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Here's a summary of information for the various Bonanza Valley Days sports offerings for the BVD weekend in Brooten: July 8 to July 11. *This article was updated on Wednesday, July 7. BVD Men's Softball The BVD men's slowpitch softball tournament had nine teams signed up as of July 2. Matt Schmitz is the coordinator. The tournament is on Saturday, July 10 starting at 9 a.m. at the city park on the west side of town. *Update: as of Tuesday night, July 6, the softball tournament has 10 teams...
A big weekend is shaping up for the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team. They travel to Freeport on Friday this week (June 11) with first pitch at Black Sox Stadium at 7:30 p.m. The "big game" is this coming Saturday, when the Saints (3-4) host Stearns County League North leader Spring Hill (5-2) in the KASM 1150 AM radio Game of the Week. First pitch at Saints Field on the 12th is at 8 p.m., and Randy Rothstein will have the call. Another big weekend follows this one, with Elrosa hosting their...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars fastpitch team won a back-and-forth contest on the home field on Tuesday this week over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. After trailing 6-2 heading into the bottom of the second inning, the Jaguars won 17-7 in six innings. On Monday this week in another home game, the Jaguars lost 9-2 to undefeated Browerville. On Friday, May 21, the Jaguars travel to Upsala for a non-conference make-up game that was originally scheduled for April 9. Next Tuesday, May 25, Melrose...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa baseball team won two games over Kimball Area in a season-opening doubleheader by scores of 18-1 and 12-3 on Thursday, April 22 at Elrosa. Their next game is on Monday, April 26 back in Elrosa against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City with first pitch from Saints Field at 4:30 p.m....
In their first-ever appearance in the Class 1A state championship game during their second-ever trip to the state tournament, the No. 4-ranked (Minnesota Basketball News) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars girls' basketball team is runner-up out of 140 teams in their division. The No. 1-ranked Minneota Vikings prevailed 48-45 after building a 28-18 halftime lead at Target Center in Minneapolis on Friday, April 6. See additional coverage at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's Jaguars Sports...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars girls’ basketball team has two state tournament wins under their belt with heart-stopping excitement the hallmark of a remarkable playoff run. Last Tuesday at the Perham gymnasium dubbed "The Hive", the No. 4-ranked Jaguars defeated No. 18-ranked West Central Area 76-71 in the Class 1A state quarterfinals. The Section 6A champion WCA Knights were the No. 4 seed in the north half of Class 1A, while the Jaguars were the No. 1 seed. B-B-E played at Target C...
The Class 1A state tournament Final Four was oh-so-close to including three teams from the Central Minnesota Conference, but it was not meant to be. Unfortunately, the No. 2-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team is not one of the two CMC teams who advanced to the state semifinals, but it was not for a lack of heart or desire to get there. On Saturday in the Class 1A state quarterfinals, the Jaguars suffered just their fourth loss of their unforgettable, record-breaking season. Th...
Below is video of an incredibly heartfelt speech given by then-senior Josey Tensen with his fellow team tri-captains Kaleb Voss and Colby Schramel on Friday, February 20, 2015 at B-B-E high school. After thanking all the dedicated and loyal wrestling fans who supported them throughout a 12-win regular season where they finished second in the Central Minnesota Conference under first-year head coach Jack Mueller, Tensen encouraged everyone to come to Kimball the next day to watch the Jaguars...
Below is video from late in the second half of the Central Minnesota Conference border battle between Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Paynesville Area. The two rivals met on Tuesday, January 26 at the B-B-E elementary school. After holding a 31-29 lead at halftime, the Jaguars pulled away from the Bulldogs to win their fourth straight. The Jaguars host Kimball Area (4-0, 3-0) on Friday, January 29 in a battle for first place in the CMC. You can catch more information and near-daily updates for B-B-E Jaguar varsity sports at the Bonanza Valley...
The regular season has completed for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa varsity football team. The Jaguars finished the six-game schedule with a home game against state-ranked Browerville on Wednesday, November 11. Video featured below is from the second half of the game. Fans can catch a full photo gallery from the October 26 Junior Varsity football game against Upsala/Swanville Area by clicking here (short link): https://bit.ly/3puVnPv....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars football team played their third and fourth games of the season on the artificial turf of Alexandria Area high school's football stadium. Below is a short video clip from the fourth quarter of the game against Parkers Prairie on Saturday, October 31....
Below is video from the final fall league baseball game, bottom of the sixth inning at Elrosa on Sunday, October 11. The Saints have one out with bases loaded and Will VanBeck at bat. Click on the following link to view the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper photo gallery from that game: https://bit.ly/3kNpLBP....
