🏀🐾 Cass Lake-Bena Girls Basketball – Section 5A Playoffs Information 🐾🏀
The Panthers are ready for postseason basketball.
📅 Thursday, February 26
⏰ 7:00 PM Tip-Off
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School
🏀 Opponent: Verndale/Browerville Winner
This is a Section 5A playoff game. Let’s pack our gym and create a true Panther home-court advantage.
Important Information:
• No season passes will be accepted for section play.
• All ticket pricing is set by Section 5A.
🎟 Tickets (Section Playoffs):
Purchase online at:
https://www.gobound.com/mn/mshl/regions/5a/tickets
Online (Bound):
Adults – $8
Students – $5
Cash at the door:
$10 for Adults & Students
📺 Live Stream: The live stream will have a pay wall. To stream the game it will cost $15.
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
Boozhoo, Cass Lake-Bena Schools community. On Tuesday, February 24, Cass County Sheriff's office will be holding a training event at the old elementary school building in town. You will notice a large police presence at the building starting around 2:00 p.m.. This is for officer training. There are no students or school staff in the building, and there is no danger to the surrounding community.
🏀🐾Family Night and & Senior Night vs WHA 🐾🏀
It’s Conference action tonight at Cass Lake-Bena. Let’s pack the gyms and bring the Panther energy.
📍 Locations:
Middle School Gym & High School Gym
🕔 5:00 PM – JH Boys Basketball (ONE GAME)
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
🕔 5:45 PM – JV Boys Basketball
Cass Lake-Bena High School – HS Gym
🕖 7:15 PM – Varsity Boys Basketball
Cass Lake-Bena High School – HS Gym
Come out and support our Panthers as they compete on their home court. Your presence matters.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
Let’s defend home court. Go Panthers. 🐾💪
#PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
It’s Conference action tonight at Cass Lake-Bena. Let’s pack the gyms and bring the Panther energy.
📍 Locations:
Middle School Gym & High School Gym
🕔 5:00 PM – JH Boys Basketball (ONE GAME)
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
🕔 5:45 PM – JV Boys Basketball
Cass Lake-Bena High School – HS Gym
🕖 7:15 PM – Varsity Boys Basketball
Cass Lake-Bena High School – HS Gym
Come out and support our Panthers as they compete on their home court. Your presence matters.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
Let’s defend home court. Go Panthers. 🐾💪
#PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
Boozhoo, just a reminder that our 21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC) Grant Advisory Meeting will be held tonight at 5pm in the CLBHS Culture Room. We hope to see you there!
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools students, staff & families looking for help with mental health or substance use, can call Care Solace at 888-515-0595 for 24/7/365 personalized & confidential help finding a therapist or you can search on your own at caresolace.com/clbps.
🏀🐾 Game Night at Cass Lake-Bena! 🐾🏀
Our Boys Basketball teams are back on the home court tonight in a matchup against Fertile-Beltrami.
📅 2/23/2026
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School – High School Gym
No JH Game tonight
🕔 5:45 PM – JV
🕖 7:15 PM – Varsity
Let’s pack the gym and bring the energy as the Panthers compete in front of our home crowd. Your support makes a difference.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
See you tonight, Panther Nation. Let’s defend home court. 🐾💪
Our Boys Basketball teams are back on the home court tonight in a matchup against Fertile-Beltrami.
📅 2/23/2026
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School – High School Gym
No JH Game tonight
🕔 5:45 PM – JV
🕖 7:15 PM – Varsity
Let’s pack the gym and bring the energy as the Panthers compete in front of our home crowd. Your support makes a difference.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
See you tonight, Panther Nation. Let’s defend home court. 🐾💪
🏀🐾 5A Girls Basketball Section Tournament Update 🐾🏀
The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers have officially secured the #2 seed on the west side of the Section 5A bracket.
Matchup between Verndale and Browerville on 2/24 will determine our opponent, but one thing is set:
Game Date & Time
📅 Thursday, 2/26
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School
The Panthers will host a Section 5A home playoff game.
This is what the season builds toward. Home court. High stakes. Championship mindset.
Full bracket can be found here:
👉 https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2026-section-5a-basketball-girls-tournament
Panther Nation, mark your calendars. Pack the gym. Bring the energy. Postseason basketball is here.
🤼♂️🐻 Section 7A Individual Wrestling Recap 🐻🤼♂️
Section 7A Individual Wrestling is complete, and our BCLB Bears represented with pride and determination.
Benny Headbird battled his way to a 4th place finish, and Parker Tsuji earned 6th place in a highly competitive field.
Competing at the section level takes grit, preparation, and heart. Both wrestlers stepped on the mat ready to compete and represented our program the right way. We are proud of the work they put in all season and the way they carried themselves throughout the tournament.
