Jaguars rack up four wins (VIDEOS)

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team added another Central Minnesota Conference series sweep to their season tally by going 2-0 today against Royalton. They won game one by a 7-4 score before picking up a 6-1 win in the nightcap.

In game one, Mya Worms started and pitched six innings. Brielle Worms was closer in the seventh inning, and she gave up no hits, no walks and had two strikeouts. Ava Lieser had 3 singles with one RBI to lead the Jaguars. Earning one double apiece were Kenna Lieser, Mya Worms and Lydia Primus.

Brielle Worms pitched a complete game in the nightcap, and she had 8 strikeouts to go with 3 walks and 5 hits. At the plate, Kenna Lieser led the Jaguars with 3 singles, one RBI and 2 runs scored. Mya Worms singled, doubled and had 3 RBI. Lydia Primus had two singles, drew two walks and scored two runs.

Next is a non-conference game against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. The teams will face each other in Grove City at the A-C-GC high school campus at 6 p.m. for what will be B-B-E's only Section 4A game of the regular season.

The Jaguars hold an 8-6 record, and they're 6-5 in the CMC, where they sit in third place.

And in baseball news...
At Joe Faber Field tonight in St. Cloud, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team defeated Royalton 4-3 in the first game of a CMC doubleheader. The Jaguars scored 3 runs to win in walk-off fashion after the Royals led 3-1 through four innings. Jace Mueller started and pitched 6 2/3 innings. His pitching line was terrific: 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. Noah Jensen got the win with 1/3 innings pitched. Cameron Loe, Jace Mueller and Baron Breitbach had two hits each as part of B-B-E's nine-hit effort. Jace Mueller had B-B-E's lone extra base hit in that opening game.

In game two, the Jaguars used a four-run third inning to claim a 5-3 win for the series sweep. Walker Winter (4 innings) and Noah Jensen (2 innings) split pitching duties. Aiden Mueller led the team at the plate with a single, double, one run scored and a walk. In game two, the Jaguars took a 2-1 lead in the third inning before two scoreless innings took place. The Jaguars pushed four runs across home plate in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Next: the baseball team hosts the Max Bats Invitational in Elrosa on Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow, the Jaguars face Brandon-Evansville in a Section 6A game at approximately 8:30 p.m. It's the third of three games: Browerville takes on Hancock at 3:30; this game is followed by Browerville vs. Brandon-Evansville.

Saturday features the following schedule: Brandon-Evansville vs. Hancock at 2 p.m.; Hancock vs. B-B-E at 4:30 p.m.; and Browerville vs. B-B-E at 7 p.m.

In golf news...
At the Kimball golf course today, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team was led by a fifth-place finish by Olive Olson. Their next action is at a CMC meet next Tuesday at Koronis Golf Course in Paynesville.

In track and field action tonight...
The B-B-E Jaguars track and field teams competed in a robust 11-team Dave Sieben Invitational in Melrose. Numerous boys' and girls' Jaguars turned in terrific performances with a handful of personal records broken.

Here's Taylor Pieper in the long jump:


The girls' 4x800 relay team broke the school record in Melrose tonight. This group of Jaguars ran the 4x800 for the first time in their careers: Andrea Douvier, Brooklyn Breitbach, Ziva Miller and Claire Dailey. Their time was 11:04.95, which was good for sixth place.

Here's Andrea Douvier in the long jump in Melrose:


Brooklyn Breitbach took fourth place in the 400 and 800 open races.

Taylor Pieper took fourth in the 400 (54.57 seconds) and the long jump (18'9").

The track and field teams travel to Maple Lake next Tuesday, May 12 for the Central Minnesota Conference championships.

Sunshine all around for track and field and more

This is a super, super busy day with four of B-B-E's six spring varsity teams in action - and basically - all at once. I'm at the Dave Sieben Invitational with the B-B-E Jaguars track and field teams in Melrose. It's cool and sunny, but the sun has enough power to make for a pleasant evening at the Melrose football stadium.

