By Lori EhdeFormer professional wrestler Brock Lesnar grew up in the small town of Webster, S.D., and he told Hills-Beaver Creek students Thursday they can achieve anything if they believe in it. "It doesn’t matter where you’re from," he said. "If you set your goals high enough, you can become whatever you want to be." Lesnar said he’s not a motivational speaker, but he came to H-BC at the invitation of his aunt, Mardi Leuthold, an H-BC teacher’s assistant.Lesnar was an amateur wrestler for the University of Minnesota, where he claimed the NCAA Championship in 2000. From there, Lesnar joined World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a three-time WWE champion. His latest athletic venture was with the Minnesota Vikings. He spent the 2004 training season with the NFL team but didn’t make the cut this fall. Since then, Lesnar said he’s been hunting and fishing and spending time with his 2-year-old daughter. He lives in Plymouth, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis, and is engaged to be married next August.

10 years ago (1994)"If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again."That’s the response by Lewis and Clark Rural Water supporters since the U.S. House of Representatives recently rejected funding for their $283 million plan to pump Missouri River water through the tri-state region.The project would provide drinking water to communities in southwest Minnesota, northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota."25 years ago (1979)"Construction on the new Human Services Building is expected to start within the next week. The building will house the Southwestern Mental Health Center, Rock County Family Services, Great Plains Nursing Service and Rock County Veterans Services."50 years ago (1954)"The ‘fire call number’ system for summoning the Luverne fire department to the eight townships it serves, will go into effect November 1.This announcement was made this week by the fire department as they completed the checking of numbers, the distance to the various numbered farms, and the roads which will take them to the farms in the shortest possible time.Each farm has been assigned a fire call number. These fire call numbers have now been placed on each telephone in Vienna, Mound, Springwater, Magnolia, Luverne, Kanaranzi, Clinton, and Martin townships, which subscribe to fire protection by the Luverne fire department."75 years ago (1929)"The entire Standard Oil company’s bulk station on the Great Northern right of way at Hills narrowly escaped destruction Tuesday afternoon in a fire that consumed the storage house, contents of one oil truck and a freight car. The fire was one of the most spectacular that has ever occurred in Hills, and the dense smoke emanating from the burning oils could be seen for miles."100 years ago (1904)"Dr. C.L. Sherman received this week a new medical appliance known as the ‘Eureka Nebulizer,’ which he has added to his already well-equipped office. It is Dr. Sherman’s purpose to make a specialty of ear, nose and throat diseases, to the study of which he has devoted considerable time under leading specialists, and the new machine is for the purpose of aiding him in that line of work."

By John RittenhouseA clutch drive late in the fourth quarter kept the Adrian football team undefeated Friday.Playing their homecoming game against Little Sioux Conference foe Minneota, the situation didn’t look good for the Dragons when the Vikings gained a 21-18 lead with a touchdown late in the third quarter.The score remained the same until late in the fourth quarter when the Dragons put together an 11-play, 66-yard drive that ended with Adrian scoring the final seven points of a 25-21 win.The Adrian defense, which surrendered 14 points and two leads in the third quarter, came up with a big play when it stopped the Vikings on downs with 4:30 remaining in the fourth quarter.Adrian’s offense took over on its own 34-yard line and used 11 running plays to produce the deciding points of the game. Senior tailback Billy Anderson, who ran for 136 yards in the game, capped the march with a seven-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left to play. Anderson’s third touchdown run of the game was followed by a successful extra point by Levi Bullerman, giving the Dragons a four-point lead they would never relinquish.Minneota did get the ball back and move it to the Adrian 35 in the final seconds, but back-to-back sacks by Adrian’s Will Lutmer and Alex Suedkamp iced the team’s sixth straight win of the season.The late sacks were a welcome sight for AHS coach Randy Strand, who admitted his defense had trouble stopping Minneota in the second half."We got some big plays from our defense at the end of the game. We couldn’t put any heat on their quarterback, who was hot at the time, until the very end," he said.The Adrian defense came up with a big play early in the game when it produced a fumble that was recovered by Cody Reverts on the Minneota 43 to end the Vikings’ first offensive possession of the game.The turnover