By John RittenhouseThe Luverne gymnastics team slipped to 1-3 in Southwest Conference competition after dropping matches to league powers Jackson County Central and Worthington.The Cardinals dropped a 12-plus point decision in Jackson Thursday before falling by 8.15 points to the Trojans in Luverne Tuesday.Luverne, 3-3 overall, hosts Windom tonight before competing in St. Peter Saturday.Worthington 137.7, Luverne 129.55Dominating efforts by Christina Sorenseon and Kayla Block carried the Trojans to an 8.15-point victory over the Cards in Luverne Tuesday.Sorenson won three individual events (the floor with 8.8, vault with 9.1 and bars with 9.0) and secured the all-around title with 35.65 counters for Worthington.Block, who placed second all-around with 35.2 points, won the beam title with a 9.0 to compliment Sorenson’s effort.Victoria Arends and Brittany Mulder, who recorded all-around scores of 32.55 and 32.475 respectively, locked up places for Luverne.Arends finished second on the vault and fourth on the bars with 8.925 and 8.15 tallies. Mulder finished fourth on the floor and vault with 8.8 and 8.775 efforts.Individual scoresBars: Arends, 8.15; Courtney Fodness, 8.0; Mulder, 7.75; Morgan Bosshart 7.6; Brittany Boeve, 7.05.Beam: Boeve, 7.55; Arends, 7.4; Fodness, 7.3; Mulder, 7.15; Bosshart, 6.15.Floor: Mulder, 8.8; Boeve, 8.7; Arends, 8.1; Fodness, 7.9; Bosshart, 7.5.Vault: Arends, 8.925; Mulder, 8.775; Boeve, 8.75; Bosshart, 8.7; Fodness, 8.6.JCC 139.075, Luverne 126.9Long-time SWC power JCC proved to be too much for the Cardinals to contend with when the teams squared off in Jackson Thursday.Led by a five-title effort turned in by Kylla Bargfrede, the Huskies coasted to a 12-plus point win over LHS.Bargfrede dominated the meet for JCC by winning the vault (9.2), bar (9.15), floor (8.675), beam (8.575) and all-around (35.6) titles.Mulder and Arends placed in events for the Cards. Mulder, who finished third all-around with 32.45 points, placed third on the floor with an 8.7. Arends finished third on the bars with an 8.2.Individual scoresVault: Arends, 8.875; Morgan Bosshart, 8.75; Courtney Fodness, 8.75; Brittany Boeve, 8.65; Mulder, 8.6.Bars: Arends, 8.2; Fodness, 7.65; Mulder, 7.5; Boeve, 7.325; Bosshart, 5.8.Beam: Mulder, 7.65; Fodness, 7.475; Boeve, 6.95; Arends, 6.5; Bosshart, 6.25.Floor: Mulder, 8.7; Boeve, 8.225; Arends, 7.85; Fodness, 7.85; Bosshart, 7.45.
