Jaguars boys basketball improves to 15-0 after drubbing Hancock 69-27, Kimball knocks down Jaguar girls' hoops team 45-38, Wrestlers split at Rockford

With running time employed for the final half of the second period, the Jaguars boys basketball team defeated the host Hancock Owls 69-27 to move to 15-0 overall this season. After holding a 30-21 lead at halftime, the Jaguars came out with a vengeance and took the Owls out in knockout fashion, scoring a 21-1 run in the first seven minutes of the second half.

The Jaguars (6-0 CMC) will host Holdingford in their next action this Thursday night. The Huskers (4-10, 2-4 CMC) fell to Upsala (12-2) tonight in a non-conference border battle by a 71-53 final score.

Only six teams in Class A out of 171 remain undefeated this season in boys basketball, as Springfield lost tonight at Redwood Valley 72-68 in overtime. Battle Lake, who is in Sub-Section 6A-South, survived a stiff challenge in Brandon from Brandon/Evansville tonight in a Little Eight Conference clash by a 38-34 score.

In wrestling action tonight, the Jaguars wrestling team went 1-1 at the Rockford Triangular. They lost to Royalton/Upsala/Swanville 40-26 before defeating the host Rockets 39-25. Their next action is at the Pierz Triangular next Tuesday, February 1, against the host Pioneers and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.

Final score in a home game tonight, the Jaguars girls basketball team fell to 4-9 overall with a tough 45-38 loss to Kimball Area. The Jaguars held a slim 18-16 halftime lead, took a few early leads up to a 23-23 tie, but the Cubs pulled away after that. The Cubs moved to 8-6 overall and 5-2 (2nd place) in the CMC. Up next, the girls basketball team looks to get back on track when they host Maple Lake (0-6 CMC, 6-8) this Friday night.

Central Minnesota Conference girls basketball results on Jan. 25:
Eden Valley-Watkins 55, Maple Lake 24
Pierz 75, Rockford 66
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 74, Holdingford 50

Area wrestling results on Jan. 25:
Minneota 35, Willmar 21
Willmar 34, BOLD 27
New London-Spicer 45, Paynesville Area 21
Osakis 47, Minnewaska 27

Area girls basketball results on January 25:
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 62, Ortonville 58
Osakis 48, Royalton 29
Hancock 67, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 34
BOLD 49, Yellow Medicine East 48
Montevideo 42, Minnewaska Area 33
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 66, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 54
Albany 58, Melrose Area 47

Area boys basketball results on January 25:
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 66, Lac qui Parle Valley 61
Willmar 64, Rocori 61
Upsala 71, Holdingford 53
Redwood Valley 72, Springfield 68 OT (1st loss of the year for Springfield)
Melrose Area 61, Albany 55
Benson 73, Paynesville Area 57
Maccray 92, K-M-S 38
New London-Spicer 78, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 74
Montevideo 72, Minnewaska Area 59 (@ Montevideo)
Perham 63, West Central Area 13 (ouch! Perham is 12-0)