NRHEG Star Eagle

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NRHEG High School winter cheerleaders get the home crowd excited during a December basketball game. From left are Anna Bailey, Avery Hill, Jessica Nafe and Lillian Bell. Panther athletic teams are in the midst of a busy season. See the sports schedule on Page 10 of this week's Star Eagle. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)

 

The NRHEG girls’ basketball team improved to 9-2 with a 60-46 nonconference victory over visiting Hayfield Saturday, Jan. 2.

The Panthers were led by the Wagner twins, with Marnie netting 19 points, six rebounds, three assists and one block and Maddie totaling 17 points, three assists and two rebounds. Others: Hailey Schuller eight points, two rebounds; Rachel Collins eight points; Kayley Camerer six points, six rebounds, two steals; Betsy Schoenrock two points.

Everyone knew the Gopher Conference would be challenging for the NRHEG boys’ basketball team.

The nonconference schedule hasn’t been a cakewalk either.

The Panthers, fresh off a third-place finish in the Bethany Christmas Tournament, let a scrappy Hayfield crew back in the game and lost 75-69 at New Richland Saturday, Jan. 2. NRHEG fell to 8-5 overall.

The Panthers jumped to an early 10-point lead, but Hayfield battled back to tie it 23-all at halftime.

“I thought we had a chance to get out ahead early in the first half, but Hayfield did a nice job of executing and hitting some shots that allowed them back in the game,” said Panthers coach Pat Churchill.