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New Prague’s Carley Motz at No. 2 singles prepares to slam back a serve during the Trojans’s home meet. (Patrick Fisher photo)

State rated Benilde St. Margaret’s and Chaska handed the New Prague girls tennis teams a pair of losses to end their regular season. Benilde, rated 5 in Class AAA, shut out the Trojans, 7-0, on Thursday, Sept., 30. Chaska, one of the top teams in the Metro West Conference, also swept the Trojans, 7...

Seniors Bryce Bohlen of WEM (left) and Payton Goettlicher of Mankato West placed third in the State B.A.S.S. Fishing Tournament. They were four hundredths of a pound out of second place and an automatic bid to the National Tournament. (Submitted photo)

A little known high school extra curricular activity may have landed a pair of local fisherman into a national competition. WEM senior Bryce Bohlen and Mankato West senior Payton Goettlicher advanced to the Minnesota Junior B.A.S.S. High School Fishing Championships by way of their performances...
The Gopher Conference volleyball title will still need to go through WEM after the Lady Bucs started their 2021 season with three straight wins. The Class A No. 8 rated team defeated state-rated Hayfield (15-25, 25-16, 18-25, 26-24, and 15-9) Tuesday, Sept. 14 and rolled past Randolph (25-21, 25-...
The TCU Swim and Dive Team sent a small group of girls to the Mankato East Tom Johnson Cougar Relays event in Mankato last weekend. According to Coach Kristen Munden, all races were swam in a relay format. “The girls simply had fun! Some highlights were with our 3 by 100 IM relay where Ellie Sladek...

MacKenzie Holmbo, the other half of the No. 1 doubles for TCU, returns a volley. (Wade Young photo)

The Titan Tennis team got off to a great start when they hosted Maple River on September 16, but ended up losing the match 3-4 against the Eagles. Titan Coach Diane Tiede said the No.1 doubles of MacKenzie Holmbo and Alexis Hoefs got off to a great start in their match, but just seemed to run out...
Senior Jacob Malecha placed fifth in 18:01 in leading the New Prague boys cross country team to a fifth place finish in the 10- team Hutchinson Invitational Thursday, Sept. 16. Buffalo won the invite followed by Mankato East, Dassel-Cokato, Waconia, and New Prague. Buffalo had three of the top six...

New Prague’s Annie Zweber, #11, gets a lead against Mayer Lutheran players. (Patrick Fisher photo)

The New Prague girls soccer team recorded a pair of shutouts in splitting two of four games last week. The Trojans blanked Bloomington Jefferson, 1-0 in overtime, Tuesday, Sept. 14. They also recorded a 3-0 shutout of Mayer Lutheran Thursday, Sept. 16. Rochester Century shut out the Trojans, 6-0,...

WEM junior Jordan Green gets ready to return a ball during the WEM Invitational Volleyball Tournament held Saturday, Sept. 11. (Jay Schneider photo)

The opening week of the volleyball season for WEM saw the Bucs split six matches. The season started with a match at Class AA No. 3 rated Cannon Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The Bucs entered the contest rated No. 7. The Bombers swept the Bucs 25-9, 25-13, and 25-13. Claire Bohlen led the offense with...

Emily Smisek sets up a play for the Titans when the volleyball team participated in an Invitational in Waterville. (Jay Schneider photo)

The TCU Titan Volleyball Team had a full day at the net Saturday when the team participated in the Waterville- Elysian-Morristown Volleyball Tournament in Waterville. TCU played five teams in the Pool B. The Titans played games against Cleveland, Minnetonka, St. Clair and Grand Meadow twice....

Titan defense took down a Sibley East ball carrier on Saturday afternoon in Montgomery. Pictured are No. 79 Mason Vosejpka, No. 30 Carter O’Malley, No 78 Tegan Determan, and No. 13 Reice Narum. (Wade Young photo)

The Titans continued their winning streak beating Sibley East 20-7 in a Saturday afternoon conference game in Montgomery. TCU 0-14-6-0-20 Sibley East 0-0-0-7-7 In the Wolverine’s first possession, running back/ defensive back Cole Franek intercepted a Sibley East pass, giving the Titans control....

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