Oakley Baker closed out his prep career with a spectacular performance in Friday's consolation final, lifting NRHEG to the title with a 77-66 win over Lake City.
NRHEG rallied from a second-half deficit and sent the game to overtime with a buzzer-beating three from Benji Lundberg but lost 70-59 to St. Cloud Cathedral at the boys basketball state tournament.
The NRHEG boys basketball team will open play at the state Class AA tournament Wednesday at 6PM against No. 2 seed St. Cloud Cathedral at Williams Arena.
The NRHEG boys basketball team is going to state for the first time. The Panthers survived a rugged Section 2AA tournament with a 65-64 win over Jordan in the finals.
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva wrapped up the basketball season by beating Rochester Lourdes 73-57 in the Class AA consolation final Friday afternoon.
The NRHEG girls basketball rallied late against Esko for a 52-47 win in the consolation semifinals of the Class AA tournament Thursday at Concordia University of St. Paul.
Unbeaten Roseau went on a 21-2 run late in the first half on their way to an 82-64 Class AA girls basketball victory over NRHEG Wednesday at the state tournament at Mariucci Arena.
To be the best you have to beat the best. That's the task ahead of the NRHEG girls basketball team in Wednesday's quarterfinals of the Class AA tournament.
NRHEG beat Maple River 48-44 in a subsection semifinal Thursday, their fourth win over them this season. The Panthers play Fairmont on Monday at MSU-Mankato.