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The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team was one of 56 teams at the Great Northern regional competition in Grand Forks. The regional was held on March 6-9 at the Alerus Center. B-B-E's team pulled off a thoroughly impressive comeback on Friday and Saturday as they endured tremendous adversity. While competing in North Dakota for the third straight year, the robotics team had to contend with unforeseen and nearly impossible-to-predict mechanical failures that cost them a smooth journey through the regional. This year's F.I.R.S.T....
The attached video features Maximus Hanson in his state championship match on March 2 in St. Paul. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team's final dual at the Class 1A state tournament was not for the faint of heart. With their backs truly to the wall in the third-place match of the Class 1A state tournament on Thursday, February 29 at Xcel Energy Center, the Jaguars came alive with a full-throated roar in the upper weights after trailing 31-12 through the 152-pound match against No....
This is a big week for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team, as they are competing in their only regional of the 2024 season. They are in Grand Forks this weekend (March 6 to March 9) for the Great Northern Regional at the Alerus Center. This year's F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition is titled "Crescendo" with a playing field set up with a nod to music. The theme's description says the purpose is to "Orchestrate engineering skills and creative power to entertain and move the world...
Five members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team earned spots in the upcoming Class 1A state individual tournament, which runs Friday and Saturday this weekend (March 1-2) at Xcel Energy Center. Three Jaguars have earned Section 5A titles at the individual tournament that was held on Saturday at Canby high school: Ryan Jensen at 139 pounds, Maximus Hanson at 172 and Carson Gilbert at 215. Earning section runner-up finishes with state berths were Tanner Viessman at 145 and Brett DeRoo at 152. Ryan Jensen is 43-0, Hanson is 45-0,...
After two outstanding team performances in the Section 5A wrestling Final Four on February 17 in Minneota, the No. 3-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars are heading to the Class 1A state tournament for the fourth year in a row. The attached video features action from the championship match between B-B-E and top-seeded Canby, who the Jaguars defeated 39-21 to earn the state berth. Individual results from the Canby dual are posted below. The Jaguars avenged one of their two regular season...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys' basketball team took it on the chin against visiting Paynesville Area last Thursday, February 1. After playing a mostly strong first half as they were attempting to avenge a 79-30 loss on December 15, the Jaguars fell cold just before halftime. The Bulldogs capped the Central Minnesota Conference series sweep with a 74-51 win as they kept pace with No. 4-ranked Eden Valley-Watkins. The Eagles are 8-0 in the league, while the Bulldogs are one game back at 7-1. On Saturday at the former Eagle Valley elementary...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team improved to 10-1 in dual meets with three dual wins on Tuesday, January 16 at Eden Valley: 48-24 over LeSeuer-Henderson, 42-12 over Eden Valley-Watkins and 46-15 over Osakis. On Friday, the No. 2-ranked Jaguars battled in the 10-team New London-Spicer Invitational and were unable to overcome an open weight at 285, and they ultimately took second place behind the host Wildcats. This Friday, the Jaguars travel to Canby for a triangular with the host Lance...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team suffered their first loss after a 3-0 start last Thursday, December 7 on the home court. Central Minnesota Christian of Prinsburg overcame a 7-point deficit in the second half in a 58-56 win, their fourth in a row. The Jaguars got back in the win column with a 60-51 section win at Upsala on Tuesday, December 12. This week the Jaguars (5-1, 2-0) hosted Kimball on Thursday and earned a 61-46 win. Next is a trip to Paynesville on Friday, December 15 for a Central Minnesota Conference girls/boys...
One of the longest winning streaks on the gridiron this fall in Minnesota came to a crashing end on Saturday, November 18 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The No. 5-ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team suffered a 63-6 loss to the top-ranked Minneota Vikings in the Class 1A state semifinals. B-B-E trailed 14-0 after the first quarter, but the Vikings put up a 35-point outburst in the second quarter. The Jaguars, who won 11 straight games coming into the state semis, trailed 49-6 at halftime. They scored their lone touchdown on a 57-y...
For the first time in school history, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team will play in the state tournament semifinals. The No. 5-ranked Jaguars earned that feat with a convincing 28-6 win against No. 11-ranked Mayer Lutheran in the Class 1A state quarterfinals on Friday, November 10 at St. Cloud Apollo. After gaining a 22-0 lead through the first half, the Jaguars and Crusaders played even throughout the second half as they each posted one touchdown for the game's final score. The Jaguars improved to 11-0 overall and now prepare for No....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars volleyball team was gunning for their sixth straight sub-section championship banner on Thursday, November 2 in Fergus Falls. Facing upstart and No. 2-seeded West Central Area, the Jaguars were in for a battle all night as the Knights used an inspirational performance across the board to earn a 3-1 win. Led by their school's all-time career kill leader, senior Mya Foslien, the Knights took games one, three and four to complete the four-game win. The Jaguars, who finished 23-7 overall, graduate five valuable...
A battle of Top 10 teams played out in favor of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team last Friday morning at the FargoDome for the Section 4A championship. Once the game clock ticked to zero, the dream lived on in a big way. A marvelous achievement was earned just after noon that day when the No. 5-ranked Jaguars put the finishing touches on a 36-12 win against No. 9-ranked Upsala/Swanville Area. The Jaguars built leads of 14-0 and 28-12 by halftime. The second half featured a high level of...
For the first time in school history, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team will play in the state tournament semifinals. The No. 5-ranked Jaguars earned that feat with a convincing 28-6 win against No. 11-ranked Mayer Lutheran in the Class 1A state quarterfinals on Friday, November 10 at St. Cloud Apollo. After gaining a 22-0 lead through the first half, the Jaguars and Crusaders played even throughout the second half as they each posted one touchdown for the game's final score. The Jaguars improved to 11-0 overall and now prepare for No....
