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Big weekend for Bemidji State basketball team

BEMIDJI – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schedule-makers knew what they were doing. The Bemidji State men’s basketball team hosts a pair of rivals in Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State...

sports / beavers Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 11:27pm

Bemidji’s Jess Yost, center, goes for a rebound against Grand Rapids’ Taylor Kane (33) and Kaitlyn Guertin during Thursday night’s action at BHS. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bemidji plays well but runs out of steam against Grand Rapids

BEMIDJI – After Monday’s disappointing 62-49 home loss to St. Cloud Apollo, Bemidji girls basketball coach Rick Kehoe challenged his team to end the season on a positive note. Even...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 11:25pm

Individual sections begin for Bemidji wrestlers, swimmers

BEMIDJI – Individual success and berths in the state meets are the goals of the Bemidji High school wrestlers and swimmers this weekend as the athletes participate in their section...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 11:21pm

BOYS BASKETBALL: Grand Rapids routs Bemidji 72-44

GRAND RAPIDS – Even without Alex Illikainen, Grand Rapids showed Bemidji why they’re a state-ranked basketball team. AJ Watland stepped up for a career-high 34 points as the Thunderhawks, the...

sports / lumberjacks Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 11:10pm

Riedel selected for marathon role

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon board of directors has selected Aaron Riedel as its president. The inaugural event is scheduled for Oct. 12. A 26.2-mile marathon, 13.1-mile half...

news / local Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 9:03am

SOFTBALL: Bemidji State splits doubleheader to win first game of the season

ST. PAUL –A day after losing its first two games of the season on the first day of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Crossover play, the Bemidji State split a pair...

sports / beavers Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 10:47pm

AREA HIGH SCHOOLS: Clearbrook-Gonvick will be favored in Section 8A girls tournament

CLEARBROOK – The Section 8A girls basketball playoffs begin Tuesday and in the East sub-section Clearbrook-Gonvick will be the favorite. The Bears took a 21-2 overall record into Tuesday’s game...

sports Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 10:45pm

Gerald Kingbird, a former Red Lake High School basketball star, will coach the Red Lake Nation College basketball team in an exhibition game Saturday. The college hopes to launch the team officially next year. John HageMan | Bemidji Pioneer

From the ground up: Red Lake Nation College to launch basketball program

BEMIDJI – Gerald Kingbird still remembers his stats. “I scored 19 points in the fourth quarter,” he says. That includes 13 points in the final 1:15 of regulation in the...

news / region Wed, Feb 20, 2013 - 7:33am

Bemidji’s Zach Posner, right, scores the first goal against St. Cloud Tech during their Section 8AA quarterfinal game Tuesday evening at Bemidji Community Arena. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

BOYS HOCKEY: Bemidji scored four straight to top St. Cloud Tech 6-2 in Section 8AA quarters

BEMIDJI – Successful teams find a way to elevate their performance during the section tournaments and Tuesday at the Community Arena the Bemidji boys hockey team took their game to...

sports / lumberjacks Tue, Feb 19, 2013 - 11:45pm

BSU ROUNDUP: Walsh earns WCHA player of the week award

MADISON, Wis. — The Western Collegiate Hockey Conference announced Tuesday that Bemidji State sophomore goaltender Andrew Walsh has been selected WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after outstanding play in...

sports / beavers Tue, Feb 19, 2013 - 11:41pm

Two aggressive defensive plays in a row by Bemidji’s Jessa Lusby resulted in a pair of lay-ups, despite the defensive efforts of St. Cloud Apollo’s Sabina Babic. BHS couldn’t maintain the defensive intensity in the second half, however, and the Eagles rallied for a 62-49 victory.
Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji takes a step in the wrong direction

BEMIDJI – The Section 8-4A playoffs begin one week from today and Monday night the Bemidji girls basketball team was trying to build momentum for the post-season. Instead of generating...

sports / lumberjacks Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 8:27pm

Bemidji St. opens season today against Northern, Moorhead

BEMIDJI – A year after recording its first 10-win season since 2007, the Bemidji State softball team opens its 2013 campaign today in St. Paul against Northern State and MSU-Moorhead...

sports / beavers Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 4:37pm

This week at Bemidji High School: Tournament play continues

The seasons have ended for some of the varsity teams at Bemidji High School while others are about to begin their postseason tournaments. Last week the girls hockey team saw...

sports / lumberjacks Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 3:38pm

No citations after sled dog killed in UP crash

MUNISING, Mich. (AP) — Police say no citations will be issued after a pickup truck struck a dog team competing in the U.P. 200 race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. One...

news / region Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 11:37am

Sled dog team for former Bemidji lawmaker collides with truck during race

UPPER PENNISULA, MICHIGAN - One dog was killed and two others injured early Sunday when a Northland musher’s sled dog team collided with a truck at a road crossing while...

news / region Sun, Feb 17, 2013 - 8:05pm

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