Roundabout develops mysterious dip in Lonsdale
Social media posting on Facebook has been all abuzz the last couple weeks about the roundabout in Lonsdale at Highway 19 and Rice County 2, which was completed less than two months ago.
Vehicle crashes into Lonsdale store
Last Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22, a regular customer of Lonsdale’s Dollar General store crashed into the entryway of the building.
NPHS Homecoming royalty crowned
New Prague High School crowned its Homecoming king and queen at its Friday, Sept. 25, Pep Fest.
On the gridiron, Trojans fall at Rochester
Despite losing its starting quarterback, the New Prague High School football team doesn’t have a lot of time to wallow in despair with the annual homecoming game tomorrow night at Trojan Stadium.
Volleyball team looking to build momentum
After tournament wins over Minneapolis Washburn, Burnsville and Edina, the New Prague High School volleyball team is looking to build momentum heading into the final four weeks of the season.
Girls’ tennis has tough losses to top teams
New Prague High School’s girls tennis team had two tough meets last week. The Trojans lost to Benilde-St. Margaret’s, 2-5, Tuesday, Sept. 15, and then lost to Orono, 2-5, Thursday, Sept. 17.
Tikalsky named 2026-2027 Miss Czech-Slovak Minnesota Queen
Montgomery’s Eva Tikalsky was crowned 2026-2027 Miss Czech-Slovak Minnesota Queen during the pageant Saturday evening at the Park Ballroom in New Prague.
Dancing up a storm
The St. Paul Czech & Slovak Dancers perform at the Chamber Beer Garden during Dozinky, Saturday morning, Sept. 19, in New Prague.
Cruising in the rain
Despite the rain, the Car Cruise of classic cars happened Friday evening, Sept. 18, with people lining the route down New Prague’s Main Street.
The New Prague Trojan swim and dive team competed in their final two dual meets of the season last week, losing at St. Peter and at home to Delano.
The Trojans are now preparing for the Wright County Conference meet, which they will host for the first time at the New Prague Aquatic Center on Saturday, Oct. 27. Diving begins at 10 a.m. and swimming at 1 p.m. The conference JV meet will be held Monday, Oct. 22, at Dassel-Cokato.
Saints 97 , Trojans 84 The Trojans travelled to St. Peter and lost a dual meet to the host Saints, 97-84 on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
Graduates, supporters, and friends of St. Wenceslaus Catholic School in New Prague gathered Saturday night, Oct. 13, at the parish’s activity center to celebrate the school’s 140th anniversary.
Friends of all ages reminisced about their grade school days while browsing a large memorabilia display, featuring class photos, old lunch trays, and more.
We are less than three weeks from Election Day, and in this week’s issue of The New Prague Times we are presenting our Voter’s Guide, with information on the candidates for local races for the Minnesota Legislature, county boards, city councils and school board.
The New Prague Trojan boys soccer team played a strong first half in its Section 1AA playoff opener against Rochester Mayo Tuesday, Oct. 9, but playing without their No. 1 goaltender and then losing a player to injury during the game took its toll, as the Spartans scored five goals in the second half to claim a 5-0 win.
The Elko New Market City Council began a discussion of detachment of previously annexed properties at its Thursday, Oct. 11, meeting. The council’s consensus was to direct city staff to wait until approached by property owners.
The New Prague Trojan football team lost its regular season finale to Owatonna Wednesday, Oct. 17, 55-13. The Trojans (1-7) will open the Section 2AAAAA playoffs Tuesday, Oct. 23, as the No. 6 seed and travel to No. 3 seed Mankato West (7-1).
The defending state champion Huskies, ranked No. 1 in Class AAAAA, took a quick lead, scoring on a 70-yard run on its first possession, then after an interception, scoring again to lead 13-0 before the game was two minutes old. They led 41-0 after one quarter and 55-0 at halftime.
The New Prague Trojan volleyball team received the No. 3 seed for the Section 2AAA volleyball tournament, which begins Wednesday, Oct. 24.
