It wasn't all pretty, but the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team came out on top in a 3-1 match at Eden Valley-Watkins tonight to stay undefeated in the Central Minnesota Conference. The Jaguars and Eagles are defending co-champions of the CMC. Last year, EV-W gave B-B-E our lone loss of the season by a 3-1 score in Brooten this same week, with both teams going 6-1 in the loop. Currently, EV-W falls to 3-15 overall and 0-4 in the CMC; they are really struggling this year and have won just 10 sets overall against 39 losses.
At EV-W tonight, the Jaguars hit at 18 and 25 percent across the first and second games. That figure dropped to just 8 percent in the third set loss. Overall, the Jaguars had a 20.6 percent hitting figure and were led by Brooklyn Fischer's career-high 28 kills.
NEXT: the Jaguars (14-4) host Hancock (5-12) in a sub-section match-up next Tuesday, October 3 as part of Homecoming week. The Homecoming royal court will be introduced prior to the varsity match.
In a rather stunning upset, Royalton lost by a 3-0 score tonight to Kimball Area to create a three-way tie for second place. The Royals (13-8, 3-1) are tied for second in the CMC with Paynesville Area (15-3) and Kimball Area (12-7). This puts our Jaguars in the driver's seat of the conference as they are now 4-0 in the loop.
And a scheduling note...the Homecoming coronation next week is at 7 p.m. at Olson Auditorium, not 7:30 p.m.
Another community note...the Belgrade Fire Department is hosting an event for the public on Saturday, October 7...read more here at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website: https://rb.gy/7qkvb.
In their Cancer Night match and final regular season contest, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' tennis team fell 7-0 to MACCRAY tonight in Belgrade. They now gear up for the Section 6A playoffs, which opens with the quarterfinal round next Thursday, October 5 at the high seeds. I predict that the Jaguars will earn the No. 6 seed and travel to New London-Spicer for the opening round.
**Here's a video from the end of game two at K-M-S on September 18:
Central Minnesota Conference volleyball scores on September 28:
Kimball Area 3, Royalton 0 (Cubs have lost just one match since September 14, when our Jaguars won 3-1 at Kimball)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 3, Maple Lake 1
Paynesville Area 3, Holdingford 0
About Friday's game at Swanville...bring a rain jacket! Or umbrella, or both! It may start raining right at halftime. Also, Brady with Smooth Magic 107 FM will be broadcasting the game!! Spread the word! I'll get a football post added around 5 p.m. before departing for Morrison County. The radio station also streams on their website: https://www.kmgk1071.com. THANKS, BRADY!
**Here's a post-game interview with senior Jordan Herickhoff after last Friday's football game:
That video interview is also posted at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website: https://tinyurl.com/4m4t2f8b.
Area volleyball scores on September 28:
Browerville 3, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 0
BOLD 3, Minnewewaska Area 1
Willmar 3, Fergus Falls 0
Melrose Area 3, Benson 0
Annandale 3, New London-Spicer 1
Yellow Medicine East 3, Ortonville 2
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 3, Ashby 0
Swanville 3, Upsala 0
Hancock 3, Rothsay 0
Underwood 3, Brandon-Evansville 2
Battle Lake 3, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 1
Minneota 3, Canby 1
Breckenridge 3, Barnesville 0
Renville County West 3, Lac qui Parle Valley 0
Sebeka 3, Verndale 1
Wadena-Deer Creek 3, Henning 0
West Central Area 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 1
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 3, Central MN Christian 1