set up a five-play, 43-yard drive capped by a two-yard touchdown run from Anderson with 6:53 remaining in the opening period. The extra-point attempt failed, leaving the Dragons with a 6-0 lead.Both teams found the end zone in the final four minutes of the second period to end the scoring in the first half.Minneota put together a 19-play, 80-yard drive that ended with quarterback Derek Stripling tossing a two-yard touchdown pass to Josh Timmerman at the 3:14 mark of the second quarter. Joe DeVlaeminck tacked on the extra point to give the Vikings a 7-6 edge.The Dragons answered the challenge three plays later.Anderson returned the ensuing kick 41 yards and Bullerman scampered for a 40-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage. Anderson then capped a two-play, 46-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run with 2:49 left in the first half. The pass for a two-point conversion fell incomplete.Minneota did move the ball to Adrian’s 13-yard line late in the first half, but the Vikings were unable to erase Adrian’s 12-7 lead before the second quarter was complete.The third quarter featured three lead changes.Minneota received the first possession of the period and marched 79 yards in six plays. Stripling tossed a 46-yard touchdown pass to Tony Ufkin before hitting Stefan Sticklestad for a two-point conversion that gave the Vikings a 15-12 advantage.Adrian countered with an 11-play, 65-yard drive (all running plays) that ended with Bullerman scoring on a six-yard run at the 4:29 mark of the third quarter. The pass for a two-point conversion fell incomplete, leaving the Dragons with an 18-15 lead.The Vikings drove 53 yards in seven plays with their next possession to regain the lead at 21-18. Sticklestad capped the march with 58 seconds left in the third quarter. Adrian’s Casey Knips blocked the ensuing extra point.Adrian was able to settle the issue with its drive late in the fourth quarter, which was made possible by solid blocking from the Dragons’ offensive line."Our offensive line was the key in this game," Strand said. "We were able to control the ball most of the game because our linemen did a good job of getting off the ball. Getting off the ball was something we worked on all week, and it carried over to the game."The 6-0 Dragons will need a strong defensive effort in order to beat an offensive-minded Murray County Central team in Slayton tonight."MCC is 1-5, but it is a very dangerous 1-5 team," Strand said. "They have a good offense that controls the ball and puts up a lot of points. If we don’t keep our hands on the ball, we could be in for a long night."Team statisticsAdrian: 301 rushing yards, 35 passing yards, 336 total yards, 15 first downs, two turnovers, three penalties for 40 yards.Minneota: 182 rushing yards, 205 passing yards, 387 total yards, 20 first downs, two turnovers, eight penalties for 55 yards.Individual statisticsRushing: Anderson 21-110, Bullerman 14-136, Tony Sauer 7-55.Passing: Bullerman 2-8 for 35 yards.Receiving: Anderson 2-35.Defense: Knips 14 tackles, three sacks and one blocked kick, Sauer 14 tackles, Nick Weidert 18 tackles, Will Lutmer 10 tackles and one fumble recovery, Reverts one fumble recovery.

By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth volleyball team racked up four victories to run its current winning streak to six straight matches.The Panthers posted a four-game victory over Lakeview in Cottonwood Thursday before going 3-0 and winning the Harris-Lake Park Tournament played in Lake Park, Iowa, Saturday.Ellsworth, 15-7 overall, caps the regular season by hosting Canby Thursday before playing in Dawson Tuesday.H-LP tourneyThe Panthers recorded three straight wins to take top honors during Saturday’s tournament in Lake Park, Iowa.Ellsworth coach Jason Langland said his team didn’t play its best volleyball of the year at the event, but the Panthers were sound enough to post three-game victories over Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster, Mountain Lake Christian and H-LP to win the tourney."It was a steady performance," he said. "These weekend tournaments are tough. You can play really good or play really bad. We played good enough to win Saturday."The Panthers lost their first game of the day (14-21) to SV-RL-B before bouncing back to secure 21-14 and 15-10 wins.Amanda Deutsch completed nine of 10 serves with two aces and for points, and recorded four digs to share the team lead with Marla Groen and Amy Tiesler in the opening match. Tiesler led the Panthers with eight kills against SV-RL-B.Lynette Drenth charted 13 set assists in the opener, while Laurel Drenth completed all 11 of her serves, scoring four points and recording two aces. Brittney Kramer and Rosie Lewis added six and five blocks respectively to the winning cause.MLC nipped the Panthers 21-19 in the first game of the second match, but EHS bounced back to win the next two games by 21-9 and 15-12 tallies.Tiesler and Laurel Drenth delivered 10 and seven kills, while Drenth led the Panthers with three digs in the second