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They’re rated No. 5 in the state.
That’s about all you really need to know about the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown volleyball team.
The Bucs brought their show to town Thursday, Sept. 13 and handed the Panthers a 3-0 defeat, winning 25-28, 25-8, 25-14.
The Panthers, who three nights earlier topped Fairmont for their first win, saw their record slip to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the Gopher Conference.
According to coach Onika Peterson, the Panthers did not back down against WEM.
“I was impressed that our girls came out fearless,” she said. “They could have given up when things got tough, but they battled. We set some team goals that we wanted to accomplish tonight against WEM and we were able to meet all four of them. Everyone got in the game. The girls worked hard and I am very proud of their effort.”
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Daniel Nydegger might not have needed to shave a whole 50 seconds from his previous season best to repeat as champion of the Blooming Prairie Invitational.
But he did it anyway.
Nydegger, an NRHEG junior, won the cross country meet for the second year in a row Thursday, Sept. 12, covering the course in 17:41.
It was the highlight of the meet on a day of highlights for the Panthers.
“The team had a great meet today,” said coach Miles Otstot.
The NHREG boys finished third with 64 points, behind Medford’s 50 and Maple River’s 51. Blooming Prairie had 75, Austin Pacelli 123.
Nydegger had two other Panthers join him in the top 10. Addison Deyle finished eighth in 19:27, Caden Riewer ninth in 19:41. Following for NRHEG: Tylar Malakowsky, 21st, 21:28; Conner Nelson, 26th, 22:28; Matthew Mueller, 29th, 23:42; Eric Arvis, 30th, 24:22; and Brady Schlaak, 37th, 34:26.
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NRHEG goes farther than any team in school history
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At the start of the season, competing for a section championship might have seemed a lofty goal for a young NRHEG High School softball team.
But that’s what the Panthers were doing last week at Caswell Park in Mankato.
NRHEG, which started only one senior, won its first game but dropped the second May 28, settling for third place in Section 2AA. They finished 19-6.
“Three of those losses were by one run,” said coach Wendy Schultz. “I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls to coach.”
Schultz said she’ll miss the Panthers’ graduating senior, Alexis Anderson, but she can’t help but be excited by the fact they started two eighth-graders, three freshmen and three sophomores.
That crew defeated Cannon Falls 3-1 in the first game last Tuesday, avenging an extra-inning loss that put the Panthers in the loser’s bracket.
Sophie Stork pitched a two-hitter, striking out six and walking four.