State tournament coming our way! (VIDEOS** UPDATES)

A new was added this evening.

Here's Coach Brittany Borgerding talking today before their practice got underway at the high school:


The team was heading to the All-State banquet this evening.

In reference to Cleveland having no seniors, I mentioned that in the interview with Coach Borgerding. From my view, that can work as an advantage for the Clippers. With no seniors, they don't have that pressure of "now or never" - even though in the world of sports, nothing is ever promised to you. A team could do major damage with a young team at a state tournament, and it does not mean they're promised a state tournament trip one year later.

Here's a video from the practice held today:


PEP FEST updates:
The B-B-E elementary school will host a Pep Fest at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday, the B-B-E high school will host a pep fest at 10:45 a.m. before the team departs to St. Paul for the state opener.

An immense amount of hard work, dedication, focus and determination by the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team has paid off by punching a ticket to the program's 8th state tournament in school history. Our community will benefit from what the coaches and players (and their families) have devoted to the volleyball program. I hope each and every one of you out there is grateful for that!

Here's action from early in game 3 of the Section 6A semifinals:


The video started with the Jaguars holding a 5-0 lead over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.

...and let's go back to Fargo!

Here's a third quarter video from the FargoDome last Friday:


More to come this afternoon.

Please send a special prayer for safety during their travels today as the volleyball team drives to the Twin Cities for the Minnesota All-State Volleyball banquet. They departed B-B-E high school at 2:30 p.m.

In college sports news...
Tonight, two college sports notes for B-B-E graduates...Class of 2023 graduate Tiyana Schwinghammer's Valley City State University team hosts the University of Minnesota-Morris. In junior college sports, B-B-E Class of 2024 graduate Brooklyn Fischer's St. Cloud Technical and Community College team learns about their National Tournament fate. More updates to follow.

UPDATE from Valley City, North Dakota...Schwinghammer is leading her team with 16 points, with 8 coming in the third quarter, as the Vikings are blowing the University of Minnesota-Morris off the court. With 2:40 left in the third quarter, the Vikings are ahead 53-27. Update: Schwinghammer has scored 12 points in the third quarter, and she leads the Vikings with 20 points. Her last bucket put the Vikings ahead 59-29 going into the last minute of the third.

Her shooting was incredible: 6-of-6 on field goals, which included 2 makes on 2 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, Schwinghammer was 6-for-8 to get her to 20 points in 20 minutes of the 40-minute game. The 6'0" junior forward also had 4 rebounds and 4 steals. With 2 minutes to go, VCSU leads UMM 73-38.

With her team-leading 20 points today, Schwinghammer is now just 23 points away from scoring 1,000 career points at the collegiate level!

UPDATE: at St. Cloud, Fischer's SCTCC Cyclones learned tonight that they've earned a trip to the Division III National Tournament! They head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the tournament opener on Thursday, November 13. At 3 p.m. that day, the Cyclones face Sandhills Community College.