Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguar Sports

Turnout of around 20 attend B-B-E community meeting tonight

2012-02-13T19:06:00.003-08:00

A great discussion with a fair amount of back-and-forth questions and answers took place at tonight's community meeting at the B-B-E High School commons area.

Information on employee pay freezes, the local property tax levies and enrollment figures was given along with lengthy analysis of what school officials have learned so far on the move to a 4-day week.

Click here to see a light article I just wrote tonight for the Sauk Centre Herald website based on what was said at the meeting: http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&SubSectionID=49&ArticleID=13790 (a video clip can be viewed there from the meeting)

While I've got your attention...here's more from last Friday's Sno-Daze activities at the B-B-E High School...

Video, video, video! Good grief, how boring was my job before I began utilizing a video camera!?!?!?

Coming tonight: the 2nd of two community meetings at B-B-E

2012-02-13T15:34:00.000-08:00

The meeting begins at 7:30pm at the B-B-E High School media center. A couple topics on the agenda are district goal-setting as well as review and updates on the 4-day flexible schedule that was implemented at the start of the 2011-12 school year.

B-B-E elementary boys' basketball competes at Benson tournament

2012-02-12T13:43:00.001-08:00

From Saturday...6th grade vs. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley in a first-round game.

...and 6th grade action against MACCRAY in the 2nd game of the day, the consolation semifinals...shown here is the final action of regulation play, which ended with the Jaguars and Wolverines tied at 18-18.

More footage from the Maple Lake boys' basketball game...and Sno-Daze...plus elementary basketball at Benson

2012-02-11T14:22:00.001-08:00

From about 4 minutes into the second half...against Maple Lake

...and later in the 2nd half...

...and more Sno-Daze from yesterday...

On Saturday at Benson, the 5th grade Jaguar boys' basketball team defeated Lac qui Parle Valley 15-12 for 7th place...below, members of the team react after the win. They lost a heartbreaker 17-16 to Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta in a consolation game earlier.

B-B-E Sno-Daze Pep Fest games held this afternoon - Scoreboard from Friday night posted

2012-02-10T16:48:00.001-08:00

Below, a scene from the pudding eating contest that involved the senior Sno-Daze Royalty candidates...

More photos can be viewed here at the Sauk Centre Herald website: http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1412900&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=0. It's an incomplete album with only about 1/3 of my photos from this afternoon uploaded. The rest will be added on Sunday.

Here's a link to see a video from the "advanced" pudding eating contest during the Sno-Daze games today: http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=94&SubSectionID=381&NewsVideoID=74

...and some faculty-led halftime entertainment during the Dodgeball competition today...Huey Lewis and the News is one of the best bands of the 80s & 90s, no doubt!

A side note...the boys' basketball game at Holdingford last night went into overtime. Rockford went home with a 62-56 win after holding the Huskers to three points in the extra session.

Another note...this is the 2,012th post on this blog since I created it in October 2006.

...Yet another note...the Kimball Area Cubs wrestling team completed a 7-0 tour through the Central Minnesota Conference this season with a 58-15 home win over Rockford. They take a 29-0 record into next week's Section 5A tournament.

**Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 10:
Fosston 45, Ulen-Hitterdal 43 (Fosston was #40 on the QRF; U-H was up to #13)
Sauk Centre 67, New London-Spicer 55
Royalton 56, West Central Area 48

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 10:
Eden Valley-Watkins 43, B-B-E 20 (B-B-E's Raeann Sorenson, the team's top scorer, missed the game due to illness; the Jaguars had 8 points at halftime and were led by Becca Gruber's 10 points)
Upsala 53, Osakis 45
Pierz 68, Holdingford 43
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 85, Rockford 61
Paynesville Area 56, Benson 46

Jaguar boys basketball throttles Maple Lake - Wrestlers split at HLWW and cap winning regular season

2012-02-09T18:47:00.000-08:00

Action from the final minute of the game tonight...countless reserves got in the game over the final 7 minutes...I lost track and was too busy trying to get pictures of all of them!
Final: 87-64. It was an incredibly fast-paced game that was over in one hour, 15 minutes flat.

The Jaguars boys' basketball team led 13-3 and 27-11 early, then went up 52-25 at the break. Connor Goodwin's five-footer turnaround shot on the baseline only 15 seconds into the second half started the Jaguars off on the right foot, and even with Maple Lake playing an inspired brand of ball over the final 18 minutes of the game, they were unable to put a serious dent in the 20+ point lead.

The Irish, who entered the contest with a 5-3 record in the Central Minnesota Conference, drilled nine threes in the game and went home with a 9-9 overall record. The Jaguars drained seven threes and were 21-for-28 at the line.

The Jaguars' next action is at Rockford (4-5 CMC, 6-14) next Tuesday; the game will be on 106.5 FM the Train. Before I get into too many other items, I have to also mention that the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team performed their final high kick performance of the season at halftime tonight. I somehow took 239 pictures during the 3 minutes and 40 seconds they were performing. The next Dazzlers high kick action will take place next December. The B-B-E Dazzlers will perform at halftime of the Feb. 24 girls' basketball game at home against Rockford; it will not be a high kick performance.

**Final at Pierz tonight: Pioneers 74, HL-W-W Lakers 63. More on that game will follow later. The game was not as close as the final score indicates.

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Feb. 9:
Pierz 74, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 63
Rockford 62, Holdingford 56 (at Holdingford)
Kimball Area 66, Eden Valley-Watkins 63 (OT!) (at Eden Valley)

First half action...at the end of the second clip below, Austin Imdieke fired off a 3/4-court shot at the buzzer that banged off the rim. I love that crowd reaction as it hit the rim, it's like every B-B-E fan held their breath while the ball hung in the air.

The Dazzlers in action at halftime tonight...

Billy and his fans...classy!

At Howard Lake tonight, the Jaguars wrestling team went 1-1 in a conference triangular. They lost to Pierz and defeated Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 50-21. Look further below to read about the upcoming playoff schedule for the wrestling team.

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 9:
Battle Lake 64, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 45 (at Graceville)
Ulen-Hitterdal 75, New York Mills 56
Melrose Area 92, Benson 68
Upsala 71, St. John's Prep 65
Minnewaska Area 55, Paynesville Area 37
St. Cloud Cathedral 77, Albany 50

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 9:
Hancock 67, Ortonville 48
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 57, West Central Area 52
Maple Lake 50, Kimball Area 40 (*a CMC game)
Sauk Centre 62, Paynesville Area 43
Albany 65, New London-Spicer 51 !Wow!!!!!
Brandon/Evansville 58, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 45
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 59, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 37
Parkers Prairie 50, Verndale 37
Upsala 80, Holdingford 40

Did you know?

2012-02-09T16:18:00.000-08:00

According to an article in today's Bonanza Valley Voice, out of 237 students at B-B-E who responded to a survey on the current 4-day week schedule, 87% of them said they preferred it over the 5-day week and didn't want to go back to the old way.

Wrestlers complete regular season tonight at Howard Lake

2012-02-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars wrestling team (9-7) looks to finish the first winning regular season since 2001 when they travel to a triangular at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. They will face the host Lakers as well as Pierz in Central Minnesota Conference action.

Seeding for the Section 5A playoffs will take place soon. Once I learn them and the brackets, dates, etc. I'll get that posted right away.

**Update at 1:23pm...Seeding took place last night at the B-B-E high school among the 10 section coaches. The brackets, times, dates, etc. will be posted at the Sauk Centre Herald website shortly.

Here's the link to that article that includes the full seeding rankings for Section 5A wrestling:
http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13788

Tonight's boys' basketball game against Maple Lake will be on the Train

2012-02-09T05:54:00.001-08:00

You can tune into the game at 106.5 FM or watch in person tonight as the Jaguars take on Maple Lake.

At halftime, the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team will perform for the final time of the season.

Sorenson surpasses 1,000-point mark against Melrose tonight *Updated Tuesday

2012-02-06T20:39:00.000-08:00

Photo by Teresa Winter
Senior point guard Raeann Sorenson joined an elite group of girls' basketball players at B-B-E by eclipsing the 1,000-point mark for her varsity career tonight against Melrose. The Jaguars lost the game 60-45. Read more in this week's Sauk Centre Herald and also at this link to the Herald website: http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13766

(Below) Video added Tuesday night of a clip from the Dec. 16 game against Maple Lake...Sorenson cans a three at the 20-second mark...

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 6:
Benson 63, Paynesville Area 60
St. John's Prep 64, Holdingford 49
Sauk Centre 55, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 54

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Feb. 6:
Pierz 60, Eden Valley-Watkins 57
Kimball Area 66, Holdingford 63

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 6:
A-C-GC 52, Minnewaska Area 45
Wadena-Deer Creek 53, Sauk Centre 52 (a shot at the buzzer by Macy Weller didn't drop; Mainstreeters see 7-game winning streak end)
Benson 47, Osakis 44
Parkers Prairie 64, Battle Lake 21
Underwood 64, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 40
Brandon/Evansville 56, Henning 44

Girls' basketball hosts Melrose on Monday

2012-02-05T21:45:00.000-08:00

On Monday night this week, the Jaguars girls' basketball team hosts Melrose Area in a non-conference game. This was not on the schedule until recently, as the two schools worked it out after B-B-E got an opening for another game.

Bravo to both schools' administrators for getting this lined up. I see no reason why neighboring non-conference schools can't play one another twice in the regular season. I know it can't happen all the time, but it should be encouraged whenever possible.

On Dec. 15 earlier in the season, the Dutchmen won a close game on their court over the Jaguars 57-50.

Here's a bit of information from Friday night's action for Melrose, courtesy of Herman Lensing's Dutchmen Sports Blog:
"Melrose defeated Albany 55-43 to end a losing streak and even their WCC-N record at 4-4. The Lady Dutchmen had dropped three straight prior to the win. Leading Melrose's offense was Jenna Orth with 14 points. Emily Goerdt added another 13 points. Melrose's defense held Albany to 14 first half points."

Here's a clip from the first half of the NL-S game last week, while the Jaguars were trying to pull away from the Wildcats...it will only be available for viewing for the next two days.

Four up, four down for B-B-E's boys' basketball team

2012-02-04T19:56:00.000-08:00

In the busiest week of the season to date, the Jaguars boys' basketball team went 4-for-4 with two conference and two non-conference games.

Today at Brandon, the Jaguars named the score again and decided to win 75-37 over the Chargers. In their last 5 games, they've put up 90, 79, 89, 77 and now 75 points. Wow!

Their next action is next Thursday (Feb. 9) at home against Maple Lake.

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 4:
St. Cloud Cathedral 76, Melrose Area 74
New London-Spicer 89, Sebeka 39
Montevideo 69, Willmar 64
Battle Lake 68, Hankinson ND 56 (Battlers are 18-0)

Jaguars lead at halftime over Eden Valley-Watkins before annihilating the Eagles in the final 18 minutes

2012-02-03T18:43:00.000-08:00

In their second game in two nights on the home floor, the Jaguars boys' basketball team has a 39-26 lead at halftime over Eden Valley-Watkins. Final score: B-B-E 77, Eden Valley-Watkins 37. My math says that's only 11 second-half points for the Eagles. Crazy! The point total for B-B-E is one point over their current season average.

In a game between Pierz and Holdingford, the Pioneers hold a huge 62-15 lead with 11:50 left. Check out the final score below!

More will follow over the weekend.

Up next: a trip into western Douglas County to face sub-section rival Brandon/Evansville on Saturday afternoon. My last check on when the varsity game will tip-off is at 4:00pm at the Brandon High School. The Chargers (4-10, 3-6 Little Eight Conference) just got blasted tonight by Ashby in a 32-point loss.

Two quick notes: (1) Good luck to the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team in their trip to the Section 4A meet at Hawley on Saturday; and (2) an interview by Dave McClurg with Jaguars wrestling coach Coach Vos will be on Smooth Magic 107 FM at 7:20am on Saturday morning.

