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Thursday, July 17, 2025
State Babe Ruth update (Updated)
In Urbank in state tournament pool play action today, the B-B-E Jaguars Babe Ruth team defeated Frazee 10-0. They have one more pool play game tonight, when they face Ottertail Central in Urbank.
UPDATE! Good grief! Don't look now, but the Jaguars are 2-0 at the state tournament! They defeated the OTC Black team 13-3 tonight. Now the rest of the pool play state games have to be played tomorrow, and then the state tournament will be seeded for Saturday. That's all I know right now. The B-B-E Babe Ruth team is 16-2 overall this summer! Amazing.
The Babe Ruth state tournament games on Saturday and Sunday will be played in Henning at Tony Kawlewski Field. Based on the state bracket I have, B-B-E is the No. 1 seed from the tournament's National pool. This means they would play at 1 p.m. on Saturday in a state quarterfinal game. The state quarterfinal games are single elimination, and the Final Four features third-place and championship games. (I confirmed all that...the Jaguars play at 1 o'clock in what will be the third game in Henning that day.)
Another update to this information is posted to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website. Click here: https://shorturl.at/PVU4V.
In business news...
Lincoln's Restaurant is open this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can read more by clicking over to the newspaper website: https://shorturl.at/ffQJx. My family enjoyed time there on Friday and Saturday last weekend during Bonanza Valley Days. Please come out and enjoy what they have to offer! Here's their website: https://lincolnsseafoodsteak.com.
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's community calendar has been updated and edited...click here to see that and stay in the know! https://shorturl.at/uy0yu.
After going down 0-2 in the count on 2 outs in the bottom of the 6th inning, Ethan Mueller launched a two-run home run straight across center field in Elrosa tonight. The dinger landed directly on the Saints Field scoreboard, and the two runs scored ended the game via the 10-run rule as the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team won by a 10-0 score against Brandon-Evansville.
This game was the second game of the Max Bats Wood Bat Invitational. It was also carried on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood.
The Jaguars held an 8-0 lead as Mueller entered the batter's box in the 6th inning. Luke Illies, the previous batter, had just hit a stand-up two-RBI triple.
Mueller has committed to the Alexandria Technical and Community College Legends baseball team, while Illies has signed with St. Cloud Technical and Community College.
See the bottom of the 6th inning play out as the game ended via the mercy rule in this video from Elrosa:
The Jaguars took a 4-0 lead in the first inning and added another run in the third. The last 5 runs were all scored in the bottom of the 6th, with B-B-E improving to 9-4 overall.
The Chargers fall to 11-2 overall; they entered tonight's contest as the No. 9-ranked team in Class 1A by the Minnesota Baseball Coaches Association. In the Little Eight Conference, the Chargers are 8-0. B-E's 11-game winning streak ended; their other loss was in the season opener on April 11 at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle by a 4-2 score. The LP-GE Thunder are 12-1 overall and also a contender in Section 6A.
Next: another huge Section 6A contest when the Jaguars face Hancock in the final game of the Max Bats Invitational. The game is scheduled to begin at about 5:30 p.m. at Saints Field. The Owls are 5-6 overall; they beat Browerville tonight in Elrosa by a 10-0 score in shortened innings.
Other Max Bats Invitational games on Saturday:
11 a.m. - JV game with Brandon-Evansville and Browerville;
1 p.m. - varsity game with Brandon-Evansville and Browerville;
3:30 p.m. - JV game with B-B-E and Hancock;
5:30 p.m. - varsity game with B-B-E and Hancock;
Area baseball scores on May 9:
Parkers Prairie 10, New York Mills 7
Upsala/Swanville Area 2, Border West 1 (at Clinton's baseball field)
Melrose Area 5, Pierz 4
Area fastpitch scores on May 9:
Benson 9, Ortonville 0
Alexandria 2, Willmar 0
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 10, Minnewaska Area 0 (5 innings)
MA/CA 7, Minnewaska Area 1
Terrific season ends in Section 6A finals in excruciating loss (VIDEOS)
It is cliche, but it holds true tonight: this game was not for the faint of heart. This game was "all over the place" the whole way...right to the end.
In the Section 6A championship series tonight in Clarissa, a late 9-5 lead could not hold up for the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team, with Parkers Prairie coming back from late deficits twice, including a 10-9 deficit in the eighth inning.
