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By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
MANKATO – The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva boys’ basketball team managed one win in three starts to place seventh at the 15th annual Pepsi Holiday Tournament at Mankato Bethany Dec. 27-29.
Coach Path Churchill’s Panthers were bombarded by Fairmont in the opening round, lost a close contest to St. Clair in the second round and completed the three-day tourney with a solid victory over Minnesota Valley Lutheran.
NRHEG also lost two of three games in the holiday tourney a year ago, but finished in sixth place.
NRHEG takes a 2-6 overall record into the new year.
Fairmont
A physical and deep Fairmont squad overwhelmed NRHEG 100-42 in Thursday’s opening round of the tournament. The Cardinals scored the first 14 points of the game and had 15 players reach the scoring column.
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Fast start keys 60-49 win over JWP
SPECTATOR SHOW — The Panthers’ Spencer Tollefson (30) goes to the hoop while JWP’s Kyle Fisel (12) and Tyler Cowdin (1) can only watch during NRHEG’s 60-49 victory at New Richland last Friday. It was the Panthers’ first win of the season. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
Coach Pat Churchill and his young New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva boys’ basketball team saw its hard work rewarded.
The Panthers picked up their first victory of the season after starting the year with four straight losses.
NRHEG was unable to contain the inside play of Luke Monson in a non-conference loss to Blue Earth Dec. 18.
But, the Panthers came out smoking Friday and thumped Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton for a Gopher Conference victory.
Blue Earth
NEW RICHLAND – NRHEG hung around for 10 minutes before the Blue Earth inside game took its toll.
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Panthers continue to light up scoreboard
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
Despite playing a pair of road games, the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball team continued to wear out opponents’ scoreboards.
Coach John Schultz’s squad racked up 168 points in two victories, stretching its current winning streak to four games.
The Panthers defeated section foe Southland and Gopher Conference rival Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton to improve their record to 6-1 for the year. The state’s second-ranked AA team has won four of five road games this winter.
Southland
ADAMS – Southland was able to keep NRHEG from getting easy baskets and successful in shutting nearly everyone down, but the Rebels did not have an answer for Carlie “Dagger” Wagner in Adams Dec. 18.
Wagner poured in a school-record 50 points to carry NRHEG to a 78-71 victory.