By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ golf team raised its record to 3-1 by winning two of three matches played at the Luverne Country Club since last Thursday.The stretch started off in a disappointing way as the Cardinals dropped a two-stroke match to Pipestone. Luverne bounced back to best Tracy-Milroy by 16 strokes Friday before handing Worthington a 10-stroke setback Tuesday.Luverne, 1-1 in the league, plays at a tournament in Orange City, Iowa, Saturday and in Windom Monday before hosting Marshall Tuesday.Luverne 169,Worthington 179The Cardinals notched their first Southwest Conference win of the season by dumping the Trojans by 10 strokes Tuesday at the Luverne Country Club.Colby Anderson shot his second consecutive par-36 round to set the stage for victory.Steven Berghorst, Tony Smedsrud and Jesson Vogt added 43-, 44- and 46-stroke scores to Luverne’s team effort.Austin Hoiland and Andy Haakenson shot 50- and 51-stroke tallies without influencing the scoring.Eric Milbiath shot a 43 to lead the Trojans.With Kirk Oldre carding a 43 to lead the way, Luverne topped Worthington 199-202 in the B match.Luverne 167, T-M 183The Cardinals picked up their second non-conference victory of the season when they topped the Panthers by 16 strokes at the Luverne Country Club Friday.Anderson led the charge for LHS by recording his lowest score of the season. Anderson shot a par-36.Haakenson, Berghorst and Vogt pitched in respective 40-, 44- and 47-stroke scores to the winning team tally.Dan Park and David Nelson carded 50s without influencing the scoring.Eric Peterson shot a 40 to lead the Panthers.Smedsrud carded a 40 for Luverne’s B team, which competed against an incomplete T-M B squad.Pipestone 177,Luverne 179The Cardinals came up two strokes short of knockng off the reigning Sub-Section 10 champions when they hosted the Arrows at the Luverne Country Club Thursday.LHS was hoping to open the Southwest Conference campaign with a win as well, but the Arrows met the challenge.Ben Morgan led Pipestone to victory by shooting a three-over-par 39 to emerge as medalist of the meet.Anderson paced LHS with a six-over-par 42.Park contributed a 45 and Haakenson and Berghorst added 46-stroke efforts to Luverne’s team tally.Vogt and Nelson shot respective 49- and 52-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.
