By Lori EhdeAngela Van Holland, DVM, joins the long-standing list of veterinarians at Rock Veterinary Clinic.Originally from rural Trent, S.D., Van Holland completed her undergraduate studies at South Dakota State University, Brookings, and earned her doctorate of veterinary medicine May 10 from Iowa State University, Ames."I’m excited to be in the community, meeting people and becoming involved in animal health care — in both large and small animal medicine," Van Holland said.She said she was attracted to the Luverne clinic for a number of reasons. "I’m interested in mixed animal medicine, and it’s relatively close to home," she said.She lives in Garretson with her husband, Travis Van Holland, who works with Ted Berghorst of Ted’s Equipment Installation, Beaver Creek.Like most veterinarians, Van Holland said she got into animal science because she enjoys animals, but she had other inspirations as well."Our local vet (the late Jim Swenson, Jasper) sparked my interest," she said "He was always very kind and willing to explain things."Rock Veterinary Clinic has had a contract with the Sioux Falls Livestock Auction since last summer, so Dr. Gordon Hamann said the clinic needed to hire."It takes one vet full-time over there now, so we just need more help," he said.Van Holland joins Hamann, Dr. John Bowron, Dr. David Iverson, and Dr. Kay Burkhart at Rock Veterinary Clinic, located south of Luverne on Highway 75.Hamann and Bowron have been with the practice for 36 and 32 years, respectively. Iverson and Burkhart both came on board in 1979.Van Holland said it’s a bit intimidating to work among so many seasoned veterinarians, but Hamann said it’s nice to have "new blood" in the practice."She’s just got a great personality and attitude," he said. "We are looking forward to the months and years ahead with her in our practice."

By Sara StrongRock County is preparing to host informational public hearings on its intention to change the County Recorder’s position from elected to appointed.County Recorder Jere Ohme said he is in favor of the position change for a few reasons. He said the job has changed to require so much technological knowledge, that allowing anyone to run for office could mean that efficiency and service would be lost.For example, as of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning the county was completely up to date on its records. Nobles County and Pipestone County are six weeks behind.Those objecting to the change from elected to appointed have said that the public is losing control over government with each official they don’t get to elect.To that, Ohme said, "The thing about it is, this office is governed by state statute. We make no political decisions whatsoever."Also, when people are voted out of office, or retire from elected positions, they often don’t train their replacements. Ohme said that would mean continued good service in the office wouldn’t be assured in the future.Ohme said he hasn’t directly heard opposition to the change to appointed.Times changeThe longest standing County Recorder in the state of Minnesota is almost ready to stop registering, filing and preserving Rock County information.Ohme is technically eligible for retirement, but will probably finish the current term. Even if the county gets the position changed to appointed from elected, Ohme would stay through retirement as written into the law.Ohme has been the County Recorder since 1975, when Agnes Wiese retired. She had worked at the job since 1939.When Ohme started in Rock County, he was the first to use a ball point pen for the records — Wiese preferred a quill dipped in ink.Compare that to now, when the office is run by three computer systems. To get the job, Ohme had to campaign hard, but he hasn’t had an opponent since his first election.In the 1974 campaign, Ohme was a sure loser, some said. Five others ran for recorder, including a banker and others with strong local histories.Ohme was fairly new in town, a Slayton native, and at the time taught elementary gym."I just really worked hard," Ohme said. "I went to every home in the county except in the very north, because I ran out of time."What exactly makes up the job duties of recorder can seem vague, so Ohme explained the position Tuesday.oRecorders direct the recording of all deeds, mortgages and other legal documents involved in the registration of land to meet statutory requirements. oRecorders review deeds and other documents for accuracy and completeness.oRecorders supervise and review the work of subordinate