach…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025By Greg Hoogeveen The LHS and H-BC trap shooting teams recorded their fifth week of competition scores. Nicholas Mann (LHS) posted a 25-straight score this week. Patriot Hunter Leenderts shot a perfect 50-straight targets this past week. The rest of the results are as follows: Week 5 scores LHS – Class 2A Round 1 Round 2 Total Ashton Altman 14 18 32 Jesse Aning 16 19 35 Alex DeWispelaere…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025The Luverne softball team earned two wins over the past week, beating Worthington 9-8 at home Tuesday, May 13, and pounding Marshall 22-4 on the road Thursday, May 15. The girls are now 10-9 for the season and 7-5 in Big South Conference play. The Cardinals were scheduled to take on Redwood Valley at home Tuesday, May 20, in the first round of the section playoffs. LHS 9, Worthington 8 The…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team traveled to take on Benson in team sectional play Tuesday, May 13. The No. 7 seed LHS team fell 7-0 to the No. 2 seed team from Benson. “Although Luverne did not win any individual matches, I was very proud of how our kids competed and played,” head coach Nathan Rud said. “They each gave a full effort and represented Luverne well in the section tournament.” In…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 21, 2025Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek participated in the Third Annual Border Battle trap shooting event at the Garretson Sportsmen’s Club Friday, May 9. H-BC, Luverne, Southwest Minnesota Christian, Garretson, South Dakota, Edgerton Public, Brookings, South Dakota, Madison, South Dakota, and Pipestone all participated in the event. “The event brings shooters together who may compete against each…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne Redbirds met Pipestone at Redbird Field in Luverne for their season opener Sunday, May 11. Redbird Braydon Ripka drove a home run ball over the fence at Redbird Field in the eighth inning to help Luverne take an 11-1 win over Pipestone. With a 5-1 lead after seven innings, Ripka drove in two base runners with his homer to give Luverne an 8-1 advantage in the bottom of the eighth…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne girls’ track team won the Big South Conference Small Schools Championship Saturday, May 10, at Paulsen Field in Pipestone. The LHS boys finished in third place behind Jackson and Redwood Valley. The Cardinals posted 10 first-place finishes, 34 personal records, and seven season records at the meet. Sophomore Darius Dolo placed first in the boys’ 100-meter with a (PR) time of 11.26…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025Luverne baseball racked up three more wins to extend their winning streak to eight games in a row. The Cardinals beat Jackson County Central 10-0 at home Tuesday, May 6, and took two games from St. James 8-1 and 11-4 in a doubleheader on the road Thursday, May 8. LHS is now 14-3 for the season with three regular season games left before they start the postseason with sections Tuesday, May 27.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne girls’ softball team won two games and fell in two in a busy week of play. LHS beat Blue Earth 18-4 and 19-4 in a doubleheader on the road Thursday, May 8. LHS fell 11-1 to Edgerton at home Friday, May 9, and lost to Adrian 8-7 on the road Monday, May 12. The Cardinals were scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday, May 13, and will travel to Marshall Thursday, May 15. Luverne 18,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne boys’ tennis team lost four matches this week. Blue Earth topped Luverne 7-0 Tuesday, May 6, at home, Lac qui Parle and Benson both beat Luverne 7-0 at home Saturday, May 10, in a doubleheader, and Fairmont beat LHS 7-0 on the road Monday, May 12. “Benson was our toughest opponent of the week, and though the kids actually played better, only Kaleb Hemme at first singles was able to…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Patriots varsity track team participated in the Dick Davidson Invitational Thursday, May 8, in Slayton. The H-BC boys’ team placed second with a score of 134, and the girls’ team finished in third with a score of 100 in the team competitions. The Patriot boys’ team placed behind Murray County Central in first with a team score of 156. The H-BC girls’ team placed behind Southwest Minnesota…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Luverne High School golf team participated in the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Invitational Friday, May 9. The LHS boys’ team placed fourth and the girls’ team finished in fifth place. The Cardinal girls’ team traveled to Morton for the Big South Conference Championship meet Monday, May 12, finishing in eighth place with a team score of 449. The Luverne boys’ golf team was scheduled to…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The Patriots golf team participated in the Red Rock Conference Week 3 golf meet Tuesday, May 6. In 18-hole play, the boys’ team finished in fourth place at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Westbrook, scoring 351 behind Mountain Lake, in first, with a 310, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda with 324, and Southwest Minnesota Christian with a team score of 332. H-BC topped Red Rock Central with a team score of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 14, 2025The LHS and H-BC trap shooting teams recorded their third week of competition scores. Piper Wynia (LHS) and Cameron Allen (H-BC) each recorded a 25-straight score this week. The rest of the results are as follows: Week 3 scores LHS Round 1 Round 2 Total Ashton Altman 19 16 35 Jesse Aning 8 11 19 Alex DeWispelaere 22 24 46 Martin Fick 12 9 21 Dylan Hoff 20 18 38 Gavin Hoven 18 22 40…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMay 07, 2025The Cardinals baseball team finished a perfect week with five wins and no losses against four teams to bring their season record to 11-3. LHS beat Pipestone 12-7 on the road Tuesday, April 29, and took two games from host Redwood Valley Cardinals 9-1 and 19-1 in doubleheader action Thursday, May 1. Luverne traveled to Milroy Saturday, May 3, beating the BOLD Warriors 5-4 in the first of two…
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