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When they started the season winning one of three games, you had to wonder what kind of year it would be for first-year head coach Coy Hupfeld and the NRHEG High School softball team.

Since then there’s been little doubt.

The Panthers ended the regular season last week with a pair of victories, extending their winning streak to six games. They’re 12-3 overall, 6-1 in the Gopher Conference, having won 11 of 12 since starting the season 1-2. They opened sub-section play Tuesday. The Panthers finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship.


NRHEG 15, Medford 5 (Five innings)

The Panthers hosted the Tigers Monday, May 11 and came away with an easy five-inning victory.

The weight men and the distance relay guys have led the NRHEG boys’ track and field team all spring.

So it was no surprise they did so in the Gopher Conference meet at New Richland Tuesday, May 12.

Keith Maxon won the discus and the 4x800-meter relay team took gold as the Panthers finished fourth among seven squads. USC/AC won the title with 170 points, followed by Maple River with 144, Blooming Prairie 100, NRHEG 96, Medford 68, Bethlehem Academy 64 and WEM 26.

“It was a good showing by the boys tonight,” said NRHEG coach Duey Ferber. “We were pleased with a fourth-place finish.”

When examining the Gopher Conference meet on paper, NRHEG girls’ track and field coach Duey Ferber figured his Panthers had a good chance to finish in fifth place.

His figuring was right on.

The Panther girls were fifth out of seven schools in the conference meet they hosted Tuesday, May 12 in New Richland.

“It was a good night for our girls,” said Ferber. “We ended up about where we figured we’d place.”

WEM won the championship with 154 points, with Maple River second at 105. USC/AC was next with 102.5 followed by NRHEG with 95, Medford 79.5 and Bethlehem Academy 55.