Bemidji takes 3rd, 4th in Brainerd invite

Dec. 30—BRAINERD — Tuesday was a good day for Izzy Renn and Claire Story.

The Bemidji High School girls Nordic skiers had the best Lumberjack finishes in Brainerd Tuesday. Renn finished with a 36:42.6, good for fourth place, with Story (37.00.3) coming behind in sixth

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Both helped Bemidji capture third as a team with 367 points, 19 behind first place Fergus Falls. The boys, meanwhile, finished in fourth place with 327 points. Host Brainerd took first with a score of 387.

Wendy Mellema (40:47.3, 16th) and Chloe Derby (42:16.3, 20th) rounded out the individual results for the Jacks.

In relay, Anika Harmsen and Story scored fourth place with a 21:49.6. Greer Simula and Rylee Story finished right behind them in fifth place (21:53.8).

Peter Mathews and Leo McKeon came one minute and ten seconds short of winning the boys relay, finishing runner-up (18:44.0).

Jack Martin paced the boys individually in 15th place (33:16.3). Blacke DeWitt (36:57.4, 28th), Jack Galloway (37:28.1, 29th) and Solomon Benson (38:39.3, 32nd) bookended the boys day.

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Boys Team Results

1-Brainerd 387; 2-Moorhead 380; 3-Alexandria 366; 4-Bemidji 327; 5-Little Falls 306; 6-Fergus Falls 262; 7-Wadena-Deer Creek 234; 8-Willmar 167; 9-Sauk Rapids-Rice 149; 10-St. Cloud 142.

Girls Team Results

1-Fergus Falls 386; 2-Alexandria 376; 3-Bemidji 367; 4-Moorhead 353; 5-Brainerd 352; 6-Little Falls 321; 7-Willmar 226; 8-St. Cloud 133; 9-Sauk Rapids-Rice 91; 10-Detroit Lakes 49.