Click at the following link to see a story on Ulen-Hitterdal, who will be in the mix for teams with the ability to get through Section 6A... http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/349486/group/Sports

Here's the link to a photo gallery from last night's game: http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1408196&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=0

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Feb. 3:
Pierz 74, Holdingford 29 (awfully similar to the B-B-E vs. Holdingford score earlier this week!)
Maple Lake 61, Kimball Area 36

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 3:
Sauk Centre 45, New London-Spicer 40 (both teams are tied for 1st place in the WCC-North)
Melrose Area 55, Albany 43

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 3:
Ashby 81, Brandon/Evansville 49
Battle Lake 77, Rothsay 26
Ulen-Hitterdal 62, Ada-Borup 53
West Central Area 82, Swanville 64
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 65, Ortonville 61
Dawson-Boyd 80, MACCRAY 75 OT!!!! (Wolverines were 7 points down before rallying to tie it at 66-66 to force overtime)
Browerville 65, Upsala 60 (Upsala's Prairie Conference title hopes are gone)
Hancock 56, Underwood 41
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 70, Parkers Prairie 58
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 64, Osakis 51

Great news...the Class A (and AA) state tournaments in basketball will seed

2012-02-03T15:46:00.000-08:00

A seeding system will be used for the March state playoffs in Class A and AA.

More on this will follow later.

While I've got your attention...Check out this clip below from post-game celebrating that took place after the final horn sounded...

1000 points

2012-02-03T11:40:00.001-08:00

Below is one of Connor's first-half buckets against NL-S last night...
It goes without saying by now for B-B-E area basketball fans; Connor's shot near the basket is about as good as it gets.

B-B-E leads NL-S at halftime by a wide margin - Connor Goodwin drains 1000th point in the second half of a blowout win - Wrestlers hammer Minnewaska

2012-02-02T18:28:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars boys' basketball team leads 44-27 at halftime. Their defense has been shaky at times, explaining why the Wildcats have 27 points. NL-S has some incredibly quick guards and were able to run the floor right with B-B-E for parts of the first half.

First-half action tonight...

(Below) One of my favorite video clips taken all year; notice the banner featured near the end of the clip dreamed up by Kay Johnson of Brooten.

With 3:27 left, the Jaguars lead 85-56.

**Final score: B-B-E 89, NL-S 57. The Wildcats are a deep, classy and well-coached unit; they don't do much on the court to hurt themselves. A distinct lack of size under the basket makes the going tough for them, though, with only two players listed over 6'2".

Connor Goodwin met the 1,000 point mark for his career with two free throws early in the second half. He went up for a shot on the left block and was fouled before hitting the charity stripe and canning both free throws. The resulting score was 54-32 with 14:56 on the clock.

Up next: a home contest against Eden Valley-Watkins tomorrow night.

Click here to read a story at the Sauk Centre Herald recapping the game: http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13764

A final score in wrestling at Minnewaska Area: Jaguars 54, Lakers 21! To say that that Minnewaska Area was a depleted crew would be a huge understatement; they gave up seven forfeits on the night and falls to 5-14 overall with the loss. Earning pins for B-B-E were Josey Tensen, Colby Schramel, Ross Rath and Dillon Knutson. B-B-E is 9-6 in duals heading into tomorrow night's home match against #1-ranked Kimball Area.

At Maple Lake, the Jaguars girls' basketball team fell 56-36.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Feb. 2:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 52, Pierz 41 (at Howard Lake)

Area boys' basketball results on Feb. 2:
St. Cloud Cathedral 78, Sauk Centre 61 (Streeters led 12-5 early)
Albany 69, Milaca 37 (Huskies have won five in a row)
Montevideo 74, MACCRAY 63
Benson 73, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 44

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 2:
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 43, Osakis 30
West Central Area 68, Swanville 47
Parkers Prairie 67, Underwood 24
Ashby 48, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 41
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 60, Battle Lake 49

More from the Pierz win last week...plus a radio coverage update

2012-02-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

Action featuring reserves late in the game...

Don't miss out on Thursday night's home game against New London-Spicer, when the Jaguars boys' basketball team has a chance at another strong performance like they gave up at Holdingford on Tuesday.

The game will be aired on 106.5 FM the Train.

At Minnewaska Area high school on Thursday night, the Jaguars wrestling team takes on the Lakers in a key Section 5A match up. That action will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM. It's a match that the Jaguars must do well in for them to stay in the hunt to earn a Top-Four playoff seed a couple weeks from now. The top three are basically locked up with Kimball, A-C-GC and Paynesville Area.

B-B-E is 8-6 in dual meets, while Minnewaska Area is 5-13.

Community meetings coming to B-B-E regarding various topics including the 4-day week

2012-02-01T13:43:00.001-08:00

Click on the link to read more at the Sauk Centre Herald website:
http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&SubSectionID=49&ArticleID=13748

HL-W-W leads Jaguar girls at halftime - Jaguar boys triple up Holdingford

2012-01-31T19:17:00.001-08:00

Epic fail...the score from the boys' game posted at Minnesota-scores.net.

It's 41-24 advantage Lakers at the break tonight, with the Jaguars girls' basketball team hosting conference-leading Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. In the preliminary game of the night, the Jaguars B-squad girls won a thriller by five points over the Lakers.

It was not a pretty game for Husker fans at Holdingford, where the Jaguar boys' basketball team picked up a 79-25 win in Central Minnesota Conference action. They led 49-19 at halftime. Now 16-0 overall, the Jaguars host New London-Spicer in a rivalry battle on Thursday night. That game will be aired on 106.5 FM The Train with Bill Dean and Don Leukam providing play-by-play coverage.

Holdingford fell to 3-13 overall and 2-5 in the CMC; the score on Minnesota-scores.net is incorrect, as they show B-B-E losing 65-57 for some reason! (It was fixed at about 11:30pm.)

Senior post Connor Goodwin drained 19 points against the Huskers tonight before hitting the pine and watching the reserves play out the end of the game...

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 31:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 71, Kimball Area 56 (at Howard Lake)
Maple Lake 67, Rockford 58

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 31:
Albany 49, Minnewaska Area 46 (lead changed hands a few times in the final minutes)
New London-Spicer 51, Paynesville Area 45
Ortonville 49, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 44
Maple Lake 51, Royalton 31
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39, Kimball Area 33

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 31:
Melrose Area 61, Sauk Centre 52
Browerville 75, West Central Area 53
LP-GE 54, St. John's Prep 45
Battle Lake 54, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 37 (a nice win for the Battlers at Fergus Falls; the Comets were playing good ball lately and had won six in a row coming into tonight's Little Eight contest)
Alexandria 72, Little Falls 63
Marshall 54, Redwood Valley 52 (hard to believe it...)
Ashby 56, Parkers Prairie 23
Dawson-Boyd 61, Tracy-Milroy_Balaton 51
Brandon/Evansville 48, Underwood 43
Ulen-Hitterdal 64, Barnesville 36
Royalton 56, Osakis 53
Albany 67, Minnewaska Area 56

B-B-E girls' basketball is on the radio tonight at Osakis

2012-01-30T18:00:00.001-08:00

Their game against Osakis is on Smooth Magic 107 FM. Tip-off was at about 7:55 with a late start at the Osakis high school.

The Jaguars trail 17-6 with about 8 minutes gone in the game.

With 4:22 on the clock, Osakis leads 21-12 as B-B-E has made a couple small rallies.

Osakis's Analisa Savigeau went coast-to-coast near the halftime buzzer and earned a three-point play to make it a 29-24 halftime score, advantage Silverstreaks.

B-B-E went out scoring nine of the last 12 points of the first half. They trailed by as much as 13 points before going on a 9-0 run to make it 26-24 in the final minute.

Over the game's first 18 minutes, the Jaguars amassed 9 turnovers compared to three for Osakis. Most of those B-B-E turnovers came in the first 8 minutes of the game. The Jaguars are winning the rebound battle by a 14-9 margin.

With 9 minutes left in the game, Osakis leads 39-30.

Brittany Winter took a feed from Brittany Roelike on a backdoor cut and layed it in off the glass to make it a 39-32 deficit.

More updates will follow after the conclusion of the game.

Final: Osakis 50, B-B-E 34. Raeann Sorenson, who has averaged over 20 points a game in the last 3 outings, totaled 11 points in the first half but was held to only one field goal in the final 18 minutes.

The B-squad won 44-31 over Osakis in the preliminary game.

Up next: a home game on Tuesday this week against conference unbeaten Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.

Heartwrenching...dog missing in or around Brooten

2012-01-28T20:37:00.000-08:00

...a photo of the missing dog...

From Jennifer Murphey in Brooten:
Dillon's Yellow Lab Marley is missing.....he is around 100 lbs. and has a pink collar on. He was last seen running down Roe Street (by the Red Hen House) in Brooten. If anyone sees him get a hold of us PLEASE! 346-4001

More from the Pierz boys' basketball game

2012-01-28T19:35:00.000-08:00

Click at this link to see a photo gallery from the Kimball girls' basketball game last night:
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1403941&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=0

...more coming on Sunday afternoon!

Follow the link below to read more on the Jaguars wrestling team's trip to the Bronco Duals in Browerville

2012-01-28T11:07:00.001-08:00

Here's the link to an article that includes a photo and video clip as well:
http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13745
It's the first time in four years of participating in the Bronco Duals, hosted by Browerville/Eagle Valley, that the Jaguars have won the title.

I am also 99.9% sure it's the first time the Jaguars have won a wrestling team trophy during the regular season in over 10 seasons.

Girls' basketball trails at the break against Kimball before earning a come-from-behind win! Jaguar wrestlers go 3-0 to win Bronco Dualsat Browerville

2012-01-27T18:27:00.000-08:00

Early in the second half tonight...Amy Bast/Brittany Roelike/Becca Gruber are shown here collapsing on a Kimball shooter trying to punch in a bucket on the left block...
...the final score!...
Halftime score: Kimball Area 21, B-B-E 15. The Jaguars girls' basketball team had tied the game 14-14 earlier in the half.

In the second half, Megan Weller scored a paint bucket with 15:25 left to make it a 23-21 deficit.

With around 6 minutes left, the Cubs had pulled ahead 44-37; the Jaguars rallied, though, and stormed back to take a 47-44 lead.

**Update at 9:05...the Jaguars snapped their long losing streak and won 56-48. It's their third win of the season and first in Central Minnesota Conference play. After being held to four points in the first half, Raeann Sorenson erupted in the second half and finished with a team-high 21 points. It was an especially satisfying win considering the Jaguars had lost by 26 points at Kimball in December.

Kimball falls to 9-7 overall and 4-5 in the CMC; the Jaguars are 3-13 overall and 1-7 in the CMC. This was Kimball's third loss in a row, all by single digits.

Up next: a home contest on Monday night against always-tough Osakis, who is 10-6 overall and 8-1 (2nd) in the Prairie Conference.

At the Browerville/Eagle Valley Bronco duals tonight, the Jaguars wrestling team won all three matches. They beat West Central Area, Border West and Browerville/Eagle Valley. The final score of the B/EV match was 51-18! What a way to finish the night. They were the lone team out of the six in action to go 3-0. Teams that went 2-1 were Border West and Holdingford, while Browerville/Eagle Valley and WCA went 1-2 and Parkers Prairie was 0-3. Read more details at www.saukherald.com under "sports" for B-B-E.

Finally, good luck tomorrow to the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team as they compete in the Camden Conference dance championships at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton high school in Tracy.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Jan. 27:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 70, Holdinford 27
EVW 45, Maple Lake 29
Rockford 62, Pierz 60 (Rockets win on a buzzer-beater from 15 feet out; Pioneers led 55-51 at one point)

Action from late in the first half tonight...

...somewhat interesting...according to my "hit counter", yesterday I had 337 unique visitors to this website; today by 10:00 in the evening there have been 325 unique visitors here.

