Jaguar tennis wins opener

The B-B-E Jaguars girls' tennis team won their season opener against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Upsala-Swanville Area on Friday morning. I'm still compiling all the details of the win, but the team score was 6-1. The Jaguars swept the doubles matches and earned wins at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles.

The triangular ended prematurely, however, as heavy rain came up on LP-GE high school about 20 minutes after the match between B-B-E and Staples-Motley started. Coaches decided to move into a rain delay, but just as it appeared the rain was subsiding, the rain picked up and soaked the courts. Soon after that, the Jaguars were at Long Prairie's Subway getting lunch as the rain continued. I didn't see what Brooten got for rain.

It was an odd morning with a light rain and mist coming down off and on during the drive to Long Prairie and during the match. Helping out was the fact that the courts were dry to begin with, as Long Prairie had not received rain earlier in the morning. It was frustrating to see the rain stop the action, as the forecast said "Cloudy and 15 percent chance of rain"! Dang it!

Next: the Jaguars host Pierz on Monday in a non-conference match. For the JV Jaguars, they travel to Pierz for their first competition of the season. Also exciting is that the JV team will pick up at least two additional players on Tuesday. (Hopefully four!) Hope still remains that the total roster will expand to 20 or more players. Fingers crossed.