Marie Berghorst, 92, died Saturday, March 1 at the Hospice Cottage, Luverne. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 4 from 2 to 9 p.m. at Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, with the family present from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be Wednesday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Christian Reformed Church, Luverne with Rev. George Koopmans officiating.

Mary Wiese, 96, Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne.

Services were Thursday, Feb. 27, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Maurice E. Hagen officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.

Doris Evans Stevens, 78, Pipestone, died Friday, Feb. 21 2003, at Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne.

Memorial services were Wednesday, Feb. 26, at First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone.

Doris Ressmeyer was born to Henry and Harriet (Evans) Ressmeyer on Dec. 30, 1924, in Pipestone. She grew up and attended schools in Woodstock. After graduating from Pipestone High School in 1942, she moved to Rock Island, Ill., to work as a machinist drilling barrel chambers for 30 caliber machine guns during World War II. After the war she returned to Pipestone and worked for the J.C. Penney’s Store.

She married Wesley Stevens on Oct. 20, 1946. Following their marriage they moved to Edgerton. In 1949 they moved to Kimball, S.D., and in 1953 they moved to Whittier, Calif. In 1976 they returned home to Murray County to live and work on the family farm where Mr. Stevens grew up. Mr. Stevens died on Sept. 16, 1992. She remained on the farm until Feb. 1, 2000, when she moved to Good Samaritan Village in Pipestone. On Feb. 20 she was admitted to Luverne Community Hospital.

Mrs. Stevens was a member of the Presbyterian faith. She was a 50-year member of Eastern Star and a member of the Chandler Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing cards, bingo and attending the performances at Pipestone Performing Arts Center.

Survivors include three sons, Steve (Karen) Stevens, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Paul (Heather) Stevens, Upland, Calif., and Don Stevens, Pipestone; five grandchildren, Jay, Jill, Randy, Mikel and Seleste Stevens; and one brother, George (Elaine) Ressmeyer, Dead Lake.

Mrs. Stevens was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

Hartquist Funeral Chapel, Pipestone, was in charge of arrangements.

Henrietta Wagenaar, 78, Luverne, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at Luverne Hospice Cottage.
Services were Friday, Feb. 7, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Rick Cornish officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.

Henrietta Wagenaar was born to Hummo and Tena (Jurrens) Wagenaar on July 9, 1924, on the family farm near Adrian. She attended country school and helped on the family farm. She worked at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne for 22 years. She also worked for Family Services in Luverne for 10 years and for private families in their homes for five years.

Ms. Wagenaar was a member of First Baptist Church in Luverne. She loved flowers, making quilts and crafts and baking cookies.

Survivors include four brothers, John Wagenaar, Nevis, Enno Wagenaar, Little Rock, Iowa, Ubbe (Erma) Wagenaar, Adrian, and Andrew (Janet) Wagenaar, Garretson S.D.; three sisters, Gertrude Schneiderman, George, Iowa, Anna Mess, Luverne, and Elizabeth (Bernard) Fursee, Sioux Falls, S.D.; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.

Ms. Wagenaar was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Hemmo, and four sisters, Johanna Schneiderman, Tena Wagenaar, Martha Mess and Clara Bosch.

Luverne Community Hospice will plant a tree in Henrietta Wagenaar’s memory.

Engebretson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

By John Rittenhouse
In a basketball game involving boys’ teams that rely on their starting fives, it was a reserve that cast the crucial stones during Ellsworth’s 62-59 win over Hills-Beaver Creek in Ellsworth Monday.

Adam Sieff, an EHS junior who has seen his playing time increase in the closing stages of the regular season, scored seven crucial points to lead the Camden Conference champion Panthers to a three-point win over the H-BC Patriots, the champions of the Red Rock Conference.

Ellsworth faced its second seven-point deficit (48-41) of the game when H-BC’s Tyson Metzger buried a pair of free throws in the first minute of fourth quarter before putting together an 11-3 run capped by a field goal from Curt Schilling with 4:28 left to play to give the hosts a 52-51 edge.

The game could have gone to either team at that point, but Sieff was able to swing the momentum in Ellsworth’s favor when he drained a pair damaging three-point shots during a 6-2 surge that gave the Panthers a five-point cushion (58-53) with 2:48 left.

H-BC clawed its way back into contention and trailed 60-59 when Trey Van Wyhe buried a pair of free throws with 49 seconds left. It appeared H-BC had tied the game at 61 when Metzger hit a shot in the lane with 10 seconds left, but the Patriot senior was called for a charging foul that negated the field goal.

Sieff then hit one free throw to make it a 62-59 game with eight seconds left, and the score remained in tact when Metzger’s last-second attempt to tie the game hit the backboard without drawing iron.