This should have been posted earlier...but here's the link for the boys' basketball photo gallery from last night's game:
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1403279&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=0

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 27:
Sauk Centre 55, Albany 50 (a nice road win for the Mainstreeters)
Osakis 44, Royalton 35
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 51, St. John's Prep 41
Henning 38, Ashby 27

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 27:
Redwood Valley 65, Worthingon 56
Montevideo 78, Benson 71 (Roger Lindahl's Braves came ready to play tonight)
Pelican Rapids 51, Perham 48 (what a game that would've been to watch! I heard it was streamed on the internet)
Albany 74, Paynesville Area 47
Willmar 57, Rocori 54 (a nice win for Steve Grove's Cardinals)
Sauk Centre 64, Minnewaska Area 39 (after starting the WCC-North schedule 2-0, the Lakers are in a tailspin...)
Ulen-Hitterdal 63, Norman County West 55
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 63, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 55

Tonight's girls' basketball game is on the Train

2012-01-27T16:19:00.001-08:00

Bill Dean and Don Leukam's pre-game coverage will begin at about 7:20 tonight, as the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team hosts Kimball Area.

More scenes from the Pierz game

2012-01-27T08:36:00.000-08:00

**Didn't report this last night...but the B-squad Jaguars won a very intense game over the Pioneers last night by a 60-57 score.

...Adam Heinze muscles his way in for a shot on the right block...
In the closing minutes of the game, B-B-E's reserves took the reigns...check out that score!
**Video added Friday at 6:00...featuring the starting lineup introduction at last night's game...

...and the final minute of the game and post-game handshakes...

Coming tonight: girls' basketball is on the Train

2012-01-27T05:09:00.000-08:00

In a home contest, the Jaguars girls' basketball team faces Kimball Area in a conference match up. It will be covered by 106.5 FM.

Jaguars lead early against Pierz...and wow, the game plays out in incredible fashion!

2012-01-26T17:50:00.001-08:00

With 13:00 left, the Jaguars are ahead 13-9.

With 1:59 left in the first half, it's B-B-E 43, Pierz 32. The Pioneers just went 0-2 at the free throw line.

**Update at 8:20...Brian Goodwin canned a 3/4-court shot as the first period buzzer sounded to make it 49-37 at halftime. Pierz had just scored on a long three-pointer only seconds prior.

CRAZY!

****Brian's incredible three-pointer below...pay attention especially 10 seconds into the clip...what makes this truly shocking is that a Pierz guy was in his face right as he released the shot. It wasn't like Pierz laid down and said "okay, be my guest" to have a wide-open chance at three-points.
...when you re-watch it, note the B-B-E fan yelling "boring" a couple times in the first 2-3 seconds of the clip. It sure got un-boring in a hurry!

Final score: B-B-E 90, Pierz 65. BELIEVE IT!

B-B-E is now 15-0 and takes a world of confidence into next week's games with Holdingford and New London-Spicer. While there is still plenty more to superlatives say about tonight's win, the last thing the Jaguars can do is let everything that happened tonight get to their heads. Luckily, in my humble opinion, the entire team is made up of down-to-earth players who love the game of basketball and have done a truly outstanding job of representing B-B-E and the pride of being a Jaguar. Keep it up, guys!

The crowd reacts with wild cheering at the buzzer of tonight's game...

More coming later tonight. Stay tuned!

**Update at 11:18pm...click on this link to read more details on tonight's game, view a great shot of Billy Borgerding launching a huge three-ball and links to more action from tonight's incredible win for B-B-E... http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13744
I noticed this right after the game tonight...on my "hit counter" on this website, today blew the top off of the 100,000 hit mark. Literally blew it away. A full 337 unique visitors hooked up with this website on January 26...the day ended with the hit counter at 100,335. Wow! The first "post" I entered on here was on October 16, 2006.

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 26:
Holdingford 65, Eden Valley-Watkins 57
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 77, Maple Lake 67
Rockford 60, Kimball Area 42

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 26:
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 69, Canby 57
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 61, Upsala 56
Eagle Valley 76, West Central Area 62
MACCRAY 91, Lincoln HI 40
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 112, Medford 46
Ashby 65, Henning 45
Swanville 64, Osakis 58

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 26:
Benson 69, Hancock 66 (I don't believe that score...have to see it at a 2nd source before I stop doubting...Benson was 4-13 coming into that game)
West Central Area 74, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 62 (a quality win for WCA at Long Prairie)
Paynesville Area 80, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57 (Changes in the West Central Conference this year may have stolen a conference championship from the Bulldogs; they probably would win the West Central South Conference this year if they weren't moved to the WCC-North)
Parkers Prairie 93, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 32
Underwood 47 Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 36
Brandon/Evansville 43, Ashby 37
New London-Spicer 62, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 48

'Professor Grammond's' insider notes on the B-B-E vs. Pierz match up coming tomorrow night

2012-01-25T21:03:00.000-08:00

Click on this link to read some great insights to the huge, huge HUGE game coming on Thursday night to Jaguar country:

http://forum.minnesota-scores.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10577&sid=2c7ada5076ba07eb837cff65057e2082&start=10

Here's a link to a small Sauk Centre Herald online-only article with a preview of tonight's game.
http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13743&TM=52248.11

A glimpse of the Rockford win earlier in January...

Girls' basketball loses by 3 at Rockford; boys' basketball inflicts a beating on Osakis

2012-01-24T21:05:00.001-08:00

It was a tough ending at Rockford, as the Jaguars girls' basketball team lost 50-47 tonight in a Central Minnesota Conference game. It'll be a long road back up a snow-ridden Highway 55.

In a home game, the Jaguars boys' basketball team put a virtual beat down on Osakis and decided to win by a final score of 85-52. It's a tune up for the real test on their schedule, a home game this Thursday against Pierz. Osakis, who is 3-5 in the Prairie Conference, fell to 4-10 overall.

The B-B-E Dazzlers dance team performed at halftime of tonight's Osakis game. The Dazzlers are tuning up for the Camden Conference Varsity Tournament; teams included will be Canby, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd, Lakeview, MACCRAY, Renville County West and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. What I find very interesting and somewhat strange is that LQPV/D-B will also compete at the West Central Conference dance competition on Thursday this week in Albany. I would think they'd want to be in one or the other and not both, but I'm not in charge of things so that's how the cookie crumbles I guess. I also know that LQPV is in serious financial trouble and is suffering from massive declining enrollment; this is leading their school to consider leaving the West Central Conference, which they've been a member of since 1991. If that's the case, they would apply to the Camden Conference in most sports and Little Sioux Conference for football. You get the good (a great dance team) with the bad (a shaky outlook for your school) sometimes.

A whopping seven forfeits given up by visiting Parkers Prairie tonight helped the Jaguars wrestling team roll to a 66-12 win. Ross Rath, Patrick Rooney and Dillon Knutson won pins for the Jaguars. They now hold a 5-6 record in dual meets; the Panthers fall to 1-15.

More on all I mentioned above will follow on Wednesday.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Jan. 24:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 51, Eden Valley-Watkins 43
Pierz 50, Kimball Area 42
Holdingford 54, Maple Lake 43

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 24:
Ashby 90, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 56 (uuf da!)
Albany 66, Sauk Centre 60
A-C-GC 77, Benson 66
Melrose Area 82, Paynesville Area 29
Montevideo 56, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 43
Upsala 86, Holdingford 42
St. John's Prep 81, Maple Lake 80
New London-Spicer 77, Minnewaska Area 56

Jaguar wrestlers host dual tonight

2012-01-24T13:24:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars wrestling team hosts Parkers Prairie in a dual meet tonight. The Panthers are 1-14 overall in duals this year; their lone win was over Wadena-Deer Creek by a 43-27 score at the Ottertail Central Triangular on Jan. 19. Tonight represents a great chance for the Jaguars to break out of their five-match slide in dual meets. They started 4-1 in head-to-head competition before injuries began plaguing the lineup.

The Jaguars defeated Parkers Prairie 66-3 last season at Paynesville on Feb. 11.

Current win/loss leaders for the Jaguars include Tyler Tensen (120, 25-4), Patrick Rooney (170, 24-1) and Dillon Knutson (182, 22-6). Of those three, Knutson is the lone senior.

B-B-E Dazzlers to perform tonight at basketball game

2012-01-24T05:58:00.000-08:00

At halftime of tonight's boys' basketball game against Osakis (a home game), the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team will perform at halftime.

More from Friday night's win over HL-W-W

2012-01-23T16:14:00.000-08:00

James Kuefler scores on a steal and layup with 45 seconds left in the first half vs. HLWW...in the final seconds, he's fouled while grabbing a defensive rebound and earns a shot at two double-bonus free throws.

Starter introduction prior to tip-off...

**Added on Tuesday morning...

More from the NL-S dance invitational and a glimpse of the one-act play 'Detective Kyle P.I.'

2012-01-23T06:18:00.000-08:00

...and a video clip from the senior high one-act play yesterday afternoon...

B-B-E Dazzlers continue march towards excellence at the NL-S meet

2012-01-21T13:08:00.000-08:00

Below, the Dazzlers high kick in action today in New London...
The B-B-E Dazzlers dance team had another strong showing as the regular season is winding down. They had a nice following of fans from B-B-E, which was also good to see considering the pretty frigid conditions outside.

More will follow later on today's action.

Jaguar wrestlers 4th at NL-S tournament

2012-01-21T07:03:00.001-08:00

Tyler Tensen won his championship match on Friday over Matt Metcalf of Northfield with a 12-9 decision.
The Jaguars wrestling team edged Eden Valley-Watkins with 129.5 team points to the Eagles' 121. Tyler Tensen (120) and Patrick Rooney (170) won titles for B-B-E. Lee Borgerding (195) was runner-up in his division.

A-C-GC was the team champion.

The Jaguars host Parkers Prairie next Tuesday in a dual match.

Coach Hagen's the B-B-E guest on Smooth Magic's coaches' roundup show on Saturday

2012-01-20T23:06:00.000-08:00

Coach Hagen's interview will air at about 7:30am on Saturday morning on 107.1 FM.

Jaguars are in a battle as expected with HLWW

2012-01-20T18:25:00.000-08:00

(Below) The Jaguars huddle up right before tip off...they came out on fire tonight against the Lakers in a bruising rivalry game!

Not letting up one bit in their quest to continue an incredible home-floor and conference winning streak, the Jaguars boys' basketball team shot out of the gates tonight with an impressive 12-0 start to the game. It took only 2 minutes and 23 seconds off of the clock to put up that score. In the first few minutes, they were virtually unstoppable in the paint. That was not a huge surprise, as they held a size advantage along the front line against a smaller Lakers team.

The game tightened up quite a bit, however, as HL-W-W began displaying their outstanding discipline, passing and speed; they turned the game into a track meet and were flying up and down the court equaling the speed of the Jaguars.

Halftime: B-B-E 42, HL-W-W 34. The Lakers trailed by at least 13 points a couple times in the early stages of the first half, then cut it to two points and finally one point as the game wore on.

Final: Jaguars 78, Lakers 67...with the game ending at 9:15. It was a battle all the way to the end. Connor Goodwin finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Quite a day at the office! As a team, the Jaguars shot a terrific 23-of-39 from two-point range.

Action from the second half...with under 90 seconds to go, Brian Goodwin drains two free throws to make it 75-61...

The game was aired on 106.5 FM the Train...below is part of a post-game interview between Bill Dean and Kirby Montbriand...

Central Minn. Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 20:
Pierz 52, Kimball Area 38 (I had reported it as 62-38 earlier)
Rockford 58, Eden Valley-Watkins 54
Maple Lake 57, Holdingford 30

**Could whoever is inputting the scores to the St. Cloud Times "sports ticker" on their website, PLEASE be more accurate! This is the second night in a row where I've gotten incorrect scores off of your website. If you can't post a correct score the first time, stop posting scores! Putting up wrong scores defeats the purpose of what you're trying to do.

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 20:
Sauk Centre 68, A-C-GC 60
Upsala 76, Royalton 42
Ashby 72, Underwood 33
Battle Lake 56, Brandon/Evansville 23 (the Battlers can play "D"!)
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 54, Benson 52 (a wale of a game at Morris between two of the oldest members of the West Central Conference)
Browerville 60, Eagle Valley 54
Henning 66, Hancock 53

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 20:
Sauk Centre 79, Minnewaska Area 47
Albany 62, Paynesville Area 47 (Bulldogs have lost 4 in a row)
Hancock 55, Henning 35
LQPV 53, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 39
Brandon/Evansville 45, Ortonville 40
New London-Spicer 65, Melrose Area 61 (the Wildcats pull into first place alone in the WCCN at 4-1 while knocking the Dutchmen down to a three-way tie for second place at 3-2 with Albany and Sauk Centre)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 71, Zimmerman 51
Osakis 59, West Central Area 41

Make no mistake about it...tonight's boys' basketball game will be a battle

2012-01-20T12:27:00.000-08:00

If anyone thinks the Jaguars boys' basketball team is gonna roll over Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, such thoughts should be put to rest.

