Bert Kracht, age 87, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota. 

This will seem like an unusual article for this time of the year, and my life will never be normal again, so please bear with me. I like to use Christian music to find my way these days.

St. Catherine Catholic Church

203 E. Brown St., Luverne

The Luverne girls’ hockey team lost once and rallied for two wins this past week.

The Cardinals fell to Willmar 5-3 Tuesday, Dec. 5, at home, came from behind to beat Mankato East 4-3 Saturday, Dec. 9, at home and traveled to Austin Monday, Dec. 11, beating the Packers 10-0.

The Luverne Cardinals wrestling team hosted the Luverne Triangular Tuesday, Dec. 5, losing to Redwood Valley 36-31 and falling to Jackson County Central 66-10.

The Patriots and  Cardinals boys’ basketball teams played head-to-head  in Luverne Tuesday, Dec. 5.

H-BC came out on top beating LHS 77-65 in the Cardinal Gym.

“I thought for our first game of the year, our guys competed well,” H-BC head coach Chad Rauk said. 

The Luverne gymnastics team hosted Worthington Tuesday, Dec. 5, falling to the Trojans 139.2750 to 129.5000.

The Cardinals traveled to St. James for the Snowflake Invite Saturday, Dec. 9, placing second behind Redwood Valley.

The Patriot girls hosted Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey Tuesday, Dec. 2, beating the Wolverines 60-42 for their second win of the basketball season.

“The Wolverines are a scrappy bunch with a lot of good shooters,” head coach Dylan Gehrke said.

The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team got its second win of the season, beating Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 79-55 Thursday, Dec. 7, at home.

The Patriots pressured the Coyotes from the tipoff to the final shot.