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By JIM LUTGENS
Sports Editor
The NRHEG girls' track and field team secured only one first place in Monday's Blooming Prairie Invitational.
It was the most important one.
The Panthers, bouyed by nine sec- ond-place showings, captured first place as a team.
"The girls did well winning the meet with zero first-place finishes," said Panthers coach Duey Ferber. "This was a nice meet to see where we stack up for the conference meet. We are finding out who to put where in the upcoming meets."
NRHEG won with 139.5 points, followed by JWP with 105, Mankato Loyola 103, Medford 93, Blooming Prairie 80, WEM 79, St. Clair 62.25 and USC/AC 24.
The Panthers were again led by senior Evelen Nydegger, who was second in the 100-meter high hur- dles in 16.99 seconds, second in the
300 intermediate hurdkles in 52.56, and second in the 200 in 27.95. She went 32 feet, 5 inches for third in the triple jump.
The other second-place showings were by Quinn VanMaldeghem, 800, 2:47.35; Juliann Wobbrock, 3200, 13:27.17; Malonna Wilson, shot put, 33-6; Chloe Riewer, long jump, 15-2; Anika Ladlie, high jump, 4-10; and the 4x800 relay team of Holly Bartness, Clara Buendorf, Ella Jeno and Wobbrock, 12:14.64. Placing third were Gabby Schlaak, 100 hurdles, 18.31; Ellie Clark, 300 hurdles, 55.58; Wilson, discus, 102-4; VanMaldeghem, pole vault, 7-0; the 4x200 relay team of Sierra Misgen, Riewer, Buendorf
and Clark, 1:57.95; and the 4x400 relay team of Kiera Lenort, Misgen, VanMaldeghem and Buendorf, 4:42.76.
Misgen, Riewer, Schlaak and Ladlie combined for fourth in the 4x100, clocking 56.12.
The other Panther places were by VanMaldeghem, 1600, 6:17.87; Kylie Olson, shot put, 29-4.5; and Schlaak, high jump, 4-4.
The Panthers' next action is Tuesday, April 30 at JWP. They host the NRHEG Invitational May 2. Both meets start at 4:30.
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NRHEG track and field senior Will Tuttle was not at 100 per- cent for Monday's Blooming Prairie Invitational.
It didn't much matter.
He dominated the hurdles anyway.
Tuttle, seeking a second straight state meet appearance, finished first in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.4 seconds and won the 300 inter- mediate hurdles in 42.49.
It led the Panthers to fourth place among eight teams. JWP won with 127 points. The Panthers had 97.
Finishing second for NRHEG were Harbor Cromwell, who cleared 10 feet in the pole vault, and th 4x100 relay team of Cromwell, Levin Kitzer, Tuttle and Jaylin Raab, who clocked 46.8.
Kitzer took third in the 110 hurdles in 16.83 and was sixth in the 300 hurdles in 48.9. Lavon Jewison was third in the high jump at 5-8. Charlie Fuller, Jacob Karl, Devon Nelton and Gavin Sletten clocked 9:54.59 for third in the 4x800.
Cromwell, Sletten, Wyatt Tuttle and Raab were fourth in the 4x100. Parker Bunn was fourth in the 300 hurdles and fifth in the 110 hurdles. Brenden Schmidt finished fourth in the pole vault at 8-0.
Other NRHEG places: Karl, fifth, 3200, 11:19.95; 4x200, fifth, 1:49.23 (Fuller, Gavin Lewison, Wyatt Tuttle, Colton Conroy); Raab, 100, 12.09; and Kitzer, 300 hurdles, 48.9.
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By JIM LUTGENS
Sports Editor
The NRHEG High School softball team ran into a red-hot pitcher last Thursday and lost 7- 0 to Bethlehem Academy at Legion Field.
After a scoreless first two innings, the Cardinals put five runs on the board in the third and addd two in the fourth, finishing with 14 hits and one error.
The Panthers had one hit, a double by Preslie Nielsen. NRHEG struck out 14 times and did not draw a walk. The Panthers played errorless defense.
Faith Nielsen pitched all seven innings for the Panthers, allowing seven earned runs while striking out seven and walking one.
"Bethlehem Academy is an all-around good team," said NRHEG coach Kayley Cameter. "They're a strong defensive team with a good pitcher in the circle, and they were able to make solid contact with the ball and put it into the gaps. As a team, we made some good plays in the field and Faith Nielsen pitched well in the circle with seven strikeouts. The girls worked hard and we are continuing to learn and grow together as a team."
It was much closer Monday as the Panthers fell 6-5 in eight innings at Blooming Prairie.