extended sports coverage for the B-B-E community brought to you by the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper in Brooten, MN. (Address: P.O. Box 250, Brooten) http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com. Please submit feedback in writing to the address posted above. **This is Minnesota's oldest varsity high school sports blog. We hope to keep it going into the future!
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Excitement is building! (VIDEOS)
The excitement level is building for the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team as they gear up for the state tournament! Below is a video recorded this morning at the elementary school's state pep fest. A high school pep fest follows later today at 1 p.m.
VIDEO:
*Here's another video from the elementary pep fest:
More to come later Wednesday night.
The Jaguars face United North Central in the state quarterfinals in an 11 a.m. dual at Xcel Energy Center. This will be UNC's third straight appearance in the team state tournament and third overall.
I've got a light sports story added to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website that you can see by clicking here: https://rb.gy/echu15. It includes a video clip from the 2023 team state wrestling quarterfinals against Medford.
This week we have just one home varsity event, and the same follows next week as well. For Jaguar Country, there are only two home events on the docket for our winter sports season. While spring is just around the corner, we hope to have a few more weeks of winter ahead of us!
Coming this week... Wednesday: we can look forward to pep fest activities in support of our B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team, as they prepare for the team state tournament that takes place on Thursday in St. Paul. On Monday, pep fest details should be available to share.
Thursday: state wrestling, a home girls' basketball playoff game plus the boys' basketball travels to Royalton to conclude the Central Minnesota Conference schedule.
Friday: the individual state wrestling tournament begins, and the boys' basketball team travels to Hancock to wrap up the regular season.
Saturday: the individual state wrestling tournament concludes at Xcel Energy Center, and the Sub-Section 5A-East girls' basketball semifinal games will be held in Hinckley.
*Here's a video that's over one month old...featuring the final stretch (last 30 seconds) of the girls' basketball border battle on the home court against Paynesville Area...
The girls' basketball team prevailed 48-45 that night to earn a series split with the Bulldogs in the Central Minnesota Conference. Paynesville Area (15-12 overall) finished 7-7 in the CMC to take fourth place alone. They defeated visiting Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 52-44 yesterday in the Sub-Section 3AA-North quarterfinals. This earns them a match up with state-ranked New London-Spicer in the semifinals next week.
Tonight I'm busy trying to catch up on the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website's SmugMug photo gallery. I'm still uploading photo galleries from January events. The winter sports folder can be found by clicking here: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/B-B-E-Winter-Sports-23-24. Based on some rough estimates after reviewing my camera chips, I'm roughly 2,000 photos behind on the galleries from January and February. Yikes!! I'm currently caught up through January 16...which means I'm over 5 weeks behind.
I have the B-B-E high school Sno-Daze coronation photos uploaded finally; that SmugMug album can be found by clicking here: https://rb.gy/798y7e.
In college basketball news...
Congratulations to Tiyana Schwinghammer and her Northland Technical and Community College Pioneers women's basketball team, as they earned the Minnesota Community Athletic College (MCAC) North division regular season title on Saturday with a 66-59 win against visiting Central Lakes College. The CLC Raiders were just one game out of first place in the MCAC-North, but the win by the Pioneers gave them sole possession of the title. Northland (21-4) opens Region XIIIB action as the No. 1 seed on Saturday, March 2 in Coon Rapids with a 2 p.m. tip-off against No. 4-seeded Minnesota State Community and Technical College of Fergus Falls.
Also! Congratulations to Ashton Dingmann and his Gustavus Adolphus Gusties men's basketball team as they are the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) playoff champions after they defeated Hamline University in a barn burner 72-71 on Saturday. The win gives them the MIAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III national tournament. The NCAA's first round for Division III men's basketball is on Friday, March 1. Other details won't be announced until tomorrow. The Gusties are 18-10 overall, and this is their first MIAC playoff title since 2005. Hamline, which trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half, whittled the gap to just one point with 1:07 on the clock. The Gusties missed four field goal attempts in the final minute, and the Pipers had possession with 7 seconds to go. A potential buzzer-beating game winner did not fall, and the Gusties survived the Pipers' comeback bid to advance to nationals for the first time since 2012. Fun fact: attendance at Gustavus topped 3,000 at Gus Young Arena, making for a packed house and an incredible atmosphere.