The future is bright for BCLB Wrestling. The experience gained this year will fuel next season’s goals.
Great work, Bears. 🐾
Boozhoo Cass Lake-Bena Families,
Just a reminder that our 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) Grant Advisory Meeting is coming up on Monday, February 23rd from 5:00–7:00 PM in the Cass Lake-Bena High School Culture Room.
As our current 21CCLC grant cycle is coming to a close and with the possibility of renewal, this meeting is especially important. Because this is a renewal year, strong community involvement truly matters. Showing up and sharing your voice helps demonstrate community support and ensures our programming reflects the needs and hopes of our students and families.
This is your opportunity to help shape academic enrichment opportunities for the next three years. Families, staff, and community members are strongly encouraged to attend and be part of this important process. Miigwech for your support and we hope that you will be able to join us. A light meal will be provided.
Just a reminder that our 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) Grant Advisory Meeting is coming up on Monday, February 23rd from 5:00–7:00 PM in the Cass Lake-Bena High School Culture Room.
As our current 21CCLC grant cycle is coming to a close and with the possibility of renewal, this meeting is especially important. Because this is a renewal year, strong community involvement truly matters. Showing up and sharing your voice helps demonstrate community support and ensures our programming reflects the needs and hopes of our students and families.
This is your opportunity to help shape academic enrichment opportunities for the next three years. Families, staff, and community members are strongly encouraged to attend and be part of this important process. Miigwech for your support and we hope that you will be able to join us. A light meal will be provided.
Congratulations to the Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl team who took 2nd place in the Detroit Lakes Tournament today! Way to go Codee, Lisa, Mariah, William and Mrs. Staples!
🏀🐾 Western Bank Game Day – Panther Basketball! 🐾🏀
It’s a full night of hoops for Cass Lake-Bena! We have boys at home and girls on the road.
🏠 Home vs. Pine River-Backus
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School
🕔 5:00 PM – JH Boys (7th at 5:00 PM, 8th at 6:00 PM) – MS Gym
🕠 5:45 PM – JV Boys – HS Gym
🕖 7:15 PM – Varsity Boys – HS Gym
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
🚌 On the Road – Girls Basketball at Mayer Lutheran
🕟 4:30 PM – JV
🕕 6:00 PM – Varsity
A huge thank you to Western Bank of Cass Lake-Bena for proudly sponsoring today’s Western Bank Game Day and supporting our student-athletes all season long.
Let’s pack the gym and travel well. Go Panthers. 🐾💪
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers
🤼♂️🐻 SECTION 7A – 2026 Individual Wrestling 🐻🤼♂️
It’s Section time for the BCLB Bears! The road to State starts here.
📅 Friday, February 20, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Staples-Motley High School Gym
This is the Section 7A Individual Tournament, and our Bears are ready to compete with toughness, discipline, and pride. Every match matters. Every point counts.
Let’s show up strong and support BCLB Wrestling as they battle for a chance to advance. Leave it all on the mat, Bears.
#BCLBBears #Section7A #WrestleWithPride #RoadToState
It’s Section time for the BCLB Bears! The road to State starts here.
📅 Friday, February 20, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Staples-Motley High School Gym
This is the Section 7A Individual Tournament, and our Bears are ready to compete with toughness, discipline, and pride. Every match matters. Every point counts.
Let’s show up strong and support BCLB Wrestling as they battle for a chance to advance. Leave it all on the mat, Bears.
#BCLBBears #Section7A #WrestleWithPride #RoadToState
Boozhoo, CLB Elementary Families!
Invitations and tickets have gone out to families this week for our upcoming Glow with Panther Pride! This glow-in-the-dark party has us all so excited to celebrate our students for reaching their attendance and behavioral goals on Friday, March 6th! This celebration is all about recognizing their hard work and positive choices. 💛
🎟️ VERY IMPORTANT TICKET REMINDER:
Tickets are not required for entry, but we highly encourage families to hang on to them and bring them to the event. Having tickets with you will help us with activities and making sure everything runs smoothly for our students and event volunteers.
In other great news, we are happy to announce our amazing partnerships with our very own Cass Lake–Bena Indian Education, Cass Lake–Bena High School Student Council, and Cass Lake–Bena High School National Honor Society, along with the Bemidji High School National Honor Society. With their help, this event will be even better than our last celebration with more games and more fun!
And yes… we will have food this time! 🍽️ A huge thank you to Leech Lake Gaming for their generous donation.
Once again, a very special shoutout to Tina Johnson for her hard work and dedication to this event and to our students. We truly appreciate you!
