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PANTHER ATHLETICS
SPRING
SPORTS
PREVIEW
NRHEG SPRING 2011
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
Tracksters seek
depth to challenge
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
By DALE KUGATH
Contributing Writer
NEW RICHLAND – The
New
Richland-HartlandEllendale-Geneva track and
field teams have plenty of
experienced players to build
the 2011 squads around.
Whether they have enough of
them to challenge the top
teams remains to be seen.
Duey Ferber starts his 21st
season in charge of the
Panther track programs. He
has guided his teams to nine
conference titles, seven subsection championships, two
section true team titles, three
state true team entrants (3rd,
5th, 7th) and a section runnerup.
Ferber will be assisted by
Chuck Crabtree, Jay Crabtree
and Corrine Schuller.
Boys
The NRHEG boys failed to
win a meet in 12 starts a year
ago. The Panthers compiled a
24-44 overall record, finished
third
in
the
Gopher
Conference and took fourth
place in Sub-Section 5AA.
NRHEG lost five letter winners from that team, including
state participants Kevin
Klocek and David Lindell.
Klocek was NRHEG’s top
sprinter, placing third in the
state in both the 100 and 200meter dashes.
Lindell threw the shot put
and discuss, and ran a leg on
the 4 x 100 relay. He was a
two-year state participant in
the discus.
NRHEG also graduated dis-
tance runners Josh Schroeder
and Andy Kampen, along with
sprinter Ryan Stenzel.
Ferber has eight seniors and
a junior returning from last
season’s squad.
The seniors include Travis
Ripka (throws), Tony Wacholz
(throws),
Matt
Young
(sprints), Evan Ferber (jumps
& distance), Brian Billing
(middle distance), Tyler
Crabtree (throws & middle
distance), Kyle Bayerkohler
(distance) and Nate Lutgens
(throws).
The lone junior returnee is
sprinter Geoff Ramaker.
Ferber expects senior
Hunter Eustice (sprints) and
junior Jade Walz (middle distance, sprints) to contribute
immediately.
“Our strength will be in the
weights,” said Ferber. “We
have some decent jumpers and
sprinters, so our relays could
be competitive as well.”
The remaining spots will be
filled from juniors Tyler Holz,
Franklin Klecker, Parker
Peterson, Ryan Schlaak and
Jacob Tonkin; sophomores
Hans Frank, Nick Hanson,
Nathan Wallin and Matt
Webster and freshmen Ross
Chester, Raece Johnson,
Nathan Krohn, T.J. Schiltz and
Hunter Schwartz.
Also working out are
eighth-graders Kyle Holz,
Kevin Kalis and Keith Maxon;
and seventh-graders John
Cole, Sean Darcy, Nate
Krause, Zach Mely, Cordell
Peterson, Palmer Peterson,
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PANTHER TRACK — The NRHEG boys’ track team will have the following letterwinners
returning. Front from left: Travis Ripka, Tyler Holz, Brian Billing, Geoff Ramaker and Tyler
Crabtree. Back row: T.J. Schiltz, Nate Lutgens, Tony Wacholz, Even Ferber and Kyle
Bayerkohler.
Star Eagle photo by Jody Wynnemer
2011 Panther Track and Field
Conference: Gopher.
Section: Section 2A, Sub-Section 5.
Coach: Duey Ferber, 21st year for girls, 20th year for boys. 9 conference champ., 7
sub-section champ., 2 section true team champ., 1 section runner-up. 3rd, 5th & 7thplace finishes at State True Team.
Key losses: (Boys) State participants Kevin Klocek & David Lindell, distance runner
Josh Schroeder. (Girls) State tourney participant Alyssa Kerkhoff, sprinter Jenny
Seath and distance runner Alex Hale.
Key returnees: (Boys) Tony Wacholz (throws), Evan Ferber (jumps), Geoff Ramaker
(sprints), Brian Billing (middle distances), Kyle Bayerkohler (middle distances), Matt
Young (sprints). (Girls): Jill Kalis, Kaylee Maxon and Amber Schmit in throws, Anna
Schlaak and Katie Cole in hurdles, Danielle Krueger and Abby Crabtree in the distances and Carlie Wagner in sprints and jumps.
