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NRHEG girls roll in first two rounds of sub-section
TWO POINTS — Senior Katie Cole of NRHEG goes up for a basket as Maple River in the sub-section opener at New Richland last week. The Panthers won 79-9. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball team appears ready to defend last year’s section crown.
The Panthers crushed Maple River and Blue Earth Area to waltz into the South Sub-Section 2AA championship game.
NRHEG held Maple River to single digits in a 70-point win. The Panthers held Blue Earth below 30 points for the second time this season. The two wins made it 25 straight victories and a 27-1 overall record for the state’s second ranked team. NRHEG is the top seed in the sub-section.
The Panthers ended the season with an 11-0 record on their home court. NRHEG is 16-1 on the road.
Maple River
NEW RICHLAND – The Panthers bolted to a 49-5 halftime lead and cruised to an easy 79-9 win against eighth-seeded Maple River at New Richland Feb. 26.
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Panthers face two state champs
TOUGH BATTLE — NRHEG’s Dillon Kubiatowicz, bottom, battles Zach Scott of Holdingford in the wrestlebacks at 106 pounds last Saturday. Kubiatowicz’s opening-round opponent went on to finish third. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
ST. PAUL – Paul Cyr’s three young New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva wrestlers that qualified for the Class A State Tournament gained plenty of experience but not many wins.
Cordell Peterson, Dillon Kubiatowicz and Wyatt Fitterer combined for just one win in seven matches at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Friday. Peterson picked up the lone win among the three Panther wrestlers.
“It was a great experience for all three of our guys,” said Cyr. “In the case of Peterson and Fitterer, they both lost to the champions in their weight class. Kubiatowicz’s first opponent went on to finish third. So we could have done a little better in the draw.”
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By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
MANKATO – It took a year for the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva boys’ basketball team to get some revenge against Mankato Loyola. But, the Panthers did in their regular season finale in Mankato Feb. 25.
Coach Pat Churchill’s Panthers, who lost three times to Loyola a year ago, upended the Crusaders 77-71.
NRHEG tied its season-high output with a balanced attack that featured four players in double figures and two more with nine points.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak and gave the Panthers a 6-18 record heading into tournament play. It was just the third road victory for NRHEG in 16 games this winter. Mankato Loyola slipped to 12-14 for the year.