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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:30

Spikers’ season comes to abrupt finish

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By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

BLUE EARTH – A disappointing and injury-plagued season came to an abrupt end in the opening round of the sub-section tournament. 

Coach Joe Kuechenbecker’s fifth-seeded New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva volleyball team were swept in three games by fourth-seeded Blue Earth in the quarterfinal round of the South Sub-Section 2AA Tournament at Blue Earth last Thursday. The Panthers made it to the sub-section championship game before losing to Le Sueur-Henderson last season. 

The Bucs outscored NRHEG 75-56 in winning 25-19, 25-19 and 25-18.

The Panthers had defeated Blue Earth in a tournament during the season. 

Blue Earth, the South Central Conference champion, raised its record to 20-7-3 for the season. The Buccaneers were scheduled to meet top-seeded Le Sueur-Henderson in the semifinals. 

NRHEG finished a disappointing 10-16-3 for the year. The Panthers, who lost six of their final seven matches, had won 23, 18 and 23 matches the previous three years. 

NRHEG managed just a 3-10-2 record on the road this fall. 

Krista Hassing paced the Bucs with 10 kills, eight blocks and seven digs. 

Janessa Jahnke contributed 12 kills and 10 digs, plus a 10-11 performance from the service line. 

Ashton Hendrickson added 10 digs for the winners

Monica Krieger dished out 25 set assists and was 16-15 serving. 

The NRHEG coaches failed to provide any individual statistics. 

The sub-section championship will be held at Gustavus this evening. 

The section title and a trip to state will be determined Saturday evening at Gustavus. 


South Sub-Sect. 2AA Quarterfinals

NRHEG     19    19    18        56

BE               25    25    25        75

NEXT: NRHEG’s season is finished.


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