Road woes

The B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team dropped its second road game in a row when poor free-throw shooting cost them a win at third-place Maple Lake on Monday night. After sitting in a 22-22 tie at halftime, the Irish (12-7, 7-4) outscored the Jaguars 26-21 in the second half to win 48-43 in a Central Minnesota Conference contest. Poor two-point shooting also contributed heavily to the loss: the Jaguars made just eight of 31 shots from inside the arc, while they were 12-of-22 at the line. On threes, the Jaguars shot a solid 31 percent (5-of-16) with Jenna Dingmann making three of nine three-point attempts and Morgan Gronli making good on two of three tries beyond the arc.

Next: the Jaguars (16-6, 7-3 CMC) host Pierz (6-14) on Thursday this week.

In other news, here's a link to a web article at the Bonanza Valley Voice website that provides highlights about the upcoming Glenwood Winterama, which is on Saturday, February 10: http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com/story/2018/01/25/regional/winterama-is-saturday-on-lake-minnewaska-in-glenwood/570.html.

Central MN Conference girls' basketball scores on Feb. 5:
Holdingford 46, Kimball Area 37
Pierz 56, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 42

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 5:
Willmar 81, St. Cloud Tech 78 (Cardinals improve to 18-0 with Noah Slagter hitting the game-winning shot in the final minute at Willmar)
Kimball Area 63, Litchfield 50 (Cubs defeat their southwestern neighbors and are now 15-4 overall; not 15-6 overall as reported in the West Central Tribune)
A-C-GC 74, K-M-S 67
YME 48, Benson 44 (Braves fall to 0-20 overall)
Melrose 75, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 59
Minnewaska Area 60, Sauk Centre 55
Ortonville 72, Renville County West 49

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 5:
Eden Valley-Watkins 53, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 21
New London-Spicer 74, Browerville 34
Willmar 65, St. Cloud Tech 24
Braham 66, Ogilvie 49
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 52, Verndale 40
Yellow Medicine East 91, Benson 54
MACCRAY 33, Hancock 29
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 53, Osakis 39
Sauk Centre 71, Minnewaska Area 41
Albany 51, Royalton 48