Bemidji Bantam B1 Wins North Region, Qualifies for State Tournament

The Bemidji Bantam B1 youth hockey team clinched the North Region Tournament in Bemidji, earning a berth at the Minnesota Bantam B1 state tournament set to begin in Woodbury on March 13. The regional run included three wins that sealed the championship and sent the squad to the state stage.

Bemidji beat Rock Ridge 3-0, North Shore 7-5 and East Grand Forks 5-1 en route to a regional championship. The 3-0 result over Rock Ridge was the lone shutout among the three games, while the 7-5 victory over North Shore produced the highest single-game scoring output for Bemidji in the regional bracket.

It is the second year in a row that Bemidji has won the regional championship. The back-to-back North Region titles keep Bemidji among the state qualifiers and extend a recent run of regional success for the program.

Bemidji will meet seven of the other best Bantam B1 teams in Woodbury on March 13 for the start of the state tournament. The team heads into Woodbury with three regional wins on its ledger and the regional championship trophy earned through the wins over Rock Ridge, North Shore and East Grand Forks.

Across those three regional victories Bemidji scored 15 goals while allowing six, a cumulative goal differential of plus-nine that combined a defensive shutout and a high-scoring offensive performance. Specific game venues, individual goal scorers, goalie names and roster details were not provided in the available report.

The regional-clinching account did not include player or coach names, period-by-period scoring, box scores or attendance figures. Those game-level details and team roster information remain outstanding as Bemidji prepares to travel to Woodbury on March 13 to begin the state tournament and attempt to carry its second straight regional crown into the state field.