By John RittenhouseThe Luverne gymnastics team participated in three different events in a five-day span that started last Friday.The Cardinals beat West Central in Luverne’s 2003-04 home opener Friday before placing second at the Fairmont Invitational Saturday. The Cardinals entertained Pipestone for a non-conference match Tuesday, besting the Arrows by 14.15 points.Luverne, 5-1 overall, will compete at the Martin County West Invitational in Welcome Saturday.Luverne 129.05,Pipestone 115.9The Cardinals beat the Arrows for the second time this season when the teams squared off in Luverne Tuesday.Luverne athletes won three of four event titles and a Cardinal captured the all-around title during the meet.The night was a good one for Callen Bosshart, an LHS senior who won the vault (9.05), floor (8.6) and all-around (33.15) crowns. Bosshart also placed second on the bars and third on the beam with respective 8.0 and 7.5 efforts.Luverne’s Amanda Dooyema, who was second on the floor with an 8.35, won the bars with an 8.45.Brittany Mulder had a good night for the Cards that consisted of placing second all-around (31.6), third on the vault (8.85), third on the floor (8.15) and fourth on the bars (7.75).Luverne’s Brittany Boeve placed second on the beam with a 7.6, Morgan Bosshart finished second on the vault with an 8.9, and Courtney Fodness fourth on the beam with a 7.1.Fairmont inviteThe Cardinals placed second in a six-team field at the Fairmont Invitational Saturday.Luverne compiled 129.05 points, placing second behind Martin County West (133.85).New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (120.75),Fairmont (120), Marshall (118.2) and St. James (112.7) round out the field.Callen Bosshart and Dooyema led the Cardinals to their second-place finish by winning individual titles.Bosshart, who won the all-around title with 33.5 points, took top honors on the vault with a 9.2. Dooyema won the beam competition with an 8.7.Marshall’s Jessica Dolan won the floor title with an 8.7. Fairmont’s Erica Swift emerged as the bar champion with her 8.7.Individual resultsVault: C.Bosshart 9.2, Morgan Bosshart 8.7, Brittany Mulder 8.65, Brittany Boeve 8.55, Victoria Arends 8.45.Beam: Dooyema 8.7, C.Bosshart 7.65, Boeve 7.4, Mulder 7.2, Courtney Fodness 6.5.Floor: C.Bosshart 8.5, Mulder 8.15, Dooyema 7.9, M.Bosshart 7.65, Arends 6.6.Bars: C.Bosshart 8..15, Dooyema 7.8, Mulder 7.65, M.Bosshart 7.65, Fodness 7.0.Luverne 128.5,WC 105.8The Cardinals dominated Friday’s home opener against West Central.Luverne athletes captured the top 4 positions in all four individual events during a 13.5-point victory over WC.Dooyema set the stage for victory by winning three individual titles. She claimed the bars (8.45), floor (8.6) and beam (7.95) titles.Callen Bosshart, the overall champion with 32.75 points, won the vault with an 8.95. Bosshart also placed second on the bars (7.9) and beam (7.65) and finished third on the floor (8.25).Mulder, who placed second all-around with 31.8 points, placed second on the floor (8.5), third on the bars (7.45) and fourth on the vault (8.45).Luverne’s Morgan Bosshart shared second place with Victoria Arends (8.6s) on the vault. Boeve placed fourth on the beam (7.2), Arends fourth on the floor (7.4) and Fodness fourth on the bars (7.15).Individual resultsBars: Dooyema 8.45, C.Bosshart 7.9, Mulder 7.45, Fodness 7.15, M.Bosshart 7.05.Beam: Dooyema 7.95, C.Bosshart 7.65, Mulder 7.4, Boeve 7.2, Fodness 6.1.Floor: Dooyema 8.6, Mulder 8.5, C.Bosshart 8.25, Arends 7.4, M.Bosshart 7.25.Vault: C.Bosshart 8.95, Arends 8.6, M.Bosshart 8.6, Mulder 8.45, Boeve 8.3.
