By Sara QuamMembers of the Pool and Fitness Center could get their memberships paid if they are insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield.In order to participate in this new program, the Pool Commission Tuesday discussed possible costs associated with it. "Nobody would argue against the merits of what they are trying to accomplish," City Administrator Greg LaFond said. "But there’s going to be extra work for us." In order to participate in the new program, the facility would need new software to track attendance of members who are insured by Blue Cross. The facility would also have to join a state association that Blue Cross is using for the program.The total cost would be about $1,000 and would involve extra bookwork for staff.The Commission said it looked forward to researching the possibility because it could increase memberships.The only insurance company that the commission knew of offering the incentive is Blue Cross Blue Shield.The program allows a premium rebate of up to $20 per month for members who use the facility eight times a month or more.Commission member Mike Rofshus talked to a Worthington facility that estimated it gained 50 members by keeping up with the Blue Cross program.Extended weekend hoursEvery second weekend of the month, the Pool and Fitness Center will have longer hours. Most Saturdays the hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the cardio and weight areas, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for swimming. Sunday hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The second weekend of the month the opening hours will be the same, but the closing times will be 9 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

By Sara QuamParents: Partners in Education won’t receive a donation for Luverne Elementary swimming lessons from the Rock County Board of Commissioners. The Board made the decision on the $750 request Tuesday. Commissioner Richard Bakken said it was too complicated to be fair to other school districts in the county that could use the other money."No matter what we do," Bakken said, "we can’t divide it fairly."The request for a donation came from the parents’ group, not the school board or district itself.The tax capacity in the county within the borders of the Luverne district is 60 percent.Rock County also has residents in the Ellsworth, Edgerton, Hills-Beaver Creek and Pipestone school districts, so commissioners wondered if they should split the $750 among the districts. Some districts don’t use the Rock County Pool and Fitness Center for swimming lessons, however. In the end, commissioners said they already subsidize the Pool and Fitness Center every year as half owner in order to keep rates affordable.Hills-Beaver Creek asks parents to pay for lessons but has a fund available so all students can participate, regardless of their contributions.Luverne says that because the swimming lessons are a part of the regular curriculum, it can’t ask families to pay.That is why the Luverne PPIE came in to help with donations. It wanted to pay for the classes for all students because the district was going to save money by cutting swimming lessons from the curriculum.School social workerBonnie Burkett, Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek school social worker, updated the Rock County Board on her work in the newly-created position."I’ve had a few months to get my feet wet," she said.She splits her week between the two schools, working with students who have been identified as needing a little extra help.Burkett works in groups or with students individually on study skills, mental health issues, depression, self esteem, forming friendships or other basic problems students may encounter.Burkett said, "I’ve built a pretty good rapport with most of the students."A part of her job is connecting students with other services available in the community that they can use after they are through the school system. Family Services Director Randy Ehlers said the new social worker helps with early intervention and will probably save the county money in the long term.

