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The NRHEG boys’ track and field team got the season off and running in beautiful weather with the NRHEG Invitational Tuesday, March 31. Maple River won the three-team meet with 77.5 points. The Panthers had 65.5, Medford 42.
The Panthers claimed eight first places, including three relays.
John Cole, Josh Fleming, Brenden McMann and Tyler Schlaak won the 4x800-meter relay in 9:09.1, and combined for first in the 4x400 in 4:01. Nathan Krause, Zach Mely, Aaron Seath and Noah Sletten teamed for first in the 4x200 with a time of 1:40.53.
Schlaak won two individual events, the 800 in 2:12.88 and the triple jump at 36-2. Other individual firsts were by Cole, 3200, 11:03.88; Todd Erickson, discus, 127-2; and Agro Gushwa, high jump, 5-2.
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Eagles nip NRHEG boys in sub-section title game
By TROY THOMPSON
Sportswriter
The NRHEG boys’ basketball team was looking to avenge two regular-season losses against Gopher Conference champs Maple River on Wednesday, March 4, but the Panthers’ late rally came up heartachingly short as they fell 64-63 in the 2AA South Sub-Section championship ame.
The Panthers have faced their share of adversity in games throughout the season and built a reputation in their 2014-15 campaign of responding well and battling to the end. That character was on display against the top-seeded Eagles at Minnesota State-Mankato.
Both teams were slow out of the gate as it took nearly 11 minutes for the Eagles to build a 10-5 lead. The Panthers would answer with a 10-4 run to take a 15-14 edge before Maple River’s Jonah Brieter began lighting up the scoreboard. Brieter would score the Eagles’ next six points to put Maple River up 21-17 at the half.
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Wagner tops 1,000 points in Section 2AA opener
The NRHEG girls’ basketball team split with the WEM Buccaneers during the 2014-15 regular season.
The Bucs broke the tie last Thursday.
WEM ended the Panthers’ season 60-48 in the Section 2AA tournament at Mankato East High School. NRHEG finished the season with a record of 14-12. WEM improved to 18-8 and advanced to the Section 2AA South Sub-Section finals against top seed St. Peter.
The Panthers, seeded third in the sub-section, chased the second-seeded Bucs all night, falling behind 5-0 and 9-1 to start the game.
“We tried to run and push the ball down the floor, but it is hard to run when they make their shots,” said Panthers head coach Onika Peterson. “Offensively, we got off the shots that we wanted, but we couldn't make a basket.”