Montgomery Mallards 5, Webster Sox 7
The 2024 Mallard baseball season started Sunday with a good test against the Dakota-Rice-Scott (DRS) League favorite Webster Sox. A crowd showed up to enjoy the sunny afternoon, unfortunately the Mallards made too many mistakes and fell short 7-5.
Four Tri-City United (TCU) golfers scored below 50 during the Monday, April 22 Minnesota River Conference Meet at Montgomery National.
TCU shot a team score of 189 to place second in the five-team event. Le Sueur-Henderson won the championship with a score of 189. Third through fifth included Belle Plaine (194), Mayer Lutheran/Lester Prairie (205), and Norwood-Young America (incomplete).
Trenton Pelowski led a very balanced group of golfers with a 9-hole score of 46. Carter Beulke shot a 47 and Eian O’Keefe and Jacob Neubauer tied with 48s.
The Tri-City United (TCU) baseball team lost three games last week, two to Minnesota River conference opponents.
Le Sueur-Henderson (LSH) scored nine runs in the fifth inning in downing the Titans, 12-0 Monday, April 15.
LSH picked up one run in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0 led before their big inning .
Kellen Jirik took the loss for the Titans. The southpaw went three innings, surrendering two runs (one earned) on one hit, striking out three, and walking six.
Nate Blaschko and Noah Rynda each pitched for TCU also.
Big South Conference team from Fairmont ruined the home opener for the Tri-City United (TCU) girls softball team.
The Cardinals defeated the Titans, 11-4, Friday, April 5 in Lonsdale.
Cristina Cruz led the Titan offense with three singles in three at bats.
Morgan Fredrickson added two singles in three at bats.
Anne Cooper had one hit and knocked in two runs.
Audrey Vosejpka was 1-for-3 with a double and a stolen base.
Lexi Factor was 1-for-4 with a single
Avery Lerfald was 1-for-3 with a single and an RBI.
Gargett breaks her own school record
Tri-City United weightlifters placed in the one-two-three top ranks in their weight class at the state competition in Cannon Falls this past Saturday — all of them girls.
Varsity lifter Halee Gargett is a two-time state champion now, placing first. She lifted a total of 75 KG in the 45 KG weight class.
Varsity lifter Anastasia Stasney is a three-time state runner-up, placing second. She lifted a total of 79 KG in the 49 KG weight class.
Gargett breaks her own school record
Tri-City United weightlifters placed in the one-two-three top ranks in their weight class at the state competition in Cannon Falls this past Saturday — all of them girls.
Varsity lifter Halee Gargett is a two-time state champion now, placing first. She lifted a total of 75 KG in the 45 KG weight class.
Varsity lifter Anastasia Stasney is a three-time state runner-up, placing second. She lifted a total of 79 KG in the 49 KG weight class.
An enthusiastic, energetic group of Tri-City United second-grade students recently completed their first season of organized basketball.
Practice began in November 2023, focusing on basic fundamentals and understanding the game. As the season progressed, the young boys took part in four third-grade tournaments, and played 12 games in the process.
The boys improved every time out and gained valuable experience, according to Coach John Rynda. Rynda said, “At their last tournament in Mankato, a rival coach remarked, ‘They’re only second-graders? Wow!’”
There are some nights when things just don’t go well.
Tri City United (TCU) head boys basketball coach John Rumpza said their game Feb. 26 against Blue Earth Area (BEA) was one of those nights.
BEA defeated TCU, 71-48 in the regular season finale for the Titans. They finished with a 10-16 overall record heading into the Section 2AA North Sub-Section Playoffs which started Tuesday, March 5 against Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL). TCU was seeded sixth and GSL third.
Tri-City United (TCU) freshman Tucker Skluzacek showed great poise and competitiveness as he competed in his first Class AA State Wrestling Tournament Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2.
Skluzacek won four of his six matches, placing fifth overall in the Class AA 114-pound weight class. He finished the season with a 48-7 record and became the highest placing freshman in TCU history.
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 were down 57-51 with seven minutes to play following a three-pointer by Titan sophomore Ella Schmeising.
TCU Boys Basketball played hard tonight but lost to Glencoe-Silver Lake, 75-56.
More in the March 14 edition of the Messenger.
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 with a fall at 4:15. Skluzacek reached the state tournament finishing second in the section competition. He finished the season at 52-16.
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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 Minnesota State University Mankato. Should the Titans win that game, they will play again in Mankato against either Waterville-Elysian-Morristown or New Richland on Friday, March 8 at 7:45 p.m.
See more details in the March 7 Messenger.
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 record to 3-4 in the Minnesota River conference.
Two nights later the Titans had an easy time against Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL), downing MVL 65-29 in nonconference action.
After an early-season setback to the defending state champion, the Trojans’ floor hockey team are continuing to improve their overall game. “Overall, I like where we are at and I feel confident this team can make a push down the stretch to compete for another state tournament berth and hopefully compete for another state title, said coach Jeremy Kalal.
At 5-1, the Trojans travel to East Ridge High School today, Thursday, Feb. 8, to face South Washington County. Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Trojans will host Stillwater at 4:30 p.m. in the New Prague Community Center gym.
After splitting its first two games, the New Prague floor hockey team has enjoyed surge, overwhelming opponents with plenty of offensive and solid defensive play as well.
The Trojans have scored 29 goals in three games. The most recent, a 13-goal effort against Owatonna, is a sign the Trojans’ offense is rounding into form. The win improved the Trojans’ record to 3-1.
New Prague played Chaska/Chanhassen/Shakopee/ Prior Lake co-operative team Tuesday, Jan. 30, after The New Prague Times went to press. Today,Thursday, Feb. 1, New Prague will host South Suburban at 4:30 p.m.