The Tri-City United (TCU) boys basketball team outscored WEM 34- 16 over the final nine minutes of their game Thursday, Dec. 28 to pull out a 72-68 nonconference win in Waterville.
After leading 27-25 at halftime, the Bucs increased their lead to 52-38 on a rebound basket by senior Caleb Caron with 9:13 remaining.
The TCU defense held the Bucs to five field goals over the next nine minutes while their offense did much of their damage at the free throw line, scoring 14 from the charity stripe, including the final four of the game.

The first win of the season for the Tri-City United (TCU) boys basketball team was recorded Tuesday, Dec. 12 - an 81-61 win over Mayer Lutheran.
Reggie Vosejpka and Luke Holicky combined for 55 points in the victory.
Vosejpka scored 31 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and added two assists and two steals.
Holicky hit five three-pointers on his way to 24 points. He also added five rebounds.
Connor Flintrop scored 10 points and had five steals, three rebounds, and three assists. Eduardo Flores scored six and assisted on three baskets.

The Minnesota River boys hockey team put 92 shots on goal and scored 15 times in a pair of wins last week.
The Bulldogs earned a 4-1 win over Hutchinson Tuesday, Dec. 5, peppering the Tigers goal with 35 shots.
The shots kept coming Saturday, Dec. 9 when the Bulldogs sent 57 shots at goal in an 11-4 win over Worthington. Both contests were played at the Le Sueur Community Center.
In the win over Hutchinson, Drew Simonette scored a pair of goals. Riley Kamm and Logan Fahey also added goals.

State-rated Scott West won 10 of their 13 matches with TriCity United (TCU) Friday, Dec. 8 in defeating the Titans, 53- 12.
Scott West, rated No. 6 in Class AA, has a team which features six state-rated wrestlers.
In one of the best matches of the night, Tucker Skluzacek edged Ethan Strack, 4-3, at 114 pound. Strack came into the match ranked 7th at 107 pounds.
TCU picked up another 4-3 decision when Gavin Sherman defeated...
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The Minnesota River girls hockey team improved to 3-2 this season with a 2-1 win over New Prague Tuesday, Nov. 21 in a game played at Le Sueur.
Sophomore Clare Hathaway scored the game-winning goal at the 12:05 mark in the third period. It was her first goal of the season. She received assists from freshman McKenna Andresen, her team-leading third of the season and freshman Noelle Simonette’s first assist.
Senior Makenna Mueller scored her team-leading third goal in the first period giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.

Two Tri-City United juniors and one senior have been honored by the Minnesota River Conference coaches following the 2023 season.
Senior Lexi Factor and junior Audrey Vosejpka were named to the First Team and junior Emma Skluzacek was named to the Honorable Mention Team.
Factor was also named to the first team last year and Vosejpka was an Honorable Mention selection in 2022.

The Minnesota River Conference, which is disbanding at the end of the 2024 season, names outstanding coaches each year.
This year they honored four coaches who have been coaching for more than 110 years combined.
Bruce Davis of Tri-City United, Joe Scoblic of Lester Prairie, Chip Wolverton of Sibley East, and Jon Wroge of Norwood-Young America were the honorees this season. They were named during the MRC Coaches Social earlier this fall.

The Minnesota River Conference, which is disbanding at the end of the 2024 season, names outstanding coaches each year.
This year they honored four coaches who have been coaching for more than 110 years combined.
Bruce Davis of Tri-City United, Joe Scoblic of Lester Prairie, Chip Wolverton of Sibley East, and Jon Wroge of Norwood-Young America were the honorees this season. They were named during the MRC Coaches Social earlier this fall.

The Tri-City United girls tennis team finished up their 2023 season with a 2-13 overall record. Of those matches, five were lost by the score of 4-3.
Eighth grader Ellie Adams was named to the All-Minnesota Conference First Team and junior Anne Cooper was named to the All-MRC Honorable Mention Team.
Cooper, Addie Houn, and Avery Lerfald were named the Titan Most Valuable Players.
Alice Schroeder and Lily Martin earned...
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A four quarter turnover led to the only touchdown of the game for Luverne in their 6-2 win over Tri-City United in the Section Quarterfinals played Oct. 24.
“We are disappointed to have the season end abruptly in the playoffs as we had our sights set on a playoff run. Unfortunately, we couldn't get enough going on offense to pull out the win despite a great defensive effort,” head coach Matt Collins said.

Tri-City United (TCU) sophomore Grant Fitterer had the top finish for the Titans at the Section 2AA Cross County Championships held at Benson Park in North Mankato.
Fitterer, who has led the team in every race he has run this season, placed 40th overall in a time of 18:19. The winner of the race was Mankato East senior Isaiah Anderson in a time of 15:58.
The Titans placed 11th overall with a score of 298 points. Mankato East, one of the top three teams in Class AA, won the meet with 28 points. They were followed by Marshall with 61 and Belle Plaine with 66.

For the first time in school history the Tri-City United (TCU) girls swimming and diving team competed against St. Paul Highland Park.
The two teams battled Tuesday, Oct. 17 in Montgomery in what was a day where parents and seniors were celebrated.
Senior Mallorie Plut, Lyllian Coponi, Amanda Prigge, and Kaylee Berger were acknowledged for their time on the team, with all four being seniors. All the girls, except Caponi, have been on the team since seventh grade.
The Titans were edged by Highland Park, 96-79, despite five event victories for TCU.

Four Tri-City United girls cross country runners placed in the top 20 at the Minnesota River Conference Meet held Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Montgomery Golf Club.
Led by junior Yasmin Ruiz, the Titans placed third among the six teams in the conference race, with 80 points. Ruiz finished 5th overall in a time of 20:33 on the 5,000-meter course.
Belle Plaine won the meet with 33 points. Sibley East placed second with 56 points. TCU (80), Lester Prairie (104), Le Sueur-Henderson (120), and Norwood-Young America (138) rounded out the field.

It was a week of firsts for the Tri-City United boys soccer team.
The Section 2A 3rd-seeded Titans earned their first-ever playoff victory with a 6-0 drubbing of 6th-seeded Albert Lea in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs Thursday, Oct. 12.
They then avenged a loss and a tie to 2nd-seeded Southwest Minnesota Christian (SWMC) Saturday, Oct. 14, downing the Eagles 5-4 on a shootout of a 3-3 regular tied game.

A number of Tri-City United swimmers and divers had top finishes during a pair of events held last week.
The Titans competed in a dual meet with New Prague Tuesday, Sept. 19 and the Trojans defeated TCU, 99-69.
TCU won six events against New Prague, four individual titles and two relays.
The Titans competed Saturday, Sept. 23 at the St. Peter Invitational. They finished fifth overall with 92 team points. Waconia won the event with 556 points, more than twice the amount of runner-up Owatonna with 277 points.

Three teams from the Tri-City United youth football got a special invitation from the coaches in Byron, Minnesota, just west of Rochester — an invitation to play at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Byron teams were participating in an experience from Pride Montgomery Messanger Sports Leagues (PSL). PSL is a Minnesota-based company that offers youth experiences they typically may not get. It was started by J.D. Pride, a former University of Minnesota football player from the 1970’s who was drafted for a short career by the Miami Dolphins in 1976.