Here's a video featuring the end of the top of the 8th inning after the Jaguars scored one run:
Final score: Parkers Prairie 11, B-B-E 10 in eight innings. More than once, just when it seemed like the game was ours, the Panthers battled back to keep their chances alive. It really felt like we were within reach of earning a second game to the series. Unfortunately, and it is always unfortunate and heartbreaking to say this - a longer season was not meant to be. Parkers Prairie is state-bound for the first time since 2018.
B-B-E trailed 4-1 after the fourth inning. In the top of the fifth, Jack Lundberg led off with a single, and Brett DeRoo then hit a ground ball to the shortstop, but the throw to first was off the mark for an error. Kaden DeRoo hit a single that glanced off of the third baseman's glove. Owen Paulson then earned a walk with an RBI to cut it to a 4-2 deficit. Paulson put up a hell of a battle and swung in the batter's box for two-and-a-half minutes! Ethan Mueller then hit a two-RBI single to left field to tie the game. Aiden Mueller later hit a two-out two-RBI single that gave the Jaguars a 6-4 lead.
**And here's action from the top of the 5th inning...in this 8+ minute video:
The Panthers scored once in the bottom of the fifth and left two stranded on a deep foul ball that was caught by centerfielder Kaden DeRoo with B-B-E's halved lead intact...in the top of the 6th, the Jaguars got a huge boost when Luke Dingmann launched a three-run home run over the left field fence. The Jaguars took that 9-5 lead into the seventh inning.
Parkers Prairie then scored the needed four runs to send it into extra innings; the four runs included a three-run home run that just cleared the right field fence near the right pylon.
In the top of the eighth with a 9-9 tie game, Ethan Mueller's RBI-double gave the Jaguars a 10-9 lead.
In the pivotal bottom of the eighth, the Panthers tied the game on an RBI via a walk. The game ended on a bases loaded base hit that landed in the center of left field. For the game, Parkers Prairie out-hit the Jaguars 13 to 12. Kaden DeRoo led the Jaguars by going 4-for-5 at the plate.
Pitching for the Jaguars against Parkers Prairie were Luke Dingmann, Aiden Mueller and Kaden DeRoo.
B-B-E finishes the season 16-9 overall, which is good for a tie for the second-most wins in school history. The 16 wins equals the win total of the 1995 season, when the Jaguars went 16-4 after winning the West Central South Conference title. Steve Mueller, father of current players Ethan and Aiden Mueller, was a senior on that 1995 team.
The 2016 Jaguars continue to hold the record for most wins in a season. They went 9-5 that season in the Central Minnesota Conference before finishing in third place in Section 6A and 19-7 overall. That team was the first B-B-E baseball team to go six games deep in a postseason run. I'll never forget the 7-6 loss to West Central Area that ended the season. That was tough!!! Hard to believe it was 8 years ago...WCA then lost 5-4 to Parkers Prairie in the section championship. The Panthers then won 3-2 and 6-3 in two state tournament games before falling in the state finals 4-2 in 11 innings to Springfield at Target Field.
Here's action from early in today's Parkers Prairie game in the bottom of the first:
The Panthers got a solo home run that tied the game at 1-1 in the first inning. They ultimately left three stranded.
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website includes a short summary of this week's baseball playoff action. The attached video on that web article features action from the top of the sixth inning tonight against Parkers Prairie. You can find this by clicking here: https://shorturl.at/1bkDq.
For B-B-E, there's one event left on the horizon, the Minnesota high school All-Star Series. Senior Luke Dingmann was nominated to play in this game, so in a way, the season will continue for that. This 49th annual event, sponsored by the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association and Minnesota Twins Community Fund, takes place June 20-22 at the Chaska Athletic Park. Games will be played on Friday and Saturday that weekend.
Parkers Prairie takes a 23-1 record into the Class 1A state tournament next week. They are an outstanding baseball team and should earn a top three seed.
In the Section 5A finals, New York Mills thrashed Ogilvie 11-1 tonight to earn a state berth. They are 18-6 overall.
In the Section 3AA championship (game one), Minnewaska Area lost 3-2 to Montevideo to see their season end. They went 20-4 overall.
It's time to head home.
In fastpitch state tournament news from Caswell Park in Mankato...
