Wrestling invitational, and a win in hoops action

After the first round of action at the Jaguar Invitational, B-B-E is in a three-way tie for first place with Litchfield and Ottertail Central (28 points).

Heading to the finals are Canon Swanson, Isaiah Gilbert, Adam Jaeger, Tyler Bents, Dalton Guzier, Seth Roering and Trevor Kern. Swanson, Gilbert and Jaeger will go for first place, while the rest will go for third place.

The Jaguars fell to fifth place (88 points) headed into the finals, which started at 8 p.m. Seven Jaguars will come away with medals!

Champions! (at 152 and 145)

In the final team standings, the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team took fifth place out of eight teams. Litchfield was the team champion.
1. Litchfield (three individual champions) 163; 2. Ottertail Central (two individual champions) 144.5; 3. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (four individual champions) 130; 4. Becker (one individual champion) 105.5; 5. B-B-E (two individual champions) 99; 6. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville (no individual champions) 75; 7. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (one individual champion) 68; 8. Staples-Motley (one individual champion) 47.5.

**At Paynesville tonight, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team won 45-38 tonight in a conference game for their second win in a row and second win in two nights. Next is a game at once-beaten Parkers Prairie next Tuesday night in an important sub-section matchup. The Panthers are 8-1 overall, and their lone loss was to undefeated Hillcrest Lutheran Academy by an 82-76 score on December 13 in Fergus Falls.