The Lakers have played pretty solid non-conference opponents this year; their QRF ranking in Class AA currently stands at #16. Last week, they were as high as #14. Pierz, who defeated the Lakers on Jan. 6, stands in a tie at #30 out of all 126 Class AA teams in Minnesota.

Senior guard Jett Leaf is the big gun for the Lakers. He's gone over the 30-point mark a handful of times so far this season. Their second-leading scorer is Cody Painschab, who has a solid inside and outside game. The Lakers are athletic, quick and have a deep bench; I don't see them getting blown off the court tonight.

Tip-off is at 7:30.

Jaguar girls can't shake the turnover bug and lose to Pierz by single digits

2012-01-19T19:35:00.001-08:00

In a home game tonight, the Jaguars girls' basketball team lost 68-60 to Pierz. According to early reports, the Jaguars trailed by over 20 points at halftime but battled back to make a game of it in the final period. At one point, after falling behind 58-26, the Jaguars had the deficit cut to only four points. Raeann Sorenson led the Jaguars with 21 points to lead all scorers.

Pierz, who started the season with a 3-7 record, has now won five straight and inched over the .500 mark with tonight's win to sit at 8-7; they are 5-1 in the Central Minnesota Conference, one game out of first place behind Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.

Upcoming Jaguar varsity action: on Friday night, the boys' basketball team hosts HL-W-W, while the wrestling team travels to New London-Spicer...on Saturday, the Dazzlers dance team will compete at the NL-S dance meet at 1:15pm.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Jan. 19:
Eden Valley-Watkins 60, Holdingford 34
Kimball Area 53, Rockford 42
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 74, Maple Lake 57

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 19:
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 74, Melrose Area 70
Osakis 67, West Central Area 54 (Silverstreaks have won 2 in a row; they travel to B-B-E next Tuesday in a rivalry game)
Benson 66, Ortonville 57
Redwood Valley 60, Montevideo 54 (two state-ranked teams faced off at Redwood Falls)
Paynesville Area 59, Yellow Medicine East 55

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 19:
Sauk Centre 57, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 34
Hancock 43, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 36 (surprised by that score; although the game was at Wheaton)
Parkers Prairie 76, Brandon/Evansville 36
Underwood 62, Battle Lake 50

Jaguar boys' hoops wins big at Kimball; wrestlers drop CMC dual to Holdingford

2012-01-17T22:08:00.000-08:00

Final at Kimball: Jaguars 76, Cubs 56. B-B-E is now 12-0 on the season; they host second-place Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted on Friday night in a huge CMC match up of two top contenders in the league.

Final at home against Holdingford's wrestling team: Jaguars 22, Huskers 39.

More to follow in the morning.

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 17:
Pierz 98, Rockford 80 (good grief!)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 80, Holdingford 36 (also good grief!)
Maple Lake 69, Eden Valley-Watkins 43

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 17:
Osakis 50, Eagle Valley 42
Ortonville 51, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 50
St. John's Prep 73, West Central Area 57
Browerville 44, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 43 (LP-GE was 13-0; this was a Prairie Conference match up, the first time ever that these two teams met for a conference game in boys' basketball)
Sauk Centre 61, Paynesville Area 48
Melrose Area 80, Minnewaska Area 62
Hancock 57, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 50
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 65, Brandon/Evansville 59
Battle Lake 53, Barnesville 47 (Battler are 13-0)
Albany 66, New London-Spicer 60

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 17:
New London-Spicer 65, Albany 55
Sauk Centre 39, Paynesville Area 34
Eden Valley-Watkins 68, St. Cloud Cathedral 55
Parkers Prairie 80, Browerville 24
Underwood 56, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 48
Pierz 56, Osakis 41
Ashby 54, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 51
West Central Area 59, Breckenridge 50
Holdingford 50, Royalton 30
Melrose Area 59, Minnewaska Area 43

Jaguar girls' basketball loses a close battle with Brandon/Evansville

2012-01-16T19:16:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars girls' basketball team had it down to two points, down 49-47, but ended up losing 64-58 to Brandon/Evansville, who improved to 10-3 overall. The Jaguars trailed 32-25 at halftime and were down by 5 to 8 points for a majority of the second half. With 8 minutes left, the Jaguars trailed 44-36. With 6 minutes left, they trailed 49-45. Then with five minutes left, they had cut it down to the two-point margin.

The B-squad Jaguars won 41-34 to improve to 10-3 overall. They are 4-2 in the Central Minnesota Conference with league losses to EV-W and HL-W-W.

Up next: a home game on Thursday with Pierz (4-1 CMC, 6-7).

Action from the second half of the game tonight...

...and just for another glimpse to last week...a clip from the Rockford win by the boys' basketball team...

More will follow later.

Girls' basketball game will be aired on The Train on Monday night

2012-01-15T20:59:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars girls' basketball team takes on Brandon/Evansville (9-3) on Monday night in a home contest. The game will be aired on the Train, 106.5 FM.

Coming next weekend: B-B-E's one-act play will be presented

2012-01-15T18:01:00.000-08:00

The B-B-E High School Theatre Company will present two one-act plays this Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22. Saturday's showing will be at 7:30pm and Sunday's show begin at 2:00pm. Both will be presented on the B-B-E High School Stage.

The senior high one-act play, "Detective Kyle, P.I.", will be the B-B-E High School Theatre Company's entry in the subsection One Act Play Contest sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League on Saturday, January 28th at Paynesville High School.

Jaguars blast sub-section rival Wheaton/Herman-Norcross

2012-01-13T17:40:00.001-08:00

The pre-game is on KMGK 107.1 FM of Glenwood.
http://www.kmgk1071.com
Tip-off will take place at about 7:46pm tonight.

Comments from first-year head coach Chad Klindworth of Wheaton/Herman-Norcross:
"I watched them last night vs. Rockford. They trap and press and get up and down the court. They're explosive and shoot the three really well. We'll be ready to go.
Everybody in the gym thinks we'll lose by 40; we'll try to put on a show for the fans and play a good game."

"We won't stall, but we need to make layups. We're big and tall, if we can slow it down a little bit, it should be a good game."

**Update halfway through the first half at Wheaton: the Jaguars have opened up a 22-9 lead. Kirby Montbriand has drained 9 points to help the early scoring surge. Then with 6:50 left, the Jaguars lead is 25-14. Halftime: B-B-E 41, W/H-N 20.

Final: B-B-E 74, W/H-N 33. The Jaguars led 56-30 with 9:40 left in the game. They take an 11-0 record into Kimball Area next Tuesday. The Cubs (4-6) are 1-2 in the CMC in a four-way tie for 4th place.

The Jaguars girls' basketball team lost 54-39 at Holdingford tonight. They host Brandon/Evansville in a very important sub-section match up next Monday on the home floor. The Chargers are an excellent ball club; they drubbed Little Eight Conference rival Battle Lake 47-26 tonight to improve to 9-3 overall and 5-1 (2nd place) in the league. They are certainly a team the Jaguars have the ability to beat, if B-B-E puts together a complete game.

Results from the Paynesville wrestling tournament held on Friday are: 1. Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta 185.5
2. Holdingford 180.5
3. Paynesville Area 177.5
4. Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran 158
5. Sartell-Saint Stephen 137
6. B-B-E 98.5
7. RCW/MACCRAY 95
8. Rocori 90
Patrick Rooney and Dillon Knutson earned titles in their weight classes for the Jaguars. Rooney in the 170 pound championship beat Conner Metzger of Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Hancock 11-4; Knutson in the 182-pound championship beat Brent Jaenisch of RCW/MACCRAY 6-4. Tyler Tensen and Alex Schramel were runners-up, rounding out the four Jaguars who made it to the championship match. The wrestlers' next action is on Tuesday night at home against Holdingford in a CMC dual.

Central MN Conf. girls' basketball scores on Jan. 13:
Eden Valley-Watkins 59, Rockford 32
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 64, Kimball Area 38
Pierz 78, Maple Lake 69

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 13:
Sauk Centre 59, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 47
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 44, Browerville 24
Albany 70, Prairie Seeds Academy 39
Brandon/Evansville 47, Battle Lake 26
West Central Area 39, St. John's Prep 38
Osakis 70, Eagle Valley 33
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 60, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 34
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 55, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 45

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 13:
Melrose Area 91, Albany 52 (that's a border battle without much battle)
Sauk Centre 76, New London-Spicer 57
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 64, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 47
Breckenridge 65, West Central Area 62 (border battle out west goes to OT; Cowboys bury a three with 1.7 seconds on the clock to send it to OT)
Battle Lake 47, Osakis 36 (Battlers are 12-0)
MACCRAY 65, Dawson-Boyd 64 (at Clara City, what a game!)
Ortonville 54, Brandon/Evansville 41

Jaguars just about double up on Rockford, improve to 10-0

2012-01-12T19:09:00.001-08:00

The Jaguars lit up the Rockets in the opening stages of the second half...after leading 42-25 at the break.

Below, the first half wraps up...

A fast-paced first half played out with the Rockets attempting to run a track meet with the Jaguars boys' basketball team. They entered the game with a much smaller lineup and made the correct assumption that running a half court offense probably wouldn't go well.

The Rockets stuck with the Jaguars for the first 12 minutes or so, fighting back from an early 13-2 hole to trail 22-16 with just over six minutes left.

In the final two minutes of the first half, the Jaguars poured it on and took a 42-25 lead into the break.

The second half did not start well for Rockford, as the Jaguars (10-0) scored 11 unanswered points out of the locker room in the first 4:20 of the second period to lead 53-25.

With 5:50 left, the Jaguars led 70-36, as their size and speed had all but worn out Rockford's main lineup of varsity players.

Final: B-B-E 75, Rockford 38.

Central MN Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 12...with two blowouts and a squeaker:
Holdingford 45, Kimball Area 44
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 74, Eden Valley-Watkins 47
Pierz 68, Maple Lake 37

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 12:
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 59, Royalton 30
Upsala 71, West Central Area 64
Battle Lake 71, Parkers Prairie 40
Minnewaska Area 86, Paynesville Area 52
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 64, Underwood 56
Browerville 74, Osakis 61

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 12:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 74, New London-Spicer 56
Eden Valley-Watkins 60, Paynesville Area 48
A-C-GC 63, LQPV 38 (Falcons have won eight in a row after starting the season 0-5)

Jaguar boys' basketball is on the Train tonight

2012-01-12T15:42:00.001-08:00

Tip-off against Rockford is at 7:30 tonight on the home gym. It will be aired on 106.5 FM of Norway Lake.

Mark your calendars for the Belgrade Lions Family Fun Day on Jan. 29

2012-01-12T11:08:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, Jan. 29, the 10th annual Belgrade Lions Family Fun Day is coming to the B-B-E High School from 1:00 to 3:00pm.

Athletic-related events, a little tykes fishing pond, plinko and more will take place for activities. A dodge ball tournament will be held, along with a general store being open with face painting and inflatable games.

Bingo-related activities will also be held, along with a Silent Auction. You won't want to miss out on an afternoon-long raffle with over 120 prizes to be awarded.

Further coverage of the event will take place in the local newspapers.

Two top boys' basketball teams in Sub-Section 6A-South squared off Tuesday night

2012-01-12T06:14:00.001-08:00

Battle Lake went to neighboring Little Eight Conference rival Ashby and knocked off the arrows 51-44 in a battle of unbeaten teams on Tuesday night. Click on the link to read all about it:
http://www.craigolsonsports.com/newsarticle.php?yid=1112&nid=51757

More from last Friday's wrestling invitational

2012-01-11T12:45:00.001-08:00

Dillon Knutson wraps up a 7-3 decision in the 182-pound semifinals...

