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It was a successful week for the NRHEG wrestling team, which defeated Blooming Prairie in the Gopher Conference opener Thursday and placed fifth in Saturday’s Paul Krueger Classic at St. James.
The Panthers dominated the visiting Blossoms. Posting victories were Andrew Reich, 106 pounds; Bryce Okland, 152; Karter Sletten, 170; and Trey Hoppe, 182. Winning by forfeit: Cordell Peterson, 126; Cole Staloch, 145; Zeke Erickson, 220; and Wyatt Fitterer 285.
“In this match we were much more competitive then when we last competed,” said NRHEG coach Shawn Larson. “I was happy to see that we were aggressive in just about every match that was contested, even in some of the matches we lost. Coach Gimbel has his team competing at a level that we have not seen from them recently, and every wrestler they sent out was ready to compete. It was a good dual overall, however we still have many things to work on to compete with the competition that is coming our way in the near future.”
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The NRHEG wrestling team opened a busy 2015-16 schedule with a fourth-place finish in the Rochester Duals Saturday, Nov. 28.
The Panthers finished 1-2 on the day, winning their opening meet 40-36 over Pine Island while falling 51-20 to Stewartville in the semifinals and 51-27 to host Rochester John Marshall in the third-place meet.
“Altogether, we were not ready to compete physically or mentally,” said Panthers coach Shawn Larson. “As a coach, my priority for the upcoming weeks is to work on getting our team started in these areas. I was impressed with the competition at this tournament as every school involved seemed to be competitive, especially for the first event of the season.”
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There was no creampuff opener for the NRHEG boys’ basketball team.
The Panthers started their season Saturday, Nov. 21 at Redwood Valley, a state tournament team last year and three of the last six years, and the home team had its way 80-63.
“You have to give Redwood all the credit,” said Panthers coach Pat Churchill. “They beat us in every aspect of the game tonight.”
The Panthers kept it close early, but the Cardinals went on a late first-half run to take a 42-26 advantage at the break.
“Once they got going, we did nothing to make them uncomfortable,” said Churchill. “They way I would describe it is we allowed them to play downhill all night.”