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TCU Girls Basketball Letterwinners, front row, left to right: Karen Ruiz, Gabby Dahlke, Audrey Vosejpka, Grace Hennen, Lexi Marcussen, Sophie Whipps, and Sami Tiede. Back row, left to right: Kaia Krocak, Ava Flitrop, Anne Cooper, Ella Schmiesing, and Jacy Saemrow. Not picture - Emma Skluzacek.
Tri-City United sophomore Alexia Marcussen was selected Most Valuable Player of the Titan Girls Basketball Team during their Awards Banquet Sunday, March 12.
Marcussen led the Titans with free throws made (5), best free throw percentage (50-of-70, 71.4%), assists (81), steals (53), deflections (78...
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TCU guard Connor Flintrop sneaks the ball through a three-on-one defense from the Chargers nearing the end of the first period. Minnesota Valley Lutheran showed a tireless and aggressive defense. The score at halftime was 32-37.
The final game of the 2022-23 boys basketball season for the Tri-City United squad was played Tuesday, March 7 at New Ulm.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated the Titans, 79-53, using a strong second half to advance. MVL won the North Sub-Section Championship and will play Maple River for the...
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The coaching staff and six female weightlifters who placed at state competition. Front row is (from left to right) Elizabeth Odenthal, Julia Odenthal, Ana Stasney, and Halee Gargett. Back row is (from left to right) Assistant Coach Jay Fredrickson, Coach Andrew Meier, Morgan Meier, Caleigh Hoefs, Assistant Coach Tony Barnack.
Six Tri-City United High School female weightlifters placed at the state competition. Halee Gargett claimed the title as the state champion in the 45 kg class.
The state weightlifting competition was held Saturday, March 11, in Cannon Falls. Coach Andrew Meier said, “Great way to end the year! All...
The Trojans accepted the state trophy and medals for their second-place finish at the state floor hockey tournament Saturday, March 18, at Bloomington Jefferson High School.
After winning all its regular season games and cruising through a tough state field to the championship game, the New Prague High School floor hockey team finished second in the state, falling in the championship game to Burnsville, 15-6, Saturday afternoon, March 18, at Bloomington Jefferson High...
New Prague's Evan Weichert hit a short jump shot over the New Ulm defense in the second half of the Trojans' section playoff game Tuesday, March 7, in New Ulm. New Prague couldn't hold off the Eagles and fell, 58-55. (John Mueller photo)
New Prague High School’s boys’ basketball ended its season in a tight, 58-55, game against New Ulm, Tuesday, March 7, in the Section 2AA quarterfinals.
“This was a very tough loss,” said New Prague head coach Dan Peterka. “We played extremely well through the first half and most of the second half...
New Prague High School’s archery team won the Faribault Falcon Classic tournament Saturday, March 11. (From left) Paige Ferrier, Selah Scherman, Ellie Bawdon and Mason Christianson accepted the winner’s trophy for the Trojans. (Submitted photo)
The high school archery team turned in its best performance of the season at the Falcon Classic Saturday, March 11, taking home the first-place team award and scoring 3,301 points from the scores of the top 12 co-ed archers.
Ellie Bawdon scored a 289, including two perfect rounds. Bawdon was the...
Four WEM/JWP wrestlers combined for a 22-0 record in conference matches this last season and they were all honored by Gopher Conference coaches.
Sophomores Keegan Kuball and Carson Petry were honored for the second time while freshman Brady Murphy, sophomore Avery Fall, and senior Jack Cahill were...
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TCU junior Reggie Vosejpka (left) blasts his way past Belle Plaine defenders Ryan Retzer (44) and Teddy Traxler (43) for two points in the Feb. 25 home game.
Belle Plaine used a strong second half to defeat Tri-City United, 67-52, Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the regular season finale for both teams.
TCU opened up an early 19-5 lead but by halftime the two teams were nearly heads-up. Belle Plaine hit a three-pointer to go ahead by six points with seven minutes...
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Titan Alexis Marcussen attempts a basket in the middle of the second period of Feb. 28 in Belle Plaine.
With two players ill and a third player nursing a bad ankle the Tri-City United girls basketball team went into their Section 2AA, North Sub-Section playoff game Tuesday, Feb. 28 not at full strength.
Belle Plaine took advantage of the absences and defeated the Titans, 43-33, ending TCU’s season.
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Tri-City United senior Marco Reyes struggles to break hold in the second round against Fairmont-Martin County West’s Max Olsen at Xcel Energy Center at the state tournament Saturday. Reyes wins this round and looses in the next against Gavin Nelson of Simley.
Two Tri-City United senior wrestlers returned from the Class AA State Wrestling Tournament with All-State Honors.
Caden O’Malley and Reyes each reached the award podium after placing in the top six of their respective weight classes Saturday, March 4.
O’Malley, wrestling at 182 pounds, placed third...
