Jaguar wrestlers defeat BOLD, Quad County; girls' basketball wins at Eden Valley (VIDEO)

The B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team is hosting a quadrangular at the high school tonight. In one of their duals, they defeated BOLD 39-36.

In the second-to-last dual of the night, Wabasso defeated Quad County 42-26.

The quadrangular concludes with the Jaguars facing Quad County (MACCRAY/Renville County West/Yellow Medicine East co-op).

Final score in the final dual: B-B-E 48, Quad County 24. They are 2-1 overall to start the dual campaign, which is remarkable with only 2 seniors on the roster.

Here's a video from the BOLD dual at 172 pounds:


Aiden Mueller won that match by a 10-8 decision.

Next for the wrestlers: the Jaguars travel to Parkers Prairie on Thursday this week for a triangular with Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg and Parkers Prairie/Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale. Action in Ottertail County begins at 5 p.m.

In basketball news...
For their season opener, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team has a 41-25 lead at halftime at Eden Valley-Watkins.

At Minnewaska Area, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team trails 13-2 with just over 13 minutes to go. The Lakers have scored 13 straight points. Coach Rambow has called his first timeout. Later in the first half, the Lakers have opened up a 24-10 lead with 6 minutes to go.

At halftime: the Jaguars fought like mad in the final minutes and closed the gap to a 28-16 score at the break in Pope County.

Later in the evening...
In their season and Central Minnesota Conference opener, the girls' basketball team defeated Eden Valley-Watkins on the road by a score of 63-43. Now they can put revenge on their minds when they travel to Upsala on Thursday this week for a non-conference game. The Cardinals earned an upset victory in last year's subsection semifinals over the Jaguars.

Tiffany Dingmann had a career-high 14 points to lead the Jaguars, who shot a respectable 37 percent on field goals while overcoming cold 50 percent free throw shooting. Overall, a total of 8 Jaguars found the scoring column. Two other Jaguar were in double figures: Teagan Dingmann with 13 and Kacey Fischer with 11.

More to come.

Home quadrangular is Tuesday (*UPDATES)

A home quadrangular is coming for the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team, who hosts three teams with action starting at 5 p.m. The teams include Quad County, Wabasso and BOLD. In the preseason Guillotine rankings, Section 5A has 3 teams ranked in the Top 10: Minneota, Canby and Paynesville Area. The Jaguars hold a spot in the Lean and Mean rankings along with fellow section teams Benson and Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

For individual state rankings, the Jaguars open the season with just one ranked wrestler: freshman Noah Jensen at 121 pounds.

The B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team opens their season on Tuesday with a Central Minnesota Conference game at Eden Valley-Watkins. This is the first time in a generation or more that the girls' basketball team has a season opener against a conference opponent.

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team begins their season on Tuesday with a border battle at Minnewaska Area.

Now you're caught up.

In the varsity wrestling quad...
The B-B-E Jaguars opened up the evening by facing Wabasso at 5 p.m. Later in the varsity match against the Rabbits, the Jaguars trail 24-15 after Noah DeRoo won a 7-2 decision at 145 pounds.

Further updates will follow in a NEW blog post.

Today is Small Business Saturday (VIDEO)

Today we honor, recognize and show our support for the small businesses of America.

Click over to the newspaper website to see some Small Business Saturday coverage: SmallBusinessSaturday. The Belgrade Hardware Store is a strong supporter of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Without the support of such businesses, the B-B-E area would not have a newspaper. You'd rely on bits a pieces of coverage that area newspapers may give us.

Here's a video from the Minnesota Farm Bureau awards banquet, which was held on Friday, November 21 in Minnetonka:


I sure miss how nice the roads were one week ago! Traveling to Minnetonka was not a problem at all.

Looking ahead...
A big event is coming to our community on the far southern end of the newspaper's coverage area, when the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association hosts their Pioneer Advent worship service. This takes place at the old log church in Arctander Township. To read more about this, click over to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website: NorwayLakeAdventWorship.

Today is Thanksgiving

As you read this, I hope you have your health to be thankful for. If not, then you are in our prayers.

Here's a video from last night featuring the sermon and other Bible messages and music at Trinity Lutheran in Brooten:


Have a terrific day for Thanksgiving! Beyond updating the Bonanza Valley Voice website, I'm taking the day off. On Friday, I will catch up on wrestling coverage from the Early Invite in Melrose.

For Thanksgiving-related news provided by the American Farm Bureau Federation, click here: https://shorturl.at/b4kYQ.

And now it's Black Friday, November 28...
It's time to gear up for showing your support for our local small businesses. Don't forget to support the Belgrade Hardware Store, which is a strong supporter of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Click over to the newspaper website to see some Small Business Saturday coverage: SmallBusinessSaturday.

Season opener postponed

An arrival of a winter snowstorm (actually - a slush storm) has postponed tonight's girls' basketball season opener at Melrose. A slow rainfall turned to snow a little after 1 p.m. this afternoon.

Hopefully, the wrestling team can get their season opener in tomorrow with the Early Bird Invitational at Melrose High School.

Here's another video from the Southwest Minnesota Synod Lutheran youth gathering in Willmar:


That video was taken during the Saturday morning worship service. Later in the worship, the Trinity Lutheran choir sings during the offering.

In other church news...
THIS Sunday, November 30! We have the Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association's Advent worship at 2 p.m. at the old log church in Arctander Township. Other details are coming in this week's newspaper.

Tonight is Bingo night in Sunburg

The annual fall ham and turkey bingo fundraiser is coming to Sunburg tonight. This is hosted by the Sunburg Fire and Rescue squad. It also features a gun raffle. All the fun begins at 7 p.m. at the fire hall/community center.

On Friday and Saturday this weekend, 15 junior high students from the Lutheran parishes of Trinity/West Lake Johanna churches and Big Grove-Crow River-Grace churches attended the ELCA Southwest Minnesota Synod youth gathering in Willmar.

Here's a video recorded last night at the last mass worship gathering of the night:


Dave Scherer, known by his stage name of Agape, is an American rapper and musician from Minnesota. His official music website is https://www.hiphopoutreach.com. In the early 2000s, Agape performed a concert at the B-B-E elementary school. How cool is that!

And now it's Monday morning...
TODAY is our last day of fall. Winter arrives tomorrow. Yikes! Much time is being devoted to the yard and garden.

For your calendar: Grace Lutheran Church in Belgrade invites everyone to their early Christmas Concert, which is on Sunday, December 7 at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Music will be provided by The Porch Players. Come enjoy their music and stay for a light lunch afterwards! Everyone welcome, no cover charge. The Porch Players includes the dearly beloved Maggie Harp, who taught music and directed choir at Belgrade school District No. 736 and then B-B-E schools District No. 2364. She retired in 2007 to conclude a 37-year career in education in our local schools. 

Heading back to the Twin Cities

It feels like I was just in the Twin Cities, and that's probably because I was...a little less than 2 weeks ago. It was 13 days ago at this time (late afternoon) that I was driving home from the state volleyball tournament in Saint Paul.

Right now, I'm gearing up for a jaunt down I-94 and Highway 169 to Minnetonka. Here's why: FarmBureauAwardStory. More on this and the Farm Bureau convention will be reported next week.

In other news...
The Brooten city council meets in regular session next Monday. The agenda summary is posted at my editor's blog: BrootenCouncilAgenda.