By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ golf team compiled an 8-2 record when it played in three events since last Thursday.The Cardinals notched a six-stroke win over Pipestone and won a tiebreaker in a match with Jackson County Central during matches played at the Luverne Country Club Thursday and Tuesday.Luverne placed third at a nine-team tournament in Worthington Saturday.The 21-5 Cardinals play in Tracy today and at the Fairmont Tournament Saturday.Luverne 181, JCC 181A tiebreaker gave the Cardinals a home win when they entertained the Huskies Tuesday.Strong winds made the course challenging for both teams, but the Cardinals survived the conditions and finished Southwest Conference play with a 4-2 record.The four low scorers for both teams compiled 181-stroke team tallies. The match was decided by the fifth lowest score for each team, where Luverne’s Colby Anderson carded a 50 compared with a 51 turned in by JCC’s fifth playerDavid Nelson shot a seven-over-par 43 to lead the Cardinals during the meet.Jesson Vogt, Kirk Oldre and Andy Haakenson contributed 45-, 46- and 47-stroke efforts to the winning effort.Steven Berghorst shot a 51 without contributing to the victory.JCC’s Brett Benson shot a six-over-par 42 to capture medalist honors for the meet.Sklyer Hoiland shot a 49 to lead Luverne’s B squad during a loss to JCC.Worthington inviteThe Cardinal boys placed third in a nine-team field at the Worthington Invitational Saturday.Luverne compiled a team total of 328 strokes during the 18-hole event, placing three strokes behind team champion Mankato West (325) and two shots behind runner up New Ulm (326).Worthington Black (337), Windom (340), Fairmont (362), Pipestone (363), Worthington Red (387) and Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster (404) capped the field.Vogt turned in a standout performance for the Cardinals by placing fourth in the individual standings. Vogt shot a 79.Anderson, Haakenson and Berghorst contributed 81-, 83- and 85-stroke rounds to Luverne’s team performance.Nelson and Oldre shot 88- and 102-stroke rounds without influencing the scoring.New Ulm’s Jim Fromm led all players with a 75.Luverne 170,Pipestone 176The Cardinals avenged an early-season loss when they toppled the Arrows by six strokes at the Luverne Country Club Thursday.Luverne, which dropped a six-stroke decision when it played the Arrows in a conference match April 15 in Pipestone, evened the season series with a non-conference win Thursday.Luverne’s Anderson and Pipestone’s Paul Bardusan shared medalist honors for the meet by shooting three-over-par 39s.Vogt, Haakenson and Nelson contributed respective 42-, 44- and 45-stroke efforts to the winning team tally.Oldre and Berghorst shot 49- and 56-stroke rounds without padding the scoring.Greg Helle shot a 47 to lead the Luverne B squad to a 203-241 victory over the Arrows.