The number 58 was not good for the TCU Boys’ Basketball Team last week. The boys’ team recorded two more losses last week.
In close battles, they fell to the Medford Tigers 58-65 on January 15 and to the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants 58-69 on Thursday, Jan. 17.
Against the Tigers, the Titans entered the contest with a 1-12 record to the Tigers’ 0-10 winless season. However, after a close back-and-forth game, the Titans gave the Tigers their only win on the season so far.

The Minnesota River Bulldogs shutout visiting Fairmont on Tuesday, Jan. 15 with a 9-0 score.
The Minnesota River team saw scoring from nine different players on its team. Coach Shea Roehrkasse said the entire team played well and supported each other throughout the game.

The Tri-City United Girls’ Basketball Team added another win to its record after it defeated Belle Plaine on January 15 with a score of 55-47.
According to coach Eric Specht, after the girls dropped points early in the game, they reduced the deficit by two points at the half with a score of 26-28.
The second half is where the girls got the win with a lot of confidence and a plan to wear down the Tigers.
“Our girls got down ten early and slowly chipped away,” Specht stated. “Defensively, I thought our press wore down Belle Plaine during the second half.”

The Tri-City United Wrestling Team saw success on Thursday and Friday at Watertown-Mayer and Hayfield high schools.
On Thursday, the grapplers went to Hayfield for a dual meet against the Westfield Razorbacks and the Maple River Eagles. The Titans were victorious against both teams, beating the Razorbacks 54-13 and the Eagles 39-17.
To see more on this story pick up the January 17, 2019 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

The Tri-City United Girls’ Basketball Team beat the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants 62-34 on Thursday, Jan. 10 but lost to the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars 54-76 the following day.
In the game against the Giants in Montgomery, Coach Eric Specht commented that the girls did an excellent job sharing the basketball, ending with six girls who scored at least seven points.
The Titans went into halftime with a ten-point lead that they only grew in the second half. Their coach also pointed out the girls rebounded the basketball very well on both ends of the floor.

The Tri-City United Boys’ Basketball Team added two more losses to its record last week when it fell to Sibley East on Tuesday with a score of 45-56 and Jordan on Friday with a score of 30-76.
The losses increase the Titan’s record to 1-11, with the team’s only win coming at the holiday tournament on December 28 against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.

The Minnesota River Bulldog Hockey Team, which includes Tri-City United School in its cooperative, scored another win on January 10 when they took on Waseca at the Waseca Community Center.
The Minnesota River Bulldog team’s 4-1 win came thanks to its depth and speed. According to their coach Shea Roehrkasse, the scoring came from several players.

Two weightlifters qualified for state after their performance in Northfield over the weekend.
Lexi Factor in junior varsity and Annabelle Davies in varsity made the state competition and will join Mike Fischer, who qualified for state at a meet in Armstrong in December. Factor took first place in 40 KG, and Davies took second in 55KG.

The Dakota-Rice-Scott League held its winter meeting Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Doublewide Bar in Elko New Market.
All 13 teams were represented at the meeting. Shakopee’s Jesse Nystrom and New Prague’s Nick Schoenecker were introduced as new managers for 2019.
All league officers were elected for another year. President is Mike Sticha, vice president Greg Faue, secretary Sean O’Neill and treasurer Chris Hertaus. Sticha was appointed to manage the league’s website and social media and handle player contracts. O’Neill is the Region 3C Commissioner.

After a crushing 21-85 loss against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown to open the Tri-City United Basketball Tournament, the Titans rebounded with their first win against Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP), 58-51.
The boys opened the holiday tournament on Thursday, Dec. 27 with a winless record. They faced the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers who entered the contest with a 7-1 record, and as records predicted, the Buccaneers dominated the Titans in TCU territory.

After a tough 38-39 loss against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown that opened their holiday tournament on Thursday, Dec. 27, the Tri-City United Girls’ Basketball Team returned Friday to beat Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 62-45.
Coach Eric Specht said the girls started the tourney a little timid, and struggled to put the ball in the basket.

Several wrestlers scored victories at the Redwood River Riot on December 21 and 22. Nick Johnson at 120 pounds, Sam Miller at 195 pounds and Jose Reyes did well at the tournament.
Johnson defeated Kelvin Andrade-Ponce of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City in his first bout with a 9-2 decision. He continued with a win against Erik Artiga of Worthington in a 6-4 decision, and Wyatt Taylor of Sibley East with a pin in 2:53. He defeated Ryan Borris with a 11-3 major decision before he was defeated by Jaxson Rohman of Fairmont-Martin County West in the final round. He was pinned in 2:03.

The Minnesota River Bulldog Hockey Team opened its season with a win and loss against North Branch and Dodge County.
The team opened its season on Friday, Nov. 23 against North Branch. The team lost 5-1.
Coach Shea Roehrkasse said he thought the team played well overall on the weekend, but just couldn’t get anything going offensively in their season opener.
“Against North Branch, we made a few too many mistakes in the neutral and defensive zone. North Branch did a good job of taking advantage of that,” he said.

A few changes could be in the works for the Dakota-Rice- Scott League baseball next summer as the Minnesota Baseball Association has changed its criteria for classification of teams.
Currently 12 of the 13 teams in the league are classified as Class C teams and one (Elko) is Class B. The association is implementing a points system to classify teams, based on population of the community, the number of players with collegiate and professional experience on their roster from outside the community, and success in the state tournament over the past five years.

The Jackson County Central (JCC) Huskies put an end to the Tri-City United Football Team playoff run, beating the Titans 30-9 on Saturday in the Section 3AAA tournament. 
 
The Huskies commanded a lead on their second possession of the game when their quarterback, junior, Rudy Voss connected with tight end, Keaton Storm for a 24-yard touchdown pass. 
 

Tri-City United junior Hugo Ruiz earned a return trip to the state cross country meet by finishing 10th in the Section 2A meet that was held on Thursday, Oct. 25 at Montgomery National Golf Course.
 
Ruiz, normally one of the front runners who has finished in first place in several races this season (USC, Waseca and New Prague), finished with one of his slowest times of the season, 16:46.2. Last week, Ruiz broke his own school record this year, 16:28.16 in the Minnesota River Conference championships.