Frank McClure, 89, Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Luverne Community Hospital.

Services were Monday, Jan. 13, at United Methodist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Bart Fletcher officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.

Frank McClure was born to Charles and Angie Rebecca (Henderson) McClure on Dec. 5, 1913, in Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School.

He married Almira Friestad on Sept. 15, 1938, in Sioux Falls, S.D. After their marriage, they lived in Luverne. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Navy. He served overseas during World War II. After he was honorably discharged in 1945, he returned to Luverne. He worked as an electrician. He owned and operated Thermal King in Sioux Falls, S.D. He was also associated with McClure Electric in Luverne for more than 50 years. He retired in 1985.

Mr. McClure was a member of United Methodist Church in Luverne, Blue Mound Woodcarvers, Luverne American Legion and VFW. He was a past member of Luverne Rotary, American Foreign Exchange Students, PTA and Luverne City Council. He was a former mayor of Luverne.

Survivors include his wife, Almira McClure, Luverne; one son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Kathy (Vanden Hoek) McClure, Edina; one daughter, Julie McClure, Omaha, Neb.; and two grandchildren, Matthew and Charise McClure.

Mr. McClure was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, Mike, Hobart, George, Les and Mark "Shorty" McClure, and three sisters, Mary Rossmiller, Stella Martin and Bertha Fuller.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Parkinson’s Disease Association.

A tree will be planted in memory of Frank McClure by Hospice of Luverne Community Hospital.

Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.

Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth sophomore Jose Saravia records a pin against Sioux Falls Lincoln’s David DeWitt during wrestling action at the Cardinal Tournament in Luverne Saturday. The Cardinals beat Lincoln before dropping three straight matches and finishing sixth in their annual tourney.

By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth wrestling team notched its second win of the season during the Cardinal Tournament staged in Luverne Saturday.

The Cardinals opened the tournament by posting a dramatic, 38-36 win over Sioux Falls Lincoln.

Losses to Wabasso (63-14), Montevideo (40-34) and Worthington (39-36) followed the win, leaving the Cards with a 1-3 record for the day and a sixth-place finish in an eight-team field.

Seniors Joel Evans (189 and 215) and heavyweight Cody Jagow both experienced perfect 4-0 days for L-H-BC-E.

Jagow opened the tournament by pinning Lincoln’s Mike Thorson in 5:05 to erase what was a 36-32 deficit and give the Cards a two-point win.

Jagow then pinned Wabasso’s Clayton Rudenick before receiving forfeits against Montevideo and Worthington.

Evans saddled Lincoln’s Eric Boehm with a 9-1 major decision setback before winning by technical fall over Wabasso’s Tyler Maertens.

After receiving a forfeit from Montevideo, Evans pinned Worthington’s Carl Zishka in 30 seconds.

Canaan Petersen (152-160) and Justin Mann (140-145) both with 3-1 for the Cards.

Petersen won by technical fall over Lincoln’s Justin Lohan and nipped Wabasso’s Dan Matriowetz 3-1 before dropping a 2-1 decision to Montevideo’s Tom Halverson. Petersen ended the day by beating Worthington’s Bryant Schroeder by technical fall.

Mann received a forfeit from Lincoln before being pinned by Wabasso’s Derek Jenniges in 2:33. Mann bounced back to hand Montevideo’s Tom Peterson a 15-7 major decision setback before pinning Worthington’s Pat Cummings in 3:56.

L-H-BC-E’s Jeff Cronberg (189 and 215), Jose Saravia went 2-2 at 171, Ruston Aaker 2-2 at 130 and Dusty Seachris 2-2 at 135 and 140. Aric Uithoven (119) and Kerry Fink (125) both went 0-4.

The 2-12 Cardinals wrestle in Tracy tonight and in Adrian Tuesday.

