By Sara StrongLoren Forrest, rural Luverne, pitched a business idea to the Economic Development Authority Tuesday.It’s still in the research phase, so the authority wouldn’t commit to any funding, but Forrest said he’ll eventually ask for $250,000 for a new corn-to-fuel plant.The complicated process is through catalytic conversion, rather than fermentation, as used in the current ethanol plant in Luverne.The process uses less corn and can use plant residue, stover or silage. Forrest said he believes a ton of corn could produce up to 291 gallons of ethanol.He would like to eventually form a co-op with a manager handling day-to-day operations.Forrest and a few associates are traveling to a similar plant in the south that uses wood for its base product to convert to energy. If, after visiting the inventor, the process can be done in Luverne, Forrest will try for a grant from the city.City Administrator Greg LaFond said he was respectfully skeptical of the process. "If this is projected to be as good as it is, why isn’t a company like Excel Energy interested?" LaFond said.The inventor hasn’t turned it over to the patent process for fear of copycat operations. LaFond wondered why he would turn the same information over to local people. Forrest said he won’t proceed unless it proves viable and they get detailed information.Forrest, himself, has spent three years studying the process, down to complicated chemistry and how a plant would be physically set up. He said that since it can use silage and other forms of "biomass," that it makes it a good idea. It could be used even in drought years if crops were poor.

By Sara StrongThe Luverne City Council again crunched numbers in review of contract law and dispatching.City Administrator Greg LaFond called it a process that "seeks to negotiate fair and equitable contracts and treatment."Some negative public comments toward the city’s actions haven’t been communicated to the council or LaFond personally."I’ve not received one call or visit from a citizen in opposition to what’s been done so far," LaFond said."And if I’m called ‘gung-ho,’ it’s a compliment. … I am gung-ho to the ultimate when it’s protecting city taxpayers."At the center of the council’s discussion is the notion that city residents are paying twice for some county services; first as city taxpayers and then as county taxpayers.Law enforcement, for example, costs the city $447,486 in direct contract costs, which is half the department’s budget. Then, city residents pay 20 percent of the county’s half of the law enforcement budget.Luverne says that other county residents aren’t charged the same "premium tax" that city residents are.The county says the premium services the city expects come with higher costs.Council members want it made clear that although they have terminated the dispatch agreement, it was just to ensure it wouldn’t continue through 2005 without resolved negotiations. The existing joint powers agreement requires notice of termination at least 12 months in advance of the actual termination. The county said it would have negotiated the contract without termination, and would have let the city out of it, if no settlement was reached.The county claims that the city’s actions show no "good faith" in its previous relationships.LaFond said, "We want to cooperate, but we want to have a legitimate discussion."The city maintains that it is just operating within the rules of the contract and that the county could have held it to the agreement through 2005.Councilman David Hauge said, "We don’t always agree as a council, but we always try to discuss and come to decisions that are the best for the city."In other business Tuesday, the council:
Approved an ordinance allowing crematoriums as conditional uses in residential-institutional zones. To get one, a company would still have to go through the process of applying for a conditional use permit.
Designated the Rock County Star Herald as the city’s official newspaper.
Approved committee appointments, including Steve Perkins for the Airport Board and Isaac DeBoer on the Economic Development Authority.
Changed the final meeting time of the month to 5 p.m., like the two first meetings of the month. Previously, this had been 7 p.m.

