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Gymnasts have solid performances

By Shane PalmquistCardinal gymnastics was in full swing last week.Luverne got two solid team performances finishing third at the Fairmont Invitational last Saturday and beating Pipestone Area on the road in a dual match.Luverne will be on the road again this week, traveling to an invitational at Martin County West Saturday before heading to Jackson for a conference dual.LUVERNE 128.875PIPESTONE AREA 116.3Luverne took to the road Tuesday night and headed to Pipestone for a conference dual meet. Luverne as a team dominated all areas of the contest — vault, bars, balance beam and floor.Victoria Arends won both the vault and bar competition, finished second on the beam and came in a close second in the all-around with a 31.875. Pipestone’s Lindsay Wolff took the all-around with a 33.450.Brittany Mulder had a good showing as well, as she finished second on the floor, tied for second on the vault and finished fourth on the bars. Mulder took third all-around.Luverne wrapped up third through sixth places all-around with Courtney Fodness taking fourth (31.65), Morgan Bosshart fifth (31.35) and Brittany Boeve sixth (31.15).FAIRMONT INVITELuverne finished third Saturday with 129.95 while Martin County West took top honors, compiling 139.82 total points. Marshall took second with 131.87 all around team points.Brittany Mulder was Luverne’s highest finisher on the vault coming in fourth with 8.95. Jessica Dolan won the vault competition with a 9.15.Mulder also finished in the top 10 during the floor competition, finishing seventh and sixth all- around with a score of 33.65. Marshall’s Amy Daniels secured the all- around with a final of 36.325.

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