Baseball updates from Morris

With four innings complete, the No. 2-seeded B-B-E Jaguars baseball team has a 3-1 lead over top-seeded Border West. The game, which is being aired on 95.7 KKOK of Morris, is being played at the Chizek Field baseball stadium near the University of Minnesota-Morris campus.

This is a winner's bracket game...let's keep it rolling, Jaguars!!

Final score!! B-B-E 3, Border West 1. Sophomore Jackson Peter got the win in five-and-one-third innings of work on the mound with six strikeouts, three hits and three walks.

Border West is a baseball coop made up of players from the high schools of Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Wheaton Area and Herman-Norcross. The Buccaneers are 13-4 overall and play Pelican Rapids next Tuesday in the elimination bracket of Section 6A.

Next for us!! The Jaguars (12-10) play on Tuesday, June 5 at 5 p.m. at Marthaler Chevrolet stadium at Minnewaska Area high school. The opponent will be New York Mills. Spread the word!!

Below is video from the bottom of the sixth inning against Border West:

In the elimination bracket, West Central Area (13-6) defeated Ortonville 9-2 to keep their season going into next week.

Other baseball and fastpitch playoff scores on Thursday, May 31:
*Pipestone Area 3, Minnewaska Area 1 (8 innings) - Section 3AA baseball elimination bracket; the Brian Gruber-coached Lakers see their season come to a close with a 16-8 overall record (2-2 playoffs); Coach Gruber is a 1986 graduate of Belgrade-Elrosa high school
*Section 6A playoffs...West Central Area beat Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 22-1 in the elimination bracket final; in the Section 6A championship series, the WCA Knights lost 15-1 to see their season end with the best-ever school record of 20-6.

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Section track and field, baseball updates

Kyle Felling just broke the B-B-E school record in the long jump. His first jump of the finals at Section 6A had an unofficial distance of 21 feet, five inches.

Allisa Knight broke the school record in the triple jump. *Update: she earned nice hardware with a fourth-place medal!

**Update: Kyle Felling is in rare company as he is headed to state in three events! He took second in the long jump, and he just won the Section 6A 400-meter dash. He took second in the 200 dash to advance in that event.

In addition to all of that, the boys' 4x400 relay squad placed fifth to earn medals. In the pole vault, eighth-grader Tyler Jensen had a terrific day while breaking his personal record of 11 feet, three inches. Jensen earned a section medal with a fifth-place finish.

That's all to report for now.

**Sub-section baseball update: the B-B-E Jaguars defeated No. 3-seeded West Central Area 7-5 with Ryan Illies hitting a two-RBI, walk-off home run!! Awesome!!

Their second game today will be aired on 95.7 KKOK radio of Morris. The opponent will be top-seeded Border West. Earlier today, Border West defeated No. 4-seeded Ortonville by an 8-1 score.

##ConquerEveryDay

Thursday notes and radio

Good luck today to 11 members of the B-B-E Jaguars track and field teams as they compete for a trip to the Class 1A state meet. They are at the Section 6A meet today.

No idea if we have baseball radio coverage in Morris.

Also!

Come visit Redhead Creamery on Friday, June 1 (12 to 4 p.m.) as they host a "Not Your Average Book Fair" featuring Usborne Books. Activities include a petting farm and story time while you shop for books and ridiculously good cheese! Located at 31535 463rd Ave, Brooten, MN 56316. (320-346-2246). Find us online at https://www.redheadcreamery.com. And this is the website link to learn more about Usborne Books: https://www.usbornebooksandmore.com.

Section golf

Three B-B-E golfers have advanced from Section 5A to the Class 1A state golf meet. They are Jacqueline Gossen, Jaden Gossen and Jayden Miller. It will be Jaden Gossen's third trip to state. For Miller, it will be his first state trip. He is the first boys' golfer to get to state since Corey Tonn did it in 2010.