By Sara QuamThe Luverne City Council and Rock County Board exchanged compliments and sighs of relief Tuesday as they both approved an amended long-term law enforcement contract.Rock County will continue providing law enforcement services to the city of Luverne at a cost of $604,000 this year, and 5 percent more per year through 2010.The contract comes after more than a year of proposals and counter proposals between the two boards.First thing Tuesday morning, the County Commissioners approved the contract, with Ron Boyenga voting no.The Luverne City Council voted unanimously in favor of the contract Tuesday night.County Commissioner Jane Wildung commended the City Council’s willingness to negotiate and settle the contract."It’s what the people wanted," she said.Commissioner Richard Bakken said that people with "good character and with their hearts in the right place" was important through the negotiation process.City Council member Esther Frakes said she was happy to make the motion in favor of the contract, which would end the "long and sometimes emotional" negotiations.Mayor Andy Steensma said Wildung deserved a lot of credit for taking leadership in finalizing the negotiations.He said, "As a city and as a county, we can move forward to bigger and better things."City Administrator Greg LaFond said, "Suffice it to say, we are all happy. … The deputies and their families can all breathe a sigh of relief."Sheriff Mike Winkels said, "We can all live with it."County Board Chair Ken Hoime said, "I know there’s been a lot of hard work done to get this agreement in order."Boyenga, although he voted against the contract, said he was happy for county staff to have it resolved.Wildung said, "The staff in law enforcement has been through hell for the past 16 months and it’s going to be so good to have this over. … A lot of good things came from this process: we have a concise reporting model, we have set payments, there are better defined responsibilities and we resolved the ownership of assets issue."County Attorney Don Klosterbuer said the contract was good because it involved both sides giving in a little.Klosterbuer said, "I think there is a real advantage to keeping a single law enforcement unit."The Rock County Board also rescinded the joint powers termination for the Rock County Pool and Fitness Center. The county will remain a part owner of that facility. It had terminated the joint powers agreement with the city for the Pool and Fitness Center until a law enforcement agreement was reached.Boyenga also voted against the pool motion.Particulars of the law contractOne of the most positive things to come out of the contract is having a contract price for the city of Luverne set for the next five years. The city of Luverne will pay $634,200 in 2006; $665,910 in 2007; $699,206 in 2008; $734,136 in 2009, and $770,874 in 2010.All other costs for law enforcement are the county’s.The city of Luverne can renegotiate the contract price and services if it loses 15 percent or more of state aid.The city of Luverne will get management reports from the sheriff on traffic and moving violations, criminal investigations, criminal arrests, liquor law arrests, vehicle accidents, parking violations, other activities, total number of calls and a copy of the annual uniform crime report.The county will continue receiving fine revenue from city of Luverne ordinance violations. That amounts to about $12,000 a year.One detail important to the city has been payment for property the county had used since the two departments merged in 1998.That property, including guns, radar equipment, a vehicle and file cabinets, is worth an estimated $15,000, for which the county will now pay the city.If the county and city want to renegotiate the contract and can’t come to an agreement, the contract calls for mediation. The contract also specifies duties of the Sheriff’s Department, which hadn’t been so clearly outlined before.The Sheriff’s Office responsibilities include:
traffic patrol, enforcement, patrol school zones and monitor school crossing guards;
accident investigation;
crowd control for traffic, parades, ball games, Rock County Fair, special events;
capture animals and deliver to impound and domestic and wild animal control;
lock parks and park restrooms;
shut off lights at ball diamonds and tennis courts;
enforce parking ordinances;
enforce snow emergency;
liquor store money escort;
notify city of burned out street lights, airport lights, downed wires, water leaks;
weather watch, Skywarn;
bike, skateboard, Rollerblade enforcement;
fingerprint business people for jobs, including government jobs;
background checks for solicitor’s license;
background checks for city employees; enforce city ordinances, state statutes;
DARE program and other drug education programs;
vacation and winter residence checks; business check and door check;
assist the needy, vagrants, and check them for wants and warrants;
domestics, family problems, battered women, abused children and sexual assault;
criminal investigations;
assist the fire department, traffic control, crowd control and HAZMAT;
use community based policing format for citizens and programs;
assist the city when necessary in serving administrative citations and summons;
conduct city employee alcohol tests when requested;
911 emergency communication;
dispatching services; records processing, records storage and maintenance services;
school crossing guards services,
and assist the city, when necessary to preserve the peace, in gaining access to properties for utility readings.

