Sports
Monika Goettl was offered, and accepted, the vacant Head Dance Team Coaching position at New Prague High School (pending board approval). The position became open after the recent resignation of Frankie McIntyre after a very successful winter season.
Goettl is a native of New Prague and is a 2014...
New Market continues to roll in DRS League play, as they sit alone at the top of the League standings. They are winners of 8-straight League games, and beat second place St. Patrick this past week to take a 2 game lead in the standings.
A bit of parity within the League exists, as at week’s end, no...
Mitch Schoenbauer delivers a pitch during New Prague’s loss to East Ridge on Wednesday, June 13. (Chuck Kajer Photo)
The New Prague Post 45 American Legion baseball team started the season at .500, splitting a doubleheader with Faribault, losing to East Ridge and defeating Mankato National last week.
Coach Bryan Lindner said the team has been competitive. “All four of our games have been one-run games,” he noted...
Tanner Oakes has accepted the Head Baseball Coach position at New Prague High School pending approval by the school board.
Oakes comes from a family of baseball coaches. His father, the late Todd Oakes, played and coached in the San Francisco Giants organization and was a longtime pitching coach...
A group of trap shooters from Tri-City United High School are making their way back to the state tournament to be held on Friday, June 22 at the Minneapolis Gun Club.
The team of Wyatt Hurd, Benjamin Sladek, Grant Fogarty, Wyley Petersen, and James Krautkremer made the tournament after placing in...
New Prague High School has named an 18-year veteran head coach to lead its boys basketball program.
Dan Peterka, who has a 338-133 record over 18 years at Battle Lake High School, accepted the position Thursday, pending approval from the New Prague Area School Board.
Peterka will also be a...
New Market defeated Prior Lake and Lonsdale to take over first place in the Dakota- Rice-Scott League last week. The Muskies have a 9-1 record and hold a one-game lead over second place St. Patrick.
It was a light week for the DRS, with several teams competing in weekend tournaments and other games...
The first day of the Class A State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University provided some mixed results for the 10 WEM athletes competing. Junior MaeLea Harmon advanced into Saturday's 100-meter final with the second best preliminary time of 11.99, her best time ever. The 4 x 100-meter relay team...
New Prague won three games last week to move up in the Dakota-Rice-Scott League standings last week, while Webster won back-toback games for the first time in three years and moved out of the D-R-S cellar. Faribault also won a pair of games to move to .500 on the young season. New Market and Elko...
Henry Geiger lines up a putt during the Section 2AAA golf meet Monday, June 4. (Chuck Kajer Photo)
The New Prague Trojans had a strong showing at Day 1 of the Section 2AAA boys golf meet, but not quite strong enough to advance as a team.
The Trojans had a four-person score of 311, finishing in fifth place. Only the top four teams advance to Day 2 of sections, and the Trojans missed out by six...
