The NRHEG volleyball team completed the toughest part of its schedule last week and, about the only thing you can say is, it could have been worse. But not much.

The Panthers, who fell 3-0 at Waterville the previous week, were blanked by the Gopher Conference’s other top teams, Blooming Prairie and Bethlehem Academy.

Coach Onika Peterson’s Panthers saw their record fall to 1-6 in the conference and 9-14 overall.

At home Tuesday against Blooming Prairie, the Panthers lost 25-14, 25-15, 25-13.

Individual leaders for NRHEG: Maddie Wagner 4 kills, 4 digs, 2 ace blocks; Abby Wacholz 4 kills, 4 ace blocks; Ryann Hagen 4 kills; Anna Stork 3 kills; Anna Lundberg 5 assists, 4 digs; Rachel Collins 9 assists, 3 digs; Alyssa Esplan 23 digs; Remi Wayne 12 digs.

The Panthers’ junior varsity was edged 2-1, falling 25-19, 18-25, 16-14.

State power BA blew out the Panthers 25-9, 25-15 and 25-20 at Faribault on Thursday.

NRHEG leaders: Maddie Wagner 4 kills, 5 digs; Stork 3 kills, 1 ace block, 1 dig; Hagen 3 kills, 1 assist; Marnie Wagner 2 kills, 12 digs; Cassidy Sletten 3 kills, 1 dig; Lundberg 5 assists, 2 digs; Collins 6 assists; Esplan 11 digs.

BA won the junior varsity match 25-10, 25-14, 15-11.