Jaguars Girls Basketball wins second in a row - throttles Maple Lake 47-25, Jaguars boys hoops bury Holdingford, Jaguars wrestling drubs HL-W-W 43-24

Julie Hieserich anchors the top of the defensive set against Kimball on Tuesday night. She tallied five points and five assists at Maple Lake tonight.

The Jaguars girls basketball team improves to 4-10 overall and 3-4 in the Central Minnesota Conference with their convincing win over the host Irish, who fell to 4-13 overall.

After building a 20-8 lead with about four minutes left in the first half, the Irish picked up their intensity to make it a nine-point game with a three-pointer at 1:08 on the clock. A 10-foot jump shot from sophomore guard Raeann Sorenson made it 24-13 as the clock wound out.

The first half turnover margin favored the visitors, with the Jaguars giving up the ball eight times and the Irish 11. B-B-E went 3-of-6 at the free throw line, with the Irish going 2-of-2.

The Jaguars poured it on in the second half beginning with a four-of-four performance at the free throw line by Rachel Anderson and Sorenson. The Jaguars held the Irish to six points of offense over a span of 14 minutes in the second half.

Sophomore forward Shyan Kuefler led the Jaguars with 10 points and seven rebounds in the game. Though she was the only Jaguar in double figures scoring, she was one of nine Jaguars who hit the scoring column. In fact, after the first 19 minutes of the game were gone, those nine players had scored.

While they may be 4-10 overall, the Jaguars have a great shot at finishing with 12 or more wins, as eight of their final 12 games of the regular season are at the home gymnasium. Even a record of 13-13 would put them in a good position in Sub-Section 6A-South this March.

Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood carried tonight's Central Minnesota Conference matchup.

More on the game will follow later.

Results from the Jaguars Triangular wrestling meet:
B-B-E 43, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 24
Pierz 42, B-B-E 20

The win over HL-W-W marks the fifth dual meet win this season for the Jaguars wrestling squad.

The Jaguars boys basketball team improved to 13-2 overall tonight with a 30+ point win at Holdingford, a 77-45 final score. They have now equaled the win-loss record of last year's squad through the first 15 games.

The Jaguars were led by Kevin Kuefler's 23 points and 10 rebounds. Freshmen Aaron Waller picked up the first varsity points of his career.

The Huskers fall to 3-11 overall and 0-6 in the CMC.

Central Minnesota Conference boys basketball results:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 57, Kimball Area 50
Pierz 69, Eden Valley-Watkins 37
Maple Lake 57, Rockford 49 (the Irish stay on the heels of the Jaguars in the CMC standings, trail by only a half game at 5-1)

Area wrestling scores:
Brainerd 39, Willmar 22
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 34, Yellow Medicine East 30
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 57, Redwood Valley 9
Yellow Medicine East 64, Redwood Valley 7
Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley 51, Fulda/Murray County Central 18
Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley 30, Jackson County Central 29

Area girls basketball results:
Redwood Valley 42, BOLD 34
Willmar 58, Fergus Falls 49
Montevideo 42, Minnewaska 40
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 52, Ortonville 46
West Central Area 49, Staples-Motley 47

Area boys basketball scores:
Minnewaska 59, Montevideo 58
BOLD 78, ACGC 66
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 78, Paynesville 44
MACCRAY 73, Central Minnesota Christian 41
Dawson-Boyd 81, Lakeview 40
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 74, Renville County West 47
New London-Spicer 77, Melrose 62
Albany 69, Mora 36
Eagle Valley 68, Royalton 62
Upsala 66, Swanville 57 (Upsala stays undefeated in the Prairie Conference)

Games involving Sub-Section 6A-South girls basketball teams:
Hancock 63, CMCS 43
Battle Lake 55, Ashby 51
Parkers Prairie 76, Brandon-Evansville 65

Games involving Sub-Section 6A-South boys basketball teams:
Ortonville 70, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 58 (a huge loss in terms of sub-section rankings, as C-G-B led 6A-South prior to this game - host Ortonville was 4-8 going into this Pheasant Conference game)

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