Jaguars win shootout in overtime vs. BOLD (VIDEOS, UPDATED*)

The game was up for grabs until the last 2 seconds were on the clock in overtime. Once 40 minutes of cutthroat, run-and-gun basketball was complete, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team had an 87-81 win to their credit over the BOLD Warriors.

At halftime, the Jaguars held a 48-37 lead. Through regulation play, the score was tied 78-78. BOLD's Erika Martinson, 5'6" sophomore guard, swished a three-pointer at the top of the key with 5 seconds left in the second half to force overtime. With 3:48 left in the second half, Martinson drained a corner three-pointer that lifted BOLD on top 70-68. That field goal was her first of the game, and she finished with 11 points.

The game had a slow start, and the Jaguars led 5-3 two minutes into the first half.

With 14:26 left, Teagan Dingmann's three-pointer put the Jaguars ahead 10-5. The Warriors gained a 12-10 lead, but Reese Kampsen scored with 13 minutes left to tie the score. BOLD led 18-14 and then 20-16 with 10 minutes to go.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Macey Roering made it a 30-25 lead for B-B-E, and they expanded that to a 43-30 advantage with Kacey Fischer's fastbreak bucket at the 1:55 mark.

I've got some extensive notes to work through.

Here's a video featuring the start of the game:


It was a WILD second half...
The Jaguars looked good in the first minute out of the locker room. Tiffany Dingmann's three-pointer extended their lead to 51-37 with 17:25 left. BOLD's Martinson responded with a three-pointer with 16:09 left, and the Warriors were on an 11-0 run that took 2 1/2 minutes of game time. With 13:02 left, Macey Roering knocked down an off-balance 12-foot shot for a 53-48 lead.

Back-to-back shots from Mya Worms and Reese Kampsen made it 57-50 with 11:10 left. Just 2 minutes later, BOLD's leading scorer, sophomore Lilly Henriksen, cashed two bonus free throws to cut B-B-E's lead to 59-56. Roering's layup with 8:34 left gave the Jaguars a two-possession lead, and shots in the paint from Kamie Fischer and Worms pushed the lead to 67-58 with 7:15 left. The Jaguars went into a cold spell, while the Warriors used a 12-1 run to gain a 70-68 lead after Martinson's first field goal of the game with 3:48 left.

Martinson drained her second three-pointer of regulation with 66 seconds left which put BOLD ahead 75-74. Tiffany Dingmann's fastbreak shot on a terrific assist from Teagan Dingmann made for another lead change before the Warriors tied it at 78-78 to lead to overtime.

Here's action from the second half of regulation:


And! Here's a lengthy video featuring the last 2 minutes of the second half.

Second half action, as regulation play ends:


In overtime, Mya Worms scored in the paint with 3 minutes to go for an 81-78 lead. The Warriors got 2 double bonus free throws with 1:59 left, and they tied the game with one free throw with 1:44 to go. Kacey Fischer made a field goal with 1:35 left, and Worms scored a cleanup shot in the paint for an 84-81 lead.

B-B-E had strong 42 percent field goal shooting for the game. Two Jaguars had double doubles: Kacey Fischer (25 points, 14 rebounds) and Macey Roering (19 points, 10 rebounds). Reese Kampsen had 7 points off the bench.

BOLD, who was 4-1 coming into the game, is a contender in Section 2A. Sophomore guard Lilly Henriksen led all scorers with 33 points.

There's no time to rest, as the Jaguars have a big Central Minnesota Conference game coming tomorrow night at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. **NOTE: the tip-off of the varsity girls' basketball game in Grove City is at 5:30 p.m. The JV game will follow that at about 7 p.m. The Falcons are 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the CMC; in their latest game, which was on Monday in Grove City, the Falcons lost 44-34 to Kimball Area.

In girls' hockey news...
In girls' hockey action tonight, the No. 19-ranked River Lakes Stars lost 3-0 to the St. Cloud Crush in Paynesville. The Stars are now 5-4-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the Central Lakes Conference. They travel to Fergus Falls next Tuesday for a big CLC game against the first-place Otters. Fergus Falls and Alexandria are tied for first in the CLC with 3-0 records.

According to the latest statistics I see at the Star Tribune hockey hub, B-B-E sophomore Lillian Thompson has played goalie for River Lakes in all 10 games. She's logged 518 minutes and faced 302 shots on goal. She's recorded 272 saves for a 90.1 percent save rate.

Have you checked out the forecast? Even tomorrow looks crazy! Once the sun rises on Friday, the temperature will slowly drop to below zero. We have a brutally cold weekend coming our way. I was delayed in blogging tonight after spending about a half hour shoveling snow away from our parking areas on the street and by our sidewalk.

A quick shout out to Jane Fauskee and her Hopeful Hills Ranch business in Gilchrist Township! She has a big Christmas Sale and open house this weekend at her ranch. Her business website is: https://www.hopefulhillsranchalpacas.com/farm-and-herd.

