The TCU softball team is advancing in the  Section 2AA playoffs, thanks to a double elimination round. In the first bracket, the Titans (#10 seed) beat Maple River (#7 seed) 1-0 on May 22. They faced Jordan (#2 seed) on May 24 and lost 1-5, but thanks to a double elimination, the Titans will play again on Saturday, May 26 at Caswell Park in North Mankato. 
 
They will play the loser of the game between Le Sueur-Henderson and Belle Plaine. That game was started on Thursday, but stopped due to rain. It will be finished on Friday, May 25 at 4:30 p.m.
 

Titan Coach Bruce Davis said the Titans’ 9-1 win over the Sibley East Wolverines on Thursday in Montgomery was a great way to start the Section 2AA playoffs.
 
“It was an excellent all around baseball game for TCU. The kids came focused and ready to play,” he said.
 
The Titans move on to play Maple River at Memorial Park in Montgomery on Tuesday, May 29 at 5 p.m.
 

The St. Patrick Irish stand alone atop the Dakota-Rice- Scott baseball standings with a 5-0 record. The Irish defeated Webster twice in the past week to keep their record perfect. New Market and Shakopee are one-half game back in the standings at 5-1.
The season heats up this weekend, with six games scheduled for Sunday and five more on Monday during the Memorial Day holiday.

The New Prague Trojan Adapted Softball team lost its regular season finale to Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville 11-10 on Wednesday, May 16.
The Trojans led 10-6 going into the final inning, but gave up five runs in the top of the seventh. They were unable to get back on the board in the seventh.
"We played our best game of the year tonight," Coach Shellie Kriha said. "Losing in the top of the seventh was a tough way to go, but we are proud of how our team played against a tough Burnsville team.”

Shakopee and St. Patrick each won two games this week to stay undefeated in Dakota-Rice-Scott Baseball League play.
The Coyotes defeated Prior Lake and Lonsdale to go to 4-0, while the Irish topped Union Hill and Montgomery and are 3-0 in the league standings through May 13. New Market (3-1) and New Prague (2-1) are close behind in the early stages of the season.

Despite wet and rainy conditions in Montgomery, the Tri-City United girl’s team took second place at their Invitational on Monday, May 14. The girls finished with 122.5 points, behind Belle Plaine’s 181. Other schools competing were Jordan (3rd place, 115.5), Le Sueur-Henderson (89) and St. Clair Immanuel Lutheran (42).
 
Coach Brian Fogal was pleased with the results.
 

Titans had all cylinders firing on offense on Wednesday, winning big over Norwood-Young America 8-2. This game was played at Siebert Field at the University of Minnesota.
Norwood-Young America opened up scoring in the first inning. Scoring Two runs.
In the bottom of the first inning, Titans tied things up at two when Tyler Milford singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two  runs. 
The Titans pulled away for good with four runs in the third inning. In the third Matthew Feddema singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. 

Union Hill, Shakopee and Prior Lake were winners in an abbreviated opening day schedule Sunday, April 29, in the Dakota-Rice-Scott baseball league. Three other games scheduled for Sunday were postponed due to field conditions.

As expected, all Dakota- Rice-Scott League baseball games scheduled for opening day, Sunday, April 22, were postponed due to field conditions.
Sunday was a beautiful day, with temperatures reaching 60 degrees, but the 12 inches or more of snow from the previous week left fields in the area unplayable.

The New Prague Trojan adapted softball team split a pair of games last week, defeating South Suburban and losing to Burnsville/Farmington/ Lakeville. The team, which includes players from Tri-City United, Belle Plaine and Jordan schools, is 2-3 on the season.
The Trojans’ Wednesday, April 25, game against St. Paul Humboldt has been cancelled. The team will play at Dakota United, at Eastview High school, on Monday, April 30, and face Chanhassen/Chaska/Prior Lake/Shakopee on Wednesday, May 2, at Prior Lake High School.

The 2018 Dakota-Rice- Scott League baseball season is scheduled to begin play this weekend, though Mother Nature appears to have different ideas.
Six games were originally scheduled to be played Sunday, five league games and a non-league game. Three of those games have been postponed due to the prolonged winter weather. Announcements have yet to be made on the other three, but it is expected most fields will not be ready after the record-breaking mid-April snowfall.

The New Prague Adapted Softball team earned its first win of the season Wednesday, April 11, defeating Minneapolis 13-5. On Monday, April 16, the team lost to South Washington County 15-0.
The team, which also includes players from Tri-City United, Belle Plaine and Jordan schools, has a 1-2 record. They were scheduled to host South Suburban Wednesday, April 18. They play at Burnsville/Farmington /Lakeville Monday, April 23, and host St. Paul Humboldt Wednesday, April 25.

While all the other spring Montgomery Messanger Montgomery Messanger Sports were struggling to practice and reschedule events due to the weather, the New Prague Adapted Softball team opened its 2018 schedule Monday, April 9, indoors at the Central Education Campus gym, hosting the Southern Stars of Chanhassen/Chaska/Prior Lake/Shakopee. The Trojans lost the game 16-4.

Two girls from the Tri-City United Girls Basketball Team were named to the 2017-18 Minnesota River Conference All-Conference Girl’s Basketball Team.
Senior Gabby Robinson, who played guard is a returning all-conference player from last year. During the 2017-18 conference season, she led the Titans in scoring (15.5 PPG), assists (3.2 APG), and steals (2.7 SPG).
Early this February, Gabby passed the 1,000th career point milestone. Gabby will end her career second on the all-time Tri-City United scoring list.

The Minnesota River Bulldog Hockey Team fell to Austin (2-4) and Albert Lea (1-4) last week, but skated to a victory over Waseca (4-1).
The Waseca win on Thursday, Jan. 11 was sandwiched between losses on January 9 to Austin and January 13 at home against Albert Lea.
The Bulldogs’ win over Waseca came thanks to a power play by Matthew Plieseis, assisted by Hunter Wilmes and Danny McCabe in the first period. Waseca added a goal in the same period from Hayden Groll, assisted by Brett Attenberger and Peter Meyer.