That was a fun day and night! (VIDEO)

As I type this, I am exactly 168 hours past the opening serve of the Class 1A state tournament for our B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team. The Jaguars squared off with Badger/Greenbush-Middle River at 5 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center last Thursday.

Here's video recorded a few minutes before the match started:


More to come. I have to get supper transported to the high school now for the musical students! They are holding their final dress rehearsal tonight. Tomorrow is opening night of Anastasia! Do you have your tickets ordered yet?

In college volleyball news...
B-B-E Class of 2019 graduate Emily Knight's college volleyball team opened the national playoffs tonight in Denver, Colorado. She plays with the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers, who were seeded No. 6 in the South Central Region tournament of NCAA's Division II. They won a thrilling 3-2 match over No. 3-seeded Regis. Game three was won by Knight's team by a 32-30 score, and they won game five by a 15-12 score. Next: Colorado Mines now plays the No. 9-ranked D-II team and the No. 2-seeded team in their region, West Texas A and M, at 5 p.m. tomorrow in Denver. The winner advances to the NCAA Sweet 16 and the region championship.

B-B-E Class of 2022 graduate Emily Kern's college volleyball team, St. Cloud State University, opens their journey in the NCAA Division II tournament with their region quarterfinal match tomorrow night in Wayne, Nebraska.