Season outlook: (Boys) Will not be able to challenge for conference and sub-section
titles due to lack of numbers but will work hard to crack top three. (Girls) The Panthers
will be hard pressed to repeat as conference champs, but are looking to push USC
for top honors in both the conference and sub-section meets.
Bryant Reese, Tyler Schlaak,
Kyle Schultz and Karter
Sletten.
“We have tremendous
enthusiasm this season,” said
Ferber. “We have a bunch of
returning lettermen as well as
a handful of new guys. I’m
looking for a fun season.”
Ferber expects his field
events to be NRHEG’s
strength this spring.
“Our strength will be in the
weights,” said Ferber. “We
also have some decent
jumpers and sprinters, so our
relays could be competitive.
Ferber expects United South
Central to be the team to be in
both the conference and subsection meets.
“Team wise, we know we
can’t compete for the top of
the conference and sub-section,” said Ferber.
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Track
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“We do have some good
guys competing and hope to
finish in the top half of both
meets.”
Girls
The NRHEG girls return
most of its players from last
year’s outstanding team. The
Panthers won three times in 12
meets and compiled a 55-15
overall mark. N RHEG won
the Gopher Conference championship and placed second in
the sub-section.
The only losses from last
year are sprinter Jenny Seath
and distance runner Alex
Hale. Top scorer Alyssa
Kerkhoff will also be missing
after transferring to St. Peter
for her senior season.
Ferber has 11 returning letter winners and a strong seventh-grade class to mold the
2011 squad around.
The senior returnees are
Alearah Neumann (sprints,
jumps),
Kaylee
Maxon
(throws), Jill Kalis (throws)
and Amber
S c h m i t
(throws).
Back
for
their junior
seasons are
Anna Schlaak
(hurdles,
Ferber
sprints),
Danielle
Krueger (distances), Emily
Habeck (relays, sprints) and
Samantha Hogstad (relays,
sprints).
Returning from the sophomore class are Katie Cole
(hurdles), Abby Crabtree (distances),
Raelin Schue
(sprints), Mikayla Lindell
(throws)
and
Jennika
Jongbloedt (middle distances).
Freshman Carlie Wagner,
who will compete in sprints
jumps and relays, is the final
returnee.
“We should be strong in the
sprints, distance events and
throws,” said Ferber. “Depth
will be a question for us in
some of our events.”
Ferber will fill out his lineup with help from sophomores
Paige
Bolduan,
Ashley
Garretson, Destinee Meyer,
Crystal
Olson,
Lindsey
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TRACK AND FIELD — Returning letterwinners for the Panther 2011 girls’ track and field
team include, front from left: Katie Cole, Emily Habeck, Jamie Ulrich and Danielle Krueger.
Middle: Samantha Hogstad, Carlie Wagner, Ashley Garretson, Raelin Schue, Kayla Lindell
and Anna Schlaak. Back: Kaylee Maxon, Alearah Neumann, Destinee Meyer, Jill Kalis,
Amber Schmit and Jenika Jongbloedt.
Star Eagle photo by Jody Wynnemer
Schulz, Jamie Ulrich and
Elizabeth Zimmerman; freshmen Samantha Kohnert,
Alison
Peterson,
Laura
Rannigner and Abbie Ryan;
and eighth-graders Megan
Conley, Shantaya Olson and
Samantha Pettey.
Ferber has high expecta-
tions for his seventh-graders,
including
Emily
Eder,
Katharine Lewer, Grace
Logan, Hailey Schuller,
Brianna Strand, Sara Jo
Stewart, Tayla Tieskotter,
Abby Wacholz and Nicole
Wallin.
“We need the younger girls
to provide us with some depth
this year,” said Ferber.
Ferber expects USC to be
the team to beat in both the
conference and sub-section
meets.
