B-B-E wrestlers crack Top-10 state rankings
The Guillotine released latest state rankings on January 12

Shown is the B-B-E wrestling team after the season-opening Jaguar Invitational on Dec. 1, 2017. Note: this photo does not fully represent the current varsity team, which has had minor roster changes since the beginning of the season.
Hot off the press! On Friday, Jan. 12, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars wrestling team found themselves with a Top-10 ranking in The Guillotine's Class 1A state poll. B-B-E comes in at No. 10, two spots behind Section 5A rival Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville. Other information is posted below on team rankings and also individual rankings for wrestlers in Section 5A.
B-B-E has four wrestlers listed individually in the Top-10 rankings: Canon Swanson, Tyler Bents, Adam Jaeger and Isaiah Gilbert.
State-rankings compiled by the sports department at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper from The Guillotine.
State-ranked Section 5A wrestlers as of January 12:
106 - No. 1 is K-M-S's sophomore Will Magaard
113 - No. 5 is LPGE/B's sophomore Justin Crandall
120 - No. 2 is B-B-E's sophomore Canon Swanson
126 - No. 9 is LPGE/B's freshmen Mason Gode
132 - No. 4 is Paynesville's junior Shawn Rue
No. 9 is K-M-S's senior Jonathon Tostenson
138 - No. 3 is Osakis's senior Gage Zieske
No. 4 is B-B-E's junior Tyler Bents
145 - none
152 - No. 3 is B-B-E's senior Adam Jaeger
160 - No. 7 is K-M-S's junior Dylan Rudningen
No. 8 is B-B-E's senior Isaiah Gilbert
No. 10 is Minnewaska's junior Grant Hendren
170 - No. 8 is Osakis's senior Colton Waldvogel
182 - none
195 - No. 5 is Minnewaska's sophomore Tyler VanLuik
220 - No. 5 is Paynesville's senior Grant Ludwig
No. 9 is Quad County's senior Bryce Schmidt
285 - none
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(VIDEO) Action from the January 5 home invitational in the finals round.
State rankings in Class 1A for Section 5A teams:
No. 8 - LP-GE/Browerville
No. 10 - B-B-E (first top-10 ranking for a B-B-E wrestling team since the 1997-98 season!)
"Lean and Mean" - K-M-S, Minnewaska Area
2017-2018 B-B-E opponents on the state rankings list: WCA/A/B-E (No. 4 out of Section 6A), Minneota (No. 7 out of Section 3A), A-C-GC (Lean and Mean out of Section 4A), LP-GE/Browerville (No. 8 out of Section 5A) and Minnewaska Area (Lean and Mean, Section 5A).
Follow extended coverage of the Jaguars at the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's Jaguars Sports blog: http://bbejaguars.blogspot.com.
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