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The NRHEG volleyball team dropped a couple tough matches last week, falling 3-2 at Alden-Conger on Tuesday and 3-1 to Maple River in New Richland Thursday, Sept. 8. The Panthers fell to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the Gopher Conference.

“We battled with a tough team tonight,” said Panthers coach Onika Peterson after Tuesday’s marathon loss at Alden, where the Knights prevailed 26-28, 25-22, 25-23, 27-29 and 15-11. “Alden at times had us back on our heels — they had us scrambling on defense. Because we were scrambling it was difficult for us to be able to set our offense up at times, which led to not being as aggressive hitting wise as we would like to be. We need to regroup and refocus.”

Yes, there were some offensive highlights and points put on the board by the NRHEG football team.

Unfortunately, most of it did not happen until the fourth quarter when the game was already well in hand.

With many players on the sidelines with various ineligibility issues, the Panthers struggled in their season opener and lost 36-13 to a quality Mayer Lutheran crew Friday, Sept. 2 in New Richland.

 

 

Coach Onika Peterson hopes it’s a lesson for the NRHEG volleyball team.

After nixing Nicollet 3-1 in the season opener, the Panthers won the first two games at Blooming Prairie before losing the final three in dropping a 3-2 decision in their Gopher Conference opener Thursday, Sept. 1.

“It was a heartbreaker,” said Peterson. “We came out so strong in games one and two.”