The Bemidji 6V6 has become a Bemidji Youth Soccer staple. While the laid-back, six-on-six tournament comes with low stakes, it exemplifies the culture and continuity BYS aims to roll over year after year.
Sam Byrne opted for a random school when he decided to become an exchange student from the Netherlands. He landed at Bemidji High 歪歪漫画, and on Thursday, he made history.
William Smith scored twice for Duluth East. But after the Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 boys soccer team got on the scoreboard with 25 minutes left, it became a race between the Lumberjacks and the clock.
Typically, soccer teams can only pick up one win on a given day. The Lumberjacks lucked into a two-for-one after Tuesday鈥檚 4-0 loss against St. Michael-Albertville was reversed into a forfeit win.
The Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 boys soccer team controlled play for the first 40 minutes. But Sartell's second-half surge left the Lumberjacks with a frustrating 2-1 loss.
鈥淚t鈥檚 obviously disappointing,鈥� longtime BHS head coach Rick Toward said. 鈥淭his is my 28th year of saying goodbye to a group of seniors who see their season end by losing the last game of their careers.鈥�
The fifth-seeded Lumberjacks stormed into Sartell and upset fourth-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen 2-0, winning an edge-of-your-seat Section 8-3A Tournament playoff game that wasn鈥檛 decided until the final minute.
The Lumberjacks earned the No. 5 seed for the Section 8-3A Tournament on Monday, and they鈥檙e matched up against fourth-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen in the first round. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Sartell.
