Girls win share of WCC East crown
The New Prague Trojan girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a win over Delano Friday, Feb. 22. The win, and a Waconia win over Holy Family the previous evening, gave the Trojans a share of the Wright County Conference East title with those two teams, as all three had 7-3 conference records.
"It is always nice to end the season with a victory to try and carry some momentum into the playoffs," said Coach Luke Swedberg. "We played a pretty good game against a really scrappy Delano team. I thought our physicality gave us the edge throughout the game.
"With the win, we share a piece of the conference championship, which is a great testament to our girls hard work and attention to detail."
Earlier in the season, it would have been hard to predict a conference title for this team. New Prague started the season 3-8, but after Christmas they picked up the pace and finished.....
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