By John Rittenhouse
Hills-Beaver Creek High School athletes Dusty Seachris and Kerry Fink tasted victory and defeat during a pair of outings as members of the Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth wrestling team.
The H-BC connection posted a pair of wins during the regular season finale against Jackson County Central in Jackson Thursday.
They both dropped tests during the Section 3A Team Tournament opener in Lamberton Tuesday, where L-H-BC-E's 3-16-1 team season came to an end with a 51-24 loss to Lac qui Parle Valley.
The tournament seedings held form as No. 6 LQPV dumped the No. 11 Cards by 27 points in Lamberton.
Fink ended up getting pinned by LQPV's Cameron Avelsgard with 11 seconds remaining in the first period of the 125-pound match.
Wrestling at 145, Seachris stayed alive against Vince Toutges before being pinned at 3:23.
Fink and Seachris both contributed six-point wins to L-H-BC-EÕs team tally during Thursday's regular season finale in Jackson.
Fink and Seachris drew forfeits at 125 and 130 respectively to account for 12 of L-H-BC-E's 27 points during a 43-27 setback to the Huskies.
The loss left L-H-BC-E with a 1-5 Southwest Conference record and a 3-15-1 overall record during the regular season.
The Cardinal wrestlers will compete in the Section 3AA Individual Tournament at Lac qui Parle Valley High School near Madison Feb. 22-23.