Kenneth E. Husen, age 76, of Alexandria and formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his home.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Alexandria with Pastor Kari van Wakeren officiating.  Interment will be in the Kinkead Cemetery in Alexandria, Minnesota.
A visitation will take place on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, from 4-7 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Alexandria and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.
Kenneth Earl Husen, the son of Carl and Agnes (Blinsmon) Husen, was born on February 14, 1945, in Luverne, Minnesota. Ken graduated from Luverne High School in 1963 and continued his education at Nettleton College for his business degree.
Ken married his childhood friend and high school sweetheart, Becky Hamann. They were united in marriage on November 27, 1965, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Together they raised their daughter Jennifer in Luverne. Even though Ken traveled for work, he never missed any of Jen’s school or 4-H events and proudly cheered her on.
Ken started his career as a bank teller at Home Federal Savings and Loan. He quickly found his love for the insurance world while working at Tri-State Insurance, Lumber Mutual, and Beaver Creek Mutual. He was also a licensed real estate agent before fully retiring in 2006.
For many years Ken was involved with the Rock County Fair in Luverne and the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He loved fair time and volunteered countless hours making sure those who attended had a fun and safe time. He was a great supporter of the 4-H program. Ken was a member of the Luverne Lion’s Club and the Sioux Falls Elks Club where he appreciated the friendships with others through the years. Ken served on the Beaver Creek Mutual Board of Directors.
Ken enjoyed playing pinochle with his friends and family, especially the time he spent playing with Becky in their card club.
After Ken’s retirement, Ken and Becky moved to Alexandria in 2009 to be closer to their daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughters. While in Alexandria, Ken enjoyed spending time with his granddaughters and watching them at their events, continued his woodworking hobby while teaching his son-in-law some “tricks of the trade,” visiting with Jen daily and, of course, enjoying moments with Becky. In addition to all of that, he continued to be an active member at the Alexandria Elks Club, volunteered at the Douglas County fair, and enjoyed friendly debates around the coffee table at the local cafés in town.
Ken and Becky spent several winters in Apache Junction, Arizona, where they met many new friends and reconnected with old friends from Luverne. He was an active member of the Architectural Board at the Roadhaven resort where they lived.
Ken was a great caretaker of Becky while she underwent multiple surgeries and health challenges. Just as he was a great caretaker of Becky, he never hesitated to help a friend or be there for the family. His love and support for others will be greatly missed.
Ken is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Becky Husen of Alexandria; daughter, Jennifer (Scott) Sundby of Alexandria; granddaughters, Meredith and Maggie Sundby of Alexandria; brothers, Raymond Husen (Betty Benkowski) of Sartell and James (Judy) Husen of Palm Desert, California; and nieces and nephews. 
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Donald Husen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the American Diabetes Association and Arthritis Foundation.
Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory. www.andersonfuneral.net
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Dallas Loren Bowron, 107, Luverne, died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.
A memorial visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial will be at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Rock County Historical Society, Generations (formerly known as Luverne Senior Citizens), or the Maplewood Cemetery Association.
Dallas Loren Bowron was born on Sept. 7, 1914, to John and Pearl (Simmons) Bowron in Hector. The family moved to Magnolia when he was age one. He attended and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1932. Dallas then attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
On Nov. 24, 1937, he married Minerva Aanenson at the home of the minister in Milbank, South Dakota. The couple lived in Magnolia and then moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where Dallas worked for 2½ years at the stockyards in sales, bookkeeping and in the alleys. The couple moved back to Magnolia in 1939 and began farming. Dallas mastered the art of private livestock trading in sheep, cattle, and horses. He also farmed crops. Through his livestock experience he introduced the first Charolais cattle to the area in 1958. In 1981 the couple retired and moved to Luverne after 42 years on the farm.
