Two wins!

Canon Swanson battling for the Jaguars at 126 pounds, where he got a pin against Paynesville.

The B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team won two matches in home conference action tonight! They started out by thrashing the Kimball Area Cubs with a final score of 50-16. Paynesville Area also defeated Kimball when those two teams met in the second dual of the night. In the third dual, the Jaguars took on the Bulldogs in a classic border battle match that was not decided until the 195-pound match was complete. Final score: B-B-E 38, Paynesville Area 33.

The Jaguars are now 3-0 overall and in Central Minnesota Conference duals for the season. Their next action is another triangular next Tuesday, December 13 at Albany. The other team involved is Becker. Action begins for B-B-E with the Jaguars taking on Becker at 6:15 p.m.

Ryan Illies (50) pressures this shot by Ortonville in the first half.

In another home contest tonight, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team lost 68-54 to sub-section rival Ortonville. The Jaguars fared far better offensively tonight against Ortonville than they did in the season opener against Osakis. The improvement was very noticeable and noteworthy. Derek Wiener led the Jaguars with 19 points.

The Trojans, who led 40-27 at halftime, improved to 3-0 with the win. They are 2-0 against very solid Camden Conference competition after beating Lac qui Parle Valley 54-43 the night before their trip to Brooten. Ortonville competes in the Pheasant Conference in basketball and figures to be a factor in that race this season along with Hancock.

Speaking of Hancock, the Owls will be the next opponent for the Jaguars boys' basketball team. Next Tuesday B-B-E travels to Hancock for a non-conference contest.

Tonight's boys' basketball game was aired on 106.5 FM The Train.

Area boys' basketball scores on December 9:
Annandale 54, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 32
St. Cloud Apollo 47, Willmar 46
Parkers Prairie 54, Verndale 51
Sauk Centre 75, Upsala 50
Kimball Area 81, Royalton 43
Dawson-Boyd 80, Renville County West 52
Battle Lake 81, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 53
West Central Area 56, Henning 38
Maple Lake 70, St. John's Prep 64
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 85, Paynesville Area 56
Holdingford 94, Foley 81

Central MN Conference girls' basketball score on December 9:
Maple Lake 51, Pierz 39

Area girls' basketball scores on December 9:
Swanville 55, Upsala 51
Sauk Centre 67, Minnewaska Area 53
Dawson-Boyd 75, Ortonville 67
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 59, Benson 35
Kimball Area 53, Dassel-Cokato 28 (the Cubs are off to a nice 4-1 start; their only loss is to a very good Annandale team by a 59-53 score)
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 52, Browerville/Eagle Valley 47
Montevideo 49, Melrose Area 40
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 65, BOLD 49
Albany 59, Mora 17
Hancock 51, West Central Area 26
Hutchinson 98, Glencoe-Silver Lake 70