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From left Reice Narum, Sam Gibson (goalie) and Diego Hettig guard the net in the game against Redwood Valley on December 14. (Photo courtesy of MN River Bulldogs)
The Minnesota River Bulldog Hockey Team had an upand- down week last week. The team hosted Redwood Valley on December 14 and cranked out a definitive 8-1 victory.
Three days later, the boys traveled to Dodge County and lost to the Cobras by a score of 1-13.
In the winning game against Redwood...
Luke Holicky goes for a two-point shot when the Titans travelled to Waterville. (Andrea Nelson photo)
After a couple of close losses to Fairmont 44-47, Belle Plaine 35-61, and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 38-40, the TCU boys’ basketball team cranked out a 65-52 home win over Sibley East on Friday, Dec. 17.
The win came after a slow start for the Titans, who quickly pulled ahead and established a...
Trojan Jaxon Short, #33, goes for a shot at the basket during New Prague’s home game on Tuesday, Dec. 14. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Three New Prague boys basketball players scored in double figures and a fourth player scored nine points in a 65-59 win over Jordan Tuesday, Dec. 14.
Ethan Chromy led the offense with 21 points. Matthew Kudrle added 13, Jaxon Short 12, and Noah Washa nine.
“We played very well throughout the first...
Trojan John Schmidt, #27, reaches for the puck in New Prague’s home game on Tuesday, Dec. 14. It was a tough game against Chaska. (Patrick Fisher photo)
Leo Pomerenke, Special to The New Prague TImes
The New Prague High School boys hockey team had two tough losses in the last week, as the Trojans lost 6-1 to the Chaska Hawks on Tuesday, Dec. 14, and were shut out by the Chanhassen Storm 5-0 on Saturday, Dec. 18.
Five different Hawks scored for...
The New Prague wrestling team hosted an invitational Saturday, Dec. 4 and picked up three straight dual meet victories.
The Trojans defeated Austin (69-12), East Ridge (80-0), and St. Peter (40-27).
Senior Noah Block, sophomore Destiney Lofton, and eighth grader Peyton Elgren each won their first...
The New Prague girls basketball team opened its 2021-22 season with three tough losses to Big Nine Conference schools.
The Trojans led 31-29 at half Nov. 30 against Owatonna but ended up on the short end of a 58-45 score. Avery Hennen scored 15 points and Payton Morris added 12 points and Taylor...
Domanik Paulson
WEM senior Domanik Paulson was voted the Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year on the Buccaneer football team.
He was one of five players who earned team honors during the Buccaneer football banquet held Monday, Nov. 15 in Waterville.
Paulson led the team in most offensive...
Titan Swimmer Ella Schmiesing stands in the Champion place at the Girls Section 1A Meet with one of her medals. Schmiesing won two events at the Meet.
Members of the TCU Swim and Dive team made big history on Friday.
Ella Schmiesing, daughter of John and Jennifer Schmiesing, became the first-ever TCU Section Swimming Champion. Ella won the 50 freestyle race with her time of 24.18 at the Section Meet in Rochester on Friday.
The win earned her a...
Don Dvorak when he was coaching for New Prague High School. On Saturday, Nov. 13, he was named to the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of Don Dvorak)
On Saturday, Nov. 13, Don Dvorak, age 74, of New Prague was named to the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held during a banquet at at the Omni Hotel in Eagan.
“I’m humbled by the reward,” said Dvorak of the honor. Dvorak was a baseball coach...
The New Prague Swimming and Diving Team had five individuals and two alternates advance to the Class A State Tournament, which will be held this week at the University of Minnesota. Front row, left to right: Carolyn DeLuca, Alli Foust, and Ella Lund. Back row, left to right: Cassie Dworshak, Payten Schieffer, Taylor Bassett, and Nellie Dalsin. The five entrants is the most in school history. (Photo by Natalie Lund)
Five members of the New Prague Swimming and Diving Team will be competing in the Class A State Tournament after their performances at the Section 1A meet held Nov. 10 - 12.
Sophomores Nellie Dalsin, Ella Lund, and Payten Schieffer, eighth grader Taylor Bassett, and seventh grader Carolyn DeLuca...
