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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 03, 2025The Luverne Cardinals football team took the wind out of Blue Earth’s sails on Aug. 28, beating the Buccaneers 40-6 at home. After a scoreless first quarter, Luverne got the first score of the game in the second quarter on a 51-yard pass-and-catch play between senior quarterback Josh Hansen and junior Darius Dolo for six points. Dolo caught the ball in the middle of the field surrounded by four…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 03, 2025The Luverne girls’ volleyball team opened the 2025 season with a loss in Edgerton and a third-place tournament finish in Rochester in the past week. LHS has a 4-2 record for the season with three games set for the next week. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 2, at home, and they’ll host Windom Thursday, Sept. 4, and West Lyon Monday, Sept. 8. SWMC 3, Luverne 1…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 03, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team improved their season record to 5-1, beating Redwood Valley and River Valley in home meets this past week. LHS blanked Redwood Valley with a 7-0 team win on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and outplayed River Valley 5-2 Wednesday, Aug. 27. Luverne will travel to three of their next four meets. LHS was scheduled to go on the road against Fairmont Tuesday, Sept. 2. Luverne…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 03, 2025The Luverne cross country team had 12 runners place in the Top 10 Friday, Aug. 29, in Mountain Lake. Luverne and 15 other regional schools participated in the Paul Metcalf Invitational at the Mountain Lake Golf Course. Lacking varsity runners in the early season, LHS placed three runners in the Top 6 spots in the boys’ and girls’ varsity 5,000-meter races. In the boys’ varsity race junior…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 27, 2025The Luverne girls’ tennis team jumped to three wins and one loss to start the 2025 season. The Cardinals beat MACCRAY 5-2 and took Yellow Medicine 4-3 in their first doubleheader Tuesday, Aug. 19, at home. LHS posted a one win, one loss doubleheader against Lac Qui Parle and Montevideo Thursday, Aug. 21. Luverne beat Lac Qui Parle 4-3 and fell 6-1 to Montevideo on the road. “All in all, it was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 27, 2025The Luverne cross country team started the 2025 season participating in the Marshall Cross-Country Invitational Monday, Aug. 25. Luverne was one of nine teams invited to the event at the Marshall Golf Course. “We were very proud of the kids’ effort tonight. They got out and competed hard, which is all you ask for,” head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “It was a lot of kids’ first cross country…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 13, 2025Jaydon Johnson placed first overall in the Cardinal Pride competition on the first day of football practice. Individual event winners are: Bench press: Dawson Holtz - 225 pounds/six times. Squat: Landyn Lais - 315 pounds/six times. Lucas Madison - 375/one time. Power press: Landyn Lais - 185 pounds/five times, Dayson Fritz - 205/one time. Cleans: Connor Bose - 185 pounds/eight times, Jaydon…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 25, 2025Six Luverne baseball players were named to the 2025 Big South All-Conference team. All-Conference honors went to seniors Carter Sehr and Layke Miller and juniors Blake Sauer and Jaxon Lais. Honorable mention players are senior Alex Schlosser and junior Maddux Domagala. All six players were a big part of the team’s 2025 fifth place finish at this year’s MSHSL Baseball State Tournament.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025The Luverne High School baseball team ended the 2025 season in fifth place in the MSHSL State Baseball Tournament in St. Cloud June 12. Luverne, the No. 5 seed, fell in a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to No. 4 Glencoe-Silver Lake in the state quarterfinals at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud June 11. With the loss, LHS moved to the state consolation bracket. Luverne beat No. 8 Concordia Academy 4-3 at…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek track and field teams sent 28 athletes to the 2025 MSHSL Class A State Track & Field Championship June 10-11 in St. Michael. The Cardinals finished the two-day event with five Top 10 finishes. “The kids did an outstanding job of getting out, competing hard, and chasing their personal bests,” LHS head coach Pete Janiszeski said. “We talk all the time about…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025The Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek trap teams participated in the 2025 Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria this past week. The Cardinals competed in Class 2A Tuesday, June 10, and the Patriots shot in Class 4A on Thursday, June 12. In the Championship Tournament, teams shoot two sessions of two rounds in one day. Scores are kept for individual and team placements in their…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025The Luverne Junior and Senior American Legion baseball teams kicked off their summer season after the high school team finished in fifth place at the MSHSL State Baseball Tournament in St. Cloud June 12. This season the Junior Legion team has been divided into two teams. The Legion 9 and Legion 10 teams are both coached by Jake Haugen and Ben Serie and will usually play back-to-back games in…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 18, 2025Four Luverne golfers were named to the 2025 Big South All-Conference team. Sophomore Will Bergman and freshman Mallachi Domagala made the boys’ all-conference team. Sophomore Macie Edstrom and freshman Ingrid Mostad were named to the girls’ all-conference team. All four played in the Section 3AA tournament May 28 at the Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake but were unable to advance to the state…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 11, 2025The Luverne Cardinals baseball team is heading to the 2025 State Tournament after winning the Section 3AA Championship Thursday, June 5, in Marshall. Luverne fell 6-1 to Montevideo in the first of two games in the championship. The loss, giving Luverne and Montevideo one loss each in sections, forced a Game 2 between the schools. Luverne found their groove, defeating Montevideo in a 9-0…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 11, 2025Several Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek spring sports athletes have been named to all-conference teams. Named to the LHS Big South Conference All-Conference Track & Field Team are the following Cardinals: Seniors Augusta Papik, Emma Nath, Hannah Sneller, Kendra Thorson, Owen Janiszeski, Keaton Ahrendt, Ryker Johnson, Eli Woodley, Dylan Ommen, Sage Viessman and Ashton Hood. Juniors Hannah…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJune 11, 2025The 41st annual Buffalo Days and the Luverne Baseball Association hosted 32 team in the Jr. Legion and 9U-12U tournaments June 5-8 at Redbird Field, Joe Roberts and Riverside Park diamonds. New Ulm won the 16U Jr. Legion Tournament. Brandon Valley-White won 12U, Luverne Jr. Redbirds won 11U and qualified for MSF 11U state tournament, Sioux Falls Cubs won 10U, and Sioux Falls Dirtbags won 9U…
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