Happy Easter

Have a safe weekend.

I'm taking off the next 2 days to be with family.

(Photo gallery) CMC boys' golf

Here's the photo album from the meet on April 11:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Sports/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-spr/BBE-Jaguar-boys-golf-hosts-CMC

Two hours late 4-17-14

B-B-E schools are 2 hours late on Thursday, April 17.

Snow in April

The students were pretty excited to get out of school early once again...we've skated by a few weeks now without any early outs, two-hour lates or entire days closed at B-B-E. That ended today.

Elementary maintenance workers were busy clearing sidewalks and areas of the parking lot ahead of the arrival of the school buses to bring the kids home at 1:00.

While it's not unprecedented to have a big snow fall in the middle of April...it's definitely not welcomed!


Meanwhile...in Golden Valley today:

B-B-E National Honor Society members volunteered at Second Harvest Heartland in Golden Valley.  The group packed over 10,000 pounds of potatoes for families in need of help.

What a day! And the snow keeps coming down. It's gotten pretty bad in the Sauk Centre area.

And the photo gallery from yesterday's game:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Sports/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-spr/BBE-Jaguars-baseball-vs-USA-65

Closing early

B-B-E schools are closing at 12:50 today, April 16. The buses will depart at 1:00. It's getting very winter-like outside!

Season opener!!

Brian Goodwin (5) runs back to the dugout with Justin Schmitz at his side, after Goodwin scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning tonight.

The Jaguars baseball team won 6-5 over Upsala/Swanville Area to open the season today in Regal. The Patriots led 5-0 after 6 1/2 innings, but the Jaguars rallied with 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th. Trailing 5-4, Alex Schumann knocked a two-out base hit into center field to plate two runs to end the game. Justin Schmitz and Brian Goodwin were walked on two outs, and James Kuefler was hit by a pitch to load the bases and push across runs for a 5-4 score. Schmitz then tied the game on Schumann's base hit, and Goodwin slid safely home just ahead of the throw from center field for B-B-E's 6th run. (Check out video of that sequence below.)

Here's some video from the end of the game...I ran out of memory a little too soon unfortunately, and missed the post-game celebration.


Up next is another home game in Regal on Thursday at 4:30 against Holdingford. Hopefully the snow holds off!! We could get 3-5 inches on Wednesday.

The Patriots fell to 1-2 on the season with the loss. The Huskers are 1-0 and beat USA 13-3 in their season opener last Friday in Holdingford.

Here's the photo gallery:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Sports/2014-BelgradeBrootenElrosa-spr/BBE-Jaguars-baseball-vs-USA-65

Track meet postponed

No track and field meet at home today.

The Jaguars baseball team's game against section rival Upsala-Swanville Area is still on as of 1:00pm. It will be played in Regal. They're also scheduled to host Holdingford on Thursday.

(Photo gallery) Theater Department Improv show

Here's 40 photos from Friday night's performance:
http://saukherald.smugmug.com/2014-Events/BBE-Theater-Depmt-Improv-show

Here's a video clip from Friday night:


Thank you to all those who made it in to see one of the two shows!! Your support is greatly appreciated by the B-B-E Theater Department.

Cold all week!

It's going to be a rough week in Jaguar Country...the baseball game scheduled today in Regal against Eden Valley-Watkins has been postponed.

State speech success!

Tiras Dotson, Katie Hieserich and Molly Tengwall, all underclassmen, earned medals at the Class A state speech tournament on Saturday in Blaine.

Boys' golf hosts CMC opener

Jacob Steinhofer had the third-best score of his team with a 48.

At Prairie View Community golf course, the Jaguars boys' golf team placed fourth in the first Central Minnesota Conference meet of the season. They shot a 190, while first-place Rockford Area scored a 170. Jackson Gregory led the Jaguars with a 45.

Jacob Tensen and the rest of the Jaguars baseball team held an inter-squad scrimmage on Friday at the high school baseball diamond.

On Monday the Jaguars baseball team hosts Eden Valley-Watkins in Regal at 4:30pm for their season and CMC opener.

The Jaguars girls' golf team travels to Rockford on Tuesday for their season opener.

Also Tuesday, the Jaguars track and field teams host their season opening meet with 9 total teams at 4:00pm. Other teams coming are Browerville, Melrose Area, New London-Spicer, Paynesville Area, Rockford Area, St. Cloud Christian, St. John`s Prep and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle.

By the way, I was really impressed with the Improv show on Friday. Great job, B-B-E Theater Company! I will try to get video posted on Sunday afternoon from last night's show.