Update: the fastpitch varsity team swept Royalton tonight at River's Edge in Waite Park. I need to run to the van to get my jacket...it is cooling off here in Melrose as the sun is setting. The boys' 4x400 is yet to come as B-B-E's final event.

A win and a loss

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team defeated Paynesville Area 9-2 tonight in home Central Minnesota Conference action. Brielle Worms, a freshman, pitched the complete game win. They face Royalton on Thursday at Waite Park in a CMC doubleheader. The site will be the River's Edge softball complex, and the first game starts at 4 p.m.

At home in Elrosa in a CMC game, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team took an 8-2 loss to Paynesville Area. The Jaguars racked up 10 hits to 12 by the Bulldogs, but 4 errors hurt the cause. Aiden Mueller led the Jaguars at the plate with a 3-for-3 mark, including one triple plus one walk. The Jaguars left 10 runners stranded, and Paynesville left 11 runners on base. The Jaguars face Royalton at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud on Thursday this week in a CMC doubleheader. The first game is at 4:30 p.m.

It's time to get back to the newspaper.

Fastpitch Jaguars complete sweep of A-C-GC

The B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team defeated Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City tonight by a 6-0 score in the first game of a very busy week. Junior Mya Worms started and pitched the complete game shutout of the Falcons. This improves their Central Minnesota Conference record to 3-5, putting them right around the fifth-place position in the standings. They are 5-6 overall.

Next: the Jaguars host Paynesville Area tomorrow with first pitch set for 3:45 p.m. in Brooten.

A-C-GC falls to 3-8 in the CMC and 4-9 overall. In the teams' first meeting on April 28 in Grove City, the Jaguars won 9-2.

The track and field teams were in Olivia today at BOLD high school for an invitational. What a truly rotten day for that sport. It will improve 100-fold by Thursday when they travel to Melrose Area high school.

ALSO tomorrow:
The B-B-E Jaguars boys' golf team travels to Paynesville Area for a conference meet. Also tomorrow, the varsity baseball team hosts Paynesville with a 5 p.m. start in Elrosa.

Central Minnesota Conference fastpitch scores on April 30 last week:
Paynesville Area 16, Royalton 11
Royalton 9, Paynesville Area 8
Holdingford 5, A-C-GC 4
Holdingford 4, A-C-GC 1

Today is prom day in Jaguar Country (VIDEOS*)

Today, we all join forces to pray and support the safe travels and activities related to the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school prom. The grand march is at 3:30 p.m. today at the high school in Belgrade.

Earlier this afternoon, B-B-E prom students gathered at the historic Brooten Pavilion - now approaching its 97th anniversary as a local institution - for pre-Grand March photos.

VIDEO at the Pavilion:


The weather is terrific, relatively speaking, with near full sunshine and moderate wind.

Let's fast forward to the evening...

*One of the last songs played by Lynn Wold at the Brooten Pavilion tonight:


The community at large should be very proud of the outstanding attendance by B-B-E senior high students at the prom dance this evening.

In girls' golf news...
Two members of the B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team traveled to Little Falls yesterday for the fourth Central Minnesota Conference meet of the season. B-B-E's Kragen Wiener fired a 47 to tie for third place with A-C-GC's Laila Zaeska. Olive Olson tied for 6th place with Paynesville's Avery Braun with a 49. As their teammate, Marlie Schlangen, was absent due to academic commitments, the rules add a "filler" score of 90 to the team total. This gave B-B-E a 186, putting them in 5th place behind Osakis's score of 185.

A-C-GC won the meet with a 135; they were led by Brooke Brekke's medalist score of 37. Paynesville Area's Peyton Roeske took second with a 42, and the Bulldogs took second with a 139. In third place was Kimball/Eden Valley-Watkins with a 167. Royalton was sixth with a 190.

In amateur baseball news...
*Sunday afternoon update...the Elrosa Saints won their season opener by a 13-6 score in an exhibition game on Saturday in Elrosa. They trailed Greenwald 10-7 in the 7th inning on Sunday afternoon. Time to get back in the garden! This weather is great, although it looks like it cools off again for a couple days.

