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Bemidji High School soccer teams kick off today with doubleheader

BEMIDJI – The competitive soccer seasons at Bemidji High School begin today, as the girls and boys host Little Falls at the middle school field. The doubleheader will begin at...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 11:46pm

Bemidji High School football players Pat Voss, left, and Hunter Weidenborner take a concussion impact test Wednesday morning. The tests results will be used as baseline data should either suffer a concussion. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Computer testing helps coaches, players monitor concussion effects

BEMIDJI – Determining that an athlete has suffered a concussion is not difficult. But because a concussion affects the brain, knowing when the injury has fully healed can be almost...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 11:45pm

Spinners are effective for catching Bemidji area walleyes

Lakes in the Bemidji area had dipped below the 70-degree mark but more hot weather this past week have raised the water temperatures back above 70 degrees. Many walleye anglers...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 1:11pm

Bemidji area DNR seeks comments on proposal to create refuge

By Pat Miller pmiller@bemidjipioneer.com TENSTRIKE – The public is invited to share comments on a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposal to establish the Hagali-Rice State Game Refuge north...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 1:02pm

Minn. issues 2012 waterfowl hunting regulations

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued its annual handbook of waterfowl regulations for the upcoming hunting season. The regular waterfowl season opens statewide...

sports Thu, Aug 23, 2012 - 11:25am

Minnesota Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla, right, tags out Oakland Athletics' Josh Reddick on a steal attempt during the fifth inning Wednesday in Oakland. Marcio Jose Sanchez | Associated Press

Twins falter again during difficult road trip

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Liam Hendriks was left to wait for his first major victory yet again. He had had 13 tries spanning two seasons as a starter. A day...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:31pm

MSU-Mankato football coach faces porn case

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The head football coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, was charged Wednesday with two counts related to child pornography after authorities said they found nude images of...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:25pm

Vikings counting on Guion but knee injury persists

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were excited about the progress Letroy Guion was making in his transition from one defensive tackle spot to the other. He showed up...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 10:24pm

Sophomore running back Sam Olson powers through Shanley defenders at the Packers' scrimmage on Friday evening. David Samson / Forum Communications Co.

Packers ready for football season

The West Fargo Packers football team takes the field for its first regular season game at home against Bismarck this Friday night, and with a crew of 92 players, half...

sports / Packers Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Dougherty hired as soccer Club's Director of Coaching

Danny Dougherty has been hired as the Director of Coaching for the West Fargo Soccer Club. Dougherty has been acting as interim Director of Coaching and has coached with the...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Donny Schatz (15) races in the 2nd heat of the Sprint Cars during the All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint on Wednesday, August 15, at the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo. Carrie Snyder / West Fargo Pioneer

Haudenschild wins, Schatz drops out at All-Star Circuit of Champions

Jac Haudenschild picked up a first-place finish in the All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint feature on Wednesday, August 15, at Red River Valley Speedway. Fargo driver Donny Schatz had engine...

sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 12:00am

The top three competitors of each gender were awarded a medal at the Halftime by Sheri 5k Fun Run/Walk on August 9th.

Halftime by Sheri's 5k Fun Run a hit

Halftime by Sheri hosted its 5k Fun Run/Walk, one of the organizations many fundrasiers, on Thursday, August 9, in West Fargo. Awards were given to top three male finishers and...

community / sports Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 12:00am

Oakland Athletics shortstop Stephen Drew, left, tags out Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham on an attempted steal of second base in the first inning Tuesday. Ben Margot | Associated Press

Anderson sharp as A's top Twins 4-1

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland left-hander Brett Anderson pitched seven innings in his first start since undergoing elbow surgery nearly 15 months ago and the Athletics turned a triple play...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 11:54pm

Augustus, Moore, Brunson lead Lynx past Storm

SEATTLE (AP) — Seimone Augustus scored 22 points, Maya Moore had 20 and Rebekkah Brunson had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Seattle Storm...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 11:17pm

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson runs with the ball during training camp recently. The Vikings have expressed a desire to give Peterson some preseason carries to give his mind, his body and his surgically repaired left knee more confidence for the games that count starting in September. But now they’re backing off, not wanting to expose Peterson to a freak hit in a meaningless exhibition that could negate all the progress he’s made. Jerry Holt | Star Tribune

Peterson tells Vikings their no-preseason plan is OK

EDEN PRAIRIE (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have a better idea about how to finish preparing Adrian Peterson and his surgically repaired left knee for the season. The plan, simply,...

sports Tue, Aug 21, 2012 - 10:49pm

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