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By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

HENDERSON – The New Richland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball season scored at will in its opening game. 

Despite nine minutes of running time and coach John Schultz ordering his team not to shoot at the end of the game, the Panthers romped to a 98-29 victory over Le Sueur-Henderson in Henderson Nov. 27.

The Panthers, coming off a 32-1 season last winter, had defeated LSH 82-25 in 2011. 

“Our kids really pushed the ball and cashed in on a lot of transition points,” said Schultz. “I was very happy with our effort tonight.”

By DALE KUGATH

Sportswriter

FARIBAULT – New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva coach Paul Cyr knew that his team’s opening action at Faribault would be a stern test. He was right. 

The Panthers had to compete against such teams as Apple Valley, Kasson-Mantorville and Owatonna at Saturday’s Dick Shiels Invitational in Faribault. 

“We may have been in over our heads this early in the season,” said Cyr. “But, that’s the way we like it. We can find out a lot about our kids when you compete against good teams. 

The NRHEG High School Fall Athletics Awards Banquet was held last Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Award winners were, by sport:


Football

• Most Valuable Lineman — Noah Krell

• Most Valuable Offense — Casey Rosacker

• Most Valuable Defense — Dillon Parpart

• Lunch Pail Award – Nick Bartness

• MVP — Dillon Parpart

• Captains — Casey Rosacker, Nic Mangskau, Dillon Parpart