🏈✨ JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL UNDER THE LIGHTS! ✨🏈
Tonight, our Junior High Panther Football team travels to Blackduck for a special night game!
🐾 Cass Lake-Bena Panthers
🆚 Blackduck Drakes
📅 Tuesday, October 6
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
📍 Blackduck High School Football Field
This will be more than just another football game! The Panthers will get the full Friday-night experience under the lights, complete with all the bells and whistles!
Make the trip, wear your maroon and black, and help create a great atmosphere for our Junior High student-athletes. It is going to be a fun night of Panther Football!
Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena student-athletes!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
Tonight, our Junior High Panther Football team travels to Blackduck for a special night game!
🐾 Cass Lake-Bena Panthers
🆚 Blackduck Drakes
📅 Tuesday, October 6
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
📍 Blackduck High School Football Field
This will be more than just another football game! The Panthers will get the full Friday-night experience under the lights, complete with all the bells and whistles!
Make the trip, wear your maroon and black, and help create a great atmosphere for our Junior High student-athletes. It is going to be a fun night of Panther Football!
Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena student-athletes!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
Due to low numbers at Circle of Life there will be no 8th grade game.
🏐 WESTERN BANK PANTHER GAME DAY! 🏐
Our 8th Grade Panther Volleyball team is back on the court today as they welcome Circle of Life to Cass Lake-Bena!
🆚 Circle of Life
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Cass Lake-Bena Middle School Main Gym
📺 Middle School Livestream:
https://fan.hudl.com/clbmspanthers
🏈 JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE UPDATE 🏈
Tomorrow’s Junior High Football game at Blackduck has been moved from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
📅 Tuesday, October 6
📍 Blackduck
⏰ NEW START TIME: 7:00 PM
Please help us spread the word about the time change!
Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena activities!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
PANTHERS RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS: Part 1/2
If you can’t hang with the big dogs, better stay on the porch.
The Bagley meet is a big meet. Big competition.
The big dogs were there.
The question is: Are you a dog who bites back, or a dog who backs down?
The Panthers aren’t dogs. They’re cats, but they are BIG cats.
With strong programs from larger schools, including AAA Bemidji and AA Thief River Falls, the Panthers had a chance to see exactly where they stacked up against some serious competition.
Turning a corner with half a mile to go, the Bagley course winds around and heads to the finish line. As coaches and spectators, it’s one of the best places to stand because you get to watch the Panthers come around that corner and GO.
All-Conference and 5k school record holder Markis Washington was the first to turn it, and he looked smooth.
Then came the gear shift. He looked like he was out for blood.
He led the Panthers across the line in 18:30.9, finishing 14th and earning a medal in a STACKED field. He fought for every step down the final stretch,going stride for stride against AA Thief River Falls runner Lincoln Davis.
The intensity continued to build throughout the race, and his finish was the kind that gives you goosebumps. In a race with AAA teams, earning a medal is a huge accomplishment.
Behind him, the Panthers kept coming.
School Record holder in both the 1 mile and 2500 meters, Fabian Wittner came through looking super strong. He unleashed his famous Panther kick.
Fabian hammered the final stretch, turning heads while fighting off Roseau runner Abrahm Huener. He crossed in 19:28 (6:16 pace) and knocked 16 seconds off his previous best.
And then there was Brayden Dahl, RIGHT behind.
3200 meter school record holder Brayden has been spending his time putting on the football pads, but he showed up to Bagley and proved the fitness is definitely still there. He finished in 19:52 (6:24 pace) putting on a very impressive performance despite no recent practice.
Into the finish, he battled hard keeping AA Thief River Falls runner Tobias Sobota at bay.
Watching Markis, Fabian, and Brayden battle through that stretch was a lot of fun. As coaches, it’s hard not to smile when you see a tight pack of Panthers round that final corner.
Zane Halse also had a strong showing after some time away, finishing in 21:52, a 7:02-per-mile pace. He showed that he is right back in the fight.
Kenny Litzau continues to put himself in a strong position as the season moves forward. He finished in 23:27 for a strong pace of 7:32/mile, more than THREE whole minutes ahead of where he was at this point last year.
Senior William Staples joined the Panther squad this year, he brings something special to the team beyond racing. He encourages his teammates with words in Ojibwe bringing them strength.
