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Featured in the video below is video from the Minnesota State wrestling tournament medals ceremony. This event was held on Saturday night, February 29 at Xcel Energy Center following the conclusion of the first-place matches in Classes 1A, 2A and 3A. For Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, sophomore Walker Bents is shown getting his first-place medal in the 106-pound class. Additional coverage is posted at the B-B-E Jaguars sports blog: http://bbejaguars.blogspot.com. Also, state wrestling coverage will...
Featured below is video from the final minute of the third-place 145-pound match at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament on February 29 in St. Paul. Senior Canon Swanson finished his career with an 8-4 decision win....
The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team hosted Royalton in a Central Minnesota Conference game on Thursday, January 23 at the elementary school. Featured is an ultra-high definition video (best played on modern browsers) of the final seconds of the first half. The Royals, new members of the CMC this year, led 32-27 at the break. They had a last-second three-point shot rim off at the halftime buzzer. B-B-E won 61-57 after a terrific second half to improve to 6-9 overall and 3-4 in the CMC. They...
The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team won a border battle contest on Friday, January 10 on the home court. The visitor was Sauk Centre, a neighboring team who entered the game also hovering around the .500 mark. The Jaguars built on a 25-23 halftime lead and won by a final score of 67-46. Now 5-7 overall, they host Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted in a Central Minnesota Conference game on Tuesday, January 14....
Different year, different story lines, but a familiar opponent for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team. The Jaguars (23-8) are gearing up for the Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinals to be played on Thursday, November 7 in St. Paul. They open state with Section 1A champion and No. 3-seeded Medford (24-8), runners-up in the Gopher Conference. The Gopher Conference champion this fall was Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, who went 7-0 against conference foes. Medford finished 6-1 and lost...
Here's the latest video and photo work by the Bonanza Valley Voice sports department. It features action from the last few minutes of the Section 5A finals on November 2 in Little Falls. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars stormed back to win a 16-14 final set over walker-Hackensack-Akeley and advance to the state tournament for the second year in a row. Click on the video to watch how it happened down the stretch....and take in post-match celebration footage!...
For the second year in a row, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team will play in Saturday's championship rounds of action at the Class 1A state tournament. This year the Jaguars will go for fifth place after advancing in the consolation bracket with a 3-2 win over Henning on November 8 in St. Paul. Game scores were 26-24, 24-26, 18-25, 25-15, 15-12. It was a pure roller coaster match, and the Jaguars are now playing for a win to end the season for just the fourth time in school history....
Below is video from the medals ceremony following the Sub-Section 5A-South championship match on October 31 at Little Falls high school. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team earned their third straight sub-section title in a row. They defeated Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in a 3-0 sweep to advance to the Section 5A finals. The Section 5A championship is on Saturday, November 2 at 7 p.m. back at Little Falls high school. The Jaguars (21-7-1) will take on Walker-Hackensack-Akeley...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team had their backs to the wall in severe fashion in the Section 5A finals on November 2 at Little Falls high school. After securing a 2-0 lead in sets, the Jaguars were put back on their heels with two straight set losses. In the deciding fifth set, the Jaguars led 7-4 before giving up eight unanswered points. Giving up an 8-0 run in a game five would be a death blow to most volleyball teams - but not this year's Jaguars! Trailing 12-7, the...
FASTS FACTS for the upcoming state volleyball tournament, with the schedule as follows at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. All quarterfinals will be played on Thursday, November 7. Class AAA matches are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Class A will follow at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Class AA teams will compete at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Detailed Class 1A quarterfinal match-ups can be viewed below. Championship and consolation semifinals in all classes are on Friday, Nov. 8 with the consolation final,...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team got off to a terrific start to the 2019 season on Sunday, April 28. The Saints traveled to neighboring division rival Greenwald and came home with a 16-2, seven-inning win. Elrosa throttled their way to a 9-0 first inning lead. With Kevin Kuefler earning a leadoff walk and Jackson Peter reaching on an error, Cody Eichers launched a shot over the fence for a three-run home run in his first at bat of the year. Elrosa ultimately had 14 batters in the first...
The No. 10-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars had a battle on their hands on Tuesday, March 5 for the Sub-Section 5A-South girls' basketball finals. Facing a tall, scrappy and physical Swanville Bulldogs team, the Jaguars played a terrific game while coming away with a 66-52 win. B-B-E advances to the Section 5A championship for the third straight year. They will take on a 28-1 Menahga Braves team for a state tournament berth. More information will be posted on March 6 at this web...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team's Rambow Clothing Store is now open. They are taking orders through March 21. Go to http://www.rambow.com and then enter the store code "ELROSA" where it asks. Call toll-free 1-800-472-6269 to get their customer service if you have questions. And remember to THINK SPRING! Baseball season is just around the corner!...
