Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved their season record to 15-7 beating Fairmont and Princeton-Big Lake-Becker this past week. The Cardinals skated past Fairmont winning 8-0 at home Tuesday, Jan. 20, and blanked Princeton-Big Lake-Becker 8-0 on the road Saturday, Jan. 24. Luverne was scheduled to host Marshall Tuesday, Jan. 27. Luverne travels to Worthington Thursday, Jan. 29, and will…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026Luverne High School girls’ basketball team fell twice in close games against Jackson County Central and Minneota over the past week. The Cardinals lost 75-65 to Jackson on the road Tuesday, Jan. 20, and fell 68-59 to Minneota at home Thursday, Jan. 22. Both games were within reach for LHS but they could not reel in the wins. LHS, now 8-9 for the season, was scheduled to host Pipestone Tuesday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team registered three wins and one loss in the past week. LHS fell 60-6 to Adrian at home Jan. 20, Luverne beat three South Dakota teams at the Viborg triangular Jan. 22, LHS won 34-18 over Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 39-24 against Lennox and topped Viborg-Hurley 42-6. The Cardinals will wrestle in Pipestone in a triangular with Pipestone and Worthington Thursday, Jan…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne wrestling team qualified two female wrestlers for the 2026 Minnesota Girls’ Wrestling League State Tournament Saturday, Jan. 24, in Canby. LHS freshman Ellie Rock and seventh-grader Gemma Zix will compete in the ninth-grade-and-under individual state tournament Saturday, Jan. 31, in Champlin Park. Rock placed second in the 112-pound weight class finishing the meet 3-1. She had a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026The Luverne High School boys’ hockey team shut out two teams by a total of 29 points to secure two conference wins over the past week. The Cardinals beat Fairmont 14-0 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 20, and blanked Redwood Valley 15-0 at home Thursday, Jan. 22. Luverne is now 17-3 for the season with five regular season games left to play. The Cardinals were scheduled to take on Marshall Tuesday,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026Luverne let a three-point deficit at the half turn into an eight-point loss at the end of a hard-fought game against Jackson County Central Tuesday, Jan. 20, at home. The Cardinals kept the Huskies close throughout the game but could not close the gap at the end of the game for a 75-67 loss. Jackson took an 11-4 lead at the start of the game and the Cardinals were able to play their way to a 29…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 28, 2026Luverne gymnasts bounced over Pipestone Friday, Jan. 23, when LHS beat the Arrows 130.625 to 129.875 in Pipestone. The Cardinals won the team vault 34.125-33.775 and the bars 30.775-30.250, while Pipestone took the beam 31.675-31.650 and the floor 34.175-34.075. In the individual competition LHS senior Kianna Winter placed second on the vault with a score of 8.675. Eighth-grader Marrs Thone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team lost four duals at home hampered by forfeits and falls at key weights in the past week. “The team wrestled well,” LHS head coach Jordan Kopp said. “I think a couple matches could have potentially ended differently and we could have come away with a couple more wins.” The Cardinals hosted Wabasso and Martin County Tuesday, Jan. 13, falling 36-27 to the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Luverne girls’ hockey secured two team wins and improved to 13-7 with just five regular season games left before post season play. Luverne beat Albert Lea 7-4 at home Tuesday, Jan. 13, and obliterated South Central 20-0 on the road Saturday, Jan. 17. The Cardinals were scheduled to host Fairmont Tuesday, Jan. 20, before playing Northern Lakes Friday, Jan. 23, and Princeton Saturday, Jan. 24…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Cardinal boys were handed their third hockey loss of the season Saturday, Jan. 17, when they fell 5-4 in overtime to Waseca on the road. The Cardinals and Bluejays played to a 4-4 tie after three periods of regulation play as they headed into an overtime period to determine the winner. In the overtime period, Waseca put two shots on the Luverne goalie before finding the back of the net for…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Luverne gymnastics team split two meets in the past week, losing 134.225 to New Ulm at home Tuesday, Jan. 13, and beating Windom 127.200 to 110.500 on the road Monday, Jan. 19. The Cardinals have four meets before section competition on Feb. 14. Luverne travels to Pipestone Friday before hosting Jackson Jan. 30 and Fairmont Feb. 2. The Cardinals will then travel to Marshall Feb. 5. New…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball team dropped two games on the road this week. LHS lost a 63-26 game to Fairmont Tuesday, Jan. 13, and fell 44-35 to Castlewood, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 17. The Luverne-vs.-Windom game Friday, Jan. 16, was postponed due to weather. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Jackson County Central Tuesday, Jan. 20, away, before hosting Minneota Thursday, Jan. 22, and…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 21, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 1-1 on the road falling 58-46 to Fairmont Tuesday, Jan. 13, and they beat Dell Rapids 84-62 Saturday, Jan. 17. Luverne is now 11-3 for the season. LHS was scheduled to travel to Jackson County Central Tuesday, Jan. 20. They will host Blue Earth Area Friday, Jan. 23, and Pipestone Area Tuesday, Jan. 27. Fairmont 58, LHS 46 The Luverne Cardinals gave…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 14, 2026Luverne’s hockey program started 47 years ago with humble roots and grew into a strong school-sanctioned sport, thanks to coach Dan Smeins and others who saw his vision. On Saturday, Jan. 10, former players, coaches, friends and families gathered to commemorate the foundation laid by Smeins and original members of the 1979 Luverne Optimist Club team. Two display cases were unveiled during the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 14, 2026The Luverne boys’ basketball team hung on to a slim lead to claim a 56-52 win against the St. James Saints Friday, Jan. 9, at home. In a game of back-and-forth runs the Cardinals were able to hold off a late push by the Saints to win by four points. The Cardinals started the game on a 10-point run and tacked on another 12 points to take a 22-11 lead partway into the first half. At the half,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 14, 2026The Luverne boys’ hockey team netted two wins in the past week, improving their season record to 15-2. The Cardinals skated past Minnesota River 7-3 at home Saturday, Jan. 10, and iced the Windom Eagles 9-1 on the road Monday, Jan. 12. Luverne travel to Waseca Saturday, Jan. 17, and Fairmont Tuesday, Jan. 20, before hosting Redwood Valley Thursday, Jan. 22. Luverne 7, Minnesota River 3 The…
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