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Fourteen New Prague wrestlers competed in the Section 2AAA Tournament Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22. Every wrestler finished in the top four of their respective weight classes. Seven of those advanced to State. “It was a great weekend of wrestling. This is the best the team has wrestled...

Tri-City United’s Evan Choudek celebrates one of his five goals last week. (Photo courtesy of TCU Schools)

The New Prague Adapted Floor Hockey team continued its unbeaten winter season with a pair of wins last week. The Trojans defeated South Suburban, 11-1, Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Winona, 13-1, Thursday, Feb. 20. In the win over South Suburban, Dylan Raaen scored five goals, Leo Fahey scored three goals,...

New Prague senior Dylan Shimek puts up a shot during a recent Wright County Conference game. (Jay Schneider photo)

The New Prague boys’ basketball team dropped a pair of Wright County Conference East Division games last week. The Trojans record fell to 1-8 in the WCC and 5-18 overall with a 54-53 loss to Holy Family Feb. 18 and a 69-56 loss to Waconia Feb. 21. In the loss to Holy Family, it was a tale of two...
Congratulations to wrestlers (Koy Buesgens - Gr. 9; Colton Bornholdt - Gr. 9; Joey Novak - Gr. 9; Nick Novak - Gr. 11; Max Scheffler - Gr. 12; Jake Trachte - Gr. 12; & Will Busch - Gr. 12) who qualified and will be representing NPHS on Friday & Saturday at the Excel Energy Center in St....

The TCU wrestlers heading to state are (from left) Riley O’Malley, Brody Rud, Jose Reyes, and Caleb Whipps. (Photo courtesy of TCU Schools)

Tri-City United is sending four wrestlers to the state tournament after the Section 2AA competition last weekend. Caleb Whipps (138 pounds), Brody Rud (170 pounds), Riley O'Malley (182 pounds), and Jose Reyes (195 pounds) will begin the competition in the first round of individuals for Class AA at...
Thomas Eckstein scored a game-high 14 points for the New Prague basketball team in a 55-43 loss to Orono Friday, Feb. 14. The Trojans were without their leading scorer, Parker Johnson, who sat out the game with a back injury. He is averaging more than 20 points per game this season and is within...

New Prague senior Nick Novak won three matches during the Section 2AAA Team Tournament Feb 14 at Shakopee. He is shown above during a 3-0 win over Seth Bakken of Shakopee. (Jay Schneider photo)

For the majority of the season, New Prague and Shakopee were considered two of the top teams in Class AAA wrestling. Shakopee is the defending Class AAA State Champions and the Trojans were rated 4th all season. It was inevitable the two teams would battle for the Section 2AAA championship Friday,...

New Prague senior Amanda Giesen was honored last week with a ball signifying her scoring her 1,000th career point. Activities Director Brad Skogerboe presented Giesen with the ball. Other girls that have scored 1,000 points in New Prauge include: Randi Wirt, Whitney Trecker-Skluzacek, Maggie Weiers, Hannah Strop-Simon, Anna Rynda, Maizie Deihl, Taylor Hustad, Emily Russo and Amanda Giesen. (Submitted photo)

New Prague senior Emily Russo was named one of 40 Minnesota seniors as a finalist for the honor of Miss Basketball. Russo, who has scored close to 1,600 points and has more than 800 rebounds, joins a number of local players as a finalist. Gus Boyer of Waseca, Sarah Conlon of St. Peter, Annie...
The No. 3 seeded Tri-City United boys wrestling team (18-5) earned their first victory Thursday on what they hope is the road to the state tournament. Their Coach, Shaun Timmerman has high hopes, and the athletes have a strong work ethic to make it. "We have a great shot. We just need to focus...
The Gopher Conference girls basketball title will go down to the final game this season. WEM, Medford, and Blooming Prairie will be fighting for the title. Medford defeated the Bucs 57-43 Friday, Feb. 7 to force a three-way tie for the top spot in the conference with a 10-2 record. WEM played...

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