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The area basketball scene had a few Monday night games, with Tuesday’s schedule pretty busy throughout the north country.

The Bemidji State Mens Hockey team’s sweep of Northern Michigan has gotten them even more notice. The Beavers (18-8-4) moved up to #13 on the USCHO.com national poll and debuted in the USAToday/USA Hockey Magazine poll at #13.

The Section 8AA Boys Hockey Tournament gets underway today with the high seeds hosting quarterfinals.

Despite letting a 17-point lead dwindle to three with four minutes remaining, Bemidji boys basketball closed out an 85-80 victory at Becker on Monday evening to halt a brief two-game losing slide.

The Lumberjack Boys Basketball team will try to shake off a disappointing overtime loss to Fergus Falls Monday when they head to Becker.

Bemidji Lumberjack Freshman Basketball Coach (and Varsity Assistant) Guy Schermerhorn will coach his final game with the Lumberjacks Monday at Becker. After that, he’ll begin training to become a Bemidji Police Officer.

In addition to the Beaver Mens Hockey sweep of Northern Michigan, Bemidji State Mens & Womens Basketball, Womens Hockey, Tennis, Track & Field, and Softball teams were all in action this weekend as well. Here’s the rundown:

The Lumberjack Gymnastics Team finished 4th at the Section 8AA meet at St. Cloud Tech Saturday, with three Jacks qualifying for state, while the Lumberjack Nordic Ski team had five competing in Friday’s state meet at Giants Ridge.

After a dominating 5-0 win Friday, Bemidji State completed a road sweep of Northern Michigan with a 5-1 win Saturday, sealed with a pair of empty net goals in the final couple of minutes. The wins moved the Beavers ever closer to first place Minnesota State with a big regular season finale with the Mavericks at Sanford Center on the …

For the second-straight season, Bemidji boys basketball was edged by Fergus Falls in overtime, losing 67-62 on Saturday afternoon at the Bemidji High School Fieldhouse for its second loss in a row on home floor.