Match wrap-ups
L-H-BC-E 38, S.F. Lincoln 36
103 (N) Double forfeit.
112 (S) Dutcher by forfeit.
119 (S) Kirstein pins Uithoven.
125 (S) Wratz pins Fink.
130 (L) Aaker m.d. Kirstein.
135 (L) Seachris by forfeit.
140 (L) Mann by forfeit.
145 (S) Forster by forfeit,
152 (S) Dowling by forfeit.
160 (L) Petersen t.f. Lohan.
171 (L) Saravia pins DeWitt.
189 (S) Axtell pins Cronberg.
215 (L) Evans m.d. Boehm.
275 (L) Jagow pins Thorson.

Wabasso 63, L-H-BC-E 14
103 (W) Jenniges by forfeit.
112 (W) Schunk by forfeit.
119 (W) Altermatt pins Uithoven.
125 (W) Guetter pins Fink.
130 (W) Irlbeck pins Aaker.
135 (W) Altermatt pins Seachris.
140 (W) Jenniges pins Mann.
145 (W) Schroepfer by forfeit.
152 (W) Schunk by forfeit.
160 (L) Petersen dec. Matriowetz.
171 (W) Frericks dec. Saravia.
189 (W) Johanneck pins Cronberg.
215 (L) Evans t.f. Maertens.
275 (L) Jagow pins Rudenick.

Montevideo 40, L-H-BC-E 34
103 (M) Kanten by forfeit.
112 (M) Halverson by forfeit.
119 (M) Klosterboer m.d. Uithoven.
125 (M) Wald dec. Fink.
130 (L) Aaker m.d. Tadd.
133 (M) Reuss pins Seachris.
140 (L) Mann m.d. Peterson.
145 (M) Baldwin by forfeit.
152 (M) Halverson dec. Petersen.
160 (M) Gallagher by forfeit.
171 (M) Bakker m.d. Saravia.
189 (L) Cronberg by forfeit.
215 (L) Evans for forfeit.
275 (L) Jagow by forfeit.

Worthington 39, L-H-BC-E 36
103 (W) Poppema by forfeit.
112 (W) Wajer by forfeit.
119 (W) Hva pins Uithoven.
125 (W) Rall dec. Fink.
130 (W) Langseth pins Aaker.
135 (W) Sowles by forfeit.
140 (L) Seachris m.d. Solem.
145 (L) Mann pins Cummings.
152 (L) Petersen t.f. Schroeder.
160 (W) Rentele by forfeit.
171 (L) Saravia dec. Cowdin.
189 (L) Evans pins Zishka.
215 (L) Cronberg by forfeit.
275 (L) Jagow by forfeit,

Laura Ann Kennedy, 101, Luverne, formerly of Hardwick, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Sunwood Good Samaritan Home in Redwood Falls.

Services were Tuesday, Jan. 14, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. The Rev. Andrew Beerman officiated. Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Laura Appel was born to John and Louise (Pietsch) Appel on Aug. 17, 1901, in Fulda. She graduated from Fulda High School. She later graduated from Normal School and became a teacher. She taught in Kimbrae, rural Rock County, Hardwick and Kenneth.

She married Leo Kennedy on Aug. 16, 1927, in Fulda. After their marriage, the couple lived in Luverne and later, Hardwick.

Mrs. Kennedy was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne and Hardwick Senior Citizens. She enjoyed gardening and was an avid Minnesota Twins fan.

Survivors include two daughters, Joann (Bill) Fay, Plymouth, and Marlee Kenney, Redwood Falls; eight grandchildren, Terri (Tom) Cohn, Steve (Cathy) Fay, Mary Fay, John (Ruth) Fay, Patti (Shawn) Chatta, Julie (Brian) Seedorf, Susan Kenney (fiancée, Cory Bonnema), and Paul (Roxanne) Kenney; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Kennedy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leo, in 1967, son-in-law, Bob Kenney, in 1997, and 11 brothers and sisters.

Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.

Helen Chapin, 84, Luverne, formerly of Hardwick, died Sunday, Jan. 26 at Luverne Community Hospital. Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. with family present at Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne. Services will be Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Luverne, with Rev. Rick Cornish officiating. Burial will be in Luverne Memorial Gardens.

