Jaguars Boys Basketball drubs Swanville 81-56, ties best start since 2004-2005... girls basketball shreds Holdingford 78-42

The Jaguars boys basketball team improved to 9-1 with the non-conference win over the Swanville Bulldogs (4-5 overall). After leading 38-31 at halftime, the Jaguars dropped the hammer in the second frame, outscoring the Bulldogs 43-25. Their next game is at Kimball on Thursday night.

The Jaguars girls basketball team, meanwhile, improved to 4-0 in the Central Minnesota Conference on Tuesday night with an easy road win at Holdingford (0-4 CMC, 4-6 overall). They opened up a 49-24 lead at halftime, aided by a 5-0 spurt before the break. Senior forward Heidi Lensing was unstoppable for a double-double, scoring 19 points and snaring 20 rebounds. Her senior counterpart on the outside, guard Emily Roelike, drained five three pointers to lead the team with 21 points.

Team stats-wise, the Jaguars shot a blistering 10-of-20 behind the arc while going 16-of-22 from the charity strip. They also outrebounded the Huskers 49-33.

The girls basketball team's 4-0 mark in the CMC is the best start ever in conference play for any B-B-E squad since the 1988 pairing (best in all 3 leagues we've been in, Prairie, West Central South, and now CMC). They are 8-3 overall, which might also be a "best-ever" start overall to a girls basketball season at B-B-E. Their next game is on Friday against #5-ranked Eden Valley-Watkins at home. **That game will be aired on "The Train" 106.5 out of the Norway Lake-Sunburg area.

The Jaguars wrestling team was roughed up by a loaded Class AA Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd team last night 56-13. They are next in action this Thursday at Osakis for a dual meet. **The match will be aired on Glenwood's Magic 107 with sports broadcaster Dave McClurg. Today I'll find out what time the coverage begins.
You can also listen on the internet (if you have a PC, it doesn't work on Mac's) at the following website URL = http://smoothmagic107.com.

Smooth Magic 107, Glenwood, 107.1 FM

Be sure to tune in if you can on the radio to hear the great radio coverage. Also, be sure to thank your local merchants around B-B-E for their support of Jaguars varsity sports.

Boys basketball scores:
Albany 73, New London-Spicer 64 (a mild upset in New London)
Benson 68, Yellow Medicine East 55
Foley 64, Melrose 55
Morris Area 65, BOLD 45
Rockford 66, Minneapolis Roosevelt 50
Staples-Motley 65, Minnewaska Area 54
Montevideo 85, A-C-GC 80 (a thriller played out in Grove City, where the Thunderhawks prevailed in a West Central South clash in double-overtime against the 9th-ranked Falcons)

Girls basketball scores:
Eden Valley-Watkins 62, Kimball Area 26 (EVW is 13-1)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 75, Maple Lake 51 (HLWW is 9-2)
Albany 63, Minnewaska Area 29
Foley 62, Melrose 44
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 49, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39 (MA/CA is 8-1)
West Central Area 58, Hawley 53 (WCA is 8-1)
Lakeview 46, K-M-S 40
MACCRAY 50, Dawson-Boyd 43
Renville County West 57, CMCS-Prinsburg 51

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