personnel in the Recorder’s Office. In Rock County’s case, that is Joyce De Groot.oRecorders advise the public on procedures for recording deeds and mortgages and related documents.oRecorders assist the public and legal professionals in searches for recorded information about specific property and titles. Ohme said that especially during the summer, genealogy research is popular in the vault of records.oRecorders ascertain that all papers are kept in order in accordance with the order in which they have been entered and that they are rechecked and numbered according to the Torrens system.oThe recorder assists the auditor/treasurer, assessor, attorney and engineer in determining ownerships, areas and residues for tax and other purposes.The job involves very detailed work that is unforgiving. There is no room for error because errors adversely affect chains of title.Ohme’s explanation of the recorder job continues, "The operation of the entire county government system depends upon the recorder’s records. Taxation of real estate is crucial to financing governmental operations. The ownership of real estate is responsible for taxes assessed. Thus, it naturally follows that the land records of the recorder must accurately reflect the current status of each tract of land within the county. The assessor bases his work upon the information given him by the recorder’s records. In turn, the treasurer collects the taxes assessed. "The recorders office is not more important than the others. However, other offices are dependent upon the accuracy of the recorder’s records. Thus, there is a great responsibility on the part of the recorder to assure accuracy in all the operations of the office."Recorders (formally known as register of deeds) are also registrars. Registrars of Titles operate under the Torrens, or registered land, system.The Registrar is an arm of the District Court, and examines documents presented, determines whether they meet legal requirements for transfer and issues Certificates of Title.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Redbirds fell from the unbeaten ranks in amateur baseball play when they dropped a 10-run decision in Wilmont Saturday.Luverne posted a 14-0 run win in Worthington Wednesday, May 28, prior to the loss.The 3-1 Redbirds hosted Butterfield Wednesday night.Wilmont 15,Luverne 5The Redbirds received their first defeat of the season when they traveled to Wilmont Saturday.Luverne took a 1-0 lead when Brian Weber slapped an RBI single in the top of the first, but Wilmont scored eight runs in the first and second innings and coasted to a 10-run win.Weber, who had a four-hit, three-RBI game, delivered a two-run single in the top of the fifth to trim Wilmont’s lead to 8-3.The hosts scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it an 11-3 game before Terry Eernisse doubled home a pair of runs for the Redbirds in the top of the seventh to make the difference 11-5.Wilmont scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to win by the 10-run rule.Jeff Sehr yielded seven runs in one and one-third innings as Luverne’s starting pitcher. He took the loss. Travis Eernisse was touched for four runs in three innings, Kyle Kruen pitched one and two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, and Isaac Schmidt allowed four runs without recording an out.Box score AB R H BIOhme 4 0 1 0Iveland 2 0 1 0Jarchow 2 1 0 0J.Sehr 2 1 1 0M.Sehr 2 1 1 0Winkels 2 0 1 0Weber 4 1 4 3Sandbulte 2 1 0 0Kreun 0 0 0 0Reisch 2 0 0 0Te.Eernisse 1 0 1 2Edstrom 2 0 1 0Wenninger 2 0 0 0Fisher 2 0 0 0Tr.Eernisse 2 0 1 1Luverne 14,Worthington 0Derek Ohme tossed a seven-inning no-hitter to lead the Redbirds to a 14-run win in Worthington May 28.Ohme fanned 11 batters and walked three during a game that ended after seven innings of play due to the 10-run rule.The game was scoreless through three innings, but the Redbirds scored two runs in the top of the fourth, eight in the fifth and four in the seventh to win handily.Weber slapped an RBI single to open the scoring in the fourth inning before scoring the second run of the game later in the inning.Terry Eernisse homered, Eric Edstrom singled home two runs, James Fisher singled home a counter and Ohme added a sacrifice fly to highlight an eight-run fifth inning.Micky and Jeff Sehr singled home runs when Luverne capped scoring in the seventh inning.Box score AB R H BIOhme 3 1 1 1M.Sehr 1 1 1 1Iveland 5 1 2 0Winkels 5 1 1 0J.Sehr 4 2 1 1Weber 4 2 1 1Edstrom 4 1 2 2Sandbulte 3 1 0 1Fisher 3 2 1 1Eernisse 2 1 1 1Kreun 0 1 0 0