By Jolene FarleyThe Hills-Beaver Creek School Board reviewed an audit summary for the district’s fiscal year ending June 30 at a Monday meeting.The audit was prepared by Turbes, Drealan, Kvilhaug and Company, certified public accountants. A representative of the company attended the meeting to present the information and answer questions.After taking increased revenues and expenditures into account from the locker room project, the district’s unreserved general fund balance decreased by $177,600, according to the report."The bottom line is we spent more than we made last year and that was kind of a goal," Superintendent Dave Deragisch said. "But we have to put the brakes on now."The board and Deragisch were advised last year by Turbes, Drealan, Kvilhaug and Company to consider decreasing the general fund balance. The board was told that with the state’s budget uncertainties, districts with an overly healthy fund balance could be penalized. Revenues for 2003 were $3,418,709, increasing from $2,892,272 in 2002. Much of the increase can be attributed to funds allocated for the locker room project. Total expenditures were $3,077,396, increasing from $2,772,863 in 2002. The increase in expenditures stem from the locker room project and payments made to the Luverne district for special education costs accrued over the past few years. Hiring another teacherElementary Principal Todd Holthaus presented a proposal to the board to hire a quarter-time teacher for $11,500. The teacher would work with half of the fifth-grade class half of the day for the last semester of the 2003-04 school year. There are currently 29 students in the fifth-grade class and another student is expected at semester time.Substitute teacher Mary Siegfried has indicated an interest in remaining with the district. She is currently filling in for Chris Louwagie while he recovers from a car accident. The students would be split into two groups in the morning, with the new teacher’s main focus on reading and math. Needed repairsDeragisch informed the board that the heating system in the high school, constructed in 1921, was repaired over the Christmas break. A defective thermostat on the third floor previously allowed the temperature to rise to more than 90 degrees. In addition to the third floor, there are other areas in the building that are still overheating due to defective thermostats, according to Deragisch."If our system was current, it would be very easy to come in and fix," Deragisch said. Parts for the heating system are no longer manufactured so repairmen have to make replacement parts themselves. Repairmen told Deragisch the heating system should either be replaced or some of the radiators removed and capped to try and keep temperatures in a normal range. Deragisch was unsure if removing the radiators would fix the problem or make some of the rooms too cold.Costs for replacing the system are estimated at $50,000 to $100,000. Any work to the system would be done during the summer while school wasn’t in session.November and December fuel oil costs for the elementary school were $2,274. Fuel oil costs for the high school were $12,410.Elementary enrollmentElementary enrollment as of Jan. 12 is 153, according to Elementary Principal Todd Holthaus. Next year’s kindergarten class will tentatively have 18 students. Little Patriot Academy preschool enrollment in the Monday-Wednesday class is 16 students. The Tuesday-Thursday class has 15 students.

By Brenda WinterSouthern Hills Apartments will soon be known as Southern Hills Condominium, according to the city's plan for the four city-owned rental units.Attorney Damon Eisma told Hills EDA members at their Tuesday meeting the first step in selling Southern Hills Apartments is to turn the property into a condominium. Because condominiums are made of private property as well as common property among neighbors, they have unique legal requirements. Eisma said, "There are a lot of hoops to jump through," but the preliminary legal work is intended to clear the way for the sale of the apartments.Current tenants will have the first opportunity to purchase the unit in which they live. Councilman and realtor Keith Elbers is handling the sale of the units for the city. He said one tenant is interested in purchasing a unit and he's had inquiries about some of the other units.In other business the City Council:
Voted to rent the American Legion maintenance room to Bud Hoogeveen for $60 a month for his barbershop. Hoogeveen was displaced when the city sold the depot building that housed his business. Pending Hoogeveen's approval of the deal, the city will install appropriate plumbing and a hot water heater.
Heard a report from surveyor Steve Kor regarding property lines near the city's ball diamonds. Kor said because there are so few markers in the city, it is difficult to locate property lines. "It was surveyed in the 1800s or not at all," Kor said. He said it appears the city "bought about 30 feet of land, twice," but because of the survey it gained about 30 feet of land on the other side of the parcel. Because the oversight constitutes no financial gain or loss to the city or anyone else, no action will be taken.
Set the following appointments for 2004. Mayor pro tem, Arlen Leenderts; Official Newspaper, Hills Crescent; Civil Defense Director, Doug Chapman; Weed Inspector, Dave Leenderts; Official Bank, Hills State Bank; Health Officer, Dr. Diane Kennedy; City Attorney, Doug Eisma; EDA president, Dana Dahlquist; EDA vice-president, Arlen Leenderts; EDA treasurer, Joanne Goehle; and EDA secretary, Connie Wiertzema.
Established the 2004 city equipment rental policy. Rent for city equipment is $40 per hour, with the minimum rental charge being one hour.Equipment rentals must be run by a city employee, charged at one and one-half times the employee's hourly wage. All requests for equipment rentals are to be determined by the city employee, who has the right to reject and refuse any and all rentals.
