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Wrestlers host annual tourney

By John RittenhouseAn undermanned Luverne wrestling team came up empty in its attempt to produce a win during the annual Cardinal Wrestling Team Tournament staged in the Luverne Elementary School Saturday.Luverne, which had to forfeit in at least six weight classes during all four of its matches, couldn’t make up the points it was giving away.The Cardinals went 0-4 and finished sixth during the event.Luverne faced Sioux Falls Lincoln and Worthington in the first two rounds of the tournament, coming up on the short end of 61-18 and 60-27 decisions.Brandon Valley and tournament champion Wabasso saddled the Cards with 69-9 and 71-6 setbacks to end the event.Luverne’s Kelsey Petersen and Brad Donth wrestled well individually by posting 3-1 records.After being pinned by Lincoln’s Tanner LaVauerg 36 seconds into overtime during the first round, Petersen bounced back to win by forfeit against Worthington, edge BV’s Scott Filler 13-12 and pin Wabasso’s Jon Knott in 52 seconds.Donth pinned Lincoln’s David Baker in 45 seconds, won by forfeit against Worthington and pinned BV’s Tanner Lunstra in 40 seconds. Donth lost by technical fall to Wabasso’s Alex Ourada.Luverne’s Derek Petersen went 2-2 during the tournament, opening the event with a pin of Lincoln’s Alex Sandle (3:54) and a 4-0 decision win over Worthington’s Dayton Williamson.For the Cardinals, Michael Hup went 1-0, Anthony Boyenga and Nathan Meyer 1-3, Rustyn Crosby 0-3 and Chris Klay and Sam Dooyema 0-4.Match wrap-upsSF Lincoln 61, Luverne 18103 (L) D.Petersen pins Sandle.112 (S) Waterman by forfeit.119 (S) Sogn by forfeit.125 (S) Richter by forfeit.130 (S) Pio by forfeit.135 (L) Donth pins Baker.140 (S) Dutcher by forfeit.145 (S) Wulf 11-5 Boyenga.152 (S) Teal pins Crosby.160 (LaVauerg pins K.Petersen.171 (L) Meyer pins Butl.189 (S) Reit pins Klay.215 (S) Boehm 9-0 Dooyema.275 (S) Bissle by forfeit.Worthington 60, Luverne 27103 (L) Hup by forfeit.112 (L) D.Petersen 4-0 Williamson.119 (W) Pass by forfeit.125 (W) Rigalado by forfeit.130 (W) Canales by forfeit.135 (L) Donth by forfeit.140 (W) Steffl by forfeit.145 (L) Boyenga by forfeit.152 (W) Steffl pins Crosby.160 (L) K.Petersen by forfeit.171 (W) Steffl pins Meyer.189 (W) Cowdin pins Klay.215 (W) Schroeder pins Dooyema.275 (W) Bentele by forfeit.BV 69, Luverne 9103 (B) Uecker pins D.Petersen.112 (B) Hoffer by forfeit.119 (B) Miller by forfeit.125 (B) Daugherty by forfeit.130 (B) Williamson by forfeit.135 (L) Donth pins Lunstra.140 (B) Ruud by forfeit.145 (B) Langner 9-3 Boyenga.152 (B) Meyer pins Crosby.160 (L) K.Petersen 13-12 Filler.171 (B) Eitreim pins Meyer.189 (B) Ode pins Klay.215 (B) Neuberger pins Dooyema.275 (B) Kutter by forfeit.Wabasso 71, Luverne 6103 (W) Schunk 3-0 D.Petersen.112 (W) Grave by forfeit.119 (W) Rohlik by forfeit.125 (W) Jenniges by forfeit.130 (W) Elsing by forfeit.135 (W) Ourada t.f. Donth.140 (W) Ourada by forfeit.145 (W) Ourada pins Boyenga.152 (W) Altermatt by forfeit.160 (L) K.Petersen pins Knott.171 (W) Gladisch pins Meyer.189 (W) Wurscher pins Klay.215 (W) Johanneck 7-0 Dooyema.275 (W) Christensen by forfeit.

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