When not farming, Dallas and his wife enjoyed dancing; many friendships were created as the couple traveled to local dance halls. Dallas was a charter member of the Rock County Cattlemen’s Association. He enjoyed classic country music and polka bands, farming with his son, visits from his daughter, following the activities of his four granddaughters, and was a devoted husband to his wife in his retirement. He was blessed to have lived as a “super-ager” and celebrated his 90th birthday with his own private dance and went skydiving.
Dallas is survived by his daughter, Judy Bowron of Plymouth; his son, John (Jeanne) Bowron of Luverne; four granddaughters, Emily (Joshua) Crabtree of Luverne, Alison (Derek) Chinn of Alexandria, Johnna (Jeff) Ahrendt of Luverne, and Jessica (Jason) Oye of Luverne; eight great-grandchildren, Connor, Madison, and Colby Crabtree, Spenser and Maxwell Chinn, Hunter and Morgan Ahrendt, and Corynn Oye.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Minerva; an infant son; and a sister, Barbara.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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Randy “Rocky” Aanenson, 69, of Garretson, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House, after a courageous fight with cancer.
Funeral services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at 5 p.m., at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Garretson Fire Department, Garretson Food Pantry, Garretson American Legion, or the Dougherty Hospice House. 
Randall Orville Aanenson, or Rocky as he was known to his many friends, was born on July 1, 1952, to Orville and Rose Mary (Cowell) Aanenson in Luverne, Minnesota. Randy grew up on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota. He attended elementary school in Hardwick and high school in Luverne, where he graduated in 1970. After graduation, Rocky enlisted in the Army National Guard and went to basic training at Fort Ord in California. Upon completion of basic training, Rocky returned to Luverne where he worked at A.R. Wood Manufacturing.
Randy spent a lot of his free time in Garretson, where he met his best friend and love of his life, Donna Hove. Randy and Donna were married on Sept. 28, 1974, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson. After a brief stay in Luverne, Randy and Donna moved to Garretson where they made their home and raised their three children.
In 1978 Randy began working for John Deere in Garretson and continued to work there until his retirement in 2018. He saw many changes in his 40 years with John Deere and met so many great friends. His love for John Deere tractors showed through his many “toys” he bought and displayed in his home.
Rocky was in the Army National Guard for 22 years. He began his service in Luverne, and later transferred to the 1742nd transportation unit in Flandreau, South Dakota, until he retired in March of 1992. Rocky had a lot of great memories from his time spent in Guard. Some of his most memorable were his trips to London, Korea, and Germany.
In November of 1990, Rocky was called up for active duty to serve his country in Operation Desert Storm. He returned with his unit in May of 1991 to a large parade and community celebration. Rocky made many friends through the Guard and helped mentor a lot of friends along the way. This past summer he was reunited with the 1742nd unit he served with in Desert Storm for their 30-year reunion. Rocky had several stories to tell from his years in the Guard.
Rocky was very involved in the Garretson community. He served on the city council and was an active member at Zion Lutheran Church. In 1978, Rocky joined the Garretson Fire Department where he missed very few calls, was treasurer for many years, and enjoyed training and mentoring new firemen. Rocky retired from the fire department after 30 years.  Following retirement, he continued to support the Garretson Firefighters and made many new friends!
Through the years, Rocky was an active member of the Garretson American Legion, holding every office in the chapter at some point.
Randy and Donna enjoyed traveling with friends and family. Some of their most memorable trips were an Alaskan cruise, Las Vegas, Montana, Kansas City Chiefs football games, and driving through the western United States visiting national parks. They also enjoyed visiting their “snowbird” friends in Arizona.
Randy was a very proud dad of his two sons and daughter. He loved cheering on his kids and later his grandkids in all their activities. There were very few events he missed. Some days he would travel and watch multiple events to see all his grandkids.
Randy was always very positive and loved people. Some would say “he had the gift to gab.” He found and made friends wherever he would go. This was evident as he battled cancer. He had so many amazing friends and family that dropped everything to help him out, came to visit and called to check in.
