A great start to the season for the B-B-E Dazzlers Danceline team at today's Alexandria Invitational

The final shot of the Jazz Funk squad's performance during the Class A competition in Alexandria today.

The B-B-E "Dazzlers" Danceline team competed in both the High Kick and Jazz Funk categories in the Class A division at the 15th annual Alexandria Danceline Invitational today. Both performances were outstanding, especially for their first competition of the season.

The Dazzlers competing in the High Kick competition today in Alexandria.


Check next week's local newspapers for more from today's danceline meet.

The Jaguars Danceline team's next competition is next Saturday (Jan. 15) at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City.

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Jaguars danceline to open the season today at Alexandria Invitational - first competition is at 12:15pm - Boys basketball travels to Rockford tonight

The danceline meet began at 10:30am today at Jefferson High School in Alexandria.

The Jaguars boys basketball team will play its CMC game at Rockford tonight, Saturday. It was scheduled for last night but school was let out early, forcing all evening activities to be postponed.

Here's a link to the photo gallery at the Sauk Centre Herald website of the B-B-E vs. Maple Lake boys basketball game on Jnauary 4: http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1146950&CategoryID=64636&ListSubAlbums=1

Central Minnesota Conference boys basketball results on Jan. 7:
Pierz 71, Maple Lake 42 (Pierz outclassed the Irish in every phase of the game in Maple Lake - my thoughts: watch out for the Pioneers)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 65, Eden Valley-Watkins 42
Kimball Area 58, Holdingford 50

In Maple Lake, Pierz led 38-28 at halftime and limited the Irish to four second half field goals. The Pioneers stretched their lead to 67-37 in the game's final minutes. Read more from the game later.

Area boys basketball results on Friday night, January 7:
Sauk Centre 58, Milaca 45
St.John's Prep 53, Osakis 42 (Osakis is 2-7, they host the Jaguars on Monday night)
Henning 53, Verndale 41
Upsala 77, Browerville 55

Area girls basketball results on Friday night, January 7:
Pierz 68, Aitkin 42
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 51, Kimball Area 46 OT
New London-Spicer 69, Albany 50
Melrose Area 69, Holdingford 50
Sauk Centre 64, Milaca 26
Bertha-Hewitt 54, Menahga 37
Pillager 51, Henning 43
Underwood 50, Battle Lake 46

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Jaguars danceline opens their season this coming Saturday in Alexandria

The B-B-E danceline team, in its fifth year as a varsity program for the Jaguars, will compete at the 15th annual Alexandria Danceline Invitational this Saturday, January 8, beginning at 10:30am at Jefferson High School.

Read more on the danceline team in this week's local newspapers, including their dance schedule for the Alexandria meet.

Coming this week Tuesday night, a big boys basketball showdown between last year's first and second place teams in the Central Minnesota Conference, B-B-E and Maple Lake. The Irish travel west to face the Jaguars boys basketball team on the local court.

Maple Lake is 6-2 overall. They feature one of the CMC's top players, Irish senior forward Mitch Wurm, who was the conference MVP last season.

The Jaguars girls basketball team will host Melrose Area on Tuesday night in a non-conference game. The Dutchmen girls basketball team is 4-4 overall and 2-3 (5th alone) in the West Central North Conference.

The annual Jaguar wrestling invitational is this Friday night (Jan. 7) at the high school gymnasium. Other teams included with the host Jaguars are Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale, Becker, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, MACCRAY/RCW, and Ottertail Central. The tournament begins at 3:30pm.

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