Luverne Sports

The Luverne boys’ hockey team ended their season earlier than they expected. The Cardinals fell 2-1 to Mankato West Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Section 3A Championship game in St. Peter. It took three overtime periods to decide who would move on to the 2026 state tournament. With the game tied 1-1 after the second period in regulation play, both teams dug in and dragged out the game another four…

Seven Luverne athletes were recently named to the 2025-26 Big South All-Conference Team. In gymnastics, senior Kianna Winter, freshman Emma Cowell and eighth-grader Marrs Thone were selected all-conference in the Gold Division for LHS. Thone qualified for the 2026 state tournament in the individual vault competition and finished in 21st place out of 46 athletes. Luverne girls’ hockey took…

Luverne gave Fairmont a scare in the Section 3 South Sub-Section Quarterfinal game Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Jackson. The No. 5 seed Luverne Cardinals matched the No. 1 seed Fairmont Cardinals to the last four minutes of the game before Fairmont went on a 14-point run to win a 52-42 game. Luverne started the game taking a 9-6 lead early in the contest. Fairmont then scored eight unanswered points…

The Luverne boys’ basketball team added two wins to their record when they beat Edgerton 75-68 Feb. 24 and won 79-67 against St. James in the Section 3 south sub-section quarterfinal game at home Feb. 27. The Cardinals’ win/loss record now sits at 21-5 for the season. Luvere was scheduled to take on Montevideo, the No. 1 south seed, Tuesday, Mar. 3, in the sub-section semifinals in Windom.  …

Luverne wrestlers senior Bernie and junior CeCe Rock finished on the podium in the 2026 individual state wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 28, in St. Paul. Two other LHS grapplers, freshman Ellie Rock and junior Brody Kopp bowed out in the early rounds of competition.   CeCe Rock wins second CeCe Rock placed second in the girls’ 155-pound weight class, winning three matches and falling in…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team finished its 2026 state tournament run falling twice to two strong contenders. LHS fell 5-1 to the No. 1 seed Warroad Warriors Wednesday, Feb. 18, and lost 4-0 to the No. 5 seed Proctor-Hermantown Mirage. The Cardinals finished the regular season 16-9, completed their section run 19-9 and finished 19-11 through the state tournament games. LHS made the state…

Luverne junior Brodie Kopp qualified for the state wrestling meet placing second in the 107-pound weight class at the Section 3A Individual Tournament Saturday, Feb. 21, in Springfield. The 2026 State Wrestling Tournament will be held Feb. 25-29 at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Kopp will join the Rock sisters, Ellie, CeCe and Bernie, who already qualified for the state meet earlier this…

Luverne gymnast eighth-grader Marrs Thone finished 21st in the individual vault competition at the 2026 Class A State gymnastics meet in St. Paul Saturday, Feb. 21. Thone took 21st place out of 45 vaulters, scoring a 9.075 in her first attempt. In her second pass she scored an 8.550. Placements are figured by the highest vault value of the gymnasts’ two attempts. In her first state meet Thone…

Luverne freshman Briella John hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to help LHS beat Windom 79-76 in section playoff action Friday, Feb. 20, on the road. After finding themselves down by 11 points with less than three minutes in the game, the Cardinals fought back tying the game 76-76 with less than a minute on the game clock. The Luverne girls dug in and fought for control of the ball with…

The Luverne boys’ hockey team captured two Section 3A games this past week beating Windom 11-0 Feb. 19, at home in the section quarterfinals and New Ulm 8-2 in the section semifinals Feb. 21, in St. Peter. The Cardinals are scheduled to take on Mankato West Thursday, Feb. 26, for the section championship in St. Peter. LHS, the No. 1 seed, will face a tough Mankato West, the No. 2 seed, in the…

The Luverne boys’ basketball team collected two wins improving their season record to 19-5. LHS beat H-BC 70-67 at home Feb. 19, and topped Minneota 83-67 on the road Feb. 20. The Cardinals were scheduled to travel to Edgerton to take on Southwest Minnesota Christian Tuesday, Feb. 24, for their final regular season game.   LHS 70, H-BC 67 Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek faced off in head-to-…

The Luverne girls’ hockey team is heading to the state tournament after beating Marshall 3-2 in an exciting section championship game Tuesday, Feb. 10, in St Peter. “There’s not a team that the girls wanted to beat more than Marshall after they beat us in the section championship last season and stopped our sixth straight state appearance,” LHS head coach Matthew McClure said. Luverne also had…

The Luverne gymnastics team placed second in the team section meet and qualified one gymnast for the state meet in St. Paul Feb. 20-21 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. LHS eighth-grader Marrs Thone qualified for the state meet placing sixth on the vault. This will be her first state meet. “I am so incredibly proud of the entire team,” LHS coach Phoebe Flom said. “We had an amazing meet on…

The Luverne boys’ hockey team beat New Ulm 6-3 Thursday, Feb. 12, at home and fell 6-2 to Waseca Friday, Feb. 13, on the road in the Cardinals’ final two games of the regular season. They finish with a 21-4-1 regular season record as they push on the section play. Luverne, the Section 3A No. 1 seed, will host a team yet to be determined Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. LHS was given a bye in the…

The Luverne boys’ basketball team beat Worthington 65-52 at home Thursday, Feb. 12. The Trojans took a 30-27 lead in the first half of the game, but Luverne switched gears and outscored the Trojans 38-22 in the second half to collect the conference victory. LHS made 24 of 47 shots under the hoop topping the Trojans who made 14 of 40 attempts. Worthington hit seven of 21 long range balls while…

The Luverne girls’ basketball team split two games at home in the past week, finishing the regular season with a 14-12 record. The Cardinals fell 80-55 to Hills-Beaver Creek Tuesday, Feb. 10, and beat Worthington 84-46 Thursday, Feb. 12. LHS will open the post season playing Windom on the road in section action Friday, Feb. 20.   H-BC 80, LHS 55 The Luverne Cardinals hosted the Hills-Beaver…