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Bemidji girls basketball failed to take a second win in less than two weeks against Alexandria, as the Cardinals used 10 three-pointers and tight second-half defense to pull away for a 56-36 victory on Friday evening at Alexandria Area High School.

Despite a heavy advantage in shots, Bemidji could not overcome two early goals and a 4-1 deficit in losing 5-3 at Brainerd in a Section 8AA boys hockey matchup on Thursday evening.

The visit of Blake boys hockey and its head coach Rob McClanahan to Bemidji on Jan. 7 presented an opportunity for McClanahan and fellow 1980 Olympic gold medal teammate Phil Verchota to reunite for an evening.

Payton Weidemann’s 23-save shutout effort in net and goals from Madyson Nistler and Elizabeth Oster took Bemidji girls hockey to its second consecutive win with a 2-0 home result over Sartell/Sauk Rapids on Thursday evening at the Bemidji Community Arena.

Despite surrendering the first goal of the night, Bemidji boys hockey responded with every tally the rest of the way for a comfortable 6-1 Senior Night win over Crookston on Tuesday evening.

Tying goals by Cade Voge in the first period and Josef Lalli in the second failed to hold up for Bemidji in a 4-2 defeat to Alexandria at the Bemidji Community Arena on Saturday afternoon.