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A back-and-forth final stretch between Bemidji and Rocori swung to the visiting Spartans on a three-pointer with less than a minute remaining, as the Lumberjacks lost their girls basketball home opener 71-70 on Thursday at the Bemidji High School Fieldhouse.

Bailey Olson’s three-goal performance was the catalyst as defending Section 6A champion Willmar topped Bemidji girls hockey 5-2 on Thursday evening at the Willmar Civic Center.

Bemidji boys hockey struck first for the second time in three games, but Warroad responded with five unanswered goals to win 5-1 on Tuesday at the Warroad Gardens, keeping the Lumberjacks winless in the new season.

A tough night battling for rebounds and defending the three-point line left Bemidji well short in a 76-55 defeat to Sartell-St. Stephen in the boys basketball season opener Tuesday evening at the Bemidji High School Fieldhouse.

Elizabeth Oster’s first-period goal held up for two periods for Bemidji girls hockey before a four-goal explosion in the third from Grand Rapids/Greenway took the hosts to a 4-2 win at the IRA Civic Center on Tuesday.

Dick Beardsley joined Kev Jackson on Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors this week to discuss ice fishing. The bite remains strong in the Bemidji area, particularly if you’re going after perch or crappies. Lake Bemidji has been strong, but so have many other lakes in the area. Dick also had some advice on where you might go to find fish that …