Tyler Tensen, Patrick Rooney heading for 1st place matches!

Tyler Tensen is shown working over a Paynesville Bulldog wrestler back in December. He'll go for a state title tonight at the Xcel Energy Center! Amazing!!

Tyler Tensen won his semifinal state wrestling match this morning in four overtimes!!! He picked up an escape to earn the 3-2 win in the last overtime session. What an inspiring performance for an athlete who entered the state tournament un-ranked in the last Guillotine poll. Tyler, now 42-4 overall this season, beat Kyle Drehmel of Goodhue (39-7) in the semifinal.

He's bound for tonight's 126-pound state championship at the Xcel Energy Center, when he will face conference rival and #1-ranked Quinten Berres (sophomore, 41-1) of Kimball Area for first place. Tyler becomes the first B-B-E wrestler to make it to a state championship match since 1990, when Brendan Bogart got into the finals and won a state title for the Jaguars.

Patrick Rooney nearing a pin during the Jaguar Invite back in January.

**Update: after two periods in the 182-pound semifinals, Patrick Rooney trails 4-2.*And another update! With 48 seconds left on the clock in the third period, Patrick has a 6-4 lead!!! Hoping and praying for the best!! Goose bumps all over. 

Patrick wins 6-5!!!! He prevailed over #6-ranked Colten Carlson (38-4) of United South Central to improve his season record to 43-0!! Tonight he will wrestle junior Will Balow (29-2) of Lake City. Balow took out #1-ranked Collin Huckbody (37-3) of

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis in his semifinal match with a pin (3:12).

Two B-B-E Jaguars are headed for tonight's state championship matches! Win or lose tonight, today is the best day in the 25-year history of the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling program!!

Stay tuned for more.