Sports
With inclement weather outdoors last week, New Prague infielder Eric Berg and his teammates were relegated to the smooth bounces off the high school’s gym floor.
New Prague High School’s baseball team’s expectations for this season is to be competitive in all aspects on the field.
The Trojans began their season at Rochester Mayo, Friday, April 5, with a close 2-1 loss. (See separate story.) New Prague’s home game against Rochester Century Monday, April 8,...
Braeden Woitas
When it comes to playing competitive ice hockey, Braeden Woitas isn’t ready to put his skates away. Not yet.
Woitas, the son of Marisa and Kevin Woitas, has accepted a tender to play junior hockey in Mason City Iowa in the North American Tier III Hockey League. His long-term goal is to play...
WEM junior Gavin Brown and sophomore Talen Taylor have been honored by Gopher Conference Boys Basketball Coaches for the second consecutive year. Seniors Luke Michael and Redzel Priebe were honored for the first time.
After being named to the Honorable Mention All-Gopher Conference Team last year,...
Jacee Knish, Anaelyse Skidmore, and Mariella Masso each claimed NYWA State Wrestling Championships last weekend.
It was an incredible weekend for three WEM youth wrestlers at the NYWA Girls State Championships.
Mariella Masso, Jacee Knish, and Anaelyse Skidmore combined to win nine straight matches and win three State Championships.
Masso, age 6, won the Pre-K & K 55-pound title. She wrestled only 48...
New Prague has joined a growing number of schools offering boys’ volleyball as an emerging activity sport. Tuesday, April 9, 7 p.m., the Trojans will make a little bit of history when they host their first match.
The Trojans opened formal practices Monday, April 1. Players have been working...
NPHS girls’ assistant basketball coach Jeremy Biermaier was recently named the Section 1AAAA Assistant Coach of the Year.
When he’s had a tough day in the classroom, Jeremy Biermaier always has basketball as an activity more often than not will end the day on a positive note.
It’s easy to enjoy the afternoon on the hardwood when you love you job and the players have bought into everything you’re trying to accomplish...
Using pencil and charcoal, New Prague High School senior Jenna Hlavac drew a drawing of John Wayne, one of her grandfather Don Hlavac’s favorite movie actors. The drawing was a special gift for Don Hlavac’s 80th birthday earlier this month.
Other than an actor whose movies her grandpa cherished, she doesn’t know who John Wayne was. That’s all Jenna Hlavac needed to know before creating a drawing of the famed American icon.
Hlavac, a New Prague High School senior and the daughter of Monica and Steve Hlavac, was one of dozens of...
The following New Prague High School student-athletes were named to the all-Metro West Conference teams for their performances during the winter season.
Boys’ Basketball
All-conference: Evan Weichert; honorable mention: George Songe, Jonny Connelly.
Girls’ Basketball
All-conference: Katie Boulanger...
Submitted photo
The TCU second grade basketball team. Pictured, from the left, in the front row are Leo Sloboden, Luke Brockway, Wesley Bauer and Ridgely Stasney; in the back row standing are Joe Brockway, Coach Emily Bauer, Cooper Benson, Lincoln Brockway, Parker Brockway, Jayce Petrasek, and Coach Chuck Rynda. Missing from the photo was John Rynda.
An enthusiastic, energetic group of Tri-City United second-grade students recently completed their first season of organized basketball.
Practice began in November 2023, focusing on basic fundamentals and understanding the game. As the season progressed, the young boys took part in four third-grade...
Jarrod Schoenecker photo
Little fans give senior Titan Reggie Vosejpka a silver lining on the season-ending loss at the March 5 North Subsection Quarterfinals game against Glencoe-Silver Lake in Glencoe, 75-56.
There are some nights when things just don’t go well.
Tri City United (TCU) head boys basketball coach John Rumpza said their game Feb. 26 against Blue Earth Area (BEA) was one of those nights.
BEA defeated TCU, 71-48 in the regular season finale for the Titans. They finished with a 10-16 overall...
