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Last week was another good one for the NRHEG High School baseball team.
The Panthers went 2-1 while improving their record to 5-2 on the season, 4-1 in the Gopher Conference.
NRHEG opened the week with a tough 4-3 loss at Medford Monday, but bounced back to beat Zumbrota-Mazeppa 13-3 Thursday at Legion Field and win 10-3 at Blooming Prairie Friday.
Medford 4, NRHEG 3
The Panthers fell as the winning run scored from third on a pickoff attempt at second base in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Trevor Tracy started on the mound and went the route for NRHEG, allowing three earned runs on two hits, with two strikeouts and no walks.
There’s no question where the strength has been so far for the NRHEG boys’ track and field team.
It’s in the throws.
The weight men had another strong showing at last Thursday’s Maple River Invitational, placing first, second and fifth in the shot put and discus.
“It was another good night for our throwers,” said coach Duey Ferber.
Also continuing to shine was the 4x800-meter relay team, which came within three seconds of a school record.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran won the meet, totaling 175 points. Following: Maple River 144.33. USC/AC 103.33, NRHEG 88, Madelia-Truman 43.33, Mankato Loyola 1.
The NRHEG High School boys’ golf team competed twice in recent action, at the Blooming Prairie Invitational Saturday, April 18 and at the USC Invitational Thursday, April 23 at Oak View Golf Course.
The Panthers did not field a full squad at Blooming Prairie, where Cannon Falls took the top spot with 327 strokes for 18 holes. Following were USC with 344, Kasson-Mantorville 361, Hayfield 361, JWP 374, Alden-Conger 393, Lyle/Austin Pacelli 492. Blooming Prairie did not have a full team.
Jake Langlie led the Panthers with a 99, good for 25th place individually. Nick Shultz shot 117 to finish in a tie for 38th.
The NRHEG girls’ track and field team finished fourth in the Glen Amundsen Invitational at Stewartville Tuesday, April 14.
The meet was won by Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Southland with 176 points, followed by Stewartville at 127, Rochester Lourdes 74, NRHEG 65, Blooming Prairie 60, Hayfield 49 and Triton 13.
While garnering no gold medals, the Panthers had four second-place finishes: Gretchen Ramaker, 100, 13.83 seconds; Hailey Schuller, 100 high hurdles, 17.89; Emily Eder, shot put, 31-1.5; and the 4x200 relay team of Schuller, Maddie Wagner, Marnie Wagner and Ramaker. They clocked 1:53.97.
GRAND GREETING — NRHEG senior Dakota Thiele (18) is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a grand slam home run against Maple River Thursday, April 16 at Legion Field. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
The NRHEG baseball team is off to a great start for the 2015 season under first-year head coach Drew Paukert.
The Panthers are 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the Gopher Conference after defeating Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Maple River while dropping a game to Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.
There were plenty of highlights for the local nine, especially on the offensive side, with seniors Dakota Thiele and Matt Jensen belting home runs.
Don’t look now, but the NRHEG softball team is playing pretty well.
The Panthers, under first-year head coach Coy Hupfeld, improved to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the Gopher Conference by winning two of three games in recent play.
The Panthers defeated Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 5-3 and defeated Blue Earth Area 8-3 while falling 3-0 to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial.
The NRHEG boys’ track and field team saw some unfamiliar competition in the Glen Amundsen Invitational at Stewartville Tuesday, April 14.
That competition was tough.
The panthers totaled 36 points, good for sixth among seven squads. Stewartville won with 176 followed by Rochester Lourdes with 114, GMLOS 78.5, Blooming Prairie 56.5 and Hayfield 43. Triton totaled 33.
“It was a good meet for our boys,” said Panthers coach Duey Ferber. “It was fun to see some other teams than we usually see. We didn’t score a lot of points tonight, but the boys performed well.”
The season is off and running for the NRHEG High School golf teams, which came up short in a nonconference dual meet with Triton Tuesday, April 14.
The girls almost pulled off a win, falling by one stroke, 227-226.
