TCU is out of the playoffs.
According to TCU Activities Director Chad Johnson, although the kids and coaches were doing the right things regarding COVID-19 protocols, they lost the battle of staying Covid clean.  
“TCU will unfortunately have to remove itself from the 2020 Football playoffs. We are disappointed we will not get to have our matchup with Fairmont on Tuesday night,” Johnson said on Monday.

The Tri-City United Titans capitalized on drives and their scoring performance when they cruised to an 18-8 victory over Saint Peter on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
TCU set the tone that they were out to win on the opening drive of the game. The offense barreled 62 yards, converted three first-downs, and put up a score by starting running back Mason O’Malley.

The TCU Football Team broke a three-game losing streak when it shutout Belle Plaine 8-0 on Friday in Belle Plaine.
The defensive battle saw only one touchdown in the game. It came at the end of a 97-yard drive that took up the majority of the second quarter when Marco Reyes connected with quarterback, Payton Hennen for a 32-yard touchdown reception.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 12, 2020 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

In their second match-up against the Sibley East Wolverines on Thursday, the Tri-City United Titan Volleyball Team was close to winning a set, but the team came up short, losing 0 to 3. The first time the Titans took on the Wolverines was at their season opener, when the score was 1 to 3 in the Wolverines’ favor.
To see more on this story, pick up the November 5, 2020 print edition of the Montgomery Messenger.

Unfortunately, a COVID situation will require us to cancel our 10/30 varsity game vs Owatonna and our 11/6 varsity game at Mayo.  Our JV and 9th grade teams are not affected and will continue to play during that time.
We thank our community for their continued support, as our players and staff really appreciate it during a difficult time.   We’ll rest up and prepare to complete the season successfully thereafter.

The Tri-City United Titans hosted their first home game of the 2020 season on Friday, Oct. 16 and were defeated by the Sibley East Wolverines with a score of 2-19.
The first quarter found both teams battling for yardage and a touchdown, with neither making it to the end zone.
The Wolverines were successful in the second quarter on a 64-yard run.
TCU’s Mason O’Malley, a middle line backer, put the Titans’ only score on the board in the third quarter with a two-point safety. Sibley East matched the points when it successfully punched in a two-yard run.

The boys and girls soccer teams - at varsity and junior varsity levels - were shut out in last week’s games against Mankato Loyola.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the boys were on the road, and the girls hosted the Crusaders. The JV boys lost 4-0, and the boys varsity lost 12-0. In Montgomery, the JV girls lost 6-0, and the varsity girls were shutout by the score 8-0.
Coach Carey Langer said his teams are banged up and playing more experienced teams.

The visiting Titans delivered a resounding win when they beat the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants 36-12 in their season-opener on Friday, Oct. 9.
TCU didn’t waste any time putting themselves on the board. They won the toss, but deferred and gave the Giants first action. The team executed three plays but failed to get a first down, forcing them to punt.
The Titans’ first possession started with a return to the Giants’ 30-yard line. Just five to six plays later, Matthew Rabenberg put his team on the board with a five-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Payton Hennen.

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The remainder of the Minnesota State High School League’s (MSHSL) activities calendar came into view Thursday, Oct. 1 during the Board of Directors meeting.
  After a presentation by the League’s Return to Participation Task Force, the Board of Directors approved a maximized winter activities season that trims 30 percent of the contest dates. By keeping the length of seasons generally intact, member schools will have the flexibility for rescheduling if contests are postponed because of COVID-19 related outbreaks or other interruptions.

The TCU Boys Soccer Team vindicated a loss to Schaefer a week ago by earning their first victory with a 4-1 score in Montgomery. They had lost to Schaefer 6-1 in the first meeting on September 11, following a hard game against Jordan the night before.
“Clearly that had an effect on them as in the second meeting TCU dominated the midfield the whole game and had a very balanced attack,” according to TCU coach Carey Langer. “The game was never in question after TCU scored the first goal.”

On Monday, the Minnesota State High School League board of directors voted to reinstate both the fall football and volleyball seasons this fall.
The decisions came after the league surveyed nearly 400 member schools, most of which wanted to have the seasons played out in the fall rather than a spring “flex season.”
Last month, the league postponed the football and volleyball seasons to spring due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The league reconsidered the decision after hearing from athletes and families.

St. Patrick won three games this past weekend before dropping their final game of the Class C State Tournament Monday, Sept. 7.
The Irish had their best finish in team history, finishing second in the tournament, losing only one game to Fairmont, 12-0 in seven innings at Springfield.
Union Hill also advanced to the final weekend of play, but were defeated by Young America, 6-0 Saturday, Sept. 5.
Here is a look at the St. Patrick and Union Hill games, courtesy of mnbaseball.org.
Young America 6, Union Hill 0

The TCU Tennis Team lost their first couple of matches of the season, but battled hard to win two games each in their contests against United South Central (USC) and Southwest Christian (SWC).
In the game against USC in Le Center last Thursday, the Titans lost their match 5-2, but Coach Phil Murry said the Titans played well and battled hard for their wins.

The junior varsity soccer team’s quick start with goals coming early helped them finish with a tie game at their season opener against Jordan on August 27.
Coach Carey Langer said the team’s energy allowed the team to protect their lead until midway through the second half when they gave up back-to-back goals.

The DRS amateur baseball teams are doing quite well in the Class C State Tournament after the second weekend of play.
Three of the four teams from the local league are in the round of 16 after wins.
Union Hill pulled off a 2-1, 10 inning win over Region 2 Champion Lamberton Friday, Aug. 28.
St. Patrick defeated Region 5 Champion, 10-1, Saturday, Aug. 29.
Prior Lake knocked off Region 15 Champion, 2-1, Saturday, Aug. 29.
New Prague dropped its first game in the tourney Sunday, Aug. 30, being shut out by Foley, 4-0.