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Feb. 3—CALLAWAY — Five Bemidji High School Nordic skiers will head to state next week.
The Lumberjacks competed at the Section 8 Championships at Maplelag Resort on Tuesday in Callaway. While BHS didn't qualify for state as a team, five individuals did.
The top two teams in the boys and girls competition qualify for state. Additionally, the top four individuals for both boys and girls not on state-qualifying teams will also go to state, as will the top relay team.
Moorhead won the boys section championship, while Fergus Falls won the girls title. Brainerd finished in second place in both team events. Full team scores were not posted at the time this was published.
Three Bemidji girls and two boys will head to Giant's Ridge in Biwabik for state on Feb. 11-12. Wendy Mellema and Rylee Story won the sprint relay section title, while Izzy Renn finished in eighth place in the pursuit race. Leo McKeon and Peter Mathews also qualified in the boys relay with a third-place finish.
Mellema and Story clocked a time of 17:35.9, which was 12.3 seconds faster than Lilly and Cece Jamison of Sartell/St. Cloud Cathedral.
Renn qualified for state with 2.1 seconds to spare. She finished with a time of 38:33.0, which was the final individual qualification in the girls pursuit.
McKeon and Mathews were the beneficiaries of Moorhead and Brainerd qualifying as a team. Because Moorhead's Wes Brouillard and Tavan Schlichting won the section title with a time of 14:51.0, followed by Brainerd's Wyatt Brown and Patrick Ryan in second place (14:59.7), McKeon and Mathews' time of 15:47.1 was enough to finish in third and claim the boys relay individual state berth.
The rest of the Jacks saw their 2025-26 season come to a close on Tuesday.
Claire Story finished in 13th place with a time of 40:05.2. Her sister, Casey, took 17th at 42:14.4. Halle Aylesworth (44:51.3, 28th) and Chloe Derby (45:42.9, 31) rounded out the day for the BHS girls.
Jack Martin clocked the fastest time in the boys race, finishing in 16th at 34:47.3. Blake DeWitt (39:36.1, 26th), Liam Larson (40:01.1, 29th), Jack Galloway (40:30.1, 31st) and Solomon Benson (40:32.5) also raced for the Jacks.
This story will be updated with the full team results when they are made available.
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The Lumberjacks competed at the Section 8 Championships at Maplelag Resort on Tuesday in Callaway. While BHS didn't qualify for state as a team, five individuals did.
The top two teams in the boys and girls competition qualify for state. Additionally, the top four individuals for both boys and girls not on state-qualifying teams will also go to state, as will the top relay team.
Moorhead won the boys section championship, while Fergus Falls won the girls title. Brainerd finished in second place in both team events. Full team scores were not posted at the time this was published.
Three Bemidji girls and two boys will head to Giant's Ridge in Biwabik for state on Feb. 11-12. Wendy Mellema and Rylee Story won the sprint relay section title, while Izzy Renn finished in eighth place in the pursuit race. Leo McKeon and Peter Mathews also qualified in the boys relay with a third-place finish.
Mellema and Story clocked a time of 17:35.9, which was 12.3 seconds faster than Lilly and Cece Jamison of Sartell/St. Cloud Cathedral.
Renn qualified for state with 2.1 seconds to spare. She finished with a time of 38:33.0, which was the final individual qualification in the girls pursuit.
McKeon and Mathews were the beneficiaries of Moorhead and Brainerd qualifying as a team. Because Moorhead's Wes Brouillard and Tavan Schlichting won the section title with a time of 14:51.0, followed by Brainerd's Wyatt Brown and Patrick Ryan in second place (14:59.7), McKeon and Mathews' time of 15:47.1 was enough to finish in third and claim the boys relay individual state berth.
The rest of the Jacks saw their 2025-26 season come to a close on Tuesday.
Claire Story finished in 13th place with a time of 40:05.2. Her sister, Casey, took 17th at 42:14.4. Halle Aylesworth (44:51.3, 28th) and Chloe Derby (45:42.9, 31) rounded out the day for the BHS girls.
Jack Martin clocked the fastest time in the boys race, finishing in 16th at 34:47.3. Blake DeWitt (39:36.1, 26th), Liam Larson (40:01.1, 29th), Jack Galloway (40:30.1, 31st) and Solomon Benson (40:32.5) also raced for the Jacks.
This story will be updated with the full team results when they are made available.
Continue reading...
