Jaguar wrestlers score biggest playoff win in school history - Jaguar girls basketball picks up non-conference win vs. Osakis

Final score tonight against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in the opening round of the Section 5A tournament: B-B-E 69, LP-GE 9.

The Jaguars (10-14) take on 3rd-seeded Holdingford in the final match tonight.

Update at 9:37pm...the Jaguars lost their bid for a Section Final Four berth, as the Huskers knocked them out of the playoffs tonight by a final score of 46-24. B-B-E finishes the team competition of the season with a dual meet record of 10-15. It's their best mark since 2005-2006, when they had a handful of very good seniors and went 11-15. This year, they finished out with one senior in the starting varsity lineup, Adam Gregory. The other 13 are all underclassmen.

Recording wins for the Jaguars against Holdingford were Ross Rath (112), Patrick Rooney (160), Eric Swenson (171), Dillon Knutson (189), and Brandon Roering (215).

Other Section 5A wrestling playoff results tonight:
#8 Osakis 50, #9 Browerville/Eagle Valley 18
#7 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 39, #10 Minnewaska Area 33
#1 A-C-GC 76, #8 Osakis 0 (CRAZY, Falcons record 11 pins)
#4 Paynesville Area 60, #5 Eden Valley-Watkins 18

In home action tonight, the Jaguars girls basketball team opened up a 10-3 lead in the early stages of their non-conference match up with Osakis.

Update at 8:56pm...the Jaguar girls hold a 38-21 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the game.

The Jaguar girls won 54-37, improving to 9-12 overall while picking up their third win in a row.

They have a very tough test coming on Thursday night, when Pierz comes to town.

Central Minnesota Conference boys basketball results on Feb. 14:
Pierz 62, Rockford 54
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 79, Holdingford 63
Maple Lake 76, Eden Valley-Watkins 44

Games involving Sub-Section 6A-South girls basketball teams on Feb. 15:
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46, Brandon/Evansville 39
Parkers Prairie 55, Battle Lake 51 (game was tied 24-24 at halftime)
Underwood 48, Ashby 33
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 40, Rosholt S.D. 25

Area girls basketball scores on Feb. 15:
Pierz 71, Pine City 38
Lac qui Parle Valley 65, Minnewaska Area 43
New London-Spicer 77, St.Cloud Cathedral 33
Melrose Area 60, Milaca 31
Sauk Centre 72, Mora 69 2 OT (the Streeters get a much-needed close game)

Area boys basketball scores on Feb. 15:
Minnewaska Area 43, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 41 (the top teams in Sub-Section 6AA-West faced off in Long Prairie)
MACCRAY 93, K-M-S 40
Sauk Centre 69, Mora 60
Browerville 46, Osakis 36
Hancock 69, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 51 (battle of bottom-dwellers in Sub-Section 6A-South)
Bertha-Hewitt 75, Ashby 64 (B-H is 13-5 overall)
Upsala 70, Royalton 54
Battle Lake 53, Henning 38
Benson 74, A-C-GC 66
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 82, Paynesville Area 33
Milaca 61, Melrose Area 57
West Central Area 46, Breckenridge 44 OT

More will follow on Wednesday morning.

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