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Gym team extends run

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne gymnastics team picked up a pair of victories at different venues.Luverne secured a four-plus point win in St. James Tuesday after besting Marshall by three-plus points in Luverne Tuesday.The Cardinals attempt to post their fifth straight victory when they host Martin County West tonight.Luverne 128.175, SJ 123.55The Cardinals had little trouble in besting the Saints during Tuesday’s meet in St. James.Luverne athletes won three of four individual titles during the meet to lead the way to a four-plus point victory.Courtney Fodness had a big night for the Cards. Along with placing second on the bars (7.65) and fourth on the vault (8.7), Fodness won the beam (8.275) and all-around (32.925) titles.Victoria Arends and Brittany Mulder also won events for LHS.Arends, who placed third on the vault and fourth on the floor with respective 8.875 and 8.4 tallies, took top honors on the bars with a 7.75. Mulder, who placed second on the vault, third on the bars and fourth on the beam with 8.95, 7.4 and 7.1 efforts, won the floor title with an 8.65.Luverne’s Morgan Bosshart finished second on the vault and third on the floor with scores of 8.6 and 8.475. Brittany Sandager turned in a third-place effort on the beam with her 7.4Individual resultsVault: Mulder, 8.95; Arends, 8.875; Fodness, 8.7; Bosshart, 8.6; LaRae Kor, 8.075.Bars: Arends, 7.775; Fodness, 7.65; Mulder, 7.4; Bosshart, 6.75; Krista Van Dyk, 5.8.Beam: Fodness, 8.275; Sandager, 7.4; Mulder, 7.1; Van Dyk, 6.85; Arends, 6.55.Floor: Mulder, 8.65; Bosshart, 8.475; Arends, 8.4; Fodness, 8.3; Sandager, 7.6.Luverne 131.175, Marshall 127.5The Cardinals broke even (3-3) in Southwest Conference competition for the season by defeating the Tigers by three-plus points in Luverne Thursday.Luverne athletes won two of four individual events during the evening to highlight the win.Fodness took top honors on the bars with an 8.15.Arends and Mulder shared the vault title by recording 8.8s.Mulder also finished second on the floor (8.9), fourth on the beam (8.0) and second all-around (33.025). Arends placed fourth on the bars and floor with respective 7.55 and 8.5 tallies.Luverne’s Bosshart placed third on the floor and vault with 8.7 and 8.75 tallies.Marshall’s Amy Daniels, the all-around champion with 35.45 points, won the floor and beam with 9.5 and 9.55 efforts.Individual resultsBars: Fodness, 8.15; Arends, 7.55; Bosshart, 7.5; Mulder, 7.5; Krista Van Dyk 6.1.Beam: Mulder, 8.0; Fodness, 7.875; Brittany Sandager, 7.8; Bosshart, 7.15; Van Dyk, 7.1.Floor: Mulder, 8.9; Bosshart, 8.7; Arends, 8.5; Fodness, 8.35; Sandager, 7.1.Vault: Arends, 8.8; Mulder, 8.8; Bosshart, 8.75; Fodness, 8.65; LaRae Kor, 8.1.

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