The Luverne varsity girls’ and boys’ wrestlers started the second half their season in Garretson Saturday, Jan. 6, for the Jesse James Invitational.

“Both teams wrestled well, and they had a good day all around,” Luverne head coach Jordan Kopp said.

The Luverne gymnastics team beat Redwood Valley at home 130.825 to 130.700 Thursday, Jan. 4, and placed fourth in the Marshall Winterfest Invitational Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Cardinals’ competition in Windom was canceled due to winter weather Monday, Jan. 8.

The H-BC boys’ basketball team hosted Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday, Jan. 5, beating the Chargers 61-48.

The two teams played a close first half with the Chargers taking a 30-29 lead into the break.

The Luverne boys’ basketball team beat Windom 91-82 at home Tuesday, Jan. 2, and fell to Marshall 85-64 on the road Friday, Jan. 5.

The LHS girls’ basketball team fell to two strong opponents in the past week.

The Cardinals lost to Windom at home 68-59 Tuesday, Jan. 2, and to Marshall on the road 58-37 Friday, Jan. 5.

The H-BC girls’ basketball team hosted Southwest Minnesota Christian Thursday, Jan. 4, and fell to the E-gals 66-63.

The Luverne girls’ hockey team improved their season record to 10-5 with an 11-0 win over Fairmont Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Fairmont.

An interesting winter we’ve been having until this week. Don’t get me wrong, but I can say I totally loved it. There was no snow to shovel and holiday travel and other events had no road conditions to worry about.