NRHEG Star Eagle

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By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

BLOOMING PRAIRIE – The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva wrestling squad kept its hopes for a Gopher Conference championship alive at Blooming Prairie Thursday. 

Coach Paul Cyr’s Panthers crushed Blooming Prairie 61-15 to improve to 2-0 in the conference, tied with United South Central for the top spot. 

 “I was pleased with our aggressiveness in this meet,” said Cyr. 

The Panthers won the first seven matches, including five falls, to explode to a 37-0 lead to decide the outcome early. 

Cole Lenort opened with a second-period fall after building up a 10-1 lead at 106 pounds. 

By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva boys’ basketball team saw its losing streak reach six games with a pair of Gopher Conference losses. 

The Panthers lost to second-place Faribault BA on their home court Jan. 29. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton avenged an earlier setback to NRHEG with a win in Janesville Friday. The Panthers fell to seventh place in the conference (2-7) and 4-14 for the winter. 

FBA

NEW RICHLAND – FBA used some hot three-point shooting to defeat NRHEG 65-52 in New Richland last Tuesday. FBA had won the earlier meeting 70-35. 

The Cardinals climbed to 6-2 in the Gopher and 12-6 overall. 

Schultz tops 1,000 points as NRHEG runs win streak to 14

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BATTLE FOR THE BALL — The Panthers’ Katie Cole, right, fights for a loose ball against a USC player last Friday. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)

By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

NEW RICHLAND – The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball team remained perfect in the Gopher Conference while stretching its win streak to 14 straight games in a 68-39 triumph over United South Central in New Richland Friday. 

The Rebels, who are fourth in the Gopher with a 4-4 mark, dropped to 8-8 overall. 

NRHEG, the No. 2 ranked team in Class 2A, climbed to 8-0 in the conference and 16-1 for the year. 

The Panthers, who blasted USC 76-32 in the first meeting, are 5-0 on their home court this season.

Carlie “Dagger” Wagner and Jade “Jewel” Schultz got the Panther cagers off to an early lead which they never lost.