Russel-Tyler-Ruthton, champions of Section 3A, fell 4-2 to New Ulm Cathedral in today's Class 1A state semifinals. The Knights (23-5) advanced to the state semis with a 10-0 five-inning win on Wednesday against Moose Lake-Willow River. They will play for the third-place trophy tomorrow against West Lutheran at 3 p.m.
West Lutheran (18-5) fell 8-2 in the other state semifinal today to Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. The unseeded C-G-B Wolverines (20-4) continue their Cinderella season when they face top-ranked and top-seeded New Ulm Cathedral (25-2) in the Class 1A state championship tomorrow at 4 p.m. In the state quarterfinals on Wednesday, C-G-B defeated Red Lake Falls 9-7 to advance to the Final Four. The NUC Greyhounds were ranked No. 3 in the final QRF state power rankings on June 1, while Red Lake Falls was ranked No. 1.
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The first step into the Sub-Section 6A-South tournament for the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team has been a success! Facing a young Hancock Owls squad at Chizek Field in Morris, the Jaguars jumped on the No. 5 seed early and made quick work of them in a 10-0 five inning win. This mirrors an earlier-season meeting between them where the Jaguars won 11-0 in five innings. Today's games will not be aired on Glenwood radio. Brady is preparing for the Minnewaska Area vs. New London-Spicer game in the Sub-Section 3AA-North tournament that starts later thif this gs afternoon at MAHS's Marthaler Field. The Lakers (16-2) are the top seed and had a first-round bye.
B-B-E (14-7) now moves into the winner's bracket of the Section 6A tournament with a head of steam as they've equaled the win total from a year ago. They play a second game today at Chizek Field that should start at about 2 p.m. Spread the word! They will take on the winner of the Upsala/Swanville Area vs. Border West game that was also played at 11 a.m. today in Morris.
More updates to follow here after 2 p.m. **Update: the second game was in the top of the second inning by 2 p.m., and the Jaguars are facing Upsala/Swanville Area. By the third inning, the score was 0-0. The No. 2-seeded Patriots (15-7) defeated No. 3-seeded Border West 5-1 earlier today, sending the Buccaneers to the elimination bracket.
More to come.
**We are through four innings, and the Jaguars are ahead 2-0 over the Patriots.
A new blog post will feature additional notes and the final score of this game.
The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team picked up a big sub-section win tonight in the Max Bats wood bat invitational by defeating Brandon-Evansville 7-0 behind a terrific pitching performance by junior Luke Illies. They've now won four straight to improve to 10-4 overall heading into tomorrow's game against sub-section rival Hancock at 5:30 p.m. in Elrosa.
Here's a video from the bottom of the sixth inning tonight:
The Jaguars scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Here's a video featuring most of the top of the seventh inning:
Illies, a junior, threw a total of 101 pitches and held the Chargers to just three hits with only two walks while striking out nine. The Jaguars racked up 10 hits, including two each by Luke Dingmann, Aiden Mueller and Jack Lundberg.
The Chargers fell to 7-4 overall; they are currently the No. 4-ranked team in Sub-Section 6A-North.
More to come much later tonight. I've also got boys' golf results to look over.
At a home doubleheader today, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch teamtook on undefeated Kimball Area. In game one, they pushed the Cubs through seven innings in an 11-3 loss. The Cubs regrouped to hammer the Jaguars 23-0 in game two. Kimball is good! They are likely to finish undefeated in the regular season and go into the Section 6AA playoffs with a head of steam.
Aside from the funeral for Justin Rooney, B-B-E Class of 1996, today was a pretty outstanding day. I've got quite a bit to write about tonight and tomorrow. We're finally getting caught up on spring cleaning of our yard, lawn mowing and some major cleaning at home and in the office. Earlier today, I was able to take in part of the elementary track and field meet. Following the funeral, I was embedded at the varsity track and field practice. It is probably the only day I'll get to do that this spring. I ran a 400-meter two different times in just under 2 minutes (which is quite slow), and I finished the practice by running a 100 sprint and getting a time of 18.43 seconds. This about equals the time I got at track practice one year ago. This means two things: I haven't gotten faster, and I haven't gotten slower! So that's that.
