Jaguars girls basketball team's furious comeback bid falls short to Holdingford - Jaguars wrestlers lose close one at Holdingford

Junior Raeann Sorenson led the Jaguars with 22 points and two three pointers tonight against Holdingford.

Early in the first half tonight, the Jaguars girls basketball team trailed visiting Holdingford 14-5.

The Huskers expanded on a 31-24 halftime lead to go up 48-30 with seven minutes left in the game. The Jaguars made a run at them down the stretch, but it was not enough.

Final score: Holdingford 58, B-B-E 54. The Huskers improved to 2-2 in the CMC and 5-5 overall.

B-B-E, who fell to 1-3 in the CMC and 3-6 overall, will travel to CMC front-runner Pierz on Friday night. That game will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood. Visit their website to listen to the game online: http://www.kmgk1071.com/

The Jaguars wrestling team battled Holdingford on the road on Tuesday night in a CMC dual. They started out strong, building a 15-3 lead that included two pins by Ross Rath ((112) and Tyler Tensen (119). After Holdingford came back to win five straight matches and go up 28-15, the Jaguars earned a pin (Dillon Knutson, 171) and a forfeit (Erik Swenson, 189) to build a slim 31-28 lead. The Huskers won the final two matches with a pin and a technical fall to win their 10th dual meet of the season. Final score: Holdingford 39, B-B-E 31.

The wrestling team is in action on Thursday night at the Osakis Triangular, which also includes United North Central. (UNC is a pairing between Sebeka and Menagha) The Jaguars face UNC at approximately 6:30pm, followed by the Osakis match up at 8pm. Osakis is 5-3 in duals this year.

Central Minnesota Conference girls basketball results on Jan. 11:
HL-W-W 78, Kimball Area 53
Rockford 51, Eden Valley-Watkins 49
Pierz 59, Maple Lake 46 (Pierz leads the CMC at 4-0)

Central Minnesota Conference wrestling results on Jan. 11:
Eden Valley-Watkins 46, Royalton-Upsala/Swanville 18

Area girls basketball results on January 11:
Sauk Centre 66, Mora 47
Brandon/Evansville 40, Ashby 37 (OT)
Melrose Area 50, Milaca 33
Eagle Valley 55, Osakis 48
Parkers Prairie 84, Henning 46
Ortonville 61, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 46
Hancock 37, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 29 (Warriors play the Owls tough in Wheaton, where Hancock trailed 17-12 at halftime)
Benson 63, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 55
Paynesville Area 59, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 55 (a nice conference win for the Bulldogs)
Upsala 70, St.John's Prep 31

Area boys basketball scores from January 11:
Minnewaska Area 58, Lac qui Parle Valley 54 (Lakers trailed until 3:09 left in the game)
Upsala 66, Kimball Area 47
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 49, Ashby 41 (Arrows play the Comets tough on their home floor)
Benson 80, A-C-GC 49
HL-W-W 54, Litchfield 49
Eagle Valley 53, Parkers Prairie 29
Sisseton (SD) 60, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 49
Campbell-Tintah-Fairmount 71, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 53
Brandon/Evansville 53, Underwood 34
Maple Lake 46, St.John's Prep 38
Ada-Borup 55, Ulen-Hitterdal 51 (OT battle of top Sub-Section 6A-North teams)
Sauk Centre 54, Mora 46
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 77, Paynesville Area 43
Montevideo 68, YME 50
BOLD 72, K-M-S 31
Henning 60, Menagha 56
Melrose Area 75, Milaca 51

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