NRHEG repeated as the south subsection champ in Section 2AA Tuesday, but the real prize awaits Friday in the section final at Minnesota State University-Mankato.
With a couple of victories early in the week by their teams, NRHEG basketball fans will find themselves busy nearly every night cheering on their Panthers in the playoffs.
The Owatonna girls hockey team hasn't lost in its last nine games. NRHEG's boys basketball team still hasn't lost a game all season. Each won Tuesday night.
Blooming Prairie golf had a breakthrough year in 2016. The boys team advanced to state for the first time and two Blossoms placed in the top 10 individually.
Owatonna's opponents each had a player record a hat trick in holiday tournament play Tuesday. The OHS boys lost 5-2 to St. Louis Park and the girls lost 3-0 to St. Francis.
Points will be more important than candy in Kenyon on Monday night as NRHEG faces Kenyon-Wanamingo in the Section 2AA semifinals at 7PM on KDHL AM 920.
NRHEG was leading WEM 6-0 with 1:31 remaining in the fourth quarter when the game was postponed due to weather conditions Tuesday night. It will be finished on Wednesday.