Beckstrand leads Bombers past Rangers for Section 7A title

Beckstrand leads Bombers past Rangers for Section 7A title

CLOQUET — Section tournament heartbreak had been a common theme for the Barnum Bombers prior to Friday’s championship game against Mountain Iron-Buhl. Last season, the Bombers had their perfect season spoiled in upset fashion by Mesabi East in the Section 7AA semifinals. Prior to that, the team lost three consecutive section finals, to Deer River and Moose Lake/Willow River. This season, back in Class A for the first time since 2022, the Bombers…

Section Football: Barnum Handles MIB to Capture 7A Title & Advance to State

CLOQUET, Minn.- For the first time since the 2012 season, the Barnum football team is in the state tournament. On Friday, the Bombers defeated Mountain Iron-Buhl 34 to 8 in the Section 7A title game to secure their spot. “It feels amazing. What was it my freshman, sophomore year I was playing with my brother and we made it to the section championship but we lost both times. So I always wanted to make it back and make it to state. And then my jun…