Also! Congratulations to Abby Berge and her MSU-Moorhead Dragons women's basketball team after they won their regular season finale in Marshall against Southwest State University by a 70-66 score. The Dragons outscored the Mustangs 21-15 in the fourth quarter to pull out the win. MSU-Moorhead (12-15 overall) finished 12-10 in the regular season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and earned a home playoff game in the process as the No. 8 seed in a 12-team bracket. They host No. 9-seeded Winona State University on Wednesday, February 28 at 6 p.m. at Nemzek Fieldhouse. The SSU Mustangs enter the NSIC playoffs as the No. 5 seed, and they host No. 12-seeded Augustana on February 28 at the R/A Facility with a 7:30 p.m. tip off.
The Brooten city council agenda has finally been posted to my editor's blog: https://shorturl.at/blHIW. They meet on Monday night.
Action is underway in the varsity match. At the start of the third period in the 106-pound match, Brett DeRoo has a 9-2 lead. *And with a minute to go in the third period, DeRoo has an 11-2 lead. *And with just five seconds to go, DeRoo earned a pin! He has given the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team an early 6-0 lead over Sauk Centre-Melrose.
At 113 pounds, Tanner Viessman is wrestling for the Jaguars. He has built an early 10-0 lead in the first period. *Update: Viessman has earned another fall for the Jaguars. His unofficial time was 1:30.
At 120 pounds, Ryan Jensen is wrestling for the Jaguars. He has an early 2-0 lead in the first period.
More to come. Time to get my butt over there!
**Here's some old video...from the Minnewaska match back in January. It features action from the 182-pound weight with B-B-E's Cooper Wold putting up a great fight.
*Update: the Jaguars hold a 30-0 lead with the 132-pound match complete. Tyler Jensen is wrestling for the Jaguars at 138. *Update: Tyler Jensen won by fall! And at 145, SC-M issued a forfeit to Blaine Fischer. The Jaguars have a lead of 42-0.
**Update: the Jaguars won 84-0 against Sauk Centre-Melrose.
I forgot to post the video player for the basketball game. I will try it, but I am working on my smartphone right now from the high school. The Jaguars are facing off with KMS now.
Click My Team Shop logo Click login Now and enter the access code: muelle5DM
Here's a message from the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling coaches: The
Jaguar Wrestling online store is up and running. See the attached
photo for details. Orders can be placed and paid for online by
following the instructions on the flyer. All 7th-12th grade wrestlers
are strongly encouraged to order the first two items (blue shirt and
silver shorts) for practice. THE STORE WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER
26th. Thank you for you support!
The wrestling preseason starts one month from today!! Go Jaguars!!
he state wrestling bracket was set up well for Ben Feuerhake to open the state wrestling tournament today in St.Paul.
With Feuerhake leading 4-0 with just 20 seconds left in the 3rd period, Logan Nibbe got an escape, takedown and near fall points to win 6-4 in what was an exciting match for Jaguar fans right until the end.
Junior Josey Tensen got a pin for the Jaguars at 126 pounds that put his team up 18-3.
It was a solid team effort for the Jaguars wrestling team as they picked up a big win over Section 5A and neighboring rival Minnewaska Area tonight 42-30. Through the 160-pound weight division, the Jaguars held a 42-12 lead after junior Steven Mady got a quick pin in the first period. Isaiah Gilbert got his first varsity win with a pin early in the 2nd period (2:32) at 138 pounds. Overall it was an excellent match and very fun to watch. The varsity Jaguar wrestlers have a 10-day break until the Eden Valley-Watkins quadrangular on Friday, December 20.
Here's Josey Tensen working his way towards a pin at 126 pounds tonight against Minnewaska:
In Pierz for the Central Minnesota Conference opener, the Jaguars boys' basketball team annihilated the Pioneers 66-23 to improve to 3-0 overall. The game went into running time at the 9:00 mark of the second half. B-B-E's entire bench saw action in the game. The next game is a HUGE game, this Friday at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. The winner will have the inside track on the conference championship. It will be carried on 106.5 FM the Train with Bill Dean and Don Leukam providing play-by-play coverage.
Tyler Tensen, Patrick Rooney heading for 1st place matches!
Tyler Tensen is shown working over a Paynesville Bulldog wrestler back in December. He'll go for a state title tonight at the Xcel Energy Center! Amazing!!
Tyler Tensen won his semifinal state wrestling match this morning in four overtimes!!! He picked up an escape to earn the 3-2 win in the last overtime session. What an inspiring performance for an athlete who entered the state tournament un-ranked in the last Guillotine poll. Tyler, now 42-4 overall this season, beat Kyle Drehmel of Goodhue (39-7) in the semifinal. He's bound for tonight's 126-pound state championship at the Xcel Energy Center, when he will face conference rival and #1-ranked Quinten Berres (sophomore, 41-1) of Kimball Area for first place. Tyler becomes the first B-B-E wrestler to make it to a state championship match since 1990, when Brendan Bogart got into the finals and won a state title for the Jaguars.
