Local sports roundup from Bemidji area clubs and pro games
Izaak Walton League hosts Chet Oman venison feed at VFW Club as BSU athletic fund sells omelets to support the college. Bemidji area teams share results from basketball, hockey, and football with Lions, Gusties, Gophers, and Vikings noted along with key players and upcoming games.
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Izaak Walton League
Chet Oman
VFW
Ikes
Colonial Kitchen
BSU Athletic Fund
BSU
Vic Weber
Phy
Weber
Beavers Stop Gustavus to Reverse Earlier Setback
The Bemidji Beavers beat Gustavus Adolphus 5-3 at the John Glas Fieldhouse to improve to 5-4 on the season while Gustavus drops to 2-2. Key moments included Steve Letourneau and Mark Eagles in the final period and Eagles’ late empty-net strike. Hanson opened scoring and Melhus assisted on Lester’s go-ahead play, with Mueller hurting a knee early in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Beavers
Gustavus-Adolphus
John Glas
Gustavus
Beavers
St. Peter
Bemidji
Steve Letourneau
Mark Eagles
Eagles
Steve Hanson
Mike Cody
Dave Mueller
Larry Moore
John Mulvihill
Jeff Wimmer
Beaver
Mueller
Craig Miller
Bloomington
Columbia
Steve Vogel
Allen
Vogel
Terrill
Valley City
St. John’s
Collegeville
Moore
Gusties
Paul Butt
Tom Lee
Melhus
Lester
Letourneau
Mark Kristo
Wizner
Beaver Cagers Seek Home Win to Avert Season Slip
Bemidji State hosts Gustavus at 8 p.m. in BSU Gym hoping to reverse a 77-63 loss from earlier in the season. Gustavus touts a tall frontline led by Dan Grunst Tom Carlson and Jim Ellingson while Dennis Houck led scorers in the first meeting with 21 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hutchins
Beavers
Whitey Skoog
Gustavus
Gusties
Bob Peters
BSU
Bloomington
Bemidji
Mayville
Dan Grunst
Tom Carlson
Jim Ellingson
Dennis Houck
Beaver J.V. sextet tops Rainy River 7 5 in hockey
Bemidji Beavers junior varsity win despite Rainy River scoring early. Freshman John Murphy hat trick leads Bemidji with Jerry Pelkey adding two goals. Hagge makes 31 saves for Beaver net. Olestad 28 saves for Rainy River. Schedule notes college invites and next games included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Beavers
Rainy River Community College
Internaional Falls
John Glas
Beavers
John Murphy
Jerry Pelkey
Bill Schmitz
Bill Carney
Pete LaVigne
Pelkey
Murphy
Schmitz
LaVigne
Bemidji
Carney
Rainy River
Bob Hagge
Beaver Nets
Kyle Olestad
Mixed Curling Draw Details for December Event
Monday December 8 at 7 00 p m matchups include Sheet No against 3 Kephidid against oy 1 R Picket against Naylor 4 Daniels against berg 5 Roxstrom against Bever 2 at 9 00 p m Sheet No Gray against Gieski 2 Cyr against Hill 4 Larme against Amble 5 J Picket against Fenson 1 Guistgard against Smith 3
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Sheet. No
Kephidid
R. Picket
Naylor
Daniels
Berg
Roxstrom
Bever
Sheet No. Gray
Gieski
Cyr
Hill
Larme
Amble
J. Picket
Fenson
Guistgard
Smith
Gustavus edges Bemidji in 3-2 hockey shootout style game
Gustavus defeats Bemidji 3 to 2 behind Moore and Eagles scoring in first period and Letourneau and Eagles tallies in the third. Penalties include Currie holding and charging, with Miller elbowing. Officials were Chuck Grillo and Buzz Christianson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainy River
Bemidji J.V
Rr-Lavigne
Sirius
Pelkey
Murphy
B-Murphy
Baumgartner
Browning
B-Pelkey
B-Carney
Gibbons
RR Readman
Rr-Hall
B-Roberts
Methus
B-Johnson
Arf-Pelkey
Knutson
Brown
Arf- Pelkey
Growette
LaVigne-Sirios
Millberg
Vemidji
Wizner
Mueller -Burstad
Burton-Kinney
Lester
Melihus-Seide
Currie-Eagles
Schmitz
Boeke-Kristo- Letourneau
Pelkey-Murphy
Gustavus
Moore
Edwards-Mumhill
Horecka- Parr
Weber-Greeder
West-Lindsey-Hansen
Cody- Hanson-Williams
Husu-Lee- Rutt
Howells-Kunz-Miller
Bemidji
Hanson
Cody
Eagles
Currie
Holding
Meihus
Lester-Seide
Mulvihill
Butt
Lee
Miller
Greeder
Letourneau
Burstad
Husu
Parr
Roughing
Wimmer
Chuck Grillo
Buzz Christianson
Tarkenton leads Vikings to division clinch over Packers
Merlin Tarkenton steers Minnesota to a 24 3 victory over Green Bay as Gilliam and Foreman deliver key plays. Tarkenton completes 20 of 30 for 211 yards and 3 TDs, while Foreman gains 64 rushing yards and 81 receiving yards. The win secures the Vikings seventh division title in eight years.