match.Kramer was 10 of 10 serving with two aces and five points, and Lynette Drenth, who recorded 25 set assists, was eight of nine serving with one ace and seven points. Lewis led the Panthers with four blocks.Ellworth nipped the host school 23-21 in the first game of the final match, but H-LP knotted the score with a 21-17 win in the second game. EHS nipped the hosts 15-12 in the final game to lock up the tournament title.Kramer completed all 16 of serves, scoring nine points and recording one ace in the finale. Amy Timmer was eight of nine with three points and two aces.Laurel Drenth and Tiesler contributed seven and six kills to the winning cause, while Lewis led the way with four blocks.Lynette Drenth added 17 set assists and Deutsch four digs to Ellsworth’s effort.Ellsworth 3,Lakeview 1The Panthers raised their Camden Conference record to 3-2 with a four-game victory over the Lakers in Cottonwood Thursday.Trailing 1-0 after Lakeview pulled out a 25-21 victory in Game 1, Ellsworth bounced back in style to win the final three games by outscoring the Lakers 75-54."We came out and played well early in the first game, but we let them have it in the end," said Panther coach Langland. "Then the girls proved they can get it done when the have to. They just don’t give up. It’s nice to know we can play when we’re behind with the tournaments coming up."Ellsworth squared the match with Lakeview by rolling to a 25-12 victory in the second game before notching a 25-20 win in Game 3.The Lakers opened a 9-0 lead in the third game, but Ellsworth battled back to knot the score at 21 before using a 4-1 surge late in the contest to end the match with a 25-22 victory.Lewis led EHS at the net with 12 kills and 11 blocks. Laurel Drenth added 11 kills and seven digs to the cause, while Kramer, who was 19 of 21 serving with 10 points, contributed seven blocks to the effort.Lynette Drenth, who led the Panthers with 23 set assists, completed all 21 of her serves, scored 12 points and recorded one ace. Deutsch and Tiesler charted nine and seven digs respectively for the winners.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Cardinals held on to the coveted Battle Ax trophy after defeating Pipestone 19-12 in Pipestone Friday.It looked like the Cardinals might have to give up the symbol of tradition when the rivals opened a 12-point lead early in the game, but LHS rallied to score 19 unanswered points in the final 29 minutes of the game to post their fourth straight victory.Along with gaining bragging rights over the Arrows for another year, Luverne took a big step toward a Southwest Conference championship with the win in Pipestone.The victory upped the Cardinals’ league record to 3-1, giving them a share of the conference lead with 3-1 Redwood Valley. Luverne will play RWV in a SWC showdown Friday in Redwood Falls.According to LHS coach Todd Oye, the clash in Redwood Falls will pit the SWC’s No. 1 defense (Luverne) against the league’s No. 1 offense (RWV)."RWV is 5-1, and it is a very good team," he said. "They have some talented wide receivers to throw to for big plays. They also have a strong, talented fullback who runs the ball well. A win would give us at least a share of the SWC championship."The Cards needed to beat a good Pipestone team in order to keep their SWC title hopes alive.Pipestone controlled play early by scoring 12 points with two of its first three offensive possessions of the game. Luverne battled back by scoring touchdowns in the second, third and fourth quarters to win by seven.After the LHS defense forced the Arrows to punt at the end of their first offensive possession of the game, Pipestone found the end zone the second and third times it controlled the ball.Luverne’s opening possession of the contest ended with a punt after three unsuccessful plays, setting up what turned into a seven-play, 69-yard march by the Arrows. Pipestone quarterback Matt Paulsen tossed a 23-yard touchdown pass to Seth Garrett to cap the drive at the 4:07 mark of the first quarter. Pipestone’s extra-point attempt failed.Luverne’s second three-and-out series of the game moments later set the stage for Pipestone’s second consecutive scoring-drive. A nine-play drive that started late in the first quarter ended 48 seconds into the second period when Paulsen scored on a two-yard run with 11:12 remaining in the first half. The run for a two-point conversion failed, leaving the Arrows with a 12-0 advantage.Pipestone threatened to pad its lead when Arrow David Steenstra picked off a pass three plays into Luverne’s next offensive possession, but the Cardinals’ defense stopped the Arrows downs at the Luverne 24-yard line."Preventing them from scoring after the interception was the turning point in the game," Oye said, when talking about his team’s defensive stop. "We were a little rattled at the time, but we turned things around."The stop seemed to inspire Luverne’s offense, which mounted a 10-play, 76-yard march after the drive. The drive ended with quarterback Nick Heronimus throwing a seven-yard