Jaguars Volleyball Season Opener - at Sauk Centre Thursday Night

The Jaguars will take on the Mainstreeters on the road to open the 2008 season. It's a much better drive than Ortonville! Sauk actually lost their season opener, on Tuesday this week, by a 3-1 margin to fellow West Central North Conference rival Melrose Area. I was actually surprised to see some of the stats from that match. I expect Sauk to pick up their game and play much better tonight.

I also expect a huge crowd. Tonight will be the most exciting volleyball season opener I've seen since 1995, when the defending conference champion Jaguars traveled to New London to face the NL-S Wildcats. (The Jaguars won that match 3-1 and ended up tying NL-S for the West Central South Conference championship that season, after going 14-0 in the league in 1994.)

The Jaguars girls tennis team is at the Parkers Prairie Triangular today, beginning at 9:00am. The Jaguars girls and boys cross country teams open their season today at Maple Lake at 4:00pm.

Tomorrow, Friday, the Jaguars football team opens up at West Central Area for the 2008 season opener.