Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025Members of the 2005 boys’ basketball team were recognized Friday, Jan. 24, at home, in celebration of their appearance in the 2005 state basketball tournament. LHS completed their 21-9 season by defeating Rockford 60-55 in the third-place game of the state tournament March, 19, 2005, at Concordia University in St, Paul.
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team posted three wins this past week, taking down conference rivals along the way. LHS beat Redwood Valley 85-80 at home Tuesday, Jan. 21, topped St. James 97-51 at home Friday, Jan. 24 and won 56-55 against Fairmont on the road Monday, Jan. 27. Luverne will host Southwest Christian Thursday, Jan. 30, and Adrian-Ellsworth Monday, Feb. 3. LHS 85, Redwood Valley…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell in three games this past week. The Cardinals lost 71-62 to Redwood Valley at home Tuesday, Jan. 21, fell 61-60 in a heartbreaker against St., James at home Friday, Jan. 24, and lost 76-33 to Fairmont at home Monday, Jan. 27. Luverne was scheduled to host Southwest Christian Tuesday, Jan. 28, and will host Adrian-Ellsworth Friday, Jan. 31. Redwood…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne girls’ wrestling team recorded three first-place finishes this past week. Junior Bernie Rock and sophomore CeCe Rock took first place at the Roseville Invite in St. Paul, and eighth-grader Ellie Rock was first in the 2025 girls’ Region 1 and 2 individual state qualifier in Jackson Saturday, Jan. 25. At the Roseville Invite, Bernie placed first in the girls’ 112-pound weight class…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne wrestling team went 2-2 on the road this past week. The Cardinals fell to Adrian Area 64-10 Tuesday, Jan. 21, and on Jan. 23 they beat Sioux Falls Roosevelt 60-18 and Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda 76-0 and fell to Lennox 45-36. Luverne was scheduled to travel to Blue Earth Tuesday, Jan. 28, and the Cardinals will host a triangular with Marshall and Pipestone Thursday, Jan. 30. …
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 29, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat their conference rivals, the New Ulm Eagles, 4-2 on the road Thursday, Jan. 23. The Cardinal girls put 54 shots on goal and held the Eagles to 19 attempts in the game. Junior Emma Saarloos stopped 17 of the 19 shots to take the win. In the first period Luverne sophomore Rylee Kurtz got the Cardinals on the board scoring at 13:39 assisted by junior Ella Apel…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell to Pipestone 67-37 at Pipestone Friday, Jan. 17, and lost 63-37 to Colman-Egan on the road Saturday, Jan. 18. The Cardinals were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Jan. 21. LHS hosts St. James Friday, Jan. 24, and Fairmont Monday, Jan. 27. Pipestone 67, LHS 37 Luverne had a hard time handling Pipestone on the road Friday, Jan. 17. The Arrows…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team went 2-1 on the road this past week. The Cardinals fell 1-0 to Albert Lea Tuesday, Jan. 14, and beat Waseca 5-1 Saturday, Jan. 18, and Minnesota River 5-2 Monday, Jan. 20. LHS improved their season record to 13-6-2. They still trail Minnesota River and Marshall in the Big South Conference. Luverne is down to their last three games of the regular season. The…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne gymnasts hosted Windom Tuesday, Jan. 14, beating the Eagles 130.600 to 113.850 in the Classic Gym. As a team, Luverne took top honors in all four events. LHS topped Windom 35.150 to 32.950 on the vault, 29.925 to 25.400 on the bars, 30.600 to 26.825 on the beam, and 34.925 to 28.675 on the floor routine. “We had a mix of good and bad things on Tuesday with Windom,” head coach…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team collected two wins, beating Pipestone 73-54 on the road Friday, Jan. 17, and topping DeSmet 67-50 in Colman, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 18. “We had a really good weekend,” head coach John Sichmeller said. “The kids came out and executed the game plans both days.” The Cardinals are now 9-5 for the season and were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Jan…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team won two games and recaptured the Big South Conference lead with a 14-2-1 record. Luverne beat conference foes Redwood Valley 8-1 at home Thursday, Jan. 16, and Waseca 5-2 Saturday, Jan. 18, on the road. The Cardinals are scheduled to travel to New Ulm Friday, Jan. 24, in a conference matchup against the Eagles. LHS takes on Worthington Tuesday, Jan. 28, on the…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne wrestling team had a busy week participating in two meets. The boys’ team lost three team matches in the Martin County Quadrangular in Sherburn Tuesday, Jan. 14. They lost 47-24 to Fairmont-Martin County, fell 39-36 to Sibley East and lost 50-20 to Wabasso. The Luverne boys’ team finished the week traveling to Inward, Iowa for the West Lyon Invite. Head coach Jordan Kopp said the…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The girls’ wrestling team traveled to Harrisburg for a tournament Friday, Jan. 17, finishing with two championships and one non-placer. Junior Bernie Rock placed first in the 120-pound weight class, sophomore CeCe Rock placed first in the 152-pound weight class, and eighth-grader Elle Rock was two and two in the 107-pound weight class. As a team Luverne placed fourth out of four teams with a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne boys’ hockey team notched three more wins this season against three teams at home. LHS beat Fairmont 9-0 Tuesday, Jan. 7, stole a win from Albert Lea in a 3-2 overtime win Thursday, Jan. 9, and blanked Mankato East 3-0 Saturday, Jan. 11. The Cardinals are now 12-2-1 for the season. LHS is scheduled to host Redwood Valley Thursday, Jan. 16, and will travel to Waseca Saturday, Jan.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ hockey team beat Fairmont 4-2 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, in conference action. “The Fairmount game was not our best game, but it felt like we were in control most of the game,” head coach Mat McClure said. “It is always good to get that conference win.” Against Fairmont, LHS senior Payton Behr scored two goals and recorded her 200th career point. After the game, Payton…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team played three games away this week, winning one game and dropping two. They fell to Windom 86-32, beat Worthington 55-49, and lost to Jackson County Central 76-62. Luverne is scheduled to travel to Pipestone Friday, Jan. 17 and takes on Colman-Egan Saturday, Jan. 18. Windom 86, LHS 32 The Luverne girls faced a formidable Windom team Tuesday, Jan. 7, on the…
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