GIRLS HOCKEY: Lumberjacks denied first win in tight 1-0 loss
The Bemidji High School girls hockey team came painfully close to its first win of the season on Saturday, but the Lumberjacks were blanked on the scoreboard for a 1-0 loss against Buffalo/Maple Lake at the Bemidji Community Arena.
Bemidji sophomore Payton Weidemann (30) makes a save in the first period against Buffalo/Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at the Bemidji Community Arena. (Madelyn Haasken / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji High School girls hockey team came painfully close to its first win of the season on Saturday, but the Lumberjacks were blanked on the scoreboard for a 1-0 loss against Buffalo/Maple Lake at the Bemidji Community Arena.
Marlo Reynolds produced the game-winner for the Bison (2-7-1) after two scoreless periods, scoring at the 3:30 mark of the third frame off an assist from Maia Hoepner.
The Lumberjacks (0-6), meanwhile, were silenced by Buffalo/Maple Lake netminder Madeline Mootz, who finished 17-for-17 on save opportunities.
Payton Weidemann was 24-for-25 on save attempts for BHS.
Bemidji will get another crack at its first win at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, at Crookston.
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Bemidji sophomore MaKenna Dreher (29) moves the puck in the first period against Buffalo/Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at the Bemidji Community Arena. (Madelyn Haasken / Bemidji Pioneer)
Bemidji eighth-grader Taylor Bierke (24) takes control of the puck in the first period against Buffalo/Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at the Bemidji Community Arena. (Madelyn Haasken / Bemidji Pioneer)
Buffalo/Maple Lake 1, Bemidji 0
BML 0 0 1 -- 1
BHS 0 0 0 -- 0
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First period -- No scoring.
Second period -- No scoring.
Third period -- 1, BML, Reynolds (Hoepner), 3:30.
Saves -- Weidemann (BHS) 24; Mootz (BML) 17.
1/3: Bemidji eighth-grader Taylor Bierke (24) takes control of the puck in the first period against Buffalo/Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at the Bemidji Community Arena. (Madelyn Haasken / Bemidji Pioneer)
2/3: Bemidji sophomore MaKenna Dreher (29) moves the puck in the first period against Buffalo/Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at the Bemidji Community Arena. (Madelyn Haasken / Bemidji Pioneer)
3/3: Bemidji junior Bella Webb (10) goes after the puck in the first period against Buffalo/Maple Lake on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at the Bemidji Community Arena. (Madelyn Haasken / Bemidji Pioneer)
Gracee Bieber converted from all over the floor, combining an array of post moves with sweet shooting from the outside to score 27 points and power BHS to a 74-40 win over the visiting Bluejackets.
“I had one more year left, so why not make the most of it and just do it?” Elizabeth Oster said of her dual-sport endeavor. “I enjoyed it last year. So I was like, ‘Why not just do it again?’”
Bemidji got a first-period goal from Wyatt Mattfield and went ahead 2-0 on Max Fankhanel’s second-period tally. Nick Yavarow, Noah Mannausau and Dominic Arndt had assists for Bemidji (10-8-0).
