Jaguars Girls Basketball falls in another close road game in the Central Minnesota Conference, 63-56 at Rockford

The Jaguars girls basketball team put up another valiant effort against a strong CMC team Thursday night, only to lose by single digits 63-56. The Jaguars held a one-point lead with 5:30 left in the game. In a strong offensive output, they saw four players hit double figures in the scoring column.

Rockford, who led 35-34 at halftime, improves to 4-2 in the CMC and 11-5 overall.

Central Minnesota Conference girls basketball results:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 59, Eden Valley-Watkins 45
Kimball Area 62, Pierz 47 (Cubs are 10-4, first win vs. Pierz since 2002-2003 season)
Holdingford 59, Maple Lake 37

Pierz is 7-7 overall and 3-3 in the CMC. HL-W-W is 6-0 in the CMC and 10-4 overall. Eden Valley-Watkins is 3-3 in the CMC and 4-10 overall.

Central Minnesota Conference wrestling result:
Eden Valley-Watkins 50, Holdingford 19
Kimball Area 70, Rockford 9

Area wrestling results:
Paynesville Area 42, Browerville/Eagle Valley 18
BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector 34, Paynesville Area 21
Sauk Centre 52, Hinckley-Finlayson/Pine City 9
Milca 59, Sauk Centre 9

Results in games involving Sub-Section 6A-South girls basketball teams:
Parkers Prairie 87, Rothsay 25
Battle Lake 54, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 32
Hancock 45, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 42

Area girls basketball results:
Lac qui Parle Valley 59, Minnewaska Area 48
Albany 59, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 48
Benson 60, Yellow Medicine East 57
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 45, Montevideo 38
Browerville 65, Osakis 53
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 62, BOLD 48
Upsala 58, Royalton 43
West Central Area 74, Ulen-Hitterdal 35

Area boys basketball results:
Albany 67, Osakis 54
Eden Valley-Watkins 60, St. John's Prep 44
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 72, Minnewaska Area 51
West Central Area 52, Ulen-Hitterdal 43
Willmar 70, St. Cloud Apollo 46

Don and Bill hard at work in Sauk Centre, following the Mainstreeters girls basketball team's huge 63-58 win over New London-Spicer.

Don't forget, Friday night's boys basketball game between the Jaguars and Pierz (a home game) will be aired on 106.5 FM. Pre-game will begin at about 7:15pm, with the talented duo of Don Leukam and Bill Dean providing play-by-play coverage of the Central Minnesota Conference game.

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