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The Luverne High School boys’ and girls’ golf teams played with mixed results over the past week that included two rounds of conference play and dual wins in Pipestone.
The Cardinal boys and girls will be back in action Tuesday versus Southwest Christian at home and then will finish off the week at the Fairmont Invitational on Saturday.
Big Southwest Division Meet Round 1
The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in their first of four conference meets of the season on Thursday, April 28.
The boys’ team competed in Redwood Falls, while the girls’ team played in Luverne.
The boys’ team started off conference play with a strong showing as they shot a team score of 152, and they tied Marshall for first place in the six-team event.
“152 is about as low of a score as I can remember our team shooting since I have been coaching,” said Luverne boys’ golf coach John Sichmeller.
The Cardinals were paced by sophomore Henry Hartquist with an even par round of 35, which tied him for meet medalist with Luke Ehlers from Marshall.
“I was really proud of how Henry played today. He played smart the entire round and put himself in good positions off the tee,” Sichmeller said.
“He is one of the longest hitters out there, but it was good to see him hitting some irons off the tee and playing to the middle of the greens instead of pin hunting all the time. He had a pretty stress-free round.”
Brady Bork finished in fourth place overall with a solid round of 37. Tyler Arends shot a 39 to tie for fifth overall, and Owen Sudenga rounded out the team scoring for the Cardinals with a score of 41. Levi Gonnerman shot a 45 and Colin Schoeneman a 51 for Luverne.
The Cardinal girls finished in fourth place after shooting a team score of 212 as they hosted Round 1 of conference play. Redwood Valley took first place with a team score of 183.
Cheyenne Schutz and Morgan Gonnerman led the Cardinals by shooting a pair of 51s, which placed them each in a tie for 10th place individually.
Lauren Hansen shot a 54, and Jocelynn Mann and Perceyis Trierweiler each shot a 56 to round out the team scoring for the Cardinals. Mallory Nelson also carded a 59 for Luverne.
Mila Jenniges shot a 40 to earn individual medalist honors at the meet.
Luverne vs. Pipestone
The Cardinal boys’ and girls’ golf teams hosted a dual versus Pipestone on Friday, April 30. On a cold and windy day, the Cardinal boys came out on top with a score of 169-183.
The Pipestone girls fielded an incomplete team, and the Cardinal girls recorded a team score of 204.
Gonnerman was the top scorer in the meet with a 48. Schutz shot a 49, Hansen shot a 50, and Trierweiler rounded out the team scoring for the Cardinals with a 57.
Mann (58), Nelson (66), and Olivia Huisman (69) also participated for the Cardinals.
Hartquist was the meet medalist on the boys’ side after a round of 39. Bork and Sudenga contributed a pair of 43s for the Cardinals, and Schoeneman rounded out the team scoring with a round of 44.
Also competing for Luverne were Levi Gonnerman (45) and Tyler Arends (48).
Big Southwest Division Meet Round 2
The Luverne golf teams competed in the second round of Big Southwest Conference play on Monday, May 2.
The Cardinal boys traveled to Windom for the event while the Cardinal girls played in Marshall.
The Luverne boys’ team fired a 171 which placed them fourth of the six teams competing. Marshall led the field with a team score of 158.
Hartquist continued his solid play for the Cardinals as he tied for third individually at the meet with a score of 39.
Bork tied for seventh overall after shooting a score of 41. Sudenga shot a 45 and Gonnerman shot a 46 to contribute to the team scoring. Arends shot a 47 and Schoeneman shot a 52.
The Luverne girls placed fourth out of the four teams competing Monday after shooting a team score of 221. Redwood Valley won the event with a team score of 176.
Mann led the Cardinals in scoring at the meet after shooting a round of 50 which tied her for eighth place overall.
“We didn’t play very well overall, but it was good to see Jocelynn have her best round and lead the team in scoring,” said Luverne girls’ coach Chris Nowatzki.
Also contributing to the Luverne scoring were Hansen (52), Trierweiler (58) and Schutz (61). Gonnerman shot a 62 and Nelson shot a 63 at the meet.