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THIEF RIVER FALLS -- The 4x800 relay team of Claire Laakso, Sadie Hamrin, Arie Gislason and Megan Serratore took first place with a time of 10:02.12 to lead the Bemidji girls track and field team at Tuesday's meet hosted by Thief River Falls. The relay team cruised to the victory,...

DETROIT LAKES -- The Bemidji boys tennis team maintained its unbeaten status Tuesday as the Lumberjacks improved to 5-0 with a 6-1 victory at Detroit Lakes. BHS swept the doubles and captured three of the four singles matches. At first doubles Kole Pankow and Gabe Heifort teamed...

BOSTON -- Among the more than 35,000 people who ran in Monday's Boston Marathon were four area runners and leading the pack was Nate Lien of Blackduck. The 37-year-old Lien broke the 3-hour barrier, completing the race in 2:57.54. James Manecke of Lengby, 42, wasn't far behind...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Ryan Hirt and two relievers combined on a 1-hitter and Erik Fitzgerald pounded four hits to lead the Bemidji baseball team to a 10-2 victory Monday in the opening game of a doubleheader here. The home team took the nightcap 4-2 as it scored three unearned runs in...

With the snow finally gone, at least temporarily, the Bemidji High School spring programs are taking advantage of the conditions and this week the teams will be busy trying to cram their schedules into the tight spring window. Among them are the baseball, softball and girls golf...

BEMIDJI -- The golf season in the Bemidji area officially began Monday as some of the courses opened for the season. Among them was the Bemidji Town and Country Club and, according to club pro Rick Grand, the course wintered very well. "The nice weather we had over the weekend dried...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman announced Monday that he is retiring. Adelman was 97-133 in his three seasons in Minnesota and the Timberwolves were 40-42 in 2013-14. They last made the playoffs at the end of the 2003-04 season. "It's time," Adelman said...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Cedar Rapids kicker Rockne Belmonte missed his first chance to hand the Bemidji Axemen a heart-breaking loss, but his second try lifted the Titans to a dramatic 60-57 win Saturday. Trailing 57-55, Belmonte had an opportunity to regain the lead in the final...

ABERDEEN, S.D. — The BSU softball team once again lost a chance to win its first conference game of the season. The Beavers (11-25, 0-20 NSIC) dropped game one of an NSIC doubleheader to Minnesota State-Moorhead 8-0 before losing the second game 4-3. BSU had a 3-2 lead in the seventh...