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Admittedly, the prospects were not bright for the NRHEG High School baseball team in its season opener.

The Panthers, coming off a four-win season and led by their third head coach in three years, traveled to Faribault Monday, April 6 to face Bethlehem Academy, one of the favorites to win the Gopher Conference championship this spring, and came home with a 5-4 win in Drew Paukert’s varsity coaching debut.

“Overall, the team played well,” said Paukert. We were able to make the plays when we needed to.”

A big play came in the top of the fourth inning, when Panther senior Dakota Thiele stole home with two outs.

John Hubly, a junior, came up with a big hit in the sixth, doubling off the fence to score Matt Jensen with what would

The NRHEG High School softball team nearly brought back a win in Coy Hupfeld’s varsity coaching debut, falling one out short in a 9-8 loss to Bethlehem Academy at Faribault Monday, April 16.

If the game was any indication of what to expect for the season, Panther fans can expect to see plenty of offense.

NRHEG took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but that was quickly erased as the Cardinals tied it in the bottom of the first and took a 3-2 lead in the second.

The Panthers put three more runs on the board in the top of the third and sixth innings and took an 8-6 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

The NRHEG girls’ track and field team opened the 2015 season with the NRHEG Invitational Tuesday, March 30.

“It was nice weather for our first meet,” said coach Duey Ferber. “We saw some good performances, especially from our younger girls.”

Maple River won with 63 points. The Panthers totaled 63, Medford 53.

The Panthers had three firsts: Hailey Schuller, 110-meter high hurdles, 17.73 seconds; Maddie Wagner, high jump, 5-0; and the 4x200 relay team of Schuller, Erin VanWilgen, Maddie Wagner and Marnie Wagner, 1:56.95.