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The first weekend of play at the 2018 Minnesota Amateur Baseball Tournament was a big hit. More than 2,200 people paid to see eight games over three days at New Prague's Memorial Park Baseball Stadium, including 640 for Friday’s tourney opener, a 7-2 New Prague win over Ortonville. Games were...
The grill masters were keeping busy cooking up the pork chops for Most Holy Trinity Church’s 51st annual Ho-Down in Veseli on Sunday, Aug. 19. The 600 grilled pork and dumpling dinners were nearly sold out by 1:15 p.m. as there were only 12 tickets left. The Ho-Down offered music on multiple...
Derrick Isaacson's two-run single in the top of the ninth inning gave St. Patrick a 4-3 win over Lamberton in the first round of the State Class C Baseball tournament in New Prague Saturday, Oct. 18.
Up to that point it had been a frustrating game for the Irish, who had given up one run on an...
A group of New Prague fans cheer on the Orioles from the new "Czech Deck at New Prague's Memorial Park baseball stadium Fiday, Aug. 17, at the State Amateur Boseball Tournament. The host Orioles defeated Ortonville 7-3 to advance to the second round of the tournament next weekend. Four more games were scheduled to be played on Saturday and three on Sunday as New Prague is one of the host sites for the tournament.
New Prague started strong, struggled a bit, then ran away with a 7-3 win over Ortonville in the opening game of the State Class C Amateur Baseball Tournament Friday, Aug. 17, in New Prague.
The Orioles, playing as the visiting team, scored two runs in the first inning, but starter Nathan Sprouls...
Elizabeth M. “Betty” Bisek, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague. Betty was born on June 2, 1932 in Wheatland Township, Rice County, to George T. and Mayme B. (Tupy) Sevcik. She attended elementary school in Lonsdale and graduated from Montgomery High School...
Glendon Peter Flicek, 94, of Montgomery, died on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at Mala Strana Health Care in New Prague.
Visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. from 1 to 4 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 4 p.m. Father Victor...
Darlene Witt has been named grand marshal for the 2018 Dozinky Parade of Farm Pride.
The New Prague Chamber of Commerce chose Witt from among several nominees. Witt, a life-long New Prague area resident, spent many years farming with her late husband Jack, where they raised nine...
From left, Mike Sticha, Jerry Walerius and Jerry Plambeck are tri-chairs for the New Prague State Tournament Committee. New Prague and Shakopee are the main hosts for the State Amateur Baseball Tournament, which begins Friday and runs for three weekends. Each community will host 29 games. Jordan is the third site for the tournament, and will host 11 games and possibly more if weather forces changes in the schedule. (Chuck Kajer Photo)
The first pitch between the New Prague Orioles and Ortonville Rox at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, will be the culmination of nearly five years of planning and preparations.
In the fall of 2013, a group of area baseball supporters began working on a proposal to host the Minnesota Baseball Association’...
School finance director Sandy Linn gave an update on elementary class sizes to the New Prague Area School Board during its meeting Monday, Aug. 13.
For the coming year, the projection for the district had been 1,852 students in K-5, and right now enrollment stands at 1,900. Kindergarten was...
For the 285 households that make up the Western Catholic Community (WCC), which includes St. John the Evangelist Church of Union Hill and St. Scholastica Church of Heidelberg, the weeks leading up to Tuesday, Sept. 4, will be filled with looking at options, prayer and a decision about the WCC’s...