Randy will be lovingly remembered and missed dearly by his wife Donna; sons Scott (Danielle) Aanenson and Shelby (Kacey) Aanenson of Sioux Falls; daughter Heidi (Tony) Roos of Hardwick; eight grandkids, Megan, Autumn, Collin, Austin, Haylee, Paxtin, Emersyn and Genesis; siblings Gloria (Jim) Rolfs of Luverne, Joyce (Sam) Hansen of Hardwick, Carol (Jim) Hatting of Luverne, Alan (Dixie) Aanenson of Luverne, and Joan (Myron) Berry of Sioux Falls; his mother-in-law, Nelda Hove of Sioux Falls; brothers-in-law Kevin Hove and Kory (Lisa) Hove; his aunt Gloria Aanenson of Luverne; many nieces and nephews, cousins, and so many wonderful friends!
Randy is preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Rose Mary Aanenson, his father-in-law, Dennis Hove, brother-in-law Kent Hove, along with many dear friends and family.
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The 2021 pheasant hunting season has come to a close, and overall it was a year I would consider only fair.
I keep track of the number of birds I harvest each year. In fact, I have one tail feather from each rooster dating back to 1996 when I got my first trained hunting dog.
This year my harvest total was down about 40 percent. There are several reasons for this, but the lack of roosters in Minnesota was one of the primary causes.
I normally hunt in South Dakota and Nebraska or Kansas every year in addition to Minnesota, but those out-of-state trips to public lands, normally in areas I have never hunted before, don’t normally net me much in the way of harvest numbers. I did not make either trip this season.
Minnesota has been in an unusual place the past five hunting seasons, and as a result, there have been far more people hunting on the public lands late in the season in my area than in years past. I have a hypothesis for that. My reasoning for the higher-than-normal hunter numbers in the late season has to do with ice.
Normally large numbers of hunters will be out on opening weekend and about two more weeks after that. At that time, the firearms deer season starts and the bird hunting shotguns get put away. When the firearms season is over (eleven days in my area), a smaller percentage of those same hunters will try their luck with a muzzle loader. That season lasts about two more weeks, and for all practical purposes the deer season and its opportunities end about the first of December.
What do all of those outdoor enthusiasts do then? They go ice fishing in droves. The attraction of fishing on early ice when the bite is generally better than later in the winter is a very big draw. Thousands of pheasant hunters will oil up the guns, store them in the safe, and grab the ice sled and chase their favorite underwater prey.
This season, like the past three to four seasons, has not allowed this normal transition to happen. When the deer season ended, there was not safe ice in the southern part of the state to actually go ice fishing. So, while they waited, all of those ice fisher wannabes continued pheasant hunting instead.
In a normal year you could drive to a public land spot and give your luck a try. This year on many occasions I had to drive spot to spot, sometimes until I checked the fifth or sixth spot in order to find a place to hunt that did not already have other hunters doing the same.
It is super great to have lots of pheasant hunters utilizing public lands. Hunter numbers equate to more licenses sales and more money for wildlife resource management. It was good to see them taking advantage. Most hunters don’t really shoot all that many roosters.
My reduced success was not so much about other hunters harvesting roosters until their populations were low, but more an outcome of hunting pressure. For the record, pheasant populations did not meet the expectations of many.
Roosters are smart. You flush a rooster a few times and if it survives your marksmanship, it learns to go live in a different neighborhood. I hunted a 640-acre spot in southwest Minnesota and saw almost no birds at all. As I was sitting on the tailgate watching the sun go down, I watched 75 birds exit a harvested crop field nearby and fly into a three-acre wetland about ¼ mile away on private land. They stayed there during the day, went out to feed and then went right back to the spot where they were not being bothered, and no, I could not get permission to hunt in that spot.
When the weather is very mild, pheasants don’t need heavy cover to protect them. They can overnight in groves and weedy fence lines and do just fine. When the big winds and snow come, they have no choice but to return to protective cover even though that is where I might be.
The mild winter we are still having is allowing the birds to pretty much command their locations. The season closed on Jan. 2 so the pressure for this year is off.
This was the year of the rooster and not the year of the rooster chasers. I am seeing many birds, and this looks great going into next spring’s nesting season. I will be out there next year and we can start the battle of wits all over again with my favorite winged opponent. The overall score this season was roosters 10,  average hunter 4.
Scott Rall, Worthington, is a habitat conservationist, avid hunting and fishing enthusiast and is president of Nobles County Pheasants Forever. He can be reached at scottarall@gmail.com. or on Twitter @habitat champion.
 