By Sara QuamOne of the few times that twins Kammi Biber and Karri Korth sported matching outfits was at Avera McKennen in Sioux Falls as they recovered from major surgery. Kammi donated her left kidney to Karri Feb. 8. The two are recovering well ... and are probably wondering why they ever fought about things like having to share a bedroom. Kammi lives in Moreno Valley, Calif., and Karri lives in Luverne. They are 35.Kammi will return to her home, husband and four children Feb. 28.For at least the next six months, Karri will check her blood pressure and temperature twice a day, weigh herself every day and check her blood sugar four times a day.Every 12 hours for the rest of her life, Karri will take immune system repressing anti-rejection medication.Karri said she has a bit of guilt about the pain her sister experienced in order to help her.Kammi said, "I would obviously do it all again."Before the surgery At age 7 Karri was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, which is hard on kidneys.In June 2004, Karri’s doctors told her she would need a transplant. Not having gone through dialysis yet, she was in good condition to receive a donor organ. Her husband, Bill Korth, wanted to be tested to see if he was a match, but Kammi beat him to it."It’s almost a miracle when you find a perfect match," Karri said. "When we first talked about it, the doctor said, ‘Do you have a twin?’ and I said ‘Yes.’"We’re as near a perfect match as possible," Karri said, even though she and Kammi have different blood types.As a part of preparation for the surgery, they had many doctor appointments, which included making sure they were both in good health, not fighting any sicknesses that would weaken them for surgery.When Kammi arrived in Luverne to start the process, Karri’s husband Bill said, "It’s like Christmas came."The sisters are close friends, too. Karri said, "As much as we are different, we’re a lot alike. We’ll call each other and say, ‘What are you doing?’ and we’ll both be folding laundry. Or we’ll say, ‘What’s for supper over there tonight?’ and we’ll be having spaghetti."Pre-operation preparation involved getting to know exactly what was going to happen to their bodies.Kammi said, "It’s made for interesting dinner-time conversation, that’s for sure."The Avera McKennan team let Kammi know that she’d probably be in more pain than Karri. But Kammi said, "I’ve given birth four times. I can handle the pain."Before the surgery, the sisters spent a lot of time laughing when they talked about their lives.Kammi said she’s going to live a lot healthier knowing that she’s only got one kidney. She plans to cut back on sugars and sodium and processed foods."I am Dr. Phil-ing my house. I told my husband that by the time I get back, he’d better have it done," Kammi said.Karri said, "Good luck. You’ve got four kids, you have to feed them junk food."Getting closer to the actual day of surgery, Karri said, "The hardest part for me is going to be watching her go in."Karri knew she would be anxious waiting for Kammi to get out of surgery, about two hours, before hers could begin.After the surgeryKarri now has three kidneys. Her original two will slowly stop functioning as the new, donated one from Kammi becomes dominant.Kammi’s kidney will also grow to compensate for her only having one.Kidneys are about 10 centimeters long, so both women felt a lot of pain with their bodies adjusting to the absence or addition of the organs.Kammi recanted her previous statement about handling pain."When I had to get up to walk, I thought I was going to die," she said 10 days after the surgery. "It’s a constant, sharp pain. When I move, I can feel my insides moving."Both are grateful for the doctors, staff, and just for the science that allowed Kammi to donate a kidney to Karri.Karri said, "Organ donation is such a good thing. People should do it. They should mark it on their driver’s license and tell their family members their wishes."Gary and Jean Staeffler, Luverne, have seen all of their three children go through surgery for organ donation. In 1998, their son, Kelly, also Luverne, received a kidney from a cadaver donor. Jean said, "For me, it has just been a matter of putting it in God’s hands and trusting that it would work out."She’s happy to see her daughters out of surgery and on the way to recovery. Now she and Gary will be empty-nesters again, after Kammi stayed with them for about a month.Jean said, "Gary is more quiet about what we go through, but he is my source of strength." Jean often turns to a favorite Bible passage from Isaiah 49 for strength: "See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Your sons hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you."As the big brother, Kelly was nervous for his sisters before and during the surgery. "There were plenty of family members around, so that helped," he said.Kelly has met his donor’s family and was able to thank them. His kidney is functioning well for him, and his blood work is monitored regularly by doctors.He said, "My transplant family was torn about it, but now they’re glad they did it. … If people are even toying with the idea of becoming a donor, I’d tell them to do it. If the good Lord is going to have you anyway, you might as well help other people live."

