By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ golf team put together an 8-1 record while playing at four events since last Thursday.The Cardinals posted a 23-stroke win in Pipestone Thursday, a 13-stroke victory in Sanborn against Red Rock Central Friday and a 20-stroke victory in Jackson Tuesday. Luverne placed second at the Worthington Invitational Tournament Saturday.Luverne, 16-2 overall, plays at the Fairmont Tournament Saturday before traveling to Adrian for a match Monday.Luverne 202, JCC 222The Cardinals capped a 5-1 Southwest Conference season by besting the Huskies by 10 strokes in Jackson Tuesday.Kim Bennett and Gabe Van Dyk shared medalist honors by shooting nine-over-par 46s on the par-37 course.Jessica Klein and Nikki Van Dyk added 53- and 57-stroke efforts to the team tally.Mindy Lysne shot a 58 and Brittany Boeve a 77 without influencing the scoring.Suzanne Zelinko led the Huskies with a 50.JCC posted a 276-310 win in the B match. Luverne’s Alyssa Klein shot a 58 to capture medalist honors.Worthington inviteThe Cardinals played their way to a second-place finish during Saturday’s tournament at the Worthington Country Club.Fairmont emerged as the champion of the seven-team, 18-hole event with a team score of 337 strokes. Luverne (383), Marshall (388), Mankato West (398), Worthington (399), Windom (415) and Mankato East (433) round out the field.Senior Gabe Van Dyk led the Cardinals and placed third individually by shooting a 12-over-par 84.Bennett (97), Nikki Van Dyk (99) and Lysne (103) figured into the team scoring for LHS.Boeve and Jessica Klein shot 104- and 114-stroke rounds without impacting the team performance.Luverne 182, RRC 195The Cardinals won a 13-stroke decision when they challenged Red Rock Central in Sanborn Friday.Gabe Van Dyke secured medalist honors for LHS by shooting a five-over-par 41.Bennett shot a 43 for the winners, while Lysne, Boeve and Nikki Van Dyk all recorded 49s.Klein shot a 51 without influencing the scoring.RRC’s Molly Arndt led the hosts with a 45.Luverne 187,Pipestone 210The Cardinals picked up a non-conference win when they bested the Arrows by 23 strokes in Pipestone Thursday.Gabe Van Dyk played an outstanding round by shooting a one-over-par 37 to lead all golfers at the meet.Bennett, Nikki Van Dyk and Lysne contributed 42-, 53- and 55-stroke rounds to the winning team tally.Klein and Boeve shot respective 57- and 60-stroke rounds without impacting the scoring.Sara Schulze and Lindsay Lammers led the Arrows with 52s.Alyssa Klein shot a 52 to lead the Luverne B team to victory in Pipestone.
