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By JIM LUTGENS
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Will Tuttle was in midseason form and the rest of the NRHEG High School boys' track and field team followed suit.
Tuttle, a senior and a returning state entrant, swept the hurdle races as the NRHEG boys opened the season with a third-plac finish in the Hayfield Invitational last week.
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Southland finished first with 201 points. Following were Pine Island with 184.5, NRHEG 100, Blooming Prairie 56, Lyle/Austin Pacelli 43.5, Medford 33.5, Kenyon-Wanamingo 32.5, Hayfield 18 and Ranolph 13.
Tuttlle took two of the Panthers' three firsts, winning the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.04 seconds and the 300 intermediate hurdles in 41.69.
The other NRHEG gold went to Jacob Karl, who won the 3200 in 11:38.79.
Other Panther places: Levin Kitzer, second, 110 hurdles, 17.02 and sixth, 300 hurdles, 47.58; Charlie Fuller, second, triple jump, 37-9; Owen Bartlett, third, triple jump, 37-4; Lavon Jewison, third, high jump, 5-6; Kitzer, Harbor Cromwell, Tuttle, Jaylin Raab, third, 4x100 relay, 46.59; Cromwell, Raab, Gavin Sletten, Wyatt Tuttle, third, 4x400, 4:00.01; Raab, fourth, long jump, 18-11 and fifth, 100, 12.3; Cromwell, fourth, pole vault, 9-0; Parker Bunn, fifth, 300 hurdles, 46.76 and seventh, 100 hurdles, 19.71; Gavin Lewison, fifth, high jump, 5-4; Kitzer, sixth, 300, 47.58; Sletten, eighth, 800, 2:37.29.
"The boys looked good tonight to take home a third-place finish," said Panthers coach Duey Ferber. "Will looked in midseason form. Some of the younger guys stepped up and scored points for us tonight."
The Panthers compete in the Maple River Invitational Thursday, April 18 at 4:30 p.m.
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The NRHEG High School softball team opened the 2024 season with a 6-0 loss at Randolph Thursday, April 4.
The Panthers were held to four hits, two by Izzy Stadheim and one apiece by Faith Nielsen and Olivia Berg.
Nielsen pitched for the Panthers, allowing four earned runs on eight hits, with four strikeouts and a walk. Winning pitcher Carter Raymond struck out 13 and walked four.
"Defensively, I thought we played really well against a solid Randolph team," said NRHEG coach Kayley Camerer. "We had minor miscues but were able to get outs when we need them. Faith pitched a good game against a great hitting team in Randolph. Offensively, we struggled a bit, but we were able to see the ball better towards the end of the game, which I hope will give us the confidence going into our next few games."
The Panthers faced Austin Saturday and ran into another hot pitcher while falling 4-0.
Stadheim and Payton Bunn had the Panthers' lone hits.
Nielsen pitched, giving up one earned run on three hits. She struck out three and walked three.
Winning pitcher K. Schaefer struck out 10 and did not issue a walk.
The Panthers broke into the victory column Monday with a 16-0 triumph over visiting Triton at Legion Field.
Stadheim went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and one RBI, Izley Boerner 1-for-2 with two runs and three RBIs, Faith Nielsen 1-for-2 with a run, Preslie Nielsen 1-for-2 with a double, three runs and one RBI, Erin Peterson 1-for-3 with a double, two runs and one RBI, Tayler Schmidt 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Bunn and Aspyn Stenzel each had a hit and scored a run. Bunn had an RBI.
Faith Nielsen pitched a complete game, allowing no earned runs on two hits, with two strikeouts and three walks.
The Panthers are scheduled to play Thursday, April 11 at United South Central. They host Blooming Prairie Friday and play Monday at Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther.
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You can say this about the young, senior-less NRHEG High School baseball team: it's definitely improving.
The Panthers trekked to Dodge Center to face Triton Monday, and it took two extra innings for the Cobras to emerge for an 8-7 triumph.
It was a vast improvement from last week, when the Panthers were outscored 26-1 in two games to open the season 0-2.
Seth Staloch, Jordan Brouwers and Jared Lee had multi-hit games at Triton, with Staloch going 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Brouwers 2-for-3 with three runs scored, Lee 3-for-5 with one RBI. Adding one hit apiece were A.Dean, Devon Parpart, Ryan Schlaak and Wyatt Larson.
Larson took the pitching loss in three innings of relief of starter Aeden Schlaak. Carter Martens also pitched. They combined to strike out six and walk eight.
"It is unfortunate to lose in a game like this," said coach Shawn Larson. "We played so much better than we have been playing lately. It was fun for us to be mixed up in a game where it was back and forth and exciting. We were more aggressive at the plate today than we have been, and we played cleaner in the defense. Triton just did what they needed to do."
Triton's starting pitcher went all nine innings, fanning nine and walking three.
The Panthers opened the season last Thursday at Jeff and Carol Reese Field, where they fell 16-1 in five innings to a strong Randolph crew.
The Panthers totaled two hits, one apiece by Lee and Parpart. Lee drove in the lone NRHEG run.
Alden Dobberstein started and took the pitching loss, with Parpart going 2 1/3 innings in relief. They combined for seven strikeouts and 10 walks. Two Randolph pitchers teamed for 11 strikeouts and two walks.
"It is expected that at the beginning of the season that the team will make mistakes," said Coach Larson. "We made several mistakes that we will be working on. The only thing we can do is work at getting better at ball for the time being. The best part of baseball is that tomorrow is a new day and we will have a chance in that one. Randolph was very good tonight at capitalizing on errors. Besides that, they were tough at the plate all the way through their lineup, and found several hits to complement the unearned runs they scored. They are a good team."
The Panthers fell 10-0 in five innings at LeSueur-Henderson last Friday.
NRHEG was held hitless while striking out 12 times and walking once against two LSH pitchers. Lee started and absorbed the loss for the Panthers.
"After two days in a row of the same thing, it is hard to say we are making improvements," said Coach Larson. "We need work on almost every aspect of baseball right now. I will say that being more aggressive at the plate, and more disciplined on defense are the two areas that will help us the most to improve. We were no-hit in this game, partly because we were tentative, but mainly because Gupton and Tellijohn pitched very well."
The Panthers host United South Central Thursday, April 11 at 4:30. They play Friday at Granada-Huntley/EC/ML at 5 p.m. and are at Waseca April 18 for a 5 p.m. game.