Rock County Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorNovember 05, 2025Three Cardinal alumni, Owen and Camden Janiszeski and Tenley Nelson, were recently honored at college level cross country competitions. The University of Sioux Falls freshman Owen Janiszeski earned recognition from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. He earned a place on the All-NSIC Second Team, finishing in 14th place with a time of 26:34.12 in the men’s 8K at the NSIC Championships…
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By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Luverne native Easton Johnson has recently committed to playing hockey for the Wolverines at the University of Michigan. Sixteen-year-old Johnson most recently played for the U.S. National U17 Team in Ann Arbor, Michigan. “I’m proud and honored to announce my commitment to play Division 1 hockey and further my education at the University of Michigan,” Johnson said. “Thank you to my family,…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Week 3 Luverne trap shooting scores have been posted. Junior Lucas Madison was the high shooter with a two-round total of 45 targets hit. Sophomore Owen Overgaard finished with a 42 and senior Makayla Oechsle scored a 41. Seven shooters finished with hits in the 30s. Senior Nicholas Mann and junior Gavin Hoven posted 39 targets hit. Sophomores Ashton Altman and Logan Wrigg and freshman Joey…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 15, 2025Cole Paulson, a senior linebacker for the Dakota State University Trojans, is being honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is among seven semifinalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s scholar-athlete award. The candidates, from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, have an average 3.60 college GPA. The Campbell Trophy recognizes “the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots football team claimed the Red Rock Trophy for the fourth year in a row, beating the Edgerton Flying Dutchmen 41-8 at home Friday, Oct. 3. H-BC has won the “Red Rock” all four years since the inaugural game in 2022, and H-BC head coach Rex Metzger praised his team for another solid performance. “I thought our defense made a couple big plays early on with senior Micah Bush getting a…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne Cardinals improved their season record to 5-1 after beating the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers 28-6 on the road Friday, Oct. 3. LHS head coach Todd Oye said he was pleased with the effort of his players on the field. “I felt we executed our game plan very well,” he said. “This was highlighted by our last offensive drive in the first half with a nice throw from Josh Hansen to…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Patriots volleyball team finished a very busy week of volleyball action with two wins and four losses. The Lady Pates beat their rivals, the Southwest Minnesota Christian Eagles, 3-1 Tuesday, Sept. 30, at home. The Patriots went 1-4 on the road playing in the 2025 Jimmy John’s Classic in Marshall Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. “It was great to see some new teams and have…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne Cardinals volleyball team finished 4-2 this past week, taking on six solid squads along the way. LHS won 2-1 against the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers Tuesday, Sept. 30, at home. Luverne traveled to the 2025 Jimmy John’s Classic in Marshall for a two-day tournament Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4. The Cardinals won three matches and fell twice at the tournament. On Friday LHS fell…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Cardinals girls’ tennis team fell 4-3 to Lac Qui Parle Valley Monday, Oct. 6, in a team sectional playoff game, crushing their hopes of extended team postseason play. In the Cardinals’ final regular season match, they beat Worthington 4-3 at home Tuesday, Sept. 30, finishing with a 2025 season team record of 7-9. Luverne will have the opportunity to play again at the 2025 MSHSL Individual…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025The Luverne cross country team hosted an eight team meet Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Luverne High School course west of the school. The LHS girls’ 5,000-meter varsity team finished in first place beating out four other teams in warm weather conditions. Luverne took first place with 46 total team points. Canby/Minneota was second with 56, Pipestone Area placed third with 62, Adrian/Ellsworth was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025Week 2 trap shooting scores are in for the Luverne team. Junior Lucas Madison was the high shooter, hitting 24 and 23 targets out of 25, for a 47-target total. Five athletes finished in the 40s, five finished in the 30s and one shot at 19. Luverne has three weeks left of competition shooting. Week 2 Results Athlete R1 R2 F Ashton Altman 19 19 38 Nolan…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 08, 2025Micky Sehr recorded his second career hole-in-one Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Luverne Country Club. Both holes-in-one were dropped in on Hole 7 at LCC. His most recent hole-in-one went 146 yards off his 9-iron. Micky was golfing with Dan Serie, Pete Connell, Eric Lammert and his brother Jeff Sehr. “The ball landed a few feet right of the hole, spun left and appeared to stop right by the pin,”…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorOctober 01, 2025Hills native Tony Goettsch joined 11 other runners to cover 437 miles in four days for one cause, The 437 Project. For the annual event, 12 runners traverse South Dakota from its Wyoming border to its Iowa border to raise money for the South Dakota Helpline Center, a suicide crisis center. The 2025 runners departed Spearfish Thursday, Sept. 25, and finished in Sioux Falls Sunday, Sept. 28. “…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorSeptember 24, 2025The Luverne Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) hosted their third of six flag football sessions in Luverne Saturday, Sept. 20. Ryan Johnson, along with several volunteers, coaches, and parents, host 45 teams and over 470 athletes each week for flag football games and to share the message of Christ. Johnson said, “The games expose the kids, grades 1-6, to flag football and the message of…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 27, 2025Local racing results for Aug. 22-23 are listed. Drivers posted have ties to Rock County. Rapid Speedway Season Championship Night Aug. 22 - Rock Rapids, IA Sportsman’s #17 Brandon Boeve, Beaver Creek – placed ninth in the A Feature, finished fifth in Heat 2 #21 Larry Kracht, Magnolia – DNF in the A Feature, finished second in Heat 2 Overall points leaders as of 8/22 9th – Brandon…
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