USD announces Fall 2021 dean’s list
Several area students were named to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, dean’s list at the end of the Fall 2021 semester. To be eligible, students must earn at least a 3.5 GPA on a scale of 4.0.
Those named to the dean’s list are as follows:
Luverne: Tyler deCesare, Autumn Nath, Sydney Biever, Hannah Jo Pap, Sadie Reisdorfer, McKenzie VanGrootheest, Mackenzie Petersen, Madison Reisdorfer, Kathryn Oksness, Brandy Pilaczynski, Mace Walgrave, Grace Bosch and Tia Hadler.
Hills: Kailey Rozeboom.
Ellsworth: Devin Dreesen, Morgan Dreesen.
Adrian: Bailey Lonneman, Ryan Wieneke.
Lismore: Dakota John, Mitchell Veld.
Named to the Academic Honors list (fewer than 12 credits) is Mary-Frances Ladd, Luverne.
 
DSU Madison names honor students
Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, has named area students to the president’s academics honors list for the Fall 2021 semester with a GPA of 3.5 to 4.0.
Receiving the honors are Zane Holmgren, Ethan Teunissen and Austin Winter, all of Luverne, and Sidney Fick of Beaver Creek.
 
Area students receive honors at Southeast Tech
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has named full-time students with a 3.5 to 4.0 GPA to the president’s list and part-time students with a 3.5 to 4.0 GPA to the academics honors list for the Fall 2021 semester.
Named to the president’s list are the following:
Luverne: Brody Bonnett, construction management technician; Brody DeBates, electrician; Jo-Hannah Ladd, land surveying science technology; Hunter Sandbulte, diesel technology: ag/ construction; Austin Watts-Boll, HVAC/R
Hills: Ashlee Kelderman, pharmacy technician.
Beaver Creek: Emilee Kodet, media design technology.
Hardwick: Meredith Kracht, licensed practical nursing.
The following part-time students received academic honors: Justice Brandt, surgical technology, Luverne; Sarah Essman, licensed practical nursing, Magnolia; Hannah Fick, electrician, Hills; Jada Johnson, medical coding, Magnolia.
 
Honor students named at MSU Moorhead

Bailey Swan, Hills, and Wyatt Vansteenberg, Luverne, were named to the Fall 2021 semester dean’s list at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. To qualify, students must earn at least a 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale with a minimum of 12 graded credits.
Swan is majoring in speech/language/hearing science, and Vansteenberg’s major is business administration.

After three weeks of rest, recuperation and practice, the Luverne wrestling team returned to action in Garretson, South Dakota, Jan. 8.
Two Cardinals secured medals and the team earned over 10 wins.
Braydon Ripka led the Cardinals again by achieving his best tournament result yet, going 2-1 to earn second place at 145 pounds.  
Despite having a winning record, Ripka did not get seeded and drew the second-seed wrestler from Groton in the quarterfinals.  He won an 11-7 decision over Christian Ehresmann and advanced to the semifinals.
Ripka downed Tri-Valley’s Landyn Reiser in an 8-2 decision before losing to Lucas Hueser from Elk Point- Jefferson in the finals. In a hard-fought match, he dropped an 8-4 decision.
“I went into the tournament not being seeded and beat out the second seed my first match.” Ripka said. “I wrestled my way to the first- and second-place match but came up short.”
Wrestling at 120 pounds, Luverne’s Leif Ingebretsen achieved his best result of the season going 2-2, receiving a fourth-place medal.
After losing his initial match to Keaton Preheim of Marion, South Dakota, Ingebretsen secured two falls in the consolation rounds before falling to Brayden Wiese of Flandreau, South Dakota, in the third-place final.
“Overall, the team did all right, maybe not as well as we could’ve done,” Ingebretsen said. “I feel like I wrestled fairly well on Saturday.”
Luverne’s Brody Kopp at 106 and Hudson Hough wrestling at 126 each won two matches but were unable to reach the medal round. 
Matt Gangestad at 113 and Jacob Madison wrestling at 170 also secured wins but didn’t get through the consolation rounds.
“We had a good showing again when we crossed the border,” said head coach Jordan Kopp. “There is not much love as far as seedings and draws go, but the fact we had two wrestlers that were unseeded place — and a few fall a match short — turned some heads.”
The Cardinals travel to St. James on Saturday for the Big South Conference Tournament before returning home again to host a triangular on Tuesday, Jan. 18. 
“The team is excited to get back in action, especially the team side of things.  We just need to bring the energy and confidence,” Kopp said. “We are a young, talented group, so we may not be able to overpower by numbers, but we just need to go out one match at a time.”

