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Panthers’ season ends despite seven-inning tournament gem

Jack Schultz was handed the baseball for the NRHEG Panthers in their Section 2A Tournament game at St. James last Friday.

He took good care of it.

The junior right-hander wrote himself into the school record books, pitching a seven-inning no-hitter, but it wasn’t enough as the Panthers struggled offensively and fell short 2-1, ending their season.

“Jack did more than you can ask of anyone,” said NRHEG coach Drew Paukert. “They had one hard-hit ball against him.”

The NRHEG track and field teams wrapped up the season with the Section 2A Meet at Mankato West High School Saturday, June 4.

Maddie Wagner led the Panther girls, placing sixth in the high jump at 4-11 and 10th in the long jump at 15-1.5.

Hailey Schuller finished seventh in the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 16.75 seconds. Marnie Wagner was 10th in the 200 in 28.27.

The NRHEG softball team had a lot of big hits during the 2016 season, but it came to an end on a day when hits were hard to find.

The Panthers scored once in the top of the first inning, but that was it in a 3-1 Section 2AA Tournament loss to Belle Plaine at Caswell Park in Mankato Monday, May 30.

“We couldn’t quite muster enough hits,” said coach Wendy Schultz, whose squad totaled four hits, one each by Gabby Muri, Paige Knudson, Rachel Collins and Torrie Stencel.