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NRHEG nine expecting turnaround season
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
By DALE KUGATH
Contributing Writer
NEW RICHLAND – In 33
years at the helm of the New
Richland-Hartland-EllendaleGeneva baseball program, coach
Jeff Reese has not had to endure
many losing seasons. 2010 was
one of those rare years, and
Reese and the Panthers are committed to keep it from happening
again.
Reese, a member of the
Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame,
is starting his 33rd season as the
headman of the Panther baseball
program. His clubs have an overall record of 428-231.
Assisting Reese will be Al
Shultz, Pat Churchill, Shawn
Larson and Seth Tukua.
NRHEG is coming off one of
the worst seasons in Reese’s
tenure in 2010. The Panthers tied
for last place in the Gopher
Conference (2-9) and managed
just five wins in 22 games.
“After a very disappointing
season, we need to vastly
improve all areas of our game,
including my coaching,” said
Reese. “We will work harder on
the basic fundamentals as we had
too many errors, poor pitching
performances and terrible hitting,
which included too many strikeouts.”
NRHEG graduated five players from last year’s team.
Toughest to replace will be pitcher/shortstop Brett Hagen. He was
2-3 with a 3.84 earned run average on the mound and batted .350
for the season.
Also gone are C/3B Matt
Tomsche (.270), right fielder
Trevor Arnold (.226), third baseman Gene Lynne and first baseman Taylor Spooner.
Reese has two seniors and 10
juniors who saw varsity action
last spring returning in 2011.
The seniors are Chad Schlaak
and Cody Kraay.
Schlaak held
down the centerfield
spot
and was a captain, playing in
all 22 games.
He hit .317 for
the year, stole
20 bases and
Reese
had a fielding
average
of
.935.
Kraay appeared in 14 games as
a pitcher or first baseman. He had
a 0-1 and 7.00 ERA in four
games on the mound, while batting .353.
Three juniors had pitching
experience last season: Mitch
Akemann, Sam Lundberg and
David Lassahn.
Akemann pitched in 10 games,
finishing with a 1-8 record and
7.28 ERA. He played in 20
games, seeing action at second
base when not pitching.
Lundberg pitched in six games,
ending up with a 1-3 record and
5.91 ERA. Reese will have to
find a spot for Lundberg when
not pitching, judging by his .417
batting average as a sophomore.
Lassahn appeared in 20 games
as a pitcher or outfielder. He was
the Panther leadoff hitter and
went 1-2 with a 7.59 ERA when
pitching.
Jake Staloch and Tyler
Sorenson also saw lots of varsity
time as sophomores.
Staloch (C/3B) appeared in
every game, batting .305 with 13
stolen bases. Sorenson (SS)
played in 16 games with a .226
average and eight stolen bases.
The remaining juniors who
saw some varsity time are Carter
Tollefson (1B), Lucas Meyer
(2B/OF), Matt Dahle (C), Erik
Sorenson (1B/DH) and Jade Walz
(OF). Tollefson’s seven games
were the most of these players.
Reese is also hoping for contributions from seniors Mike Smith
Scott Routh
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BASEBALL PANTHERS — Returning letterwinners for Jeff Reese’s squad this year
include, front from left: Carter Tollefson, Mitch Akemann, David Lassahn and Chad
Schlaak. Back: Carter Tollefson, Cody Kraay, Tyler Sorenson and Jake Staloch.
Star Eagle photo by Jody Wynnemer
2011 Panther Baseball
Conference: Gopher.
Section: 2AA.
Coach: Jeff Reese, starting 33rd season at NRHEG, 428-231 career record.
Key losses: Brett Hagen (P/SS) .350, 2-3 on mound; Matt Tomsche (C/3B) .270; Trevor
Arnold (RF) .226.
Key returnees: Chad Schlaak (sr., CF) .317; Mitch Akemann (jr., P/IF) 1-8 on the mound;
Jake Staloch (jr., C/3B) .305; David Lassahn (jr., P/OF) last year’s leadoff hitter; Tyler
Sorenson (jr., SS) .226; Cody Kraay (sr., P/1B) .353.
