A night of losses (Updates coming* VIDEO added)

It was a difficult night for our varsity teams.

At a home triangular with their first action on the home mats this season, the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team suffered their second Central Minnesota Conference dual loss of the season when No. 3-ranked Holdingford won 45-23 in the first dual of the night. The Huskers then faced New London-Spicer in the second dual, and the Wildcats prevailed 32-29 after the NL-S heavyweight won a major decision. In the final dual, the Jaguars faced No. 10-ranked (Class 2A) NL-S, and they trailed 6-4 after the 114-pound match was complete after Noah Jensen won at 114 pounds. Final score: NL-S 51, B-B-E 23.

Next: the wrestling team travels north to Pequot Lakes for Friday/Saturday action at the Jackhammer Invitational this weekend. The first-round matches start at 1 p.m. on Friday.

Here's a video recorded early in the NL-S dual tonight:


The video begins with Noah Jensen battling at 114 pounds against NL-S's Jett Hoffman. Jensen won by fall (4:38) to tie the dual at a 6-6 score. The Jaguars quickly fell behind by a wide margin, however, with NL-S winning the next 6 weight divisions. In that stretch, NL-S won 3 by fall and another by forfeit (152).

At 160, Brett DeRoo won a 16-1 tech fall against Caleb Nelson. Andrew Spanier won by fall (1:39) against Grant Mccain at 172. The Wildcats took the 189-pound weight by forfeit. Carson Gilbert then won by fall late in the third period (5:43) against Garret Leenstra to cut the deficit to 45-23. The Wildcats won the 285-pound division by fall.

In basketball news...
In their Central Minnesota Conference opener, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team endured a 65-54 loss to Kimball Area on the home floor. They were competitive in the game right up to the end after the Cubs led 33-22 at halftime. The Jaguars shot an ice-cold 18 percent on field goals in the first half (6-of-32).

At Prinsburg, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team lost 74-53 to Central Minnesota Christian. The Bluejays led 38-22 at halftime. The Jaguars (4-4) host Holdingford (5-2) this Friday night.

Area girls' basketball scores on December 17:
Mayer Lutheran 86, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 26
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 49, Eden Valley-Watkins 35 (a Monday night score from the EV-W tournament)
Upsala 76, Ogilvie 58
Brandon-Evansville 45, Battle Lake 40
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 67, Nevis 36
Sleepy Eye 54, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 31
Rocori 56, Eden Valley-Watkins 41
Hancock 57, St. Cloud Cathedral 48
Minnewaska Area 57, Paynesville Area 17
New London-Spicer 73, Watertown-Mayer 62
Holdingford 66, Pierz 17
West Central Area 64, Melrose Area 54
Kimball Area 63, Mora 39
Underwood 75, Parkers Prairie 40
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 74, Rothsay 69
Foley 82, Osakis 51
Swanville 66, Browerville 34
Braham 64, Moose Lake-Willow River 28
Dawson-Boyd 65, Benson 54
Lakeview 52, Montevideo 47
Legacy Christian 60, Maple Lake 42
Royalton 67, Pine River-Backus 39