By Brennen Rupp
February 02, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team went 0-4 this week with losses to Fairmont-Martin County West (81-0) and Windom-Mountain Lake (51-24) on Tuesday, Jan. 26.
They then dropped a pair of matches to Worthington (61-16) and Minneota (78-6) on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Windom-Mountain Lake 51, Luverne 24
Riley Cowell defeated Thavien Xayachak by fall in the 120-pound division.
Jaden Reisch won by fall…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots girls’ basketball team expected to have a special season in 2021 with a strong core of players returning. Those expectations are being met early, as the Patriot girls have opened the season with a perfect 3-0 start.
H-BC 78, Edgerton 47
The Patriots opened the season on Tuesday, Jan. 19, with a convincing 78-47 victory at home against Edgerton.
Junior guard…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
Since opening the season with a 65-31 victory, the Luverne boys’ basketball team has rattled off three straight wins by a combined six points.
The 4-0 start to the season marks the first time since 2006-2007 that the Cardinals have opened the season with a 4-0 record.
LHS 57, Martin County West 56
After defeating the Worthington Trojans by one point on Monday, Jan. 18, the Cardinals picked up…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals girls’ hockey team opened the 2021 season by splitting a pair of games last week.
The ninth-ranked Cardinals opened the season at home with a 6-0 victory over Windom Area on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Luverne then dropped a home contest to Rochester Lourdes 4-2 on Saturday, Jan. 23.
LHS 6, Windom Area 0
It took the Cardinals 17 minutes to light the lamp during their season opener…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
After scoring just two points in their season opener against Windom Area, the Luverne Cardinals erupted for eight goals against Redwood Valley Friday at home.
Behind a strong offensive showing, the Cardinals picked up their first win of the season with an 8-5 victory over Redwood Valley.
“The team as a whole played much better hockey on Friday night,” Luverne head coach Phil Paquette said.
“We…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team started the week off with a 56-41 loss at home to the Worthington Trojans on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
The Cardinals bounced back on Saturday, Jan. 23, when they picked up a 62-40 road victory over St. Clair.
Worthington 56, LHS 41
The Cardinals led by three points at halftime but were unable to hold onto that lead in the second half against the Trogans…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals opened the season Tuesday, Jan. 19, at home with a triangular against Redwood Valley and Fairmont-Martin County West.
The Cardinals lost to Redwood Valley 60-24 and then fell to FMCW 66-3.
Luverne got into the win column on Thursday, Jan. 21, with a 42-24 victory over Chester.
Redwood Valley
Riley Cowell defeated Lincoln Ourada by fall in the 120-pound division.
Braydon…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals gymnastics team opened the season on Thursday, Jan. 21, on the road against the Worthington Trojans. The Trojans bested the visiting Cardinals 140.400-120.475.
Luverne bounced back in their home opener on Monday, Jan. 25, by defeating Redwood Valley 125.350-122.350.
Worthington 140.400, LHS 120.475
Ella Reisdorfer tied for third in the uneven parallel bars with a score of…
By Brennen Rupp
January 25, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots boys’ basketball team opened the season with a hard-fought loss against 10th-ranked Southwest Minnesota Christian. H-BC bounced back on Friday with a 63-35 win over Murray County Central.
Thanks to a strong defensive performance and a second-half offensive outburst, the Patriots picked up their first win of the young season to improve to 1-1 overall.
“It was a…
By Brennen Rupp
January 19, 2021
The Luverne Cardinals girls’ basketball team has been itching to get back out on the court since suffering a heartbreaking loss during last season’s section tournament.
The wait was much longer than anticipated for the Cardinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the Cardinals had to wait one more day due to the blizzard that hit the area on Thursday and Friday.
The long wait finally ended for…
January 19, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team battled in their season opener against Southwest Minnesota Christian, and in the end it was the visiting Eagles that upended the Patriots 80-72.
Oliver Deelstra scored the first three points of the game for the Patriots, taking a 3-2 lead.
With the two teams tied at 8-8, the Eagles went on a 5-0 run to open up a 13-8 lead.
The Patriots answered back…
By Brennen Rupp
January 19, 2021
For the second straight season, the Luverne Cardinals boys’ basketball team has opened the season with a 2-0 record.
The Cardinals tipped off their season Saturday with a resounding 65-31 victory over Jackson County Central.
On Monday the Cardinals improved to 2-0 with a 54-49 victory over Worthington.
Although things started off on the sluggish side for the Cardinals against JCC, Luverne was in…
By Brennen Rupp
January 19, 2021
The Luverne boys’ hockey team battled but could not dig themselves out from an early 3-0 deficit against Windom Area on Saturday, Jan. 16.
That early lead held for the Eagles as they defeated the Cardinals 5-2 in the season opener at Blue Mound Ice Arena.
“It was great to finally be able to play our first game of the 2021 hockey season,” Luverne head coach Phil Paquette said.
“I was very happy…
By Brennen Rupp
January 12, 2021
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots enjoyed one of the best seasons in program history in 2020. The Patriots finished the shortened season as section champions and with a perfect 7-0 record.
Since the season ended, the Patriots have raked in the accolades.
They were named the AP Nine-Man State Champions.
Rex Metzger was named Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Vikings, and Gavin Wysong earned All-…
By Brennen Rupp
January 12, 2021
Youth sports return in the state of Minnesota after a nearly two-month delay due to COVID-19 on Jan. 4, as teams across the state started practicing for the upcoming winter sports season.
The first competitions are scheduled for Jan. 14.
When the doors open for competitions, there will be a limited number of spectators allowed inside facilities.
Indoor venues must limit capacity to 25 percent…
By Brennen Rupp
January 05, 2021
The hit HBO series, “Game of Thrones,” coined a term, “The Long Night,” referring to a time period of a prolonged winter.
The Long Night is over for now in Minnesota.
Nov. 20 marked the last youth sporting event that took place in Minnesota before a “pause” was put into effect until Jan. 4.
Now teams have received the go-ahead to start practicing to prepare for what will be a wild winter sports…