Luverne Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024Senior Owen Janiszeski and eighth-grader Summer Mollberg participated in one of the largest high school cross country meets in the Midwest Friday, Sept. 20. Janiszeski finished 55 out of 442 runners, and Mollberg placed 279 out of 415 runners at the event. Some of the very best runners and teams from the five-state area were invited to compete at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The Luverne volleyball team went 1-2 this past week, falling to Jackson 3-2 at home Tuesday, Sept. 24, beating St. James 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 26, and losing to Edgerton 3-1 on the road Monday, Sept. 30. Luverne is scheduled to face Pipestone on the road Thursday, Oct. 3, and will travel to Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5. Jackson 3, LHS 2 The…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 02, 2024The LHS trap team posted its first week scores for the fall season at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club this week. Piper Wynia started the official fall season and Homecoming Week with a perfect 25 score in the first round. She shot a 23 in the second round for a final score of 48. Kale Ver Steeg and Logan Wrigg each finished with a 45, shooting a 23 in the first and a 22 in the second round.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team posted their fourth win of the season when they beat Minnesota Valley Lutheran 35-0 Friday, Sept. 20, in Luverne. The Cardinals will face Blue Earth Area Friday, Sept. 27, to end the LHS homecoming week sports activities. The last time Luverne started out the season with a 4-0 record was in 2014. Pipestone broke the string in week 5, beating Luverne by two…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The LHS cross country team claimed three team championships and 10 Top 10 individual finishes at the Jackson County Central Tri For Health Meet Thursday, Sept. 19. The LHS boys’ and girls’ varsity 5,000-meter teams and the girls’ junior varsity 2,000-meter team each placed first in their competitions. The boys’ varsity placed first with a low team score of 29 points. Windom finished second…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Cardinal tennis team traveled to Pipestone Tuesday, Sept. 17, beating the Arrows 6-1 to hold on to the rivaled “Battle Racquet.” LHS defeated the Redwood Valley Cardinals 6-1 in Redwood Falls Thursday, Sept. 19. With the two wins, Luverne is now 9-5 on the season. Luverne will play their final regular season match at Fairmont Thursday, Oct. 3, before sectional play starts. “Fairmont has a…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The Luverne volleyball team fell to the Trojans 3-1 on the road Thursday, Sept. 19. Luverne came into the game with an overall record of 4-12 facing a solid 6-7 Worthington team. The Cardinals fell 25-18 in the first set, came back and won the second set 26-24, and lost the third and fourth sets 25-20 each. LHS head coach Sarah DeBeer said, “It was good a good contest and it could have gone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024Luverne High School trap shooters started their fall season Monday, Sept. 16, with practice rounds at the Rock County Sportsman’s Club in Luverne. “Fall is a shorter season, only six weeks in total,” said Luverne assistant coach Julie Wynia. Team members have one practice week and five actual shooting weeks in the season. This fall Luverne has 15 total shooters on the team. They include eight…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 25, 2024The LHS girls volleyball team went to the History Center cleaned, dusted and carried up a bunch of heavy boxes from the basement. At the Chamber the girls cleaned up the newly remodeled terrace, cleaned the golf carts, cleaned a few rooms in the basement and pulled a few weeds. “We do this every year as a way of giving back and as a thank you to the community that supports us throughout our…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team traveled to Arlington, Minnesota, Friday, Sept. 13, and blew out Sibley East 56-0. The win puts Luverne at 3-0 for the season with five more regular season games to play. The Cardinals will host Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday, Sept. 20, and Blue Earth Area Sept. 27. They’ll travel to Pipestone Oct. 4 to play their rivals, the Arrows, for the Battle Axe.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne volleyball team had a busy week facing six teams in five days. Luverne fell to West Lyon on the road 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 10, lost to Marshall 3-0 at home Thursday, Sept. 12, and went 2-2 at the Jackson Tournament Saturday, Sept. 14. The Cardinals have one game this week against Worthington on the road Thursday, Sept. 19. West Lyon 3, LHS 0 The Cardinals traveled to Inwood, Iowa…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne cross country team traveled to Rochester for the Mayo Invitational Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Eastwood Golf Course. The Cardinals were among 23 teams participating in the event. Head coach Pete Janiszeski called the competition “a good litmus test” to see how Luverne runners stack up against competitive teams and individuals. “We go to this meet to expose them to top-notch…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 18, 2024The Luverne girls’ tennis team netted a 7-0 win over Worthington Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the road and hosted River Valley Thursday, Sept. 12, beating the Wildcats 5-2. With the wins, the Cardinals are now 7-5 on the season and will travel for their final three regular season matches. Luverne was scheduled to head to Pipestone for their annual Battle Racket match Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024The Luverne Cardinals football team upset the Jordan Hubmen 20-14 Friday, Sept. 6, at home, scoring the go-ahead touchdown in the final seconds of the game. Having led most of the game, the Cardinals relinquished a 12-7 lead late in the third quarter and found themselves down 14-12 with just over 12 minutes of football to play. In the fourth quarter, Luverne was able to hold Jordan at bay but…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024By Greg Hoogeveen The Luverne volleyball team fell to Westbrook Walnut Grove 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 3, and lost to Windom 3-0 Thursday, Sept. 5. The sets were close in both games; Luverne just had a hard time finishing long volleys and capitalizing on their momentum in the sets, according to head coach Sarah DeBeer. “We are getting stronger every game we play. Now we need to push for not just…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 11, 2024Luverne hosted the Bruce Gluff cross country meet Saturday, Sept. 7, with 12 teams participating in the event. The 11 visiting teams were Adrian/Ellsworth, Chester, Dell Rapids, Garretson, Heron Lake-Okabena, Jackson County Central, Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, Redwood Valley, Southwest Christian-Edgerton Public, and Windom Area. In the boys’ varsity 5,000-…
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