Luverne junior Tony Smedsrud strikes an iron shot during Tuesday's home golf match against Hull Western Christian. Smedsrud carded a 47 for the Cardinals during a five-stroke loss to Hull (Iowa) Western Christian.
By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne boys' golf team posted a win in between a pair of setbacks during a three-match stretch at the Luverne Country Club.
The Cardinals lost 13- and five-stroke matches to Redwood Valley and Hull Western Christian (Iowa) on Thursday and Tuesday respectively. LHS bested Lincoln HI by 22 strokes at the LCC Friday.
Luverne, 5-9 overall, plays in Pipestone today and at the Worthington Invitational Saturday. The Cards host Red Rock Central and Jackson County Central tomorrow and Tuesday respectively.
HWC 168, Luverne 173
The Cardinals came up five shots short on their home course against HWC Tuesday.
The visitors received a medal-earning round from Ethan Haveman, who carded a four-over-par 40 to lead all players.
Colby Anderson, Steven Berghorst and Pete Connell shot solid 41-, 42- and 43-stroke scores.
Tony Smedsrud and Eric Lammert recorded 47s for LHS, while Austin Hoiland shot a 52.
Luverne won the B squad match by a 186-192 tally. Jesson Vogt shot a 41 for the Cardinals.
Luverne 167, LH 189
The Cardinals snapped a two-match losing skid when they upended the Rebels by 22 strokes at the LCC Friday.
Eric Lammert fired a four-over-par 40-stroke round to lead the Cardinals to their fifth win of the campaign.
Pete Connell and Tony Smedsrud recorded 42-stroke rounds, while Colby Anderson shot a 43 to cap the winning team tally.
Austin Hoiland and Steve Berghorst shot 46- and 48-stroke rounds without contributing to the win.
Luverne fielded a complete B squad against an incomplete LH team. Mike Remme led the young Cards with a 45.
RWV 162, Luverne 175
The Cardinals fell out of contention for a conference championship when they lost a 13-stroke home match to RWV Thursday.
With two teams still unbeaten in league play, Luverne's league 1-3 record after Thursday's loss ended any hopes of challenging for a title.
RWV's Jon Green shot a one-over-par 37 to lead the visitors to their win. Green's effort gave him the medalist honor for the day.
Pete Connell led LHS with a 42, while Colby Anderson, Steven Berghorst and Eric Lammert padded the team tally with 43-, 44- and 46-stroke rounds.
Tony Smedsrud and Austin Hoiland turned in cards of 50 and 51 strokes without influencing the scoring.