Luverne honors hockey roots
Luverne’s hockey program started 47 years ago with humble roots and grew into a strong school-sanctioned sport, thanks to coach Dan Smeins and others who saw his vision.
Patriot boys’ basketball team wins two games, remains undefeated at 10-0
The H-BC boys’ basketball team netted three road wins in the past week to remain undefeated for the season.
LHS boys net 56-52 win against St. James
The Luverne boys’ basketball team hung on to a slim lead to claim a 56-52 win against the St. James Saints Friday, Jan. 9, at home.
Boys’ hockey record lifts to 15-2
The Luverne boys’ hockey team netted two wins in the past week, improving their season record to 15-2.
Cards go 1-1, rise to 8-5 season
The Luverne girls’ basketball team collected one win and one loss this past week.
LHS fell 78-53 to St. James at home Friday, Jan. 9, and beat United South Central 66-50 in Wells Saturday, Jan. 10.
Lady Pates win two, improve to 11-1
The Patriot girls collected two conference wins and improved to 11-1 for the season in basketball action this past week.
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025The Luverne volleyball team beat H-BC 3-1 Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Hills, in the Cardinals’ final regular season game. LHS posted a 14-13 record for the regular season. “We played well to end the regular season with a win and meeting a team goal of over .500 wins, finishing 14-13,” LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said. H-BC closed its regular season with a record of 10-13. Heading into section…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025Luverne hosted the 2025 Big South Conference cross country meet on their home course Tuesday, Oct. 14. Fifteen conference schools participated in two categories at the meet. Eight “big school” teams and seven “small school” teams ran together in the boys’ and girls’ events. The “big schools” division includes Belle Plaine, Marshall, St. Peter, Fairmont, Worthington, Tri-City United, Waseca and…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025The Lady Pates closed out the 2025 regular season beating Garretson 3-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 16. “Garretson was a fun border battle to wrap up our regular season,” H-BC head coach Kaylan Untiedt said. “It was great to see our seniors play in their final home volleyball game, and I thought all the girls stepped up to have their moments and put together a strong full-team win.” Senior Ella…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025Week 4 shooting scores are in for the Luverne trap team. Senior Makayla Oechsle and junior Lucas Madison led the team, shooting 44 targets each. Senior Nicholas Mann finished with a score of 43. Junior Gavin Hoven, sophomore Logan Wrigg and freshman Nolan DeKam each hit 42 targets. Junior Logan Willi hit 35, freshman Joey Lenz hit 33, junior Martin Fick hit 31, sophomore Owen Overgaard…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne Cardinals football team fell 44-13 to the Jackson County Central Huskies at home Thursday, Oct. 9. Luverne came into the game 5-1 against the undefeated 6-0 Huskies. The Cardinals kept the game relatively close in the first half, finding themselves down 22-13 in the game. “I was proud of the effort our kids played with, especially in the first half,” LHS head coach Todd Oye said…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots football team made quick work of Mountain Lake Friday, Oct. 10, beating the Wolverines 60-0 on the road. “We had a fast start defensively in the first quarter with senior Eduardo Wegener getting two pick sixes,” H-BC head coach Rex Metzger said. “We did a good job of getting them in some third-and-long situations, and I thought our defense did a great job of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne High School volleyball team fell twice on the road this past week. Luverne lost 3-1 to Fairmont Tuesday, Oct. 7, and fell 3-1 to Adrian/Ellsworth Friday, Oct. 10. The Cardinals were scheduled travel to play the H-BC Patriots in their final regular season game Tuesday, Oct. 14 Fairmont 3, LHS 1 The Cardinals fell 3-1 to Fairmont in volleyball action Tuesday, Oct. 7, on the road…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Luverne native Easton Johnson has recently committed to playing hockey for the Wolverines at the University of Michigan. Sixteen-year-old Johnson most recently played for the U.S. National U17 Team in Ann Arbor, Michigan. “I’m proud and honored to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey and further my education at the University of Michigan,” Johnson said. “Thank you to my family,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team finished their 2025 season at the Section 3A Individual Tournament at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls Monday, Oct. 13. LHS sent two singles players and two doubles teams to the event, and all six players were eliminated in the first day of the tournament. In singles action, senior Addyson Mann won her first-round match against her Benson/KMS opponent 6-…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ varsity cross country team placed second and the boys’ team finished in sixth at Adrian/Ellsworth Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 7. Conditions were cool and calm with temps in the 70s for the competition at the Adrian Country Club. The LHS girls’ 5,000-meter varsity team finished second with 67 team points behind first-place Sioux Falls Lincoln with 27 team points. Host Adrian/…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025The Patriots volleyball team lost matches to conference opponents Westbrook Walnut Grove and Mountain Lake but won the Queens of the Court trophy for the first time against Edgerton Public this past week. H-BC fell 3-0 to a strong Westbrook Walnut Grove team Tuesday, Oct. 7. The Lady Pates won the Queens of the Court contest 3-1 against their rivals the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen Thursday, Oct. 9…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Week 3 Luverne trap shooting scores have been posted. Junior Lucas Madison was the high shooter with a two-round total of 45 targets hit. Sophomore Owen Overgaard finished with a 42 and senior Makayla Oechsle scored a 41. Seven shooters finished with hits in the 30s. Senior Nicholas Mann and junior Gavin Hoven posted 39 targets hit. Sophomores Ashton Altman and Logan Wrigg and freshman Joey…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Cole Paulson, a senior linebacker for the Dakota State University Trojans, is being honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is among seven semifinalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s scholar-athlete award. The candidates, from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, have an average 3.60 college GPA. The Campbell Trophy recognizes “the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots football team claimed the Red Rock Trophy for the fourth year in a row, beating the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen 41-8 at home Friday, Oct. 3. H-BC has won the “Red Rock” all four years since the inaugural game in 2022, and H-BC head coach Rex Metzger praised his team for another solid performance. “I thought our defense made a couple big plays early on with senior Micah Bush getting a…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne Cardinals improved their season record to 5-1 after beating the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers 28-6 on the road Friday, Oct. 3. LHS head coach Todd Oye said he was pleased with the effort of his players on the field. “I felt we executed our game plan very well,” he said. “This was highlighted by our last offensive drive in the first half with a nice throw from Josh Hansen to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots volleyball team finished a very busy week of volleyball action with two wins and four losses. The Lady Pates beat their rivals, the Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles, 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 30, at home. The Patriots went 1-4 on the road playing in the 2025 Jimmy John’s Classic in Marshall Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. “It was great to see some new teams and have…
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