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Panthers upset St. Peter in tournament
John Hubly (19) prepares to greet NRHEG pitcher Dempsey Tucker (22) while Eli Lutgens (31) sprints to join the celebration after the final out of the 13th-seeded Panthers' 5-4 upset victory at No. 4 St. Peter in the opening round of the Section 2AA Baseball Tournament Friday, May 27. Tucker pitched a complete game as the Panthers advanced to the double-elimination portion of the tournament Tuesday at 5 p.m. against No. 5 seed Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at Fairfax. (Star Eagle photo by Jim Lutgens)
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NRHEG rallies for 3-2 victory in final at-bat on day field is renamed
They won one for Reese.
On the day the field was renamed in honor of former coach Jeff Reese and his late wife, Carol, the NRHEG baseball team pulled off a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat PACT Academy 3-2 Saturday, May 14 in New Richland
“It was an exciting game, and a great win for our boys on the day we renamed the field,” said Panthers coach Drew Paukert, whose team improved to 4-10 after losses earlier in the week.
But Paukert is pleased with the progress, especially Saturday against a state ranked opponent.
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The NRHEG softball team had an outstanding session of batting practice Friday.
Grace Johns and Paige Knudson demonstrated how it’s done.
Both went 3-for-4 as the Panthers throttled JWP 12-1 in five innings at Janesville.
The Panthers, 3-2 in the Gopher Conference, improved to 10-4 overall.
“The girls hit the ball pretty well tonight,” said coach Wendy Schultz. “And they played pretty good defense in very cold weather.”