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HUGE UPSET: Bemidji State basketball stuns No. 5 MSU-Mankato 82-74

MANKATO – Dermaine Crockrell’s career-high 29 points led the Bemidji State mens basketball team to a 82-74 upset win over No. 5 Minnesota State Friday in Mankato. Crockrell scored 22...

sports / beavers Sat, Feb 09, 2013 - 12:01am

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: MSU pulls away in second half for 69-59 win over BSU

MANKATO – The Bemidji State women opened their tough weekend on the road with a 69-59 loss to Minnesota State Friday in Mankato. Although the Beavers (10-11, 4-11 Northern Sun...

sports / beavers Fri, Feb 08, 2013 - 11:53pm

Jack Luoma, front center, poses with Bemidji High School’s 1974 state championship basketball team. Front row, from left, assistant coach Jerry Solheim, Luoma, assistant coach Phil Buhn; back row, from left, Jim Hickerson, Bob Luoma, Dale VanHouse, Eric Boysen, Jim Schmeckpeper, Jack Schwartz, Steve Vogel, Stan Drew, John McRae, Don Hubbell, Jesse Vaughn, Mike Rowlette, Perry Dreyer, Tim Koski. Pioneer File Photo

A local legend: Former players, friends remember influential coach Jack Luoma

BEMIDJI – Everyone knew Jack Luoma. “It always seemed like, wherever we went, that Jack knew all those people and all those people knew Jack,” said Phil Buhn, a longtime...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Feb 07, 2013 - 11:06pm

Bemidji’s Jalen Ingalls drained two 3 point shots just before halftime to keep them in the game against a tough Duluth East opponent on Thursday evening. However, the Greyhounds pulled away in the second half and topped the Lumberjacks 92-75. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

BOYS BASKETBALL: Duluth East too much for Bemidji in 92-75 win

BEMIDJI – Bemidji was hot from downtown, but Shaq Coleman couldn’t be stopped. The Duluth East guard scored 26 of his team-high 36 points in the first half, helping lead...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Feb 07, 2013 - 10:47pm

Section playoff picture begins to materialize for area basketball teams

The Section 8A girls basketball playoff picture is beginning to materialize and the chase for the top spot in the East Sub-Section continues between Clearbrook-Gonvick and Red Lake. Entering this...

sports Wed, Feb 06, 2013 - 11:08pm

Bemidji senior Suzanne Myhra is uncontested on a fast break Tuesday evening against Brainerd. The Lumberjacks rolled to a 60-35 win. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bemidji leads from start to finish in 65-30 win over Brainerd

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji girls basketball team led from start to finish in its 60-35 win over Brainerd Tuesday at the Bemidji High School gymnasium. Baskets from Jess Yost and...

sports / lumberjacks Tue, Feb 05, 2013 - 11:49pm

Bemidji State hoops teams close out homestand against Southwest State, Sioux Falls

BEMIDJI – Last season around this time, Southwest Minnesota State was 10-9 overall and 9-6 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – in the middle of the pack in the...

sports / beavers Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 10:55pm

BASKETBALL: Cass Lake-Bena sweeps regular season series over rivals Red Lake

CASS LAKE – Few area rivalries match the intensity of the annual battles between the Cass Lake-Bena and Red Lake boys basketball teams. Wednesday in Cass Lake the rivals met...

sports Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 12:11am

AREA ROUNDUP: Bagley girls second in Pine-To-Prairie North

BAGLEY – The Bagley girls basketball team built an 18-7 lead over Fosston last week but the Greyhounds continued to nibble at their deficit and eventually downed the Flyers 54-44...

sports Thu, Jan 31, 2013 - 12:07am

1,000 and counting: After milestone point, Rongstad is coming on strong at the right time for Bemidji State

BEMIDJI – It’s fitting that a 3-pointer gave Lance Rongstad his 1,000th career point. The Bemidji State senior, who is shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc in the team’s...

sports / beavers Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - 11:20pm

BOYS BASKETBALL: Bemidji makes Grand Rapids earn win

BEMIDJI – Heading into the winter the Bemidji boys basketball fans had an inkling that victories would be tough to come by. The Lumberjacks returned no key players from the...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - 11:13pm

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Bemidji State looks to break out of shooting funk

BEMIDJI – If anything has hurt the Bemidji State women’s team this season, it’s been the 3-pointer. The Beavers, who take on Minnesota State-Moorhead tonight and Northern State Saturday afternoon,...

sports / beavers Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - 11:09pm

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bemidji no match for Fargo South’s one-two punch

BEMIDJI – Girls high school basketball teams that possess a strong inside game are tough to beat. And teams that compliment a power game with a sniper from the outside...

sports / lumberjacks Tue, Jan 22, 2013 - 11:47pm

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Bemidji State falls at Upper Iowa, 79-67

FAYETTE, Iowa – The Bemidji State women’s basketball team suffered a 79-67 setback at Upper Iowa University Saturday in Fayette, Iowa. With the loss the Beavers fall to 7-9 overall...

sports / beavers Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 10:14pm

BOYS BASKETBALL: Bemidji lets lead slip, falls to Fargo South 76-72

FARGO – Once again, Bemidji had trouble closing out a close game. Despite leading by five at halftime, the Lumberjacks couldn’t seal the deal and lost to Fargo South 76-72...

sports / lumberjacks Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - 10:12pm

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