Bonnie Johannsen, 57, Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 9 at Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 10 from 2 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, Luverne, with Rev. John Pehrson and Rev. David Feltman officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.

Robert Baustian, 41, El Cajon, CA, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Jan. 6 at his home. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 10 from 4 to 8 p.m. with parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. at Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Luverne, with Fr. Andrew Beerman officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Thursday’s girls’ hockey game against Windom in the Blue Mound Ice Arena. The Cardinals scored six goals in the first two periods to set the stage for a 6-3 win over the Eagles.

By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne girls’ hockey team split a pair of home games late last week to give them a 7-10 record heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.

The Cardinals toppled Windom in a Southwest Conference tilt Thursday before falling by one goal to St. Peter-Le Sueur-Henderson Friday.

Luverne travels to Windom for a non-conference game Tuesday.

SP-L-H 3, Luverne 2
The Cardinals were unable to win back-to-back games when they played St Peter-Le Sueur-Henderson in the Blue Mound Ice Arena Friday.

SP-L-H scored one goal in every period and never trailed in the game while nipping Luverne by one goal at game’s end.

The guests opened the scoring 2:42 into the game before Luverne battled back to knot the score at one with 7:28 remaining in the first period. Stephanie Morgan scored the game-tying goal after being set up by Natalie Domagala.

SP-L-H moved in front 2-1 at 11:36 of the second period before netting a power-play goal at 11:11 of the third period to gain a two-goal lead.

Domagala produced an unassisted tally with 50 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.

SP-L-H outshot the Cards 22-16 in the game. Taylor Nelson stopped 19 shots as Luverne’s goalie.

Luverne 6, Windom 3
The Cardinals snapped a five-game losing skid when they entertained the Eagles for a Southwest Conference game Thursday in Luverne.

Domagala and Heather Kruse scored five goals for an LHS squad that scored six times in the first two periods in a game that fell into the favor of the hosts by three goals.

Domagala had a five-point night with three goals and two assists. Kruse found the net twice in the second period.

Windom led 1-0 when Samantha Harold netted a power-play goal at the 5:35 mark of the first period, but the Cardinals answered with three goals in a span of 4:08 to take a 3-1 advantage by period’s end.

Stephanie Steensma knotted the score at one after being set up by Domagala when the Cardinals were in a power-play situation at the 5:19 mark of the period.

Domagala netted a short-handed goal after being set up by Natalie Morgan at 3:09 to give the hosts their first lead, and Domagala scored a power-play goal at 1:11 with an assist going to Stephanie Morgan.

Kruse gave the Cards a three-goal cushion (4-1) when she opened the second-period scoring at 12:31 with an assist going to Stephanie Morgan, but the Eagles countered with a goal from Katie MacRae at 8:38 to make it a 4-2 game.

Luverne gained control of the contest when Kruse and Domagala scored at 6:20 and 1:34 respectively to make it a 6-2 game.

Domagala set up Kruse’s goal before completing her hat trick with an unassisted effort.

Windom’s Trista Goldie scored the lone third-period goal at 5:19.

Luverne outshot the Eagles 35-23 in the contest. Nelson made 20 saves in net for LHS.

Hills-Beaver Creek senior Clint Roozenboom drives to the basket during Friday’s boys’ basketball game against Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Hills. Roozenboom scored H-BC’s 101st point during a 101-40 victory over W-WG.

By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team secured a pair of comfortable victories over the weekend.
The Patriots rolled to a 61-point win over Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Hills Friday before besting West Lyon (near Inwood, Iowa) by 18 points Saturday.

H-BC, the winner of three straight games, hosts Adrian tonight before playing road games against Red Rock Central and Southwest Star Concept Saturday and Tuesday respectively.

