By John RittenhouseA Hills-Beaver Creek High School junior received an award for his play as a member of the Luverne High School baseball team last spring.Zach Wysong, who played shortstop and pitched for the Cardinals, is one of three Luverne players to be selected to the 2004 All-Southwest Conference Team.Wysong currently is playing baseball for Luverne’s American Legion squad.Senior pitcher-third baseman Adam Kurtz and junior pitcher-outfielder Jared Pick are the other Cardinals who cracked the roster.Marshall led all teams with four All-SWC selections.Seniors Chace Pollock and Nick Strautz and juniors Nick Gjorvad and Jesse VanOverbeke are the Tigers on the team.Jackson County Central, Pipestone and Redwood Valley matched Luverne with three All-SWC selections.JCC seniors Jon Hummel and Jeremy Sirovy and junior Caleb Rossow, Pipestone seniors Matt Oye and Cody Heidebrink and junior Dan Morrison, and RWV seniors Travis Fluck, Seth Junker and Paul Panitzke made the team.Worthington senior Nate Harberts and Windom senior Brady Lund round out the team.Drawing honorable mention from league coaches are Pipestone juniors Nick Schneider and Ray Meulebroeck and sophomore Matt Paulsen, Marshall juniors Ryan Serreyn and Tony Shaikoski, JCC junior Brendan Roggow and senior Bill Kruppiak and Windom sophomores Kody Johnson and Brent Fredin.
