Tri-City United sophomore Alexia Marcussen was selected Most Valuable Player of the Titan Girls Basketball Team during their Awards Banquet Sunday, March 12.
Marcussen led the Titans with free throws made (5), best free throw percentage (50-of-70, 71.4%), assists (81), steals (53), deflections (78), and she also scored 192 points in 27 games (7.1/game).
Marcussen and classmate Audrey Vosejpka each received Honorable Mention All-Conference Honors.
Kaia Krocak, Jacy Saemrow,, and Sami Tiede were also honored with the Academic All-State Award.
The final game of the 2022-23 boys basketball season for the Tri-City United squad was played Tuesday, March 7 at New Ulm.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated the Titans, 79-53, using a strong second half to advance. MVL won the North Sub-Section Championship and will play Maple River for the Section 2AA Championship Thursday.
Six Tri-City United High School female weightlifters placed at the state competition. Halee Gargett claimed the title as the state champion in the 45 kg class.
The state weightlifting competition was held Saturday, March 11, in Cannon Falls. Coach Andrew Meier said, “Great way to end the year! All of the girls set personal records in at least one of their lifts. Ana Stasney improved her total by 6 kg! Halee becomes the schools 5th State Champion. She lifted very well.”
Six Tri-City United High School female weightlifters placed at the state competition. Halee Gargett claimed the title as the state champion in the 45 kg class.
The state weightlifting competition was held Saturday, March 11, in Cannon Falls. Coach Andrew Meier said, “Great way to end the year! All of the girls set personal records in at least one of their lifts. Ana Stasney improved her total by 6 kg! Halee becomes the schools 5th State Champion. She lifted very well.”
After winning all its regular season games and cruising through a tough state field to the championship game, the New Prague High School floor hockey team finished second in the state, falling in the championship game to Burnsville, 15-6, Saturday afternoon, March 18, at Bloomington Jefferson High School.
Six Titan weightlifters are headed to the state championship on March 11 in Cannon Falls.
Whether or not weightlifting is a sport has been a long debate and it currently doesn’t fall under the Minnesota High School League’s guidance as a sport. Because of this, all teams that do participate are a part of USA Weightlifting and meets are sanctioned by them.
Weightlifters headed to state
First appearance
Elizabeth Odenthal in 87+ KG class
Julia Odenthal in 81 KG class
Caleigh Hoefs in 81 KG class
Second appearance
Belle Plaine used a strong second half to defeat Tri-City United, 67-52, Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the regular season finale for both teams.
TCU opened up an early 19-5 lead but by halftime the two teams were nearly heads-up. Belle Plaine hit a three-pointer to go ahead by six points with seven minutes to play and continued to extend their lead the remainder of the contest.
With two players ill and a third player nursing a bad ankle the Tri-City United girls basketball team went into their Section 2AA, North Sub-Section playoff game Tuesday, Feb. 28 not at full strength.
Belle Plaine took advantage of the absences and defeated the Titans, 43-33, ending TCU’s season.
Two Tri-City United senior wrestlers returned from the Class AA State Wrestling Tournament with All-State Honors.
Caden O’Malley and Reyes each reached the award podium after placing in the top six of their respective weight classes Saturday, March 4.
O’Malley, wrestling at 182 pounds, placed third overall. Reyes, wrestling at 220 pounds, placed fourth overall. A third senior, Cole Franek, competed at 132 pounds but did not place.
Tri-City United Activities Director Chad Johnson gave a proposal to the school board Feb. 13 recommending that the high school sports and activities remove themselves from the Minnesota River Conference (MRC) and join the Big South Conference (BSC). The middle school sports and activities would remain where they are.
One will be making his first appearance. One will be making his second appearance. One will be making his third appearance.
Three Tri-City United wrestlers have advanced to the Class AA State Individual Tournament after winning their respective weight classes at the Section 2AA Meet Saturday in St. Peter.
Seniors Cole Franek, Caden O’Malley, and Marco Reyes will start their State Tournament experience Friday, March 3 at 9 a.m. at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
One will be making his first appearance. One will be making his second appearance. One will be making his third appearance.
Three Tri-City United wrestlers have advanced to the Class AA State Individual Tournament after winning their respective weight classes at the Section 2AA Meet Saturday in St. Peter.
Seniors Cole Franek, Caden O’Malley, and Marco Reyes will start their State Tournament experience Friday, March 3 at 9 a.m. at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The Tri-City United boys basketball team was defeated twice last week, once in Minnesota River Conference action and once in a non-conference game.
Blue Earth Area (BEA) downed the Titans, 65-50 Tuesday, Feb. 14. Lester Prairie pulled out a 73-57 win Thursday, Feb. 16. The losses drop the Titans’s overall record to 9-13 and 3-8 in the conference.
In the loss to BEA, the Titans were outscored 41-30 in the second half of this non-conference game.
A pair of wins last week has moved the Minnesota River boys hockey team into a tie for third place in the Big South Conference standings.
The Bulldogs defeated Windom Area, 3-2, Monday, Feb. 13 and defeated Fairmont/Martin County West, 5-1, Thursday, Feb. 16. The wins improved their record to 9-7 in the conference which is tied with Marshall and Windom Area.
Goaltender Ayden Christ had a good week, stopping 22-of-24 shots against Windom Area and 24-of-25 against the Cardinals.
The dual meet season has come to an end for the Tri-City United wrestling team Thursday, Feb. 16 in the Section 2AA team Tournament.
The Titans, the No. 6 seed, opened with a 58-23 win over Orono. This set up a match with No. 3 seed Scott West in which the Titans were defeated 50-22.
The top four seed, New Prague, Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran, Scott West, and St. Peter advanced to Saturday’s semifinals.
TCU sophomore Lexi Marcussen scored a game-high 22 points and added six rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a 57-51 Minnesota River Conference win over Lester Prairie Monday, Feb. 13.
Marcussen scored 13 of her points in the second half and she connected on three, three-pointers.
Emma Skluzacek finished with 10 points and three rebounds. Audrey Vosejpka added eight points, six rebounds, four steals, and three assists.