Luverne’s Peters had a big night at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, S.D., Sunday. Competing in the 360 sprints, Peters posted a pair of wins by taking top honors in the first heat race and A feature.Peters also competed in the outlaw sprints at Huset’s, placing fourth in the first heat and seventh in the feature.Ellsworth’s Todd Wessels competed against Peters in the outlaw sprints, placing eighth in the first heat and 12th in the feature.Former Luverne resident Mann had a memorable night at Rapid Speedway Friday in Rock Rapids, Iowa.Mann won the first heat race in the sportsman’s class and took the checkered flag in the feature.Adrian’s DeBoer won the late model street stock feature race at Lake County Speedway in Madison, S.D., Saturday after placing second in the first heat race.DeBoer also raced at Rapid Speedway Friday, winning the first heat in late model street stock competition before finishing third in the feature.Former Rock County resident David Kruger (third in the first heat and 12th in the feature), Adrian’s Brad Klaassen (fifth in the first heat and 10th in the feature), Ellsworth’s Scott Overgaard (sixth in the first heat and ninth in the feature), former Rock County resident Darrin Korthals (second in the second heat and fourth in the feature) and Luverne’s Chad Overgaard (third in the second heat and second in the feature) competed against DeBoer in Rock Rapids.Steen’s Billy Cowell won the first heat race in the hobby stock class before placing second in the feature at the Iowa track.Kanaranzi’s Colter Deutsch (third in the first heat and second in the feature) and Josh Klay (third in the second heat and ninth in the feature) also competed in the hobby stock class at Rapid Speedway.Deutsch (second in the second heat and second in the feature), Cowell (third in the second heat and sixth in the feature), Luverne’s Mike Buss (fifth in the second heat and 12th in the feature) and Klay (second in the third heat and eighth in the feature) raced in the hobby stock division at Huset’s Sunday.Korthals (first in the first heat and 11th in the feature), Chad Overgaard (first in the second heat and third in the feature), Kruger (third in the second heat and seventh in the feature) and Scott Overgaard (fifth in the second heat and eighth in the feature) mixed it up in the late model street stock class at Huset’s.

Luverne senior Danielle Cook placed third in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles during the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Montevideo Thursday.By John RittenhouseA 10-year run of sending at least one girl to the Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Championships came to an end for Luverne Thursday.Competing at the Section 3A meet in Montevideo, the Cardinals were unable to meet any of the criteria that sends an athlete on to the state classic in Blaine.Section champion relay teams, first- and second-place finishers in individual events and any individual or relay that meets the state-qualifying standards in place for the section meet earn automatic berths into the state meet.For the first time since 1994, no Luverne girls could get the job done Thursday.Senior Danielle Cook and the 3,200-meter relay team missed advancing to state by one place.Cook placed third in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles with respective 16.82 and 48.3 times. Her effort in the 300 was less than one-half of one second short of meeting the state-qualifying standard.The 3,200-meter relay team of Tera Boomgaarden, Sadie Dietrich, Lexi Heitkamp and Victoria Arends placed second with a time of 10:11.3.Arends, Heitkamp and Boomgaarden picked up individual places for the Cardinals.Arends ran 800 meters in 2:30.95 to place fifth, Heitkamp was sixth in the 3,200-meter run (12:35.85) and seventh in the 400-meter dash (1:02.37) and Boomgaarden was eighth in the 800 (5:56.66).Maggie Kuhlman, Serena Franken, Jenni Christensen and Callen Bosshart also placed individually.Kuhlman cleared the 300 meter hurdles in 50.37 to place sixth, Franken tossed discus 100-11 to finish seventh, Christensen was seventh in the 200-meter dash in 28.22 and Bosshart placed eighth in the 100-meter dash in 13.91.Luverne placed fifth in the 400- and 800-meter relays with respective 53.25 and 1:51.68 times. Bosshart, Cassie Pap, Erin Hoiland and Nicole Willers ran the 400. Bosshart, Amanda Dooyema, Cook and Christensen teamed up in the 800.The Cardinals finished sixth in team competition with 46 points.

Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton sophomore Tyler Bush leads the pack during the 800-meter run at the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Montevideo Thursday. Bush won the 800 and ran a leg for H-BC-E-E’s winning 3,200-meter relay team.By John RittenhouseSeven members of the Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton track program extended their seasons during the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Montevideo Thursday.Five Patriot boys and two girls earned the right to compete in this weekend’s Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Championships at the National Sports Center in Blaine.Athletes qualify for the state meet by placing first in relay races, first or second in individual events, or meeting the state-qualifying standards that are in place for the section meet. H-BC-E-E athletes qualified for state competition all three ways Thursday.Senior Chris Reid, juniors Erin Boeve, Lee Jackson and Todd Alberty, and sophomores Cassi Tilstra, Tyler Bush and Kale Wiertzema are the Patriots who will compete at the state classic. They won a combined four section titles, placed second in two events and met one qualifying standard in Montevideo.Reid will be competing in the state meet in three individual events.The H-BC-E-E standout won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.85, placed a close second in the 100-meter dash with an 11.73 time and met the state-qualifying standard while placing third in the long jump.Reid covered 21-2 1/4 with his first jump in the preliminaries, bettering the standard of 21-2 by one-quarter of one inch. Reid bruised his heal during his first jump, and jumped one more time before shutting it down the rest of the day. He would have had one more opportunity to jump in the preliminaries and three more in the finals, but he didn’t want to risk further injury to his foot.Bush will compete in an individual event and as a member of the 3,200-meter relay team at the state meet.Bush won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.64, but it was his stunning performance late in the 3,200-meter relay that helped three more Patriots advance to state meet.Alberty, Wiertzema and Jackson all ran well during their legs of the relay, but H-BC-E-E still trailed a strong Southwest Christian team by a sizeable margin entering the final leg. Bush, however, pressured SWC’s final runner for 800 meters and edged the Eagle at the finishing-line while completing H-BC-E-E’s winning 8:23.66 performance.Tilstra secured a section championship for the Patriot girls.In what Patriot coach Tom Goehle said was her strongest race of the season, Tilstra took the lead early in the 800-meter run and never let it go while winning the event with a time of 2:24.38. Tilstra’s time bettered her school record in the event.Boeve qualified for the state meet by placing second on the long jump.Boeve, who has been bothered by lower back pain in the later stages of the season, unleashed a 17-foot jump early in the competition. Her effort eclipsed the qualifying standard of 16-11, but she qualified for state anyway by placing second.Boeve and Reid will compete in the Class A long jump finals Friday. Both events are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.Tilstra and Bush will run in the 800 preliminaries, which will be the 15th and 16th events when the running events begin at 3 p.m. Friday. The girls’ 800-meter finals are set for 2:20 p.m. Saturday, with the boys’ event to follow at 2:27.Reid will run in the 100- (sixth event of the day) and 200-meter dash (18th event of the day) during Friday’s preliminaries. The 100-meter finals are set for 11:25 a.m. Saturday. The 200 finals will take place at 2:50 p.m.There are no preliminary races for the boys’ 3,200-meter relay team. The finals will be staged at 10:15 a.m. Saturday.The Patriot boys nearly qualified for state in the 1,600-meter relay before placing second Thursday. Alberty, Wiertzema, Reid and Bush ran a 3:31.9, but they were nipped in the end by a strong Montevideo team.H-BC-E-E’s Curt Schilling extended the cooperative program record in the shot put while placing fifth with a toss of 47-0 1/2. Cody Scholten cleared 5-11 to place sixth in the high jump.Boeve, Mya Mann and Amber Poppen all earned individual places without advancing to state at the section meet.Boeve was fifth in the 100-meter dash (13.75), Mann sixth in the 800 (2:30.98) and Poppen eighth in the long jump (15-5 1/2).The girls’ 800-meter relay team set a cooperative record and placed fourth with a time of 1:51.39. Tilstra, Mann, Poppen and Boeve formed the team.The 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays placed eighth with respective 4:22.23 and 10:48.79 times.Cassi and Amanda Tilstra, Ashley Bucher and Mann ran the 1,600. Ashley and Jocelyn Bucher, Amanda Tilstra and Rachel Kvaale competed in the 3,200.In team competition, the H-BC-E-E boys placed fourth with 59 points and the girls finished ninth with 33 points.

