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By DALE KUGATH
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The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva wrestling team continued its early season success under first-year coach Shawn Larson with a two-win week.
The Panthers whipped Mankato West and Northfield in Mankato last Thursday. NRHEG faced a tough field in Saturday’s St. James Classic, but earned a third-place finish among the six teams.
The Panthers are 4-1 overall to start the year.
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By DALE KUGATH
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ROCHESTER – The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva wrestling squad opened its season with a second-place finish at the Rochester Century Duals. The Panthers won two of three matches during the day in head coach Shaun Larson’s debut.
“It was nice to have a chance to compete after two weeks of practicing,” said Larson. “All in all, I was very proud of our wrestlers.”
NRHEG started its day by rallying for a 34-26 victory over Rochester Century. The Panthers had to overcome a 26-6 deficit to pick up the win.
The Panthers’ only win in the first six matches came from Cordell Peterson at 126 pounds. He stuck Rochester’s Michael Siewert in 3:37.
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A year after one-win season, NRHEG football team finishes 5-4
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
NEW RICHLAND – Coming off a one-win season in 2012, the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva football staff wanted to see improvement this fall. The Panthers passed many expectations with a 5-4 season in 2013.
“We still have a ways to go to get Panther football where we want it to be,” said NRHEG coach Dan Stork. “But, we have a lot of good young players in the program and we think the future is bright.”
Stork completed his 11th season as the Panther head man. He improved his career mark to 62-46 at NRHEG.
The Panthers finished 4-1 in the Gopher/Valley AA Conference, good for second place. Their lone loss was an overtime defeat to Maple River.