A steal and layup for senior Cole Baker (31 points and 10 rebounds) put the H-BC boys’ basketball team up 18-17 over Adrian-Ellsworth with 7:32 to go in the first half, and they would lead the rest of the way to a 72-61 victory Friday night in Hills.
Baker started off the scoring with a steal and a layup on his way to scoring the Patriots’ first 12 points of the game. Adrian-Ellsworth still managed to sport a 15-12 advantage as a timeout was taken by Coach Wiertzema. The home team came out of the time out hot as they went on an 18-10 run over the next seven minutes capped off by a three-pointer by Drew Leenderts (14 points) to give the Patriots a 30-25 lead. Baker finished his remarkable 22-point first half with another steal and layup as the Patriots led 36-27 at half.
The Pates started to pull away with 11 minutes left in the game as Oliver Deelstra (13 points) hit a three from the right wing to give them a 52-39 lead. The lead got as high as 16 before the Dragons went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 58-53 with six minutes remaining. An offensive rebound by Deelstra and layup by Leenderts with two minutes to go ultimately put them away for good as the Patriots came away with a 72-61 victory.
 
Box score
Baker 10 1 8-13 31, Raymon 3 0 2-4 8, Harnack 0 0 0-0 0, Page 0 0 0-2 0, Leenderts 4 2 0-0 14, Bundesen 0 0 1-2 0, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-0 0,  Durst 1 0 0-0 2, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, Harris 1 0 1-2 3, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team statistics
HBC: 26 of 54 (48 percent), 16 for 25 free throws (64 percent), 33 rebounds, 19 turnovers
A-E: 20 of 51 (39 percent), 18 for 23 free throws (78 percent), 25 rebounds, 21 turnovers

The Luverne gymnastics team took its 3-1 record on the road Saturday to the Martin County Area Invitational in Fairmont.
The Cardinals took third place with a score of 131.025 in a five-team competition, where Luverne finished 2.275 out of first place.
Luverne went into the weekend competition after winning their third dual meet of the season over Redwood Valley on Jan. 6.
Coach Phoebe Flom is preparing the team for section competition (slated for Feb. 12 in Marshall) by adding harder elements into the gymnasts’ routines.
Freshman Ella Reisdorfer has made significant improvements since the Cardinals opened the season Dec. 2
She completed two giants during her uneven bar routine against RWV with mixed results. While Reisdorfer completed the maneuver, her form wasn’t to the point where the judges would reward her with higher scores.
“She will need to continue to work on adding the harder skills the judges want to see,” Flom said. “Overcoming some of the fear is something they all need to work on.
“We had a tough meet at home, but I have been really impressed with some of the junior varsity girls. The changes we have added to all the routines are paying off.”
Next up for Luverne is an away meet against Jackson County Central Jan. 18.
 
MCA Invitational
Jackson County Central won the five-team MCA Invitational with a score of 133.45.
Waseca was second (133.025), Luverne, third (131.175), Blue Earth Area, fourth (129.425) and MCA (127.025) rounded out the five competing teams.
The invitational featured eight competitors from each team competing in each of the four events. The top four scores from each team comprised the team totals. The top 12 individuals in each event were recognized.
As a team, Luverne won the vault with a score of 35.875.
The Cardinals finished third on the bars (30.675), third on the beam (31.15) and fifth on the floor exercise (33.475).
Waseca won the bars and beam events (31.3 and 32.6 respectively) and JCC won the floor (35.175).
Individually, Luverne’s Ella Reisdorfer placed first in two events and took the all-around title with a score of 34.525.
She won the vault (9.05) and uneven bars (8.475) and finished third on the beam (8.35) and seventh on the floor (8.65).
Peyton Benda of JCC won the beam (8.75) and Addison Armstrong of BEA won the floor (9.05).
Finishing in the top 12 for Luverne were Kianna Winter placing second on the vault (9.025) and 12th on the beam (7.65), Sarah deCesare finishing in sixth-place on the bars (7.725) and tied for 11th on the floor (8.5), Amira Cowell ninth on the bars (7.475) and tenth on beam (7.875), and Hailey Como tied for fifth with teammate Tiana Lais on the vault (8.9).
 