Area girls' basketball scores on December 11:
Osakis 51, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 18
Milaca 75, Upsala 51
Hutchinson 47, Annandale 32
Pierz 67, Upsala 58
Breckenridge 81, Border West 32
Pine River-Backus 85, Blackduck 47
Nicollet 67, Renville County West 47
Benson 64, Dawson-Boyd 53
Brainerd 63, Willmar 59
Alexandria 55, Fergus Falls 46
Underwood 65, Parkers Prairie 34
Sartell-St. Stephen 72, St. Cloud Crush 19
Breckenridge 81, Border West 32
Hancock 57, Canby 50
Lac qui Parle Valley 54, Wabasso 51
Central MN Christian 86, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 74

Area boys' basketball scores on December 11:
Sauk Centre 66, BOLD 34
Barnesville 74, Minnewaska Area 54
Albany 67, Annandale 55
New London-Spicer 73, Redwood Valley 72
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 68, Montevideo 66
Rothsay 98, Parkers Prairie 67
Holdingford 73, Little Falls 36
Willmar 58, Sauk Rapids-Rice 54
Browerville 81, St. John's Prep 44
Hancock 61, Border West 60
Osakis 60, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 35
West Central Area 54, Melrose Area 53
Ashby 64, Brandon-Evansville 44
St. Cloud Cathedral 91, Royalton 56
K-M-S 69, MACCRAY 43
Central MN Christian 74, LQPV 27
Dawson-Boyd 89, Ortonville 51

Volleyball wins huge section thriller at Parkers Prairie

The B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team earned huge momentum tonight in a tough road match at Parkers Prairie. After going down 2-1 in sets, the Jaguars came alive and won game four 25-13 and then game five 15-12.

B-B-E's strong 93 percent serving with 11 aces were big factors in the win. Three Jaguars had double digit kills: Kacey Fischer (25), Macey Roering (11) and Teagan Dingmann (10).

Next for the Jaguars (5-4 overall) is a home Central Minnesota Conference match on Thursday this week against Holdingford (1-2, 0-1).

I'm excited to give a huge SHOUT OUT to the B-B-E Jaguars JV football team for coming out as victors today by a 22-18 score against West Central Area. Their JV season opener today in Belgrade was an epic battle from start to finish. The Jaguars trailed 18-6 with under 10 minutes to go in the game before mounting a thrilling comeback. I don't have much for notes, but I heard that an interception with a big return by Cash Lehner was a factor in the win.

Area volleyball scores on September 8:
New London-Spicer 3, Wabasso 1
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 3, Ashby 0
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 3, Milbank SD 0
Hancock 3, Dawson-Boyd 0

Step I: dominant performance sends Jaguars to semifinals (VIDEO)

A terrific postseason streak continues for the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team! You have to go back 15 seasons to see the last time that this team lost in the playoff opener.

After building a 49-13 halftime lead tonight, the Jaguars advance with a 75-33 win against Mille Lacs in the Sub-Section 5A-East quarterfinals.

The Jaguars fired on all cylinders in the opening half with 47 percent field goal shooting (5-of-12 beyond the arc) and 4-of-6 shooting at the line.

Here's the final seconds of tonight's game:


The Jaguars shot 39 percent on field goals and were 7-of-21 from outside the arc. At the line, they went 10-for-16 while earning a 31 to 17 advantage in rebounds.

Next: the Jaguars (19-8) travel the completely obnoxious, ridiculous 2 1/2 hour drive east to Hinckley-Finlayson high school for the semifinal game this Saturday, March 1. The game should begin at about 1:45 p.m. that afternoon. The opponent will be No. 3-seeded Upsala (18-9). It will be a rematch of B-B-E's 54-53 loss at home to Upsala on January 28. In the other semifinal game on Saturday in Hinckley, top-seeded Braham will face No. 5-seeded Swanville with tip-off at 12 p.m. sharp.

I have confirmed that Jaguar fans have the treat of being able to enjoy radio coverage on Saturday from both Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood plus 106.5 FM The Train of Norway Lake-Sunburg. Please pass the word!

In their quarterfinal game tonight, the Upsala Cardinals defeated No. 6-seeded Maple Lake 57-45. Braham defeated No. 8-seeded East Centra 82-20. Swanville earned a mild upset by a 76-72 score at No. 4-seeded Ogilvie.

It was in the 2009-2010 season when the Jaguars fell in the Sub-Section 6A-South play-in round 57-51 overtime loss to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy. They've won every playoff opener since that season.

Area girls' basketball playoff scores on February 27:
Minnewaska Area 42, New London-Spicer 36
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 76, Verndale 29
Pine River-Backus 88, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 31
Bertha-Hewitt 52, Browerville 31
Royalton 66, Mora 30
Spectrum 52, Kimball Area 49
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 57, Parkers Prairie 54
Sebeka 74, Nevis 60
BOLD 62, Cedar Mountain 55
West Central Area 63, Brandon-Evansville 49
Milaca 64, Melrose Area 46
Osakis 60, Legacy Christian 41
Annandale 49, St. Cloud Cathedral 25
Foley 64, Holdingford 53
Albany 58, Pine City 41
Willmar 49, Rocori 37
Hancock 83, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 42