The win gives Ellsworth, the No. 1 seed for the South Section 3A Tournament, a 23-2 record heading into post-season play. The Panthers play a quarterfinal-round game against No. 9 Southwest Star Concept or No. 9 Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster at 1 p.m. Saturday in Worthington.

The loss snapped a 12-game winning streak for the Patriots, the No.2 seed for the post-season tourney. H-BC, 19-5, plays No. 7 Edgerton or No. 10 Murray County Central at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Worthington.

Monday’s game was memorable for Ellsworth senior Dylan Kvaale, who needed five points to reach the 1,000-point plateau for his career. Kvaale hit an early three before coming up with a steal, which was followed by a layup to reach his milestone and give the Panthers a 5-4 edge at the 6:06 mark of the first quarter.

The teams exchanged leads for the rest of the first quarter, which ended with EHS sporting a 15-14 edge.
The second quarter belonged to H-BC as Patriot Kale Wiertzema hit a three-point shot at 5:34 to give H-BC a 25-20 cushion, which was the biggest lead sported by either team at that point of the game.

Ellsworth closed the gap to three points (33-30) before Metzger made a pair of free throws and H-BC reserve Clint Roozenboom produced a steal that lead to his layup with eight seconds left in the first half to give the Patriots a 37-30 advantage.

Ellsworth pulled to within two points of H-BC (39-37) in the third quarter before Wiertzema capped a 5-0 run with a free throw with 4.5 seconds remaining to give the Patriots a 46-39 lead. Brant Deutsch hit a jumper at the buzzer for EHS to make it a 46-41 difference heading into the fourth quarter.

Deutsch recorded a double-double for the winners with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kvaale scored 16 points and distributed six assists. Schilling added 15 points and grabbed six rebounds. Tom Janssen and Travis Jenniges contributed six and five assists to the winning cause.

Metzger and Wiertzema netted 16 and 15 points to pace H-BC. Tyler Bush, who had seven assists and three steals, drained 10 consecutive free throws to highlight a 12-point performance. Jesse Leuthold led H-BC with five rebounds.

Box score
H-BC
Bush 1 0 10-10 12, Roozenboom 2 0 0-0 4, Wiertzema 4 1 4-6 15, Metzger 4 1 5-5 16, Leuthold 2 0 0-0 4, Van Wyhe 3 0 2-2 8.
Ellsworth
Schilling 6 1 0-0 15, Jenniges 1 0 0-1 2, Janssen 2 0 1-1 5, Kvaale 4 2 2-2 16, Sieff 1 2 1-2 9, Deutsch 4 1 4-10 15, Brommer 0 0 0-0 0.

Team statistics
H-BC: 18 of 43 field goals (42 percent), 21 of 24 free throws (88 percent), 20 rebounds, 10 turnovers.
Ellsworth: 24 of 46 field goals (52 percent), eight of 16 free throws (50 percent), 25 rebounds, 13 turnovers.

Diane Kruger Voss, Carnegie, PA, formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Feb. 27. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne. A memorial service will be Thursday, March 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Adrian Catholic Church, Adrian, with Fr. Gerald Kosse officiating. Burial of cremains will be at St. Adrian Cemetery.

By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls advanced to the semifinal-round of the South Section 3A Basketball Tournament by nipping Red Rock Central 51-50 in a quarterfinal-round tilt played in Worthington Saturday.

With a strong effort on the defensive end of the court leading the way, H-BC was able to erase an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter and pull out the victory.

The way things turned out, the fifth-seeded Patriots produced the tournament lone upset in the quarterfinals by knocking off No. 4 RRC.

The win gave H-BC shot at No. 1 Adrian, a team the Patriots split games with during the regular season, Tuesday in Adrian. Look for the game story elsewhere in the sports section.

According to Patriot coach Tom Goehle, defense was the key to victory over the Falcons. H-BC forced RRC to turn the ball over 21 times in the game, giving the Patriots opportunities to come from behind late in the game.

"Our defensive intensity, especially in the second half, is what turned the tide. We forced them into 14 second-half turnovers. Our guards did an excellent job of pressuring RRC up front," he said.

H-BC appeared to be on the verge of elimination when a 36-29 deficit entering the fourth quarter was increased to eight points early in the period.

The Patriots, however, clawed their way back into the game by putting together a 13-4 run capped by a three-point shot from Cassi Tilstra with 4:43 left to play to take a 42-41 lead.

The teams exchanged leads over the next three minutes before Patriot Erin Boeve hit a field goal near the 1:00 mark of the period to give H-BC a 49-48 lead.

Tilstra and Boeve made one free throw each with 37 and 15 seconds remaining to make it a three-point difference, but RRC converted a field goal with six seconds left to make it a 51-50 game. RRC got the ball back with 3.3 seconds remaining, but the Falcons were unable to get off a potential game-winning shot before time expired.

