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The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team brought home bronze medals after finishing with a win at the Class 1A state tournament on Saturday, November 8. At Grand Casino Arena, formerly the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, the Jaguars defeated upstart Ada-Borup West in grand fashion, a 3-0 sweep, to finish an incredible season with a 26-6 record and a third-place showing at state. The Ada-Borup West win marked the first time in 8 trips to the state tournament when the Jaguars finished on a...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team is heading to St. Paul and the Class 1A state tournament after earning a 3-0 sweep against No. 2-seeded Parkers Prairie on November 1 in Fergus Falls. Facing a loaded, experienced Parkers Prairie team, the Jaguars won 25-17 in game one before grinding out two close wins over the Panthers for a Section 6A championship sweep. The No. 10-ranked Jaguars earned an incredible 25-23 comeback win in game two after they trailed 23-21. In game three, they built...
It had the makings of a David vs. Goliath-style fight, and at times there were glimmers of hope, but the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team suffered a 54-12 loss at the hands of Upsala/Swanville Area on Friday, October 31 and finish second in Section 5A. Their final overall record was 6-4. In their third straight appearance at the FargoDome for a state qualifier, the Jaguars had 26 players suited up for the game, and they were warriors from start to finish. The Jaguars fell behind 8-0 in the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team won their Class 1A state tournament opener on Thursday, November 6 in St. Paul. Facing No. 5-seeded Cleveland, the Jaguars won 25-22, 24-26, 25-15, 25-17 to earn a spot in the state semifinals. In the first set, the Jaguars were out-hit by a razor-thin margin: 21.7 percent to 21.3 percent. In spite of that, they prevailed 25-22. In game two, the Jaguars had to work to overcome a deficit as wide as 7 points. They pulled it to a 24-24 tie before the...
In a game that went down to the wire, the outcome not decided until the final minute, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team defeated Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 6-0 on Saturday, October 25 to move on to the Section 5A championship. NEXT: the Jaguars have a rematch with Upsala/Swanville Area on Friday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. at the FargoDome. The final score was also the halftime score, and B-B-E's overall record improved to 6-3. This brings the Jaguars to the section championship game for the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team, ranked No. 10 in the final coaches association state polls, will play for a state tournament berth on Saturday, November 1 in Fergus Falls. The Jaguars earned this by defeating Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in a 3-0 sweep on Tuesday, October 28 at Kennedy High School in Fergus Falls. In the Section 6A championship on Saturday, B-B-E (23-6) faces Parkers Prairie in a rematch from September 8. First serve at Kennedy High School's Gold Gymnasium is at 7...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' tennis team awards banquet was held last Monday at the elementary cafeteria with the 12 players, family members and head coach Kristine Bents and assistant coach Sarah Schrantz. Coach Bents spoke about her appreciation on what she called the "true dedication and determination" of the players. "The girls had a lot of fun this year," she said. "It is a super special group." In the attached video, the team is shown in a post-match huddle at Long Prairie-Grey...
The last game of the regular season went down to the wire, but the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team made the necessary plays to squeeze out a huge road win last Wednesday, October 15 at Brandon-Evansville high school in Brandon. When the chips were down, the Jaguars displayed a tremendous level of heart on the game's final play to thwart a potential game-tying conversion attempt and preserve a 30-28 lead for the final score. After posting a 18-0 halftime lead with a dominant running game,...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team has the top seed out of 21 total teams that make up Section 6A. The Jaguars, who finished the regular season as Central Minnesota Conference champions, take a 20-6 record into the postseason that begins with a first-round bye. The attached video features the final points scored in game 2 of the CMC match with Eden Valley-Watkins on October 11. Additional coverage of the section tournament can be found by clicking over to the newspaper's Jaguars Sports...
A great week of practice, time spent on game film and an outstanding effort all came together to hand the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team a statement 30-0 shutout win against visiting Browerville on Friday, September 19. This improves their overall record to 3-1, and they sit in a 5-way tie for second place in the Mid-Northwest Gold District with a 2-1 record. B-B-E also also won 3 of their first 4 games in the 1988, 2013, 2017 and 2022 seasons. They started 4-0 in the 2023 season. In...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team utilized a strong, balanced attack with 3 players in double figures in kills to defeat West Central Area in 4 sets on Tuesday, Sept. 16 in Barrett. Kacey Fischer with 14 kills and Kadynce Haider and Macey Roering with 10 kills each were part of 142 attacks and a team hitting efficiency of 19.7 percent. The win raised B-B-E's record to 11-4 overall. On Saturday, the Jaguars won the Crosby-Ironton Invitational. They swept visiting Holdingford last...
On Thursday, September 4, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team hosted Kimball Area in the Central Minnesota Conference opener for both teams. The Jaguars won by a 3-1 margin to improve to 2-1 overall. They prepared for the Southwest Minnesota Challenge the next day, which featured a trip to Marshall for a two-day invitational. The attached video features action late in game three against Kimball....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team opens the 2025 season with New York Mills in a non-district game. The Jaguars are coming off a successful 8-2 season that began a year ago with 8 returning starters in last year’s total group of 15 seniors. Two of this year’s seniors, linemen Noah Kampsen and Nate Geer, return as third-year starters. The team has a total of 8 seniors, including Cameron Loe, Kameron Hiltner, Toby Hanson, Ian Szczesniak, Jesse Niklaus and Eli Wold. With those 15 sen...