By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys completed their fourth straight winning regular season by upending Lakeview 80-68 in Ellsworth Friday.The Panthers opened a 22-point lead (63-41) by the end of the third quarter and withstood a late challenge from the Lakers to finish the regular season with a 14-12 record.Ellsworth drew the seventh seed for the South Section 3A Tournament, which begins tonight in Fulda. The Panthers take on No. 10 Westbrook-Walnut Grove in a preliminary round game at 7:30 p.m.Aided by turning some offensive rebounds into easy baskets, the Panthers sported 21-12 and 40-30 leads at the first two quarter breaks during the home finale against Lakeview.It seemed like the game was in the bag with EHS leading by 22 heading into the fourth quarter, but Lakeview drained 11 consecutive free throws in the final stanza to close within seven points of EHS before falling by 12 in the end."We didn’t protect the ball very well in the fourth quarter," said Panther coach Ken Kvaale.Double-double performances from Darrin Weikamp (19 points and 12 rebounds) and Cody Schilling (24 points and 10 assists) led the Panthers to victory. Schilling also recorded nine rebounds. Bryan Kramer added 11 points to the winning cause. Ben Herman and Aaron Van Der Stoep chipped in nine rebounds and five assists respectively.Box scoreDeutsch 2 0 0-0 4, Kramer 3 1 2-2 11, DeBerg 1 0 0-0 2, Schilling 7 1 7-8 24, Weikamp 8 0 3-4 19, Van Der Stoep 0 2 3-4 9, Herman 4 0 1-4 9.Team statisticsEllsworth: 30 of 56 field goals (54 percent), 16 of 22 free throws (73 percent), 37 rebounds, 11 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe basketball season came to an end for the Luverne Cardinals during the quarterfinal round of South Section 3AA Tournament played in Tracy Tuesday.Taking on No. 1 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, the eighth-seeded Cardinals played the Panthers to a draw at two in the first five minutes of the game. When the pace started to pick up, T-M-B found a zone of comfort and rolled to s 59-33 win.The loss ends Luverne’s 5-19 season."We wanted to slow things down, and we were pretty effective at it for a while," said Cardinal coach Jason Phelps. "Eventually, we had to become aggressive and start attacking their zone. Once it turned into a fast-paced game, we had trouble keeping up."The pace of the game changed in the final 3:01 of the first quarter, when T-M-B went on an 8-0 run to open a 10-2 lead.Luverne trimmed the difference to seven points at three different occasions in the early stages of the second quarter. T-M-B, however, withstood the challenges and turned 21-11 lead into a 30-11 halftime advantage with a 9-0 run to end the second period.The Cardinals were unable to get back into the game in the second half as the Panthers increased their lead to 29 points (52-23) by the end of the third quarter before settling for a 26-point win at game’s end.Mindy Nieuwboer scored 10 points, nabbed six rebounds and charted three assists for LHS. Samantha Gacke led the Cards with eight rebounds.Box scoreKlein 0 0 0-0 0, Heitkamp 1 0 0-0 2, Nieuwboer 5 0 0-2 10, Snyder 2 0 1-3 5, Peterson 0 0 1-3 1, Kuhlman 1 0 2-2 4, Vogt 0 0 0-0 0, Gacke 2 0 3-6 7, Evans 2 0 0-0 4, Hoiland 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsLuverne: 13 of 48 field goals (27 percent), seven of 16 free throws (44 percent), 23 rebounds, 16 turnovers.T-M-B: 24 of 45 field goals (53 percent), five of eight free throws (63 percent), 25 rebounds, 15 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne gymnastics squad completed the 2004-05 season by placing sixth at the Section 3A Gymnastics Championships in Worthington Saturday.The Cardinals compiled 131.7 points during the event, besting Redwood Valley (131.2), St. James (125.675), Pipestone (125.625) and Windom (122.762) in a 10-team field.Martin County West (143.55), Jackson County Central (142.975), New Ulm (139.975), Worthington (139.125) and Marshall (135.6) led the field.No Cardinals were able to extend their seasons by placing in the top four positions in the individual events at the section meet, but Luverne did receive a solid effort from Brittany Mulder.Mulder, who compiled 32.55 all-around points to share the team lead in that category with Courtney Fodness, turned in the team’s best effort in two events.Mulder placed 12th overall on the vault