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SUPER SEASON — The 2013-14 NRHEG High School junior varsity girls’ basketball team. Front from left: Hailey Schuller, Gretchen Ramaker, Julie Kanngeisser, Rachel Collins, Katharine Lewer, Grace Johns, Natalie Aaseth and Ryley Koziolek. Back: manager Annie Prigge, coach Onika Peterson, Maci Surat, Autumn Thompson, Kayley Camerer, Emily Eder, Jennifer McKay, Sophie Fischer, coach Grant Berg. Missing: Jade Peterson, Ryann Hagen, Kelli Harrington. (Submitted photo)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
NEW RICHLAND – Coach Grant Berg had another fantastic winter coaching the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva junior varsity team.
The Panthers ended their season with a 19-2 record.
The NRHEG JV teams have lost just six games in Berg’s four years at the helm.
NRHEG was 12-2 against Gopher Conference teams and 7-0 in non-conference games.
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By JIM LUTGENS
Editor/Publisher
NRHEG High School announced its winter sports award winners at the annual ceremony in the gymnasium Monday, March. 24.
They were, by sport:
Boys’ basketball
• Panther Award — Spencer Tollefson, Trevor Tracy
• Most Improved Player — John Cole
• Practice Player Award — Noah Krell
• Top Defensive Player — Ryan Patraw
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NRHEG girls start, end season No. 1
DETERMINED DRIVE — NRHEG’s Maddie Wagner goes up for a layup while being contested by Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted’s Maggie Miller in the state semifinal game. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
MINNEAPOLIS – Despite the enormous pressure of repeating last year’s state championship, the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball team refused to cave in.
The Panthers made it consecutive Class AA titles by taking the top seed and winning three straight games for back-to-back state titles.
NRHEG ended its season a perfect 31-0, and will start next season with a 61-game winning streak intact.
“It is so hard to win a championship, but everyone thought it would be easy to do with everyone we had coming back,” said NRHEG coach John Schultz. “These girls were able to handle the pressure. I’m proud of the way they reacted to that pressure all season.”