Sports
For much of the last five weeks, the WEM boys basketball team has been leading all Class A teams in point differential.
With a pair of 30+ point wins last week they continue to lead the state by outscoring their opponents by more than 33 points per game.
The Bucs defeated Blooming Prairie, 83-58...
The New Prague High School boys hockey team was tagged with a pair of Wright County Conference losses last week. The Trojans lost to Orono 3-1 and to Mound Westonka 4-0.
New Prague has lost four in a row and five of its last six to drop to 6-9-1 on the season. The Trojans were scheduled to face...
The New Prague Trojan dance team competed twice last week, as they prepare for the Wright County Conference championships scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 19, at Hutchinson.
The Trojans competed in the WCC Jazz tournament in Delano Thursday, Jan. 10. They finished seventh of 11 teams. Mound Westonka...
The New Prague Trojan gymnastics team hosted Orono for a Wright County Conference dual Thursday, Jan. 10, and defeated the visiting Spartans by a score of 137.55-124.2.
New Prague got off to a strong start, taking the top four places in vault and top five in bars. Ellie Morris scored a 9.15 on...
The Dakota-Rice-Scott League held its winter meeting Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Doublewide Bar in Elko New Market.
All 13 teams were represented at the meeting. Shakopee’s Jesse Nystrom and New Prague’s Nick Schoenecker were introduced as new managers for 2019.
All league officers were elected for...
Two WEM/JWP juniors had the top performances for the Grizzly wrestling team last week.
Jaxson James and Brant Melchert each won multiple matches during the week.
James won both of his matches during duals with Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) and Mankato East Thursday, Jan. 3.
He pinned Muhammed McMahon...
The No. 6-ranked New Prague Trojan wrestling team defeated Prior Lake 56-9 Friday, Jan. 11, to regain the Highway 13 Rumble Traveling Trophy. This was the 12th time the rival teams competed for the trophy and only the second time that New Prague has won it, the other coming in 2012. New Prague won...
The New Prague adapted floor hockey team is looking to follow up on a strong season with another state tournament appearance in 2019.
The squad finished last year with a 12-1-1 record, with their only loss coming in the first round of the state tournament. They went on to win consolation honors....
The New Prague Trojan girls hockey team began the 2019 portion of their schedule with a convincing win over Waconia.
New Prague (10-5-1, 3-2 Wright County Conference) was scheduled to face Orono Tuesday, Jan. 8. They will host Mound Westonka on Friday, Jan. 11. The Whitehawks are undefeated and...
Nathan Enge of Elko New Market’s Boy Scout Troop 325 was recognized for earning the rank of Eagle Scout during his December 13, 2018 Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the New Prague Fire Station.
Nathan is the son of Troy and Joy Enge and is a senior at New Prague High School and is attending...