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By RIck Peterson, general managerJanuary 22, 2025I have a little bit of this and a little bit of that for you this week. First, I have to admit until the Caitlin Clark phenomenon, I didn’t pay much attention to girls’/women’s basketball. I watched as Clark took women’s college basketball by storm. I followed her throughout her first year in the WNBA. What I came to realize is that women at the college and professional level can really shoot…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell to Pipestone 67-37 at Pipestone Friday, Jan. 17, and lost 63-37 to Colman-Egan on the road Saturday, Jan. 18. The Cardinals were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Jan. 21. LHS hosts St. James Friday, Jan. 24, and Fairmont Monday, Jan. 27. Pipestone 67, LHS 37 Luverne had a hard time handling Pipestone on the road Friday, Jan. 17. The Arrows…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team won two big conference games last week, defeating Westbrook Walnut Grove 59-44 on the road Thursday, Jan. 16, and Edgerton 69-45 Saturday, Jan. 18, at home. The Lady Pates, now 11-5 for the season, were scheduled to host the Edgerton Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles Tuesday, Jan. 21, and will play at Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Friday, Jan. 24. H-BC 59,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two conference and one non-conference match-ups this week, extending their season record to 11-1. H-BC beat Edgerton Public 62-44 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 14, and won 76-48 against Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda at home Friday, Jan. 17. The Patriots took on Colman-Egan at the Dakota Valley Conference Classic tournament Saturday, Jan. 18, winning the game 48-46…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 22, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team collected two wins, beating Pipestone 73-54 on the road Friday, Jan. 17, and topping DeSmet 67-50 in Colman, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 18. “We had a really good weekend,” head coach John Sichmeller said. “The kids came out and executed the game plans both days.” The Cardinals are now 9-5 for the season and were scheduled to host Redwood Valley Tuesday, Jan…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Patriot girls’ basketball team collected two conference wins, beating Red Rock Central 72-20 on the road Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 45-38 at home Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC fell 48-41 to a solid West Lyon team on the road Thursday, Jan. 9. “These girls continue to buy into playing unselfish basketball, and it is showing,” Gehrke said. “We (the team) understand that some nights…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Patriot boys’ basketball team won two games and dropped one this past week to extend their season record to 8-1. H-BC fell to Viborg 71-60 Jan. 7 at home, beat Westbrook Walnut Grove 55-46 Jan. 9 at home, and prevailed against Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 71-35 Jan. 13 on the road. The Patriots were scheduled to travel to Edgerton to play the Flying Dutchmen Tuesday, Jan. 14. H-BC will host…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne girls’ basketball team played three games away this week, winning one game and dropping two. They fell to Windom 86-32, beat Worthington 55-49, and lost to Jackson County Central 76-62. Luverne is scheduled to travel to Pipestone Friday, Jan. 17 and takes on Colman-Egan Saturday, Jan. 18. Windom 86, LHS 32 The Luverne girls faced a formidable Windom team Tuesday, Jan. 7, on the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 15, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team went 2-1 on the road in conference action this past week. The Cardinals beat Windom 92-86 Jan. 7, topped Worthington 78-53 Jan. 10, and fell to Jackson County Central 84-80 Jan. 13. LHS is scheduled to travel to Pipestone Friday, Jan. 17, and will travel to Colman-Egan to play Desmet Saturday, Jan. 18. LHS 92, Windom 86 Luverne took down Windom in a 92-86…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots boys’ basketball team recorded their sixth straight win this season after beating three teams this week. H-BC beat Minneota 73-54 on the road Monday, Dec. 30, took down Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 62-52 at home Friday, Jan. 30, and doused the Garretson Blue Dragons 70-41 at home Monday, Jan. 6. The Patriots are were scheduled to host Viborg Hurley Tuesday, Jan. 7, and Westbrook…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Luverne boys’ basketball team traveled to Madison, South Dakota, Saturday, Jan. 4, to take on the Baltic Bulldogs and won the game 74-53. Five Luverne players reached double digit points against Baltic. Senior Carter Sehr posted 19 points and recorded his 1000th career point in the process. Sehr also had two rebounds, two assists and six steals against Baltic. Senior Eli Woodley finished…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The H-BC Patriots girls’ basketball team topped Murray County Central 54-51 at home Thursday, Jan. 2, and fell 64-58 to Centerville on the road Saturday, Jan. 4. The Lady Pates are now 6-4 for the season. H-BC was scheduled to play at Red Rock Central Tuesday, Jan. 7, travel to West Lyon Thursday, Jan. 9, and will host Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday, Jan. 10. H-BC 54, Murray County Central 41…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJanuary 08, 2025The Cardinal girls’ basketball team fell twice on the road this past week, losing 60-54 to Canby Jan. 2 and 45-42 to Baltic in Madison Jan. 4. Luverne is now 1-9 for the season and will face four conference foes on the road in the coming week. Luverne was scheduled to face Windom Tuesday, Jan. 7, and will take on Worthington Friday, Jan. 10, Jackson County Central Monday, Jan. 13, and Pipestone…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne boys’ hockey team grabbed two more victories to improve their season record to 7-0-1. LHS beat Windom 12-1 at home Tuesday, Dec. 17, and slipped past Dodge County 4-3 on the road Saturday, Dec. 20. Over the holiday break, the Cardinals will take part in the Granite City Showcase at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud Dec. 26-28. On Thursday, Dec. 26, Luverne is scheduled to…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Luverne girls’ basketball team fell 77-40 to the St. James Saints on the road Friday, Dec. 20. Halfway through the first half, LHS found themselves down 24-7 in the game. St. James tacked on another 20 points and closed the first half ahead 44-11. In the second half, the Saints went on a seven-point run to extend the lead to 51-11. Luverne found their groove, scoring 19 points to make it…
- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorDecember 24, 2024The Patriot girls’ basketball team recorded two wins and one loss before the holiday break. H-BC beat Adrian 51-49 at home Tuesday, Dec. 17, topped Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 68-37 Friday, Dec. 20, at home, and fell 71-35 to the Central Lyon Lyons Saturday, Dec. 21, on the road. “This (Central Lyon game) was the Patriots’ sixth game in eight days including a few tough road conference games. For…
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