He finished his 5k on a difficult course with a shiny new PB of 29:56 (9:38 pace).
When the scores were totaled, Cass Lake-Bena finished 8th out of 15 teams, AHEAD of Roseau, the conference champion team last year.
For a Panther program that continues to grow, that matters.
If you can’t hang with the big dogs, better stay on the porch.
The Bagley meet is a big meet. Big competition.
The big dogs were there.
The question is: Are you a dog who bites back, or a dog who backs down?
The Panthers aren’t dogs. They’re cats, but they are BIG cats.
With strong programs from larger schools, including AAA Bemidji and AA Thief River Falls, the Panthers had a chance to see exactly where they stacked up against some serious competition.
Turning a corner with half a mile to go, the Bagley course winds around and heads to the finish line. As coaches and spectators, it’s one of the best places to stand because you get to watch the Panthers come around that corner and GO.
All-Conference and 5k school record holder Markis Washington was the first to turn it, and he looked smooth.
Then came the gear shift. He looked like he was out for blood.
He led the Panthers across the line in 18:30.9, finishing 14th and earning a medal in a STACKED field. He fought for every step down the final stretch,going stride for stride against AA Thief River Falls runner Lincoln Davis.
The intensity continued to build throughout the race, and his finish was the kind that gives you goosebumps. In a race with AAA teams, earning a medal is a huge accomplishment.
Behind him, the Panthers kept coming.
School Record holder in both the 1 mile and 2500 meters, Fabian Wittner came through looking super strong. He unleashed his famous Panther kick.
Fabian hammered the final stretch, turning heads while fighting off Roseau runner Abrahm Huener. He crossed in 19:28 (6:16 pace) and knocked 16 seconds off his previous best.
And then there was Brayden Dahl, RIGHT behind.
3200 meter school record holder Brayden has been spending his time putting on the football pads, but he showed up to Bagley and proved the fitness is definitely still there. He finished in 19:52 (6:24 pace) putting on a very impressive performance despite no recent practice.
Into the finish, he battled hard keeping AA Thief River Falls runner Tobias Sobota at bay.
Watching Markis, Fabian, and Brayden battle through that stretch was a lot of fun. As coaches, it’s hard not to smile when you see a tight pack of Panthers round that final corner.
Zane Halse also had a strong showing after some time away, finishing in 21:52, a 7:02-per-mile pace. He showed that he is right back in the fight.
Kenny Litzau continues to put himself in a strong position as the season moves forward. He finished in 23:27 for a strong pace of 7:32/mile, more than THREE whole minutes ahead of where he was at this point last year.
Senior William Staples joined the Panther squad this year, he brings something special to the team beyond racing. He encourages his teammates with words in Ojibwe bringing them strength.
He finished his 5k on a difficult course with a shiny new PB of 29:56 (9:38 pace).
When the scores were totaled, Cass Lake-Bena finished 8th out of 15 teams, AHEAD of Roseau, the conference champion team last year.
For a Panther program that continues to grow, that matters.
🏐 WESTERN BANK PANTHER GAME DAY! 🏐
Our Panther JV Volleyball team travels to Nevis tomorrow for the Northland Conference JV Tournament!
📅 Saturday, October 3
📍 Nevis High School
⏰ First Match: 9:45 AM
🆚 Lake of the Woods
Good luck to our student-athletes as they represent Cass Lake-Bena at the conference tournament! Compete hard, support one another, and enjoy the opportunity!
Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena student-athletes!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
Our Panther JV Volleyball team travels to Nevis tomorrow for the Northland Conference JV Tournament!
📅 Saturday, October 3
📍 Nevis High School
⏰ First Match: 9:45 AM
🆚 Lake of the Woods
Good luck to our student-athletes as they represent Cass Lake-Bena at the conference tournament! Compete hard, support one another, and enjoy the opportunity!
Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena student-athletes!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
Mrs. Nei’s homeroom took advantage of the beautiful fall weather with some outdoor reading! We’re lucky to have such a wonderful outdoor classroom space where students can learn, read, and enjoy the changing colors around them. 🍂📚☀️
🏈 WESTERN BANK GAME DAY! 🏈
Panther Football is back at home tomorrow, Friday, October 2, as Cass Lake-Bena takes on Park Christian!
