Sports
The Luverne High School boys’ and girls’ cross country and girls’ tennis teams opened their fall seasons Aug. 17. Both programs will have fewer competitions and face a number of pandemic-related restrictions during the upcoming season. The Minnesota State High School League has postponed the...
Baseball is a nuanced game with many rules and even more details.
Learning all there is to know about baseball can be a daunting task for young players and even longtime fans of the game.
That’s where the Luverne Cardinal Kangaroo Court comes into play.
Luverne High School varsity baseball coach...
The Luverne Redbirds, the No. 2 seed in the Region 13C tournament, lost their Final Four series to the Hadley Buttermakers 2-1 (see related story).
The Redbirds will have one more chance to continue their season and qualify for the 2020 Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament when they face the...
There was no home-field advantage for the Luverne Redbirds and Hadley Buttermakers during the Region 13C Final Four playoff series played Wednesday-Sunday.
Luverne, the tournament No. 2 seed, lost both games played in Luverne, and Hadley, the No. 6 seed, lost its home game Saturday.
Winning two of...
When the Minnesota State High School League announced plans for fall sports Aug. 4, much of the focus was on the football and volleyball seasons moving to spring.
Cross country, tennis, swimming, soccer and other teams, however, were given the green light to compete this fall with various...
Local dirt-track racers competed at three local tracks this weekend.
Colton Arends led Rock County drivers by winning the Stock Car A Feature race at Rapid Speedway Friday night.
Locals also raced at Murray County Speedway in Slayton Friday and I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, Saturday...
BASEBALL 2020
Luverne Redbirds
June 4 at Brandon Valley 4-3 W
June 13 at Castlewood 9-5 W
June 13 at Castlewood 9-0 W
June 17 Tracy Engineers 12-1 WJune 24 Ruthton Royals 10-0 W
June 26 Jackson Bulls 12-2 L
June 28 ...
The Luverne 17U baseball team wrapped up its pandemic-abbreviated 2020 summer season by placing second at the Southwest Minnesota 17U Tournament played in Luverne Friday and Saturday.
Luverne, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, defeated Minneota 10-0 Friday night and Worthington 5-1 Saturday morning...
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 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...