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Ella Schmiesing gives her family and teammates some love as she stands adorning her third place ribbon for the 50 yard freestyle at the podium of champions.
Tri-City United High School junior Ella Schmiesing returned home today with two medals from the 2024 Minnesota State High School League's Swimming and Diving Championships in Minneapolis.
Schmiesing took second place in the 100 yard freestyle, behind Adalynn Biegler - a junior from Monticello....
WEM seniors Cody Akemann and Keegan Kuball held up the Section 2AA Runner-Up trophy, which was the first a Buccaneer team has won since 2018, following a 52-20 loss to Triton Friday, Nov. 1 in Janesville. Also in the photo, left to right are senior Brody Holicky, sophomore Kaven Sheehy, and sophomore Timothy Kellstadt. (Jay Schneider photo)
A combination of disappointment and joy were mixed together following the Section 2AA Championship football game Friday, Nov. 1 at JWP High School.
The disappointment was the Buccaneers losing 52-20 to Triton. WEM scored on their opening drive but the Cobras scored on all eight of their drives in...
TCU junior Ella Schmieising set a new pool record in Montgomery for 100-yard butterfly during an event Oct. 29. (Mike Mallow photo)
The Tri-City United (TCU) girls swimming and diving team claimed two individual titles and one relay championship in the Big South Conference Championships Saturday, Oct. 26 at St. Peter.
Junior Ella Schmeising won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard breaststroke. The 100-yard freestyle...
New Prague senior Emerson Dillon, No. 13, slams the ball past two Lakeville North defenders during the Section 1AAAA semifinals Wednesday, Oct. 30. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague High School’s girls volleyball team went up against a challenging Lakeville North team in the Section 1AAAA semifinals Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Trojans fought hard, but their season ended in a 3-1 setback.
“Our match against Lakeville North was a great challenge, and it was great to see...
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The TCU Boys Soccer Team holds up their runner-up plaque, loosing to Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa, 5-0, in the 2A Section Championship in Austin, Minn., on Thursday, Oct. 17.
For the second straight year the Tri-City United (TCU) boys soccer team advanced to the Section 2A Championship.
Unfortunately for the second time the Titans were shutout in their attempts to make their first State tournament appearance.
Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa, the No. 1 seed in the section,...
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Senior Yasmin Ruiz-Ruiz was TCU’s top finisher at the MSHSL Section 2AA Championships on Oct. 24 in North Mankato. Ruiz-Ruiz finished 15th with a time of 20:20.0.
In her last cross country race of her stellar career, Tri-City United (TCU) senior Yasmin Ruiz had a great performance at the Section 2AA Cross Country Championships Thursday, Oct. 24 at Benson Park in North Mankato.
Ruiz placed 15th overall among the 72 runners entered in a time of 20:20. She was...
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TCU senior Grant Fitterer was the top finisher for TCU at the MSHSL Section 2AA Championships on Oct. 24 in North Mankato.
Tri-City United (TCU) junior Grant Fitterer closed out his 2024 season with a 47th place finish in the Section 2AA Cross Country Championship which was held at Benson Park in North Mankato.
Fitterer was clocked in 18:41 on the 5,000-meter course to lead the Titans. Mankato East senior Audi Thom won...
The WEM volleyball team was among eight Section 2AA teams who advanced in the Section tournament Monday, Oct. 21.
The Bucs, the No. 4 seed, defeated Le Sueur-Henderson (25-18, 25-21, 17-25, 25- 16) in Waterville to improve to 18-12 this season. More on this match in the Oct. 31 edition of the...
NP's junior outside hitter Kyla Klein blasted the ball by two Rochester Mayo defenders in the opening game of the section volleyball playoff match Wednesday evening, Oct. 23, at New Prague High School. The Trojans swept the Spartans in three games.
New Prague High School swept visiting Rochester Mayo, 3-0, in the first game of the Section 1AAAA quarterfinals Wednesday, Oct. 23.
The No. 3 seeded Trojans hosted Rochester Mayo, No. 6 seed, and won 25-16, 25-16 and 25-15. Statistics on the Trojans performance were not immediately available.
New...
The 2024 Gopher Conference girls cross country champions, front row, left to right: Hailey Heinz, MaKenzie Westphal, Madalyn Miller, and Lydia Coulsey. Back row, left to right: Jaelyn Wilmes, Ellie Schlie, Abby Crosby, Emma Huelsnitz, Anne Adams, Lydia Huelsnitz, Kwynn Krause, Madeline Hoehn, and Onikia Herme.
After finishing second the last two years, the WEM/JWP girls cross country team claimed the Gopher Conference Girls Championship Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Prairie Ridge Golf Course in Janesville.
Freshman McKenzie Westphal won her second individual championship and all five Grizzly runners placed in the...