with an 8.95. She placed 16th overall on the floor with an 8.85.Victoria Arends and Brittany Boeve turned in the team’s best efforts on the bars and beam respectively.Arends finished 17th on the bars with an 8.15. Boeve tallied an 8.6 to place 13th on the beam.MCW’s Sabrina Steen won the all-around title with her 36.9. Marshall’s Amy Daniels won the vault and bar crowns with respective 9.575 and 9.55 performances. Marshall’s Jessica Dolan took top honors on the floor with a 9.75. JCC’s Kylia Bargfrede won the beam with a 9.2.Here is a look at Luverne’s individual scores from the meet.Beam: Boeve, 8.6; Morgan Bosshart, 7.5; Fodness, 7.45; Mulder, 7.1; Arends, 6.75.Floor: Mulder, 8.85; Boeve, 8.7; Fodness, 8.45; Bosshart, 8.45; Arends, 8.275.Vault: Mulder, 8.95; Arends, 8.9; Fodness, 8.85; Boeve, 8.675; Bosshart, 8.587.Bars: Arends, 8.15; Fodness, 7.8; Mulder, 7.65; Bosshart, 7.625; Boeve, 3.875.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls began their defense of the 2004 South Section 3A Basketball Tournament championship by nipping Ellsworth 43-42 in a quarterfinal-round game played in Luverne Saturday.The fifth-seeded Patriots, who have won six straight games, expected a tight battle from an EHS team that beat H-BC back in November and got one.Ellsworth had two opportunities to set up a potential game-winning shot in the final 13 seconds of the game, but steals by H-BC sophomore guard Kerri Fransman thwarted both chances.The win ups H-BC’s record to 17-8 heading into tonight’s semifinals in Worthington. The Patriots play No. 1 Fulda, a team it has split games with during the regular season, at 6 p.m. Ellsworth’s 14-10 season comes to an end.Saturday’s game between the Panthers and Patriots was tight from beginning to end. H-BC sported the biggest leads of the game (nine and seven points), but EHS managed to battle back into contention during both situations.Ellsworth, which trailed by four points (34-30) entering the fourth quarter, tied the game at 34 when Rosie Lewis converted a field goal with 6:23 left to play. H-BC countered with a 7-0 surge capped by Chelsi Fink’s basket at the 3:32 mark of the quarter to make it a 41-34 game.Ellsworth’s Laurel Drenth, who led all players with 19 points in the contest, trimmed H-BC’s lead to one point (43-42) with a field goal with 48 seconds left. Drenth’s basket set up an exciting finish that resulted in no points being scored.H-BC, which was two of 10 at the charity stripe in the game, missed a bonus free throw with 27.9 seconds remaining. Ellsworth came up with the rebound and moved the ball into H-BC’s side of the court when Fransman came up with a steal before being fouled with 12.4 seconds left to play.Fransman was unable to take advantage of a one-and-one free-throw situation, but she produced another big steal with six seconds left that led to Cassi Tilsra missing a one-and-one opportunity with 2.9 seconds left. Ellsworth got the ball back and called a timeout with 1.9 seconds left, but the Panthers were unable to get off a quality shot before time expired.The game was tied at two in the first quarter when H-BC went on a 13-4 run capped by a three-point shot from Fransman at the 2:16 mark of the period, which gave the Patriots a 15-6 lead. Ellsworth, however, scored the next eight points and trailed 15-14 when Brittney Kramer scored the final two points of the period with two seconds left.Ellsworth overcame a five-point deficit in the second quarter to take its first lead of the game (20-19) when Drenth converted a field goal at 3:11. H-BC regained the lead as the quarter progressed and took a 24-22 edge into the second half when Fransman made one free throw with 6.7 seconds left in the second period.Ellsworth’s Amy Timmer knotted the score at 28 with a pair of free throws at the 4:31 mark of the third quarter. H-BC, however, outscored the Panthers 6-2 the rest of the stanza to take a 34-30 cushion into the fourth quarter.Tilstra led H-BC with 15 points and eight rebounds in the game. Fransman finished with 11 points. Brittney Rozeboom and Stacy Bush added seven rebounds and five assists respectively to the winning cause.Drenth led the Panthers with eight rebounds and five assists. Rachel Kvaale snared six rebounds. Marla Groen distributed four assists.Box scoreH-BCRozeboom 4 0 0-1 8, Fransman 2 2 1-3 11, Bush 0 0 0-0 0, Feucht 0 0 0-0 0, Fink 2 0 0-0 4, Tilstra 