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.
The start to the 2020 DRS Baseball League is currently on hold.
According to League President Mike Sticha, they are waiting for more information from the Minnesota Baseball Association before rescheduling.
Walleye angling on Mille Lacs Lake will be catch-and-release only for this year’s open water season, with the exception of the month of July, when walleye fishing will be closed.
Additionally, anglers will not be allowed to use live bait for any species in July, except sucker minnows greater than 8 inches in length for targeting northern pike and muskellunge.
The new walleye rule is among several regulations changes this year. Bass and northern pike also have new regulations.
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 facility to the rest of the State and shows that we are capable of running meets at this caliber level,” said Webb.
In all, there were 12 clubs represented, including Neptune Aquatics, and 550 youth swimmers competing in a variety of events.
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, Feb. 28 with a 70-65 loss to Delano. The Tigers had a 22-4 overall record.
Senior Parker Johnson highlighted the final regular season game by scoring his 1,000th career point.