🕔 Kickoff: 5:00 PM
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Football Field
🏈 Varsity Football
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/casslakebena/tickets
📺 Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/clbhspanthers
Wear your maroon and black, bring your Panther pride, and help us fill the stands! Thank you to Western Bank for supporting our student-athletes.
Go Panthers! 🐾
#PantherPride #CLBFootball
Panther Football is back at home tomorrow, Friday, October 2, as Cass Lake-Bena takes on Park Christian!
🕔 Kickoff: 5:00 PM
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Football Field
🏈 Varsity Football
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/casslakebena/tickets
📺 Livestream: https://fan.hudl.com/clbhspanthers
Wear your maroon and black, bring your Panther pride, and help us fill the stands! Thank you to Western Bank for supporting our student-athletes.
Go Panthers! 🐾
#PantherPride #CLBFootball
The CLBES Fall Book Fair will be here the week of November 2nd to the 6th. Conferences are happening on November 2nd, so our Family Night is also November 2nd. Stay tuned because we have a lot of details still to come!
🚨 JV CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT UPDATE 🚨
The JV Volleyball Conference Tournament scheduled for Saturday, October 3, has been moved from Red Lake to Nevis.
📅 Saturday, October 3
📍 NEW LOCATION: Nevis
🏐 First Match: Cass Lake-Bena vs. Lake of the Woods
⏰ 9:45 AM
Please help us spread the word and make sure everyone travels to the correct location!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
The JV Volleyball Conference Tournament scheduled for Saturday, October 3, has been moved from Red Lake to Nevis.
📅 Saturday, October 3
📍 NEW LOCATION: Nevis
🏐 First Match: Cass Lake-Bena vs. Lake of the Woods
⏰ 9:45 AM
Please help us spread the word and make sure everyone travels to the correct location!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
🐾PANTHER GAME DAY! 🐾
The Panthers are back in action tomorrow, Thursday, October 1! Junior High Football travels to Deer River, while Panther Volleyball welcomes Blackduck for matches at both the middle school and high school.
🏈 JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL
🆚 Deer River
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Deer River High School Football Field
🏐 MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
🆚 Blackduck
📍 CLB Middle School Main Gym
• 7th Grade: 4:45 PM
• 8th Grade: 5:45 PM
🏐 HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
🆚 Blackduck
📍 CLB High School Main Gym
• Junior Varsity: 5:45 PM
• Varsity: 6:45 PM
🎟️ Tickets:
https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/casslakebena/tickets
📺 High School Livestream:
https://fan.hudl.com/clbhspanthers
📺 Middle School Livestream:
https://fan.hudl.com/clbmspanthers
Come out, wear your maroon and black, and support our Panther student-athletes!
Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena activities!
GO PANTHERS! 🐾
🏐🏈 PANTHER YOUTH SPORTS WEEKEND! 🏈🏐
Our young Panthers have another busy Saturday ahead! On Saturday, October 3, our 3rd through 6th grade volleyball and flag football teams will compete at three different locations.
🏈 3RD–4TH GRADE FLAG FOOTBALL
📍 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
📋https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jmx23PrWVD3GuKPszyfENjBJRJlfP_3/view?usp=sharing
🏐 3RD–4TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
📍 Pillager High School
📋https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dUeT6wiPQCIu61NaMon-leFI0ZKqJkSc/view?usp=sharing
🏈 5TH–6TH GRADE FLAG FOOTBALL
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Football Field
📋 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o9EkEZgZaRwAPyFn1HTAw9Tzx-NFoPVO/view?usp=sharing
🏐 5TH–6TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
📍Pillager High School
📋 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1woqet0MUKZz-MIIFie-dwywqnh3bLYmv/view?usp=sharing
We are excited for another great day of learning, competing, and having fun! Please cheer positively, support every participant, respect the officials and coaches, and help make this a great experience for all our young athletes.
Thank you to our coaches, families, volunteers, and everyone who continues to make Panther Youth Sports possible!
Our young Panthers have another busy Saturday ahead! On Saturday, October 3, our 3rd through 6th grade volleyball and flag football teams will compete at three different locations.