Season outlook: NRHEG will definitely win more games than it did in a rare losing season
last year. Whether the Panthers can challenge for the top of the Gopher Conference will
depend on whether or not some young pitchers improved enough from last season to throw
strikes and get outs in key situations and and if the hitters can make more contact and avoid
the strikeouts when runners are in scoring position.
(P), Skylar Guggisberg (OF),
Vince Guggisberg (OF); and juniors Jared Reyant (utility) and
Jacob Tonkins (OF).
“Defense, speed and pitching
should be the strengths of this
year’s team,” said Reese. “I
believe we have the players to
lead the way. Our juniors saw
enough playing time to know
what it takes to compete at the
varsity
level.”
Reese thinks Randolph is the
favorite to win the Gopher
Conference.
The
Rockets,
Mankato Loyola and USC tied
for first place last year. Reese
thinks his Panthers are a dark
horse in the conference, and feels
that Section 2A is wide open this
season.
NRHEG has a 20 game sched-
ule in place, 12 of them at home.
That included the annual Panther
Tourney with Faribault BA,
Glenville-Emmons and Nicollet
joining the Panthers April 16.
NRHEG plays three of its first
four games at home, starting with
Blue Earth April 5.
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Linksters have high
hopes in conference
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By DALE KUGATH
Contributing Writer
NEW RICHLAND – The New
Richland-Hartland-EllendaleGeneva golf teams are under new
leadership but both the boys and
girls are looking to challenge for
the top spots in the Gopher
Conference and South SubSection 2AA.
Both teams had winning
records a year ago and have solid
nucleus’s to build around in 2011.
Brad Root will start his first
season as the Panther head coach.
He has been in the NRHEG
school system for 22 years.
Justin Timm and Tim Stoesz
will serve as assistant coaches.
Boys
The NRHEG boys enjoyed an
excellent season in 2010. The
Panthers won 10 of 13 starts and
compiled an overall mark of 247.
NRHEG won the Gopher
Conference Tournament, placed
fifth in the sub-section and took
third at the Blooming Prairie
Invite.
Graduating from last season’s
team were Seth Hansen, Dalen
Ferber and Dillon Hanson.
Root has four senior letter winners from a year ago to build
around. They include Aaron
Patraw, Jon Walstrom, Matt Nafe
and Anthony Svoboda.
“These four spots are pretty
well set. They all have good
experience from last year,” said
Root. “We need to move from
being practice players to tournament players.”
Root will need a couple of his
non-letter winners to emerge if
the Panther are to contend.
Other candidates include senior Brett Fisher and Cody Root;
juniors Sam Grothem, Spencer
Hanna, Pete Blowers, Levi
Arnold, Jared Reyant and Kyle
Wallerich.
Sophomores competing for a
spot are Kirby Butler, Brandon
Herman, Colton Ryg, Zach Eden,
Maverick
Waltz,
Brendon
Arnold, Kyle Schlaak, Matt
Davis and Gage Flatness.
The freshmen prospects are
Kellen Ferber and Doug Rudau.
“Our numbers are good. We
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LINKSTERS — 2011 boys’ Panther golf team returning letterwinners are, front from left:
Bret Fisher and Spencer Hanna. Back: Aaron Patraw, Matt Nafe, Jon Walstrom, Cody Root
and Sam Grothem.
Star Eagle photo by Jody Wynnemer
hope someone emerges to help us
recapture the conference championship,” said Root. “We have
good golf skills, but need to work
on the mental aspect, consistency
and course management.”
Root looks for USC and
Blooming Prairie to challenge the
Panthers for the conference title.
He feels Waseca is the sub-section favorite.
“We would like to advance our
team to the section meet,” said
Root. “And we want to get a couple of all-conference golfers.”
NRHEG has 11 duals and a
pair of tournaments on its schedule. The Panthers have six home
meets scheduled at Riverview
Golf Course, including its season
opener against Faribault BA
April 7.