Patrick Rooney nearing a pin during the Jaguar Invite back in January.
**Update: after two periods in the 182-pound semifinals, Patrick Rooney trails 4-2.*And another update! With 48 seconds left on the clock in the third period, Patrick has a 6-4 lead!!! Hoping and praying for the best!! Goose bumps all over. Patrick wins 6-5!!!! He prevailed over #6-ranked Colten Carlson (38-4) of United South Central to improve his season record to 43-0!! Tonight he will wrestle junior Will Balow (29-2) of Lake City. Balow took out #1-ranked Collin Huckbody (37-3) of
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis in his semifinal match with a pin (3:12).
Two B-B-E Jaguars are headed for tonight's state championship matches! Win or lose tonight, today is the best day in the 25-year history of the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling program!!
Ross Rath needs only 11 more dual wins to break the Rath family dual record...a record his brother Tyler (B-B-E Class of 2006) set during a sparkling career on the mats during his high school days when he competed in three consecutive state tournaments in 10th, 11th and 12th grade.
Final in the season dual opener: B-B-E 43, BOLD 27. A nice win for the Jaguars as they get to bed early and prepare for a 6:00am departure for the 14-team Maple Grove Crimson Classic invitational tomorrow morning.
Against BOLD, Ross Rath earned his 100th career win by earning an incredible 11-second pin.
How cool is this? BOLD entered the contest with a 2-0 record this season; last Tuesday at a West Central Conference triangular at Minnewaska, the Warriors beat up on the host Lakers 47-27 and then took apart Sauk Centre-Melrose 42-24.
Great job tonight, Jaguars! This win was a terrific way to build on last week's runner-up finish at their Jaguar Invite. I am very excited about the potential of this team.
Up next for duals: the Jaguars host Royalton/Upsala (0-3) next Tuesday night. B-B-E has a fair amount of payback to give, as the Royals nipped the Jaguars last January 33-32 in a triangular. It was a night of heartbreak for the Jaguars on that January 10 evening, as they also lost to Osakis 37-36 but fortunately got healthy and got revenge on the Silverstreaks in the playoff opener in a 46-28 win.
Here's the backside of the T-shirts for sale by the B-B-E wrestling team...get yours today! I am 99% sure they cost only $12.
Travis Rath (Class of 2009), a few current varsity wrestlers and also Junior High coach Eric Schoenberg. ("Rabbit" for those familiar with the Spring Hill Chargers baseball team)
In B-B-E Fine Arts news...from Lucy Lloyd:Anyone
interested in trying out for BBE winter one acts: grades 7-9 Tuesday at
4:15 and Friday at 6:30. Grades 10-12 Tuesday at 6:30 and Friday at
4:15. Spread the word!
...well, it's one of two videos I took during Adam's match...I just realized I uploaded the first clip so this is not in fact the clip showing the win. Dang! It will be later tonight before that gets loaded to Youtube. In the video below, Adam built a 4-0 lead right at the end of the first period.
What a thrilling moment to witness his win! Coach Vos was beaming a huge smile down on all of us B-B-E Jaguar fans right there. Seventh-grader Adam Jaeger starts his varsity wrestling career with a 3-0 record. Not bad!
*Below, the final ticks of the championship match, third period:
The Jaguars wrestling team is next in action next Friday when they host BOLD in a dual meet.
Mass of Christian Burial for the late Rich Vos, former math teacher and coach at B-B-E, drew over a thousand friends and family members to the high school gymnasium today.
Fr. Mark Stang, who got to know Rich Vos and his family quite well in the past few months he's been working in the B-B-E-area Catholic churches, called on everyone to honor the memory of Vos by continually lifting up his family and the school district in their prayers. Also during the Homily, Fr. Stang called on school students and others who worked closely with him to carry on the positive spirit that Vos always displayed whether it's in the classroom or on the athletic field.
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.
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 wrestling squeezes out 37-34 win over Minnewaska Area, Jaguar girls basketball upsets Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 79-70
Sophomore Austin Jaeger won by pin against Minnewaska Area tonight on the home mats. It was one of two pins that went the way of the Jaguars over the Section 5A rival Lakers.
It wasn't pretty, but the Jaguars wrestling team managed to survive a stiff challenge from Minnewaska Area on the home mats tonight, winning by a final score of 37-34. With the win, the Jaguars improve to 8-13 overall in dual meets this season. It is their best season since 2007-2008, when they finished 9-11 overall. Even though they lost some great talent from last year's team (mainly state entrants Travis Winter and Cole Tensen), they have edged last year's dual meet record of 7-16.