Jessica Nafe paced the Panthers and was co-medalist with a 54 for nine holes. Bayli Possin shot a 55, Tali Wayne 58, Kyra Possin 60, Jill Jongbloedt 61 and Lauren Herrmann 66.
The boys lost 167-222.
NRHEG High School winter sports award winners were named at Sunday night’s awards ceremony in the high school gymnasium in New Richland.
They were, by sport:
Boys’ Basketball
• Panther Award — Spencer Tollefson
• Most Improved — John Cole
• Defensive Award — Macoy Schwierjohann
• Practice Player Award — Brady Beenken
• All-Conference — Tollefson, Trevor Tracy, Kevin Kalis, Oakley Baker
• Captains — Tollefson, Tracy, Kalis, Schwierjohann
Admittedly, the prospects were not bright for the NRHEG High School baseball team in its season opener.
The Panthers, coming off a four-win season and led by their third head coach in three years, traveled to Faribault Monday, April 6 to face Bethlehem Academy, one of the favorites to win the Gopher Conference championship this spring, and came home with a 5-4 win in Drew Paukert’s varsity coaching debut.
“Overall, the team played well,” said Paukert. We were able to make the plays when we needed to.”
A big play came in the top of the fourth inning, when Panther senior Dakota Thiele stole home with two outs.
John Hubly, a junior, came up with a big hit in the sixth, doubling off the fence to score Matt Jensen with what wouldMore...
The NRHEG High School softball team nearly brought back a win in Coy Hupfeld’s varsity coaching debut, falling one out short in a 9-8 loss to Bethlehem Academy at Faribault Monday, April 16.
If the game was any indication of what to expect for the season, Panther fans can expect to see plenty of offense.
NRHEG took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but that was quickly erased as the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the first and took a 3-2 lead in the second.
The Panthers put three more runs on the board in the top of the third and sixth innings and took an 8-6 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
The NRHEG girls’ track and field team opened the 2015 season with the NRHEG Invitational Tuesday, March 30.
“It was nice weather for our first meet,” said coach Duey Ferber. “We saw some good performances, especially from our younger girls.”
Maple River won with 63 points. The Panthers totaled 63, Medford 53.
The Panthers had three firsts: Hailey Schuller, 110-meter high hurdles, 17.73 seconds; Maddie Wagner, high jump, 5-0; and the 4x200 relay team of Schuller, Erin VanWilgen, Maddie Wagner and Marnie Wagner, 1:56.95.
The NRHEG boys’ track and field team got the season off and running in beautiful weather with the NRHEG Invitational Tuesday, March 31. Maple River won the three-team meet with 77.5 points. The Panthers had 65.5, Medford 42.
The Panthers claimed eight first places, including three relays.
John Cole, Josh Fleming, Brenden McMann and Tyler Schlaak won the 4x800-meter relay in 9:09.1, and combined for first in the 4x400 in 4:01. Nathan Krause, Zach Mely, Aaron Seath and Noah Sletten teamed for first in the 4x200 with a time of 1:40.53.
Schlaak won two individual events, the 800 in 2:12.88 and the triple jump at 36-2. Other individual firsts were by Cole, 3200, 11:03.88; Todd Erickson, discus, 127-2; and Agro Gushwa, high jump, 5-2.
Eagles nip NRHEG boys in sub-section title game
By TROY THOMPSON
Sportswriter
The NRHEG boys’ basketball team was looking to avenge two regular-season losses against Gopher Conference champs Maple River on Wednesday, March 4, but the Panthers’ late rally came up heartachingly short as they fell 64-63 in the 2AA South Sub-Section championship ame.
The Panthers have faced their share of adversity in games throughout the season and built a reputation in their 2014-15 campaign of responding well and battling to the end. That character was on display against the top-seeded Eagles at Minnesota State-Mankato.
Both teams were slow out of the gate as it took nearly 11 minutes for the Eagles to build a 10-5 lead. The Panthers would answer with a 10-4 run to take a 15-14 edge before Maple River’s Jonah Brieter began lighting up the scoreboard. Brieter would score the Eagles’ next six points to put Maple River up 21-17 at the half.