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After winning the Section 2AA Section Championship game Friday night, March 7, 2025, the NRHEG girls basketball team celebrates with fans. Star Eagle photos by Eli Lutgens
Next stop?
Williams Arena.
How long has it been since Panther basketball fans had a night like they did Friday?
Eight years.
The last time the Lady Panthers won a section championship game and earned a state tournament berth was in 2017 when a pair of identical twins were leading the way...
NRHEG Junior Camryn VanMaldeghem goes to the basket against TCU defender Ella Schmiesing. Star Eagle photos by Eli Lutgens
After a dominant 81-55 win over Tri-City United (TCU) at the Taylor Center in Mankato Monday night, the Lady Panthers basketball team will try to earn its first trip to the state tournament since the 2016-’17 season.
The Panthers improved to 22-5 overall and will take on Glencoe Silver Lake for...
Junior Camryn VanMaldeghem drives to the basket. She led the Panthers with 15 points in the loss to Triton last week.
The NRHEG High School girls' basketball team is off to an 0-2 start to the 2024-25 season.
The Panthers lost 57-45 to Triton, a team they trailed just 29-26 at halftime.
"The first game is always interesting to get things going for the season," said NRHEG coach Onika Peterson. "Triton was...
LADY PANTHERS — The 2024-25 NRHEG High School girls’ basketball team. Front row (floor) managers from left: Marnie Mullenbach, Lauren Johnson, Vivienne Schlaak, Jade Wyrum and Eva Buendorf. Second row, seated, from left: Izley Boerner, Gabby Schlaak, Quinn VanMaldeghem, Camryn VanMaldeghem, Chloe Stork and Ezra Boerner. Back row standing from left: Coach Kayley Camerer, Kenley Gehrke, Clara Buendorf, Kylie Olson, Savannah Farr, Alex Estrada, and Coach Onika Peterson.
The Lady Panthers’ basketball squad returns a young team this season.
The Panthers, 20-8 overall and 11-5 in the Gopher Conference last year, return a handful of athletes, including their two ‘MVPs’ the VanMaldeghem twins, Camryn and Quinn.
Both All Conference selections a year ago...
GRAPPLING TRADITION — The 2024-25 NRHEG High School wrestling team. Back row from left: Cooper Cords, Kailin Hudson, Hunter McMann, Aidan Schlaak, Cole Hutchens, Ryan, Schlaak and Noah Weller. Middle row: Wyatt Larson, Harbor Cromwell, Logan Schiell, Chase Johannsen, Devlin Hudson, Khaiden Madson, Dakota Schlaak, and Zoe Wilson. Front row: Wyatt Hendrickson, Jacob Klaras, Eli Hendrickson, Charles Tufte, Owen Schlaak, Riften Jacobson, Tucker Flatness, Gram Jacobson, and Adrian Naser. Multiple wrestlers not pictured.
For the NRHEG High School wrestling team, some things never seem to change.
The Panthers are again optimistic.
"We are expecting to make a strong attempt at regaining a top-three finish in the conference," said coach Shaun Larson. "We are hoping to learn from our setbacks last season, and...
POTENTIAL — The 2024-25 NRHEG High School boys’ basketball team. Front from left: Dom Olson, Brendan Schmidt, Ricky Zapata, Owen Wayne, Jordan Brouwers, Wyatt Tuttle, Aaden Hanna and Deshawn Jones. Back row: Charlie Fuller, Justin Beauvais, Lavon Jewison, Greyson Schaefer, Hudson Chrz, Jase Knudson, Gavin Lewison and Quen Meyering.
If there's one thing NRHEG boys' basketball coach Dan Schmidt can count on, it's optimism.
Schmidt feels the Panthers, 6-48 under his direction, can improve on last year's record of 3-24. The Panthers were 1-14 in the Gopher Conference.
Returning varsity athletes include seniors Aaden...
Above is the all-star team including kids from Rochester, Byron, and Blooming Prairie. Bottom left is the 15U QUAD City’s team. Front row: Coach Walt Deen, Brooks Gilliland, Shane Service, Braylon Carlson, Khaiden Madson, Fynn Baumann Back row: Coach Dusty Olson, Cameron Christopher, Dom Olson, AJ Deen, Chase Johannsen, Ryan Schlaak, Coach Aaron Gilliland. Bottom right are AJ Deen, Brooks Gilliland, Dom Olson, and Ryan Schlaak with their plaques from the all-star series.
The Quad Cities Baseball Association (QCBA) entered their 15U team in a different league this year, the MBL. This gave the boys a chance to play some different teams and see a different level of talent.
At the end of the regular season, all the teams were sifted into five tiers, based on...
The 11U Quad Cities Baseball Association (QCBA) had yet another team make a strong showing at the MBT State Tournament on July 26-28.
The Quad Cities Baseball Association (QCBA) had yet another team make a strong showing at the MBT State Tournament on July 26-28. This time it was the 11U team that soared.
The 11U squad started pool play against Miesville and won 16-6. Miesville plated a run in the first, but QCBA answered...
Participants at the State Class 5A shoot, bottom left to right; Clayton Kaplan, Alec Wyrum, Aaron Merritt, Charlie Tufte, Lia Johanssen, Faith Phillips, Haley Staska, Gracie Luna, Keira Lenort, Keegan Peterson, Reese Routh. Up the steps and top, left to right; Rilyn Spurgeon, Hunter Woodham, Caden Conklin, Alexis Olson, Braxton Arnold, Chase Johanssen, Brody Mudgett, Wyatt Larson, Alden Dobberstein, Justin Beauvais, Conner Louks, Dylan Schroht, Aidan Louks.
The NRHEG Clay Target team ended their season with a fun shoot, awards picnic, and a trip to Alexandria for the State Class 5A Championship. The weather in Alexandria was excellent this year, with light winds, comfortable temperatures, and clear skies. Twenty-four athletes from the team made the...
NRHEG track competitors pose with their awards during the spring sports banquet held Tuesday, June 4, 2024 in the high school gymnasium.
NRHEG Activities Director Dan Stork extended many thank-yous as he opened the 2024 Spring Sports Banquet ceremony Tuesday night, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym in New Richland.
All NRHEG Spring sports were recognized, and coaches and representatives from the team spoke.
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