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With two more victories, NRHEG girls extend historic streaks
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball team continued a path of destruction on the way to a repeat state championship.
The Panthers destroyed Waterville-Elysian-Morristown and Blooming Prairie, both on the road, to continue on its winning ways.
NRHEG, the top-ranked team in Class AA, is 14-0 in the Gopher, 23-0 this season and owns a 53-game winning streak.
The Panthers have locked up a seventh consecutive Gopher Conference crown.
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NRHEG wrestlers top Hayfield, fall to powerhouse JCC in section tourney
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
The Jackson County Central Huskies continued to dominate the Section 2A Wrestling Tournament.
The Huskies, who have won the last three Class A state titles, will try for a fourth as they rolled through the section team tournament over the weekend.
Jackson, which will take a 22-4 record to state, defeated second-seeded Blue Earth in the title match, 44-31.
The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva grapplers won their opening match before falling to Jackson in the semifinals.
Coach Shawn Larson’s Panthers ended their year with an 18-10 record.
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Reserves help NRHEG girls crush Randolph
By DALE KUGATH
Sportswriter
NEW RICHLAND – New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls’ basketball coach John Schultz sent in his reserves to ignite the Panthers against Randolph Friday.
NRHEG romped to an 82-26 victory at New Richland Friday, running its winning streak to 51 straight games over the last two seasons.
“We had a lot of kids contribute the entire way tonight,” said Schultz. “It was great to see the reserves contribute so much.”
Randolph slipped to 4-8 (6th) in the Gopher Conference and 9-11 overall. The Panthers won the first meeting 96-51.
NRHEG, the defending state champ and top-ranked team in Class AA, climbed to 12-0 in the Gopher and 21-0 this season.