The Gopher Conference
Tourney will be held at Oakview
in Freeborn, the sub-section is at
Waseca and the section meet at
Jordan.
Girls
The NRHEG girls won eight of
12 starts last season, compiling
an overall record of 13-10. The
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Panther softball team
looks to utilize speed
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
By DALE KUGATH
Contributing Writer
NEW RICHLAND – The New
Richland-Hartland-EllendaleGeneva softball team will have to
avoid, illness, injuries and inconsistencies on the diamond this
spring. Coach Wendy Schultz has
just 11 varsity players so will not
have the opportunity to make
many changes.
However, Schultz is hoping to
use speed, aggressiveness and an
experience pitcher to propel the
Panthers to the upper half of the
Gopher Conference in 2011.
Schultz has enjoyed success as
the NRHEG head coach. In 13
seasons at the helm, she has guided the Panthers to five Gopher
Conference championships and
an overall record of 149-100. She
will be assisted by Jamie Radtke.
Last year was not one of those
successful seasons for Schultz
and the Panthers. NRHEG finished seventh in the conference
with a 5-7 record, lost its first
game in tournament play and finished 7-13 overall.
NRHEG batted .279 as a team
in 2010, scoring just under five
runs per game. Opponents hit
.210 last season, but averaged
over seven runs per game.
NRHEG graduated four players from last year’s squad, all of
them starters.
Alyssa Hagen was an all-conference third baseman, who led
the Panthers in average (.421),
hits (24), home runs (2) and RBI
24).
Kate Quam earned honorablemention all-conference honors as
a first baseman. She batted. .317
for the season.
Hagen and Quam shared MVP
honors last season.
Second baseman Jady Beenken
was also honorable mention allconference. The Panther Gold
Glove winner
hit .310 for the
season.
NRHEG outfielder Mariah
Robran (.111)
also graduated
last year.
N R H E G
Schultz
returns five letter winners to
build around, all of them starters
last season.
Back for their senior seasons
are Kristina Cole, Kacie Phillips
and Shelby Mogenson.
Cole, an outfielder, won Most
Improved last season. She batted
.281 and drove in four runs in
2010.
Phillips held down the shortstop position a year ago. She batted .284, knocked in eight runs
and stole seven bases.
Mogenson has to improve
behind the plate for the Panthers
to enjoy a better year. She had 63
passed balls and threw out only
five of 69 runners stealing in
2010. Mogenson hit .188 with
three RBI last year.
Sophomore outfielder Tara
Simon returns after a solid freshman season. She batted .343 with
six doubles and 15 RBI.
All-conference
freshman
pitcher Jade Schultz returns after
pitching every inning as an
eighth-grader. She had a 3.71
earned run average in 134
innings. Schultz allowed 110 hits,
issued 143 walks and struck out
171 batters.
Schultz is also a threat with the
bat. She batted .319, scored 18
runs and stole 14 bases last year.
Of the remaining six players,
none of them saw any varsity
action. They include Tori
Raimann (jr. infielder), Harlee
Vokoun (jr. infielder), Mandy
Deml (jr. outfielder), Ashley
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FASTPITCH ANYONE? — Returning letterwinners for the Panther softball team are, from
left: Tara Simon, Kristina Cole, Shelby Mogenson, Kacie Phillips and Jade Schultz.
Star Eagle photo by Jody Wynnemer
2011 Panther Softball
Conference: Gopher.
Section: 2AA.
Coach: Wendy Schultz, starting 14th season as head coach, 149-100 career record, 5 conference titles.
Last year: 7-13 record, lost first section game.
Key losses: All-conference 3B Alyssa Hagen (.421), honorable mention all-conference 1B
Kate Quam (.317), honorable mention all-conference 2B Jady Beenken (.310), OF Mariah
Robran (.111).
Key returnees: Seniors Kristina Cole (OF, .281), Kacie Phillips (SS, .234) & Shelby
Mogenson (C, .188); junior Tara Simon (OF, 343) and all-conference freshman pitcher Jade
Schultz (.319, 3.71 ERA).
