Knocked from first

A first-place tie in the Central Minnesota Conference was busted up tonight when the two leaders met in our home gym. The Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles overcame an extremely sluggish start to the first half and went into the break ahead 21-16. The B-B-E girls' basketball team battled and battled in the second half but couldn't get over the hump in a 57-49 loss. They fall to 15-8 overall and 10-2 in the CMC heading into a road game at Paynesville on Thursday.

EV-W's next game is Friday at Rockford Area; the Eagles are now 11-1 in the CMC.

I thought it was a very entertaining and fun game to watch. It was difficult to see the Jaguars lose. I also thought it was not for a lack of effort or desire! Read more about the game in this week's Bonanza Valley Voice.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Feb. 17:
Rockford Area 61, HL-W-W 51
Kimball Area 53, Maple Lake 32
Pierz 49, Holdingford 43

That's all for tonight. I have a 12-page newspaper to finish up, and I do not want it to get the best of me!