By John RittenhouseThe Luverne wrestling team wrapped up its pre-Christmas schedule by competing at a pair of events late last week.The Cardinals went 0-2 at the Harrisburg, S.D., Triangular Thursday. Luverne attended the Southwest Conference-South Central Conference Individual Tournament in St. James Saturday.Luverne will wrestle at the Montevideo Tournament Saturday.SWC-SSC tourneySix Cardinals received mat action at the first SWC-SSC Individual Tournament in St. James Saturday.Luverne’s success was limited as Jesse Saravia emerged as the lone Cardinal to win a match at the event.Saravia went 2-2 to place fifth at 160 pounds.New Ulm’s Ali Bernard pinned Saravia in 5:51 during the first round.Saravia bounced back to pin St. James’ Jacob Finnegan in 3:12 during the first round of the wrestlebacks before dropping a 6-1 decision to Blue Earth Area’s Eric Esser.Saravia ended his day by pinning Fairmont’s Al Kul in 3:31 during the match for fifth and sixth place.Luverne’s Mike Fletcher (103), Brad Donth (125), Kerry Fink (140), Kelsey Petersen (145) and Dustin Donth (152) all went 0-2 at the tournament.SWC wrestlers won eight of the 14 individual titles on the line at the tournament.Harrisburg triangularThe Cardinals dropped a pair of dual meets when they traveled to Harrisburg, S.D., for a triangular Thursday.The host team handed LHS a 76-3 setback in the first round. Garretson bested the Cards 72-9 in the second round.Luverne’s lone win against Harrisburg came from Kerry Fink at 135 pounds.Fink used a near fall in the second period to help lock up a 5-2 victory over Devin Clark.Cardinals’ Dustin Donth and Jesse Saravia posted wins during the night’s second match against Garretson.Donth opened the scoring for LHS by pinning Ben Johnson in 1:50 at 152 pounds.Saravia handed Charlie Vandersnick a 9-5 setback at 160 pounds.Luverne’s Roth Anderson, Mike Fletcher, Brad Donth, Anthony Boyenga and Aric Uithoven all went 0-2 at the triangular.Match wrap-upsHarrisburg 76, Luverne 3215 (H) Engel by forfeit.275 (H) Hayes pins Anderson.103 (H) McNamara pins Fletcher.112 (H) Funk by forfeit.119 (H) Harris by forfeit.125 (H) Cawthorne pins B.Donth.130 (H) Fink by forfeit.135 (L) Fink dec. Clark.140 (H) Weight pins Boyenga.145 (H) Hudson pins Uithoven.152 (H) Ballard m.d. D.Donth.160 (H) Johnson pins Saravia.171 (H) Gacke by forfeit.189 (H) Barber by forfeit,Garretson 72, Luverne 9215 (G) Tomsik by forfeit.275 (G) Vandersnik pins Anderson.103 (G) Bonte pins Fletcher.112 (G) Kruid by forfeit.119 (G) Broggeman by forfeit.125 (G) Linneweber pins B.Donth.130 (G) Bonte by forfeit.135 (G) Johnson pins Fink.140 (G) Johnson pins Boyenga.145 (G) Kringen pins Uithoven.152 (L) D.Donth pins Johnson.160 (L) Saravia dec. Vandersnick.171 (G) Sorenson by forfeit.189 (G) Keintopf by forfeit.