Invitations and tickets have gone out to families this week for our upcoming Glow with Panther Pride! This glow-in-the-dark party has us all so excited to celebrate our students for reaching their attendance and behavioral goals on Friday, March 6th! This celebration is all about recognizing their hard work and positive choices. 💛
🎟️ VERY IMPORTANT TICKET REMINDER:
Tickets are not required for entry, but we highly encourage families to hang on to them and bring them to the event. Having tickets with you will help us with activities and making sure everything runs smoothly for our students and event volunteers.
In other great news, we are happy to announce our amazing partnerships with our very own Cass Lake–Bena Indian Education, Cass Lake–Bena High School Student Council, and Cass Lake–Bena High School National Honor Society, along with the Bemidji High School National Honor Society. With their help, this event will be even better than our last celebration with more games and more fun!
And yes… we will have food this time! 🍽️ A huge thank you to Leech Lake Gaming for their generous donation.
Once again, a very special shoutout to Tina Johnson for her hard work and dedication to this event and to our students. We truly appreciate you!
🏀🐾 Western Bank Game Day – Panther Girls Basketball! 🐾🏀
Panther Nation, it’s a big night at Cass Lake-Bena High School as we take on Pine River-Backus and celebrate our athletes!
📍 Location: Cass Lake-Bena High School – High School Gym
🕔 Game Schedule:
5:45 PM – JV
7:15 PM – Varsity
🎉 Family Night / Senior Night (JH–Varsity)
Families should plan to be at the school by 6:00 PM.
The recognition ceremony will take place between the JV and Varsity games as we honor our players and their families for their commitment to Panther Basketball.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
A special thank you to Western Bank for proudly sponsoring tonight’s Western Bank Game Day and for their continued support of CLB Athletics.
Let’s pack the gym, celebrate our seniors, and finish strong together. 🐾💛
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers
Panther Nation, it’s a big night at Cass Lake-Bena High School as we take on Pine River-Backus and celebrate our athletes!
📍 Location: Cass Lake-Bena High School – High School Gym
🕔 Game Schedule:
5:45 PM – JV
7:15 PM – Varsity
🎉 Family Night / Senior Night (JH–Varsity)
Families should plan to be at the school by 6:00 PM.
The recognition ceremony will take place between the JV and Varsity games as we honor our players and their families for their commitment to Panther Basketball.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
A special thank you to Western Bank for proudly sponsoring tonight’s Western Bank Game Day and for their continued support of CLB Athletics.
Let’s pack the gym, celebrate our seniors, and finish strong together. 🐾💛
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers
Cass Lake-Bena Schools will be closed today. All after school activities are canceled. The school board working session is canceled. School will be made up using the built in make up day. Stay safe!
Cass Lake-Bena Schools will be two hours late Wednesday, February 18. We will evaluate the overnight snowfall in the morning, so please be alert for additional updates.
There will be no Drum and Dance tonight due to the JH speech meet.
🚨 JH - V BB & GBB Basketball Update 🏀🐾
Due to low numbers, all remaining JH Girls Basketball games have been canceled for the remainder of the season. We are proud of the effort and commitment our girls showed this year and appreciate the support from families and fans.
Please mark your calendars for upcoming celebration nights:
🎉 Girls Basketball Family Night / Senior Night (JH–Varsity)
📅 February 19, 2026
🎉 Boys Basketball Family Night / Senior Night
📅 February 24, 2026
Let’s continue to support our Panthers as we finish the season strong! 🐾💛
Due to low numbers, all remaining JH Girls Basketball games have been canceled for the remainder of the season. We are proud of the effort and commitment our girls showed this year and appreciate the support from families and fans.
Please mark your calendars for upcoming celebration nights:
🎉 Girls Basketball Family Night / Senior Night (JH–Varsity)
📅 February 19, 2026
🎉 Boys Basketball Family Night / Senior Night
📅 February 24, 2026
Let’s continue to support our Panthers as we finish the season strong! 🐾💛
🏀🐾 Western Bank Game Day – Girls Basketball 🐾🏀
The Panthers are on the road tonight for a conference matchup at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. Let’s compete hard and represent CLB the right way.
📍 Location: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School
🕠 5:45 PM – Girls JV
🕖 7:00 PM – Girls Varsity
Safe travels to our athletes and fans making the trip. Bring the energy and show that Panther Pride.
A special thank you to Western Bank of Cass Lake-Bena for proudly sponsoring today’s Western Bank Game Day and supporting our student-athletes.
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
The Panthers are on the road tonight for a conference matchup at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. Let’s compete hard and represent CLB the right way.
📍 Location: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School
🕠 5:45 PM – Girls JV
🕖 7:00 PM – Girls Varsity
Safe travels to our athletes and fans making the trip. Bring the energy and show that Panther Pride.
A special thank you to Western Bank of Cass Lake-Bena for proudly sponsoring today’s Western Bank Game Day and supporting our student-athletes.
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
Due to low numbers JH GBB will not have a game tonight against Blackduck.