In action last night at Royalton, the Jaguars wrestling team ended up in a 36-36 tie with Osakis and a 32-32 tie with Upsala/Royalton. With the first tiebreaker being the head-to-head wins, the Jaguars were tagged with losses in both matches to fall to 4-5 on the season. Injuries to key wrestlers in the main lineup contributed to the Jaguars' demise; fortunately, there's plenty of season left for everyone to get healthy and get in top form for the Section 5A playoffs.

Upcoming action for the B-B-E wrestlers comes on Friday with the Paynesville Tournament beginning at 4:00. Their next dual meet is next Tuesday, Jan. 17 at home against Holdingford.

Jaguar girls' basketball faces Eden Valley-Watkins tonight

2012-01-10T18:00:00.001-08:00

In the opening minutes of the game, the Eagles started out with an 8-4 lead.

With 5 minutes left to halftime, the Eagles now lead 23-12. At halftime, it was 29-14 EV-W.

Up next for the Jaguars is a trip to Holdingford on Friday night.

Central MN Conference girls' basketball results on Jan. 10:
Kimball Area 59, Maple Lake 51
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 64, Rockford 38

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 10:
Melrose Area 39, Sauk Centre 38 (Dutchmen trailed 38-33 with 2:33 left before rallying)
Albany 58, Minnewaska Area 50

Area boys' basketball results on Jan. 10:
New London-Spicer 54, Paynesville Area 46

Random notes for this week...

2012-01-10T10:50:00.000-08:00

**The B-B-E Dazzlers will perform at halftime of tonight's girls' basketball game against Eden Valley-Watkins. Prior to the game, the team will celebrate Parents' Night following the completion of the J.V. game.

The Train will cover Thursday night's boys' basketball game against Rockford on the home court.

This week's Jan. 12 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald will feature an article just written about the Elrosa Volunteer Fire Department. You won't want to miss out on that.

The B-B-E Dazzlers dance team is putting out a call to the general B-B-E community and the student body to drum up more support and enthusiasm for the team as their season continues into early February. The program has made steady progress in recent years since it began in 2006-2007. Under first-year head coach Kim Kulzer, they are making new strides this season and scoring higher than they ever have before. It's very exciting to see that with our school's newest athletic program.

The B-B-E Robotics team had its first official event in Staples at Central Lakes College this past Saturday. Look for more on that new program later this week as well.

B-B-E Dazzlers 11th at Alexandria invite - Parents' Night is Tuesday

2012-01-08T15:38:00.000-08:00

The B-B-E Dazzlers dance team edged Lakeview of Cottonwood, MACCRAY and United Clay Becker from north central Minnesota at the 16th annual Alexandria dance invitational.

United Clay Becker is a coop dance team program including Hawley and Lake Park-Audubon schools. They are a fellow member of Section 4A with the Dazzlers for post-season competition.

On Tuesday night this week, the Dazzlers host Parents' Night at the high school at 7 p.m. It will take place between the girls' basketball JV and varsity games against Eden Valley-Watkins.

The next competition for the Dazzlers: a short trip to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City high school in Grove City this Saturday, Jan. 14.

Following that, the Dazzlers will travel to NL-S on Jan. 21.

Photos from the wrestling invitational have been uploaded

2012-01-08T13:22:00.000-08:00

Click on the link to view:
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1391519&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=1

More from last night's wrestling tournament

2012-01-07T07:00:00.001-08:00

Dillon Knutson at 182 pounds in the semifinals...

Jaguars have a double-digit lead at halftime and end up winning by 18 points at Maple Lake

2012-01-06T18:51:00.001-08:00

At Maple Lake, the Jaguars boys' basketball team leads by double digits over the Irish at halftime. They eventually opened up a 62-46 lead with just around 3 minutes left in the game. In the first half, the Irish led 9-8 before the Jaguars went on a small run to go up 15-10. With 7:43 left before halftime, the Jaguars led 21-12 after Trey Heinsius grabbed a steal and scored on a fast break and Brian Goodwin drained two free throws. A rebound shot by Kirby Montbriand and a free throw from Connor Goodwin gave the Jaguars a 24-14 lead with 4:12 left.

Final: B-B-E 68, Maple Lake 50. The Maple Lake defense was one factor in the Jaguars shooting only 16-of-40 from the field; but B-B-E made up for that with 23-of-35 shooting at the line. Billy Borgerding led the offense with 19 points, followed by 16 from Brian Goodwin and 11 from James Kuefler.

At tonight's home wrestling invitational, Austin Jaeger picked up an impressive win by fall (1:29) in the wrestlebacks to land a spot in the third-place match. There he lost 3-1 in overtime to Jared Krieger of K-M-S to finish 4th in the 132-pound bracket.

In the wrestling tournament, Patrick Rooney (170 pounds) was the lone champion for B-B-E; he won a 3-0 decision in the championship over Isaac Josephson of Minneota to improve to 14-1 on the season. The Jaguars had four guys in the championship round, with Tyler Tensen, Daniel Rooney and Dillon Knutson all taking runner-up honors. The Jaguars finished 4th overall out of 8 teams with 90 points. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg won the title with 201 points, barely edging runner-up Minneota, who tallied 199.5 as a team. Becker took third with 169.5. The bottom four teams (in order) were Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Ottertail Central, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.

In a girls' basketball game between two of the top teams in the area, Sauk Centre leads 9th-ranked New London-Spicer 29-16 at halftime on the Mainstreeters' court. Final: Sauk Centre 53, NL-S 40!

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 6:
Pierz 74, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 65 (an impressive win for the Pioneers at Howard Lake)
Kimball Area 54, Eden Valley-Watkins 50 (2 OT!)
Rockford 72, Holdingford 45 (Rockets snap a 5-game losing skid)

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 6:
Paynesville Area 62, Minnewaska Area 52 (the Bulldogs are 2-0 in the West Central North Conference; they're the lone unbeaten team in the WCCN as Albany and NL-S both lost tonight)
Melrose Area 54, Albany 50 (an impressive win for the Dutchmen girls' basketball team)
West Central Area 59, Brandon/Evansville 54
Hancock 59, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 36
Parkers Prairie 67, Battle Lake 28

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 6:
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 41, Underwood 38
Melrose Area 92, New London-Spicer 56 (WOW...Dutchmen led 52-35 at halftime; Scottie Stone finished with 30 points)
Upsala 75, Eagle Valley 70
Royalton 60, Browerville 56 (the Tigers are upset in conference play; they were ranked #5 in the latest Class A poll...it shows that upsets can happen to top-10 teams!)
St. John's Prep 58, Osakis 53
Montevideo 74, Dawson-Boyd 63
Benson 64, Minnewaska Area 63 (Roger Lindahl's Braves win for the 2nd time this season by a mere one point over the neighboring rival Lakers)

Jaguar boys' basketball tip-off will be a little late at Maple Lake

2012-01-06T17:27:00.000-08:00

Pre-game coverage began at approximately 7:28 p.m. on the Train. Tip-off is coming at about 7:46.

Smooth Magic is in Benson tonight; for some reason I thought D-Mac was also going to Maple Lake.

The B-squad Jaguars won their game over the Irish by a 54-48 score; they're still undefeated.

During the opening minutes of the varsity game, Maple Lake holds a 7-6 lead.

At the 11:11 mark in the first half, the Jaguars boys basketball team now has a 13-10 lead. The Irish are playing very physical man-to-man defense.

With 3:00 left, the Jaguars have a 26-19 lead as halftime approaches.

More updates will follow later.

Jaguar wrestling invitational is underway

2012-01-06T15:21:00.000-08:00

By a little after 6:00, the first two rounds of wrestling were complete, with the updated score shown below...click to enlarge.

Through the first round of action, the Jaguars wrestling team is sitting in fourth place with 21 team points. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg leads the 8-team pack with 39 team points, followed by Becker at 31 and Minneota with 28 points. Rounding out the bottom four are Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Ottertail Central, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.

In an exciting semifinal round match at 145 pounds, Daniel Rooney (vs. Ottertail Central) won 5-3 by scoring a takedown in the final seconds of the third period.

At 170 pounds, Patrick Rooney (vs. HL-W-W) won his semifinal match by an 11-2 score.

At 182 pounds, Dillon Knutson won his semifinal round match (vs. LP-GE) by a 7-3 decision.

At heavyweight in the wrestlebacks, Jared Steffensen held a 4-2 lead early in the third period before he got turned and couldn't maneuver out of it in a loss by fall.

Updated standings prior to the championship round matches:
(1) K-M-S 149
(2) Minneota 142.5
(3) Becker 110.5
(4) B-B-E 72
(5) BH/V 56
(6) OTC 32
(7) LP-GE 14
(8) HL-W-W 10.5

The wrestleback finals round began shortly before 7:00.

Action with Matt Schmitz...

In a game that will be on both our radio stations (Smooth Magic 107 and The Train 106.5), the Jaguars boys' basketball team tips off at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Maple Lake.

Tomorrow, the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team will be at the 16th annual Alexandria Cardinal Dance Invite at Jefferson High School. The competition begins at 10 a.m., with the Dazzlers competing in the Class A High Kick during the opening round.

Jaguar girls' basketball loses at Howard Lake

2012-01-05T22:07:00.001-08:00

Final score: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 72, B-B-E 47. The Lakers improved to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the Central Minnesota Conference. Sophomores Megan Weller (10 pts) and Becca Gruber (12 pts) led the Jaguars' offense.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Jan. 5:
Maple Lake 66, Rockford 59
Pierz 53, Eden Valley-Watkins 48
Kimball Area 42, Holdingford 35

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 5:
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 62, Sauk Centre 42 (Thunder are 10-0)
Battle Lake 62, Hancock 25
Ashby 73, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 55
MA/CA 63, BOLD 51
Underwood 68, Parkers Prairie 63
Benson 62, Lac qui Parle Valley 38

Area wrestling results on Jan. 5:
Kimball Area 33, New London-Spicer 28 (a pin at HWT gave the Cubs the win)
Kimball Area 69, Paynesville Area 9
New London-Spicer 61, Paynesville Area 12
Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta 57, Minnewaska Area 12

**A scheduling note: the boys' basketball game at Maple Lake on Friday night will be aired on both 106.5 the Train and Smooth Magic 107 of Glenwood.

Jaguar wrestlers, girls' basketball loses tonight

2012-01-03T19:32:00.000-08:00

Taylor Braegelman, closely guarded by Sauk Centre's Ashley Gruber, makes a move to the basket during tonight's loss to the Mainstreeters...
The Jaguars wrestling team lost 35-32 to Rockford in a conference dual meet, while the girls' basketball team trailed 39-14 at halftime at Sauk Centre. I don't have a final score yet from the girls' varsity game or the boys' basketball game at Eden Valley. Sauk Centre improved to 8-2 overall with a 65-28 win over the Jaguars, who shot only 12-for-47 from the floor.

In the home wrestling match tonight, the Jaguars fared well at some of the upper weights. Dillon Knutson (182 lbs.) won by Tech Fall over a guy who previously beat him this season. At heavyweight, varsity rookie Jared Steffensen won by pin to cap the match's scoring.

On a scheduling note, the wrestling team's tournament this Friday begins at 2:30 p.m., not 3:30 as I stated a couple days ago and as was published on page B3 of this week's Sauk Centre Herald.

**Update...it's always good to come away from Eden Valley with a win, and tonight the Jaguars boys' basketball team did just that by a 60-48 score. The Jaguars built a 27-20 lead by halftime, but in the second half they went on a tear and built a 55-30 after 10 minutes had passed.

They'll put their 8-0 record (1-0 Central Minnesota Conference) on the line this Friday with a tough road trip to Maple Lake.

More will follow later.

