Sibley East 9
TCU 0
Sibley East 3-1-3-2-0-0-x
TCU 0-0-0-0-0-0-0
The Tri-City United Baseball Team’s season came to an end in the Section Playoffs to Sibley East on Saturday, May 29 by a score of 9-0.
The loss put the team’s season at 2-14.
TCU had only one hit by Collin Barnett, who also pitched the first 3.2 innings giving up all nine runs to SE. Only three of the runs were earned.
Max Krautkremer pitched very well in relief, pitching 2.1 innings while striking out three.
Five TCU errors helped SE pick up nine runs in the game.

The girls and boys track teams each landed in third place in the Minnesota River Conference track meet on Tuesday, May 25 in Le Sueur.
The girls earned 60 points behind Belle Plaine’s winning total of 277 points, and second place Sibley East’s 98 points. Behind TCU were Southwest Christian, fourth, Norwood-
Young America, fifth, Mayer Lutheran 6th, and Le Sueur-Henderson 7th.

A couple of eight-run innings helped the TCU Softball Team create a winning streak last week against Cleveland on May 18 and Waseca on May 20. The two wins put the
Titans’ record at 9-8.
Titan Coach Kelly Jo Closser said the wins are a result of the girls’ hard work.

New Prague was ready to come back and get a victory over South Suburban. They lost by one in a very close game the first time they played. Thursday, May 20 the Trojans rebounded and picked up a 20-9 win.
New Prague started out very strong. The first inning the Trojans held South Suburban to no runs with bases loaded and then got up and quickly scored five runs to take the lead 5-0. The second inning, they were able to score 1 run off of a couple errors in our defense.

And then there was one.
One month into the three month DRS Amateur Baseball League schedule, only one team remains undefeated…Faribault.
The Lakers defeated Shakopee, 4-0 Friday, May 21 and downed Montgomery, 6-2, Sunday, May 23 to improve to 5-0.
Right behind the Lakers in the standings are Prior Lake (4-1), New Prague (3-1), and Union Hill (2-1).

Prior Lake, Faribault, and New Market are each undefeated after the third weekend of the DRS Amateur Baseball Schedule.
Prior Lake picked up a pair of wins, downing Montgomery, 8-3, Friday, May 14 and edging Lonsdale, 3-2, Sunday, May 16.
The Faribault squad is 3-0 after defeating Elko, 13- 2, handing the Express their first loss.
New Prague, Lonsdale, St. Benedict, Union Hill, and Elko each have 2-1 records.
Here is a look at some of the contests from last weekend:

Thirteen teams will be vying for the top spot in the DRS Amateur Baseball league this spring and summer.
Last year the league was as good as ever, with St. Patrick’s advancing all the way to the Class C State Championship.
Coaches/team managers were asked to fill out a short questionnaire about their teams and what they are looking forward to this season. Here are their responses:

The TCU boys’ and girls’ track and field teams finished in second place at the Belle Plaine meet on April 20. Host Belle Plaine took first for boys and girls.
Among the highlights, the boys took first place in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:58. The team was made up of Aven Prigge, Aidan McNamara, Chase Goecke, and Austin Rutt.
The 4x100 relay also took first with a time of 50:11. The team was made up of Jack Erickson, Brant LeMieux, Jordan Meyer, and Janik Wagner.

Going into last week’s doubleheader against the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants, Titan Coach Kelly Jo Closser, knew it was going to be a tough game. She said the team is still working to get into its groove, something it was looking for when it fell to the host in both games.
Tri-City United 1 - Le Sueur-Henderson 11 “We knew coming into the games Le Sueur was going to be a tough competitor. The girls came in pumped up,” Closser said.

The Tri-City United Varsity Baseball team is 0-2 after last week’s games, but Coach Bruce Davis, said the young and inexperienced team is learning the ropes.
Sibley East 15 - TCU 5
On Monday, April 12, TCU opened its season with a game against Sibley East at Memorial Field in Montgomery.
Sibley East led by a score of 6-5 in the fifth inning only to see TCU make four errors and go on to win 15-5. Collin Barnett was the starting pitcher for the Titans, and he took the loss.
Brody Rud, Max Krautkramer, and Nolan Readmond also pitched for the Titans.

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).