Cardinals fall to Waseca in Section 3AAA Championship
The Luverne Cardinals football team fell 31-12 to Waseca in the Section 3AAA Championship Friday, Oct. 31, in New Ulm.
Patriots heading back to state
The Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots beat Edgerton Public 40-14 in the 9-player Section Championship Friday, Oct. 31, in Worthington.
Mollberg finishes 56th in 2025 MSHSL Cross Country State Championship
Luverne freshman Summer Mollberg capped her outstanding 2025 season placing 56th in the Minnesota State High School League Class A Cross Country State Championship Saturday, Nov. 1.
LHS volleyball surrenders 3-1 loss to Windom in Section 3A quarterfinals
The Luverne volleyball team finished its 2025 season on the road falling 3-1 to Windom Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Section 3AA quarterfinal action.
LHS alumni recognized in NSIC collegiate cross country competitions
Three Cardinal alumni, Owen and Camden Janiszeski and Tenley Nelson, were recently honored at college level cross country competitions.
Six Cardinals named to All-Conference
Six Luverne athletes were named to the 2025 Big South All-Conference teams.
Senior Addyson Mann was named to the All-Conference Gold Division girls’ tennis team.
Sports
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team met rival New Ulm Tuesday night for the Section 3A Championship in New Ulm where the Cardinals emerged with a hard-fought 3-2 victory. Coach Tony Sandbulte reflected on a successful season capped by section championship. “Hard to put into words; It’s truly been a dream season,” he said. “The girls set goals and worked hard to achieve those goals together. Winning a…
- By Jason BerghorstFebruary 22, 2022Luverne junior Gannon Ahrendt reached the 1,000 points club during the Cardinals' home 79-71 victory over Hills-Beaver Creek Feb. 17. Ahrendt becomes just the second boys' basketball player in Luverne High School history to reach the milestone. Brett Heronimus was the first in 2013. Heronimus holds the school record with 1,248 total points. Ahrendt, as a junior, has 1,017 as of Feb.…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne boys came away with a victory over Hills-Beaver Creek in the second matchup between these two teams Thursday night in Luverne. The Cardinals claimed a 48-32 victory in a low scoring matchup the first time around in a game in which each team was missing one of their top scorers. Gannon Ahrendt from Luverne and Oliver Deelstra from H-BC were both out with injuries. The scoring notably…
- By Mavis FodnessFebruary 22, 2022Uncharacteristic falls from the balance beam and uneven bars prevented Luverne gymnast Ella Reisdorfer from reaching the awards podium at the Minnesota Class A State Girls Gymnastics Tournament The LHS freshman (who turns 15 this week) competed in the all-around competition at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium Saturday night in St. Paul. She accumulated a score 32.95 on the four apparatuses, placing…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a 20-4 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Section 3AA. That accomplishment as enough to earn the Cardinals the No. 1 seed in the Section 3AA-South tournament, which begins Saturday, Feb. 26. Luverne will host the No. 8-seeded Redwood Valley Cardinals (1-25) in the Luverne Classic Gym Saturday at 7 p.m. Luverne…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team had a busy stretch of games over the past week when they faced several conference foes at home and away. They rolled to an easy 75-54 win over Heron Lake Okabena-Fulda on Feb. 15, but fell to the Luverne Cardinals Feb. 17 (see the related story) and Mountain Lake Area 68-61 Feb. 18. The Patriots are 10-10 overall and 8-6 in the conference. They were…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne Cardinal boys' basketball team won its fifth and sixth games in a row before losing last week for the first time since Feb. 3. The home victories included a 14-point upset of rival Pipestone Area Feb. 15 and a second win over Hills-Beaver Creek Feb.17 (see related story). The loss was on the road at Jackson County Central. The Cardinals, now 9-12 on the season, were scheduled …
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team fell to New Ulm 5-2 Thursday night at the Blue Mound Ice Arena during the final regular season game before section play begins this week. The Cardinals came out blazing fast in the first period when Owen Sudenga received a breakout pass and chipped a pass around a New Ulm forechecker that ended up in Brock Behrend’s hands. Behrend and Blaik Bork came in on a 2-on-1…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek girls split two basketball games on the road in the past week nudging their record to 11-13 overall and 10-6 in the conference. The Lady Pates rolled past the Rebels 64-37 in Slayton on Feb. 14, but lost a close match in Mountain Lake 52-45 on Feb. 17. Monday night’s game with Adrian was postponed to Tuesday (Feb. 22). The Patriot girls drew the No. 3 seed in Section 3A…
- By Canaan Petersen for the Star HeraldFebruary 22, 2022The Cardinal wrestling team traveled to Adrian to take on Wabasso Thursday, Feb. 17, and came up short against the Rabbits 51-24. The team has been preparing since then for the 3A Individual Section Tournament starting Friday, Feb. 25, in Wabasso. Wabasso jumped out to a 27-0 lead after four pins between 106 and 126 pounds before Gavin Marotzke won by a 9-7 decision over Luverne’s Hudson Hough…
- Section gymnastics results in personal bests, news school record and coach of year honors to LuverneBy Mavis FodnessFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne gymnasts’ “Road to Success”-themed season led the team to Marshall Saturday for the Section 3A tournament, where the Cardinals posted their highest team score of the season, achieved personal best scores and broke one school record. Luverne placed third out of the seven teams with a score of 132.75. The Cardinals achieved season-best scores on the bars (31.775) and the floor (34.95)…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ hockey team received the No. 2 seed in section play last week and got a first-round bye. In the second round of sectionals, the Cardinals met Marshall Saturday afternoon in Luverne, where they won the semifinal matchup. Luverne now advances to play section rival New Ulm Tuesday night (after press time) in New Ulm for the Section 3 championship. With the win over Marshall,…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team improved their conference record to 7-5 when they defeated the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons Feb. 10 in Adrian. The Patriots’ record is now 9-8 overall. They hosted Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Tuesday night (Feb. 15) after the Star Herald went to press. The H-BC boys’ team is scheduled to host MLA-C on Friday and has an away game set for Tuesday, Feb. 22, at…
- By Jason Berghorst for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne girls’ basketball team moved its season record to 18-4 after three more wins last week. The Cards defeated Pipestone Area 61-35 on Feb. 8, Windom Area 81-39 on Feb. 10 and Montevideo 47-45 on Saturday. Luverne was scheduled to play in Adrian Tuesday night after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. The Cardinals will travel to Jackson to face the Huskies in a rescheduled game…
- By Matt Lais for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Luverne boys’ hockey team picked up three more wins this week to improve to 14-9 on the year. The Cardinals went on the road Feb. 8 to play Fairmont before playing one home and one away contest with Minnesota River Friday and Saturday. Luverne concludes the regular season when they host New Ulm tonight (Thursday, Feb 17) at Blue Mound Ice Arena in Luverne. Section seedings will come out this…
- By Dalton Bass for the Star HeraldFebruary 15, 2022The Lady Pates improved to 10-4 in conference play and 11-11 overall this week after a win Friday night against Edgerton Public and a loss at home Tuesday (Feb.8) against Southwest Christian. The Pates traveled to Slayton Monday (Feb. 14) to take on the Murray County Central Rebels. (See next week’s Star Herald for complete game results). The H-BC girls will play MLA-C at Mountain Lake Thursday,…
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