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NRHEG football falls 14-0 to Randolph
By JIM LUTGENS
Sports Editor
Two plays.
That was the major difference, according to coach Marc Kruger, as the NRHEG High School football team dropped its season opener 14-0 at Randolph Thursday, Aug. 31.
"It came down to two big plays for the Rockets in the end," said Kruger. "We played a good game, and had some great moments on defense."
But, aside from the passing of junior Alden Dobberstein, who threw for 130 yards, the Panthers' offense struggled, rushing for only 29 yards and producing just five first downs, one of which came on a pass interference penalty.
"We will need to do a better job on offense of getting the ball to our playmakers and making plays," said Kruger. "Alden did a great job in the passing game, and was able to move the ball well."
The only score of the first quarter came on a 76-yard run by Randolph's Cris Flores-Miranda, who also carried for the two-point conversion.
It was 8-0 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Flores-Miranda scored on a nine-yard run. The conversion run failed.
The Panthers ran 44 plays while totaling 159 yards. They had one penalty for five yards.
The Rockets totaled 261 yards, 217 of them rushing. Flores-Miranda finished with 158 rushing yards on 19 carries. Randolph drew four penalties for 36 yards.
Dobberstein, who started last year as a sophomore, completed 12 of 27 passes, with no interceptions.
The Panthers are home for their next game, hosting Norwood-Young America Saturday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. in New Richland.
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The NRHEG High School cross country teams participated at the Trail Run meet hosted by Medford at the River Bend Nature Center on Aug 25th.
The meet was attended by LeSueur-Henderson, NRHEG, USC/AC and Medford.
For the Panther girls, Holly Bartness finished the 5-kilometer course in fourth place with a time of 25:50. Teammate Annabelle Petsinger finished 10th at 28:13.
On the boys' side, Panther runners Jacob Karl and Devon Nelton took the top two spots, Jacob finishing in 19:52, Devon 20:17. Jackson McGannon finished 15th with a time of 25:00.
"It was a good first meet," said NRHEG coach Larry Nydegger. "We hope to get our younger runners more experience before bringing them up to the varsity level."
On Aug. 31, the panthers participated in the 50th Annual Bill Glomski Invitational at Bear Cave Park in Stewartville.
On the girl's side, Bartness finished with a time of 26:22 followed by Petsinger, who had a time of 27:10 in the varsity 5K race.
For the 3200-meter race, 7th-grader Julieann Wobbrock ran away from the field to take the tape nearly a full minute ahead of the second-place finisher with a time of 15:30.
Ella Jeno finished in the top 40 of the junior high 1600-meter race with a time of 7:52
For the guys, Nelton was NRHEG's best finisher with a time of 19:17 for 17th place. Karl finished close behind with a time of 19:43 for 27th place out of a race with 119 participants. McGannon rounded out the NRHEG runners with a time of 24:22.
"There were some very strong performances from our runners with Julieann, Devon and Jacob taking home awards for their efforts," said Coach Nydegger.
The Panthers run Thursday, Sept. 7 at Hayfield's Oak View Golf Course. They compete Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Blooming Prairie.
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By JIM LUTGENS
Sports Editor
The NRHEG High School volleyball team enjoyed a more-than-respectable 21-7 overall record last season under first-year head coach Ashley Tolzman.
What's in store for this fall? Hopefully, more of the same.
While the Panthers lost some outstanding athletes to graduation, Tolzman has three experienced seniors to build around: setter Hallie Schultz, outside hitter Tayler Schmidt and libero Faith Neilsen.
"Hallie is a key player because she has such a great understanding of the game of volleyball," said Tolzman. "She has the ability to read the court really well and make good decisions. She is a great leader and a positive teammate."
The Panthers will miss 2023 graduates Sidney Schultz, Erin Jacobson, Sarah George, Bailey Ihrke and Bree Ihrke. Schultz holds the school record for digs.
The rest of this year's Panthers are seniors Keira Lenort, Madison Murray, Elsie Schultz, Isabel Stadheim and Sydney Lewer, junior Aryanna Howe, and sophomores Gabrielle Schlaak, Camryn VanMaldeghem, Chloe Stork and Adalyn Stadheim.