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The Waterville Indians amateur baseball team will be looking to secure a spot in the Class C State Tournament Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Indians will host Gaylord in the Region 6C semifinals. The winner will advance to the State Tourney. The loser will need to win two more games to advance...
The St. Patrick Irish and New Prague Orioles earned the final two state tournament berths in the Region 3C baseball tournament over the weekend.
Both state-clinching games were scheduled for Friday, Aug. 3. St. Patrick was at Montgomery in a game that was twice delayed by rain. After waiting...
The Waterville Indians and Morristown Morries amateur baseball teams will start Region 6C Playoiff action Saturday. The Indians will host Arlington at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. Morristown will play Saturday at 4 p.m. in Jordan against Fairfax. Win or loss, Waterville will host a game Sunday....
For the first time ever, the WEM volleyball team has been ranked No. 1 in the state of Minnesota. The Bucs, Section 2A runners-up last year, return all their players from that team this fall and were rated No. 1 in Class A by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association July 25. For more on the...
New Prague High School graduate Dick Jonckowski, well-known sports announcer and radio host, will hold a signing of his new book, "It’s All About Me - Dick Jonckowski: A Minnesota Treasure," from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at the Fishtale Bar and Grill in New Prague.
Jonckowski, who lives in...
St. Benedict catcher Jeremy Heitkamp tags out Veseli’s Nathan Simon as Simon tried to score during the teams’ playoff game at Veseli Tuesday, July 24. The Saints won the game 7-6 and the best-of-three series two games to none. To see more photos go to newpraguetimes.com. (Chuck Kajer Photo)
The Region 3C playoffs began Sunday, July 29, and already two teams have qualified for the State Class C baseball tournament, which begins August 17 in New Prague, Shakopee and Jordan.
New Market and Faribault won second round games on Tuesday, July 31, to earn berths in the tournament. Details on...
The Montgomery Mallards and Union Hill Bulldogs won their Region 3C playoff games Wednesday, Aug. 1, and are each one win away from a state tournament berth.
The final two spots for the State Class C Tournament from Region 3C will be determined Friday, Aug. 3, with a pair of elimination games....
New Prague's Justin Novak hops out of the way of an errant pitch during a bunt attempt during the Orioles' 3-2 loss to New Market Tuesday, July 31. New Market and Faribault won games Tuesday to earn berths in the State Class C Tournament, which begins August 17 in New Prague and Shakopee.
The New Market Muskies and Faribault Lakers became the first two Region 3C teams to qualify for the State Class C Baseball Tournament with wins Tuesday evening.
In Veseli, the Muskies took a 2-0 lead in their game against New Prague, but the Orioles’ Eric Wagner belted a two-run home run to tie it...
DRS playoffs
Game Friday, July 27
Shakopee 7, Prior Lake 3 (Shakopee wins series 2-1)
Region playoffs
Sunday, July 29
Double elimination, first round
New Market 8, Shakopee 2
New Prague 13, Montgomery 3
Faribault 10, Union Hill 5
St. Patrick 7, St. Benedict 3
Tuesday, July 31
Winners...
The Waterville Indians amateur baseball team finished off a successful regular season with a 7-2 win over Cleveland Sunday, July 29. The victory was the 13th in 13-60 League play, clinching the top spot for the Indians. Blue Earth finished with a 12-4 record, with two of those losses to Waterville...
