Wrestlers, girls' hoops light up the night

Junior Tyler Bents, who went 2-0 tonight in the Kimball triangular, is shown in action at the home invitational one week ago.

The B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team hammered two Central Minnesota Conference opponents tonight at the Kimball triangular. In the first dual, facing the host Bulldogs, the Jaguars won 52-24. In the second dual, facing the Cubs, the Jaguars won 64-12.

A couple notes: against Kimball, Seth Roering got in a slight jam, almost got turned, but made a quick move and stuck his guy at 220 pounds. It was a very exciting win, even though the dual meet was decided much earlier. Earlier in that dual, Tyler Bents won at 138 pounds in overtime over senior Payton Schiefelbein.

Any way you cut it, tonight marked a very impressive 2-0 start to the wrestling team's dual meet campaign.

At non-conference Minnewaska, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team had five players score in double figures on their way to a big 75-51 win over the 2-1 Lakers. Shooting percentages were much-improved over their first three contests of the season. From the floor, the Jaguars shot 44 percent (26-of-59); at the charity stripe, they shot a respectable 64 percent (20-of-31). I also heard that the JV girls' basketball Jaguars improved to 2-1 on the season with a win over Minnewaska Area. They drubbed Osakis last night for their first win of the year after a season-opening loss at Menahga. They did not play against Melrose back on November 28, as the Dutchmen are not fielding a JV girls' basketball team this year. That is shocking considering that's a school with approximately 120 kids per grade in the upper high school grades (more than double what B-B-E's enrollment is).

Next: the Jaguars (3-1) now gear up for a huge home contest against Eden Valley-Watkins next Tuesday. We need to make sure we pack the gym that night!!!

At non-conference Ortonville tonight, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team could not overcome a poor shooting night and lost by three points, 45-42. The Trojans improve to 3-0, while the Jaguars fall to 1-2 overall. Next: a home contest on Monday against non-conference Hancock, in a game that will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood. The Owls are 2-0, and they are averaging 83 points a contest so far.

Below, video from the season opener for the girls' basketball team way back on November 28...seems so long ago! Been a hectic start for our newspaper in December.

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Area girls' basketball scores on December 8:
Maple Lake 48, Milaca 36
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 73, Ortonville 63
Underwood 72, Battle Lake 35
Benson 59, Paynesville Area 36 (this is Benson's first win on the basketball court (girls' hoops) since February 23, 2016. On that night, the final game of the regular season, the Braves improved to 1-24 overall with a 67-64 win over Paynesville Area. Last season, Benson did not win a game.)
Hancock 42, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 24
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 51, MACCRAY 43
Osakis 61, Upsala 35 (Osakis improves to 1-3 on the season)

Area boys' basketball scores on December 8:
Dassel-Cokato 64, Kimball Area 61
Holdingford 59, Foley 43
Albany 69, New London-Spicer 46
Willmar 69, Sartell-St. Stephen 53
Eden Valley-Watkins 52, Litchfield 32 (impressive win for the Eagles in a border battle)
Brandon/Evansville 41, Browerville 40
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 76, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 56
Dawson-Boyd 69, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 49
MACCRAY 45, Central MN Christian 43
Renville County West 72, Lac qui Parle Valley 44
Lakeview 70, Yellow Medicine East 33
Royalton 77, Pillager 58
BOLD 70, Sauk Centre 53
Minnewaska Area 71, Montevideo 55
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 83, A-C-GC 58
Melrose Area 74, Benson 25