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The Tri-City United High School Girls Basketball Team at Minnesota State University - Mankato Taylor after losing the Section 2AA Quarterfinals. Pictured from left to right in the front row are (kneeling) Audrey Vosejpka, Alexis Marcussen, Emma Skluzacek, Sophie Whipps, Isabella Jones, and Valeria Ledsema, and in the back row (standing) Head Coach Don Marcussen, Assistant Coach John Schmiesing, Elaine Fink, Claire Hoefs, Anne Cooper, Grace Hennen, Gabriella Dahlke, Ava Flintrop, Ella Schmiesing, and Assistant Coach Lora Angileno. Missing from the photo was Yasmin Ruiz-Ruiz.

    A furious comeback by Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) and a lack of offense by Tri-City United (TCU) over the final six minutes of the North Sub-Section Championship Monday, March 4 allowed the Panthers to pull out the 64-59 win.     GSL (21-7) trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half and...

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Titan Matthew Squires jumps for a shot in the second period of the March 5 of the 2AA North Sub-Section Quarterfinals in Glencoe.

TCU Boys Basketball played hard tonight but lost to Glencoe-Silver Lake, 75-56. More in the March 14 edition of the Messenger.  

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TCU Freshman Tucker Skluzacek struggles against Minnewaska Area Schools’ Miles Wildman and loses his last match at the state wrestling tournament last weekend in St. Paul to take fifth place in the 114AA class individual.

TCU freshman Tucker Skluzacek earned fifth-place honors wrestling at 114 pounds in the Minnesota State High School League's Class AA individuals tournament at Xcel Energy Center. Skluzacek finished the tournament at 4-2. Three of his victories came by pinning his opponent. He won his final match...

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Titan Grace Hennen sinks a basket with a little over seven minutes left in the second period of Thursday quarterfinal game over Tiger McKenze Carlson's reach, making the score 44-36 in favor of TCU.

    Tri-City United High School girls basketball won 52-43 against Belle Plaine Thursday, Feb. 29 in New Prague at the Section 2AA Girls Basketball Quarterfinals.     They will play in the section semifinals against Glencoe-Silver Lake on Monday, March 4 at 6 p.m. in the Taylor Center at the...

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Titan Grace Hennen drops a three-pointer with two-and-a-half minutes left in the second period of last Thursdays game with the Chargers bringing the score to 63-29 in favor of TCU. Hennen scores 12 points during the game and the Titan’s win 65-29.

The second half of the season has been a very good one for the Tri-City United (TCU) girls basketball team. The Titans are currently riding a three game winning streak and they have won 6 of the past seven games. TCU picked up a 64-59 win over Lester Prairie Tuesday, Jan. 30. This improved their...
The WEM girls basketball team played two of the top teams in Section 2AA last week and finished with a split. The Bucs defeated Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (LCWM), a 16-win team, 62-44 Tuesday, Feb. 13. Three days later a 20-win JWP team came to Waterville and edged WEM, 54- 48, avenging and...
The Gopher Conference West Division Champion JWP boys basketball team handed the Buccaneers an 84-52 loss Friday, Feb. 16 during Parent’s Night in Janesville. The Bulldogs are currently 19-5 overall and 12-1 in the conference. WEM is 10-11 overall and 8-5 in the conference. Tuesday they played...

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The WEM/JWP Grizzlies participated in a 20-team youth kindergarten thru 3rd grade team tournament in Waseca on Sunday, February 18. The team went 3-3 on the day with a 1st place finish in Pool D. The team was composed of weights from 40 pounds thru heavyweight (130 pound maximum). On the team was...
New Prague High School wrestler, senior Destney Lofton is headed for the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) girls’ state championships Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2. Lofton qualified when she took second at 118 pounds during the section 2 and 4 tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb...

New Prague High School’s kick team offered its best performance of the season in the biggest moment at Saturday’s section meet at Shakopee, said coach Tiffany Sandhurst. Dancers (above) Lauren Spiess, Abby Hankinson, Katie Kotek, Alivia Swanke and (second row) Carly Wiener, Charlotte Thompson and the Trojans finished eighth in the kick competition. (John Mueller photo)

Heading into the section dance competition, New Prague High School’s dance team members knew everything had to fall just right for them to have an outside chance at making the state meet. While the Trojans didn’t make the state field, they left the floor at Shakopee High School emotionally and...

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