NRHEG sports

Week four of the high school football season brings some great match-ups to the table. There is also at least one "trophy" game on the local schedule.

Listen to the coach interviews from the Sept. 5 show. Football coaches from Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, NRHEG, Medford and Triton recap their week three games.

Blooming Prairie's Blossoms (A) captured the title by placing three shooters among the top 10 in their conference. The NRHEG Panthers (4A) had six of the top eight shooters while settling for second place.

A handful of Owatonna track athletes and girls golfers Thursday advanced to the next round of section competition. Panther baseball lost out of the 2AA tournament.

Three weeks into their competition season, the Blooming Prairie High School trap shooting team leads their conference standings. NRHEG is second in their conference.

Cold, blustery conditions won't stop local softball teams from starting section playoff action on Monday. Owatonna's golfers will also battle the weather during the conference tournaments.

The high school spring sports season has already reached the point of section play. Here are a handful of local teams that could make an exciting post-season run.

Blooming Prairie and NRHEG football are changing section assignments in the fall. Owatonna will have to contend with Lakeville North in more sports at playoff time.

The winter sports season wrapped up for most local teams this past week. The exception is the Owatonna adapted floor hockey team, which advanced to state March 13 and 14.

Boys basketball teams winning on Thursday night have earned a trip to the Twin Cities for the state tournament beginning March 11. The NRHEG girls lost to WEM in subsection semifinal play.