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Denver
Oakland
Vikings
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Vikes
Green Bay
Fran Tarkenton
Tark
Gilliam
Jeff Siemon
Packers
Foreman
NFL
Viking
Tarkenton
Minnesota
Grant
Bob Perry
Berry
Bob Lee
Met Stadium
Detroit
Johnny Unitas
Thunderbird
Radisson
Lions
Chicago
Atlanta
Washington
San Diego
Kansas City
Chargers
St. Louis
Dallas
Miami
O. J. Simpson
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cincy
Pitt
Brent Kallestad
Bloomington
Minn
National Football League
Francis Tarkenton
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Carter
John Gilliam
Chuck Foreman
Ed Marinaro
Perry Smith
Smith
Merlin
Annesota
Bud Grant
Joe Danelo
Starr
Will Harrell
John Hadl
Fred Cox
Lou Groza
George Blanda
Cobbers take MIAC lead Johnnies trip St. Cloud
Concordia Moorhead wins MIAC clash 88-81 over St Olaf as St John’s beats St. Cloud State 65-61. Gustavus Adolphus edges Mankato 81-80 while North Dakota State overwhelms Moorhead 111-79. Southwest tops Hamline 71-68 and St Norbert defeats St Thomas 66-59 in early college basketball action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Concordia
Moorhead
St. John’s University
St. Cloud State
Darwin Kreft
Paul Peterson
St. Olaf
J.D. Lewis
Paul Bottom
Frank Wachlarowicz
St. John
Jim Ellingson
Gustavus
Elisha McSweeney
Mankato
Steve Saladino
Mark Emerson
North Dakota State
Tony Johnson
Sam Leggett
Southwest
Hamline
Bob Richardson
Mark Bishop
The
Pipers
Joe Schneider
St. Norbert
St. Thomas
Whitewater
Wis
New Ulm
Bethany Junior College
Northwestern
Martin Luther
Minnesota Bible
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Cliff Morlan
Sports Review
Crookston Central
Herb Hasz
Pirates
Brent Reichert
Luoma’s
Quint
Brainerd
East Grand Forks
Jacks
Grand Rapids
Staples
Ted Soular
Thief River Falls
International Falls
Gary Mullanin
Bill Himmelright
North Dakota U
Williams Arena
Herb Brooks
Himmelright
Warroad
Scott Marvin
Bill
Sioux
Mike Burggraf
Tom Goddard
Bjorkman
Tony Dorn
Gophers
Thief River Falls Star
Bill Baker
Grand Rapids Star
Keith Hanson
North Dakota
Jim Dutcher
Beaver Sextet
Beaver J.V. Sextet
Olestad
Hagge
Jim Allen
Grove City
Gill
Todd Fore
Tryone Terrill
the Beavers
Walker
Bemidji High
Grand Forks Central
Bemidji Junior High
Detroit Lakes
Bagley
Tyrone Terrill
Boeke
Francis
Siemon
Packer
Charley Hall
Cobbers
Johnnies
St. Cloud
Ripon
Carleton
J.C. Penney
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