Jaguars and DeRoo's no-hitter performance blanks Hancock

Behind a tremendous no-hitter performance on the mound by senior Kaden DeRoo, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team extended their winning streak to five games as they won 11-0 in five games tonight to conclude the Max Bats wood bat invitational. They now hold an 11-4 overall record. The 11 regular season wins marks the most since the 2016 season, when they were 15-5 before the playoffs and 9-5 in the Central Minnesota Conference. They finished in third place in Section 6A with a 19-7 final season record.

DeRoo, who is a dual sport spring athlete and also a member of the golf team, fired 10 strikeouts and issued just one walk.

The next game for the Jaguars is on Tuesday in Elrosa when they host Eden Valley-Watkins in a big Central Minnesota Conference game. In the May 13 QRF rankings, the Jaguars were ranked No. 9 overall in Class 1A, a huge jump from No. 29 in the May 6 rankings.

More to post much later. I realized that I haven't updated my newspaper website with fresh articles! Yikes.

A handful of members of the B-B-E Jaguars track and field teams broke personal records at last Thursday's Dave Sieben invitational in Melrose. The event featured 12 teams with weather conditions that were absolutely picture-perfect for an outdoor athletic event. I'm still combing through results.

Here's a video with Presley Detloff and Bree Thieschafer in the shot put that night:


Bree Thieschafer, a junior, broke her personal record in the shot put with her throw featured in that video.

Here's a boys' triple jump video from Melrose:


The track and field teams are gearing up for the Central Minnesota Conference championships, which will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City high school. The field events start at 3:30 p.m.

It's Sunday afternoon now, and the outside is calling! I have to get back out for the afternoon and enjoy that sunshine.