Lady Jaguars Basketball Picks up Big CMC Win, 66-56 Over Maple Lake -- Jaguars Wrestling Lose 34-33 Dual to Kimball

Tonight the Lady Jaguars basketball team hosted the Maple Lake Irish for their fourth conference game of the season. Both teams entered the game tied at 2-3 in the CMC, and are currently fighting for a top-four seed in Sub-Section 5AA-20. They stepped up their game considerably compared to the previous week and came away with a hard-fought 66-56 win, lifting them to 3-3 in the CMC (tied for 4th with Pierz) and 5-6 overall.

After playing catch-up the entire first half, the Lady Jaguars came on strong after going 10-deep on the roster and exploding for a 10-0 run to take control of the second half. Their 66-56 varsity win came on the heels of a 45-27 C-squad win and a 42-35 B-squad win for the Lady Jaguars.

They now enter the tougher part to their schedule, beginning next week when they host three teams on Monday/Tuesday/Friday. Monday Osakis (10-2) comes to town, followed the next day by Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (5-1 CMC, 11-4) visiting the elementary school. Next Friday (Jan 26) the Lady Jaguars begin their second trip through the conference schedule when they host the Holdingford Huskers (2-4 CMC, 4-9).

From around the CMC in girls basketball action tonight...Eden Valley-Watkins barely gets past Pierz to remain in 1st place in the CMC, tied with Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, who crushed Holdingford.
@ Eden Valley-Watkins 61 (5-1 CMC, 9-3), Pierz 58 (3-3 CMC, 10-4)
@ Rockford 73 (4-2 CMC, 8-5), Kimball 50 (0-6 CMC, 2-11)
@ HL-W-W 67 (5-1 CMC, 11-4), Holdingford 34 (2-4 CMC, 4-9)

Current CMC Girls Basketball Standings:
EV-W (5-1)
HL-W-W (5-1)
Rockford (4-2)
B-B-E (3-3)
Pierz (3-3)
Holdingford (2-4)
Maple Lake (2-4)
Kimball (0-6)

Results from non-conference games involving CMC boys basketball teams:
@ Maple Lake 58 (6-7), Zimmerman (11-4, 1st place in the Rum River Conference) 54

The Jaguars wrestling team tasted a bitter defeat in dual meet action tonight at Kimball in a matchup between CMC and Section 5A teams. They fell 34-33. They have to put it behind them and get ready for a big day at the New London-Spicer Tournament tomorrow (Friday, Jan 19) starting at 3:30.

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