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An upset of arch-rival Waterville-Elysian-Morristown already made it a successful tournament run for the NRHEG High School baseball teams but, like all good things, it had to come to an end.
The Panthers’ season concluded last week in the sub-section tournament with a pair of losses, 8-2 at Waseca on Wednesday, May 27 and 4-1 the next day at Tri-City United.
The Panthers, 5-7 in conference play this year, finished 7-13 overall under first-year head coach Drew Paukert.
Waseca 8, NRHEG 2
The Bluejays took an early lead on a fielding error and it stood 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth inning, when they broke it open with four runs before an estimated 1,000-plus people at Tink Larson Field. The home team added two in the fifth and one in the sixth before the Panthers got on the scoreboard with two in the top of the seventh.
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For the first time in 24 years, NRHEG will not have a representative at the state track and field meet.
The Panthers gave it their all but fell short in a talent-laden Section 2A meet at Mankato West Saturday, May 30.
The best finish for the Panthers was fourth, by Maddie Wagner in the high jump and Keith Maxon in the discus. Wagner cleared 5 feet. Maxon had a best toss of 137-4.
Kevin Kalis was fifth in the discus at 134-0.
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Kubiatowicz is perfect; Altrichter qualifies for state
The NRHEG Clay Target team put together the strongest performance of any team in its conference this year, but it wasn't quite enough to catch the leading team from McGregor-Aitkin-Cromwell. That performance, however, did earn a number of individuals on the squad some accolades.
The team was led by freshman Brett Kubiatowicz, who recorded a perfect round (50/50). He was joined by no less than nine others who shot rounds that ranked in the top 10 for the week. According to head coach, Dan Sorum, of the 51 shooters that competed from the NRHEG squad last week, 42 scored above their personal average and of that half of them scored above a 40/50.
"This was a phenomenal effort on the team's part," said Sorum. "But, we needed MAC to stumble bit as well and they proved to be the tough team they have been all year."