With Boeve scoring six of her team-high 20 points and Tilstra adding five of her 16 counters to lead the way, H-BC opened a 17-10 cushion in the first quarter.

RRC, however, outscored the Patriots 15-2 in the second quarter to move in front 25-19 by halftime before increasing its lead to seven points (36-29) by the end of the third quarter.

Boeve led H-BC with 10 rebounds, while Tilstra set the pace with seven assists. Melinda Feucht chipped in four steals to the winning cause, and Sarah Rozeboom added four assists and three steals.

Box score
B.Rozeboom 0 0 1-2 1, Bush 1 0 0-0 2, Feucht 3 0 2-5 8, Sandstede 0 0 0-0 0, Tilstra 5 1 3-4 16, S.Rozeboom 0 0 0-0 0, Boeve 6 0 8-10 20, Olson 1 0 0-0 2, Mulder 0 0 2-2 2.

Team statistics
H-BC: 16 of 41 field goals (39 percent), 16 of 23 free throws (70 percent), 32 rebounds, 12 turnovers.
RRC: 15 of 37 field goals (41 percent), 14 of 24 free throws (58 percent), 31 rebounds, 21 turnovers.

Kvaale scores 1,000th point during victory
By John Rittenhouse
Another Ellsworth Panther basketball player has joined the list of players to reach the 1,000-point club during Monday’s boys’ basketball game against Hills-Beaver Creek in Ellsworth.

Dylan Kvaale, a senior guard, became the third EHS boy to reach the milestone this season during the first quarter of Monday’s 62-59 win over the Patriots.

Kvaale needed five points to reach the milestone heading into the game, and got them with a three-point shot which was followed by a layup at the 6:06 mark of the first quarter.

Kvaale joins senior Brant Deutsch and Curt Schilling as current EHS players to score 1,000 career points. Deutsch, a senior, reached the milestone Jan. 31 in Lake Benton. Schilling, a junior, joined the club during a Dec. home game against Southwest Christian.

Scott Heidebrink and Chad Boom, 1994 and 1987 EHS graduates, are the school’s other boys in the 1,000-point club. Current senior Jenna Groen became the school’s first girl to score 1,000 career points during a Nov. 26 game against SWC this season.

Luverne senior Rachel Tofteland splits a pair of Worthington defenders while driving to the basket during Saturday’s Section 3AA Girls’ Basketball Tournament game in Marshall. Tofteland led the Cardinals with eight points during a season-ending 70-29 setback.

By John Rittenhouse
The 2002-03 basketball season came to an end for Luverne with a loss during the quarterfinal round of the South Section 3AA Girls’ Basketball Tournament Saturday at Southwest State University in Marshall.
The eighth-seeded Cardinals received a tough draw as they faced No. 1 Worthington in the tourney opener.

Luverne played with the Trojans for one quarter, but the team’s upset bid came up short as Worthington outscored the Cards 51-21 in the final three quarters to prevail 70-29.

Senior Serena Franken gave the Cards a 2-0 lead with a field goal 29 seconds into the game before Worthington countered with a 6-0 run to move in front by four points (6-2).

Luverne battled back to knot the score at eight when Maggie Kuhlman capped a 6-2 surge with a three-point shot at the 1:58 mark of the first quarter, and Cardinal Brittney Williams tied the game at 11 with a three with 1:12 remaining in the opening stanza.

Worthington, however, went on an 8-0 run in the final minute of the first quarter to open a 19-11 cushion at period’s end.

Luverne pulled within five points (21-16) of the Trojans when Tera Boomgaarden drained a jumper at the 6:54 mark of the second period. The difference remained at five points (21-16) when Worthington went on a 9-0 run to take a 30-16 lead as the period progressed. Luverne trimmed the difference to 12 points twice, but the Trojans moved in front by 16 (36-20) by halftime.

Worthington went on a 13-1 run to start the third quarter and went on to outscore the Cards 25-5 in the period to lead 61-25 heading into the final stanza.

The Trojans pushed the final margin of victory to 41 points by outscoring LHS 9-4 in the fourth quarter.
Luverne, which ends the season with a 3-20 record, received eight points from Rachel Tofteland.

Box score
Williams 0 1 0-0 3, Snyder 0 0 0-0 0, Boomgaarden 3 0 0-0 6, Tofteland 2 0 4-8 8, Lysne 0 0 0-0 0, Klosterbuer 0 0 0-0 0, Franken 1 0 1-2 3, Stewart 1 0 0-1 2, Loosbrock 1 0 0-0 2, Pinkal 0 0 0-0 0, Kuhlman 0 1 2-2 5, Nieuwboer 0 0 0-0 0.