touchdown pass to Brad Herman with 4:42 left in the first half. Heronimus added the extra point to make it a 12-7 game.Heronimus had runs of 24 and 13 yards during the touchdown march, and he kept the drive alive by completing a pass to Jared Pick for a 10-yard gain during a fourth-and-six situation.Pipestone threatened to score late in the first half, but the first of three interceptions by Luverne’s Brandon Deragisch ended the threat.A fumble by Luverne on the first play of the second half gave the Arrows another quality scoring opportunity, but the LHS defense forced the Arrows to attempt a field goal that was missed.The Cardinal offense took over on its own 21 and moved the ball 79 yards in three plays to score the go-ahead touchdown.After runs of 18 and 25 yards by Derek Elbers, Scott Goebel dashed for a 36-yard touchdown to give the Cards a 13-12 lead with 8:06 left in the third quarter.Pipestone controlled the ball five more times after Goebel put the Cards in front, but the LHS defense shut the Arrows down each time.Pipestone was limited to two first downs the rest of the game, and interceptions by Deragsich in the third and fourth quarters ended two of Pipestone’s five final possessions."Our defense played well again," Oye said. "Jose Saravia played really well on the line. He had one sack and was able to penetrate across the line of scrimmage a number of times. Jose was responsible for Pipestone taking two or three holding penalties by himself."The Cardinal offense put the game away by scoring a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. A four-play drive ended with fullback Ben Nath scoring on a three-yard plunge with 46 seconds remaining to cap the scoring."After the fumble to start the second half, we were able to move the ball pretty well," Oye said. "We had trouble passing the ball because of Pipestone’s coverage and the pressure it put on our quarterback. We did run the ball for nearly 25 yards against a stingy defense."Team statisticsLuverne: 242 rushing yards, 24 passing yards, 266 total yards, 11 first downs, eight penalties, two turnovers.Pipestone: 78 rushing yards, 148 passing yards, 226 total yards, 12 first downs, eight penalties, three turnovers.Individual statisticsRushing: Herman 1-minus 2, Jake Hendricks 5-8, Nate Siebenahler 3-12, Elbers 10-86, Heronimus 6-62, Nath 6-40, Goebel 2-36.Passing: Heronimus 3-14 for 24 yards.Receiving: Herman 1-7, Pick 1-10, Hendricks 1-7.Defense: Deragisch three interceptions, Saravia one sack, Elbers two sacks.

By John RittenhouseA pair of Luverne High School tennis players advanced to the semifinal round of the Section 3A Individual Tennis Tournament with their efforts during the opening rounds of tournament play Monday in Redwood Falls.Sophomore Samantha Gacke and junior Brittany Boeve, athletes who played singles for Luverne most of the regular season, joined forces to form a doubles team that posted two wins to open the individual tournament."It was only the second time Sam and Brittany played as a doubles team all season, but they played well together as a team," said Cardinal coach Greg Antoine. "They showed good control of the ball. They were able to place their shots where they could finish the point off."Seeded sixth for doubles competition, Boeve and Gacke opened the tournament by saddling MACCRAY’s Megan Hansen and Melissa Gustafson (seeded No. 11) with a pair of 6-1 setbacks in the opening round.The Luverne team upset the third-seeded team, Montevideo’s Katie Jurgenson and Caitlin Strand, by 6-2 and 6-4 scores in the quarterfinals.Boeve and Gacke are scheduled to play in the semifinals of the event today at Gustavus Aldophus College in St. Peter. The Luverne team is scheduled to take the courts inside the domed complex at 9 a.m. The LHS girls play second-seeded Kristin Erickson and Jess Mueller, of New London-Spicer."It will be fun to have a team playing at the dome in St. Peter. Our goal at the beginning of the year was to get someone to St. Peter, and Sam and Brittany made it," Antoine said.While Gacke and Boeve survived the opening rounds of the tournament, the 2004 season came to an end for four more LHS players Monday.Andraya Gacke and Kaitlyn Deragisch formed the tournament’s 16th-seeded doubles team. The 17th-seeded team, Montevideo’s Anne Flaherty and Megan Luebke, eliminated the Cardinals by winning 6-3 and 6-4 sets in the opening round.Alyssa Klein earned the ninth seed in singles competition, and she topped eighth-seeded Sam Bouschek of Redwood Valley by 6-2 scores in the first round. Top-seeded Judith Maas of Benson handed Klein 6-4 and 6-1 setbacks in the quarterfinals.Nikki Van Dyk won her opening match of the singles tournament as the No. 15 seed. She defeated 18th-seeded Claire Jaenisch, of MACCRAY, by 6-3 scores in the first round. Second-seeded Paula Beckerman, of New London-Spicer, blanked Van Dyk in consecutive sets in the quarterfinals."I thought all of our girls played well," Antoine said. "You just run into some good doubles teams and singles players at this tournament."

