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Golf girls trounce nine foes

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls’ golf team put together its most impressive stretch of the season by posting nine wins during four events.The Cardinals topped Pipestone and Jackson County Central during matches played at the Luverne Country Club Thursday and Tuesday respectively. Luverne won a triangular meet in Tracy Friday, and placed second in a seven-team field at the Worthington Invitational Saturday.Luverne, 13-3 overall, plays at the Fairmont Invitational Saturday before hosting Adrian Tuesday.Luverne 181, JCC 213The Cards completed a 4-2 conference season by besting the Huskies by 32 strokes at the LCC Tuesday.Alyssa Klein led the Cards to victory by shooting a six-over-par 42 to lock up medalist honors.Nikki Van Dyk, Brittany Boeve and Em Juhl contributed 43-, 47- and 49-stroke rounds to the winning effort, while Krista Van Dyk and Kaia Nowatzki shot 51- and 65-stroke rounds without padding the scoring.Michelle Edlin paced JCC with a 43.WHS inviteThe Cardinals experienced team and individual success during Saturday’s tournament at the Worthington Country Club.LHS placed second as a team and three girls placed in the Top-10 finishers individually.Marshall emerged as the champion of the seven-team event with 359 strokes, while Luverne placed second with 376.Individually, both Luverne’s Boeve and Marshall’s Abbie Lecy shot 87s to lead the field. Boeve prevailed in a tie-breaker to win the individual crown.Klein and Nikki Van Dyk placed third and ninth individually with respective 88- and 99-stroke efforts.Juhl, Krista Van Dyk and Nowatzki carded 102-, 104- and 113-stroke rounds for LHS.T-M-B triangularThe Cardinals won the team championship during Friday’s triangular in Tracy.LHS compiled a 179-stroke total to best Murray County Central (204) and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (238) in team competition.Nikki Van Dyk fired a 42 to lead the Cardinals.Boeve, Klein and Juhl added 44-, 46- and 47-stroke efforts to the winning team tally.Krista Van Dyk and Nowatzki shot 57- and 61-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.Luverne 181, Pipestone 233The Cardinals posted an easy win when they played the Arrows in a non-conference match at the LCC Thursday.With Boeve shooting a four-over-par 40 to lead the way, LHS coasted to a 52-stroke victory.Klein, Nikki Van Dyk and Nowatzki added 44-, 47- and 50-stroke efforts to Luverne’s team tally.Juhl and Krista Van Dyk carded 53- and 58-stroke scores without contributing to the scoring.Katherne Newhouse led Pipestone with a 56.

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