Rock County Sports
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024The Luverne Redbirds are heading back to state after defeating Windom 5-2 twice in Final Four series action. This marks the sixth straight year of state tournament appearances for the Redbirds. Luverne beat Windom 5-2 Wednesday, July 31, in Luverne and took the second game 5-2 in Windom Saturday Aug. 3. The Redbirds are scheduled to face Fairmont in the best-of-three Region 13C Championship…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorAugust 07, 2024Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Fairmont, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 29-Aug. 4. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN – Aug. 2 Hobby Stock 4th - #10 Blake Schneekloth Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – Aug. 2 MCRA Bombers 4th - #22H Cody Hansen 5th - # 17J Christopher Johnson IMCA Sport Compact 6th - #17…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Redbirds beat the Lakefield Horned Frogs in two games to move on to the Final Four in Region 13C playoffs. Luverne beat Lakefield 10-0 at home Wednesday, July 24, and 5-3 on the road Friday, July 26. The Redbirds will open the Final Four, Game 1, in a best of three series against the Windom Pirates at Redbird Field Wednesday, July 31, at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be played Saturday,…- By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team won two games and lost one in the 2024 Southwest Sub State Tournament this past week in Springfield. Luverne beat Slayton 5-4 and won against Sleepy Eye 5-3 on Sunday, July 28. Sleepy Eye then beat Luverne 5-4 on Monday, July 29, forcing another game between the two teams on Tuesday, July 30, in the double elimination tournament. Tuesday’s game was…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Luverne Senior Legion Post 123 ended its season Friday, July 26, falling 7-1 to Windom at home in the American Legion Division II Southwest sub-state tournament. Luverne finished its 2024 season with a record of 13-5-1 overall. Losing the coin toss, Luverne was assigned as the visiting team and was first up to bat. Luverne was not able to score in the top of the first, but in the bottom of the…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Eric Gaul of Luverne won the 2024 Rock County Fair Enduro Race Saturday, July 27, finishing first with 200 laps completed. The enduro winner is determined by the driver who finishes 200 laps first or the car with the most laps within a two-hour time limit. Seventeen drivers raced in this year’s event in two separate classes, Class A and Class B, determined by their engine size. Race organizer…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 31, 2024Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Fairmont, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 25-29. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN No races this week Rapid Speedway Rock Rapids, IA – July 19 Canceled Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – July 26 Sport Compact 8th - #17 Paige Sandbulte Stock Cars 11th (DNF) - #69 Cadyn…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 24, 2024The Luverne Post 123 Senior Legion baseball team stayed alive in Division II Southwest Sub State action over the past week, winning two games and falling once. Luverne beat Wabasso 5-2 in the opening game at Redbird Field Thursday, July 18, and shocked Springfield with a 1-0 walk-off victory in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, July 19. Luverne lost a 3-1 lead Saturday, July 20, to fall…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 24, 2024The Luverne Junior Legion baseball team is the Southwest Sub State (A-Pod) champion after beating Russell-Tyler-Ruthton twice at home this past week. On Sunday, July 21, Luverne defeated RTR 7-0, and on Monday night, July 22, they won again 13-1. There were only three teams in the Southwest Sub State A-Pod tournament, Luverne, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Adrian. Edgerton was the fourth seed and…
By Jason BerghorstJuly 24, 2024After completing a 15-2 regular season, the Luverne Redbirds won the 2024 Gopher League title and earned the No. 1 seed for the Region 13C playoffs. The Redbirds received a bye for the league play-in series and will face the Lakefield Horned Frogs in the first round of the Region 13C playoffs. Lakefield finished 5-10 in league play and fourth place in the First Nite League. They earned the No.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 24, 2024By Greg Hoogeveen Following are racing results for local drivers competing in Fairmont, Rock Rapids, Hartford, Slayton, Worthington and Brandon for the week of July 15-21. Fairmont Raceway Fairmont, MN – July 18 Hobby Stock Feature - 4th DNF - #10 Blake Schneekloth Rapid Speedway Rock Rapids, IA – July 19 Canceled Murray County Speedway Slayton, MN – July 19 Sport Compact…
By Greg Hoogeveen and Jason BerghorstJuly 17, 2024The Luverne Redbirds secured their second consecutive Gopher League regular season championship and improved their record to 15-2 with home victories over the Hadley Buttermakers, Sioux Falls Brewers, and Milroy Irish last week. Luverne also secured the No. 1 overall seed in the Region 13C playoffs and earned a first-round bye for the region playoffs, which begin this week. Redbirds 10,…- By Jason BerghorstJuly 17, 2024The Luverne Redbirds completed a 15-2 regular season Sunday and earned the No. 1 seed in the Region 13C playoffs. The team was 13-2 in league play and finished first in the Gopher League. Region 13C is made up of 11 teams from the Gopher League and the First Nite League. The Jackson Bulls (12-3 in the league games) won the First Nite League and earned the No. 2 overall seed in Region 13C…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 10, 2024The ninth annual Davis Lake Triathlon once again kicked off the Fourth of July activities at The Lake Thursday. The triathlon has two divisions, the Minnows and the Sharks. The Minnows race is a quarter mile kayak, two-mile bike ride and one-mile run. The Sharks race is a half mile kayak, eight-mile bike ride and 2-1/2-mile run. Both races can be completed by individuals or 3-person teams.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 10, 2024The Luverne Sr. Legion baseball team had a busy schedule this past week, finishing 2-3-1. Luverne beat Minneota 9-6 on Tuesday, July 2, at home. They fell to Rosetown 12-1 and to Omaha 14-6 Friday, July 5, in the New Ulm tournament. In the second day of the tournament Saturday, July 6, the Sr. Legion lost to Mankato 6-0 and tied New Ulm 5-5. Luverne beat Adrian 16-1 at home Monday, July 8.…
By Greg Hoogeveen, sports editorJuly 10, 2024The Luverne Redbirds played just one game last week, taking the Jackson Bulls 4-1 at Redbird Field Sunday, July 7. The Redbirds were scheduled to travel to Brookings Monday, July 8, but the game was canceled due to player availability. If or when the game is rescheduled, the Star-Herald will pass the information on. Luverne will play their three final regular season games next week. The…
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