H-BC 81, WL 63
The Patriots outscored the Lions in every quarter during Saturday’s border battle against West Lyon.
H-BC drained 49 percent of its field goals and took advantage of some of WL’s 32 turnovers to win the game by 18 points.

The Patriots stormed to a 23-13 lead in the game’s first quarter before using a 23-21 scoring edge in the second period to make it a 46-34 game at the intermission.

A 15-12 scoring edge for the Patriots in the third quarter made it a 15-point (61-46) difference heading into the fourth quarter, when they outscored the Lions 20-17 to win by 18.

Kale Wiertzema recorded a rare triple-double for the winners by scoring 15 points and charting 10 steals and 10 assists.

Tyler Bush scored 20 points and passed for six assists, while Tyson Metzger added 20 points to the winning cause. Trey Van Wyhe netted 14 points and pulled down five rebounds for the winners. Jesse Leuthold added six rebounds.

Box score
Bush 4 0 12-17 20, Wysong 1 0 1-2 3, Roozenboom 0 0 0-0 0, Broesder 0 0 0-0 0, Wiertzema 2 2 5-6 15, Metzger 5 1 7-8 20, Leuthold 3 0 3-7 9, Van Wyhe 7 0 0-0 14, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0.

Team statistics
H-BC: 25 of 51 field goals (49 percent), 28 of 40 field goals (70 percent), 20 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
WL: 28 of 67 field goals (42 percent), four of 11 free throws (36 percent), 29 rebounds, 32 turnovers.

H-BC 101, W-WG 40
The Patriots dominated play while routing the Chargers by 61 points in Hills Friday.

H-BC canned a sizzling 63 percent of its field goals and scored 88 points in three quarters while coasting to a comfortable victory over W-WG.

It looked like the Patriots might be in for a tough game when they trailed 3-2 early in the first quarter, but H-BC went on an 11-1 run capped by a field goal by Bush at the 4:55 mark of the first period before outscoring W-WG 23-5 the rest of the stanza to open a 36-9 cushion by quarter’s end.

H-BC used a 26-5 scoring advantage in the second quarter to increase its lead to 48 points (62-13) by halftime, and the Patriots outscored the Chargers 26-16 in the third quarter to make it an 88-30 game heading into the final eight minutes of play.

Fans stuck around to see if the Patriots would reach the 100-point barrier in the fourth quarter, and their wait was rewarded when Clint Roozenboom converted a field goal with 54 seconds remaining to cap the scoring in the game.

Metzger, who had eight rebounds in the game, led the Patriots with 18 points.

Wiertzema (20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds) and Van Wyhe (19 points and 10 rebounds) had double-doubles for the winners. Roozenboom scored 12 points to go along with seven rebounds and five steals. Leuthold recorded 14 points, Bush 14 assists and seven steals and Zach Wysong contributed six rebounds for the winning cause.

Box score
Bush 2 1 0-2 7, Wysong 0 2 0-0 6, Jackson 0 0 0-0 0, Roozenboom 6 0 0-1 12, Broesder 0 0 0-0 0, Wiertzema 7 2 0-1 20, Metzger 8 1 4-6 23, Leuthold 6 0 2-3 14, Van Wyhe 9 0 1-1 19, Spykerboer 0 0 0-2 0.

Team statistics
H-BC: 45 of 72 field goals (63 percent), seven of 15 free throws (47 percent), 43 rebounds, eight turnovers.
W-WG: 16 of 48 field goals (31 percent), three of eight free throws (38 percent), 19 rebounds, 21 turnovers.

Monday’s dusting of snow didn’t amount to significant accumulation, but if you piled it together and scooped it into a kid-sized wheelbarrow, it looked like a pretty big deal. Justin Krueger (left), Derek Krueger (in front), Spencer Riphagen and Ryan Krueger shovel the walk in front of the Riphagen home on West Main Street Tuesday afternoon. According to Delores Strassburg, the National Weather Service contact in Luverne, a half inch was on the ground by Tuesday morning.

Photo by Lori Ehde