6 0 0-1 15, Roozenboom 0 0 0-2 0, Mulder 2 0 1-2 5.EllsworthTiesler 1 0 1-3 3, Connors 0 0 0-0 0, Kvaale 2 0 0-0 4, Lr.Drenth 8 1 0-0 19, Lewis 2 0 0-3 4, Kramer 1 0 0-0 2, Timmer 2 0 2-4 6.Team statisticsH-BC: 19 of 61 field goals (31 percent), two of 10 free throws (20 percent), 33 rebounds, nine turnovers.Ellsworth: 19 of 48 field goals (40 percent), three of 10 free throws (30 percent), 31 rebounds, 16 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseAdrian solidified its reputation as being one of the top wrestling programs in Southwest Minnesota during the Section 3AA Individual Tournament in Pipestone Friday and Saturday.One week after winning the Section 3AA team title, the Dragons flexed their muscles at the individual tournament by having nine athletes earn berths in state competition.The first- and second-place finishers at the section tournament earn trips to the state classic. Adrian, which had 13 of 14 wrestlers qualify for the semifinals in section competition, finished the event with seven champions and two runners-up in their respective weight classes.Along with competing in the team portion of the state tournament, which begins at 8 p.m. tonight at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, the nine Dragons who qualified for the individual tournament will be pulling double duty today. The first two rounds of the individual tournament begin noon today at the same site.Adrian’s Joey Bullerman, Brandon Bullerman, Dusty Bullerman, Tony Sauer, Levi Bullerman, Will Lutmer and Cody Lutmer all captured section championships in Pipestone. Zach Reker and Nate Engelkes placed second in their weight classes.Joey Bullerman raised his record to 33-6 after going 3-0 to win the 112-pound crown. Bullerman pinned Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove’s Charlie Hubert in 1:20 before winning by technical fall over Fulda-Murray County Central’s Tyler Giese in the semifinals. Bullerman nipped Yellow Medicine East’s Ryan Tongen 1-0 in the championship match.Brandon Bullerman went 3-0 at 135. He pinned Luverne’s Brad Donth in 35 seconds in the quarterfinals before notching a 6-1 victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton’s Cody Arnold in the semifinals. Bullerman handed F-MCC’s Luke Giese an 8-0 major decision setback in the finals to improve his season record to 35-4.Dusty Bullerman recorded pins over RRC-W-WG’s Nick Schroeder (1:01) and Worthington’s Dan Jeppesen (2:21) in his first two matches at 145. Bullerman posted a 6-3 decision win over Lac qui Parle Valley’s David Carruth in the title match, giving the AHS senior a 37-3 record.Sauer dominated three opponents at 152. He pinned Luverne’s Aric Uithoven in 2:22, he beat Montevideo’s Tony Klosterbuer by technical fall and pinned Pipestone’s Jesse Evans in 1:01. Sauer will take a 34-5 record to the state tournament.Levi Bullerman raised his record to 37-1 with a pair of victories at 189. Bullerman pinned F-MCC’s Jeff Horne in 1:49 before edging Worthington’s Matt Cowdin 3-2 in the finals.Will Lutmer recorded pins against YME’s Sam Isfeld (1:43) and Worthington’s Nate Steffl (3:37) before winning the 215-pound title with a 9-6 decision win against F-MCC’s Jeff Steinmetz. Lutmer’s record stands at 32-4.Cody Lutmer posted four straight wins to claim the heavyweight crown. He registered pins over Redwood Valley’s Russell Vermillion (1:26), Montevideo’s Patrick Gerdes (1:56) and Worthington’s Brad Bentle (1:50) to reach the finals. Lutmer topped F-MCC’s Andy Witzel 2-1 in the title match, giving the senior a 34-6 record.Engelkes went 2-1 to place second at 160 pounds. Engelkes posted 8-1 and 6-5 decision wins over RWV’s Russell Gewerth and YME’s Jordan Stock to reach the title match, where he lost a 6-4 decision to Montevideo’s James Gallagher. Engelkes has a 22-17 record.Zach Reker went 3-1 to place second at 125. Reker bested F-MCC’s Ben Clarke 13-8 before pinning Pipestone’s Zach Morgan in 5:43 during the semifinals. After dropping a 3-0 decision to YME’s Chad Listul in the finals, Reker edged T-M-B’s Adam Snyder 5-4 in the true second-place match. Reker has a 29-13 record.Adrian’s Cody Reverts placed third at 171 with a 3-1 record, while Tony Thier went 4-1 to place third at 119. Stephen Loosbrock and Jordan Reker both went 2-2 and finished fourth at 103 and 130 respectively. Andy Heitkamp placed sixth with a 3-3 record at 140.