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Mady Schmidt’s memorable tenure of diving for Bemidji High School concluded with a 9th place finish in the Class AA state meet this weekend at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center.

Bemidji State football and women’s soccer took home weekend NCAA tournament results that send both teams where none from BSU have ever gone before in their respective sports. Plus, weekend action for both hockey and basketball teams. BSU sports news and notes for Monday, Nov. 22: 

Goals allowed in the final two minutes of each of the first two periods left Bemidji girls hockey playing from behind without a breakthrough in a 3-0 road loss at Thief River Falls on Thursday evening at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Bemidji girls hockey opened the home slate for the 2021-22 season with a 9-0 loss to Grand Rapids/Greenway on Tuesday evening in a game highlighted by the six goals of Lightning freshman Mercury Bischoff.

Bemidji State football is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament with Saturday’s first round matchup at Augustana. Head coach Brent Bolte–who was recently named the NSIC Coach of the Year–joined High Noon on Thursday for a preview of the tournament game and for some reflection on the season thus far.

Bemidji girls hockey scored the opening goal of a back-and-forth opening period but could not come back from a two-goal deficit in the third period in a 4-3, season-opening loss on the road at East Grand Forks on Saturday.