Wrestlers win, seedings posted

For Parents and Seniors night, the No. 8-ranked B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team shot out to a huge 34-0 lead through the 145-pound weight class against visiting Benson tonight. Then through 195 pounds, the Braves narrowed the lead to 34-26 before junior Michael Doubek earned a key win by fall (2:54) over Alden Sylte to clinch the win.

Earlier this week, Benson (12-9 overall) earned the No. 3 seed in Section 5A, while B-B-E was seeded No. 4.

The Jaguars will take a 9-6 team dual record into the Section 5A quarterfinals, which will be held next Tuesday, February 12 at 7 p.m. on the home mats of our high school. (*This is weather-permitting...here in Jaguar Country we are already gearing up for another round of snow and wind in the forecast for next Tuesday.)

If the Jaguars beat K-M-S, they would likely face No. 1-seeded Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville in the semifinals. The semifinals will be in Benson at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15. The section finals are the same night at Benson at approximately 8 p.m.

At Sauk Centre, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team lost 79-68. A career night for senior Evan Wiener (31 points) was not enough to overcome Ryan Sueflow's 30 points and Jacob Jennissen's 24 points for the Mainstreeters (9-10, 5-6 West Central Conference).

Below is the wrestling team seeding for Section 5A:
1. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville
2. Minnewaska Area
3. Benson
4. B-B-E
5. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
6. Paynesville Area
7. Osakis
8. BOLD
9. Quad County
10. Ortonville

In case you missed it in the preseason schedule published on November 29 in the Bonanza Valley Voice, the section individual tournament is on February 23 at Minnewaska Area with a 9 a.m. start.

Area boys' basketball scores on February 8:
Paynesville area 90, Pierz 85 (CMC game at Paynesville; the Bulldogs are just a half-game out of first place at this point)
Parkers Prairie 51, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 33
Hinckley-Finlayson 68, Virginia 57
Sebeka 52, Pillager 50
Battle Lake 62, Brandon-Evansville 61
Minnewaska Area 67, Benson 44
Melrose Area 64, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 59

Area girls' basketball scores on February 8:
Watertown-Mayer 53, New London-Spicer 46
St. Cloud Tech 78, Willmar 67
Royalton 63, Upsala 53
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 37, Park Christian 36
Melrose Area 54, Benson 46
Sauk Centre 75, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 35
West Central Area 75, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 56

More to come.