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By ELI LUTGENS
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It was an incredible day for the NRHEG cross country teams in Hayfield, Sept. 9, in particular the boys, as every runner finished with lifetime personal best times.
“We are very proud of our boys team tonight,” Head Coach Miles Otstot said. “Today was a gorgeous day for a race and the NRHEG cross country team ran very well today to make the day even better.”
The boys finished 9th out of the 12 teams with 222 points.
Panther placewinners: Jacob Karl (19:16) 27th place; Conner Nelson (19:35) 31st place; Gavin Sletten (20:13) 45th place; Samuel Christensen (20:28) 56th place; Eric Arvis (21:10) 63rd place.
Pine Island won it with 61 points, with JWP/WEM second with 76 points. The rest of the schools followed in order: Kingsland, 98; GMLOS, 125; Zumbrota-Mazeppa/Kenyon Wanamingo, 131; Plainview-Elgin-Millville, 135; Goodhue, 190; Chatfield, 194; NRHEG, 222; Pacelli, 237; Blooming Prairie, 253; Hayfield, 320.
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SET - From left, Senior Rhys Martin, Junior Bree Ihrke, and Junior Erin Jacobson. Star Eagle photos by Chris Schlaak
By ELI LUTGENS
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Say this about the NRHEG volleyball team: they know how to fight until the very end.
Last did start out as a good week for the spikers as they dropped three matches, beginning with a Thursday night 3-0 defeat to WEM.
“We battled. Unfortunately our errors were too big for us to overcome,” NRHEG head coach Onika Peterson said. “We struggled to find the court at times with our hitting, add that with some missed serves, it is hard to come back from.
The Panthers dropped the first two games of the set, 25-16 and 25-20 before battling until the very end in game three, ultimately losing that game 30-28.
Individually for the Panthers: Erin Jacobson 2 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace block, 1 ace serve; Sophie Stork 5 kills, 4 digs; Bree Ihrke 5 kills, 1 ace block; Hailey Schultz 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace block; Sarah George 3 kills, 1 ace block, 1 ace serve; Rhys Martin 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace block, 1 ace serve; Bailey Ihrke 1 dig; Sidney Schultz 8 digs, 1 ace serve.
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GOAL - Thyme Lang, Addison Weiseler, Anna Blatti, Journey Utpadel, Gabby Lopez, and Sam Azure are pictured after taking a 1-0 lead against Fairmont on a goal scored by Azure.
By ELI LUTGENS
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The Waseca girls high school soccer team played three home matches last week, defeating Mankato Loyola and Marshall, but falling to Fairmont.
A Sept. 7 match against Fairmont saw the Lady Jays take an early 1-0 lead midway through the first half. From that point though, it was all Fairmont. The Cardinals scored the next four goals, winning 4-1. “We are still working to find the right combination needed,” Jays Coach Neaves said. “We are still two players missing from the active roster. I’m confident the girls will continue to adapt and play well.”
Playing against Mankato Loyola, the Jays had a slow start, but once they started scoring, they didn’t stop. A dominant offensive performance by the Jays, led to a 6-0 win, with goals by Sam Azure, Anna Blatti, and Katrina Fuller.
The Jays regular season came to its conclusion Saturday, Sept. 11 as the Jays completed their sweep of the Marshall Tigers, winning the match 3-0.