The Jaguars volleyball team made it official tonight, in a home match against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. They are undefeated CMC champions in 2007. It is B-B-E's fourth perfect conference championship in volleyball. (1994, 2000, 2003, and 2007)
The Jaguars have now won or shared four of the past six Central Minnesota Conference championships!
HL-W-W finishes 3-4 (5th) in the CMC and is 10-13 overall.
The Jaguars made quick work of the Lakers in games one and three...with the final game showing how overpowering they are when at top form (winning 25-7)! Scores of the first two games were 25-14, 26-24.
They finish the regular season tomorrow at the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High school in Kerkhoven. The B & C-squads will play at 6:00 with the varsity to follow at 7:30.
The Fighting Saints are 10-10-1 overall (3-8 Camden Conference), sitting on a four-match losing streak. They are also the 8th seed in one of the toughest small-school sub-sections in Minnesota, Sub-Section 3A-North. It has a total of 13 teams.
It should be noted that during the regular season, the Jaguars swept two teams with little trouble who ended the regular season as sole champions of their respective conferences. The Hancock Owls (14-7-5) finished at the top of the Pheasant Conference, with the Osakis Silverstreaks (11-9) finishing at the top of the Prairie Conference. Both teams are members of Class 1A, as are our Jaguars.
Playoff information and seedings will be posted here on Tuesday. The Jaguars are the top seed in their "mini" sub-section in Section 5A. I will explain more tomorrow. They open playoffs at home on Thursday, October 25, against Ogilvie or Kimball Area.
A couple last items, regarding football, the Jaguars J.V. football team ended their season today on the right note, defeating visiting Holdingford by a 12-6 score. I will publish notes on their regular season in next week's newspapers, before volleyball and football playoffs begin to heat up.
Also, in 5th-6th grade football action on Saturday, the Jaguars defeated the Willmar Cardinals 19-18. They are coached by former B-B-E Phy Ed teacher Mr. Evenson ("Evy") and went 4-1-1 this season in a 12-team West Central League, good for third place. It was an excellent season for a first-year program.