Ellsworth High School senior Blake Brommer chips on to the first green during Monday’s golf match between Hills-Beaver-Creek-Ellsworth and Southwest Christian at Meadow Acres Country Club near Larchwood, Iowa. The Eagles defeated the Patriots by a 173-193 tally.By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ golf team was put to the test of playing in four different events during a six-day span.The Cardinals lost a match by a tie-breaker in Pipestone Thursday before downing Red Rock Central by 13 strokes in Sanborn Friday. After placing fourth at the Worthington Invitational Saturday, Luverne lost a six-stroke decision in Jackson Tuesday.Luverne, 12-10 overall, plays at the Fairmont Invitational Saturday.JCC 165, Luverne 171The Cardinals finished Southwest Conference play with a 2-4 record after dropping a six-stroke decision in Jackson Tuesday.JCC’s Kyle Kocak led all players at the event by shooting a three-over-par 40.Colby Anderson carded a 41 to lead the Cardinals.Steven Berghorst and Andy Haakenson shot 42s for LHS, while David Nelson and Tony Smedsrud registered 46s.Jesson Vogt shot a 47 without contributing to the team effort.JCC topped Luverne 188-195 in the B match. Mike Remme led the Cards with a 46.Worthington inviteThe Cardinals finished in the middle of the pack during Saturday’s invitational tournament at the Worthington Country Club.Luverne placed fourth in the seven-team, 18-hole event with 326 strokes. The Cards finished in front of Southwest Christian (358), Worthington’s Black team (359) and Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster (385) in the standings. Worthington Red (309), Mankato West (315) and Windom (322) led the field.Haakenson paced the Cardinals by shooting an eight-over-par 80 for the tournament.Berghorst (81), Anderson (82) and Smedsrud (83) made contributions to the team effort.Nelson and Vogt shot 87-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.Luverne 165, RRC 178The Cardinals recorded a 13-stroke victory when they took on Red Rock Central in Sanborn Friday.Luverne’s Haakenson emerged as medalist by shooting a one-over-par 37.Anderson and Vogt turned in 41- and 42-stroke scores, while Berghorst and Nelson produced 45s.Smedsrud shot a 46 without making an impact of the team’s performance.Jesse Fay led the hosts with a 40.With Austin Hoiland shooting a 47 to lead the way, Luverne notched a 195-222 win in the B match.Pipestone 161,Luverne 161A tie-breaker was needed to settle Thursday’s match between the Arrows and the Cardinals in Pipestone.When the four lowest scorers from each team turned in rounds that equaled 161 strokes, the scores produced by the fifth players from each team settled the issue.With Pipestone holding a 43-44 edge in that respect, the Arrows were credited with a victory.Luverne’s Anderson and Pipestone’s Ben Morgan shared medalist honors by shooting two-over-par 38s.Haakenson, Smedsrud and Berghorst contributed 39-, 41- and 43-stroke rounds to Luverne’s team tally.Kirk Oldre and Nelson shot 44- and 45-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.Vogt shot a 39 to lead Luverne in B squad competition.