🏈 3RD–4TH GRADE FLAG FOOTBALL
📍 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
📋https://drive.google.com/file/d/10jmx23PrWVD3GuKPszyfENjBJRJlfP_3/view?usp=sharing
🏐 3RD–4TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
📍 Pillager High School
📋https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dUeT6wiPQCIu61NaMon-leFI0ZKqJkSc/view?usp=sharing
🏈 5TH–6TH GRADE FLAG FOOTBALL
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Football Field
📋 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o9EkEZgZaRwAPyFn1HTAw9Tzx-NFoPVO/view?usp=sharing
🏐 5TH–6TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
📍Pillager High School
📋 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1woqet0MUKZz-MIIFie-dwywqnh3bLYmv/view?usp=sharing
We are excited for another great day of learning, competing, and having fun! Please cheer positively, support every participant, respect the officials and coaches, and help make this a great experience for all our young athletes.
Thank you to our coaches, families, volunteers, and everyone who continues to make Panther Youth Sports possible!
Drum and Dance!
🐾 PANTHER EVENTS TOMORROW | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
🏃 Cross Country | Deer River Invite
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 White Oak Campground
Good luck to our boys and girls runners!
🏈 Junior High Football vs. Nevis
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Football Field
Come cheer on the Panthers at home!
🏐 Volleyball at Clearbrook-Gonvick
• 7th Grade: 4:45 PM | Clearbrook-Gonvick High School
• 8th Grade: 5:45 PM | Clearbrook-Gonvick High School
• JV: will not play due to low numbers
• Varsity: 6:45 PM | Clearbrook-Gonvick High School
Good luck to all our Panthers competing tomorrow!
Due to impending weather, we are going to cancel tonight's youth practices for Football! That would include all groups K-6th.
The Panther girls are finding their way.
Some moments stick with you because of what they represent.
Sometimes a medal is more than a medal. It can represent the courage to step into something unfamiliar and discover that you are capable of more than you thought.
Most people are not willing to step into the unknown.
Jordince and Jacie are not most people.
The day before the Pine River-Backus invitational, both girls were told by their coach that they had a chance to sneak into the top 10. Their wide-eyed response was almost the same:
‘Really?!’
Neither one quite believed it yet.
Then they went out and raced.
Seventh grader Jacie Robertson Lyon quietly worked her way into 10th place, and eighth grader Jordince Wind put herself near the front and finished third. Pine River is a difficult course in terms of footing and terms. However both girls leaned into the hills, got up on their toes on the inclines, and competed.
Neither one knew where they had finished until afterward.
When they found out, the smiles said everything. They were grinning ear to ear. The joy of challenging themselves was on full display.
That is part of what makes racing so much fun. You can train and prepare, but when you step to the line, you get to find out how strong you are that day.
Prior to the race, both girls were given lightning bolt earrings as a reminder of their competitive fire.
Somewhere along the course, Jacie lost one of the girls’ lightning-bolt earrings. She felt bad about it afterward, but there was something fitting about that.
Sometimes you have to lose something to gain something greater.
Jacie finished the 1.55 mile race in 13:27, a pace of 8:37 a mile. She earned herself a medal and the very next day at practice she wanted to keep going when her run ended. There's something powerful about realizing what you can do, it makes you wonder what else is there.
Cross country is completely new territory for Jordince, even though competition certainly isn’t. She is a baller, and you can see it when she races. The smile disappears, the focus takes over, and that basketball game face comes out. She is locked in.
After the race was a different story.
She was all smiles, nervous and excited asking where she was supposed to stand for awards. Since the medals were announced beginning with 10th place, she kept waiting to hear her name.
Tenth. Ninth. Eighth…
They kept going.
All the way to third place.
Then she heard her name. She found her place and stood up there with pride. Jordince finished in 11:41 for 1.55 miles, a strong pace of 7:32 a mile.
For two girls in their first season of cross country, those medals represent more than where they finished. They stepped into something unfamiliar, trusted themselves enough to try, and discovered they are stronger than they thought and they definitely belong.
The Panther girls are finding their way, and having some fun while they figure out just how good they can be.
One thing is for sure: neither one needed the lightning bolt earrings after all.
The lightning was already within them.
Some moments stick with you because of what they represent.
