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New Prague senior guard Kate Seymour (4) starts a drive into the lane from the top of the key Thursday, Dec. 19 in a 76-58 loss to Farmington. (Jay Schneider photo)

New Prague girls basketball head coach Luke Swedberg feels playing a tough schedule will only make his team better later in the season. The Trojans battled a pair of very good teams last week, one of which is rated No. 1 in Class AAAA according to Minnesota-Scores.net. Farmington won its eighth...

Zack Sticken scored 12 points in a 72-71 win over Hayfield Friday, Dec. 13. (Jay Schneider photo)

The ending of the match-up between two of the top 10 teams in Class A was one of the most interesting in recent history for the WEM boys basketball team. WEM, rated 8th and Hayfield, rated 7th, battled to the final second and then some Friday, Dec. 13 in Waterville. The two teams were tied at 66-...
Dover-Eyota won all three duals to win the Dave Scharberg Byron Memorial Wrestling Invitational Saturday, Dec. 14. WEM/JWP dropped all three of its duals. The Grizzlies were defeated by Westfield (42-31), Byron (64-18), and Dover-Eyota (50-24). Dover-Eyota also defeated Byron (49-31) and Westfield...

New Prague senior Jake Lee (26) attempts a shot Thursday, Dec. 12 against Hopkins in a 5-2 win at New Prague. (Jay Schneider photo)

The New Prague boys hockey team improved to 2-4-1 after a win and a tie last week. The Trojans defeated Hopkins (5-2) on Thursday, Dec. 12 in New Prague. They traveled to Duluth Saturday, Dec. 14 and earned a tie against Denfeld, a team which was 5-1 coming into the contest. No other information...
A quick start energizes any sports team. In the case of the New Prague wrestling squad, they have received nothing but perfection from their first four wrestlers in the line-up. “The start of our line-up continues to get us off to a great start in each dual,” New Prague wrestling coach Dan Wagner...

New Prague freshman Ava Barsness placed third on the bars during the Thursday, Dec. 12 meet with Lakeville North. (Jay Schneider photo)

Despite losing their match with Lakeville North Thursday, Dec. 12, New Prague gymnastics coach Mark Morphew took away a lot of positives. North scored 143.500 while the Trojans scored 140.700 in the dual. “Cracking 140 points any time is a great accomplishment but it is especially nice to do this...
A number of WEM graduates have continued their sporting careers this fall in a number of different college sports. The top performance from a Buccaneer graduate has been that of Gustavus Adolphus senior Tierney Winter. Winter has been running for the Gusties for four years and this season has been...

Emily Everson photo

The New Prague Trojan girls hockey team is still looking for its first win after dropping a pair of contests last week. The Trojans were defeated Tuesday, Nov. 19, by Chaska/Chanhassen, 5-1 and Thursday, Nov. 21, by Eden Prairie, 8-0. New Prague will play at the Dakotah Ice Arena Friday, Nov. 29,...
 A number of area teams have advanced to the 2019 Adapted Soccer State Tournament, which will start Friday, Nov. 22, and conclude the following day. Matches will be played at Stillwater Area High School. In the CI Division, White Bear Lake (10-0) will play Chaska/Chanhassen/Prior Lake/Shakopee (6-3...

Kianna Howard, #14, controls the puck down the ice. (Photo courtesy of Emily Everson)

Dodge County Dodge County scored three goals in the third period to defeat New Prague in the season opener for the Trojan girls hockey team. Both teams scored once in the first two periods before Dodge County knocked in the three goals in the final period. “I thought the nerves were out during our...

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