Volleyball in Willmar

The B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team will take on New London-Spicer in the Willmar tournament semifinals this afternoon. In pool play, the Jaguars started with a 2-1 win over Renville County West; game scores were 22-25, 25-12, 15-11. Next were straight-set wins over Lakeview (25-11, 25-12) and Central Minnesota Christian-Prinsburg (25-17, 25-16) to complete a sweep of three Camden Conference teams.

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**Update: in the tournament semifinals, the Jaguars won game one 25-17 before the Wildcats eked out a narrow 26-24 win in game two. The Jaguars breezed past NL-S 15-8 in the third set to get into the championship.

The Jaguars fought hard against Willmar, who is 6-0 in the Central Lakes Conference with a half-match lead over powerhouse Rocori. The Cardinals finished the day 5-0 while improving to 13-3 overall with a 25-22, 25-17 win in the championship.

B-B-E is now 9-8 overall and play next at New London-Spicer (7-12) on Tuesday, September 26.

*Homecoming week reminders: the coronation is Monday night at 7:30 p.m., while the B-B-E girls' tennis team hosts Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala-Swanville Area on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. for their Homecoming match. The Color FUND Run is on Wednesday at 1 p.m., and it will be followed by the Homecoming Powder Puff flag football game.