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball results on Jan. 3:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 72, Rockford 60 (HL-W-W has won 8 in a row)
Maple Lake 63, Kimball Area 53
Pierz 84, Holdingford 46 (Ouch, Huskers had 29 turnovers)

CMC girls' basketball results on Jan. 3:
Pierz 60, Holdingford 42

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 3:
Upsala 78, Osakis 55
Browerville 64, St. John's Prep 59
A-C-GC 73, Paynesville Area 50
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 78, West Central Area 51
New London-Spicer 78, Glencoe-Silver Lake 71
Minnewaska Area 54, Lac qui Parle Valley 47
Henning 65, Parkers Prairie 52

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 3:
HL-W-W 67, St. Cloud Cathedral 65 (3 OT!)
New London-Spicer 65, Benson 34
Hancock 43, Dawson-Boyd 20

B-B-E's Robotics team kicks off first-ever season this weekend

2012-01-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

Click on the following link at the Sauk Centre Herald website to read more:
http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&SubSectionID=49&ArticleID=13650

Plenty of action this week for B-B-E varsity squads - Wrestling hosts Rockford on Tuesday night

2012-01-02T14:18:00.000-08:00

The B-B-E Dazzlers will compete at the 16th annual Alexandria Cardinal dance team invitational this Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Jefferson High School. A total of 33 teams have been invited to the event, which includes teams from Classes A, AA and AAA.

Jaguar wrestling hosts tournament Friday
The B-B-E Jaguar wrestlers, who are off to a 4-2 start in dual meets this season, will host an eight-team invitational on Friday in Belgrade beginning at 2:30 p.m. Other teams included are Becker, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Minneota and Ottertail Central.

Prior to that on Tuesday night, the Jaguars host Rockford in a Central Minnesota Conference dual meet. The Rockets have a competitive squad this year and are 3-1 so far in duals.

Both Jaguar basketball teams have two road games each this week, with the girls' squad traveling to Sauk Centre on Tuesday and the boys' team facing Eden Valley-Watkins the same night. For the boys, it will be their Central Minnesota Conference debut for the 2011-12 season.

More from the boys' basketball win vs. Minnewaska

2012-01-02T10:27:00.001-08:00

Area basketball scores on Dec. 30

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Boys basketball...
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 57, Minnewaska Area 56 (OT...Lakers trailed 29-20 at halftime, then led 56-52 with 90 seconds left in the overtime period...LP-GE is 8-0, Lakers fall to 1-6)
Litchfield 69, Melrose Area 55

Girls basketball...
New London-Spicer 46, Willmar 45 OT
A-C-GC 66, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 51
LP-GE 53, Minnewaska Area 44 (Lakers blew a 28-20 halftime lead)

Smooth Magic coaches' roundup program to have Coach Vos on Saturday

2011-12-30T10:50:00.001-08:00

An interview with Jaguars wrestling Coach Rich Vos will be aired on Smooth Magic 107FM beginning at about 7:20am on Saturday morning, New Year's Eve day.

Local man and young son saved from Fairy Lake today

2011-12-29T17:18:00.000-08:00

The black item seen in the middle of this photo is the father's cap sitting on the edge of the ice by the site where his Polaris Gator plunged into the water around 12:30 p.m. today...the site is right near the "landing" on the west side of Fairy Lake in far southern Todd County.
Fairy Lake and its public beach is a popular summertime destination for many folks in the area. It's located about 6 miles north of Sauk Centre.

Click on the link to see an article at the Sauk Centre Herald talking about today's dramatic rescue:
http://saukherald.com/main.asp?ArticleID=13648&SectionID=12&SubSectionID=48

Swany White flour mill burns to the ground in Freeport last night

2011-12-28T08:51:00.000-08:00

Click on the links below to see more on the devastating flour mill fire in Freeport last night...
Melrose Beacon website link: http://melrosebeacon.com

http://melrosebeacon.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=66&NewsVideoID=12

http://theenterprisenews.blogspot.com/2011/12/freeport-mill-destroyed-by-fire.html

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Albany-Enterprise/183250261761102

...and below, a link to a photo album of the fire fighter response...
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1386231&CategoryID=72045&ListSubAlbums=0

More scenes from Thursday night's win over Minnewaska Area

2011-12-24T08:57:00.001-08:00

Jaguars are in a dog fight vs. Minnewaska...then the Lakers are demolished in the second half

2011-12-22T18:10:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars played a pretty solid first half defensively but for a couple of possessions where they gave up easy baskets in the paint to the Lakers...

The Minnewaska Area Lakers, just 1-3 coming into the game, have led on only a couple occasions, but they are playing an inspired game against the Jaguars boys basketball team tonight. The stands were full, with the Lakers bringing a very large crowd over to the gym tonight. It was quite an atmosphere!

At halftime, the Jaguars are now up 30-27 after once holding a 28-13 lead. They've only had a couple strong scoring surges and have missed countless buckets from point blank range. Part of it is the hustling defense being played by the Lakers, no doubt, but having a week off from their last game isn't helping either.

Crazy...can you say, "shaking the rust off!" **In the second half, the Jaguars are destroying Minnewaska...with 9 minutes left it's 53-31! They buried the Lakers with an 18-2 run to open the second half. The Minnewaska crowd, who was very vocal (with good reason) in the first half...was sitting on their hands in shock, jaws dropped, for almost the entire second half. (Yeah, I enjoyed that.)

**Final: the Jaguars won 73-44 to improve to 7-0 overall. They shot exactly 50 percent from the floor (31-of-62), which is a pretty remarkable figure considering they threw up bricks at least 10 times in the first half on close-range field goal attempts. Brian Goodwin had 8 assists and James Kuefler followed with 5 assists to help guide the offense.

The B-squad Jaguars defeated the Lakers in another blowout by a 54-36 score. The C-squad Jaguars won a closer game 46-39. It's always fun to get a 3-0 sweep against a neighboring school.

With a little over 3 minutes gone in the game...the Jaguars led 6-0 tonight...

Both times on shots from point blank, B-B-E goes up 26-13 with 6:52 left and then takes a 28-13 lead with 6:24 on the clock...

At halftime, the Jaguars girls' basketball team leads 19-18 at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.

Final: A-C-GC 63, B-B-E 40.

Down in Paynesville, the Jaguars wrestling team lost 38-21 in a dual meet. Dillon Knutson earned a 50-second pin at 182 pounds for the only win by fall for B-B-E.

Area boys' basketball scores on Dec. 22:
Ashby 67, Brandon/Evansville 34
Benson 71, Paynesville Area 51
Melrose Area 82, Holdingford 42
Dassel-Cokato 76, New London-Spicer 71
Pierz 80, Mora 58
Litchfield 60, Albany 50
Bertha-Hewitt 79, Upsala 72
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 67, Delano 58

Area girls' basketball scores on Dec. 22:
Albany 72, Sauk Centre 68 (Albany led 33-28 at halftime)
Pierz 67, Little Falls 54
Paynesville Area 57, Melrose Area 54 (a great West Central North Conference win for the Bulldogs...they're 7-1!)
Benson 67, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 62
New London-Spicer 68, Minnewaska Area 43
Parkers Prairie 83, New York Mills 14 (Ouch!)

Thursday night's games will be on the radio

2011-12-21T18:16:00.000-08:00

The Train 106.5 FM is in Grove City with the girls' basketball team, while at home Smooth Magic 107.1 FM is covering the boys' game.

More scenes from last night's win at Minnewaska Area...and a clip from last week

2011-12-21T13:59:00.000-08:00

Senior Amy Bast knocks down a shot against Minnewaska with just over 12 minutes left in the game...

Brittany Winter has a nice drive to the basket and dishes off to Amy Bast on the left block with just over one minute left in the game...

The Jaguars boys' team defeat Sauk Centre on Dec. 13...

A few fun facts I learned from the Minnesota State High School League...
Did you know? In a survey of 300 high schools in Minnesota, the average GPA for student athletes was 2.84, while the average student's GPA was 2.68. The study also showed that student athletes miss an average of 7.4 days of school each year, compared to the average student missing 8.8 days a year.

Jaguars snap 4-game skid with a win at Minnewaska - Wrestlers drub Sauk Centre/Melrose

2011-12-20T19:23:00.001-08:00

Taylor Braegelman bolts down court on a fast break opportunity tonight at Minnewaska...

Final at Minnewaska: B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball 57, Lakers 53. After being tied 28-28 at halftime, the Jaguars (2-5) broke open the game and took a 44-36 lead on Raeann Sorenson's three-pointer with 11:21 on the clock. The Lakers (2-5) cut the deficit to 44-43 with a 7-0 run over a three-minute stretch, but the Jaguars held on while snapping a four-game losing skid. They travel to Grove City (A-C-GC) on Thursday night for another non-conference game.

(Below) Raeann Sorenson takes it to the hole and is fouled about 5 minutes into the second half...

In a home match, the Jaguars wrestling team defeated Sauk Centre/Melrose Area 45-27. Recording wins by fall for B-B-E were Josey (113 pounds), Tyler Tensen (120 pounds), Ross Rath (126 pounds) and Matt Schmitz (152 pounds). The Jaguars travel to Paynesville on Thursday night for a key Section 5A dual against the Bulldogs. The stakes are high, as both teams are battling for a top-5 seed for the playoffs. A-C-GC and Kimball Area undoubtedly will take the top two spots, but everything below them is up for grabs at this point.

Area girls' basketball results on Dec. 20:
Albany 68, Foley 50
Melrose Area 42, Holdingford 30
New London-Spicer 72, Annandale 71
Sauk Centre 52, Osakis 43
Paynesville Area 52, Pierz 48 (Bulldogs are 6-1)
Hancock 60, Ashby 24
A-C-GC 52, Yellow Medicine East 41 (Falcons will host the Jaguars on Thursday night; this was their first win, while YME was on a four-game winning streak)

Area boys' basketball results on Dec. 20:
Sauk Centre 77, Osakis 69
New London-Spicer 63, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 56
Pierz 68, Paynesville Area 55

Jaguars girls' basketball gets off to a good start at Minnewaska

2011-12-20T17:46:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars' girls basketball team has been running and gunning along with the host Lakers and are tied 13-13 with 6 minutes gone in the game. They've taken two two-point leads at 4-2 and 13-11.

With 6:39 left before halftime, the Lakers have taken a 21-16 lead. Megan Weller hit a short jumper to get the Jaguars within three, down 21-18. It was B-B-E's first field goal since Mariah Rach's outside shot gave them a 12-11 lead with 12:30 on the clock.

At halftime, the Jaguars fought back to tie the game at 28-28.

Check back later for game results, photos and video from the game.

Tuesday night's girls' basketball game at Minnewaska will be on Smooth Magic 107...also, K-6 wrestling is at 5:00 before the home varsity dual

2011-12-19T17:35:00.000-08:00

If you can't get 107.1 FM on your radio, tune in to the game online at
http://www.kmgk1071.com

Here's a note I got from a B-B-E wrestling mom: The K-6th grade Sauk Centre/Melrose wrestlers will be wrestling against the K-6th B-B-E wrestlers before the JV match starts on Tuesday night at the high school in Belgrade. The JV wrestling is scheduled to begin at 6:00, and the elementary wrestling will start one hour prior at 5:00.

Album uploaded from last week's halftime danceline show from the B-B-E Dazzlers

2011-12-19T07:51:00.000-08:00

The link is: http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1380290&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=1

Walsh family in Glenwood loses their belongings in house fire

2011-12-17T20:49:00.000-08:00

The Mike and Shannon (Douvier) Walsh family of Glenwood suffered a serious house fire in Glenwood on Thursday night, two nights ago.

Both are recent Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school graduates and have two young children, a three-year old and a one-year old.

Fortunately, the family was not home at the time of the fire. One sad note is that they recently adopted a new puppy, Tucker; the puppy died in the fire.

Mike is an employee with the ambulance service for Glacial Ridge Health Systems of Glenwood.

Below is a message posted by Diane Meyer, who is the marketing manager for the Glenwood hospital:
Another co-worker's house burned last night and they lost everything. Glacial Ridge Ambulance is collecting donations for them to re-start w/ the esentials. They need towels, bedding, cleaning agents, food, anything that comes to mind when you think of what you'd need if it happened to your family. Drop them off @ the EMS office in Glenwood (across from the ambulance garage) anytime -always staffed unless out on call - or contact me and I can bring them to work. (They have a home to stay @ already.).....They have a 1 year old boy who wears 24 mo. clothes, needs diapers, crib bedding, toys, books, etc. Their daughter is 3 and wears size 5t. Beside clothing, she needs pull-ups, twin size bedding, toys, books, etc.

