This spring, area town baseball teams in the Dakota-Rice-Scott League have returned to the diamond for another season ending with New Prague being one of the communities hosting state tournament games.
Area teams were asked about their prospects for the season which started last month. Those which responded are listed below. The New Prague Times will begin covering area teams in greater depth as the high school seasons end.
New Prague
After a solid regular season, New Prague’s girls’ golf team came up stellar Monday at the Metro West Conference Championship meet at Braemar Golf Course in Edina Monday, May 18.
The Trojans finished second in the championships, a showing strong enough to earn the Trojans the conference championship. New Prague finished second with a 329 team score, three strokes behind Orono. Benilde- St. Margaret’s finished third (332), followed by Chanhassen (348), St. Louis Park (352), Waconia (356), Chaska (363) and Bloomington Jefferson (410).
New Prague Trojans cooperative indoor softball team takes second place at the CI Indoor Adapted Softball Tournament in Wayzata, falling 0-10 to Dakota United.
Three members were listed to the All Star Team from New Prague.
Look for the full story in the May 21, 2026, New Prague Times and Montgomery Messenger.
Although the regular season didn’t progress as seamlessly as planned, New Prague’s cooperative indoor softball team won a berth in the state tournament Wednesday, May 6, with a big win over Anoka in the league playoffs.
Scoring early and often, New Prague's indoor softball team opened the state tournament with 17-3 win over Mahtomedi-Stillwater Area Friday evening (May 15) at Wayzata High School.
The win advances New Prague to the tournament's semifinal round where the Trojans will face Burnsville-Farmington-Lakeville Saturday (May 16, noon) at Wayzata High School. The Blazin' Cats topped South Suburban, 11-1, in their tournament opener Friday night at WHS.
New Prague’s boys’ volleyball had a light week as the Trojans clipped the Westonka White Hawks in four games in a Metro West Conference Match, Tuesday, May 5. New Prague won with scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-18 and Westonka won one 25-20.
On a windy afternoon in New Prague, the NPHS boys’ tennis team defeated Mankato East in the opening round of the section boys’ tennis team tournament Tuesday afternoon, May 12, at the high school.
The No. 4-seeded Trojans’ 5-2 win over Mankato East, Section 2AA’s No. 5 seed, advances NP to a showdown against top-seeded Prior Lake Thursday, 4 p.m. A win at Prior Lake advances the Trojans to the section semifinals at Gustavus Adolphus College Tuesday, May 19, 9 a.m.
Heading down the stretch toward the section playoffs, New Prague’s girls’ and boys’ lacrosse teams earned big wins during the past week.
With the championship portion of its schedule just around the corner, New Prague track athletes are looking to round into top form as the Metro West and Section 1AAA meets near.
The Trojans were at the MetroWest Conference Championships yesterday in Orono. Wednesday, May 20, 4 p.m., NP will host an eight-team invitational. Thursday, May 28, 1:30 p.m., the Trojans will be at the section prelims at Lakeville South. The finals will be held Saturday, May 30, 9 a.m., at Lakeville South. The state meet is Thursday, June 4 and 6, at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
New Prague’s indoor softball team enjoyed a solid week, winning two of three games.
The loss to Shakopee-Prior Lake-Chaska-Chanhassen sets up the Trojans for a playoff game as the No. 2 seed in the southwest division. A win qualifies the team for a return to state and a loss ends the Trojans’ season.
Monday, April 27, New Prague suffered a tough 7-6 loss to Shakopee-Prior Lake-Chaska-Chanhassen. New Prague’s come-back rally against the Undefeated Southern Stars came up just short in the seventh inning. Two defensive miscues led to four unearned runs for the Stars.
New Prague won three in a row in baseball as the Trojans defeated St. Louis Park, 6-5, Chanhassen, 5-4, and Owatonna, 18-8, last week.
New Prague had a home game Tuesday, April 28, against Benilde-St. Margaret’s with results not available as of press time. The Trojans are on the road for their next three games, first at Bloomington Jefferson today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m., then at Waconia tomorrow (Friday) at 7 p.m. and at Shakopee, Saturday, May 2, for a 7 p.m. game. On Tuesday, May 5, New Prague is back home for a 4:30 p.m. game.
New Prague High School’s girls’ and boys’ golf teams have enjoyed the benefits of practice and patience during the past week. The teams have earned solid showings at area courses and on the road.
New Prague’s indoor softball team is off to a fast start with a pair of important wins and two big games this week.
The New Prague High School boys’ volleyball team saw a lot of action with two matches and then its first tournament.
“The first week of competition for the boys’ volleyball program was one that kept everyone's heart rate up,” said head coach Greg Sayuk.
The Trojans were on the road for two matches this week. The first was at Richfield Tuesday, April 14, and New Prague faces Eagan tonight (Thursday, April 16).
Trojans first two matches
If the early results are a reliable sign, New Prague High School’s track teams are looking at a strong showing this spring.
Thursday, the Trojans competed at a non-conference indoor meet at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The NP boys finished ahead of Mankato East and Blue Earth Area. The New Prague girls finished second to Mankato East and ahead of BEA.
New Prague High School’s boys’ tennis team wants to win more matches this spring. The team has been working hard this spring to make that goal a reality in a strong Metro West Conference.
The Trojans open the conference season against BenildeSt. Margaret’s Thursday, April 9, 4:15 p.m. They’ll host Farmington and New Ulm Monday, April 13, 2:30 p.m.
“We want to be stronger in the Metro West Conference,” NP coach Jill Bailey said.
