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The members of New Prague High School’s volleyball team has strong expectations for this season. “We know we can compete with anybody. We expect to be in a position to win every time we step on the court, and bring a tenacious, competitive spirit every day in both practices and games,” said head...

New Prague’s Jack Leonard (10) races for the ball during the Trojans Thursday, Aug. 31, home game against Hutchinson/ Glencoe-Silver Lake. New Prague won the match handily, 8-0. (Patrick Fisher photo)

With 15 returning letter-winners and a core of players who have shined on the state and premiere levels during summer programs, the New Prague High School boys’ soccer team is looking to take the next step in its growth. With 13 seniors and five juniors on the roster, the Trojans want to erase the...

Front row, left to right: Ethan Cage, Cody Akemann, Kaden James, Keegan Kuball, Preston James, Talen Taylor, Tarek Tolzman, and Gavin Atherton. 2nd Row, left to right: Avery Breyer, Hayden Duhme, Gabe LaCanne, Brody Holicky, Jacob Androli, Brady Murphy, Dawson Slechta, and Avery Wetzel. 3rd Row, left to right: Jaxon Baer, Evan Lange-Wenker, Luke Michael, Aric Williams, Bryce Gagnon, Spencer Oorlog, Macy Anderson, Kavan Sheehy, and John Woratschka. 4th Row, left to right: Grady Grohman, Jasper Christensen, Parker James, Reed Sammon, Trey Richards, Mason Denis, Jamarion Dominick, Wyatt Priem, and Wyatt Janda-Jones. 5th Row, left to right: Zac Quast, Casey Oorlog, Timothy Kellstadt, Axel Gruzebach, Auston Holicky, Aiden Anderson, Griffin Storey, Josiah Schmidtke, and Ethan Einertson. Back Row, left to right: Kandran Geyer, Sam Stier (Head Coach), Chad Atherton (Defensive Coordinator), Cory Immerman (Offensive Coordinator), Mark Thompson (Assistant Coach), Connor Scharf (Junior Varsity Head Coach), and Anna Nielsen (Manager). Not Pictured: Isaac Quast, Brendan Snesrud, Ben Root, Ben Wendel, Koby Sanders, Cody Culhane, and Dave Wollin (Assistant Coach).

New WEM football coach Sam Stier will be starting the 2023 season with a number of returning players from the Buccaneers team which finished 1-8 last season. With a new coaching staff and more than 15 players returning with varsity experience, the Bucs should be able to show some improvement. Stier...

Rafael Balcazar, forward/midfielder for TCU, goes in for kick in the second half of Saturday’s game against Fairmont. He scored two goals this game. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)

The Tri-City United boys soccer team defeated Fairmont, 5-1, Saturday, August 26 and lost a 3-1 contest to Southwest Minnesota Christian Monday August 28. Here is a recap of the two games: TCU 2 3 - 5 Fairmont 0 1 - 1 The Tri-City United Boys Soccer team opened the season at home with a decisive 5...
Be it improbable or expected, St. Patrick is one of the final eight teams remaining in the Minnesota Baseball Association’s Class B state tournament after a 5-3 win Saturday, Aug. 26, in the round of 16. The Irish topped Baseball 365, 5-3, in Delano. They’ll face the Minnetonka Millers Saturday,...

WEM varsity volleyball team and coaches, front row, left to right: Alayna Atherton, Josie Volkmann, Claire Bohlen, Grace Baker, and manager Mitch Tegmeier. Back row, left to right: Briley Velzke, Assistant Coach Ken Trnka, Miranda Krystosek, Tatum Richards, McKenna Schuster, Tianna Pope, Addison Condon, Ashlyn Pelant, Liza Baker, and Head Coach Crystal Lamont. (Jay Schneider photo)

With three returning All-Gopher Conference players returning and only one play gone from last year’s team, the WEM volleyball team should be a contender for the Conference, Sub-Section, and Section titles in 2023. WEM finished third in the conference with a 9-2 record and was 18-14 overall, winning...

The Minnesota Baseball Association honors its longtime legal counsel at a ceremony last month in St. Patrick. The group includes (from left) Mark Forsman, Brever's daughter, Eric Brever, Pat Goggins and Mike Sticha. ( Photo courtesy Minnesota Baseball Association)

The Minnesota Baseball Association recognized the services of Eric Brever and Pat Goggins last month in St. Patrick with a pregame ceremony before the Irish faced Union Hill. Brever and Goggins have served as the pro-bono league counsel for the MBA. Goggins started serving as legal counsel back in...

The Irish celebrated their win over St.Paul Saturday in Waconia.

St. Patrick topped St. Paul while Veseli, Union Hill and Waterville suffered season-ending losses in the opening round of the Minnesota Baseball Association’s state tournament this weekend. After defeating the St. Paul Capitols, 7-1, Saturday, Aug. 19, the Class B Irish will face Baseball 365...

The Waterville Indians defeated Gaylord and Belle Plaine to advance to their second straight Class C State Amateur Baseball Tourney. They will play Sunday, August 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Delano against New Ulm. Front row, left to right: Isaac Turner, Ethan Bartelt, Nolan Wetzel, Josh Cook, Brody Boran, Thomas Hiller, Matthew Werk, Tommy Gannon, and Sam Stier. Back row, left to right: Nolan Grose, Shane Sellner, Sean Klugherz, Jayson Schneider, Luke Sellner, Dallas McBroom, Dalton Grose, Colby Fessel, Blaydn Bartelt, and Coach Rick Sellner. Not pictured were Ivan Pratt, Tyler Brekke, Mac Lemcke, and Ben Boran. (Submitted photo)

The story about the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team advancing to the 2022 Class C State Tournament could be written almost exactly the same this year. The Indians did it the hard way, but in the end it really doesn’t matter how it was accomplished. The Waterville Indians won two straight...

After beating Hampton in two one-run games with solid pitching and defense in the Section 1B playoffs, the St. Patrick Irish thumped the Cardinals, 10-4, in the series finale Tuesday, Aug. 8, to win a spot in the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Association State Tournament. (John Mueller photo)

When the state amateur baseball tournament convenes this weekend in Dassel, Delano, Litchfield and Waconia, the Dakota, Rice Scott League, a group including two favorites and a long shot to make the Class C state field will be well represented. Class C teams Faribault, Union Hill and Veseli earned...

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