In other news...on Wednesday, the fastpitch season for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg came to a close in a 7-2 loss to Camden Conference rival Lac qui Parle Valley in the elimination bracket of Section 3A.

I looked at the Section 6AA fastpitch playoffs, and I noticed that Holdingford is one of four teams remaining in contention. They are in the elimination bracket and face St. Cloud Cathedral on Thursday to stay alive.

In Section 3A baseball, K-M-S defeated Minneota 8-0 on Wednesday to advance to the winner's bracket final game. That will be played on Saturday at noon in Milroy.

(HD video) Goat Ridge Brewing Co.

Here's video of Crankshaft and the Gear Grinders playing at Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in New London this past Friday night. Goat Ridge is owned by Josh Reed, who graduated from B-B-E in 1991.

Successful baseball opener

Not season opener...but rather playoff opener!

The No. 2-seeded B-B-E Jaguars baseball team defeated No. 7-seeded St. John's Prep 6-3 in the Sub-Section 6A-South quarterfinals tonight in Elrosa. The Jaguars scored three runs in the second inning and two more in the third for a 5-0 lead. The Johnnies (3-11) put up three runs in the top of the fourth, and the Jaguars added one final run in the bottom of that frame for the final score.

Now 10-10 overall, the Jaguars advance to the semifinals and play either West Central Area or Upsala/Swanville Area on Thursday in Morris. The game will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Chizek Field ball park located north of the University of Minnesota-Morris campus.

Win or lose, the Jaguar will play again at approximately 5 p.m. in either the winner's or loser's bracket of Section 6A.

**Update: in other sub-section baseball games, No. 4-seeded Ortonville ended No. 5-seeded Hancock's season in a 7-1 win. Also, West Central Area defeated USA 6-0 to advance to play our Jaguars on Thursday.

And a quick shout out to Paynesville's baseball team as they remain in the winner's bracket of Section 3AA. They beat Pipestone Area 3-1 tonight. I believe they are now two wins from state.

And! More props for the Central Minnesota Conference! Holdingford, seeded No. 12 in Section 6AA, bounced No. 5-seeded Sauk Centre from the playoffs by a 4-2 score tonight. Great job, Huskers!

Also, good luck to the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team and also two members of the B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team as they compete in the Section 5A finals tomorrow at Eagle Creek golf course in Willmar.

Playoff games - fastpitch coverage

I know that the fastpitch playoffs won't have Smooth Magic 107 FM coverage...Brady will be in Montevideo for a 7 p.m. game tonight with his Minnewaska Area Lakers baseball team.

I'll post updates here as often as possible at this blog post...both our baseball and fastpitch teams will be in action!

*Update from Section 6A fastpitch playoffs: the Tigers scored three runs in the top of the third inning to take a 3-2 lead over our B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team.

*Update: in the top of the fourth inning, the Tigers have scored three runs all on one out so far.

*Update: in the bottom of the fifth, the Tigers are ahead 11-2.

**Final score: Browerville 15, B-B-E 2 in seven innings. The Jaguars finish 7-16 overall for the most wins since the 2009 season, when the Zach Knutson-coached fastpitch Jaguars went 11-9 overall and 8-6 in the Central Minnesota Conference.

In the other loser's bracket game of Section 6A, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross won 10-9 over Frazee after they trailed 9-8 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. W/HN and Browerville play in another elimination game tonight. The winner of that game will do no worse than third place in Section 6A.

No word yet from Elrosa.

Back on track

The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated visiting Lake Henry in a 2-0 game on Sunday night in front a large Memorial Weekend crowd. Ethan Vogt dealt a tough hand for the Lakers with a complete-game effort on the mound.

Now 6-1 in the Stearns County League North division, the Saints head to Freeport to play under the lights on Friday, June 1 with first pitch at 7:30 p.m. On the following night, the Saints travel south to Green Lake Diamonds in Spicer to face the New London-Spicer Twins (7:30 p.m.).

In another SCL game today, Meire Grove defeated St. Martin by a similar 2-0 score.

