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Panthers thwart WEM/JWP in dual
By JIM LUTGENS
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Coming off an impressive dual-meet victory, the NRHEG High School wrestling team had a good showing Saturday, taking second in the 10-team Gopher-Valley Conference tournament at St. Clair.
Fairmont/Martin County West won with 179 points and the Panthers totaled 166.5, best of any Gopher Conference squad. Maple River was third with 159, followed by USC with 156, LCWM/Nicollet 122, Medford 121.5, WEM/JWP 120, Blooming Prairie 107, Madelia/Truman 66 and St. Clair 29.
“Our team is really making progress so far in 2016,” said NRHEG coach Shawn Larson. “We wrestled well on Thursday and at this tournament. There are still areas in which we need to improve upon, but it is so much easier to do when we are seeing the effects of our hard work.”
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Panthers drop state championship rematch with Kenyon-Wanamingo
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It’s been a season of streaks for the NRHEG girls’ basketball team.
After winning five in a row to start the season, the Panthers dropped two straight before reeling off another four wins.
They snapped another two-game skid Saturday, defeating Stewartville 68-52 in a nonconference game at Hayfield. The Panthers, 2-2 in the Gopher Conference, improved to 10-4 overall.
The Panthers made 19 of 32 two-pointers, 6 of 38 threes and 12 of 17 free throws as Stewartville was 12-for-29, 6-for-18 and 10-for-23. The Panthers outrebounded the Tigers 37-23.
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By JIM LUTGENS
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Missing one third of their triple towers, the NRHEG basketball boys struggled early at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Friday, Jan. 8. They could not catch up, dropping a Gopher Conference contest 62-51.
The Panthers took nearly six minutes to score their first points of the game. Fortunately, WEM only scored six.
“It seemed we were a bit tentative offensively, dropped some passes, didn't finish,” said NRHEG coach Pat Churchill. “We rushed a little bit and really struggled early.”
Tough defense helped the Panthers keep it close, according to Churchill.
The Bucs pushed the lead to double digits with six minutes left in the first half and went into halftime with a 31-17 advantage.