The Jaguars won only four of the 11 contested matches on the night, with the Lakers giving up 18 points by forfeit. Matches at 152, 171, and 189 were forfeits.
With two matches remaining, the Jaguars held a 37-22 lead before giving up pins at 215 and 285. Earlier in the match, the Lakers had opened up a 22-13 lead before the Jaguars scored 24 straight points, 18 of them on forfeits. Alex Schramel won an 18-5 major decision for the Jaguars. Patrick Rooney (2:56) and Austin Jaeger (:52) both won by pin, and Daniel Rooney won a 7-5 decision.
Minnewaska Area fell to 4-17 overall and 1-7 against Section 5A opponents. The Jaguars improved to 3-5 against teams who are in Section 5A. They have a real shot at a #6 seed for the playoffs later this month. Their 40-29 win over Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted in the CMC triangular at Pierz on Tuesday night will help their cause for a favorable ranking in Section 5A.
The wrestling team's regular season wraps up next week Thursday, when they travel to Parkers Prairie to face the winless (0-20) Panthers.
Down in Howard Lake, the Jaguars girls basketball teamdefeated the Lakers of HL-W-W 79-70, as they were sparked by a career-high 27 points from junior guard Raeann Sorenson as well as 22 points from Julie Hieserich. It reverses a 65-61 loss on December 17 when HL-W-W traveled to Belgrade. The Lakers were 7-2 and held a half game lead over Pierz in the Central Minnesota Conference standings coming into tonight. This win is huge, probably the Jaguars' biggest win since they were able to sweep Eden Valley-Watkins last season.
The last time a Jaguars girls basketball team won in Howard Lake was in on February 11, 2005 by a 52-46 final score. Since that time, the Jaguars have suffered one blowout loss as well as two point, four point, and seven point losses in Howard Lake. They have little time for rest after the big win, though, as they will host Sauk Centre tomorrow night, Friday, at the high school gymnasium. The Streeters are ranked #2 in the latest Class AA poll.
The Jaguars improve to 6-10 overall and 4-5 in the CMC with the win at Howard Lake. The Lakers fall to 11-10 overall and 7-3 in the CMC. Pierz is 7-2 in the CMC tonight after winning in Eden Valley.
Central Minnesota Conference girls basketball results on Feb. 3: Pierz 51, Eden Valley-Watkins 40 (held at Eden Valley, Pioneers are in first place alone in the CMC) Rockford 59, Maple Lake 58 Holdingford 56, Kimball Area 50 (Huskers snap a 7-game losing streak)
I will say, the second half of the girls basketball CMC schedule will be interesting, as I believe any team can win on any given night. It's probably the most balance displayed through all eight teams in over a decade.
A final note, **don't forget, the Jaguars boys basketball team travels to Maple Lake tomorrow night, Friday. The game will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 of Glenwood. You can tune in at 107.1 FM on your radio or through your computer by visiting their website at http://www.kmgk1071.com
Area girls basketball scores on February 3: Sauk Centre 77, St.Cloud Cathedral 28 (good grief!) Upsala 90, Swanville 41 Underwood 50, Brandon/Evansville 35 Albany 63, Osakis 42 Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 47, Hankinson (N.D.) 34 Central Minnesota Christian 58, MACCRAY 54 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 57, Renville County West 36 Dawson-Boyd 47, Lakeview 39 Hancock 67, Benson 35 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 50, Minnewaska Area 32 Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 45, Ashby 34
Area boys basketball scores on February 3: Minnewaska Area 91, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 60 Royalton 66, Swanville 56 Benson 69, Lac qui Parle Valley 49 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 68, New London-Spicer 50 (a huge win for the Thunder, they now trail the Wildcats by one game in the West Central North Conference standings)
Smooth Magic 107 will broadcast Jaguars wrestling on Thursday night
Smooth Magic 107 FM out of Glenwood will cover the B-B-E vs. Minnewaska Area wrestling match tomorrow night, Thursday, February 3. You can tune in at 107.1 FM on your radio or through your computer by visiting their website at http://www.kmgk1071.com
At the same time, the Jaguars girls basketball team will do battle at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted. The Lakers sit in first place in a tie with Pierz at 6-2 in CMC games.
The tip off and opening action at the B-B-E vs. Maple Lake girls basketball game last Friday.
Second half action against Maple Lake, with about 9:00 left in the game. Later in the clip, Maggie Gruber hits a rebound shot that gave the Jaguars a 37-36 lead. They held the lead the rest of the way in a 49-46 win over the Irish.