Individual stats
Vault: Reisdorfer 9.05, Winter 9.025, Mann 8.875, Cowell 8.35, deCesare 8.3, Como 8.9, Lais 8.9, Kendra Thorson 8.4,
Bars: Reisdorfer 8.475, deCesare 7.725, Cowell 7.475, Como 7.0, Mann 6.65, Winter 6.1, Thorson 6.6, Reagan Gangestad 6.3.
Beam: Reisdorfer 8.35, Cowell 7.8, Winter 7.65, Como 7.35, deCesare 7.05, Mann 6.7, Thorson 6.55, Lais 6.5.
Floor: Reisdorfer 8.65, deCesare 8.5, Mann 8.45, Cowell 7.875, Winter 7.7, Gangestad 7.7, Como 7.55, Gabbie Nath-Huls 7.3.
All-round: Reisdorfer 34.525, deCesare 31.575, Cowell 31.5, Como 30.8, Mann 30.675, Winter 30.475.
 
Luverne 127.1,
RWV 125.6
Luverne returned a healthy team to competition Jan. 6 after a three-week layoff over the holiday break. Freshmen Amira Cowell and Hailey Como returned to the varsity lineup after sitting out the team’s last meet on Dec. 16.
The freshmen helped the Luverne Cardinals to another win, this time in a close dual at home over the Redwood Valley Cardinals, 127.1 to 125.6.
Luverne won the vault (35.8 to RWV’s 34.125) and the floor exercise (33.225 to 32.10) on their 1.5-point victory. RWV took the uneven bars (30.15 to 29.675) and the balance beam (29.225 to 28.4).
Individually, Luverne won three of the four events.
Freshman Ella Reisdorfer posted the highest scores in three events, the beam (8.5), floor exercise (8.875), and vault (9.25) and captured the all-around title with a score of 34.8.
RWV’s Avery Wilson won the uneven bars with a score of 8.6.
Luverne earned top four finishes from Cowell in the bars (7.65, third), floor (8.55, third), vault (9.15, second) and all-around (32.125, third).
Kianna Winter placed fourth on the floor with an 8.2 and tied for third with teammate Tiana Lais with an 8.7 on the vault.
Sarah deCesare was fourth in the all-around, 29.55.
Luverne’s junior varsity team won over RWV 108.5 to 102.15.
 
Individual stats
Vault: Reisdorfer 9.25, Cowell 9.15, Winter 8.7, Lais 8.7, deCesare 8.625.
Uneven bars: Reisdorfer 8.1, Cowell 7.65, deCesare 7.525, Como 6.4, Addyson Mann 6.15.
Balance beam: Reisdorfer 8.5, Cowell 6.775, Winter 6.625, Mann 6.5, deCesare 6.0.
Floor exercise: Reisdorfer 8.875, Cowell, 8.55, Winter 8.2, Mann 7.6, deCesare 7.4.
All around: Reisdorfer 34.8, Cowell 32.125, deCesare 29.55.

The Luverne girls’ basketball team went 2-1 in their first three games of 2022.
The Cardinals lost to Marshall 41-33 on Jan. 4 before defeating Windom 88-39 Friday and Canby 60-33 Monday.
Luverne, now 10-2 on the season, was scheduled to play in Tracy Tuesday, Jan. 11, and will play in Jackson Friday night. 
 