I'm about 30 seconds off of times I could turn in last fall for running a 400, which is one exact lap around the track. I could easily clip that in 90 seconds or less last fall, which was generally about the time it took to announce the starters for the visiting football team at Friday night home games. If this took place now, I'd be too slow, and I'd miss a portion of the announcing of our Jaguar starters. Training for the 2024 football season officially began today! I have work to do.
Central MN Conference fastpitch scores on May 9 and 10:
Royalton 2, Maple Lake 0
Eden Valley-Watkins 11, Holdingford 1 (5 innings)
EV-W 10, Holdingford 8
Paynesville Area 7, Maple Lake 6
Paynesville Area 8, Maple Lake 2
Just as they were on Monday in the Central Minnesota Conference opener, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team had their backs to the wall in Elrosa late in a game. This time the stakes were higher, however, as they were down to the last 3 outs while trailing by two runs. Visiting Maple Lake led 11-9 after the top of the eighth inning.
Final:B-B-E 12, Maple Lake 11 in 8 innings. The game lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes, and both teams combined for 8 errors as game temperatures hovered around 40 degrees. My minivan's thermometer read 41 degrees when the game concluded.
After the Jaguars posted a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second, the Irish plated four runs in the top of the third. The Jaguars cut the deficit to 4-3 after three innings, but the Irish scored twice in the top of the fourth. Down 6-3 in the fifth, the Jaguars scored 5 runs in the bottom of the inning only to see Maple Lake score three runs in the top of the sixth.
Trailing 9-8 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Jaguars scored the one run they needed to stay alive and force extra innings when Aiden Mueller drew a bases-loaded walk. Maple Lake then took an 11-9 lead with two runs in the eighth. B-B-E faced a new pitcher in the bottom of the eighth. Luke Dingmann, who hit a leadoff single, scored the first run on a wild pitch to make it an 11-10 game. Jordan Herickhoff then knocked a two-RBI single that sailed just out of the reach of the second baseman to earn the walk-off win as Ethan Mueller scored to tie it, and Luke Illies then slid across home base with the game-winning run.
Watch how the end of the game played out tonight in Elrosa...
Aiden Mueller got the pitching win in relief while throwing two innings. Ethan Mueller started and pitched four innings, and Brett DeRoo pitched the fifth and sixth innings. The Jaguars piled up 12 hits compared to 8 by the Irish. Earning two hits each were Brett DeRoo, Luke Dingmann, Ethan Mueller, Owen Paulson and Kaden DeRoo.
Next: the Jaguars (3-1 overall, 2-0 CMC) have a conference game scheduled next Tuesday on the road against Eden Valley-Watkins. The game site has not been verified, but as of now the schedule is showing Eden Valley.
No word yet out of Maple Lake, where the fastpitch team was playing a doubleheader against the Irish.
Thursday night update...the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team earned a big CMC series split at Maple Lake. In game one, the Jaguars won 16-3 in five innings and lost 20-9 in a wild seven-inning game. The doubleheader started out with a bang for the visiting Jaguars, who scored 11 runs in the top of the first inning in the opener. After the second inning, they expanded the lead to 14-0. B-B-E takes a 4-4 record (2-2 CMC) into next week's action. The next game scheduled is at home on Tuesday against an outstanding EV-W Eagles squad.
Across both games, the fastpitch Jaguars piled up 26 hits. Mya Worms pitched all five innings in the 16-3 win with five hits, four strikeouts and one walk. Worms started in game two and pitched 6 1/3 innings, with Faith Radermacher closing with 2/3 of an inning pitched. Overall, 11 of Maple Lake's 20 runs were earned in that second game.
