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Carly Hartwig crosses the line to set a new Class AA 400-meter record and win the state title in 2023, finishing third this year. Her competitor in the lane to the right, Kaela Skistad of Monticello, came in second in 2023 and 2024.
Eighth-grader Carly Hartwig took second place in preliminaries with a time of 57.83, and at finals took third place with a time that beat her own state Class AA record 56.99 in the 400 meter dash. Hartwig was outpaced by this and last year's second place finisher Kaela Skistad of Monticello with a...
Despite the teams offering solid collective performances, New Prague’s girls’ and boys’ golf teams came up just short in their bids to win entry into the state golf competition. The Trojans also had two individuals narrowly miss winning their way into the state field.
Competing in a two-day event...
Payton Pumper, 34, rushes downfield at the Trojans’ Tuesday, May 28, home game against Rochester John Marshal/Lourdes. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague’s girls’ lacrosse team went 1-1 at the Class 1A, Section 1 playoffs. The Trojans won their first game Tuesday, May 28, 16-5, hosting Rochester John Marshal/Lourdes. New Prague then lost, 19- 13, to Southwest Christian, Wednesday, May 29.
Southwest Christian 19, Trojans 13 The Trojans,...
WEM sophomore Talen Taylor placed seventh in the triple jump with a new career-best distance at the Section 2A Championships Saturday, June 1. (Photo by Leanne Kavitz)
WEM freshman Gavin Atherton placed in two events, winning one, at the Class A Section 2 Track and Field Championship held Saturday, June 1 at Mankato West.
Atherton ran in two races and was within four hundreths of a second of advancing to State in both events.
He ended up winning the 400-meter...
After struggling with their offense through six innings, the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning and five in the eighth in their 12-4 win over Minnesota Lake Sunday, June 2 in Waterville.
The Indians only had two hits through six innings before...
The NPHS softball team topped Rosemount and will play Rogers, 7-5 winners over Forest Lake, in the state championship game tomorrow, Friday, June 7, 10 a.m., at Caswell Park in North Mankato.
New Prague’s Troy Davis, 8, successfully steals second in game one of the Section 1AAAA championship. The Trojans were able to rally to send the Wednesday evening, June 5, game into extra innings, but the Tigers squeezed out a 3-2 win in the bottom of the 10th inning, forcing a decisive game in the...
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TCU’s Guadalupe Lopez begins her leg of the 4x400 relay at the Section 1AA Championships in Faribault on Satur- day. Earlier in the day, the relay team consisting of Lopez, Carly Hartwig, Kaitlyn Hartwig and Gillian Houn quali- fied for the state tournament in the 4x200 relay.
Two individuals and one relay will be representing Tri-City United (TCU) at the Class AA State Track and Field Championships Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8 at St. Michael- Albertville High School.
Seventh grader Nyadak Ruei, eighth graders Carly Hartwig and Jillian Houn, freshman Kaitlyn...
New Prague outfielders (from left) Catie Ambroz, Katie Boulanger and Mekenna Fischer were all smiles as their team started the final inning of today's state tournament quarterfinal win over St. Michael-Albertville at Caswell Park in North Mankato, Minn. The Trojans outhit the Knights,
New Prague’s softball team won its first game in the Class AAAA state tournament as the Trojans, the No. 4 seed, defeated St. Michael-Albertville, the No. 5 seed, 5-1, at Caswell Park in North Mankato, Wednesday, June 5.
The Trojans blew open a 2-1 game with three runs in the fourth inning. New...
New Prague’s Orioles and the Waterville Indians will offer their efforts representing area town baseball when TV station Fox 9 brings its town ball tour to Memorial Park tomorrow, Wednesday, June 5.
The behind-the-scenes planning has been in the works for several weeks. Orioles manager Nick...
