Families in Colusa are reeling after the Diocese of Sacramento announced the closure of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, citing rising costs and declining enrollment as insurmountable barriers.

The Minnesota State High School League realigns football districts every two years. District placement determines which opponents a team can face during the regular season.

A statement from Vicar General Rev. William Thompson of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester said Cashman was ordained a priest in 1960 and served as principal of Lourdes High School from 1970 to 1977.