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By JIM LUTGENS
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After the previous week, NRHEG boys' basketball coach Dan Schmidt figured was only one way to go for his squad as Kenyon-Wanamingo came to town Friday, Jan. 5.
While it wasn't a win, it was definite progress as the Panthers kept it close while dropping a 54-47 decision.
"With nowhere to go but up after last week, I feel like we took a step in the right direction," said Schmidt.
In a rematch from early December, Kenyon-Wanamingo jumped out early and led most of the way.
"We have to find a way to get some more consistent scoring out of some of the guys, but I definitely saw some things that give us hope going forward," said Schmidt. "We just have to put it all together."
Leading the Panthers in scoring was Daxter Lee with 25 points; he added five rebounds. Jackson Chrz contributed 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists, including a fast-break slam dunk late in the first half. Sam Olson, Greyson Schaefer, and Jared Lee each had three points, and Levin Kitzer added two.
Leading all scorers was Colton Steberg with 26 for Kenyon-Wanamingo.
The Panthers, 2-8 overall and 0-1 in the Gopher Conference, play Friday, Jan. 12 at Hayfield, Monday at Tri-City United and Tuesday at JWP.
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There's no doubt it.
The NRHEG High School girls' basketball team is on a roll.
The Panthers improved to 3-0 in the Gopher Conference and 8-1 overall with wins over St. Clair and United South Central before tacking on two more victories while winning the St. James Holiday Tournament.
The Panthers started their run Dec. 21 at St. Clair, where the rallied from a halftime deficit to win 72-69.
"What a rollercoaster of a game," said NRHEG coach Onika Peterson.
It began with an 11-point Panther lead in the first half.
"But we couldn’t buy a layup in the last eight minutes," said Peterson, whose team trailed 28-27 at halftime."
It was back and forth the rest of the way until the final few seconds, when Camryn VanMaldeghem came through with a huge steal and Faith Neilsen hit an easy shot to finish it off.
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Injury and illness.
If you're a high school wrestling coach, they're two words you don't want to hear.
The NRHEG Panthers dealt with both Thursday, Dec. 14 in a quadrangular at Lakeville South, where they lost 52-23 to South St. Paul, 52-19 to Eastview and 55-15 to the host team.
"We were shorthanded due to a combination of injury and illness," said Panthers coach Shawn Larson. "Competing against schools of that size is difficult to begin with, as usually they have more athletes to work with, and without three or four starters it was far too much to overcome."