The B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team defeated visiting New London-Spicer in four sets on Tuesday, August 26 to begin the new season. The attached video features action early in game two against the Wildcats....
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team faced Windom in the Class C state tournament opener on Saturday, August 16 in Hutchinson. The Pirates took an early 2-0 lead and later broke a 2-2 tie on their way to a 6-2 win. Pitching for Elrosa were Ethan Vogt, Weston Gjerde (Norway Lake-Sunburg draftee) and Will VanBeck. Attached is a video from the top of the fourth inning that afternoon....
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team is returning to the Class C state tournament after having a rough 0-2 trip at regions a year ago. Thanks to late-game heroics by Jackson Peter, the Saints overcame a 2-1 deficit in the top of the 9th inning, as the 2020 B-B-E graduate launched a three-run home run over the centerfield fence at Spring Hill’s Chargers Stadium on Saturday, August 9. Elrosa’s defense held in the bottom of the 9th for a 4-3 win over Starbuck to earn one of Region 8C’s four...
After trailing 1-0 going into the second inning today against New Munich, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team put up a 5-spot in the top of the second inning and stayed alive in the Region 8C tournament with a 10-4 win. Elrosa faces Starbuck on Saturday in Spring Hill with first pitch at about 1:30 p.m. depending on the pace of the 11 a.m. game that day. The winner of that 1:30 game goes home, while the winner earns a trip to the state tournament. The Saints hosted the opening games of Regio...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 17-U fastpitch team competed in the American Legion's West Central Sub-Region for playoffs in the last week of July. After a 5-2 regular season, the Jaguars earned the No. 2 seed out of 5 teams. They defeated No. 3-seeded Albany 9-2 on Thursday, July 24 at Minnewaska Area. That win put the Jaguars in the championship game, which was set for Friday, July 25 at Minnewaska. In the Sub-Region championship game, the Jaguars battled top-seeded Melrose Area. Their season...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Babe Ruth 16-U Jaguars opened the state tournament on July 24 with a 7-0 shut out win against Detroit Lakes. The state tournament is hosted by New York Mills. The Jaguars continue state pool play at 5 p.m. back in New York Mills on Friday, July 25 against Sebeka. A final pool play game is on Saturday. Aiden Mueller started and pitched 5 innings to earn the win, and Walker Winter was closer with 2 innings on the mound. Mueller was stellar and held Detroit Lakes to...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 16-U Babe Ruth baseball team defeated Sebeka 6-0 on Sunday, July 27 to claim the state championship. Playing under heavy humidity with calm conditions at Russ Jacobson Field in New York Mills as thunderstorms were flaring up across rural Minnesota, the Jaguars and Trojans battled through a well-played game that featured just one error. The win came on a 5-3 win by the Jaguars on Sunday morning in the state semifinals against Pine River-Backus/Menahga. The Jaguars...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars earned two convincing wins at the Babe Ruth state tournament in pool play games played in Urbank on Thursday, July 17. In game one, the Jaguars defeated Frazee 10-0 in 5 innings. Baron Breitbach pitched a complete game "No, No" with no hits given up. Coach Kaden DeRoo reported that he pitched remarkably well as part of what is a talented pitching battery for B-B-E. In the second pool play game, B-B-E's Babe Ruth team defeated Ottertail Central Black 13-3 in 6...
Note: on Saturday night, a video was added to this web article from Henning. In an incredible performance against a neighboring rival, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Babe Ruth baseball team overcame a late comeback bid by the Paynesville Area Bulldogs while earning a 5-4 win in the state tournament quarterfinals. The Elite 8-round game was played under full sunshine at Henning on Saturday afternoon, July 19. The team is made of players who will be entering 8th and 9th grade this fall at B-B-E; they...
With Spring Hill clinching the regular season Stearns County League North title, the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team had a huge home game with New Munich on Sunday go their way in a 10-inning walk-off 4-3 win. As the top seed was snapped up by the Chargers, Elrosa’s win over the Silverstreaks put them in the driver’s seat for the runner-up spot in the division and the playoff’s No. 2 seed. Last Wednesday in an exhibition game at home with Raymond, the Saints out-hit the Rockets 14 to 11 bu...
This Alpha News video includes views provided by Kendall Kotzmacher, a 2025 graduate of White Bear Lake high school. She is doing so as an adult who can provide her First Amendment-protected rights without repercussion from her high school or from the Minnesota State High School League. Kotzmacher stated her desire to speak out and support younger female student athletes who currently have their views restricted and oppressed by authority figures both in the school system and in state...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa baseball team successfully opened the Sub-Section 6A-South tournament with a 12-2 in in 6 innings. The opponent was No. 7-seeded West Central Area. Seniors Luke Illies and Brett DeRoo split pitching duties for the Jaguars, who are looking to return to the Section 6A championship game for the sixth straight season. The Jaguars (14-6) now advance into the double-elimination part of the Section 6A tournament. They play at 11 a.m. in Morris on Thursday, May 29. Further...