Also this weekend, the Greenwald Cubs won two games by defeating St. Martin 8-4 and then Farming 8-7.

...in related news, time to ramp up promotion of the All-Star games coming to Elrosa in late June!

The Stearns County League and the Elrosa Saints baseball team is gearing up to host the Stearns County vs. Central Valley League All-Star game on Saturday, June 30 at Saints Field. Joining selected members of the SCL teams are players from the Central Valley League teams of Kimball (defending Class C champions), Cold Spring, Luxemburg, Watkins, Eden Valley, Pearl Lake, St. Augusta and St. Nick. The day begins with the first-ever SCL Little League All-Star game at 2 p.m. An amateur home run derby follows that at 4 p.m. with one member from each team in each league hitting. The amateur All-Star game gets underway at 6 p.m. Capping off the day of fun in Elrosa is live entertainment at the stadium by Mitch Gordon and the Unleaded Band at 9 p.m.

(HD video) Memorial Weekend in Grove Lake

Here's video from Grove Lake Township park on Sunday afternoon:


Here's another video and some photos: http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com/story/2018/05/24/regional/memorial-weekend-program-honors-the-fallen-in-grove-lake/636.html

I hope you are having a terrific and safe weekend with loved ones.

Sub-section baseball playoffs

The field is set for the Sub-Section 6A-South baseball playoffs, which begin on Tuesday, May 29.

The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team caught enough breaks with what happened with other top-tier teams in the sub-section while getting the necessary wins of their own to climb to the No. 2 spot just in time for the QRF seeding on Saturday. With a 9-10 overall record, the Jaguars have their sights set on a deep playoff run just as they've done in 2016 and 2017. This year they have every bit of confidence that they can go even deeper. The best playoff finish they've had in school history came in 2016, when they took third place in Section 6A.

This year the Jaguars host St. John's Prep in the sub-section quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 29 with a 5 p.m. start at Saints Field in Elrosa.

If they beat the Johnnies in the first round, they advance to the semifinals that will be played at the Chizek Field park in Morris on Thursday, May 31 with a 2:30 p.m. start. Win or lose, they have a second game to follow at 5 p.m. with an opponent to-be-determined. The remaining playoff dates in Section 6A are June 5, June 7 and June 8.

2018 Sub-Section 6A-South baseball seedings:1. Border West (12-3)
2. B-B-E (9-10)
3. West Central Area (11-5)
4. Ortonville (8-6)
5. Hancock (8-11)
6. Upsala/Swanville Area (5-13)
7. St. John's Prep (3-10)

New York Mills (15-3) is the No. 1 seed in Sub-Section 6A-North. The QRF scale has them sitting at No. 5 in Class 1A of Minnesota, which has 120 teams. B-B-E is ranked No. 27 in the last QRF calculations. Border West, the regular season Pheasant Conference champion (10-2) is ranked No. 19. That is a first-year baseball coop made up of players from Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Wheaton Area and Herman-Norcross high schools.

Elrosa, Regal baseball

Elrosa's amateur baseball team will host Lake Henry on Sunday (May 27) this weekend instead of Friday night. Game time is 7:30 p.m. under the lights of Saints Field.

In their Saturday afternoon game at Roscoe this weekend, the Saints took one on the chin as the Rangers whooped them by a 13-2 score. It was their first loss of the season after a 5-0 start.

On Sunday afternoon at Beier Field in Regal, the Eagles amateur baseball team hosts Norway Lake-Sunburg for a 1:30 p.m. game. It's also Fan Appreciation day! Food and raffle to follow.

Fastpitch playoffs - updates!

This post will be updated on Thursday night with updates from Minnewaska Area high school.

Final score in game one: West Central Area 7, B-B-E 3. The Jaguars trailed 4-3 after four-and-a-half innings.

Next: an elimination bracket game against Ortonville. The game should start at around 17:50.

