Whether on the court or in the classroom, five members of the TCU Girls’ Basketball Team excelled this season, and have earned Academic All-State Awards.
The awards are given by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association. Titans Jessica Dull, Samantha Lang, Isabelle Factor, Paige Johnson and Marissa Gare earned the highest award - the Gold Award, which is given for a team with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 and above.
The silver standard has been set at a team GPA of 3.50 to 3.74. TCU had a GPA of 3.902.

The Tri-City United Baseball Team opened its 2021 season with a conference loss to Sibley East on Monday, April 12. After five innings, the Titans fell 5-15 to the Wolverines. No other information was provided by press-time. Next up for the Titans is a conference game against Belle Plaine on Thursday in Belle Plaine. On Monday, they host Le Sueur-Henderson. Both games start at 5 p.m.

Senior makes history at TCU
Anabelle Davies puts the ‘M’ in muscle.
She has three state champion titles to prove it.
The Tri-City United senior earned her third title over the weekend at the Minnesota State Weightlifting Championship in Moorhead. Davies is the daughter of...
To read more on this story, pick up the April 15, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

Take a Mom Fishing Weekend is the weekend before fishing opener
Fishing seasons open for walleye, bass, trout in lakes, and northern pike on Saturday, May 15, with this year’s date taking the prize for the latest possible opener under Minnesota statute.
“We know there is some confusion about this year’s opener date,” said Jon Hansen, fisheries program consultant for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

After a pair of impressive performances on the mound the weekend of March 20, Elly Novak quickly cemented her spot as the College of Saint Benedict softball team’s Game 1 starter. After another big weekend against two solid teams, Novak caught the eye of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
After notching 24 strikeouts and giving up just six earned runs in three appearances, Novak was named the MIAC Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on March 22. This is the first MIAC weekly pitching honor for Novak, a sophomore at CSB.

Despite some rain drops, there was no raining on their parade. On Saturday, the Tri- City United Wrestling Team visited each community within the district in a parade celebrating their victory as 2AA Team Section Champions at the state tournament. The team also celebrated seven state entrants (Ayden Balma, Chris Johnson, Zach Balma, Caden O’Malley, Marco Reyes, Brody Rud, and Riley O’Malley) and three state finalists (Chris Johnson, Brody Rud and Riley O’Malley).

Saturday was a day of highs and lows for the TCU Wrestling Team.
After a tough battle, for the first time in its history, the Titans were crowned the Section 2AA Champions when they defeated Scott West 40-25.
“Saturday was incredible,” said Head Coach Shaun Timmerman. “There was...
To see more on this story, pick up the March 18, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

On Saturday, March 6, TCU held its second and last weightlifting meet of the year at TCU High School with ten athletes competing.
Coach Andrew Meier said ...
To read more on this story, pick up the March 11, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

The TCU Wrestling Team added more wins to its record last week at the high school and on the road in Waseca.
TCU 47 - Medford 9
On Tuesday, Feb. 23 it hosted Medford and Pine Island. TCU beat both teams. In the match against Medford, TCU dominated in the contest’s first nine weight classes.
Chris Johnson (113 pounds) Zach Balma (120), Cole Franek (138), and Carter O’Malley (145) all beat their opponents with pins. Brant Lemieux won with a 14-12 decision, and Caleb Whipps won with a 20-8 major decision.

The TCU Titan girls basketball team improved its overall record of 3-10 after its beat the Cleveland Clippers last week on Tuesday, before falling to the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants on Friday.
TCU 55 - LSH 61
According to Titan Coach Don Marcussen, this was a close ball game pretty much right up until the last minutes of the game, and the difference could have been his team was down two starters due to covid protocol. He noted the game plan had to be quickly adjusted instead of maybe getting a few days to adjust the line-up.

On Wednesday, March 3, TCU announced it is cancelling all remaining regular season sporting events for this winter. 
In an email sent to parents, Activities Director Chad Johnson said it is because other schools have been cancelling contests with TCU due to its positive COVID-19 and/or exposure numbers.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. The coveted achievement must be reached before the age of 18, and usually takes six years for scouts to meet all of the specific requirements, which makes Alexandria Watts’ achievement all the more impressive.
Watts joined Boy Scouts as soon as the organization opened to girls in 2019 and managed to earn Eagle Scout honors in just two and a half years.

The TCU Girls’ Basketball Team earned their second win of the season, this one over Sibley East at Norwood Young America High School on Friday, Feb. 19.
TCU 50 - Sibley East 43
Kaia Krocak was the Titans’ leading scorer with 16 points, followed by Sam Lang who also scored in the double digits with 14 points. Assisting them with the win were Jess Dull and Kaitlyn Lang each with 6 points, and Isabelle Factor’s 5. Charlotte Houn also saw some scoring with 2 points, and Sam Tiede added 1.
TCU 47 vs. Mountain Iron-Buhl 79

After leading the visiting Norwood Young America Central Raiders on Thursday, Feb. 18, the Titans - in the final seconds of the contest - lost 40-41.
Throughout the game, TCU had been leading until the halftime break when the Raiders returned to the court determined to close the gap. Toward the middle of the second half, the team rallied, and with less than a minute remaining, and they brought the score to a point difference. NYA fouled TCU’s Jonathan Hurd who made one free-throw to put the score at TCU 40-NYA 38.

The Tri-City United Weightlifting Club held its first meet on Saturday, Feb. 6 in the high school gym.
Unlike previous years, the pandemic has changed how meets are held. According to TCU Coach Andrew Meiser, all schools have...
To see more on this story, pick up the February 11, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

With just a few days between meets, the Tri-City United Dance Team has been working hard perfecting routines and adding a dancer to the mix.
The team competed in Belle Plaine on Friday, Jan. 22. The athletes had the...
To see more on this story, pick up the February 4, 2021 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.