Set the 2004 mileage reimbursement rate at 37.5 cents per mile, following the IRS guidelines.
Directed City maintenance man Wayne Ward to take no immediate action regarding a dog-at-large concern between two neighbors. Mayor Jim Jellema said, "It's a whole lot easier for neighbors to talk to each other before they go to the next step (of involving the City). By calling in someone else, you just make the issue a lot bigger."
Directed City clerk Connie Wiertzema to send a letter to an individual requesting that two deer carcasses be removed from the individual's front porch.

By Jolene FarleyNyla Reker’s friendly face has been a fixture at the Beaver Creek Post Office for several years. The postal service recently recognized Reker for 25 years of service with a pin and letter of recognition. Reker began her career at the postal service in 1978. The Postmaster at the time, Merlin Wynia, hired her to work as his substitute in Beaver Creek. In addition to working in Beaver Creek, Reker substituted at other offices until she became the Steen Postmaster in 1986. In January 1989, Reker became the Beaver Creek Postmaster. Over the years, she said the most notable change in the postal service is automation. Machines, instead of people, now sort the mail. "I guess you could call it the Ben Franklin days of sorting mail one letter at a time," she said.All mail is sent to Mankato and sorted by machine and then returned to the appropriate post office for delivery. "Now instead of one letter at a time, we can have a whole tray come in delivery sequence." Reker said this saves some offices labor costs, which in turn prevents postage increases. Another change is the bar coding of all items sold in the post office. Reker scans the items and the scanner tracks sales for her. She used to keep account books by hand. Reker wouldn’t trade her job for anything. "One thing about working in a small one (post office) you get to do everything," she said. "I like the variety of being a postmaster in a small town." Although eligible in 2008, Reker doesn’t plan to retire anytime soon. "I’d be too young to retire then," she said. "I love my job."Besides Reker, there are three other employees at the Beaver Creek Post Office. Reker’s substitute, Chad Rauk, works Saturday mornings and when Reker is on vacation or attending meetings. Janet McClure is rural carrier and Burdette Braun is her substitute. Reker and her husband, Dale, live in Beaver Creek.

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys overcame a one-point first quarter to post a Red Rock Conference basketball victory in Adrian Thursday.After falling behind 15-1 in the first minutes of play, the Patriots rallied to outscore the Dragons 52-33 the rest of the night while securing a 53-48 victory.Although the situation changed as the game progressed, H-BC appeared to be in trouble when Adrian rolled to a 14-point lead in the first quarter.AHS senior guard Brandon Wolf, who led all players with 20 points along with charting five assists in the game, scored the game’s first eight points by hitting two of his six three-point shots in the contest and another field goal in the first 1:30.H-BC’s Kale Wiertzema, who had seven rebounds and five assists for the Patriots, made a free throw moments later to make it 8-1.Adrian, however, countered with a 7-0 run capped by Kyle Knips’ field goal at the 3:30 mark that ended the scoring in the first quarter.H-BC climbed back into the game by outscoring AHS 16-7 in the second quarter to trail 22-17 at the intermission.After trimming the difference to 10 points twice early in the stanza, H-BC trailed by five (19-14) when Wiertzema hit a shot with 58 seconds left. Zach Wysong, who led the Patriots with 17 points, drained a three-point shot at the buzzer to bring the Patriots within five points after trailing by eight.Wiertzema scored the first two points of the third quarter to make it a 22-19 game, but Adrian countered with an 8-2 run capped by a three from Wolf at the 5:05 mark to make it a 29-21 game.The Patriots controlled play the rest of the third quarter by mounting a 16-2 run that ended with a Wiertzema field goal with 46 seconds remaining to take a 37-31 lead that was trimmed to four points (37-33) by period’s end.Adrian managed to tie the game three different times (37-37, 40-40 and 42-42) in the first 3:27 of the fourth quarter, but H-BC’s 6-0 spurt, which ended with a field goal by Tyler Bush with 2:16 remaining, gave the Patriots a 48-42 lead.Wolf nailed a pair of threes to trim the difference to three points (48-45 and 51-48) twice in the final two minutes, but Bush sank a pair of charity shots with 31 seconds remaining to ice the win for H-BC.Trey Van Wyhe led H-BC with 13 rebounds in the game. Kyle and Casey Knips collected 11 and 10 rebounds respectively for AHS.Box scoreH-BCBush 2 1 2-2 9, Wysong 3 3 2-2 17, Broesder 1 1 0-0 5, Wiertzema 5 0 2-5 12, Van Wyhe 3 0 2-5 8, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0, LeBoutillier 0 0 2-2 2.AdrianWolf 1 6 0-0 20, Block 3 0 3-4 9, Weidert 0 0 0-0 0, K.Knips 3 0 0-1 6, Brake 2 0 0-2 4, Stover 0 0 0-0 0, C.Knips 4 0 1-2 9.Team statisticsH-BC: 19 of 48 field goals (40 percent), 10 of 16 free throws (63 percent), 30 rebounds, nine turnovers.Adrian: 19 of 54 field goals (35 percent), four of nine free throws (44 percent), 30 rebounds, eight turnovers.

