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Kubiatowicz, Erickson, Peterson advance
By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
The season continues for three NRHEG High School wrestlers.
Dillon Kubiatowicz, Todd Erickson and Cordell Peterson advanced to the state tournament out of Saturday’s Section 2A individual tournament at Blue Earth. Kubiatowicz and Erickson claimed the championship at 120 and 220 pounds, respectively, while Peterson was the runner-up at 126. Trey Hoppe missed state by one place, taking third at 160.
The Panthers had a strong tournament as a team, with 13 placewinners. Taking fourth were Palmer Peterson, 145; Jet Wayne, 152; Nick Bartness, 170; Keith Maxon, 182; and Matt Jensen, 195. Placing fifth were Cole Lenort, 113; Cole Staloch, 132; Alex Merritt, 138; and Zeke Erickson, 285.
According to Panthers coach Shawn Larson, NRHEG’s three state qualifiers did a good job preparing for the section tournament.
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Panthers defeat KW, St. Clair
By TROY THOMPSON
Sportswriter
The NRHEG boys’ basketball team tuned up for the Section 2AA Tournament with a pair of non-conference wins last week.
With the victories, the Panthers finished the regular season with a 21-4 record and will take a No. 2 seed into Section 2AA South play beginning Tuesday, Feb. 24 with a home game against No. 7 seed Medford.
NRHEG 68, Kenyon-Wanamingo 40
The Panthers struggled early against a patient KW zone defense, but eventually pulled away for a 68-40 win on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
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The NRHEG girls’ basketball team rebounded from a nonconference loss to Southland to defeat Faribault Bethlehem Academy 70-48 at New Richland last Friday. The Panthers improved to 13-10 for the season and 9-3 in the Gopher-Valley Conference.
The Panthers started slow after a tough, physical loss to Southland but managed a 32-24 advantage at halftime.
“We were able to go on a little run,” said coach Onika Peterson. “We came out in the second half a little stronger shooting and rebounding. We ended up being able to get everyone in tonight for one of our last regular-season games.”