Back in the saddle - are you ready, Jaguar Country? (VIDEOS)

I just spent the 6 to 9 o'clock window of the evening not working. It was a nice stretch where I had supper and rested and didn't do one thing that even remotely resembled work. That time is over.

Are you ready for the next 2 to 3 days, Jaguar Country? It will be crazy! A good kind of crazy. But the kind of crazy you must plan ahead for. 

Remember that school will be in session at B-B-E next Monday! A couple teachers mentioned tonight that we will have school for the next three Mondays leading into Thanksgiving!

Another note: I have not heard of any option where people can watch upcoming section playoff events via the Internet. Your options from a distance are either to hope I can post updates on this blog or listen to Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood. You can stream Smooth Magic from anywhere with a "Smart" phone or a computer and Internet connection. Their website (save this!) is https://www.kmgk1071.com.

Football-related notes:
Here's a number I'll throw out (year) of 2014. That was the last year Upsala/Swanville Area advanced to the state football tournament. They want that seven-year drought to end. They will be heavily motivated to defeat our B-B-E Jaguars football team on Friday at the FargoDome.

Volleyball-related notes:
Here's two names I'll throw out: Brylie Schultz and Ellissa Rinke. For the latter, I've seen it spelled two different ways: Ellissa and Elissa. In the Grant County Herald newspaper, her name is spelled Elissa. At online sources, it's spelled Ellissa. So who knows! Regardless, Rinke is a phenomenal all-around player who recently surpassed 1,000 career digs. She had a team-leading 20 digs in last Friday's 3-2 semifinal win over Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley; plus 3 ace serves on 13-of-14 serving with 13 kills. Another Rinke on the team is Lesley Rinke, who had 15 set assists. Emily Berger had 23 set assists plus 2 ace serves. Brylie Schultz had 3 ace serves, 17-for-18 serving and a team-high 16 kills. Anna Bright had 9 kills. Kyah Thomas is also a strong attacker and had 7 kills against C-G-B while going 19-of-19 at the serving line with 3 ace serves.

Overall, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross totaled 14 ace serves against their neighboring rival C-G-B in a packed house at Wheaton. The Warriors boasted four players in double digits for digs, which is a big stat! Dig leaders were E. Rinke with 20, Avah Sykora with 19, Kyah Thomas with 17 and Lesley Rinke with 10.

A last figure I saw...W/H-N is 3-2 this fall in matches that went the full five games. They won the first two, then lost two, then they beat C-G-B last week in five to advance in the playoffs.

Here's video featuring the Pep Band performing at halftime of the football team's playoff opener on October 26:


**Here's a video from the Section 4A semifinals against Browerville on Saturday; it features the Jaguars stopping Browerville in the red zone on a fourth-and-three play before they marched down field and took a 14-0 lead:


Signing off now, it's bed time.