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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 29, 2025The Luverne trap team finished their 2025 fall season this past week at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club. Senior Makayla Oechsle finished her fifth week shooting a Perfect 25 in her second round of shooting. She shot a 15 in round one and finished with a total of 40 targets hit. Senior Nicholas Mann and junior Logan Willi both posted a score of 40 in the final session. Freshman Joey Lenz hit…
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 22, 2025Week 4 shooting scores are in for the Luverne trap team. Senior Makayla Oechsle and junior Lucas Madison led the team, shooting 44 targets each. Senior Nicholas Mann finished with a score of 43. Junior Gavin Hoven, sophomore Logan Wrigg and freshman Nolan DeKam each hit 42 targets. Junior Logan Willi hit 35, freshman Joey Lenz hit 33, junior Martin Fick hit 31, sophomore Owen Overgaard…
By RIck Peterson, general managerOctober 01, 2025My last couple of columns have been about things I love about this time of year. Well, here is one more. It’s not so much about what I love about this time of year, but more about the topic of conversation that really only happens this time of year. Pumpkins seem to be at the forefront of a lot of office conversation, as well at the Peterson household. Size, color, shape, how many and where to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 01, 2025The Luverne High School trap shooting team started their fall season Monday, Sept. 22, at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club. This was their first of five weeks of competition in the Minnesota High School Clay Target League. Shooters compete in two 25-target rounds for a total of 50 targets, moving through different stations. Sophomore Ashton Altman shot a perfect 25 in his second round in the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025The 2025 youth soccer season kicked off Tuesday, Aug. 5, with over 200 kids, Pre-K through seventh grade, playing their first game of the short season. Organized games are played Tuesday and Thursday evenings from Aug. 5 through Aug. 28 on four separate fields west of the Luverne High School. Organizer Michelle DeKam said one of the reasons she started the program was so that her son could play…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 23, 2024By Greg Hoogeveen In Week 4 of the LHS trap team season, seven shooters finished with scores in the 40s and eight members scored in the 30s. Piper Wynia was the high score shooter, hitting 48 targets out of 50 possible. There was also one non-league participant, Carter Johnson, who shot a perfect 25 this week. Week 4 Scores Athlete 1 2 F Landon Ahrendt…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024Luverne High School trap shooters started their fall season Monday, Sept. 16, with practice rounds at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club in Luverne. “Fall is a shorter season, only six weeks in total,” said Luverne assistant coach Julie Wynia. Team members have one practice week and five actual shooting weeks in the season. This fall Luverne has 15 total shooters on the team. They include eight…
By Mavis FodnessAugust 23, 2023Fall sports teams at Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek high schools began practices Monday, Aug. 14, three weeks before the start of the 2023-24 school year on Sept. 5. Many of the teams have already competed in their season-opening games, including the LHS girls’ tennis team matches at Morris Area and Benson on Saturday. Photos by Mavis Fodness A familiar task at sports practices is the gathering…
By Greg HoogeveenAugust 09, 2023Kids are getting a kick out of fall soccer in Luverne with more than 200 players on 16 co-ed teams from Luverne, Hills-Beaver Creek and Edgerton. Organizer Michelle Raddle DeKam started the fall program four years ago when she noticed a local need. “I was traveling with my son outside of town to have him play, so I decided to reach out to the Optimist Club for help in getting something started…
By Scott Rall, outdoors columnistNovember 23, 2020With all of the recent hunting opportunities it is hard to squeeze in other important fall projects, but I have made time to get them done. I got my burn breaks mowed for the prescribed fires that will take place on my wildlife property to enhance the diversity and stand integrity of the native plant species that grow there. Another project that was actually five projects all fell under the same…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistSeptember 19, 2016I regret admitting that summer is over. So now we prepare for what autumn means for gardeners. First of all, fall is the perfect time for planting. The extreme heat of summer is past but the ground remains warm, thus stimulating root growth and development. If you want to move or plant perennials, I’d get that done in September to ensure enough time for them to become established before winter.…
By Rick Peterson, Star Herald General ManagerAugust 29, 2016Wow, where did the summer go? Officially it’s still summer, at least until Sept. 22. There are all kinds of signs that fall is just around the corner, though. For me the start of the football season is the most obvious sign the summer is in its last chapter. Shorter days and cooler temps are greeting us each day, and the summer flowers have seen better days. Many of you may not be aware, but…
By Jason Berghorst, reporterAugust 23, 2016Like me, you felt it this past Friday and Saturday. Some of you, like me, were energized by it and liked the feeling. Others of you dreaded it. But we all noticed it. The change of seasons was in the air last weekend. Temperatures in the sixties during the day and low fifties at night felt downright chilly. It felt like fall. It felt great. Don't get me wrong, I like summer and have…
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