Sometimes a medal is more than a medal. It can represent the courage to step into something unfamiliar and discover that you are capable of more than you thought.
Most people are not willing to step into the unknown.
Jordince and Jacie are not most people.
The day before the Pine River-Backus invitational, both girls were told by their coach that they had a chance to sneak into the top 10. Their wide-eyed response was almost the same:
‘Really?!’
Neither one quite believed it yet.
Then they went out and raced.
Seventh grader Jacie Robertson Lyon quietly worked her way into 10th place, and eighth grader Jordince Wind put herself near the front and finished third. Pine River is a difficult course in terms of footing and terms. However both girls leaned into the hills, got up on their toes on the inclines, and competed.
Neither one knew where they had finished until afterward.
When they found out, the smiles said everything. They were grinning ear to ear. The joy of challenging themselves was on full display.
That is part of what makes racing so much fun. You can train and prepare, but when you step to the line, you get to find out how strong you are that day.
Prior to the race, both girls were given lightning bolt earrings as a reminder of their competitive fire.
Somewhere along the course, Jacie lost one of the girls’ lightning-bolt earrings. She felt bad about it afterward, but there was something fitting about that.
Sometimes you have to lose something to gain something greater.
Jacie finished the 1.55 mile race in 13:27, a pace of 8:37 a mile. She earned herself a medal and the very next day at practice she wanted to keep going when her run ended. There's something powerful about realizing what you can do, it makes you wonder what else is there.
Cross country is completely new territory for Jordince, even though competition certainly isn’t. She is a baller, and you can see it when she races. The smile disappears, the focus takes over, and that basketball game face comes out. She is locked in.
After the race was a different story.
She was all smiles, nervous and excited asking where she was supposed to stand for awards. Since the medals were announced beginning with 10th place, she kept waiting to hear her name.
Tenth. Ninth. Eighth…
They kept going.
All the way to third place.
Then she heard her name. She found her place and stood up there with pride. Jordince finished in 11:41 for 1.55 miles, a strong pace of 7:32 a mile.
For two girls in their first season of cross country, those medals represent more than where they finished. They stepped into something unfamiliar, trusted themselves enough to try, and discovered they are stronger than they thought and they definitely belong.
The Panther girls are finding their way, and having some fun while they figure out just how good they can be.
One thing is for sure: neither one needed the lightning bolt earrings after all.
The lightning was already within them.
Mikwendaagoziwag
Happy Monday, Cass Lake-Bena High School!
We are happy to announce that tutoring starts today.
REMINDER: Students will need to sign up for the late bus by 2 pm if they plan to stay for tutoring even if they do not plan on riding.
Please see the flyer for more details. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Del Sorenson at dsorenson@isd115.net
We are happy to announce that tutoring starts today.
REMINDER: Students will need to sign up for the late bus by 2 pm if they plan to stay for tutoring even if they do not plan on riding.
Please see the flyer for more details. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Del Sorenson at dsorenson@isd115.net
There will be no 5th/6th Volleyball Youth Practice tonight due to JH traveling to LOW.
🎬✨ A night of movie magic!
Tonight, our Student Council hosted a red carpet movie premiere. Students walked the red carpet, made tabletop s’mores, enjoyed drinks from the dirty soda bar, and watched a movie on our 30-foot inflatable screen!
Tonight, our Student Council hosted a red carpet movie premiere. Students walked the red carpet, made tabletop s’mores, enjoyed drinks from the dirty soda bar, and watched a movie on our 30-foot inflatable screen!
Quick update for the Homecoming red carpet social hour and movie!
Due to the weather, the event will be moved indoors. There will still be a red carpet, dirty soda bar, s'mores makers, social hour, and a movie on the 30 foot inflatable screen!
Tickets can still be purchased at the door if you haven't purchased yours yet, they are $5. Doors open at 6, with social hour to follow and the movie starts at approximately 7:30!
See you tonight!
Due to the weather, the event will be moved indoors. There will still be a red carpet, dirty soda bar, s'mores makers, social hour, and a movie on the 30 foot inflatable screen!
Tickets can still be purchased at the door if you haven't purchased yours yet, they are $5. Doors open at 6, with social hour to follow and the movie starts at approximately 7:30!
See you tonight!
