By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ golf team posted two victories during a three-match stretch that started last Thursday.The Cardinals beat Red Rock Central and Windom in home contests Thursday and Monday respectively. Luverne lost a match in Marshall Tuesday.Luverne, 5-3 overall, hosts Redwood Valley today.Marshall 175,Luverne 194The Cardinals were unable to record back-to-back Southwest Conference wins when they traveled to Marshall Tuesday.The Tigers received a six-over-par 42 from medalist Kirsten Haukom to lead the way to a 19-shot victory over the Cardinals.Mindy Lysne carded a 10-over-par 46 to lead the Cardinals during the match.Alyssa Klein and Nikki Van Dyk turned in respective 47- and 50-stroke rounds, while Jessica Klein and Brittany Boeve recorded 51s.Lindsey Severtson shot a 57 without contributing to the scoring.Luverne 201,Windom 201The Cardinals used a tiebreaker to record their first Southwest Conference win of the season at the Luverne Country Club Monday.The lowest four scores turned in by LHS and Windom players tallied into a deadlock at 171 strokes.The scores produced by the fifth lowest scorer for each team were used to break the tie, and it was Luverne’s Severtson who clinched the win for the Cards by topping Windom’s fifth player by a 56-58 margin.Windom’s Tara Christensen led all players by shooting an eight-over-par 44.Alyssa Klein set the pace for the Cards with a 10-over-par 46.Lysne and Jessica Klein contributed 51s to the team tally, while Boeve added a 53.Van Dyk shot a 57 without influencing the scoring.Luverne 190, RRC 270The Cardinals rolled to an easy win when they played the Falcons at the Luverne Country Club Thursday.The four girls who made contributions to the team tally all produced sub-50 scores during what ended as an 80-stroke victory.Jessica Klein set the pace for LHS by shooting a nine-over-par 45 to secure medalist honors.Lysne and Boeve both carded 48s, and Van Dyk added a 49 to the winning tally.Alyssa Klein and Severtson shot 50- and 60-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.Courtney Connors shot a 54 to lead the Falcons.Kaia Nowatzki shot a 60 to lead the Luverne B squad to a win over RRC.