Central MN Conference baseball scores on April 18:
Eden Valley-Watkins 9, Royalton 2
EV-W 6, Royalton 3 (EV-W is 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the CMC)
Paynesville Area 7, Kimball Area 0 (Josiah Utsch throws a no-hitter in game two)
Paynesville Area 3, Kimball Area 1 (Bryce VanderBeek fires 13 strikeouts while going all 7 innings in the opener at Paynesville)
Holdingford 7, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 2
Holdingford 6, A-C-GC 2
Central MN Conference fastpitch scores on April 18:
Kimball Area 11, Paynesville Area 1 (6 innings)
Kimball Area 11, Paynesville Area 9 (the Bulldogs led 7-3 after 6 innings, but the Cubs plated 8 runs in the top of the 7th in the second game of the doubleheader at Kimball)
Holdingford 5, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 4 (Game one at Holdingford)
Holdingford 12, A-C-GC 5
Area baseball scores on April 18:
Upsala/Swanville Area 7, West Central Area 0
Minneota 10, Canby 1
Rockford Area 1, New London-Spicer 0
New London-Spicer 2, Rockford Area 1
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 10, Central MN Christian 2
Alexandria 7, Willmar 4
Albany 5, Melrose Area 0
Area fastpitch scores on April 18:
Sauk Centre 13, Montevideo 1 (5 innings)
Sauk Centre 12, Montevideo 2 (5 innings)
Melrose Area 6, West Central Area 3
Rockford 7, New London-Spicer 1
Rockford 14, NL-S 3
BOLD 11, Benson 1
BOLD 8, Benson 7 (9 innings; the Warriors, who are led by an outstanding 8th grade pitcher, plated 7 runs in the bottom of the 9th to win in walk-off fashion at Olivia)
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 18, Dawson-Boyd 12
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 16, Ortonville 0 (4 innings in game 2 of a Camden Conference doubleheader in Murdock)
K-M-S 17, Ortonville 2 (5 innings)
Lac qui Parle Valley 6, MACCRAY 3
LQPV 13, MACCRAY 3 (6 innings)
Minneota/Canby 22, Yellow Medicine East 2 (M/C scored 11 runs in the top of the seventh in game one at Minneota)
Minneota/Canby 12, YME 2 (5 innings)
Lakeview 16, RCW 6
Renville County West 8, Lakeview 6
The quarterfinal game on Tuesday, June 13 will get underway at 3:30 p.m. at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. That will be the site and time for the Class 1A state quarterfinal game for our B-B-E Jaguars baseball team, who is paired against top-seeded South Ridge in the first round. The game will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood.
A win in the quarterfinals puts them in a 1:30 p.m. game on Wednesday back at Joe Faber Field for the semifinals.
If the Jaguars lose on Tuesday, they play again on Wednesday at either 10 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. at Bob Cross Fields in Sauk Rapids.
The South Ridge Panthers won the Section 7A title with Carter Anderson's walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the eight inning against Cherry on Thursday night in an 8-7 win. This marks the fifth straight season that South Ridge has advanced to the state tournament (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and now 2023). On Tuesday in a winner's bracket game, Cherry beat South Ridge 6-4. On Thursday in the Section 7A championship series, South Ridge won 12-6 to force a winner-take-all game.
*Here's a video featuring the medals and trophy presentation for the Jaguars after they clinched the section title last Tuesday night:
Class 1A state baseball quarterfinal schedule on June 13:
10:30 a.m. - No. 2-seeded New Ulm Cathedral vs. Yellow Medicine East
1 p.m. - No. 3-seeded Lyle-Pacelli vs. Hinckley-Finlayson
3:30 p.m. - No. 1-seeded South Ridge vs. B-B-E
6 p.m. - No. 4-seeded Legacy Christian Academy vs. No. 5-seeded Fosston
That's all I've got now. Time to get back in the garden.
Baseball losing streak snapped, golf team shines at Section 5A first round (VIDEOS)
The losing streak has ended for the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team. Although they were out-hit 14-10, the Jaguars took advantage of 4 Huskers errors to defeat a team that entered this week in third place in the Central Minnesota Conference.
Tonight at Holdingford, the Jaguars earned a 12-11 win to get back in the winning column. They led 9-3 into the sixth inning and then scored 3 runs in the top of the seventh to lead 12-5. The Huskers scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh before they ran out of outs.
In game two of the doubleheader, the Jaguars lost 11-5 to complete the CMC schedule in sixth place. Eden Valley-Watkins (17-2 overall) and Paynesville Area (16-2 overall) were co-champions of the CMC. They both also earned the No. 1 seed in their respective postseason sections, with EV-W at No. 1 in Section 5AA and Paynesville Area at No. 1 in Sub-Section 3AA-North.
NEXT: the Jaguars (7-11, 5-9 CMC) host sub-section rival Upsala/Swanville Area for Parents and Seniors night tomorrow, Thursday, with a JV/Varsity doubleheader in Elrosa. Here's how the night will go down: the JV game starts at 4:30 p.m., and this game will be capped at 1 hour and 20 minutes. Around 6:15 p.m., the Senior/Parent Night activities take place. By 6:50 p.m., the National Anthem will be played prior to the varsity game that should start by 7 p.m.