Update: heading into the fifth inning, the Trojans are ahead 2-1.

In the winner's bracket game, WCA had a 7-3 lead in the seventh inning.

**Here's video from the bottom of the sixth inning...it's rough footage! But the Jaguars scored two runs in this clip to make it a 4-3 game. The third run came in by Josie Knutson on Kaylee Torgerson's RBI-single to center field.


***Final score! B-B-E 5, Ortonville 4. The Jaguars won their seventh game of the season in dramatic fashion by scoring two runs in both of their final two at bats!! Up next: they play in another elimination game next Tuesday back at Minnewaska Area high school. Spread the word so we get a huge crowd out there to cheer them on deeper into the playoffs!!

With the 1-1 mark tonight, the Jaguars are 7-15 overall. They'll play a fourth postseason game for the first time since 2008. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, the Jaguars played five playoff games each year. In 2008, they started the postseason 3-0 while winning B-B-E's only sub-section or district championship in fastpitch.

It's important to note!!! This team, or basically most of the roster of this B-B-E team, earned a co-championship during the regular season of summer league last year. In the league playoffs, they finished in second place as well. They undoubtedly a championship-caliber team. I believe in them! They need to continue believing in themselves. They can do this!!!

Ortonville's season comes to a close with a 5-15 mark. Seeded No. 6 in Sub-Section 6A-South, the Trojans earned an upset win over neighboring rival and No. 3-seeded Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley in the quarterfinals. C-G-B won both contests in the regular season over Ortonville during Pheasant Conference play.

I learned that West Central Area won by a final score of 7-3 over Wheaton/Herman-Norcross to remain in the winner's bracket. WCA is 19-4 overall, while W/H-N continues into next week's action with a record of 12-9.

**Late Thursday night update: the next opponent for the Jaguars will be Browerville. The Jaguars and Tigers will square off in an elimination game at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29 at Minnewaska Area high school. Browerville is 14-7 overall after going 1-1 in tonight's action in Sub-Section 6A-North. They defeated Brandon/Evansville 7-5 in their first game before losing 5-0 to top-seeded and defending section and state champion New York Mills (22-1).

Browerville is the No. 2-seeded team in Sub-Section 6A-North. They went 6-2 in Prairie Conference action while winning the South division title in their conference. B-B-E and Browerville last met during MSHSL spring fastpitch action on April 13, 2017, when the Tigers defeated the visiting Jaguars 7-6.

Also in Sub-Section 6A-North, Frazee ended Brandon/Evansville's season with a 5-0 elimination bracket win. The Hornets (11-12 overall) face W/HN in an elimination game at the same time and same location as the B-B-E vs. Browerville game next Tuesday. Brandon/Evansville finishes the season 15-6 overall. They were 12-2 in the Pheasant Conference while taking first place. WCA was runners-up in the Pheasant Conference, also 12-2 in the league.

More info to come.

Updates

Today's fastpitch playoff game against WCA will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood. It begins at 4 p.m., and a second game will follow (win or lose) at 5:30 p.m.

Also, at least 10 members of the B-B-E Jaguars track and field teams are advancing to the Section 5A meet! I heard that the boys 4x400 relay team earned the Sub-Section 6A-21 title!

Also, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team advanced to the Section 5A finals and sits in second place behind LQPV after the opening round was completed on Wednesday this week in Willmar.

Two members, Parker Schwinghammer and Jayden Miller, both advance to the Section 5A finals for the B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team.

That's all for now.

**Thursday night update: the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team will take a 9-10 overall record into the Sub-Section 6A-South playoffs. They defeated Hancock 8-0 tonight to conclude the regular season.

Playoff win!

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team won a sub-section quarterfinal game for the first time since 2010 after they defeated No. 4-seeded Upsala 6-3 tonight. It was the Sub-Section 6A-South quarterfinals, and the Jaguars (6-14) advance to the semifinal round on Thursday at 4 p.m. at Minnewaska Area high school. The opponent will be No. 1-seeded West Central Area (17-4). Also noteworthy: the Jaguars are now in the double-elimination portion of the playoffs. Win or lose, they will play a second game on Thursday night at Minnewaska Area. Of course, I'd MUCH prefer they stay in the winner's bracket!

