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After a much-needed win, New Prague High School’s girls’ hockey team drop a pair of tough setbacks in the past week. Despite the losses, coach Madison Drazan sees her team continuing to work hard and putting forth the effort. Drazan wants her team to continue to press for the gritty goals, the type...

TCU sophomore Nate Blaschko, at left, topples Scott West opponent Mason Breegemann during Friday’s night’s wrestling meet. (Mike Mallow photo)

State-rated Scott West won 10 of their 13 matches with TriCity United (TCU) Friday, Dec. 8 in defeating the Titans, 53- 12. Scott West, rated No. 6 in Class AA, has a team which features six state-rated wrestlers. In one of the best matches of the night, Tucker Skluzacek edged Ethan Strack, 4-3, at...

Hutchinson’s Manny Pearce, at left, and Minnesota River’s Isaac Schaffer (17) chase a loose puck during the first quarter of last Tuesday’s boys hockey match. Goalie Ayden Christ blocks the net and players Kellen O’Keefe (15) and Riley Kamm (6) are ready to assist. (Mike Mallow photo)

The Minnesota River boys hockey team put 92 shots on goal and scored 15 times in a pair of wins last week. The Bulldogs earned a 4-1 win over Hutchinson Tuesday, Dec. 5, peppering the Tigers goal with 35 shots. The shots kept coming Saturday, Dec. 9 when the Bulldogs sent 57 shots at goal in an 11-...
It was a tale of two halves in three games played last week by the WEM girls basketball team. The Buccaneers trailed at halftime of all three games and outscored all three in the second half, but not by as much as WEM lost three straight games. WEM lost 53-48 to Blooming Prairie Tuesday, Dec. 5,...

Bowlers who competed in the Minnesota High School Bowling’s All Conference Tournament were Jared Boese, Nathan Boese, Nathan Eich, and Mason Waugh. (Submitted photo)

A number of WEM youth bowlers competed in two post-season tournaments which are held for some of the state’s finest bowlers. Competing in the Minnesota High School Bowling’s 2023 All-Conference Tournament were Nathaniel Boese and Jared Boese on the South Central Conference First Team and Mason...

Members of the New Prague bowling team include (from left) Gabe Podratz, Herbie Roufs, Hendrix Mavity, Isaiah Podratz, Brecken Hanson, Jacob Pexa and Claire Jacobson. The team recently finished 11th at the state tournament. (Submitted photo)

New Prague High School’s club bowling team finished 11th at the state meet Dec. 3 at Concord Lanes in South St. Paul. The Trojans finished 11th in a field of 24 teams, just 59 pins shy of a top-eight finish in the state. The team’s scores are determined by having all five participants roll in a...

With the score tied at 2 late in the third period, New Prague pressured the Minneapolis goal. The Trojans scored the game-winner with 1:04 left in the game.

Despite their record not being where the Trojans want it to be, New Prague High School girls’ ice hockey coach Madison Drazan sees progress. At 2-6-1, the first-year New Prague coach said her players continue to work hard in games and daily practices. The players are adapting to new offensive and...

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Bulldog Clair Hathaway (#13) goes in for the game-winning second goal for Minnesota River Valley in the third period against Trojan’s Sophie Baker (#21) on Tuesday, Nov. 21.

The Minnesota River girls hockey team improved to 3-2 this season with a 2-1 win over New Prague Tuesday, Nov. 21 in a game played at Le Sueur. Sophomore Clare Hathaway scored the game-winning goal at the 12:05 mark in the third period. It was her first goal of the season. She received assists from...
Two Tri-City United juniors and one senior have been honored by the Minnesota River Conference coaches following the 2023 season. Senior Lexi Factor and junior Audrey Vosejpka were named to the First Team and junior Emma Skluzacek was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Factor was also named to...

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Coach Bruce David

The Minnesota River Conference, which is disbanding at the end of the 2024 season, names outstanding coaches each year. This year they honored four coaches who have been coaching for more than 110 years combined. Bruce Davis of Tri-City United, Joe Scoblic of Lester Prairie, Chip Wolverton of...

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