This was a very, very, truly special and unforgettable night. So much to unpack! I don't even know where to begin.
All of our teams won tonight: C, JV and varsity girls' basketball and the C-squad and varsity boys' basketball teams. Plus! The varsity wrestlers racked up a huge tournament win at Paynesville.
There were even more wins than what went into the actual scorebooks. Where do I begin? I don't know where to begin. What an amazing night.
I'll start at the end and then just work back...this blog post won't be really completed until mid-morning on Saturday. I have to be at Elk River high school by around 8:15 a.m. tomorrow morning. I'll explain why another time.
Tonight, in a Central Minnesota Conference game at home, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team won 95-22 over Maple Lake. The Jaguars led 58-12 at halftime and expanded that after the break. Coach Anderson began subbing down heavily once the first 6 minutes had passed in the second half.
Next: the boys' basketball team plays at New London-Spicer at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) with the B and C-squad games starting at 3 p.m. at Fort Knox.
Also at the elementary school tonight, the No. 15-ranked B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team kept their winning streak alive with a 65-48 win over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. After holding the Falcons on the first series of the game after tip-off, B-B-E's offense went to work with Abby Berge scoring on a shot in the lane in traffic. The bucket lifted Berge to 1,000 career points with an assist from fellow senior Harley Roering from the left wing. You can watch this all play out below. Berge ended with 34 points in the game.
VIDEO:
For the girls' basketball team, their next game is on Monday, January 16 at home (back in the high school in Belgrade) when they host Upsala.
More to come. Additional video is uploading. Below I'll get more added on the wrestling tournament in Paynesville.
Paynesville invitational final team standings (top five):
1. B-B-E 213 points
2. Paynesville Area 152.5
3. Milaca/Faith Christian 148.5
4. Pierz 110.5
5. Wabasso 110
*Here's Wyatt Engen earning his 98th career win at Paynesville:
Engen later earned his 100th career win! He took first place at 138 pounds today while earning two pins in his first two matches and then a 6-2 decision in the finals.
Individual division results at Paynesville (updates to come):
106: Noah Welte 6th place
113: Aiden Mueller 4th place
120: open
126: Louie Tensen 2nd place
132: Ryan Jensen 1st place
138: Wyatt Engen 1st place
145: Brett DeRoo 3rd place
152: Tanner Viessman 3rd place
160: Hunter Laage 6th place
170: Maximus Hanson 1st place
182: Carson Gilbert 2nd place
195: Talen Kampsen 4th place
220: Ethan Spanier 1st place
285: Harley Weber 4th place
*Here's my 12th winter sports show of this season...
More coming at mid-morning on Saturday...stay tuned. I am heading to Elk River high school early in the morning tomorrow.
I'll start at the end and then just work back...this blog post won't be really completed until mid-morning on Saturday. I have to be at Elk River high school by around 8:15 a.m. tomorrow morning. I'll explain why another time.
Tonight, in a Central Minnesota Conference game at home, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team won 95-22 over Maple Lake. The Jaguars led 58-12 at halftime and expanded that after the break. Coach Anderson began subbing down heavily once the first 6 minutes had passed in the second half.
Next: the boys' basketball team plays at New London-Spicer at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) with the B and C-squad games starting at 3 p.m. at Fort Knox.
Also at the elementary school tonight, the No. 15-ranked B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team kept their winning streak alive with a 65-48 win over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. After holding the Falcons on the first series of the game after tip-off, B-B-E's offense went to work with Abby Berge scoring on a shot in the lane in traffic. The bucket lifted Berge to 1,000 career points with an assist from fellow senior Harley Roering from the left wing. You can watch this all play out below. Berge ended with 34 points in the game.
VIDEO:
For the girls' basketball team, their next game is on Monday, January 16 at home (back in the high school in Belgrade) when they host Upsala.
More to come. Additional video is uploading. Below I'll get more added on the wrestling tournament in Paynesville.
Paynesville invitational final team standings (top five):
1. B-B-E 213 points
2. Paynesville Area 152.5
3. Milaca/Faith Christian 148.5
4. Pierz 110.5
5. Wabasso 110
*Here's Wyatt Engen earning his 98th career win at Paynesville:
Engen later earned his 100th career win! He took first place at 138 pounds today while earning two pins in his first two matches and then a 6-2 decision in the finals.
Individual division results at Paynesville (updates to come):
106: Noah Welte 6th place
113: Aiden Mueller 4th place
120: open
126: Louie Tensen 2nd place
132: Ryan Jensen 1st place
138: Wyatt Engen 1st place
145: Brett DeRoo 3rd place
152: Tanner Viessman 3rd place
160: Hunter Laage 6th place
170: Maximus Hanson 1st place
182: Carson Gilbert 2nd place
195: Talen Kampsen 4th place
220: Ethan Spanier 1st place
285: Harley Weber 4th place
*Here's my 12th winter sports show of this season...
More coming at mid-morning on Saturday...stay tuned. I am heading to Elk River high school early in the morning tomorrow.
SATURDAY morning update: Middle School honors band arrived at Elk River High School at 8:00 a.m. sharp. It has been an impressive morning so far here. Before 11:00 a.m. I have to take off for the dance competition in Grove City. Busy, busy, busy!! So much to catch up on including which Jaguars won individual titles yesterday at the wrestling tournament, and I haven't caught the full listing of the latest basketball state rankings. I only know that our girls' hoops team moved up one spot.
We're at 1:30 p.m. on the clock and it's time to head back to Elk River high school. The B-B-E/Paynesville Pirouettes dance team just performed in the JV jazz and varsity jazz divisions at A-C-GC high school. They were both marvelous!!! Mark your calendars for next Thursday, January 19, when the Pirouettes host their 7-team dance comp in Brooten.
We're at 1:30 p.m. on the clock and it's time to head back to Elk River high school. The B-B-E/Paynesville Pirouettes dance team just performed in the JV jazz and varsity jazz divisions at A-C-GC high school. They were both marvelous!!! Mark your calendars for next Thursday, January 19, when the Pirouettes host their 7-team dance comp in Brooten.