The last sub-section quarterfinal win for our fastpitch team was by a 2-1 score over Royalton on May 21, 2010.

The last playoff win was in 2012.

Section 6A fastpitch playoff scores on May 22:Brandon/Evansville 10, Parkers Prairie 0 (5 inn.)
Frazee 10, Ashby 0
New York Mills 14, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 3 (5 inn.)
Browerville 4, Pelican Rapids 1
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 11, Swanville 5
Ortonville 9, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 5
West Central Area 11, Hancock 6

Area fastpitch playoff scores on May 22:K-M-S 10, YME 2
LQPV 15, Renville Co. West 0 (4 inn.)
New London-Spicer 16, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 1 (4 inn.)
Albany 15, Pillager 0 (4 inn.)
BOLD 5, MACCRAY 4
Benson 7, Minnewaska Area 5
Rockford Area 15, HLWW 0
Maple Lake 10, Watertown-Mayer 1

Back in the win column

After a disappointing 0-2 stretch over the weekend, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team got in the win column again with a 12-2, six-inning win over visiting Upsala/Swanville Area tonight. It was the first true "section" win of the season, and it improves the Jaguars to 8-10 overall heading into the last game of the regular season.

In the Sub-Section 6AA-West fastpitch playoffs, No. 4-seeded Royalton ended No. 5-seeded Paynesville's season with a 9-5 win. In the east half of Section 6AA, Pierz defeated Milaca 13-3 in five innings to advance to the semifinals.

(Video) They were here before we got here

If you missed out on the Native American Arts Festival on Saturday in Terrace, you missed out on something special!

Here's a video clip from part of the afternoon at the historic Terrace Mill:


I strongly encourage you to take time to include arts-related activities in your weekly schedule!

In other news, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team went 2-0 over the weekend with a 3-1 win at New Munich on Saturday and a 4-1 win at Meire Grove on Sunday.

Max Bats Classic final day

In the second day of action at the Max Bats Classic baseball invitational in Elrosa, the B-B-E Jaguars lost 5-2 to Browerville (6-5).

In the other varsity game, the Willmar Cardinals handed Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg just their second loss of the season by a 10-3 score.

The Jaguars (7-10) host Upsala/Swanville Area (4-10) on Monday in a key sub-section contest with first pitch at 4:30 p.m. They conclude the regular season with a game at Hancock on Thursday.

Fastpitch playoff seedings

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team has been seeded No. 5 for the upcoming Sub-Section 6A-South playoffs. The quarterfinal round is Tuesday, May 22 at 5 p.m., when the Jaguars open the postseason at No. 4-seeded Upsala (6-13). The Jaguars are 5-14 overall.

If the Jaguars beat Upsala, they'll face either top-seeded West Central Area (16-4) or No. 8-seeded Hancock (3-14) in the semifinals on Thursday, May 24 at Minnewaska Area high school (4 p.m.). WCA hosts Hancock on Tuesday in their quarterfinal game on Tuesday.

Sub-Section 6A-South fastpitch seedings (overall records):
1. West Central Area (16-4)
2. Wheaton/Herman-Norcross (10-8)
3. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley (7-7)
4. Upsala (6-13)
5. B-B-E (5-14)
6. Ortonville (4-13)
7. Swanville (2-14)
8. Hancock (3-14)

New York Mills, the defending section champion with a 19-1 overall record, is the top seed in Sub-Section 6A-North. The Eagles went 25-2 last year while winning the Class 1A state title. In 2016, they finished the season with just one loss and claimed the Class 1A state consolation trophy. New York Mills has been at the state tournament every year since 2013.