Ellsworth juior guard Marla Groen protects the ball from a SV-RL-B player during monday's girls' basketball game in Ellsworth.By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth girls’ basketball team played its way to a split while hosting a pair of opponents.The Panthers lost a 12-point Camden Conference tilt to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Friday before posting a 14-point victory over Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster Monday.Ellsworth, 5-4 overall, hosts Minneota Friday before playing Lincoln HI in Ivanhoe Tuesday.Ellsworth 56,SV-RL-B 42The Panthers overcame a season-high 35 turnovers to post a 14-point win over the Raiders on Parents’ Night in Ellsworth Monday.Ellsworth’s inability to protect the ball allowed SV-RL-B to remain within striking distance of the Panthers all night, but the winless Raiders were unable to seriously challenge EHS after falling behind 11 points in the first quarter.The Panthers sported a 4-3 edge before going on an 11-0 run capped by Laurel Drenth’s field goal at the 2:04 mark of the first period that gave the hosts a 15-3 cushion.SV-RL-B trimmed the difference to 11 points (15-4) by period’s end, but the Panthers outscored the Raiders 10-2 in the first 4:24 of the second quarter and led 25-6 when Marla Groen hit a three-point shot. An 8-1 surge by SV-RL-B made it a 26-14 game with less than one minute remaining in the first half. Ellsworth’s Amy Timmer, however, converted a pair of field goals in the final 30 seconds to make it a 30-14 difference at the intermission.After falling behind by 18 points early in the third quarter, SV-RL-B trimmed the difference to 11 points (36-25) at the 2:39 mark of the stanza. The Panthers closed the quarter with a 6-2 spurt to lead 42-27 at period’s end.The Raiders came within 11 points of EHS three different times in the fourth quarter before falling by 14 in the end.Drenth, who had a streak of four consecutive double-doubles snapped during the contest, led EHS with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists. The Ellsworth coaching staff praised the play of sophomore Amy Tiesler, who scored nine points and collected four rebounds as well as playing solid defense during her first varsity start.Box scoreTiesler 4 0 1-1 9, Mann 0 0 0-0 0, Majchrzak 1 0 1-2 3, Leuthold 0 0 0-1 0, Kvaale 0 0 0-0 0, Ly.Drenth 1 0 2-2 4, Lr.Drenth 8 0 5-5 21, Lewis 0 0 0-0 0, Groen 0 1 3-4 6, Connors 0 0 0-0 0, Kramer 1 0 1-2 3, A.Timmer 4 0 0-1 8, Peters 1 0 0-0 2, L.Timmer 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsEllsworth: 21 of 39 field goals (54 percent), 13 of 18 free throws (72 percent), 25 rebounds, 35 turnovers.SV-RL-B: 14 of 51 field goals (28 percent), 14 of 25 free throws (56 percent), 21 rebounds, 25 turnovers.R-T-R 68, Ellsworth 56Poor shooting in the first quarter by the Panthers led to a 12-point home loss to the Knights Friday.Ellsworth played right along with a talented R-T-R team in the final three quarters, but the Panthers were zero of 13 from the field in the first quarter and were never able to recover from the early hole they dug for themselves."We didn’t have any field goals in the first quarter," said Panther coach Dean Schnaible. "You have to be able to put the ball