By John Rittenhouse
A Hills-Beaver Creek student returned to the wrestling mat for the first time since early December when the Luverne-H-BC-Ellsworth squad traveled to Worthington for a Southwest Conference match Thursday.
Kerry Fink, an H-BC seventh-grader, wrestled for the first time since breaking a bone in his arm during a Dec. 5 match in Fulda.
Fink took over the 103-pound weight class for the Cardinals against the Trojans, where he was pinned by Trojan Anthony Kunkel in 4:33.
The Cards and Trojans competed in a match that featured six lead changes before Worthington prevailed by a 45-29 count.
The loss left L-H-BC-E with a 0-3 SWC mark and a 1-7-1 record overall.
L-H-BC-E hosts a team tournament Saturday before wrestling in Tracy Tuesday.