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The Tri-City United Softball team will have new leadership this spring with a new head coach and assistant coach, who come to the program with champion experience.
Varsity Head Coach Mady Bunnell and Assistant Coach Allie Arneson began leading the Titans when the season started with captain’s...
WEM senior Trista Hering grabbed 10 rebounds in a win over Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey and grabbed 11 rebounds in a win over Springfield Monday. (Jay Schneider photo)
The WEM girls’ basketball team played one of its best defensive games of the season Monday, March 2 in the South Sub-Section Championship.
All year long the Buccaneers have been a very good defensive team. In their biggest game of the season, their defense again was superb.
WEM limited Springfield...
Riley O`Malley, (39-12) works to get away from Patrick Kennedy (36-0) of Kasson-Mantorville in the first round of the state tournament. Kennedy won by fall. However, O’Malley won the first consolation round. (Jay Schneider photo)
Caleb Whipps, Brody Rud, Riley O’Malley and Jose Reyes didn’t receive the medals they wanted at the State Wrestling Tournament, but their coaches said they fought hard with gutsy mental toughness.
Whipps earned an early victory but fell in two matches in the first day, while Rud, O’Malley and Reyes...
The TCU weightlifters going to state are (from left) Ava Rud, Lexi Factor, Chloe Freeman, Alexis Freeman, Anabelle Davies, and (not pictured) Morgan Meier and Ralph Lopez. (Photo courtesy of TCU Schools)
TCU added more weight lifters to its state roster after the Mi5 meet in Lakeville on February 22.
Ava Rud, Lexi Factor, Chloe Freeman, Alexis Freeman, and Anabelle Davies all qualified, according to Coach Andrew Meier.
Morgan Meier took first and set a new PR for a total of 65 Kg.
Alexis Freeman...
Brendan Mattson took first in the second heat of the boys’ 11-12 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 40.67 seconds. (Andrea Nelson photo)
Nearly 1000 people converged at the New Prague Aquatic Center this past weekend for the Minnesota Regional Championships Swim Meet hosted by Neptune Aquatics.
This was the first regional level Neptune Aquatics has hosted, according to Neptune coach Chuck Webb.
“This really helps to showcase the...
The New Prague boys’ basketball team finished off its regular season with a pair of losses last week to two of the best teams in the state.
The Trojans were defeated Monday, Feb. 24 by Chaska, 61-43. Chaska has a 23-3 overall record.
The Wright County Conference East Division season ended Friday,...
New Prague eighth grader Katie Vasecka drives towards the basket from the top of the key during a win over Owatonna in the Section 1AAAA quarterfinals. This was the first win for the Trojans in the Class AAAA playoffs. (Jay Schneider photo)
Rochester Mayo, the 14th ranked team in Class AAAA, ended one of the best seasons for the New Prague girls’ basketball team.
The Spartans edged the Trojans, 33-30, Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Section 1AAAA Semifinals.
“This was a hard game to swallow. We didn’t shoot it well, but wow, did we defend...
WEM senior Nick LeMeiux hit four three-pointers in a 72-70 loss to Minnesota Valley Lutheran Tuesday, Feb. 18. LeMeiux has made 33 threepointers this season, making 46 percent of his shots from behind the arc. (Jay Schneider photo)
The WEM boys basketball team finished its 2019-20 regular season with three games last week.
Each one of these games were completely different in nature. The Bucs won two of the three.
The week started Tuesday, Feb. 18 with a 72-70 loss to Class AA No. 7 rated Minnesota Valley Lutheran. There were...
Fourteen New Prague wrestlers competed in the Section 2AAA Tournament Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22.
Every wrestler finished in the top four of their respective weight classes. Seven of those advanced to State.
“It was a great weekend of wrestling. This is the best the team has wrestled...
Tri-City United’s Evan Choudek celebrates one of his five goals last week. (Photo courtesy of TCU Schools)
The New Prague Adapted Floor Hockey team continued its unbeaten winter season with a pair of wins last week.
The Trojans defeated South Suburban, 11-1, Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Winona, 13-1, Thursday, Feb. 20.
In the win over South Suburban, Dylan Raaen scored five goals, Leo Fahey scored three goals,...
