Luverne Sports
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 18, 2023Luverne fell 34-0 to Jackson County Central Thursday, Oct. 12, on the road. In a rainy and windy game, Luverne lost three fumbles and had a total of -12 yards offense to a strong Huskies team. “JCC is a very good team and we played on a very wet and muddy field,” head coach Todd Oye said. “We did not play very well and struggled with some basic things we have done well during the season.” Oye…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 18, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team sent two singles players and two doubles teams to the Section 3A Individual Tournament Thursday, Oct. 12. Games were played at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls. In singles play, Luverne senior Sarah Stegenga was the fifth seed out of 16 players. In Round 1 action, Stegenga took on 12th seed Abigail Jimenez from Yellow Medicine East, beating her in two…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 18, 2023The Luverne volleyball team got together Tuesday, Oct. 3, for their yearly public service projects day. “It gets the girls out of the gym and working together in a different way that helps out the community,” head coach Sarah DeBeer said about the annual activity to help local organizations. “We get the whole program together, from varsity to the C-squad, to go out and serve the community as an…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 18, 2023The Luverne volleyball team fell to Windom in three sets Tuesday, Oct. 10, on the road. The Eagles took the Cardinals 25-17, 25-23 and 25-14. Head coach Sarah DeBeer said, “We had great moments during the match, but we just couldn’t take control.” Setting leaders were senior Elle Halverson with 10 set assists and junior Amira Cowell with 12 set assists in the game. Junior Ella Reisdorfer had…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023Luverne fell 3-0 to Pipestone Friday, Oct. 6, in the 67th Annual Battle Axe football game on Cardinal Field. Both teams had trouble moving the ball on the ground or through the air. Luverne had 91 total yards in the game while Pipestone managed 74 yards of total offense. The Cardinals hurt themselves losing one fumble and throwing three interceptions in the game. Luverne junior Carter Sehr…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team is crowned Section 3A Team Champion. Luverne won their quarterfinal match against Yellow Medicine East 6-1 at home Thursday, Oct. 5. The Cardinals took the semifinal match against MacCray 4-2 Monday, Oct. 9, in Sioux Falls and beat Montevideo 4-0 later in the day. The team will play in state competition at the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis Tuesday, Oct…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne Cardinals hosted a cross-country meet Thursday, Oct. 5, that included six other teams. The teams that participated in the high school events were Adrian-Ellsworth, Canby-Minneota, Pipestone Area, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. The Luverne girls’ 5,000-meter team placed third and the Luverne boys’ 5,000-meter team placed second. “The kids did…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 11, 2023The Luverne volleyball team fell to Jackson County Central in three games Thursday, Oct. 5, on the road. JCC topped Luverne 25-13 in the first set, 25-12 in the second and 25-18 in the final set. The 8-12 Huskies came into the match winning their last two matches against Pipestone 3-0 and St. James 3-0 after a nine-game losing streak. Luverne, now 9-12, recently lost to Edgerton 3-0 this past…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023What is 66 years old and gets passed back and forth between two towns? The Battle Axe. The traveling trophy is awarded to the winning football team between rivals Luverne and Pipestone. This year’s game marks the 66th annual Battle Axe game between the Cardinals and Arrows, and Luverne is not looking to give it up without a fight. If you bleed red or green, you know how much each team wants…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023The Cardinals volleyball team pulled out two wins and one loss this past week. Luverne beat Worthington 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 26, and won against the Saints at St. James 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 28. The Cardinals fell to Edgerton Public 3-0 Monday, Oct. 2, at home. LHS will face Jackson County Central on the road Thursday, Oct. 5. Luverne 3, Worthington 2 Luverne took the match against…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023The Luverne Cardinals football team traveled to Blue Earth Friday, Sept. 29. The Cardinals handed the Buccaneers a 30-7 loss and are now 4-1 on the season going into next week’s homecoming game against Pipestone. Luverne will be defending the Battle Axe this year against the Arrows Friday, Oct. 6. “Winning back-to-back road games isn’t easy, and our team found a way to get that done,” head…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 04, 2023The Luverne Cardinals boys’ and girls’ cross country teams traveled to St. James Tuesday, Sept. 26. The girls’ varsity 5,000-meter team took fourth place, and the girls’ junior varsity 1,600-meter team finished in first place. The boys’ varsity and junior varsity teams did not place due to not having enough runners. The Cardinals participated in the Willmar Glacial Lake Invite on Saturday,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 28, 2023With our new website design, the Star-Herald will be posting local sports galleries and events on a regular basis. Galleries can be found on our site under the Community tab or at this link https://www.star-herald.com/gallery2 This is part of our subscription site and will only preview a single photos in a gallery without a subscription. If you would like to subscribe you can here: https://www…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Cardinals volleyball team lost to Redwood Valley 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 19, at home and took down Pipestone 3-1 Thursday, Sept. 21, in Luverne. The Cardinals are now 7-10 for the season. Luverne was scheduled to take on Worthington at home Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Cardinals travel to St. James Thursday, Sept. 28, to play the Saints and will host Edgerton Public Monday, Oct. 2. Redwood 3,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Luverne girls’ tennis team faced two tough opponents on the road this past week. The Cardinal girls fell to St. James 7-1 Tuesday, Sept. 19, and to Redwood 6-1 on Thursday, Sept. 21. “It was a very long week for the girls,” head coach Jon Beers said. “St. James and Redwood are both very strong teams.” The Luverne girls’ tennis team is now 9-5 for the season after the loss to Redwood.…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 27, 2023The Luverne football team traveled to New Ulm to take on Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday, Sept. 22, and the Cardinals beat the Chargers 36-0 “Going into the game, we knew MVL had won their first three games with an impressive offense and passing game,” head coach Todd Oye said. The Cardinals had a total of 364 yards in the game, 360 rushing and only four yards passing. Senior Gavin DeBeer led…
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