Trojans Jacob Malecha, number 5, right, and Adam Brandt, number 1, center, lead the boys cross country meet at Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park. Malecha won with a time of 17 minutes and 24.4 seconds. Brandt came in fourth in 19:02.5.
New Prague’s Nora Rosemeier, number 29, far right, keeps up with the pack of Waconia runners at the Thursday, Aug. 27, girls cross country meet at Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park. Rosemeier finished fourth with a time of 21 minutes and 45.9 seconds. To the left of Rosemeier is Adorisa Kaeding who finished first in 21:09.2.

The DRS amateur baseball teams are doing quite well in the Class C State Tournament after the second weekend of play.
Three of the four teams from the local league are in the round of 16 after wins.
Union Hill pulled off a 2-1, 10 inning win over Region 2 Champion Lamberton Friday, Aug. 28.
St. Patrick defeated Region 5 Champion, 10-1, Saturday, Aug. 29.
Prior Lake knocked off Region 15 Champion, 2-1, Saturday, Aug. 29.
New Prague dropped its first game in the tourney Sunday, Aug. 30, being shut out by Foley, 4-0.

Three games and three big wins for the DRS amateur baseball teams playing in the Class C State Tournament last weekend.
St. Patrick, Prior Lake, and Union Hill all advanced to the next round with victories.
The Irish defeated Regal, 5-1. Prior Lake scored 11 runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat New Ulm, 13-10. Union Hill picked up a 12-7 win over Avon.
St. Patrick will play Rochester Saturday, Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. in Springfield.
Union Hill will play Lamberton Friday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Springfield.

New Prague entered the 10-team Region 3C amateur baseball tournament as the No. 6 seed.
They ended the tournament as the Region 3C Champions.
The Orioles upset No. 3 seed Lonsdale, 3-1, edged No. 2 seed Prior Lake, 5-4, and knocked off No. 1 seed St. Patrick, 3-1, to claim the region's No. 1 seed in the Class C State Tournament.
In the championship game, New Prague scored first with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning.

The shortened DRS amateur baseball league finished play Sunday, August 2.
St. Patrick claimed the league title with an 8-1 record, one game in front of runners-up Prior Lake and Lonsdale.
The 10 teams from the DRS League will now compete for four spots in the Class C State Tournament the next two weeks.
All the teams will play in the Region 3C Tourney, starting Tuesday for the bottom four league teams.

On Sunday, Aug. 2, the New Prague senior boys were crowned the Champions of the Senior Salute Baseball Tournament hosted by the St. Paul Saints at CHS Field in St. Paul over the last two weeks. The Trojans finished with a 5-1 record and posted some pretty amazing stats for the tournament. This also brings some closure to a senior season cut short this spring by the COVID-19 pandemic.

With less than 10 days to play, Prior Lake is in front of the DRS Amateur Baseball League standings as of July 19.
Prior Lake is currently 6-2 after winning two of three games last week. St. Patrick has only played three league games and have yet to lose. Union Hill sits in third place with a 3-1 record.
Wednesday, July 15

There is a log jam at the top of the DRS Amateur Baseball Standings after the second full week of play.
Seven teams have one loss, led by Prior Lake with a 4-1 record and Lonsdale with a 3-1 record.
St. Patrick, Faribault, and Montgomery have 2-1 records. Union Hill and St. Benedict are 1-1 overall.
The week began with three games Wednesday, July 8.
Faribault shut out winless Shakopee, 6-0.
St. Benedict defeated Montgomery 8-1. Nick Holland and Matthias Duevel combined to allow only a first inning Mallard run.

Only three games were played in the DRS Amateur Baseball League last week.
COVID-19 has been detected in players on four teams which limited the amount of games played.
Here is a look at the games which were played.

Shakopee Coyotes Manager: Tanner Graff Last year’s record and accomplishments: Our last year’s record was 5-18. Our accomplishments of last year was knowing we need to work on the fundamentals also try not to overthink situations and just play the sport we love. Players who have left the team since last year: Lance Buchtel - not returning, Sam Fischer - not returning, Jordan Cardey - moved, Nicholas Warren - not returning, and Jesse Nystrom - taking a year off. New players on the team this year: Alec Aument - outfield/infield, pitcher. Shakopee, Jac Campbell - 1st base, outfield.

Sunday, June 28 is a big day for area baseball fans.
The DRS Amateur Baseball League begins this Sunday with three games.
Webster will play at Lonsdale. Shakopee will play at Montgomery. Faribault will play at St. benedict.
The Minnesota Baseball Association (MBA) and Governor Walz’s office gave approval to amateur baseball to begin official games Wednesday, June 24.
The DRS League held a meeting Sunday, June 22 to discuss the start of their schedules.
League teams will play 46 games in a span of only 29 days.

Toby Thietje has been offered and accepted the position as the Varsity Girls Head Tennis Coach (pending board approval).

The Minnesota State High School League honors senior students who have excelled in Academics, Arts, and Athletics during their high school careers. The Triple A award is given to a senior female student and a senior male student in each school district.
The 2019-2020 male Triple A Award winner is Mitch Callahan! Congratulations Mitch!

The Minnesota State High School League honors senior students who have excelled in Academics, Arts, and Athletics during their high school careers. The Triple A Award is given to a senior female student and a senior male student in each school district.
The 2019-2020 Female Triple A Award winner is Danielle Solheid! Congratulations Danielle!

The New Prague Girls Fastpitch Association recognizes the following Seniors for their leadership, being a great teammate, and for their positive attitudes.
Congratulations to Kennedy Buckman, Madison Crawford, and Emily Russo!

Like all the other sports this late winter/spring, the New Prague Archery Club’s season was cut short, as well as having their state tournament being canceled - Sort of.
This year’s State Tournament was held this past weekend, “virtually”.
The state and national committees decided to hold the state tournaments virtually, as teams needed a qualifying score to move on to the National/and or World tournaments later in the summer if they are still held.