Despite trailing by 14 with less than three minutes remaining, Bemidji mounted a late rally before falling 69-66 at Brainerd in the girls basketball season opener on Friday evening.

Bemidji girls hockey erased a two-goal deficit in the second period, but ultimately could not overcome a heavy disparity in shots in a 5-3 home loss to River Lakes in the season opener Thursday evening at the Bemidji Community Arena.

A goal from Ethan Maish just 3:07 into the hockey game staked Bemidji boys hockey to a quick lead, but Roseau responded with six unanswered scores on the way to a 9-3 win in both teams’ season opener Thursday evening at the Roseau Memorial Arena.

The return of high school sports this winter has brought along with it a mask mandate from the state of Minnesota. Dr. Mark Carlson answered some of the key questions related to wearing masks while competing and shared insight on what is known about wearing masks for physical activity on this week’s “Health & Sports” segment on High Noon.

After a prolonged wait due to COVID-19, the winter high school sports season is ready to kick off in the state of Minnesota. The Lumberjack Radio Network begins its coverage this Thursday night, with a full schedule of games to follow for the next three months.