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By DALE KUGATH
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Coach Joe Kuechenmeister and his New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva volleyball team were hoping to carry some positive momentum into the upcoming section tournament. Instead, the Panthers will enter with three straight defeats and losses in four of their last five matches after closing the regular season with losses to Blooming Prairie and Jackson County Central.
“I think we may have turned the corner into getting back to the level we are capable of playing,” said Kuechenmeister. “With the injuries we’ve had the past couple of weeks, it’s been tough sledding. We played much better in several facets of the game.”
NRHEG ended up fifth in the Gopher Conference with a 3-5 record, and will take a 10-15-3 overall mark into tournament play.
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NRHEG football team battles Maple River to the wire
TOUGH YARDS — The Panthers’ Dillon Parpart (30) follows a block by Nick Bartness for a gain against Maple River at New Richland last Friday. Turnovers killed the Panthers’ hopes for an upset. (Star Eagle photo by Chris Schlaak)
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
NEW RICHLAND – Five turnovers kept the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva football team from stretching its winning streak to two games.
A gutty Panther squad battled second-place Maple River to the wire before dropping a 21-6 decision to the Eagles in New Richland Friday.
MR moved into a second place tie in the Gopher/Valley AA Conference at 3-2 and climbed to 5-2 overall.
Coach Dan Stork’s Panthers remained winless in five conference games and slipped to 1-6 overall. NRHEG is 1-2 at home this fall.
“Our guys played some great football for the majority of the game,” said Stork. “The turnovers really hurt us tonight.
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By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
It was a week that coach Joe Kuechenmeister thought his New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva volleyball team could see where it was.
It’s back to the drawing board for the Panther spikers after being swept by Blooming Prairie and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.
The two conference defeats dropped the Panthers to fifth place in the Gopher Conference (3-4) and to 10-13-2.
Blooming Prairie
NRHEG held leads in games two and three but got outscored 75-57 in dropping three straight games at Blooming Prairie Oct. 9.