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McClure Electric placed second in the 2020 Major League Baseball tournament. Pictured are (front, left) Aiden Hamm, Jesse Vis, Keegan Jessen, Brenden Snyders; (back) coach Mike Buss, Ben Hartquist, Landyn Lais, Kasey Buss, Brody Goembel and Maddux Domagala.
Papik Motors won the 2020 Luverne Community Education Major League baseball championship. Papik’s defeated McClure Electric 9-8 in the title game played at Joe Roberts Field July 29.   Schomacker Cleaning won the 2020 Luverne Community Education Minor League Softball championship. The team defeated...
The Luverne Redbirds defeated the Adrian A’s 15-1 July 29 at Redbird Field in the first game of the Region 13C tournament. Tyler Reisdorfer was the winning pitcher for Luverne and Declan Beers was catcher.
The Luverne amateur baseball team took its first step toward returning to the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament this week. The Redbirds won their first best-of-three playoff series, defeating the Adrian A’s 15-1 Wednesday, July 29, and 9-5 Friday, July 31. Luverne, the No. 2 seed in the...
Luverne 19U catcher Hunter Baker tags an RTR runner who was called out at home during his team’s doubleheader sweep Thursday at Redbird Field.
The Luverne 17U baseball team went 2-1 in their final week of the regular season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson 7-2 and Pipestone 11-2 before coming up short against Hadley The 17U team hosts an eight-team end-of-year tournament Friday and Saturday. Games will be played at both Redbird Field and...
Luverne’s Connor Overgaard made a number of solid defensive plays at first base during his 17U team’s 11-2 victory over Pipestone Thursday.
The Luverne 17U baseball team went 2-1 in their final week of the regular season. The Cardinals defeated Jackson 7-2 and Pipestone 11-2 before coming up short against Hadley The 17U team hosts an eight-team end-of-year tournament Friday and Saturday. Games will be played at both Redbird Field and...
Rock County racecar drivers competed at four local tracks last weekend. In addition to the usual racing in Slayton, Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Hartford, South Dakota, the Rock County Speedway in Luverne hosted the annual Rock County Fair Enduro race Saturday night.   Rock County Speedway Eric Gaul of...
After waiting three months to play baseball due to pandemic restrictions, four Luverne athletes played all the baseball they could want last week. They competed in eight games in five days, including three on July 17, as members of both the Luverne 19U and the Redbirds teams. Pictured are (from left) Ethan Beyer, Cade Wenninger, Isaiah Bartels and Colby Crabtree. Quinn Buss also plays on both teams.
“It’s better to play three games in one day than no baseball at all.” That’s how Luverne’s Cade Wenninger summed up playing three baseball games on two teams in one day Friday, July 17, after the high school baseball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wenninger, incoming senior at...
Luverne’s Casey Sehr had three hits and scored three runs during his 19U team’s 11-0 victory over Adrian July 21 at Redbird Field.
The Luverne 19-and-under (19U) baseball team had a slow week with just one game, an 11-0 victory over Adrian at Redbird Field July 19. Luverne hosted Jackson July 28 and will play two home games against RTR tonight (July 30) at Redbird Field before playing at Heron Lake-Okabena Monday.   Luverne 11...
After a bye in the first round of the playoffs, the Luverne Redbirds earned the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C Tournament.   The Redbirds (12-2) will play the No. 7-seeded Adrian A’s (8-4) in a best of three series. Luverne will host Adrian Wednesday (July 29) before the two teams meet in Adrian...
The Luverne 14U baseball team placed first at the Le Mars (Iowa) Tournament July 25. Luverne, now 10-2 on the season, defeated Sioux City, Iowa, Montevideo and Granite Falls during tournament play. Pictured are (front, left) Owen Sudenga, Uriel Hernandez, Kai Buss, Elliot Domagala, Brendan Eidem, (...
Evan Schettler of Adrian will try to repeat his first-place finish from 2019 during the 2020 Rock County Fair Enduro Race Saturday night in Luverne. The 33rd annual Fair Enduro Race is the only grandstand event this year. Pictured from 2019 are Toni Schettler, Michael Schettler, Evan Schettler and race promoter Justin Kemp.
The 33rd annual Rock County Fair Enduro Race is still a go for Saturday night. With the 2020 Rock County Fair officially canceled due to pandemic concerns, no other grandstand events will take place this year.   The Fair Enduro will limit the number of people allowed in the stands and the pits (250...

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