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Junior high CC teams wrap up season
The NRHEG junior high cross country team had a very good season for 2012.
All of the junior high runners this year were in the seventh grade. The members were Ben Lewer, Kollin Reese, and Braeden Thompson for the boys. For the girls, the runners were Mikayla Olson and Rayna Crossen.
Junior high events consisted of 7th and 8th-graders for the most part; sometimes 9th-graders also ran. The course is between one and two miles, depending upon the choice of the host school.
The boys had a successful season. Ben Lewer placed as high as 11th place a couple times, perhaps his best run in his last meet of the season. Braeden Thompson placed in the top 10 for almost all of the meets, placing as high as second place in Fairmont.
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FIRST-PLACE PACE — NRHEG High School junior T.J. Schiltz captured the Gopher Valley Conference boys’ cross country championship last week. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
SHERBURN – New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva junior T.J. Schiltz captured a Gopher/Valley Conference championship by topping the field at Sherburn Oct. 16.
That was the highlight for coach Mike Weber’s squads as both the boys and girls finished in ninth place.
The Panther boys stand 7-64 overall this season compared to an 11-58 mark for the girls.
Boys
Martin County West was the class of the boys’ field, topping eight other complete teams with a 40-point total. Mankato Loyola was a distant second with 80 points.
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NRHEG football team falls to Medford, 21-6
CORRALLED — NRHEG’s Noah Krell brings down Medford running back Luke VanZuilen during last Wednesday’s regular-season finale at New Richland. Trailing the play is the Panthers’ Tyler Logan. NRHEG lost 21-6. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
NEW RICHLAND – A short-handed New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva football team saw a disappointing regular season end the same way it started, with a loss.
Medford scored 14 first-quarter points and used a stellar defense to protect the lead in posting a 21-6 victory over Dan Stork’s Panthers in the regular season finale at New Richland Friday.
Medford, which did not play NRHEG last season, tied Maple River for second place in the AA Gopher/Valley Conference (4-2). The Tigers are 5-3 overall.
NRHEG, which finished 1-3 on its home field, finished last in the conference, losing all six of its games. The Panthers fell to 1-7 for the season.
“Once again, our lack of depth killed us,” said Stork. “We have some kids that are battling and playing hard, but just get worn down.”