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NRHEG wins 21-12, improves to 1-1

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ELUSIVE — The Panthers’ Dillon Parpart (30) breaks loose on the outside as WEM’s Patrick Parsons (10) tries to stop him in Friday’s game in New Richland. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)


By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

NEW RICHLAND – The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva football team showed why you play the game. Despite both teams losing their opening games, the Panthers were a big underdog against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.

Coach Dan Stork’s Panthers defeated the Buccaneers for the first time since 2007, capturing a 21-12 win at New Richland Friday. 

“We were able to run the ball and we didn’t make many mistakes,” said Stork. “We were able to control the ball on the ground and really shut them off on third down plays.”

It was the opening game in Gopher/Valley AA Conference play, leaving NRHEG tied for the top with Medford and Maple River. The Panthers evened their overall record at 1-1.

By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

Coach Onika Peterson’s New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva volleyball team continues to struggle with mental errors. 

The Panthers won a five-set match against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown before getting swept by Blooming Prairie. 

The WEM match was a non-conference match so the Panthers are 0-1 in the Gopher Conference and 2-2 overall. 

“We must cut down on our mental errors,” said Peterson. “We are not communicating, making setting errors, missing serves and committing net violations. These are mistakes we need to correct.”

WEM

WATERVILLE – NRHEG overcame a 2-1 deficit by winning the final two sets to claim a 3-2 victory over WEM in Waterville Sept. 3. 

The Buccaneers slipped to 1-1 for the year. 

NRHEG cross country

By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

MONTGOMERY – If you can survive the thundering herd at Montgomery, you should have a pretty good year. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva senior T.J. Schiltz should have a pretty good season. 

Schiltz and his Panther teammates journeyed to the Redbird Invite in Montgomery last Thursday. The meet features 30-plus teams and nearly 300 runners in the race. 

Schiltz, Adam Anderson and Katharine Lewer all cracked the top 100 finishers in their respective races

The Panther boys captured 21st place, while the girls had an incomplete squad of just four runners.