Luverne Sports
- March 24, 2020The year is 1964, and the Luverne Cardinals basketball team just won the state championship... Since all athletic events have been put on hold, we thought we would take you all on a trip down memory lane. The Luverne Cardinals became the Minnesota state basketball champions last weekend. After winning the Region 2 championship at Mankato the previous weekend, the Cards advanced to state tourney…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 18, 2020Two Luverne athletes picked up postseason honors Monday. Luverne senior Isaiah Bartels made the 2019-20 All-Big South Conference Western Division Boys’ Basketball Team. LHS junior Bailey Cowell is one of five players to receive honorable mention from the league’s coaches. A total of 10 players made the all-league team. Division champion Marshall led the list by securing three all-conference…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 18, 2020Two members of the Luverne High School girls’ basketball program received postseason honors Monday. LHS senior Mallory Thorson and junior Brooklynn Ver Steeg made the 10-player roster of the 2019-20 All-Big South Conference Western Division Girls’ Basketball Team. Division champion Marshall led all teams by securing three all-conference selections. Tiger members of the team include senior Lenei…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 18, 2020A Luverne High School junior graces the roster of the 2019-20 All-Big South Conference Wrestling Team. Riley Cowell, who led the Cardinals in total wins this year, is one of 56 athletes from the All-BSC squad. League champion Fairmont-Martin County West led all teams by drawing 10 all-conference selections. Seniors Miles Fitzgerald, Cale Steuber, Payton Anderson, Nathan Simmonds and Jacob Rahn,…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 11, 2020Two Luverne High School seniors received postseason honors from Big South Conference officials last week. Forward Colby Crabtree and defenseman Jacob Von Tersch cracked the roster of the 2019-20 All-Big South Conference Boys’ Hockey Team. Crabtree and Von Tersch are two of 13 members of the honorary squad. Marshall led all league teams by landing four all-conference selections. Seniors Joe…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 11, 2020A spirited comeback in the second half went unrewarded when the Luverne Cardinals took on Fairmont in a semifinal-round game of the South Section 3AA Boys’ Basketball Tournament Thursday in Windom. Luverne, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, trailed No. 2 Fairmont by 12 points with 5:32 remaining in the game. The Cardinals clawed their way back into contention and trailed by one point with less than 10…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 11, 2020Luverne’s first appearance in a postseason championship game in 40 years ended with a heart-breaking loss March 3 in Worthington. Luverne, the No.1 seed in the South Section 3A Girls’ Basketball Tournament, combined efforts with No. 2 Windom to put on a spectacular show in the championship game. The game featured the Cardinals erasing a seven-point halftime deficit to take a one-point lead in the…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 04, 2020Five members of the Luverne girls’ hockey program raked in postseason honors last week. Three Cardinals made the 2019-20 All-Big South Conference Western Division Hockey team, and two other LHS players drew honorable mention. Making the all-league list for the Cardinals were senior Claire Baustian, sophomore Reghan Bork and freshman Kamryn Van Batavia. Junior Rylee Gee and sophomore Cheyenne…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 04, 2020The Luverne boys’ basketball team stormed into the semifinals of the South Section 3AA Tournament by routing St. James during a quarterfinal-round game in Luverne Saturday. The third-seeded Cardinals limited No. 6 St. James to six first-half points and outscored the Saints 47-34 in the second half to secure a 74-40 victory. The win, which was Luverne’s first postseason conquest since 2015, sends…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 04, 2020The Luverne girls’ basketball team earned the right to play in a postseason championship game for the first time in 40 years Thursday in Worthington. That became a reality during the South Section 3AA semifinals, where the top-seeded Cardinals knocked off No. 4 Jackson County Central 66-45 to earn their first appearance in a postseason title tilt since 1980. Luverne, 19-9 overall, met No. 2…
- By John RittenhouseMarch 04, 2020Two members of the Luverne High School gymnastics team grace the roster of the 2019-20 All-Big South Conference Western Division Gymnastics squad. The list, which was released last week, included the names of 15 athletes. Luverne senior Meghan Witte and seventh-grader Ella Reisdorfer represent the Cardinals on the roster. Worthington and Redwood Valley led the league by securing three all-…
- By John RittenhouseFebruary 26, 2020The Luverne boys’ basketball team gained some momentum heading into postseason play by reeling off a pair of home wins last week. The Cardinals beat Pipestone by seven points Feb. 18 before besting Minneota by 11 points Friday. Luverne, 11-13 overall, opens the Section 3A Tournament Saturday (site and opponent will be released Monday). LHS 75, Minneota 64 The Cardinals notched their third…
- By John RittenhouseFebruary 26, 2020The 2019-20 boys’ hockey season came to an end for the Luverne Cardinals during Section 3A Tournament play last week. The fifth-seeded Cardinals upset No. 4 Marshall during a quarterfinal-round game played in Marshall Thursday. Top-seeded Hutchinson eliminated LHS from further competition by saddling the Cards with a five-goal setback during Saturday’s semifinals in St. Peter. Luverne ends the…
- By John RittenhouseFebruary 26, 2020Luverne hockey coach Tony Sandbulte knew his team would face a stiff challenge when the Cardinal girls squared off against the Breck School in the quarterfinal round of the Minnesota State Class A Hockey Tournament in St. Paul Feb. 19. After all, the Mustangs entered the game as two-time defending state champions and the No. 1 seed for the 2020 Tournament. Sandbulte acknowledged the clash…
- By John RittenhouseFebruary 26, 2020The Luverne girls’ basketball team posted its first postseason win in 13 years when the Cardinals opened the South Section 3AA Tournament Saturday.Luverne, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, entertained No. 8 St. James to open the event.The Cards overcame a sluggish start early in the game to register a 61-38 victory, which was the program’s first tournament conquest since 2007.The win sends 18-9 LHS…
- By John RittenhouseFebruary 26, 2020A pair of Luverne seventh-graders wrapped up the 2019-20 season at the Minnesota State Class A Gymnastics Championships staged at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul Saturday. Luverne’s Amira Cowell and Ella Reisdorfer became the first Cardinals to qualify for the state event since 2004 during the Section 3A event in Worthington Feb. 15. Along with ending a run of 16 years without having a…
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