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WEM junior Alayna Atherton scored a game-high 13 points in a Gopher Conference loss Friday, Jan. 20 to Kenyon-Wanamingo. (Jay Schneider photo)

The WEM girls basketball team took one step forward and one step back in the Gopher Conference standings last week. The Bucs defeated Maple River, 61-52, Tuesday, Jan. 17, avenging an earlier loss to the second place Eagles. With that win WEM moved into a tie with Maple River in the West Division....

Minnesota River Valley Girls 12U Hockey Team in the locker room with custom jerseys and name placards for each player. Pictured from left to right, in the back row, Alli Andresen, Aubrey Heller, Maren Swenson, Mara Von Bank, Kelcie Weydert, Thea Braun, and Reganne Hartmann, in the front row, Payton Fredrickson, Amelia Miller, Sophie Tews, and Kacey Hollerich. (Submitted photo)

The Minnesota River Bulldogs 12U Girls Hockey, ages 12 and under, were surprised in Woodbury on a very snowy January 3. The girls expected to arrive playing a typical game against the Woodbury 12U B1 team. All other TCU and area schools activities were cancelled this day because of an ongoing...

New Prague’s Ella Hansen (7) bears down on Minneapolis’ goalie before scoring the Trojans only goal during the Saturday, Jan. 14, home game. New Prague lost, 4-1. (Patrick Fisher photo)

Despite their best efforts, the New Prague High School girls’ ice hockey team has found offense in short supply. With tough competition on the horizon, scoring more goals will keep the team in a better position. The Trojans have scored 10 goals in their last seven games. In the past week, the three...

Varsity Girls - Thursday Bringing the score to 62-40 in the second period, TCU Forward Kaia Krocak breaks through Buccaneer players Aschlyn Pelant (left) and Emma Woratschka to make a basket. TCU girls lost 67-45. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)

It was one win and one loss for the TCU girls basketball team during their home tournament held Dec. 29 and 30 in Montgomery. The Titans were defeated by Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, 67-45 on Thursday. They came back to defeat JWP, 54-51 Friday evening. WEM was the only team in the tourney who...

Varisty Boys - Thursday In fight for possession of the ball, Titan Reggie Vosejpka wins against Bucs Gabe Androli (left) and Gavin Brown. Titans went on to win 68-49 in this intense game. (Jarod Schoenecker photo)

The TCU boys basketball team extended their home winning streak to three straight after winning both games in the TCU tournament Dec. 29 and 30. The Titans defeated WEM, 68-49, Thursday and came back the following day to defeat JWP, 55-40. The boys did not come out of the gate swinging, as they had...

WEM junior Jasper Morris works towards the basket as a Kenyon-Wanamingo player plays tight defense. (Jay Schneider photo)

Second half scoring woes were the key to a pair of losses for the WEM boys basketball team Thursday, and Friday last week in the Tri City United Holiday Tournament. The Bucs trailed TCU 29-28 at halftime Thursday, Dec. 29 but managed only 21 second half points in a 68-49 loss. Kenyon-Wanamingo (KW...

New Prague goalie Maezie Lock (36) uses her stick to steer a shot aside while defensemen Mackenzie O’Brien (16) tries to keep Owatonna forward Averi Vetsch (5) away from a rebound during the third period of the girls’ ice hockey tournament game Thursday, Dec. 29, in Farmington. Owatonna topped New Prague, 5-2. (John Mueller photo)

It was a busy few weeks for the New Prague High School girls’ ice hockey team as they had a home game and participated in the Schmitz Holiday Classic at the Farmington Schmitz-Maki Arena. The Trojans won at home, 5-1, Tuesday, Dec. 13, against Minnesota River. New Prague’s next two games, Tuesday,...
The WEM boys basketball team suffered a pair of close Gopher Conference losses last week. Two players combined for 54 points for Medford in a 68-62 win Monday, Dec. 19. Two players combined for 35 points for USC in a 45-42 Rebels win. In the loss to Medford, the two teams were tied at 62-all with...

Tri-City United player Alexis Marcussen goes up for the last basket of the game Tuesday, December 20, against Sibley East players Olivia Halquist (#12) and Kate Ameson (#22), making the score 51-36 for the win. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)

The TCU girls basketball team trailed Sibley East by one point at halftime of their Dec. 20 Minnesota River Conference (MRC) game. The Titans put together a great second half, outscoring the Wolverines by 16 in the second half to pick up a 51-36 win. It was their second MRC win and moved them into...

TCU Robotics team members compete at the Mankato Tournament on Dec. 16. (Photo courtesy of John Head)

Tri-City United’s Robotics teams dove into the competition season by recently participating in two, back-toback tournaments. Mankato Tournament Eight TCU Robotics teams competed in the Mankato Robotics Tournament on Dec. 16. Five of the participating Titan teams hailed from the middle school and...

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