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne girls emerged as the team champion of the Luverne Cardinal Invitational cross country meet staged at the Adrian Area Country Club Thursday.The LHS varsity squad fought off some stiff competition offered by Sioux Falls Lincoln to win the meet by one point.The Cardinals scored 47 points to nip Lincoln, which tallied 48 counters, by one. Six other complete teams ran at the meet.Top-10 efforts produced by Lexi Heitkamp, Amanda Saum and Kayla Raddle helped the Cardinals win the meet. Heitkamp finished fourth in 15:31, Saum seventh in 15:58 and Raddle eighth in 16:01.Amanda Kannas and Kelsey Dooyema capped the team scoring for LHS by finishing 13th and 15th with respective 16:55 and 17:07 times.Kristy Heikes placed 22nd in 17:40 without influencing the scoring.Adrian fielded a complete girls’ team that placed third with 73 points. Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth ran an incomplete team.Adrian eighth-grader Morgan Lynn used a late push to win the individual title with a time of 14:59.Leslie Stover placed sixth in 15:56, Erica Thier 11th in 16:33, Megan Henning 23rd in 14:44 and Krissi Thier 38th in 18:27 while making contributions to Adrian’s team effort.Kelly Banck placed 41st in 18:47 without impacting the scoring.H-BC-E’s Ashley Bucher and Jill Weitgenant placed 24th and 37th with respective 17:45 and 18:22 efforts in the girls’ varsity race,Lincoln scored 22 points to top second-place Luverne (38 points) and five other complete teams to win the boys’ varsity team championship.Tom Ward and Thomas Pinkal turned in strong performances for the Cardinals, finishing second and third with respective 17:44 and 17:46 times.Steve Schneiderman, Nick Otten and Dusty Antoine made contributions to the team effort by finishing 10th, 11th and 14th with 18:06, 18:07 and 18:29 times.Travis Halfmann (23rd in 19:00), David Nelson (35th in 20:08), Michael Nelson (38th in 20:08), Craig Oeding (39th in 20:11), Eric Kraetsch (51st in 21:22), Tyler Muck (68th in 24:12) and Jerome Willers (69th in 24:16) ran without influencing the scoring for LHS.The Adrian boys placed third in varsity team competition with 96 points. H-BC-E sported an incomplete team.Lee Stover led the Dragons by placing 13th in 18:09.Brandon Bullerman, Ethan Wieneke, Jarod Boltjes and Robert Swayze finished 20th, 22nd, 24th and 27th with respective 18:55, 18:58, 19:04 and 19:18 times to cap the scoring for AHS.Aaron Mormann (28th in 19:28), Bryce Antelope (33rd in 19:50), Brad Brake (37th in 20:05), Jack Albertson (40th in 20:17), Dustin Lonneman (45th in 20:54) and Eldon Vaselaar (66th in 23:51) ran for Adrian without impacting the scoring.H-BC-E’s Grant Hoogendoorn and Jared Drenth placed 55th and 56th in 21:38 and 22:00 for H-BC-E.Here is a look at the varsity team standings and junior high results from Thursday’s meet.Girls’ standings: Luverne 47, SFL 48, Adrian 73, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 101, Worthington 120, Murray County Central 157, Westbrook-Walnut Grove-Red Rock Central 190, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 212.Boys’ standings: SFL 22, Luverne 38, Adrian 96, Flandreau Indian School 103, MCC 135, Worthington 152, T-M-B 200.Junior high boysLuverne: Davonte Maine, 13th, 6:14; Matthew Stensland-Bos, 21st, 6:52; Nick Den Herder, 34th, 8:41.Adrian: Nathan Reyne, first, 5:32; Ross Wieneke, second, 5:42; Michael Graff, sixth, 5:58; Zach Runia, eighth, 6:02; Kyle Henning, 