Conference golf updates

At the Osakis golf club, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team shot a 196 to take second place behind conference front-runner Osakis.

The Silverstreaks now sit in a commanding position to win the Central Minnesota Conference title with just one meet remaining. Osakis has a cumulative score of 1,083, while B-B-E sits in second place with a 1,107. In third place is Pierz with a 1,180.

The last meet is this afternoon at Prairie View Community Golf Course beginning at 1 p.m. That meet will also conclude the regular season.

Friday night updates: the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team lost 11-1 to Willmar in the first day of the Max Bats Classic Invitational. In the other varsity game, K-M-S defeated Browerville 12-0 in five innings.

Also, at Swanville, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team won 7-5 to improve to 5-14 overall heading into the playoffs.

##ConquerEveryDay

Sweeping the Eagles

The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team won both games tonight against Eden Valley-Watkins. Game scores were 3-1 and 11-1 (five innings). In the first game, Payton VanBeck pitched all six innings for the win. Game two saw Adam Jaeger pitch a complete game.

In other baseball news, the Maple Lake Irish swept Paynesville tonight to earn the Central Minnesota Conference championship outright. Game scores were 7-2 and 5-0. The Bulldogs and Irish entered the game tied at 11-1 each in the CMC. Maple Lake is 16-2 overall and finished 13-1 in the CMC. Coming into tonight, Paynesville's only loss was during a doubleheader at Pierz on May 8, when the Pioneers won 6-1.

At Upsala in a key sub-section doubleheader, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team went 1-1 with an 11-8 win followed by a 6-3 loss. They are 4-14 overall heading into the last game of the regular season. That game is tomorrow, Friday, at Swanville.

Breakfast on the Farm event on June 2

This is exciting! Check it out...an event in rural Padua/Elrosa on Saturday, June 2:
http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com/story/2018/05/10/regional/stearns-county-breakfast-on-the-farm/628.html.

For the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team, they take to the road for two Stearns County League North division battles. On Saturday, May 19 they are at New Munich. On Sunday they head to Meire Grove. Both games start at 1:30 p.m.

Four losses

An 0-4 mark was the overall outcome for the Central Minnesota Conference doubleheaders held tonight for our B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch and baseball teams. At Eden Valley-Watkins, the fastpitch team lost both games. At home against Pierz, the baseball team also went 0-2 in losses by 2-0 and 9-1 scores.

It was a tough night indeed, as both teams had eyes set on going 2-0 while solidifying their odds at earning home playoff action. As of now, that remains to be seen.

Next: the baseball team (5-8) hosts Eden Valley-Watkins on Thursday, while the fastpitch team travels to Upsala that same night. Both outings are doubleheaders.

Another SCL win

The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated visiting St. Martin 5-2 this afternoon. Ethan Vogt got the win with seven innings on the hill.

Elrosa is 3-0 and hosts a game next Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m.

All-Star game

Big News on the Allstar Game Schedule June 30th in Elrosa, which has the following schedule: 2 p.m. - Little League All-Star Game 4:30 p.m. - Home Run Derby 6 p.m. - All-Star Game (Central Valley League vs. Stearns County League) 9-12:30 p.m. band: Mitch Gordon and the Unleaded Band

In other amateur baseball news, this past Sunday at Spring Hill, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team won their season opener by a 15-9 score against the Chargers in the Battle for the Keg. It was the 39th meeting of the two teams since the "Battle for the Keg" series began in 2007. Sunday's game, which featured wind gusts upwards of 30 miles an hour and higher blowing straight out in a southwesterly direction, was highlighted by a three-run home run by Elrosa's Kevin Kuefler in the third inning.

Next for the Saints (1-0) is the home opener! They host Greenwald this Sunday, May 6 in a Stearns County League North division showdown with the Cubs with first pitch at 1:30 p.m. at Saints Field.

Sunshine clouds over

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch and baseball teams both went 0-2 tonight in Central Minnesota Conference doubleheaders against Maple Lake.