I did not circle back to determine additional sub-section track and field updates to report on. At Maple Lake last night, I did not record as much video as I was hoping to. Below are two more clips from Irish Stadium.
Here's video of Tiyana Schwinghammer in the triple jump yesterday in Maple Lake:
Here's Dylan Hirman, Mason Douvier and Calvin Dolezal in one of the 200 open heats:
I was fortunate to be able to take in the elementary awards ceremony earlier this morning. The K-5 student body was given a real treat when 52 of B-B-E's 53 graduating seniors showed up for a surprise visit. They were in their graduation cap and gowns, and all 52 of them got a chance to speak to the elementary student body.
At Eagle Creek golf course in Willmar today, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team finished in first place during the Section 5A opening round. Through 18 holes, the Jaguars shot a 347 to come out in front by just one stroke over second-place Dawson-Boyd. In third place is Community Christian school of Willmar with a 354. In fourth place is Yellow Medicine East with a 355. Individually, Brady Schwinghammer sits in second place overall with a 78. The second round of the state-qualifying Section 5A meet is on Wednesday, May 31 back at Eagle Creek golf course. More to come.
Here's a video clip from the junior high baseball game against Paynesville on October 12.
In the video, Tate Deters drives in a run on a fielder's choice to score Logan Walz. Also, Andrew Spanier is shown earning a walk. This was the bottom of the second inning.
Below, another video, this one from the end of the game:
The game was called with the B-B-E Jaguars and Paynesville tied in a 7-7 score through eight innings. In the video above, Austin Ginthiir earns a base hit, but then the game ends with a ground ball play.
It was scheduled as a seven-inning game. Coach Klaphake and the Paynesville coach agreed to stop play after eight innings. It was a magnificent game, with both teams playing excellent baseball.
Photos from this game were published in the October 22 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. I hope to get more baseball photos in next week.
Tonight in Elrosa, the Elrosa Saints will host doubleheader baseball with games at 5 and 7 p.m. at Saints Field. The opponent is Kimball, and Elrosa's team will consist of senior high baseball players from B-B-E high school.
It's game day! The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team is in their first-ever section championship series, and they are set to do battle with New York Mills for a berth in the Class 1A state tournament.
New York Mills prevailed this morning by a 2-0 score over three-time defending Section 6A champion Parkers Prairie. They played in the elimination bracket final at Minnewaska Area's Marthaler Field.
Parkers Prairie had won Section 6A in 2016, 2017 and 2018. They took second place at state in 2016 after losing 4-2 in 11 innings to Springfield in the championship game at Target Field that year. In 2017, they won it all after beating Legacy Christian 6-3 in the championship game back at Target Field. Last year, the Panthers took third place at state.
Parkers Prairie finished 13-12 this year (8-6 Park Region Conference) and in third place in Section 6A.
The Jaguars (13-9) and Eagles (17-4) square off with first pitch at 1:30 p.m. today. The game will be broadcast on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood (on the radio and also online).
**Just for fun...here's a video clip from May 19, 2017 that was never posted. It features the end of the game in which the Jaguars defeated Minnewaska Area...
Let's do this, Jaguars!!!!!!!
**Game updates will be posted here this afternoon** The Eagles scored two runs to start the game, off of three hits and one Jaguar error.
B-B-E is up to bat now, with Abe Peter leading off. *Update: the Jaguars went down in order in their first at bat.
**Update: through two innings, the Eagles hold a 2-0 lead. The Jaguars got two runners on with no outs, but the Eagles then turned an F4-4/3 double play for two quick outs.
**Update: through three innings, the Eagles are still ahead 2-0. The Jaguars got Abe Peter on with a two-out walk, but he was left stranded on a ground ball play.
**Update: through five-and-a-half innings, the Eagles are ahead 2-0.
***Update: through six innings, the Eagles hold a 2-0 lead. The Jaguars left one stranded (Payton VanBeck) in the bottom of the sixth inning. He drew a leadoff walk.
FINAL: New York Mills 2, B-B-E 0. The Jaguars (13-10) were held to one hit. Updated tournament information will be posted in a new blog post this afternoon.
