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By JIM LUTGENS
Sports Editor
When the NRHEG High School football team started the season 0-4, not many people expected much out of the Panthers the rest of the way.
They proved those people wrong.
The Panthers posted four consecutive victories to finish the regular season, earning the No. 4 seed and a home section playoff game.
Unfortunately, that’s where the Panthers’ season ended, with a 34-22 loss to No. 5 seed Blue Earth Area Friday, Oct. 27 in New Richland.
“We had a hard start, with the Bucs moving the ball really well,” said NRHEG coach Marc Kruger, whose team finished with a record of 4-5. “We never caught up from there.”
But that does not mean Kruger didn’t take pride in the accomplish ments of the 2023 Panthers.
“I am very proud of this team and getting to 4-4 this year,” said Kruger. “Ending the year winning four straight is huge.”
The Panthers were never really in the game against BEA, trailing 12-0 after one quarter and 32-0 at halftime.
NRHEG put one touchdown on the scoreboard in the third period and two in the fourth.
The Bucs outgained the Panthers 429-178 in total yards, 348-142 rushing. The visitors totaled 22 first downs to NRHEG’s nine.
The Panthers will graduate seniors Jaylin Raab, Sam Olson, Jackson Chrz, Reese Routh, Zander Flatness, Garett Degen and George Roesler.
Blue Earth Area 38, NRHEG 22
BEA 12 20 6 0 — 38
NRHEG 0 0 6 16 — 22
First Quarter
BEA — 5 run (two-point conversion failed)
BEA — Langager 30 run (two-point conversion failed)
Second Quarter
BEA — 5 run (two-point conversion successful)
BEA — 2 run (two-point conversion failed)
BEA — Langager 11 run (two-point conversion failed)
Third Quarter
BEA — Langager 3 run (kick failed)
NRHEG — Raab 35 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
NRHEG — Olson 4 run (two-point conversion successful
NRHEG — Lewison 20 run (two-point conversion successful
BEA NRHEG
First downs 22 9
Total plays 60 42
Rushing yards 348 143
Passing Yds. 82 35
Total yards 429 178
Third down 4-8 1-7
Fourth down 1-2 0-2
Turnovers 0 1
Penalties 3-25 4-35
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing – NRHEG: Raab 3-39; Olson 5-37; Cromwell 4-29; Lewison 1-20; Dobberstein 9-18; BEA: Langager 20-129; Rhey 6-42; Rest of Team 25-177
Passing – NRHEG: Dobberstein 3-14-1, 35; Olson 0-1-0, 0; BEA: 6-8-0, 81
Receiving — NRHEG: Roesler 2-18; Bartlett 1-17; BEA: Sonnek 2-18; Rest of team 4-63
Defense – NRHEG: Cromwell 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss; Olson 6 tackles; Roesler 6 tackles, 2 assists, 1 tackle for loss; Bartlett 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss; Ihrke 4 tackles, 1 assist; Parpart 3 tackles; Raab 2 tackles; Brouwers 2 tackles, 1 assist; Larson 2 tackles; Gilliland 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss; Flatness 1 tackle, 1 tackle for loss; Rest of Team 8 tackles, 2 assists, 1 interception, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss
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By JIM LUTGENS
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If there’s one thing NRHEG High School volleyball coach Ashley Tolzman counted on, it’s that her Panthers would have a battle against Maple River in the opening round of section play Monday night.
She was right.
After dropping the first game 25-16 to Maple River, which recently beat NRHEG, the Panthers rallied to win 3-1 at New Richland, taking the final games 25-19, 25-20 and 25-23.
“What a match!” said Tolzman. “After recently going up against Maple River and losing, we knew we were going to have to work to get this win. We started out slow in our first set, not really moving and talking. By the end of the first set we started waking up and playing how we practiced. The girls were fired up and really playing as a team. It was so wonderful to see.”
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NRHEG High School junior Alden Dobberstein showed he can do more than throw and run the football with authority.
He can also shoot.
Dobberstein earned a patch for hitting 75 consecutive targets as the NRHEG clay target team had a very good week.
The Panthers moved up to third this week as they continue a steady pace this season
“In a season that saw the team start in fifth place, this progress has been enjoyable,” saied NRHEG coach Dan Sorum. “What’s even more enjoyable to the coaches and fans however has been how the team's weekly team scores have increased each week. It shows growth and improvement across the whole team.”
Dobberstein was the lone shooter to score a 25 straight for the week. He was joined by Eli Hendrickson and Zander Flatness for the best team score each with 47 out of 50. Alden is in fourth for males in the conference and 39th in the state. Justin Beauvais is in 9th place while on the ladies side Gracie Luna is 7th and Ciara Stenzel is 9th. The team has one more week left in the season.
All team results from across that state can be found at claytargetscoring.com or by following the teams Facebook page.