Season outlook: A year of experience on the mound should make Schultz a much tougher
pitcher for Gopher teams to face. Hitting is a question mark for the Panthers, so small ball and
aggressive base running will be a must. With just 11 players, NRHEG must avoid injuries to
finish in the top half of the conference.
Schutrop (jr. infielder/outfielder),
sophomore Steph Root and freshman Morgan Staloch.
“Our strengths should be our
quickness, work ethic and team
unity,” said Schultz. “Problems
will be our inexperience and
youth and having a number of
girls playing in new positions.”
Schultz looks for Blooming
Prairie and United South Central,
the second and third place teams
last season, as the Gopher
Conference favorites. St. Peter,
Maple River and Waseca are her
top three picks in Section 2AA.
“We want to improve from last
year and try to finish in the top
half of the conference,” said
Schultz. “We need to play fundamentally sound softball.”
Schultz is hoping her team can
score more runs this season to
take some pressure off of the
pitching and defense.
“Small ball will be a must. We
will have to be able to incorporate bunting with our hitting,”
said Schultz. “We want to be
aggressive offensively and defensively.
NRHEG stole 61 bases in 67
attempts in 2010.
The Panthers will also need to
put the ball in play more often,
cutting down on strikeouts.
Hagen was the only regular to not
reach double digits in strikeouts
last year.
“We have some quick gals,”
said Schultz. “We hope to utilize
that on the base paths.”
Schultz has a 20-game schedule for the Panthers, 12 of them at
home. Maple River and Byron
are the only non-conference foe
that will visit Legion Field this
spring.
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Golf
from Page 5
Panthers were second in the
Gopher Conference, fourth in the
sub-section and won the Triton
Invite.
The team returns intact this
season, with the exception of
Emily Davis who graduated.
The Panthers have seven
returning letter winners from a
year ago. The senior returnees are
Hannah Moe, Abby Holland and
Betsy Johannsen.
Juniors back from last year’s
team are Lexi Wayne, Michaela
Hansen, Hailey Johnson and Jill
Theuer.
“With these experienced players returning, our goal is to finish
first in the conference and first in
the sub-section,” said Root. “We
expect the girls to be aggressive
with their shots and be big risk
takers.”
Other candidates for playing
time will be Maddy Reed, Maddy
Schwierjohann, Brina Bergland,
Brenna Hagen, Liz Eder, Jayden
Nelson-Spies, Ashley Conley and
Lizzy Stohl.
“The girls need to be mentally
tough and focused this season,”
said Root. “We are counting on
continued improvement from all
the girls.”
“We want to be prepared for
whatever weather conditions
exist, as well as dealing with situations we face on the course,”
said Root. “We want the girls to
be knowledgeable and welcome
wherever they travel to play.”
The Panther girls play 10 duals
and a tournament before end of
the year action. NRHEG has six
home duals at Riverview Golf
Course, including the season
opener against Faribault BA April
7.
The conference tournament
will be held at Oakview in
Freeborn, the sub-section at
Waseca and the section tournament at The Ridges in Jordan.
4/7
4/12
4/14
4/16
4/19
4/25
4/28
5/3
5/5
5/10
5/13
5/17
5/19
5/24
5/26
6/2
NRHEG Golf
(B/G) Faribault BA H 4:30
(B/G) USC
A 4:30
(B/G) Blooming Pr. H 4:30
(B) Blooming Pr.
A 9:00
(B/G) JWP
A 4:30
(B/G) Glenville
A 4:30
(B/G) USC
H 4:30
(B/G) Triton
A 1:30
(B/G) JWP
H 4:30
(B/G) Blooming Pr. A 4:30
(B/G) Conf. Freeborn 10:00
(B/G) Faribault BA A 4:30
(B/G) Maple River H 4:30
(B/G) Glenville
H 4:30
(B/G) Sub 2AA Waseca 10:00
(B/G) Sect. 2AA Jordan 10:00
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LADY LINKSTERS — Returning letterwinners for the Panther Girls’ Golf Team and new
coach Brad Root are, from left: Lexi Wayne, Hannah Moe, Michaela Hansen, Abbey
Holland and Maddy Reid.