Luverne first baseman Mark Remme flips the ball to pitcher Jared Pick to record an out during Saturday’s Section 3AA Baseball Tournament game against Montevideo in Windom. Luverne beat the Thunder Hawks 3-2 to earn a berth in tonight’s championship series in Windom.By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Cardinals assumed the driver’s seat in the Section 3AA Baseball Tournament by posting two one-run wins in winner’s bracket play.Luverne nipped Lac qui Parle Valley 4-3 in Grantie Falls Wednesday, May 28, in the tournament’s third round.The Cards traveled to Windom Saturday to play Montevideo in a clash between the tournament’s lone unbeaten teams. With a 3-2 win, Luverne earned a berth in the championship series that will be played in Windom today.Luverne, 15-9 overall and the winner of four straight one-run decisions, will play Jackson County Central at 5 p.m. A win would give the Cards a berth in the state tournament. A loss would set up a second game to be played later tonight.Luverne 3,Montevideo 2A pair of LHS relief pitchers tossed five and two-third innings of shutout ball to highlight Saturday’s one-run win over the Thunder Hawks in Windom Saturday.Jared Pick blanked Montevideo for four and two-thirds innings to earn the win. Adam Kurtz tossed a scoreless seventh inning to notch a save.Luverne starting pitcher Jake Studer ran into trouble in the second inning after blanking the Thunder Hawks in the first. Montevideo scored two runs in the second to tie the game at two. With the bases loaded and one out, Pick relieved Studer and escaped the jam when shortstop Zach Wysong snared a line drive headed to left field and threw to second baseman Aaron Schmidt in time to double-up a straying Montevideo runner.Pick limited the Thunder Hawks to one hit while fanning three batters over the next four innings. Kurtz allowed one hit and struck out two batters in the seventh.Luverne scored the game’s first two runs in the top of the second.Mark Remme beat out an infield single and Schmidt walked to start the rally. Adam Reisch singled to right field to chase home Remme with the first run. Schmidt scored on a single by Jesse Kuhlman.Luverne plated what proved to be the game-winning run in the top of the third, moments after Montevideo’s two-run rally in the second.Nick Uilk singled and scored from first base when Kurtz lined a double down the left-field line.Box score AB R H BIPick 3 0 0 0Uilk 3 1 1 0Johnson 0 0 0 0Studer 4 0 0 0Kurtz 3 0 1 1Remme 3 1 1 0Schmidt 2 1 1 0Reisch 3 0 2 1Kuhlman 2 0 1 1Wysong 3 0 0 0Luverne 4, LQPV 3The Cardinals won their third straight one-run tournament game when they nipped the Eagles Wednesday, May 28, in Granite Falls.Luverne scored four runs in the second and fourth innings and used three pitchers to protect a lead they never relinquished while snapping a three-game losing streak to LQPV.LQPV beat the Cardinals twice in last year’s section tournament and once during the present regular season.Luverne gained the upper hand in the game by scoring three runs in the home half of the second inning.Adam Kurtz and Mark Remme singled to start the rally. Adam Reisch, Joey Pick and Nick Uilk then singled home runs to give LHS an early lead.LQPV answered the challenge by scoring one run in the top of the fourth, but a stunning defensive play by the Cards kept the damage to a minimum.With one out and runners on first and second, a LQPV batter doubled to score a run. The runner on first prior to the double was gunned down at home plate when center fielder Jake Studer hit cutoff man Kurtz, who fired a strike to catcher Pick. After Pick tagged out the runner at the plate, he spotted the Eagle who doubled trying to reach third base. Pick threw the ball to third baseman Remme, who tagged out the runner to complete a unique double play.The momentum LHS gained with the fielding gem carried into the bottom of the fourth, when it loaded the bases with consecutive singles by Jesse Kuhlman, Zach Wysong and Pick. Uilk then drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Cards a 4-1 advantage.LQPV scored twice in the top of the fifth to make it 4-3, but Kurtz took the mound in the top of the sixth and blanked the Eagles without allowing a runner to reach base in the sixth and seventh innings to gain a save.Kuhlman walked five batters and allowed one earned run in a three-inning stint as the starting pitcher. Jared Pick surrendered five hits and two earned runs in relief of Kuhlman. Jared Pick picked up the win.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 4 0 2 1Uilk 2 0 1 2Studer 4 0 0 0Kurtz 3 1 1 0Remme 3 1 2 0Schmidt 2 0 0 0Reisch 3 1 1 1Kuhlman 3 1 1 0Wysong 3 0 1 0

