By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek High School athletes who are members of the Luverne-H-BC-Ellsworth wrestling team posted a combined 1-1 record at a dual meet in Redwood Falls Friday.
Kerry Fink contributed six points to a five-match winning streak that gave the Cardinals a 30-12 lead during the match against Redwood Valley.
Dusty Seachris yielded six points to RWV, which scored 30 points in the final five weight classes to pull out a 42-30 win.
Fink's win was of the forfeit variety at 112 pounds.
RWV's Shawn Gewerth pinned Seachris with 47 seconds remaining in the first period of the 130-pound match.
The loss left L-H-BC-E with a 1-4 Southwest Conference record and a 3-14-1 overall mark. The Cards close the regular season with a SWC duel in Jackson tonight.
L-H-BC-E drew the 11th seed for the Section 3AA Team Tournament that begins Tuesday in Lamberton. The Cards wrestle No. 6 Lac qui Parle Valley at 6 p.m., with the winner taking on No. 3 Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove after the the first match.