A supercharged packed crowd on the home floor witnessed a see-saw battle play out across four sets of heated playoff volleyball last Friday, October 27 in Brooten. The No. 1-seeded Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars tussled with No. 4 seed Brandon-Evansville before putting the hammer down and cruising past the upset-minded Chargers with a 15-7 fifth-set win. With their sixth straight sub-section championship appearance, the No. 13-ranked Jaguars play in the Sub-Section 6A-South finals on Thursday...
Note: this web article was updated on Monday, October 30. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team survived a stiff challenge from Brandon-Evansville before winning a 3-2 match on Friday, October 27 in the Sub-Section 6A-South semifinals. The Jaguars held a 2-1 advantage in sets before the Chargers picked up a 25-19 win in the fourth set. B-B-E came out strong in game five and recovered from an early 3-1 deficit to win 15-7 and take the match. Next: the No. 13-ranked Jaguars (22-5-1) travel to Fergus Falls high school on Thursday, November...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team is 6-0 after defeating Browerville by a 42-6 score on Homecoming night on Friday, October 6. This comes a week after the Jaguars upset No. 9-ranked Upsala/Swanville Area by a 14-6 score in come-from-behind fashion. In the Section 4A standings, the Jaguars sit in first place ahead of U/SA and Browerville. A-C-GC and Benson are in the fourth and fifth place spots, while Long Prairie-Grey Eagle rounds out the group in sixth place. Attached to this web article is a video of the second touchdown of the game...
After achieving the program's first-ever 3-0 start the week before, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team made it four-in-a-row to start the season with a 50-22 thrashing of visiting Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City last Friday, September 22 in Belgrade. The Jaguars initially struck with lightning-like speed while taking 20-6 lead in the first quarter with the first three drives consisting of just 10 plays totaling 215 yards. After posting a 36-22 halftime lead, the Jaguars shut out the Falcons...
With six passing touchdowns on the night, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa football team picked up their second straight road win to improve to 2-0 this season. After taking leads of 24-0 after one quarter and 30-6 at halftime, the Jaguars defeated West Central Area in Barrett on Friday, September 8 by a 44-14 score. This week the Jaguars host Benson for the home opener at 7 p.m. in Belgrade. Video from the first half at WCA is posted below, which features B-B-E's defense at work while the Knights were in their second offensive series of the game....
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars football team won its season opener on Friday, September 1 at Bagley high school. Facing an outmatched Flyers team that went 2-7 last year, the Jaguars used an even split of passing and running to win by a 46-14 score. At halftime, B-B-E led 34-0 after racking up a two-touchdown lead in the game's first six minutes. For the game, the Jaguars racked up 351 yards of offense compared to 133 by the Flyers. Of their 133 yards, they gained over 60 yards on one play during their first touchdown play that broke up...
A wild, rollercoaster game played out in Dassel on Saturday, August 20 with temperatures topping 90 degrees as the Elrosa Saints battled the Hadley Buttermakers while earning a 4-3, walk-off, come-from-behind win in the opening round of the Class C state amateur baseball tournament. Trailing 1-0 after the third inning, the Saints plated two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Hadley's hopes were lifted with a two-RBI home run in the fifth. The 3-2 lead stood until the eighth, when Derek Wiener's...
The Elrosa Saints baseball team stays alive in the Region 15C amateur tournament after earning a 4-2 win against Pearl Lake on Sunday, August 6 in Lake Henry. Trailing 1-0 through five innings, the Saints put up a four-spot in the bottom of the sixth and ended Pearl Lake's season. NEXT: Elrosa (17-4-1) faces the Cold Spring Rockies in a state-qualifying game next Saturday, August 12 at approximately 2:30 p.m. in Lake Henry. In another region tournament, the Regal Eagles have qualified for the Class C amateur baseball state tournament after...
The Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team clinched the regular season division title for the 11th time in program history with a 3-2 walk-off win over New Munich on July 14. Blaine Fischer's RBI-single scored Will VanBeck from third base to earn the win in the bottom of the ninth. The Saints and Silverstreaks both went 10-3 in the Stearns County League North, but Elrosa won the title by virtue of their series sweep over New Munich. The Spring Hill Chargers went 9-4 in the SCL-North to take third place. Those three teams plus fourth-place...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Clay Trapshooting team had 25 members compete at the Class 5A state trap meet last Friday, June 16 in Alexandria. High Gun - Varsity Male Gabe Coners finished in an 11-way tie for 26th place out of 334 with a 94. Xavier Coners, James Wesbur and Owen Radermacher finished in a 22-way tie for 72nd place with a 91. Tate DeKok was also in the Top 100 with a 90, good for an 11-way tie for 94th place. Toby Hanson: 89. Mason Eckstein: 89. Dominic Finken: 85. Kaden Pieper:...
After winning three of their five Section 6A games by just one run, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa baseball team continued their improbable playoff run with yet another one-run win. This time that win came on the biggest stage they've played on yet: Class 1A state playoffs at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. After coming back from a 1-0 deficit with two runs scored in the top of the fourth, the Jaguars shocked No. 1-seeded and state tournament veteran South Ridge in a 2-1 regulation-innings win on Tuesday, June 13. The Panthers were playing in their...
After three straight captivating performances in the Section 6A winner's bracket, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa baseball team landed a spot in the state-qualifying championship series earlier this week. Facing a red hot Parkers Prairie team that had blazed its way through the elimination bracket of the tournament, the Jaguars broke a 1-1 tie with three runs scored in the bottom of the sixth inning. The first of those three runs was on a wild pitch that brought Hayden Sobiech home, while the...
