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The Luverne Redbirds captured two home wins in the past week, beating the Brandon Belugas 9-8 in an exhibition game July 17 and taking down the Jackson Bull 3-2 July 19. Luverne, now at 11-6 for the season will host the Sioux City Futures July 24 and the Milroy Irish July 26 in the final two regular season games. Luverne is the No. 4 seed in Region 10C playoffs and will host the No. 5 seed…

The Luverne Senior Legion Baseball team went 2-1 at home in warm and humid conditions over the past week. Luverne beat Dell Rapids 9-4 July 7 in the final regular season game. In the West Sub-Sub State playoffs Luverne beat Pipestone 16-0 July 10 and fell 6-4 to Windom July 11. The No. 1 seed Luverne let a 4-1 lead against Windom, the No. 3 seed, dwindled to a 6-4 loss finishing in the runner-…

The Luverne Junior Legion Red and White teams went 1-3 this past week at home. Luverne White fell twice to finish their post season push. Luverne fell 6-4 to Adrian July 12 and 20-10 to Edgerton July 13 in the sub-sub state playoffs. Luverne Red lost 8-5 to Dell Rapids in their final regular season game July 7 at home and beat Adrian 13-0 in the sub-sub section championship. Luverne Red…

Luverne’s Senior Legion took two decisive wins in the past week scoring double digits in both games. Luverne beat Sioux Falls Christian 12-2 on June 30 on the road and beat Windom 10-4 at home July 6. Luverne, now at 12-3 for the season, was scheduled to host Dell Rapids Tuesday, July 7, before starting the sub-sub state playoffs Friday, July 10. Brackets and seeding had not been determined…

Luverne had trouble finding hits against Hadley falling 8-0 to the Buttermakers at home June 29. The makeup game was called after the fifth inning due to rain. Redbirds Isaac Bonner and Riley Sneller each hit one single against Hadley and Luverne registered six strikeouts in the game. Tucker Sorenson threw 28 strikes out of 42 pitches and only gave up two hits in the Buttermakers win. Casey…

The Luverne Junior Legion Red baseball team beat Sioux Falls Christian 11-1 on the road Tuesday, June 30. Luverne Junior Legion White fell 18-8 to Pipestone on the road Monday, July 6. Junior Legion Red was scheduled to host Dell Rapids Tuesday, July 7. Both the Luverne Red and White Junior Legion teams will start the sub-sub state tournament Sunday, July 12. Brackets and seeding had not yet…

Luverne’s Senior Legion baseball team improved to 10-3 after going 5-1 this past week in a busy schedule of games. Luverne beat Adrian 10-0 at home June 23 before heading to the Madison Tournament June 26-28. In Madison, Luverne compiled a 4-1 record beating Vermillion 6-4 on June 26, and Middle River 4-0 and Winner-Colome 10-2 on June 27. On June 28 Luverne slid by Volga 3-1 and lost 3-2 to…

Luverne’s Junior Legion White and Red teams both gave up two games in double-header action this past week. Luverne White fell 11-1 to Madison on the road June 23 and lost 4-1 to Worthington at home June 25. Luverne Red gave up four runs against Madison on the road falling 4-2 June 23 and lost an extended inning 2-1 decision against Worthington at home June 25. Luverne White will host Windom…

The Luverne Senior Legion baseball team went 3-1 this past week. Luverne beat Madison 3-2 June 16 at home in head-to-head action. At the BOLD Tournament June 20-21 Luverne finished in second place winning two games and falling once at the tournament. BOLD stands for the Bird Island, Olivia and Lake Lillian district. Luverne beat Nowthen 12-2 and Legion Post 323 2-1 Saturday, June 21. Luverne…

The Luverne Baseball Association hosted roughly 300 players on 22 youth teams and eight Junior Legion teams during the 2026 Buffalo Days celebration June 5-7. Games were held at Redbird Field, Joe Roberts Field and Riverside Park. Teams played in 9U (9 years old and under) 10U, 11U, 12U and Junior Legion brackets. Brandon Valley won the 9U tournament, and Watertown teams won the 10U, 11U and…

The Luverne High School baseball team finished their 2026 season falling 6-1 to New London-Spicer in Section 3AA tournament play. LHS lost to the Wildcats Monday, June 1, in Milroy, Minn., to close their season 17-6. In section play Luverne beat Pipestone 10-0 May 26 in Luverne and fell 3-2 to Windom May 28 at home to move down to the elimination bracket. The Cardinals beat Redwood Valley 4-3…

The Luverne High School baseball team fell 7-0 to Montevideo in their last regular game of the season Thursday, May 21, on the road. LHS was scheduled to host Worthington Friday, May 23, but that game was canceled due to weather. The Cardinals have racked up a 15-4 record heading into the section tournament. The No. 2 seed Cardinals are scheduled to host the No. 7 seed Pipestone Arrows Tuesday…

The Luverne High School baseball team lost 15-8 to Windom Tuesday, May 12, on the road and beat Adrian-Ellsworth 10-0 Monday, May 18, in Adrian. The Cardinals, now 14-3 for the season, will travel to Montevideo Thursday, May 21, before sections play starts Tuesday, May 26. Section seeding and brackets should be determined by the end of the week.   Windom 15, Luverne 8 Windom handed Luverne…

The Luverne Cardinals baseball team goes 2-1 the past week to improve to 14-2 for the season. LHS beat Jackson County Central 13-1 on the road Tuesday, May 5, and split a double header with St. James at home Thursday, May 7, at home. Luverne fell 6-3 to the Saints in Game 1 and won Game 2 by a 6-4 margin against a solid Saints club. LHS was scheduled to travel to Windom Tuesday, May 12 and…

The Luverne High School baseball team won five games in a row this past week to improve to 12-1 for the season. LHS beat Pipestone 16-6 at home Tuesday, April 28. Luverne took two games from Redwood Valley Thursday, April 30, beating Redwood 18-2 in Game 1 and 14-1 in Game 2. The Cardinals collected two more wins Saturday, May 2, beating Madelia 10-5 and BOLD 6-1 on the road. Luverne recorded…

The Luverne baseball team split games against Windom and Fairmont to improve to 7-1 for the season. LHS fell 11-4 to Windom Tuesday, April 21, at home in a lackluster game against the Eagles. Luverne recorded a 12-2 win against Fairmont Friday, April 24, at home in five innings. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Pipestone Tuesday, April 28. They have a double header at home against…