Cardinals baseball team sweeps six games, improves record to 12-1 for the season
The Luverne High School baseball team won five games in a row this past week to improve to 12-1 for the season.
LHS beat Pipestone 16-6 at home Tuesday, April 28.
Girls’ softball team gives up six games in busy week on the diamond
The Luverne girls’ softball team gave up six games in the past week to fall to 4-10 for the season.
The Cardinals lost 11-5 to Pipestone Tuesday, April 28, on the road.
LHS and H-BC shine at Howard Wood Relays
High school athletes from Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams participated in the 101st Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays May 1-2 in Sioux Falls.
Patriots, Cardinals run strong at Bob Nangle Relay
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek High School track and field teams participated in the Bob Nangle Relays in Pipestone Tuesday, April 28.
LHS and H-BC run through adverse conditions in Worthington meet
Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams traveled to Worthington for a meet Thursday, April 23, against 11 other school teams.
Cardinals split games, baseball record 7-1
The Luverne baseball team split games against Windom and Fairmont to improve to 7-1 for the season.
LHS fell 11-4 to Windom Tuesday, April 21, at home in a lackluster game against the Eagles.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026The Luverne boys’ hockey team ended their season earlier than they expected. The Cardinals fell 2-1 to Mankato West Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Section 3A Championship game in St. Peter. It took three overtime periods to decide who would move on to the 2026 state tournament. With the game tied 1-1 after the second period in regulation play, both teams dug in and dragged out the game another four…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026After two section basketball playoff wins, the H-BC Lady Pates will take on Central Minnesota Christian for the Section 3A Championship Thursday, March 5, in Marshall. H-BC beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 62-38 Feb. 24 in the sub-section semifinals and won 48-40 against Murray County Central Feb. 27 in the sub-section finals. H-BC, the No. 1 south seed, will take on Central Minnesota Christian, the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026Seven Luverne athletes were recently named to the 2025-26 Big South All-Conference Team. In gymnastics, senior Kianna Winter, freshman Emma Cowell and eighth-grader Marrs Thone were selected all-conference in the Gold Division for LHS. Thone qualified for the 2026 state tournament in the individual vault competition and finished in 21st place out of 46 athletes. Luverne girls’ hockey took…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team beat Red Rock Central 68-29 in Section 3A sub section quarterfinal action Saturday, Feb. 28, in Worthington. The Patriots built a 39-17 lead at the half and tacked on 29 points in the second half for the section win. Game breakdown and stats were not available for this issue of the Star Herald. H-BC was scheduled to take on Edgerton Public in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026Luverne gave Fairmont a scare in the Section 3 South Sub-Section Quarterfinal game Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Jackson. The No. 5 seed Luverne Cardinals matched the No. 1 seed Fairmont Cardinals to the last four minutes of the game before Fairmont went on a 14-point run to win a 52-42 game. Luverne started the game taking a 9-6 lead early in the contest. Fairmont then scored eight unanswered points…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team added two wins to their record when they beat Edgerton 75-68 Feb. 24 and won 79-67 against St. James in the Section 3 south sub-section quarterfinal game at home Feb. 27. The Cardinals’ win/loss record now sits at 21-5 for the season. Luvere was scheduled to take on Montevideo, the No. 1 south seed, Tuesday, Mar. 3, in the sub-section semifinals in Windom. …
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026H-BC girls’ basketball head coach Dylan Gehrke was awarded the 2026 Section 3A Girls Basketball Coach of the Year after the section quarterfinal game Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Worthington. The award is voted on by The Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) that officially holds voting in late February each year. This award recognizes outstanding coaches across all four classes based…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorMarch 04, 2026Luverne wrestlers senior Bernie and junior CeCe Rock finished on the podium in the 2026 individual state wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 28, in St. Paul. Two other LHS grapplers, freshman Ellie Rock and junior Brody Kopp bowed out in the early rounds of competition. CeCe Rock wins second CeCe Rock placed second in the girls’ 155-pound weight class, winning three matches and falling in…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey team finished its 2026 state tournament run falling twice to two strong contenders. LHS fell 5-1 to the No. 1 seed Warroad Warriors Wednesday, Feb. 18, and lost 4-0 to the No. 5 seed Proctor-Hermantown Mirage. The Cardinals finished the regular season 16-9, completed their section run 19-9 and finished 19-11 through the state tournament games. LHS made the state…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026Luverne junior Brodie Kopp qualified for the state wrestling meet placing second in the 107-pound weight class at the Section 3A Individual Tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, in Springfield. The 2026 State Wrestling Tournament will be held Feb. 25-29 at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Kopp will join the Rock sisters, Ellie, CeCe and Bernie, who already qualified for the state meet earlier this…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026Luverne gymnast eighth-grader Marrs Thone finished 21st in the individual vault competition at the 2026 Class A State gymnastics meet in St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 21. Thone took 21st place out of 45 vaulters, scoring a 9.075 in her first attempt. In her second pass she scored an 8.550. Placements are figured by the highest vault value of the gymnasts’ two attempts. In her first state meet Thone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026Luverne freshman Briella John hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to help LHS beat Windom 79-76 in section playoff action Friday, Feb. 20, on the road. After finding themselves down by 11 points with less than three minutes in the game, the Cardinals fought back tying the game 76-76 with less than a minute on the game clock. The Luverne girls dug in and fought for control of the ball with…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Lady Pates were able to move on in the Section 3A playoffs beating Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 75-40 in Round 2 of the tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, in Worthington. H-BC was scheduled to take on the No. 5 seed Westbrook Walnut Grove Chargers in quarterfinal action Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Worthington. The Patriots also beat Murray County Central in their final regular season game 59-42 Monday, Feb. 16…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Luverne boys’ hockey team captured two Section 3A games this past week beating Windom 11-0 Feb. 19, at home in the section quarterfinals and New Ulm 8-2 in the section semifinals Feb. 21, in St. Peter. The Cardinals are scheduled to take on Mankato West Thursday, Feb. 26, for the section championship in St. Peter. LHS, the No. 1 seed, will face a tough Mankato West, the No. 2 seed, in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team collected two wins improving their season record to 19-5. LHS beat H-BC 70-67 at home Feb. 19, and topped Minneota 83-67 on the road Feb. 20. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Edgerton to take on Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Feb. 24, for their final regular season game. LHS 70, H-BC 67 Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek faced off in head-to-…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 25, 2026The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team collected three conference wins and fell once in non-conference play this past week. H-BC beat Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 89-33 Feb. 17, Southwest Minnesota Christian 72-49 Feb. 20 and Murray County Central 69-51 in Red Rock Conference games. The Patriots fell 70-67 to Luverne Feb. 19 in a close non-conference game in Luverne. H-BC finished the…
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