Posted on Thursday morning, March 14. The Region 6A coordinators have selected the Crosby-Ironton high school as the location for the Section 5A boys' basketball championship game. Tip-off between the No. 2-seeded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars out of the south half and the No. 1-seeded Cromwell-Wright Cardinals out of the north half will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15. To catch up on the current playoff run by the Jaguars, visit the Jaguars Sports blog: http://bbejaguars.blogspot.com. The...
The No. 9-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team had a strong showing at the Section 5A individual tournament on Saturday, February 23 at the Minnewaska Area high school. Of the 14 wrestlers in action, 11 earned medals with a top-six showing or better. Five Jaguars also punched tickets to the state wrestling tournament. Advancing to state are the following wrestlers: Blaine Fischer, Canon Swanson, Tyler Bents, Walker Bents and Tyler Jensen. They begin action at Xcel Energy Center...
For the third year in a row, the No. 8-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team has advanced to the Section 5A Final Four round. They did so by defeating No. 5-seeded Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 46-19 in the section quarterfinals on Wednesday, February 13. The Fighting Saints finish the team portion of the season with a 10-7 mark, while the Jaguars advance with a 10-6 record. Next for the No. 4-seeded Jaguars is a battle with top-seeded and No. 1-ranked (Guillotine) Long Prairie-Grey...
Now winners of the most regular season tournament titles in school history, the 2018-19 edition of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling claimed the New London-Spicer invitational title on Friday, January 18. Led by the strength of five individual Jaguars who won their respective brackets, the Jaguars out-gunned runner-up Pierz by over 25 points, 194 to 168.5, in the final team standings. Read more coverage on the Jaguars in the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. Next: the Browerville duals on...
Shown below is video from the home dance comp on December 20....
The 10th-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team brought home a Final Four state trophy after earning a quarterfinal win in the Class 1A state tournament held on November 8, 9 and 10 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. After sweeping New Life Academy of Woodbury 3-0 on Thursday, the No. 3-seeded Jaguars suffered a 3-1 loss to Medford in the state semifinals. The stat sheet read in almost identical fashion between the Jaguars and Tigers in all but one category. Medford hit 20.9...
A terrific battle is coming on Friday, November 9 at Xcel Energy Center. In the 3 p.m. Class 1A state semifinal match, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team faces Medford for a berth in the championship match. Medford, unseeded, was unfazed by the specter of two-time defending state champion and No. 2-seeded Mayer Lutheran in their Thursday quarterfinal match. The Tigers fell behind 2-1 in sets, but they came out on absolute fire in game four, led 6-0 early and proceeded to smoke...
A welcome home ceremony was held on Saturday, November 10 at the high school for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team. The Jaguars defeated New Life Academy in the state opener by a 3-0 margin. They fell 3-1 to Medford in the semifinals on Friday. On Saturday, the Jaguars were swept by Ada-Borup to take fourth place. While the outcome for state was not what they had worked so hard for and hoped so high for, the Jaguars have so much to be proud of. The list is long! Scroll below...
An eight-year long drought is over at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. How sweet it is! On Saturday, November 3 at Little Falls high school, a battle of volleyball heavyweights played out for almost two hours for a fiercely-challenged outcome. When match point was achieved, the result was a 3-1 win in favor of the 10th-ranked B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team. They defeated No. 5-ranked and defending section champion Pine River-Backus 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 25-20 to advance to state for the first time since...
A welcome home ceremony was held tonight (Saturday, November 10) at the high school for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team. While the fourth-place outcome for state was not what they had worked so hard for and hoped so high for, the Jaguars have so much to be proud of. The list is long! Scroll below to view the full video of the welcome-home ceremony. (Rough footage at times) Click here to view the full collection of fall sports photos (through November 1) by the Bonanza Valley...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team held Senior Night and recognized the four seniors who have led the team to their best regular season since the 2012 season, when they took a 22-7 record into the Sub-Section 5A-South playoffs. Head coach Kevin Weller provided a fitting tribute to seniors Ally Gruber, Katherine Mastey, Nicole Thonvold and Emily Knight prior to pre-match drills on Monday, October 22. The Jaguars were set to host Swanville in the last match of the regular season....
Posted at 11:50 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 5. This is a very exciting week in Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguar Country! If you haven't heard, the Jaguars volleyball team has earned a trip to the Class 1A state tournament that begins on Thursday, November 8. The Jaguars play at 3 p.m. against New Life Academy of Woodbury in the state quarterfinals at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Win or lose, (and we are VERY hopeful they will win!) the Jaguars play again at 3 p.m. on Friday at Xcel. (Championship...