Marshall 41, Luverne 33
The Luverne girls’ basketball team traveled to Marshall Jan. 4 to take on the always strong Tigers.
While the Cardinals didn't upset the Tigers, the 41-33 loss to Marshall was a learning experience for the team, according to head coach TJ Newgard.
“I think what the girls took from the game is that when we play our game, we can play with them (Marshall),” Newgard said. “Our girls are excited for a second chance in a couple of weeks.”
After a very low-scoring first half, Marshall led 12-8 at halftime.
“It was a turnover fest in the first half,” Newgard said.
In the second half, the Tigers outscored the Cardinals 29-25 to earn the eight-point 41-33 victory.
Luverne's Elizabeth Wagner led all scorers in the contest with 17 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Cardinal Kira John pulled in 13 rebounds. 
 
Box Score
C. Wagner 2 0 0-0 4, Beyer 0 0 2-2 2, Ver Steeg 2 0 2-2 6, Sehr 1 0 0-0 2, E. Wagner 6 0 5-8 17, Stegenga 0 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn Hart 0 0 0-0 0, John 1 0 0-0 2, Hansen 0 0 0-0 0 
 
Team Stats
Luverne: 12 of 32 (38 percent), 9 of 13 free throws (69 percent), 26 rebounds, 26 turnovers 
Marshall: 14 of 50 (28 percent), 6 of 8 free throws (75 percent), 31 rebounds, 22 turnovers
 
Luverne 88, Windom 39
The Cardinals had little trouble with the Windom Eagles when they came to the Luverne Classic Gym Friday night.
The Cardinals led 51-23 at the half and defeated Windom by 49 points, 88-39.
“I thought we did a great job of rebounding the basketball and getting out in transition,” Luverne head coach TJ Newgard said.
“We had about a 30-rebound advantage in the game, and that's going to lead to a lot of extra possessions.”
Elizabeth Wagner tallied 13 rebounds in the contest, while Kira John collected 11.
Luverne, shooting 54 percent from the field, made 38 total shots compared to Windom’s 12. Ten Cardinals scored in the game, compared to six Eagles.
“We had a lot of girls contribute and that’s always great to see,” Newgard said.
Elizabeth Wagner scored 35 points for Luverne, while Brooklynn Ver Steeg scored 13 and Christina Wagner added 12. 
 
Box Score 
C. Wagner 4 1 1-1 12, Beyer 1 1 2-2 7, Ver Steeg 5 0 3-3 13, E. Wagner 16 0 3-7 35, Stegenga 1 0 0-0 2, Jocelyn Hart 0 0 1-2 1, Sandbulte 0 0 0-0 0, John 0 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0 0-0 0, Serie 3 0 0-1 6, Voorhees 0 0 0-0 0, Hansen 1 0 0-0 2, Schmuck 2 0 0-0 4, Jadyn Hart 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team Stats
Luverne: 38 of 71 (54 percent), 10 of 16 free throws (63 percent), 54 rebounds, 15 turnovers
Windom: 12 of 56 (21 percent), 7 of 13 free throws (54 percent), 27 rebounds, 22 turnovers
 
Luverne 60, Canby 33
The Canby Lancers girls’ basketball team came to the Luverne Classic Gym Monday night for a non-conference game, and the Cardinals defeated the Lancers 60-33 for Luverne’s 10th win of the season.
Averill Sehr led a well-balanced Cardinal offense with 14 points, including three three-point baskets.
Brooklynn Ver Steeg and Elizabeth Wagner scored 13 points each, while Christina Wagner added 12 points. 
“We aren't like other teams because everyone who comes off the benchis able to score,” Sehr said.
“Although we have strong scorers, teamscan't just leave one of us open. I think that's what's special about our team.”
 
Box Score
C. Wagner 4 0 4-7 12, Beyer 1 0 2-2 4, Ver Steeg 5 1 0-0 13, Sehr 1 3 3-5 14, E. Wagner 6 0 1-3 13, Stegenga 0 0 0-1 0, Jocelyn Hart 0 0 0-0 0, Sandbulte 1 0 0-0 2, John 1 0 0-0 2, Serie 0 0 0-0 0, Voorhees 0 0 0-0 0, Hansen 0 0 0-0 0, Schmuck 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team Stats
Luverne: 23 of 53 (43 percent), 10 of 17 free throws (59 percent), 24 rebounds, 14 turnovers