In a CMC meet at Kimball, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team lost by two strokes to Osakis, 177 to 179. They now sit nine strokes behind the Silverstreaks in the overall standings with three meets remaining.

Story in Hutchinson

From the Hutchinson Leader newspaper last week: https://bit.ly/2K2weWM.

Doubleheader

The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team won game one tonight 6-2 in the home doubleheader over Holdingford. In game two, the score was tied 4-4 through three innings before the Jaguars pulled away for a 9-5 win for the series sweep.

At Holdingford in CMC action, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team lost 10-3 in game one after being out-hit by a 14 to five margin. In game two, the Huskers won 8-2 after out-hitting the Jaguars 12 to six in the contest. Also hurting the Jaguars were five errors compared to none by the hosts.

*A reminder: Tuesday's fastpitch game at Hancock, if not rained out, will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood.

Saints win

The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated Greenwald 14-2 this afternoon in their home opener. Austin Imdieke pitched five innings to get the win. Next: a Mother's Day weekend affair against St. Martin back at Saints Field on Sunday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m.

Another win

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team defeated visiting Swanville 6-5 on Friday night to improve to 2-6 on the season. The Jaguars scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to secure the come-from-behind win. The game-winning run came across on one out via a Swanville defensive error.

Next is a doubleheader at Holdingford (1-5) on Monday.

*Also, the fastpitch game at Hancock on Tuesday next week will be covered on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood.

FFA garden center

The B-B-E FFA garden center is open for the season - they are open Monday -Friday 12:00 to 6:00 and Saturday 9:00 to 3:00 - weather permitting (closed if cold or raining).  Come support your local FFA Chapter!

Thursday night results

The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team recovered nicely after falling behind 2-0 in the first inning during their first meeting with Kimball Area in a Central Minnesota Conference doubleheader tonight at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. The Jaguars won 7-3 in that game in spite of four errors to none by the Cubs.

In game two, the Jaguars lost 8-5 after the Cubs scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie.

In a CMC girls' golf meet, the B-B-E Jaguars won by a healthy 12-stroke margin over front-runner Osakis (172 to 184). Now the Jaguars trail the Silverstreaks by seven strokes with three meets in the book.

At Kimball, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team lost two CMC games to the Cubs.

More to follow later.

Golf at Sauk Centre

The B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team took second place by a slim margin at an invitational at Greystone of Sauk Centre. The Jaguars shot a 369 compared to first-place BOLD's 367. Osakis was not far off in third place with a 376. Jacqueline Gossen led B-B-E with an 87, which was third-best overall. Next: the girls' golf team is at the Central Minnesota Conference meet hosted by Maple Lake on Thursday and then Benson next Wednesday. The Minnewaska Invitational on Friday was cancelled.

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team also competed at Greystone this afternoon, and they scored a 368 while finishing in fifth place out of nine teams. They were led by Jayden Miller's score of 81. Melrose was team champion with an incredible score of 313. Minnewaska Area was in a distant second with a 337. BOLD took fourth with a 365, while Pierz took third with a 362. Next: the boys' golf team is at a CMC meet hosted by Kimball on Thursday.

*Update on Wednesday night: at the Smooth Magic 107 FM sports banquet at Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood, B-B-E's Adam Jaeger was named 2017-2018 Outstanding Male Athlete of the year.

3,000 words

The finishing touches have been put on a 3,035-word school board story highlighting the interview of Mr. Walsh of Hutchinson, who has agreed to take the position of B-B-E superintendent.

I don't know if it's possible to get the whole story in the layout this week, but I'll know a couple hours from now!

Here's random thoughts worth sharing from the meeting notes:

"If you start off knowing you don't have enough time or money in your system, then you become really good at saving time and money."

And...

Walsh asked what is 'awesome' at B-B-E, and Brian Knight replied, "We are a family. We're like brothers and sisters. We don't always get along, but we miss each other if we don't see each other."