Baseball Jaguars earn CMC split; fastpitch falls to conference leaders (VIDEO)

In a road doubleheader on Thursday, the B-B-E Jaguars baseball team earned a Central Minnesota Conference series split with Kimball Area. In game one, the Jaguars were stung in the bottom of the 9th inning in a 7-6 loss. They rebounded with a 4-3 win in the nightcap. Jace Mueller started and pitched 6 2/3 innings for the win, and Cameron Loe closed for the save while earning the final out after giving up two hits, one walk but no runs.

Also on Thursday, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team lost two games to Kimball Area in a doubleheader at home. The first game resulted in a 12-0 loss, and the Cubs won game two 13-2.

Here's a video from the top of the 3rd inning in game two against Kimball:


Kimball Area is 13-2 overall after the sweep; they were coming off of their first loss of the season, which occurred on Tuesday this week by a 4-0 score at Annandale. They are 10-0 in the CMC and locked up at least a share of the title - which is a rare feat to pull off in the month of April in high school fastpitch. Eden Valley-Watkins is currently in second place with a 6-4 CMC record (8-4 overall).

Annandale is 11-4 overall and currently ranked No. 17 in Class 2A in the QRF rankings out of 120 total teams in that class. In Section 6AA, Kimball Area is currently in second place behind undefeated (11-0) St. Cloud Cathedral.

Lots to catch up on today! The B-B-E Jaguars girls' golf team is competing in a CMC meet today hosted by Royalton at Little Falls. That's all for varsity action today.

The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's spring sports photos folder has finally been created a few weeks after the varsity sports got their action underway. Three galleries are included at this point. You can find that by clicking here: https://bonanzavalley.smugmug.com/B-B-E-Spring-Sports-2026.

Fastpitch defeats A-C-GC; baseball splits

In a road Central Minnesota Conference game today, the B-B-E Jaguars fastpitch team improved to 4-4 overall with a 9-2 win over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. The Jaguars are set to host defending CMC champion Kimball Area (11-0) on Thursday this week at 4 p.m.

Brielle Worms got the win in the circle and went the distance while scattering 8 hits with 9 strikeouts and 4 walks.

B-B-E is now 2-3 in the CMC as they attempt to move up in the standings.

The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team came away with a split in today's action in Elrosa. In the first game, which started at 4 p.m., the Jaguars defeated neighboring rival Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. In the second game, which was a CMC game, the Jaguars lost to Eden Valley-Watkins. That's all I've got right now. It's time to get the Bonanza Valley Voice ready for the printing press.

In Elrosa baseball news...
"Elrosa Saints home opener rained (weather’d) out - next is Regal this Saturday!"
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team now opens their 2026 campaign with a home game in Elrosa this Saturday, May 2. They host an afternoon exhibition game against Regal (1:30 p.m.), The Saints get into SCL-North action with the short trip up County Road 13 to neighboring Greenwald on Sunday, May 3 (1:30 p.m.).
The Battle for the Keg, Part I, is the fourth game on the schedule, on Sunday, May 10 in Elrosa (1:30 p.m.) vs. Spring Hill.
A special note for Elrosa fans: the Rambow Inc. Elrosa Baseball 2026 online clothing store closes at midnight on Sunday, May 10. Please get your orders submitted ASAP! Online: https://programs.rambowinc.com/orderform.php. Order code: "Elrosa"

Baseball Jaguars sweep Ashby

The B-B-E Jaguars baseball team improved to 4-4 overall on Saturday with two wins at Ashby. In game one, an 8-0 win, Lance Radermacher pitched all 7 innings and held the Arrows to one hit. He fired 7 strikeouts with just one walk. In game two, a 12-0 five inning win, Noah Jensen started and got the win in 3 innings on the mound. He gave up 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks. Walker Winter was closer in the last 2 innings, and he gave up no hits with no walks and 3 strikeouts.

The Brooten city council meets in regular session on Monday (tonight) at 7 p.m. The meeting agenda summary is found at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's editor's blog: https://lifeinbonanzavalley.blogspot.com/2026/04/brooten-city-council-agend-for-april-27.html.

A steady rainfall across the Bonanza Valley area caused all outdoor activities today to be cancelled.