New Prague High School Activities

Jonathan Hopke is the Head Coach of the Boys' Varsity Soccer team.  He is a graduate of Woodbury, MN High School and graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth where he earned a B.A. in Social Sciences/Education and a Coaching minor.  During that time, Hopke played with the UMD Soccer Club.  He began coaching with the Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club (1997) and then coached the Boys' JV Soccer team for the Duluth Denfeld Hunters (1997).  In 1998 he was hired to teach Social Studies at New Prague High School where he created, and coached, the New Prague High School Soccer Club.  In 2000, Hopke was the Junior Varsity/Assistant Varsity Coach with Prior Lake High School and held that position for four years.  He then came back to New Prague High School as the Boys' Middle School Soccer Coach (2005-2006).  Hopke became the Boys' Junior Varsity Soccer Coach in 2007 and was named New Prague High School's first Varsity Soccer Coach in 2009.  He currently resides in the New Prague Area with his wife, Teresa, and their family.

Nick Anderson is the coach of the Boys' Junior Varsity Soccer team.  This is his first year coaching soccer at New Prague.  Nick started playing soccer in Eden Prairie, MN in Kindergarten and didn't stop until his senior year at Eden Prairie High School.  

After High School, Nick pursued the United States Army.  He enlisted in 2011 and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  During which, he did one tour to Afghanistan from October 2012 to July 2013.  Upon returning, Nick got married to his wife - Gretchen.  They now have a 15-month old son, Levi.  Nick, Gretchen, and Levi reside in Eden Prairie.  Nick is attending Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie, and is working towards a degree in Child Development.

Coach Morris is coaching Boys Soccer at New Prague High School for the 1st time during the 2015 season.  He had coached soccer at New Prague Middle School for many years and has also been active in the Youth Soccer coaching ranks. 

Morris is a 1983 New Prague High School graduate.  He went on to receive a BA degree in Geology from the University of Minnesota and a MS degree in Geology from the University of New Mexico.  He also has a JD degree from the University of Minnesota School of Law.  Morris has coached numerous sports (hockey, soccer, baseball, softball, tennis)  for almost 20 years.  Morris and his wife, Sandra, live in New Prague with their three children; Kathryn, Alexandra and Eric.