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Senior Titan Emma Skluzacek furthers the lead in the first period of Tuesday, Dec. 10, game against St. James Area, 16-6.

After starting the season with two straight losses, the Tri-City United girls basketball team now has a healthy team and has won their last five games. Three of those wins occurred last week, with victories over St. James (67-55) on Dec. 10, Jackson County Central (61-51) Dec. 13 in Mapleton, and...

The Polars and Ptarmigans will renew acquaintances Saturday, Dec. 28, noon, within the friendly confines of Memorial Park. Players on both teams have guaranteed victory in this annual rivalry.

The Polars and Ptarmigans will meet for the 65th time Dec. 28, noon, at Memorial Park. All New Prague Alumni are on a team. There will be a pregame meeting at Fishtale Grill starting at 9am and an awards ceremony and meal at City Club following the game. The spirited rivalry has the Polars leading...

Kavan Sheehy has a tight hold on a wrestler from Waseca Dec. 5. (Jay Schneider photo)

The WEM/JWP wrestling team improved to 4-2 this season with two wins in three duals at the Byron Invitational Saturday, Dec. 14. The Grizzlies defeated Dover-Eyota (53-17) and Byron (52-20) and lost to Rochester Mayo (43-21). Five wrestlers finished the day undefeated and three others won two of...

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Titan Senior Theodore Schatz leap and takes a shot over the Tigers Ethan Martin, making it 17-47 with a little over 15 minutes left in the second half of the game Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Belle Plaine. John Titus (right) blocks other opponents. Tri-City United falls after a strong try in the second half Tuesday to Belle Plaine, 51-73. Schatz scored nearly one-third of the points making 15 in the game.

The Tri-City United (TCU) boys basketball team opened their 2024-2025 season with three straight losses. Belle Plaine downed the Titans, 73-51, Tuesday, Dec. 3. Norwood-Young America (NYA) defeated the Titans, 71-25, Thursday, Dec. 5. Friday, Dec. 6 Waseca came to Montgomery and downed the Titans,...
Montgomery’s 29th Annual No Tap Battle of the Bars Bowling Tournament, held Saturday, Nov. 23, at Pla Mor Lanes, was won by the Happy Hour Bar team consisting of Char Napper, Jeff Winship, Steph Brockway, Timmy Karstens, Andy Gillard and Colton Hintz. They scored 4,644 with a 414 handicap. The...

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The first of two goals, scored by Dodge County Wildcats Griffin Gibbs (left photo), that was given up by the Bulldogs during the third period of the home game on Tuesday, Nov. 26, by the Bulldogs. The second shot given up was placed by Wildcats Camryn Koch (right photo). Bulldogs Goalie Anders LeDell took 24 shots-on-goal with 19 saves for the evening but gave up two in a weak spot with Minnesota River still pulling off a win 3-2.

Riley Kamm scored the game-winning goal Tuesday, Nov. 26, giving the Minnesota River boys hockey team a 3-2 win over Dodge County. Kamm’s goal broke up a 2-all tie at the 13:10 mark in the third period. It was his first goal of the season and Maxwell Hollerich assisted on the goal, his first assist...

New Prague senior guard Taylor Hemann (11) pushed the ball quickly up the court to teammate Katie Boulanger in the opening half of the Trojans’ 81-54 season-opening win over Northfield Thursday, Nov. 21, in New Prague. (John Mueller photo)

With only three proven starters back from a year ago, New Prague High School’s girls’ hoops team faced a question when it started the season last week against Northfield. How would this year’s team come out of the gate compared to the previous year’s squad? So far, the Trojans (2-0 overall, 0-0 in...
Junior Lupita Lopez and sophomore Kinsley Mach were named the Most Valuable Players on the Tri-City United (TCU) girls soccer team this fall. Lopez was named the Titan Defensive MVP and Mach was named the Titan Offensive MVP. Lopez finished the 2024 season with seven goals and six assists. She was...
The first season in the Big South Conference for the Tri-City United (TCU) boys soccer team was very successful. The Titans placed second in the Black Division with a 3-2-1 record. They ended with a 12-5-2 overall record and were the Section 2A Runners-Up. Four Titan players received honors from...

Chad Johnson

Tri-City United Schools 7-12 Activity Director Chad Johnson was given the South Central Service Cooperative’s SPOTLIGHT Employee Recognition Award. The person who nominated Johnson for the award was anonymous but had the following to say about him, “There is not another person/employee who goes...

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