House Republicans called for the Minnesota State High School League to reconsider its prohibition on spectators for events in public schools this fall and the league responded favorably Thursday. The MSHSL announced two spectators per participant now will be allowed to attend events in public school facilities. Participants include athletes, performers, competitors, student workers and coaches/advisors. Social distancing guidelines – including a 6-foot separation among spectators – apply. Sta...
Here's some video from game two of the doubleheader between Elrosa and Kimball on Sunday, September 27. The Saints hosted Kimball in a Starz Academy Division II league game. Elrosa won game one 10-0 before falling 6-4 in game two. Action photos from the games were published in the October 1 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
The Elrosa high school-level baseball team has six games under their belts as they've met the mid-way points in the fall season for the Starz Academy in the Friday Night Under the Lights fall league. They host another doubleheader on Friday, September 25 with games starting at 5 p.m....
Bud Heidgerken was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Sunday at a ceremony held in Austin on Sunday, September 13. Heidgerken earned the Outstanding American title for his tremendous efforts at promoting the sport of wrestling along with equally tremendous civic engagement and tireless promotion of local causes. He was an assistant varsity coach with the Brooten Buccaneers wrestling program from 1970 through 1989. A two-part story appears in the September 17 and September 24...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team saw their season come to a close at the Region 15C tournament on Saturday, August 15 in Greenwald. They were gunning for a berth in the Class C state tournament against St. Martin but fell short in a 4-0 loss. Elrosa finished 11-4 overall. Below is video featuring Aaron Vogt pitching in the top of the ninth inning....
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team begins the Region 15C tournament with an afternoon game in Greenwald on Saturday, August 8. The Saints take a 10-2 record into the postseason, after they won the Stearns County League title in this summer's regular season that concluded on July 25. Elrosa and Lake Henry battle at 4 p.m. on August 8. The Lakers won a play-in game against St. Augusta earlier in the week by a 3-1 score to keep their season alive. If Elrosa wins, they play again the next day,...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team won the 2020 Stearns County League regular season championship. They finished the regular season with an 8-1 mark in the SCL after defeating visiting Farming by a 4-2 score on July 24. This article will be updated later in the day on Saturday, July 25. Below is video from the top of the sixth inning....
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team defeated Starbuck by a 3-0 score on Wednesday, July 8 on the home diamond. Luke VanBeck pitched a complete game. The Saints travel to Spring Hill for a Stearns County League game on Sunday, July 12 with first pitch at 1:30 p.m....
The town of Elrosa had much to be proud of following the weekend of June 19-20-21. The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team hosted the Elite 8 tournament and drew a terrific crowd with near-perfect weather all three days. After beating New Munich in the quarterfinals by a 3-2 score in Friday, the Saints fell 6-1 to Watertown in the semifinals on Saturday night. The Saints finished in third place after defeating Freeport 12-1 in their Sunday matinee game to raise their record to 4-1 overall....
The Elrosa Saints baseball program is in full swing, with Pee Wee, Little Dipper, Legion and amateur teams all back on the playing field. Elrosa's amateur baseball team will host the Elite 8 tournament on Friday, Saturday and Sunday - June 19, 20 and 21. The first game is Friday night at 6:30 p.m. between the Saints and New Munich. Following that game, New London-Spicer and Cannon Falls will square off under the stadium lights. Updates throughout the weekend will be posted at the newspaper's...
The Stearns County League has resumed baseball action for the 2020 season. After being held on hiatus due to Governor Tim Walz's executive order restricting recreational and outdoor activities, area amateur baseball teams held multiple games over the weekend of June 12, 13 and 14. Below is video from the Elrosa vs. Meire Grove game on Sunday, June 14 at Meire Grove. Pitching for the Grovers is Ben Klaphake. The Saints won a thriller by a 7-6 score. Jackson Peter, B-B-E Class of 2020 graduate...
The third-seeded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars boys' basketball team put everything they had into their third straight appearance in a sub-section championship game and came up just short of advancing to a second straight section title bout. In the final stage of the Sub-Section 5A-West finals on March 11, the Jaguars trailed 58-54 when top-seeded Nevis's junior forward Jack McNamee made two free throws with 1:35 on the clock. The Jaguars scored two more times in the game to cut it to a...
This web article will be updated on Saturday with video and more information from the Class 1A state girls' basketball quarterfinal game between Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Cromwell-Wright. The two teams met at the University of Minnesota's Maturi Pavilion on Thursday, March 12 in Minneapolis....