Star Eagle photo by Jody Wynnemer
2011 Panther Golf
Conference: Gopher.
Section: South Sub-Section 2AA.
Coach: Head coach Brad Root, 1st year as head coach, 22 years at NRHEG.
Last year: (Boys) 10-3, 24-7 overall, conference champs, 5th in sub-section. (Girls) 8-4, 1310 overall, 2nd in conference, 4th in sub-section.
Key losses: (Boys) Seth Hansen, Dalen Ferber, Dillon Hanson. (Girls) Emily Davis.
Key returnees: (Boys) Seniors Aaron Patraw, Matt Nafe, Jon Walstrom & Anthony
Svoboda. (Girls) Seniors Hannah Moe, Abbey Holland & Betsy Johannsen; plus juniors
Michaela Hansen, Hailey Johnson, Jill Theuer & Lexi Wayne.
Season outlook: Outlook: (Boys) Four returning seniors should give Panthers a good shot
at defending their conference title. If a couple of underclassmen emerge, NRHEG has a shot
at advancing team to section. (Girls) Seven returning letterwinners and good numbers have
the Panthers thinking of a conference title and sub-section crown.
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Baseball
from Page 4
NRHEG travels to St. Clair for its first
road game April 8. In addition to Blue
Earth and St. Clair, non-conference foes
include Maple River, Waseca, GlenvilleEmmons,
Lake
Crystal-Wellcome
Memorial and Albert Lea.
“I believe leadership is an important key
to success and we do have enough leaders
than can make this season very rewarding,”
said Reese. “To be successful, everyone on
the team needs to improve and get back to
our philosophy of pitchers throwing quality pitches, our defense making the routine
Track
from Page 3
“We want to be able to compete for
the conference championship,” said
Ferber. “We also want to advance a lot
of athletes to the section meet.”
NRHEG has two home invitationals
this spring. Its outdoor opener is at
home April 5 and the second home
meet is one week later.
The Panthers will compete at
Waseca, Wells, Mapleton, Blooming
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plays and our hitters putting the ball in
play.”
NRHEG Baseball – 2011
4/5
Blue Earth
H
4/7
Medford
H
4/8
St. Clair
A
4/11 Randolph
H
4/14 Maple River
A
4/16 Tourney (2)
H
4/18 JWP
A
4/19 Waseca
H
4/25 USC
H
4/26 Blooming Pr.
A
4/28 WEM
A
5/2
Faribault BA
H
5/3 Glenville-Emmons H
5/5
Loyola
A
5/10 JWP
H
5/13 LCWM
H
5/16 USC
A
5/19 Blooming Pr.
H
5/20 Albert Lea
A
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
9:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
6:30
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
Prairie and Blue Earth. Blooming
Prairie will host the conference meet
May 17.
4/2
4/5
4/8
4/12
4/19
4/26
4/29
5/3
5/10
5/17
5/26
NRHEG Track – 2011
MSU Indoor
Invite
Waseca
Invite
USC
Maple River
Blue Earth
Blooming Pr.
Maple River
Conference
Sub-Section
A
H
A
H
A
A
A
A
A
BP
TBD
9:00
4:30
4:30
4:30
4:30
4:30
4:30
4:30
4:00
4:30
4:00
4/5
4/7
4/11
4/12
4/14
4/16
4/18
4/25
4/26
4/28
5/2
5/5
5/10
5/13
5/16
5/17
5/19
5/20
NRHEG Softball – 2011
Blue Earth
Medford
Randolph
Waseca
Maple River
Tournament
JWP
USC
Blooming Pr.
WEM
Faribault BA
Loyola
JWP
WEM
USC
Byron
Blooming Pr.
Glenville
A
H
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
H
A
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
9:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:30