I'll post more information on this as I learn it.

Santa Days in Belgrade is a big success, draws huge crowd *Video added

2011-12-17T11:36:00.000-08:00

Bob Mathison and George Borgerding and the Belgrade Days royalty helped with the toy giveaway at last night's annual Santa Days in Belgrade...
More to follow this weekend from that event!

More from last night in Belgrade...*video below

Jaguars girls' basketball shows promise in tonight's loss to Maple Lake

2011-12-16T19:55:00.000-08:00

Brittany Roelike dribbles against the Maple Lake defense...
Senior Raeann Sorenson guides the ball down court tonight...she split time with Mariah Rach (shown in back) at the point...
Against a very solid Maple Lake Irish squad tonight on the home court, the Jaguars girls' basketball team fell behind by 10 points early in the first half but battled back to make a game of it in their second Central Minnesota Conference game of the season.

At one point the Jaguars pulled ahead 43-41 midway through the second half. The Irish put the clamps down, though, while cranking up the defensive full court pressure before winning 58-53. Maple Lake improves to 1-1 in the CMC and 4-1 overall with the win.

Light game notes...
Maple Lake scored eight unanswered points through the first four minutes and 10 seconds of play. The Jaguars got on the scoreboard with 13:40 left in the half on a layup by Megan Weller.
Weller scored the Jaguars' second bucket from 10 feet out to make it a 13-4 deficit a little over a minute later.
The Irish went ahead 16-6 before the Jaguars came alive with an 8-0 run to make it 16-14 with 7:30 left.
The Irish again took a 10-point lead before the Jaguars fought back to get within four two different times before halftime. At the break, Maple Lake led 30-22.
The Jaguars came out with a solid effort through the first half of the second period. Brittany Roelike drained two key 15-foot shots from different spots that helped cut into a 9-point Irish lead with five minutes elapsed. Becca Gruber then hit a couple shots from point-blank range to make it a five-point game. A three-pointer by Raeann Sorenson cut the Irish lead to 41-39 with 8:00 remaining.
Two free throws by Megan Weller put the Jaguars up 43-41 with 7:05 left. Maple Lake's Brooke Decker earned a three-point play to swipe the lead back at 44-43. The Jaguars then earned their final lead at 45-44 with 6:30 remaining. In a matter of only a few seconds later, though, Maple Lake went 3-for-4 at the line to go up 47-45. They led 51-47 before Weller drained a rebound shot in the paint to cut it to 51-49 with 2:48 left. Maple Lake then made it a two-possession game and the Jaguars could get no closer down the stretch.
I thought the Jaguars played well in this game against a tough opponent if you take away the first nine minutes of the first half. They weren't crisp the entire game, but for the most part they were able to run the offense well, crash the boards, run the transition game at times and apply good defense in the paint. They were hurt a few times in the second half during their comeback when Maple Lake hit a couple long outside shots to loosen up the zone.
I definitely look for good things to happen next week, with the team making trips to Minnewaska and then Grove City on Thursday. A-C-GC is 0-5 but by all means is not a pushover. If the Jaguars could take a 3-4 record into the Christmas break, that would give them a spark to carry into the January and February portion of the schedule. They were in three of their four losses for most of the second halves of play; they just need a little more consistency to get back to their winning ways from last season's 14-13 campaign. The Kimball loss was really the only one where they had a poor showing on the hard court.

Below, Raeann's three-pointer with 8:07 on the clock in the second half...

Tonight's game was aired on Smooth Magic 107 of Glenwood.

Up next: a short trip west to Minnewaska Area high school next Tuesday for a non-conference game with the Lakers, who are 2-4 overall and just scored an impressive 41-30 win at Benson last night.

Another scheduling note: the B-B-E Dazzlers danceline team will be at the 17-team BOLD Invitational tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 17) for their second competition of the season. I don't know what time they dance, but I do know they are in a group of dance teams at the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart high school campus in Hector. (BOLD's basically borrowing extra gym space due to the large number of teams at this invitational.)

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Dec. 16:
Eden Valley-Watkins 54, Kimball Area 35
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 63, Pierz 44

Area girls' basketball scores on Dec. 16:
West Central Area 59, Royalton 42
Braham 91, Albany 47
Melrose Area 49, Osakis 40
Sauk Centre 69, Montevideo 60
Paynesville Area 46, BOLD 39 (Paynesville's girls' basketball team is 5-1 for the first time in a long time)

Area boys' basketball scores on Dec. 16:
Paynesville 61, BOLD 34
Montevideo 75, Sauk Centre 41
HL-W-W 75, Litchfield 67 (an impressive Section 5AA win for the Lakers)
Upsala 65, Pillager 59

B-B-E girls fall to 1-4 on the season in a competitive game at Melrose; Wrestlers defeat Eden Valley-Watkins

2011-12-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

Junior guard Mariah Rach dribbles around the Melrose defense in last night's game. Rach hit one three-pointer and two free throws to finish with five points on the night. Altogether, eight Jaguars hit the scoring column. PHOTO BY Herman Lensing, Melrose Beacon.
Midway through the second half, the Jaguars pulled ahead 42-41 on a bucket from Megan Weller, but the Dutchmen then got two three-pointers from Gabi Sawyer and hit 7-of-8 free throws down the stretch to seal the close win. Senior Raeann Sorenson led the Jaguars with 16 points on three field goals and a 9-of-10 performance at the free throw line.

At the A-C-GC Triangular on Thursday night, the Jaguars wrestling team went 1-1 to improve to 3-1 in duals this season. They lost to the Falcons before defeating section and conference rival Eden Valley-Watkins 40-27. It's a great win for the Jaguars that will help them at seeding time. To be certain, they have to continue beating Section 5A opponents in the regular season to. They've definitely got the right level of talent and determination to build a resume worthy of a top-four playoff seed next February.

Jaguars jump all over Paynesville in the opening minutes

2011-12-15T17:33:00.000-08:00

It's 7-0 with the Jaguars boys' basketball team in the lead with 16:11 remaining in the opening half of tonight's game at Paynesville.
The Bulldogs called a timeout to see what could be done.
The Jaguars ultimately scored the game's first 17 points before Paynesville hit their first successful shot.

Update at halftime...the Jaguars have an incredible 42-10 lead at the break.

The game is on Smooth Magic 107 of Glenwood.

D-Mac's halftime stats include: Connor Goodwin has 18 points, all from the floor; scoring then reads Brian Goodwin 9, Billy Borgerding 6, James Kuefler 4, Kirby Montbriand 3, Austin Imdieke 2. The Jaguars have a rebounding edge by a 20-9 margin; they shot 1-for-6 on the arc, while the Bulldogs are 0-for-6. The host Bulldogs have 13 turnovers, while the Jaguars have only turned the ball over five times through the first 18 minutes of play.

With 10:30 left in the game at Paynesville, the Jaguars lead 66-17!

Final score:...with nine minutes left, running time (mercy rule) was put into effect. The Jaguars ended up winning 74-28, a 46-point spread!

**Update from Melrose...the Jaguars girls' basketball team trailed 8-6 with 8 minutes of the game gone. With just around 3:00 left, the game was tied at 14-14! At halftime, Melrose leads 19-16.

Final score from Melrose: Dutchmen 57, Jaguars 50.

More scenes from last night's border battle win against Sauk Centre

2011-12-14T18:00:00.000-08:00

Junior Trey Heinsius grabbed a steal and eyes the basket in this shot, a layup which he converted to spark the Jaguars to an early lead against Sauk Centre last night...
Kirby Montbriand drained this layup shot in the opening minutes of the 2nd half...

By the way, tomorrow night's game at Paynesville for the Jaguars boys' basketball team will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 of Glenwood.
Connect online at http://www.kmgk1071.com (Thanks, D-Mac!)

(Video) B-B-E Industrial Technology club teaches automotive design

2011-12-14T13:46:00.000-08:00

Mr. Gjerstad demonstrates wire-feed welding on a thin piece of metal, where the vehicle is having suspension modifications done...

Be sure to read all about this project on page A5 of this week's Dec. 15 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

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Schedule update for B-B-E girls' basketball

2011-12-14T08:06:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars girls' basketball team will travel to Melrose tomorrow night (Thursday, Dec. 15) for a non-conference game. At www.vikinglandsports.com as of today (and Monday earlier this week) it shows the Jaguars hosting the Dutchmen.

It also shows B-B-E hosting Minnewaska Area next Tuesday, Dec. 20...but that's wrong too, as the Jaguars will travel to Minnewaska Area High School that night.

I should have stuck to following what's posted at the official CMC website. I enjoy being able to use Vikinglandsports.com because it makes it very quick and simple to look up the records of B-B-E's opposing teams.

Lesson learned.

Below, action from the closing seconds of the first half of last night's B-B-E vs. Sauk Centre game...

And below, action from late in the second half...

Jaguars lead Mainstreeters 29-23 at halftime

2011-12-13T18:23:00.000-08:00

The B-B-E Dazzlers danceline team unveiled their new look for the 2011-12 season during halftime tonight...
In the opening seconds of the 2nd half, Brian Goodwin laid in a transition bucket to make it 31-23.

With 14:41 left, Connor Goodwin is at the line shooting two free throws. He made the first one to make it 37-27. At that point, Sauk Centre called a timeout.

The Jaguars pulled ahead for a 50-36 lead before the Mainstreeters rallied to close the gap to five points with a 9-1 run, down 51-46 with 3:30 remaining. B-B-E went 6-of-11 on free throws in the closing minutes, just enough to keep Sauk Centre at a distance.

Final score: B-B-E 59, Sauk Centre 50.

It was a clean sweep for the Jaguar boys, as the B- and C-squad Jaguars both won by 46-36 and 44-34 scores, respectively.

An update at Kimball in varsity girls' basketball action: with 3 minutes left, the Cubs lead 53-24. Final: Kimball 58, B-B-E 34.

Below, a scene from the first half vs. Sauk Centre with under 3:00 to go...

Below, a small clip from the Dazzlers' halftime performance...

More to follow shortly!

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball openers on Dec. 13:
Eden Valley-Watkins 58, Maple Lake 45
Pierz 63, Rockford 51
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 65, Holdingford 34

Area girls' basketball scores on Dec. 13:
Alexandria 60, Sauk Centre 44 (1st Sauk Centre regular season loss since Dec. 4, 2010)
West Central Area 69, Swanville 59
Upsala 74, Browerville 46
Osakis 53, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39
Hancock 62, Battle Lake 35
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 58, Minnewaska Area 44
New London-Spicer 63, Foley 50

Area boys' basketball scores on Dec. 13:
Melrose Area 80, Foley 51
Ashby 81, Osakis 69
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 80, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 63
Parkers Prairie 69, Brandon/Evansville 68 (held at Parkers Prairie)
Paynesville Area 55, Yellow Medicine East 42
Delano 74, Rockford 41 (ouch)
Royalton 62, Kimball Area 61
Battle Lake 54, Underwood 41

Tonight's boys' basketball game will be on the Train

2011-12-13T14:58:00.000-08:00

Bill Dean will be providing play-by-play coverage at tonight's boys' basketball game against undefeated Sauk Centre.

Jaguars pull away from Melrose in final minutes...

2011-12-13T06:58:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars (4-0) put their undefeated record on the line tonight against Sauk Centre (3-0) at the B-B-E elementary gymnasium. The new floor will be unveiled to the public as well.

Remarkable: Jaguars wrestling goes 2-0 at the MACCRAY/RCW triangular

2011-12-12T10:16:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars wrestling team started out the 2011-12 dual meet campaign with an impressive performance at Clara City on Friday night.

They defeated BOLD 34-33 for their first win over the Warriors on the mats since the 1990s. It may be B-B-E's first-ever win against BOLD in wrestling, but I don't have complete records from the 1980s or 90s.

Both teams traded forfeits at the upper weights (195 and 220), but the closest win of the night went to B-B-E at the 106-pound class. There, Kaleb Voss won a 4-3 decision to start the dual with the Jaguars ahead 3-0.

In the second dual of the night, the Jaguars beat MACCRAY/Renville County West 43-29. What is pretty shocking is that MACCRAY/RCW gave up forfeits at 160, 170 and 182 pounds. Both teams had forfeits at 220.