10th, 6:04; Jordan Pater, 12th, 6:10; Nick Kellen, 18th, 6:36; Huston Heitkamp, 25th, 7:05; David Bird, 26th, 7:06; Nick McCaan, 31st, 7:48.H-BC-E: Tyler Paulson, third, 5:43; Dustin Verhey, fourth, 5:52; Brent Kramer, fifth, 5:53; Luke Tiesler, 14th, 6:22; Andrew Hoyme, 15th, 6:24; Tyler Kruid, 16th, 6:26; Tom Nolte, 17th, 6:35; Alex Angelo, 20th, 6:42; Derek Drenth, 22nd, 6:57; Karic Wiertzema, 26th, 7:06; Sam Luze, 29th, 7:20; B.J. Kruse, 30th, 7:40.Junior high girlsLuverne: Rachel Saum, fourth, 7:02; Christy Van Dyke, fifth, 7:06; Ashley Kraetsch, 12th, 7:32; Whitney Oehlerts, 15th, 7:39.Adrian: Hailee Heitkamp, first, 6:29; Anna Sauer, eighth, 7:09; Alissa Sauer, 14th, 7:34; Samantha Vaselaar, 17th, 8:31.H-BC-E: Courtney Hoogendoorn, sixth, 7:08; Brooke Tilstra, 11th, 7:29.

By John RittenhouseScoring lapses late in the match hurt the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots when they took on Fulda in a Red Rock Conference volleyball match in Hills Thursday.The Patriots were hoping to gain some late-season momentum by defeating the team they beat in last year’s South Section 3A Tournament championship game.Fulda, however, didn’t let it happen.The Raiders snapped a tie at one game each by posting comfortable wins in Games 3 and 4 on the way to a 3-1 victory.Inconsistent offensive play by the Patriots late in the match allowed the Raiders to outscore them 50-28 in the final two games."We played pretty well until we decided not to score any more points in the third and fourth games," said H-BC coach Curt Doorneweerd. "When we were scoring, we did everything right. Our hitting was a big letdown. We were unable to keep the ball in play and make Fulda earn its points."The Raiders opened the match by posting a 25-17 win in Game 1, but the Patriots bounced back to knot the match with a 25-20 victory in the second game.Games 3 and 4 were title battles early, but the Raiders pulled away in the end to notch 25-12 and 25-16 victories.Kelly Mulder turned into a force at the net for H-BC, registering 16 kills and 10 blocks in the match.Cassi Tilstra and Melinda Feucht contributed 12 and three kills to the cause respectively. Tilstra added five blocks.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth junior high boys made a bid to win a team championship at the Cardinal Invitational staged at the Adrian Area Country Club Thursday.The Patriot boys battled it out with Adrian in the team competition, with the Dragons edging H-BC-E by a 24-33 margin.Solid efforts turned in by Tyler Paulson, Dustin Verhey and Brent Kramer led the Patriots to their second-place effort as a team.Paulson placed third in 5:43, Verhey fourth in 5:52 and Kramer fifth in 5:53.Luke Tiesler and Andrew Hoyme rounded out the team’s scoring by placing 14th and 15th in 6:22 and 6:24 respectively.Tyler Kruid (16th in 6:26), Tom Nolte (17th in 6:35), Alex Angelo (20th in 6:42), Derek Drenth (22nd in 6:57), Karic Wiertzema (26th in 7:06), Sam Luze (29th in 7:20) and B.J. Kruse (30th in 7:40) ran without influencing the team effort.Two H-BC-E runners competed in the boys’ varsity, girls’ varsity and girls’ junior high races at the meet.Ashley Bucher turned in the top effort in varsity action by placng 24th in 17:45. Jill Weitgenant placed 37th in 18:22.Grant Hoogendoorn and Jared Drenth finished 55th and 56th in 21:38 and 22:00 in the boys’ varsity race.Courtney Hoogendoorn and Brooke Tilstra placed sixth and 11th in 7:08 and 7:29 in the girls’ junior high race.