Wrestlers take Jaguar Invite! Girls' basketball wins third straight (VIDEOS)

They're back in business!

While they are still not at full strength in terms of their lineup, tonight on the home mats, the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team won the Jaguar Invite by a slim 7.5 point margin. Winning individual titles were Noah Jensen (107), Brett DeRoo (160) and Carson Gilbert (215). Beyond those three, many other Jaguars turned in fine performances while earning top-four finishes. Earning third place finishes for the Jaguars were Jace Mueller (133), Louie Tensen (139), Andrew Spanier (172) and Hunter Laage (189). As huge as the three individual titles were, the four Jaguars who took third place played a huge role in the team coming out on top.

Jaguar Invite team standings:
1. B-B-E 167 points.
2. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville 159.5 points.
3. Osakis 141 points.
4. Eden Valley-Watkins 137 points.
5. Pipestone Area 117.5 points
6. Milaca/Faith Christian 111.5 points
7. Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta 91.5 points.
8. Medford 85.5 points.

Here's a video from the 145-pound opener today in the auxiliary gymnasium:


I had a glaring error right away by saying Dylan Koob's opponent was from Royalton. I corrected myself eventually: the opponent is a Medford wrestler in the video. Dylan lost what was an exciting match in this first round by a 10-7 decision.

Here's a video featuring the playing of the National Anthem this afternoon before wrestling got underway:


Next for the wrestlers: a key Section 5A dual at Benson next Tuesday night. The listed start time is 6:30 p.m.

Shifting gears to basketball...
In a Central Minnesota Conference game on the road, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team used two halves of outstanding defense to defeat Eden Valley-Watkins 68-42. They now hold a 7-5 overall record.

How the first half developed...
The game's first 6 minutes were closely-contested, but Macey Roering drained a three-pointer with 12:10 left to break a 7-7 tie and start an 11-3 run. The Eagles cut it down to 18-14, but the Jaguars had an 8-0 run push the lead to double digits. The Jaguars went 3-of-4 at the free throw line in the last 30 seconds to forge a 31-20 halftime lead.

The No. 7-ranked (Minnesota Basketball News) Jaguars were led by Adley Hagen's career high of 25 points. Bree Thieschafer was also in double figures with 13 points. From the floor, the Jaguars shot 35 percent.

B-B-E's JV girls' basketball team earned a thrilling 36-33 overtime win against the Eagles after trailing by as much as 10 points late in the second half. The score after regulation play was 33-33, and a layup in the closing seconds of overtime by freshman Jaylee Jensen salted the game in favor of the visitors. In the C-squad game tonight, the Class of 2029 eighth grade Jaguars also won in thrilling fashion with a final score of 34-33.

Here's a video featuring the last 42 seconds of the first half tonight in Eden Valley:


Next: the Jaguars continue conference play when they host Paynesville Area next Tuesday night. The Bulldogs lost 63-45 tonight to Kimball Area.

ON Saturday! the B-B-E/Paynesville Pirouettes dance team travels to the Alexandria Invitational. The action begins at 1:30 p.m., and the awards ceremony is set for 4:55 p.m. This will be their first dance competition since the Melrose Invitational on December 21.

Central MN Conference boys' basketball scores on January 3:
Paynesville Area 62, Eden Valley-Watkins 56
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 63, Royalton 55

Central MN Conference boys' basketball scores on January 3:
Kimball Area 63, Paynesville Area 45
Holdingford 52, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 30
Royalton 66, Maple Lake 32

Area boys' basketball scores on January 3:
Montevideo 72, Sauk Centre 51
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 65, Minnewaska Area 41
Dassel-Cokato 73, New London-Spicer 72 (overtime)

Area girls' basketball scores on January 3:
New London-Spicer 79, Dassel-Cokato 53
Upsala 42, Braham 41 (a huge HUGE Section 5A upset)
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 75, Sebeka 43
Pine River-Backus 67, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 25
BOLD 66, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 49
Sauk Centre 71, Milaca 55
Minnewaska Area 68, West Central Area 33
Upsala 42, Braham 41
Minneota 62, Canby 56
Hancock 84, Parkers Prairie 45