Swim team competes against Waconia

The New Prague Trojan girls swim and dive team hosted Waconia on Thursday, Sept. 19. The Trojans swam well, but lost to a strong Wildcat squad by a 109-77 score.

"It was a great meet. We really challenged a top team," Coach Cassie Jung said.

"The Wright County Conference is a tough one, but the girls are exceeding all expectations and swimming so well this season."

The Trojans started strong and a 1-2-3 finish in diving gave them a 40-38 lead. Emmalynn Dickerson won the event and set a new pool record with a score of 213.5. Payten Schieffer had another amazing night, with a second place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.77. In addition, she won the....

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