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In what continues to remain a world dominated by a pandemic, the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League has once again set up a modified schedule for all high school trap shooting teams.
Rather than the traditional competitive shoot each week, all teams actually have the option and flexibility to shoot their rounds however works for their situations as long as they have five weeks worth of scores to turn in by May 22.
“The flexibility is great for scheduling, but does take away from the weekly standings that can make a season a little more exciting,” said NRHEG coach Dan Sorum. “It also means teams won't know how their competitors are doing until all scores are turned in. But then in the world of trapshooting, it has always been the athlete vs. the target and all external factors are not as important.”
With that, the team from NRHEG has completed one week of scores. Highlighting those scores were perfect rounds of 25 straight turned in by Caden Beauvais, Cale Flatness and Jason Eustice. Beauvais also had the best score for the week with a 48 out of 50 possible.
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The NRHEG wrestling Panthers competed in the Section 2A Individual Tournament on Tuesday, March 16. From that qualifier they had 4 wrestlers advance. Wrestlers who moved on to the MSHSL State Preliminary Tournament were Nikolas Petsinger (126), Thor Routh (152), Ralph Roesler (182), and Makota Misgen (285).
At the MSHSL State Preliminary Tournament Saturday, March 20 that included the top four individuals from Section 2A and Section 3A, NRHEG had one wrestler make it into the top 4. Nikolas Petsinger was 0-2 at 126, Thor Routh was 1-2 at 152, Makota Misgen was 0-2 at 285, and Ralph Roesler lost in the third-place match to eliminate him. Roesler was 2-2 on the day.
“The qualifying process was quite different this year,” said Panthers coach Shawn Larson. “I can see the reason behind the decisions of the MSHSL to run the tournament with the current process. It is, however, very difficult to make it to the top eight. I am thankful that wrestlers across the state were given the opportunity to compete, and I hope that the MSHSL State Tournament is able to happen for all sports in the coming weeks.
“As far as our wrestlers are concerned, we did what we could,” said Larson. “There is not one match that we wrestled on Tuesday or Saturday, where we did not leave it all on the mat. When you give your maximum effort you can keep your head up. Now it is time to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and begin to make improvements for our next season.”
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Injury-plagued Panthers finish with record of 5-13
What started as a season of high hopes ended suddenly for the NRHEG girls’ basketball team Tuesday, March 16 at Fairmont, where the Panthers lost in post-season play 62-42 to end the 2021 season.
The Panthers trailed by 10 early and were no match for the Cardinals’ full-court pressure. It was 27-16 at halftime.
“We tried to rush through it, which caused too many turnovers that led to easy baskets for them,” said NRHEG coach Onika Peterson, whose team finished with a record of 5-13. The Panthers were hoping for better, but an injury to their leader, 1,000-point scorer Sophie Stork, made it tough.
“We ended up fighting our way back and had it within two in the first half, but they hit a couple key threes and scored on a turnover and we went into half down by 11. We were never able to claw our way back after that.