into the hole against a good team like R-T-R, and we didn’t do that. R-T-R was the better ball club Friday, and they were the best team we’ve played so far this year."The Knights led 13-4 after limiting the Panthers to four free throws in the first quarter, and they outscored EHS 21-15 in the second quarter to open a 15-point (34-19) halftime lead. EHS outscored R-T-R 22-18 in the third quarter to trail 52-41. The Panthers trimmed the difference to five points at one stage of the fourth quarter before falling by 14 in the end.Laurel Drenth registered her fourth consecutive double-double by scoring 29 points and nabbing 10 rebounds for the Panthers. She also had four assists. Melissa Leuthold also charted four assists. Schnaible said Mya Mann, who was playing in her first varsity game, helped the Panthers get back into the game in the second half with her play on defense.Box scoreTiesler 1 0 3-5 5, Mann 0 0 0-0 0, Majchrzak 0 0 0-1 0, Leuthold 1 0 2-2 4, Kvaale 2 0 0-0 4, Ly.Drenth 1 0 0-0 2, Lr.Drenth 8 1 10-15 29, Groen 1 0 1-2 3, Kramer 2 0 0-1 4, Timmer 2 0 1-3 5.Team statisticsEllsworth 19 of 53 field goals (36 percent), 17 of 29 free throws (59 percent), 28 rebounds, 20 turnovers.R-T-R: 26 of 59 field goals (44 percent), 14 of 28 free throws (50 percent), 38 rebounds, 15 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ basketball team split Southwest Conference games on the road.The Cardinals lost a 17-point decision to Redwood Valley in Redwood Falls Friday before posting a five-point win in Windom Tuesday.Luverne, 7-4 overall and 2-3 in the SWC, hosts Southwest Christian tonight before entertaining Lennox, S.D., Tuesday.Luverne 74, Windom 69The Cardinals posted their first road win during the tenure of LHS coach Tom Rops Tuesday in Windom.Four Cardinals reached double figures in scoring during what Rops described as being a satisfying experience."It was a very good team effort," he said. "This was our first road win in a number of years, and a lot of kids contributed to it. I’m very happy and proud of these kids for the way they are working. We’re headed in the right direction, but we got to keep improving."Luverne raced to a 19-11 lead in the first quarter before increasing the difference to 12 points (38-26) at halftime. Windom trimmed the difference to nine points (53-44) in the third quarter and used a late shot to make it a five-point separation at game’s end.Jared Pick and Brandon Deragisch scored 18 and 17 points respectively to lead the Cards. John Tofteland and Scott Boelman added 15 and 12 points to the cause. Nick Heronimus passed for seven assists. Deragisch picked up three steals.Box scorePick 4 0 10-10 18, Tofteland 4 2 1-3 15, Herman 3 0 0-0 6, S.Boelman 4 0 4-6 12, Lange 1 0 1-3 3, Deragisch 0 4 5-7 17, Heronimus 0 1 0-0 3.Team statisticsLuverne: 23 of 44 field goals (52 percent), 21 of 29 free throws (72 percent), 29 rebounds, 18 turnovers.Windom: 23 of 60 field goals (38 percent), 18 of 27 free throws (67 percent), 26 rebounds, 12 turnovers.RWV 67, Luverne 50RWV used a great start to open a 19-point halftime lead and went on to best Luverne by 17 points Friday in Redwood Falls.The hot-shooting hosts opened 23-11 and 43-24 leads at the first two quarters.Luverne trimmed the difference to 