Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne girls’ basketball team won three games at home and fell once on the road to post an 11-10 record so far this season. LHS lost 70-59 to Pipestone at home Jan. 27, beat Canby 80-32 Jan. 29, topped Redwood Valley 66-26 Jan. 30, and took down Blue Earth 73-54 Feb. 2, at home. Luverne will host Windom Thursday, Feb. 5, will travel to St. James Friday, Feb. 6, and Southwest Minnesota…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne gymnastics team lost two meets at home this past week. LHS lost 131.575 to 129.225 to Jackson County Central Friday, Jan. 30, and fell to Martin County in a close contest 132.8 to 131.95 Monday, Feb. 2. The Cardinals will travel to Marshall Thursday, Feb. 5, for their final regular season meet before heading to Redwood Valley Saturday, Feb. 14, for team sections. Jackson County…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026The Luverne High School wrestling team fell four times in four duals giving up several forfeits in each competition over the past week. The Cardinals fell 45-15 to Worthington and 60-11 to Pipestone Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Pipestone Triangular on the road. They also lost 49-17 to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook Walnut Grove and 64-12 to Fulda-Murray County Central Friday, Jan. 30, on the road…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorFebruary 04, 2026LHS freshman Ellie Rock and seventh-grader Gemma Zix participated in the 2026 Minnesota Girls’ Wrestling League (MNGWL) Ninth-Grade and Under State Tournament in Champlin Park Saturday, Jan. 31. Rock finished in fifth place with a 2-2 record on the day. Rock lost her first match in the girls 112-pound weight class by a 13-0 major decision. In her second match, Rock won by pin and then fell in…
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…
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