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The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team dropped their season opener at Paynesville tonight by a 4-1 score. They will look to get in the win column on Thursday when they host Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted with a 4 p.m. start time of a conference doubleheader at the Regal diamond (JV at the high school).
At tonight's school board meeting, Patrick Walsh of Hutchinson was selected for a final interview in the superintendent selection process. The board will resume the process at 7 p.m. on Thursday night at the high school library.
The No. 2-seeded B-B-E Jaguars Babe Ruth baseball team defeated top-seeded Avon tonight in the I-94 League playoff championship. The Jaguars scored two runs in their final at bat to pull off an 8-1 win. Great job, Jaguars!
Here's a video clip showing the end of the Bonanza Valley Days youth baseball tournament championship game between the B-B-E 3rd-4th grade Jaguars and New London-Spicer. The Jaguars won 4-2 to claim the title on Friday, July 7.
In other youth baseball news, the Elrosa Saints Little Dipper baseball team won their Stearns County League semifinal game tonight against St. Martin by a 4-2 score. The Saints advance to the championship game and will host Farming next Sunday, July 30 at 5:30 p.m. In the other SCL semifinal game tonight, Farming defeated Freeport 9-4.
Elrosa's Saints Field is one of two host sites for the Legion District VI baseball tournament that runs Thursday through Saturday.
The B-B-E Jaguars Legion team opens the tournament in Elrosa at 10:30 today (Thursday ) against No. 1 seeded Pierz. You can listen to the game live at http://youaretheresports.com.
*Update: the opening game between B-B-E and Pierz got underway at 11:12 a.m.
*Update: Through four innings complete, Pierz held a 6-4 lead.
Final score: after getting the deficit down to 6-5, the Jaguars went on to lose a tough battle with top-seeded Pierz by an 8-5 score. B-B-E plays in the elimination bracket at 4 o'clock today.
More updates to follow!
**Game two: Holdingford defeated the Jaguars 9-8 in nine innings with a walk-off sacrifice-fly RBI ending the game.
And here's a video clip from the opening night of 'Peter Pan' in Terrace last night...featured here is 2016 B-B-E graduate Riley Schumann (Captain Hook) and 2007 B-B-E graduate Lucy Lloyd (Smee) with the video showing parts of Act I.
The No. 8-seededB-B-E Jaguars Legion baseball team lost a heartbreaker tonight in the Melrose Sub-District quarterfinals. Ahead 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Jaguars saw the win slip away when No. 1-seeded Holdingford scored two runs to earn a 4-3 walk-off win and advance to the Final Four round.
B-B-E gets an automatic bid to the District VI tournament, which will be held July 20-23 in both Elrosa and Sauk Centre. The Jaguars will be the No. 5 seed out of their sub-district.
What a day so far! The B-B-E 3rd-4th grade Jaguars baseball team is in the championship game of the Bonanza Valley Days tournament. They beat Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 11-6 in the opener, and then they defeated Minnewaska Area 8-3 in the semifinals.
In a Melrose Sub-District game, the B-B-E Jaguars Legion baseball team lost 13-1 to Albany in a home game played at Elrosa.
Also at home, at the elementary school diamond, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch 17-U team earned a split with Long Prairie-Grey Eagle tonight in a league contest. In game one, the Jaguars won 8-2, and in game two, the Thunder won 9-7. B-B-E is 2-2 overall this summer, while LP-GE is 3-3.
Below is video from the first inning of game two of the 17-U fastpitch doubleheader:
B-B-E's 17-U fastpitch team is in action again next Thursday in another league doubleheader when the Jaguars travel to Brandon to face Brandon/Evansville.
Here's a 20-minute video from the Friday night game a week ago between Elrosa and Regal:
Coming up in amateur baseball action: the Elrosa Saints resume their rivalry with Spring Hill when the Chargers come to town tomorrow night (Friday) for a Stearns County League North show down between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the standings. Elrosa is 5-1 in the SCL-North, while Spring Hill is 7-2. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.
B-B-E's 5th/6th grade Jaguars baseball team is in the championship game of the Elrosa Wood Bats tournament today. The Jaguars beat Spring Hill 1-0 and then Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 2-1 to gain the finals.
Here's video from the end of the first B-B-E vs. K-M-S game today:
K-M-S later met B-B-E in the championship game, and the Jaguars won that game by a 4-1 score.