There are 11 teams in the section, and the top five seeds get first-round byes. After three play-in games on Wednesday, the top four teams will host quarterfinal games on Friday, Oct. 26. Semifinals are Tuesday, Oct. 30 and the championship game is Saturday, Nov. 3. All games will be played at the high seed except the championship game, which will be played at a neutral site.
The New Prague Trojan boys and girls cross country teams had good showings at the Wright County Conference East championships Tuesday, Oct. 16. The girls placed second and the boys third at the meet. Three girls earned all-conference honors - (kneeling, left to right) Iris McCarthy, Nora Rosemeier and Sydney Siegle. Two boys earned all-conference and two earned honorable mention. They are (standing, left to right) Carson Davis (HM), Noah Weichert (AC), Jacob Malecha (AC), and Adam Brandt (HM).
A two-vehicle accident sent a New Prague man to a local hospital on Monday, Oct. 15.
Kyle Pecholt, 24, was taken by Montgomery Ambulance to Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital after his 2015 Ford Fusion collided with a 2000 Kenworth Tractor Semi around 11:18 a.m. The crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 13/21 and County Road 28, north of Montgomery.
The driver of the semi was Bruce Edward Lepage, 64, of Tomah, WI. He was listed as wearing his seatbelt and not injured. Pecholt was also wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Marlene “Gussie” Emmers, 80, passed away on October 14, 2018, at Methodist Hospital after an eight-year battle with kidney failure and being on dialysis. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 9 to 10 a.m. with Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. all at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Le Center. Interment will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Le Center.
The first few minutes of each half spelled doom for the New Prague Trojans as they lost to Rochester Mayo 67-27 Friday evening, Oct. 12. at Trojan Stadium.
The Spartans scored three plays into the game on a 70-yard run, then after a New Prague fake punt was intercepted, the Spartans scored on a 5-yard run and then on a 75-yard run to take a 20-0 lead before the game was six minutes old.
The Trojans battled back and scored twice, but Mayo continued to put up points and led 40-13 at the half.
The Elko New Market Chamber of Commerce’s Candidate Forum drew 100 area residents interested in finding out about candidates for Elko New Market City Council and mayor, Minnesota House of Representatives District 20A and Scott County Sheriff. Held Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Elko New Market Library’s Community Room, the candidates provided information about themselves and answered several questions.
The New Prague Trojan girls tennis team made the long trip to Marshall for their first round match in the Section 2AA team tournament Tuesday, Oct. 4. The host Tigers, seeded No. 4, handed No. 5 seed New Prague a 6-1 defeat. New Prague’s only point came at No. 1 singles, where Jenna Larson won her match 6-4, 6-3.
The other three singles matches went to Marshall, with Libby Hummel forcing a third-set tiebreaker. Kianna Howard at No. 2 singles and Tess Girard at No. 4 singles both lost in straight sets.
“Journalism Matters - Now more than ever.”
That is the theme for National Newspaper Week, which is being celebrated October 7-13. The New Prague Times joins newspapers across the nation in celebrating the free press and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which keeps the news media from government interference.
The New Prague Trojan girls swim and dive team dropped a pair of Wright County Conference meets recently, and also competed in the St. Peter Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Trojans will host Delano Thursday, Oct. 11, for their final dual meet of the season.
Chargers 99, Trojans 86 New Prague’s Payten Scheffer and Ella Lund went 1-2 in the 500-yard freestyle in their meet at Dassel-Cokato Thursday, Sept. 27. Bailey Newman claimed first place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:09.1 and Sarah Helvick placed first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:19.46.
With a five-set win over Waconia Tuesday, Oct. 9, the New Prague Trojan volleyball team has clinched at least a share of the Wright County Conference East championship.
The Trojans (15-7, 4-0 WCC East) will win the title outright with a win over Holy Family Catholic on Tuesday, Oct. 16. That is the final regular season home match for the Trojans, and will be played at New Prague Middle School due to floor maintenance scheduled to be done at the high school next week. Before that match, the Trojans compete in the Eastview Tournament Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13.
