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By JIM LUTGENS
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Everyone’s heard of the NBA’s version of The Big Three.
Around these parts, The Big Three reside in New Richland.
The NRHEG boys’ basketball team’s triple towers — Oakley Baker, John Cole and Tyler Raimann — all scored in double figures for the second straight game as the Panthers improved to 7-3, defeating Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 81-49 in Saturday’s Bethany Lutheran Christmas Tournament and blowing out visiting Blooming Prairie 79-52 Tuesday, Dec. 22.
Cole scored 18 points, Baker and Raimann 16 each at Mankato. Also for the Panthers: Chad Agrimson eight, Jack Schultz eight, Benji Lundberg seven, Sam Prigge three, Luke Overgaard two, Jason Jongbloedt two, Tyler Schlaak one.
The Panthers used a late first-half run to take a 16-point lead into halftime.
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December 21 marked the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year around here.
It was definitely dark for the NRHEG girls’ basketball team.
The Panthers, playing without Gretchen Ramaker, who’s out for the season after undergoing knee surgery, traveled to St. Peter for a nonconference contest and lost for the first time in six games, 49-39.
“Defensively, we played well,” said Panthers coach Onika Peterson. “We kept them from driving and really plugged up the lane. They hit big outside shots and we didn’t.”
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SIX-POINT SHUFFLE — NRHEG senior Wyatt Fitterer reacts after pinning an opponent during last weekend’s Redwood Riot. Fitterer scored three straight falls before coming up short against a ranked opponent in the finals at 285 pounds. (Star Eagle photo by Nikki Erickson)
By JIM LUTGENS
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The NRHEG wrestling team wrapped up its pre-Christmas schedule with a Gopher Conference dual meet against United South Central at Wells last Thursday and an appearance in Friday and Saturday’s Redwood Riot at Redwood Falls.
The Panthers suffered a tough 36-33 loss at USC.
The Rebels led from start to finish, taking falls over Andrew Reich at 106 pounds and Andrew Bailey at 113. Brent Kubiatowicz got three points back with a 6-4 decision at 120, but Ross Lenort fell 14-9 at 126 before USC forfeited to Cordell Peterson at 132. Tyler Jacobson was pinned in 3:06 at 138. Cole Staloch scored a 6-2 decision at 145 and Bryce Okland won by fall at 152, but the Rebels wrapped it up in the next three bouts as Lucas Hermann was pinned in 1:08, Chad Erickson lost by fall in 47 seconds and Karter Sletten was outpointed 5-3. Trey Hoppe won 7-1, Zeke Erickson got a pin and Wyatt Fitterer won by forfeit, but it was too little too late for the Panthers.