Sports
WEM junior Ellie Ready was named to the Class A Honorable Mention All State Team Wednesday by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association.
The WEM volleyball team advanced to its second Class A State Championship Friday, Nov. 8 after defeating Medford 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 in the State Semifinals. The Bucs (34-2) will face No. 1 seed Minneota (32-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Minneota defeated...
The Winter Sports Season at New Prague High School gets underway Tuesday, Nov. 12, when the Trojan girls hockey team hosts Dodge County in its season opener. Game time is 7:15 p.m. The team began practice on Monday, Oct. 28.
The Trojans are coming off a 14-9-3 season under thirdyear Head Coach...
The Scott Le Sueur Waterfowlers will continue to offer the Kids Wood Duck Box Building day in February, along with other projects to promote wildlife. (File photo)
After 52 years, the Minnesota Waterfowl Association (MWA) decided to disband earlier this year. However, the 170 local members of the Scott-Le Sueur Chapter of the organization have elected to continue with their mission of working to maintain habitat for waterfowl hunting in the area.
The chapter...
The WEM volleyball team is one step closer to their second Class A State Volleyball Championship after sweeping Henning (25-11, 25-21, 25-18) in the State Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Bucs will play Medford Friday at 3 p.m. in the Class A State...
WEM volleyball players celebrated after the final point was scored in a five set win over Mayer Lutheran in the Section 2A Championship played Saturday, Nov. 2 at Mankato East High School. The Bucs will open Class A State Tournament action Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The WEM volleyball team ended the three-year reign of Mayer Lutheran as the top team in Class A Section 2 after downing the Crusaders in five sets Saturday, Nov. 2 at Mankato East High School. The Bucs downed Mayer Lutheran by scores of 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19, and 15-13 in the championship...
WEM volleyball captains, left to right, Trista Hering, Delaney Donahue, and Toryn Richards celebrate with WEM's 5th straight Sub-Section Championship trophy after downing Alden-Conger Thursday, Oct. 31.
For the fifth straight season, WEM will face Mayer Lutheran for the Section 2A Volleyball Championship. The two teams each won their respective Sub-Section title Thursday, Oct. 31. WEM defeated Alden-Conger 25-20, 25-11, and 25-14. Mayer Lutheran defeated BOLD 25-20, 25-15, and 25-20.The Bucs and...
Kaitlin Luckow prepares to compete in an event at the Wright County Conference meet Saturday, Oct. 26. (Photo courtesy of Robb Luckow)
The New Prague Swim and Dive team competed at the Wright County Varsity Conference Championship meet Saturday, Oct. 26, and Coach Cassie Jung said her team’s performance was outstanding.
"I could not have asked for a better showing at this meet," she said. "The girls absolutely blew me away by...
New Prague’s Carson Davis (502) and Josh Anderson (500) run in step at the Section 2AA meet Thursday, Oct. 24, at Gale Woods Farm Park in Minnestrista. (Photo courtesy of Emily Everson)
The New Prague Trojan boys cross country team had a strong showing at the Section 2AA meet Thursday, Oct. 24, at Gale Woods Farm Park in Minnetrista.
The Trojans finished fifth of 17 teams and junior Adam Brandt just missed a state berth. Brandt and Mikele Walu of Worthington finished in a virtual...
The WEM volleyball team is within two games of their second Class A State Tournament appearance. The Bucs defeated St. Clair 25-4, 25-5, and 25-11 in the South Sub-Section semifinal Tuesday, Oct. 29 at St. Peter. The Bucs (30-2 overall) will play Alden-Conger (19-5) in the Sub-Section Championship...
New Prague's Dani Friedges gets the ball past a Minnetonka blocker during the Section 2AAA semifinal match Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Minnetonka.
The No. 3 seed New Prague Trojans travelled to Minnetonka Tuesday, Oct. 29, to face the No. 2 seed Skippers in the Section 2AAA volleyball semifinals. After a rough first set, the Trojans played two tight games against the Skippers, but lost in three sets, 25-14, 25-23, 25-21. The Trojans end their...