By John RittenhouseTwo Luverne High School boys will compete in state competition after performing well at the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Montevideo Thursday.Senior Marcus Walgrave and junior Tyler Elbers both won section titles during the meet.Section champion relay teams, first- and second-place-finishing individuals and individuals or relay teams that meet the state-qualifying standards in place for the section meet advance to the state meet.A number of other LHS athletes made bids to gain berths in the state meet, but Walgrave and Elbers are the ones who got the job done.Walgrave was a double-qualifier as a hurdler.He took top honors in the 110-meter event with a time of 15.41 before finishing second in the 300-meter hurdles in 39.62. Walgrave was two-one hundredths of one second behind the section champion in the 300.Elbers won his section championship in the high jump when he matched his personal best effort of clearing 6-3.Walgrave and Elbers will compete at the Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Championships at the National Sports Center in Blaine Friday and Saturday.Elbers will compete in the high jump at 9 a.m. Saturday. Walgrave will compete in Friday’s preliminaries, which are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. The 110-meter preliminaries are the fourth event of the day, and the 300-meter preliminaries are the 14th event. The 110-meter finals are set for 11:07 a.m. Saturday, with the 300 finals slated for 2:07 p.m.With Elbers and Walgrave leading the way, the Cardinal boys scored 77 points as a team and placed third at the section meet. Montevideo (114) and Redwood Valley (89) outscored the Cards.Luverne’s 800-meter relay team missed qualifying for state by one place, as did Justin Van Wyhe, Ruston Aaker and Scott Goebel in individual competition.Elbers, Tim Rust, Chris Morgan and Andrew Hulstein, who placed fourth in the 400-meter relay in 45.57, finished second in the 800-meter event with a time of 1:33.54. They missed the state-qualifying standard of 1:33.24 by three-tenths of a second.Van Wyhe placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 41-8, Aaker was third in the 400-meter dash in 52.27 and Goebel was third in the 1,600-meter run in 4:44.08.Hulstein and Rust placed fifth in individual events for LHS, while Nick Otten landed a seventh-place performance.Hulstein cleared 5-11 in the high jump to place fifth, and Rust cleared 11-6 to place fifth in the pole vault. Otten ran 3,200 meters in 10:56.54 to place seventh.Luverne also placed in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays.Jake Hendricks, Goebel, Kyle Bitterman and Aaker finished fourth in the 1,600 in 3:35.74. Hendricks, Bitterman, Otten and Aaker placed sixth in the 3,200 in 9:01.14.

By John RittenhouseTwo Luverne High School boys will compete in state competition after performing well at the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Montevideo Thursday.Senior Marcus Walgrave and junior Tyler Elbers both won section titles during the meet.Section champion relay teams, first- and second-place-finishing individuals and individuals or relay teams that meet the state-qualifying standards in place for the section meet advance to the state meet.A number of other LHS athletes made bids to gain berths in the state meet, but Walgrave and Elbers are the ones who got the job done.Walgrave was a double-qualifier as a hurdler.He took top honors in the 110-meter event with a time of 15.41 before finishing second in the 300-meter hurdles in 39.62. Walgrave was two-one hundredths of one second behind the section champion in the 300.Elbers won his section championship in the high jump when he matched his personal best effort of clearing 6-3.Walgrave and Elbers will compete at the Minnesota State Class A Track and Field Championships at the National Sports Center in Blaine Friday and Saturday.Elbers will compete in the high jump at 9 a.m. Saturday. Walgrave will compete in Friday’s preliminaries, which are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. The 110-meter preliminaries are the fourth event of the day, and the 300-meter preliminaries are the 14th event. The 110-meter finals are set for 11:07 a.m. Saturday, with the 300 finals slated for 2:07 p.m.With Elbers and Walgrave leading the way, the Cardinal boys scored 77 points as a team and placed third at the section meet. Montevideo (114) and Redwood Valley (89) outscored the Cards.Luverne’s 800-meter relay team missed qualifying for state by one place, as did Justin Van Wyhe, Ruston Aaker and Scott Goebel in individual competition.Elbers, Tim Rust, Chris Morgan and Andrew Hulstein, who placed fourth in the 400-meter relay in 45.57, finished second in the 800-meter event with a time of 1:33.54. They missed the state-qualifying standard of 1:33.24 by three-tenths of a second.Van Wyhe placed third in the triple jump with a distance of 41-8, Aaker was third in the 400-meter dash in 52.27 and Goebel was third in the 1,600-meter run in 4:44.08.Hulstein and Rust placed fifth in individual events for LHS, while Nick Otten landed a seventh-place performance.Hulstein cleared 5-11 in the high jump to place fifth, and Rust cleared 11-6 to place fifth in the pole vault. Otten ran 3,200 meters in 10:56.54 to place seventh.Luverne also placed in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays.Jake Hendricks, Goebel, Kyle Bitterman and Aaker finished fourth in the 1,600 in 3:35.74. Hendricks, Bitterman, Otten and Aaker placed sixth in the 3,200 in 9:01.14.