16 points (50-36) in the third quarter, but its six-game winning streak came to an end when RWV used a 17-16 scoring edge in the fourth quarter to win by 17."We played pretty well," said Cardinal coach Rops. "They were just deadly shooting the ball early in the game. I was glad to see our kids didn’t give up. We came out and tried to fight with them in the second half."Brad Herman led LHS with 15 points. Heronimus charted five assists. Deragisch registered five assists.Box scorePick 2 0 0-0 4, Herman 7 0 1-2 15, Deragisch 3 0 0-0 6, S.Boelman 4 0 0-0 8, Heronimus 1 1 2-2 7, Lange 2 0 0-0 4, Antoine 0 2 0-0 6, Graphenteen 0 0 0-1 0, M.Boelman 0 0 0-2 0.Team statisticsLuverne: 20 of 42 field goals (48 percent), three of seven free throws (43 percent), 19 rebounds, 18 turnovers.RWV: 25 of 59 field goals (42 percent), 13 of 15 free throws (87 percent), 20 rebounds, 10 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian wrestling team experienced a successful week that featured the Dragons winning seven matches at three different events.Adrian went 2-0 at the Madison, S.D., triangular Thursday, 3-0 at the Yellow Medicine East quadrangular in Clarkfield Friday, and 2-0 at the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton triangular Tuesday.The 16-3 Dragons wrestle at the Federated Duels in Owatonna Saturday before hosting Fulda-Murray County Central Tuesday.T-M-B triangularThe Dragons recorded a pair of convincing wins during Tuesday’s triangular in Tracy.Adrian routed Redwood Valley 63-1 in the first round before topping T-M-B 55-10 in the finale.Tony Thier (103), Joey Bullerman (112), Michal Barrie (130), Brandon Bullerman (135), Dusty Bullerman (145), Cody Reverts (160), Trent Bullerman (171), Levi Bullerman (189), Cody Lutmer (215) and Josh Winselman (275) all had 2-0 outings.Brandon Croat (119), Pete Jensen (125), Clint Metz (140) and Tony Sauer (152) all went 1-1.Match wrap-upsAdrian 63, RWV 1103 (A) Thier dec. Myers.112 (A) J.Bullerman by forfeit.119 (A) Croat m.d. Hodgson.125 (A) Jensen pins Iverson.130 (A) Barrie pins Heiling.135 (A) B.Bullerman pins Bersilva.140 (A) Metz dec. Tiffany.145 (A) D.Bullerman dec. Hagert.152 (R) Myers dec. Sauer.160 (A) Reverts dec. Anderson.171 (A) T.Bullerman t.f. Heiling.189 (A) L.Bullermanby disqualification.215 (A) Lutmer pins Pintzke.275 (A) Winselman by forfeit.Adrian 5, T-M-B 10103 (A) Thier dec. Thao.112 (A) J.Bullerman pins Evans.119 (T) Cooreman dec. Croat.125 (T)Snyder dec. Jensen.130 (A) Barrie m.d. Cooreman.135 (A) B.Bullerman pins Lackie.140 (T) Prairie m.d. Metz145 (A) D.Bullerman pins Dieter.152 (A) Sauer m.d. Nelson.160 (A) Reverts dec. Carlson.171 (A) T.Bullermanpins Rasmussen.189 (A) L.Bullerman pins Peterson.215 (A) Lutmer pins Schreier.275 (A) Winselman by forfeit.YME quadrangularThe Dragons posted three consecutive victories during Friday’s Yellow Medicine East Triangular in Clarkfield.Adrian opened the event by beating Lac Qui Parle Valley 54-18 in the first round before securing 59-15 and 45-15 wins over Fulda-Murray County Central and YME respectively.Adrian’s Clint Metz, Trent Bullerman and Cody Lutmer went 3-0 at 145, 171 and 215 respectively.Nate Engelkes was 2-0 at 152, and Michal Barrie was 2-0 at 130 and 135.Dillon (103), Matt Gottez (112), Pete Jensen (125), Brandon Bullerman (135), Jordan Reker (130), Tony Sauer (152), Levi Bullerman (171), Will Lutmer (171), Wade Loosbrock (171) and Josh Winselman (275) all went 1-0.Dusty Bullerman and Cody Reverts went 2-1 at 140 and 160.Tony Thier (103), Brandon Croat (119), Jordan Reker (125 and 130), Tanner Loosbrock (125 and 130) and Jonas Boltjes all went 1-1 for the Dragons.Zach Reker (119), Jordan Reker (125), Andy Heitkamp (135) and Wade Loosbrock (189) all went 0-1 for AHS.Match wrap-upsAdrian 54, LQPV 18103 (A) Miner dec. Tostenson.112 (A)Gottez dec. Kanstrup.119 (L) Barker t.f. Z.Reker.125 (L) Williamson dec. J.Reker.130 (A) T.Loobrock by forfeit.135 (L)Coulter m.d. Heitkamp.140 (A) D.Bullerman by forfeit.145 (A) Metz by forfeit.152 (A) Engelkes by forfeit.160 (A) Reverts by forfeit.171 (A) T.Bullerman by forfeit.189 (L) Croatt dec.W.Loosbrock.215 (A) C.Lutmer pins Dvoran.275 (A) Boltjes pins Miller.Adrian 59, F-MCC 15103 (A) Thier pins Giese.112 (A J.Bullerman m.d. Kramer.119 (F) Clarke pins Croat.125 (F) Giese pins T.Loosbrock.130 (A) J.Reker pins Clarke.135 (A) Barrie t.f. Anderson.140 (A) D.Bullerman pins Zins.145 (A) Metz pins Kramer.152 (A) Engelkes pins Meyeraan.160 (F) Henning dec. Reverts.171 (A)T.Bullerman dec. Paulzine.189 (A) W.Lutmer m.d. Horne.215 (A) C.Lutmer pins Witzel.275 (A) Winselman pins Bertrand.Adrian 45, YME 15103 (Y) Tongen dec. Thier.112 (Y) Listul dec. J.Bullerman.119 (A) Croat dec. Williams.125 (A) Jensen dec. Cole.130 (A) Barrie by default.135 (A) B.Bullerman m.d. Weber.140 (Y) Cole dec. D.Bullerman.145 (A) Metz pins Sannerud.152 (A) Sauer m.d. Isfeld.160 (A) Reverts dec. Stock.171 (A) T.Bullerman t.f. Sannerud.189 (A) L.Bullerman t.f. Stoks.215 (A) C.Lutmer pins Berg.275 (Y) Khati pins Boltjes.Madison triangularThe Dragons posted a pair of easy wins during Thursday’s triangular meet in Madison, S.D.Adrian coasted to a 60-12 win over Howard before routing the host school 61-3.Led by Levi Bullerman’s two-pin performance at 189 pounds, eight Dragons went 2-0 at the triangular. Tony Thier (103), Joey Bullerman (112), Pete Jensen (125), Michal Barrie (130), Brandon Bullerman (135), Dusty Bullerman (145), Cody Reverts (160), Trent Bullerman (171) and Josh Winselman (275) also went 2-0 for AHS.Adrian’s Brandon Croat was 1-0 at 119. Clint Metz (140), Tony Sauer (152) and Cody Lutmer (215) all went 1-1. Zach Reker was 0-1 at 119.Match wrap-upsAdrian 60, Howard 12112 (A) J.Bullerman pins Reisch.119 (H) Ruml pins Reker.125 (A) Jensen by forfeit.130 (A) Barrie by forfeit.135 (A) B.Bullerman m.d. Ruml.140 (H) Stangohr dec. Metz.145 (A) D.Bullerman pins Connor.152 (H) Boldt dec. Sauer.160 (A) Reverts pins Wallen.171 (A) T.Bullerman m.d. Neises.189 (A) L.Bullerman pins Dawson.215 (A) Lutmer pins Corbin.275 (A) Winselman pins Stangohr.103 (A) Thier m.d. Ruml.Adrian 61, Madison 3112 (A) J.Bullerman m.d. Haar.119 (A) Croat pins Schomacker.125 (A) Jensen t.f. Weber.130 (A) Barrie pins Wire.135 (A) B.Bullerman by forfeit.140 (A) Metz m.d. Alverson.145 (A) D.Bullerman dec. Downs.152 (A) Sauer pins Dreyer.160 (A) Reverts dec. Varrick.171 (A) T.Bullerman pinsWollowing Bull.189 (A) L.Bullerman pins Palmquist.215 (M) Hanson dec. Lutmer.275 (A) Winselman dec. Kapelle.103 (A) Thier dec. Williams.