For comparison's sake, the top four grades (9-12) combined enrollment for MACCRAY/RCW is 320; B-B-E's is 178...yet it's the Jaguars who are fielding the more complete varsity wrestling lineup. (That data is based on the 2010 enrollment figures.)

The last time B-B-E's wrestlers started 2-0 in dual meets was in the 2007-2008 season. On Dec. 6, 2007, the Jaguars began that season by beating Royalton/Swanville 34-27 and Rockford 55-25 in a home triangular. Going into the final three matches of the Royalton/Swanville match, the Jaguars trailed 27-21 before picking up a major decision, a pin and a decision to cap a thrilling win.

Jaguars girls' basketball loses to Paynesville Area

2011-12-09T19:21:00.000-08:00

Final: Bulldogs 58, Jaguars 51.

The Jaguars girls' basketball team (1-2) closed the gap to one point with around 7:00 left, but with 4:00 remaining they were behind 52-44.

They open up the Central Minnesota Conference schedule next Tuesday at Kimball Area. The Cubs were 3-0 going into tonight's game against undefeated Litchfield. (Litchfield beat Kimball Area 56-37 tonight on the Dragons' home court.)

Below, the three-pointer is in this video that put the Jaguars back in front against Melrose last night...made by Kirby Montbriand with about 7:55 left in the game.

**Next Thursday's boys' basketball game between B-B-E and Paynesville Area, in Paynesville, will be broadcast on Smooth Magic 107 of Glenwood. Next Friday, the girls' basketball game at home against Maple Lake will be on Smooth Magic as well.

Area boys' basketball scores on December 9:
Benson 62, Minnewaska Area 61 (**The Lakers led 25-23 at halftime, then built a 13-point lead in the first few minutes of the second half...but Roger Lindahl's Braves stormed back for the epic border battle win; what's crazy is that the official scorekeeper missed one made field goal in the book for the Lakers...that ultimately cost them the game!
Royalton 56, Osakis 42
Maple Lake 62, Foley 48
HL-W-W 76, Sibley East 54 (HL-W-W's first win after two losses to open the season)
Sauk Centre 65, Staples-Motley 47 (Mainstreeters are 3-0; they come to town next Tuesday to face the Jaguars in a battle of unbeatens)
Montevideo 84, New London-Spicer 57
Jordan 51, Rockford 45
Albany 68, Holdingford 42

Scenes from last night's win vs. Melrose...plus B-squad action from WCA last weekend...plus link to photo album from the varsity Melrose game

2011-12-09T15:18:00.001-08:00

The lane got crowded in a hurry every time either team made a move for the basket...
The game was well-covered via the airwaves, with both BOB FM and The Train giving outstanding coverage to the teams...

The B-squad team defeated Melrose Area last night as well...below, a clip from the overtime win at West Central Area...

...and the above-mentioned link: http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1376211&CategoryID=69413&ListSubAlbums=1

Jaguar boys basketball survives test from Melrose

2011-12-08T19:46:00.000-08:00

In the season opener for the Melrose, the Dutchmen came to play tonight in front of a packed crowd at the B-B-E High School. The undefeated (coming in 3-0) Jaguars boys basketball team came to play too, and the result was a wildly entertaining border battle between a group of athletes who enjoy good friendships off the court.

After leading 33-26 at halftime, the Jaguars fell behind by a 48-39 deficit with 10:10 on the clock. Like all great teams do, however, they stormed back with a vengeance and pulled ahead 53-50 with around 8 minutes to go and never looked back in a 75-64 win. The Jaguars outscored the Dutchmen 33-12 over the game's final 7 1/2 minutes!

Some great run-and-gun basketball for the Jaguars kept Melrose at bay in the closing minutes. The Dutchmen trailed only by two points at 62-60 with 4:23 left in the game. The Jaguars were sparked with a three-pointer by Billy Borgerding with 3:00 left and a layup by Borgerding with 87 seconds remaining that put the Jaguars up 71-64.

Below, the closing seconds of the game...it was a classy scene to witness...gotta love seeing that in high school ball...

Up next:...next Tuesday, a very talented Sauk Centre squad comes to town for the "second home opener" of the season for the Jaguars, who will christen a brand-new floor at the elementary school gymnasium that night.

Area boys' basketball scores on December 8:
Benson 84, Hancock 60
Browerville 77, West Central Area 59
Kimball Area 70, A-C-GC 51
Underwood 57, Brandon/Evansville 42
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 62, Henning 51
Battle Lake 52, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 33

Jaguar boys' basketball pummels MA/CA

2011-12-06T19:12:00.000-08:00

Hopefully it's a sign of things to come!

After winning by huge margins against Class A competition in the first two regular season games, the B-B-E Jaguars boys basketball team traveled to Morris to face the Class AA Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers in a non-conference game. The Tigers are always a conference contender and have a strong crew of players on this year's team.

They were no match for the Jaguars, though, as they lost 71-43 to the visitors. What a win for B-B-E!

In their home opener, the Jaguars girls' basketball team defeated Ortonville 54-31.

Area boys' basketball scores on Dec. 6:
Osakis 62, Swanville 50
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 67, Upsala 55
Sauk Centre 62, Holdingford 52 (Sauk trailed 42-29 at halftime at Holdingford)
Mayer Lutheran 51, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 50
Pierz 93, Wadena-Deer Creek 38
Broweville 89, Sebeka 53
Henning 56, Underwood 39
Ortonville 39, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 32
New London-Spicer 74, Foley 46

Area girls' basketball scores on Dec. 6:
Parkers Prairie 60, Brandon/Evansville 34
Sauk Centre 56, Holdingford 30 (12 players score for Sauk Centre!)
West Central Area 48, Minnewaska Area 47 (WCA wins on a 19-foot shot with 4.1 seconds left in Barrett)

More from Barrett last night...

2011-12-04T20:53:00.001-08:00

Action from the final seconds of the first half against WCA...Trey Heinsius drives down court for a layup attempt at the buzzer...

I've got more wrestling and basketball clips from over the weekend that I'll add later today. As of Tuesday afternoon, Youtube is undergoing internal maintenance, so I can't edit the tags and titles of my uploads.

On Tuesday night, the Jaguars boys' basketball team travels to Morris, while the Jaguars girls' basketball team hosts Ortonville in their home opener. Both games have a 7:30 tip off.

Jaguars lead at halftime 47-26 vs. West Central Area

2011-12-03T19:12:00.000-08:00

Junior Alex Wosmek brought plenty of intensity to the Jaguars' defense as one of the many substitutes who saw action in the first half tonight...
A hustling B-B-E Jaguars boys basketball team jumped out to an 11-0 lead with 14:44 left in the first half against West Central Area, then led 27-4 with 9:42 left on their way to a big lead at the break in the Preaseason 2011 Clash title game.

The second half is set to begin at about 9:16.

Below, the starter introduction prior to tip-off tonight at WCA...

Action with about 11 minutes left in the first half...

In the second half, the Jaguars started out with a 12-0 run and never looked back, holding a comfortable lead all the way to a 84-55 win.

They take a 2-0 record into Morris next Tuesday to face the undefeated Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers. It's the first meeting of the two teams since the 1998-1999 season, the last year B-B-E was a member of the West Central South Conference. And yes, the Tigers are still coached by Mark Torgerson, who like Coach Montbriand is one of the great ones out there.

On that subject, Coach Montbriand earned his 300th career coaching win last night during the Jaguars' season-opening win over A-C-GC. He now has 301 wins in his 19th season as head coach at B-B-E.

More on that will appear in next week's Sauk Centre Herald.

Jaguars are set to tip-off with WCA at around 8:20 tonight

2011-12-03T17:58:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars B-squad game just went to 2-0 on the young season with an exciting 54-53 overtime win over West Central Area in a preliminary game tonight in Barrett.

Last night, the Mike Brower-coached Jaguars beat A-C-GC 58-39 in their season opener.

Tonight's B-B-E vs. WCA varsity game was supposed to begin at 7:30, but for some reason K-M-S arrived at the WCA High School about 45 minutes late. The third-place game is in its final minutes right now (at 8:00) with A-C-GC beating a very inexperienced K-M-S team 70-40.

Santa is in Elrosa this morning!

2011-12-03T07:27:00.000-08:00

I just talked to someone in Elrosa who said he spotted Santa Claus sneaking in the back door at the Elrosa Parish Center.

Santa will be meeting children from the Elrosa area from 9:30 to 10:30 this morning.

Boys' basketball team lights up A-C-GC in season opener

2011-12-02T18:24:00.000-08:00

The Jaguars boys basketball team won 80-56 tonight over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City in the first night of the Preseason 2011 Clash at West Central Area. The Jaguars play in the championship game at 8:00 tomorrow night back in Barrett. They will face West Central Area, who defeated Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 73-43 in the other semifinal game.

Tonight's game at WCA was the Jaguars' first trip there in boys' basketball since the 1995-1996 season, when WCA and B-B-E were both members of the West Central South Conference. That was WCA's last season in the WCCS; B-B-E exited the league in 1999.

At Benson, the Jaguars girls' basketball team trailed 28-25 at halftime before losing 68-56. Their next game is next Tuesday at home against Ortonville.

Area boys' basketball results on December 2:
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 66, Albany 57
Battle Lake 58, Henning 41
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 56, Underwood 53
Watertown-Mayer 72, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 24 (I don't think an HL-W team has ever been limited to only 24 points!)
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 41, Minnewaska Area 39
Litchfield 80, New London-Spicer 62
Browerville 68, Bertha-Hewitt 43
Sauk Centre 85, Wadena-Deer Creek 57
Holdingford 68, Royalton 55
Eden Valley-Watkins 60, Osakis 47
Paynesville Area 54, Kimball Area 50 (OT; Bulldogs win a game for 1st time since the 2009-2010 season)

This Jaguars sports update, the first basketball update of the 2011-12 season, is brought to you by:

Jaguars wrestling leads tournament after first round - they end up placing 2nd!

2011-12-02T16:06:00.001-08:00

Junior Patrick Rooney right after winning his quarterfinal match by pin (1:46) over a Yellow Medicine East wrestler...
Here's junior Marshall Zachman rolling a Browerville/Eagle Valley guy over prior to pinning him in the quarterfinal round heavyweight match...my camera picked a grant time to act up on me, and I ended up missing out on taking a nice shot of his pin.
The Jaguars led with 31 team points after the first round of wrestling was completed today in their home invitational. New London-Spicer was in second place with 29 points.

Josey Tensen, Tyler Tensen, Patrick Rooney, Ross Rath and Dillon Knutson all earned spots in the championship matches for their respective divisions.

Knutson won his semifinal round with a 31-second pin over a Willmar wrestler!

Patrick Rooney in the quarterfinal match tonight; he won by pin (1:46) over a Yellow Medicine East wrestler...

Josey Tensen in action...

Josey Tensen, Ross Rath and Patrick Rooney all won their respective championship round matches. Tyler Tensen and Knutson both took second. As a team, the Jaguars placed second behind champion New London-Spicer. This is the first time since at least 2002 that the Jaguars have place 2nd at a home tournament.

Team scores — 1. New London-Spicer 197.50; 2. B-B-E 127; 3. Willmar 119; 4. Holdingford 109; 5. Morris Area/CA/Hancock 108; 6. Yellow Medicine East 85; 7. Renville County West 60; 8. Browerville-Eagle Valley 49.

Up next: next Friday, December 9, the Jaguars travel to Clara City for a triangular against BOLD and host MACCRAY/Renville County West.

Another exciting season of B-B-E boys' basketball is set to begin tonight

2011-12-02T11:26:00.003-08:00

Connor Goodwin and Kirby Montbriand are senior co-captains of this year's Jaguars boys' basketball team...
The B-B-E Jaguars tip off tonight at 6:00 against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City in the Pre-season 2011 Clash to begin the 2011-12 season.

Check out the full season preview of the Jaguars in this week's Dec. 1 issue of the Sauk Centre Herald.

I'm off to the B-B-E wrestling tournament shortly. That 8-team event begins at 2:30 and will probably run at least until 8:00 tonight.