Sports
The WEM football team, 9-1 overall at rated 4th in Class AA, will face NRHEG, 8-2 overall and rated 9th in Class AA, for the Section 2AA Championship Friday, Nov. 2 at JWP High School in Janesville. WEM defeated St. Clair/Mankato Loyola 35-13 and NRHEG defeated Le Sueur-Henderson 49-0 in the...
Left, WEM senior Lisa Saemrow tips a ball over the net during a win over Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Tuesday, Oct. 23. Right, WEM sophomore Toryn Richards hiots one of her nine kills against the Knights. (Jay Schneider Photo)
The 8th rated Lake Crystal- Wellcome Memorial volleyball team provided an early challenge to the No. 1 rated WEM Buccaneers Thursday, Oct. 25 in Waterville in the South Sub- Section quarterfinals.
But in the end, the better team had little trouble advancing.
WEM opened the Sub-Section Playoffs with...
Sarah Helvick competes in the 200 Individual medley. She was part of the 200 freestyle relay team that set a school record at the Wright County Conference meet Saturday, Oct. 27, in New Prague. (Chuck Kajer Photo)
The New Prague Trojan Swim and Dive team hosted the Wright County Conference championships on Saturday, Oct. 27. Nine teams competed, with the Trojans placing seventh.
Hutchinson won the meet with 555 points. It was their 11th straight conference title, dating back to its days in the Missota...
New Prague senior Noah Weichert had a strong showing at the Section 2AA meet Thursday, Oct. 25, at Gale Woods Farm Park in Minnetrista. (Photo courtesy of Emily Everson)
The New Prague Trojan boys cross country team competed at the Section 2AA meet Thursday, Oct. 25, at Gale Woods Farm Park in Minnetrista, with the team placing 12th of 16 teams.
Jacob Malecha was the top Trojan runner. He had a PR with a fast second half, placing 23rd in 17 minutes, 3 seconds. Adam...
Members of the New Prague Composite Mountain Bike team include (front row, left to right) Keigan Bollesen, Sophia Metzdorff, Riley Huseby, Selah Scherman, Aidan Rosemeier, Anna Scherman, Ben Frensko, Max Bollesen, Marcus Vasecka, Dylan Ealy; (back) Emma Seuer, Tyler Grebner, Nora Rosemeier, Nathan Pierce, Ethan Beneke, Sydney Stenger, Carson Stenger and Brandon Zeilinger. (Submitted Photo)
The New Prague Composite Mountain Bike team had a successful 2018 season. This year the Minnesota High School Cycling League has grown to more than 1,700 racers, from more than 60 teams, from all over the state. All of these teams met this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, for the State Bike...
New Prague's Kate Seymour goes up for a block attempt during the Trojans' Section 2AAA semifinal loss to Shakopee Tuesday, Oct. 30.
The New Prague Trojan volleyball team came out flat in the first two sets and lost in three sets to Shakopee, 25-13, 25-14, 27-25 in the Section 2AAA semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Shakopee.
Shakopee’s blocking and defense helped them build a 10-2 lead in the first set, and New Prague was never...
Sophia Andersen goes for a kill during the first set of New Prague's three-set sweep of Chanhassen during a Section 2AAA volleyball match Friday, Oct. 26, in New Prague. The Trojans travel to Shakopee for a semifinal match against the Sabers Tuesday, Oct. 30.
New Prague’s Sophia Andersen notched 20 of her team’s 37 kills Friday, Oct. 26, as the Trojans defeated Chanhassen in three sets in the quarterfinals of the Section 2AAA volleyball tournament. The match was played on the Trojans’ home court.
Andersen and teammate Amanda Giesen each had three...
The Jackson County Central (JCC) Huskies put an end to the Tri-City United Football Team playoff run, beating the Titans 30-9 on Saturday in the Section 3AAA tournament.
The Huskies commanded a lead on their second possession of the game when their quarterback, junior, Rudy Voss connected with...
Huge Ruiz finishes the Section 2A meet at the Montgomery National Golf Course on Thursday. His performance earned him a trip to state. (Jay Schneider Photo)
Tri-City United junior Hugo Ruiz earned a return trip to the state cross country meet by finishing 10th in the Section 2A meet that was held on Thursday, Oct. 25 at Montgomery National Golf Course.
Ruiz, normally one of the front runners who has finished in first place in several races this...
Sydney Siegle, second from right, qualified for the State Class AA Girls Cross Country meet, placing 11th at the Section 2AA meet Thursday, Oct. 25. The Trojan team finished fifth overall, one of their best finishes at the section meet in recent memory.
New Prague High School senior Sydney Siegle had the race of her career Thursday, Oct. 25, placing 10th at the Section 2AA meet at Gale Woods Farm Park, leading the Trojans to a fifth place overall finish and qualifying as an individual for the State Class AA meet, to be held Saturday, Nov. 3, at St...
