 After a tight 1-0 victory in the quarterfinals, the Bemidji boys' soccer team traveled to US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for the state semifinals. Their opponent? The second-seeded Academy of Holy Angels who have not lost the game all season. Lumberjack's looking to hand the stars their first loss of the season. First half it was scoreless, but Bemidji strikes first in the second. Aiden Hellwig sends it across and Silas Hess buries it. Bemidji up 1-0. Just six minutes later now and Silas Hess was not done yet. Here he takes the shot, but it's going to be saved by the goalie. Rebound goes right to Aiden Hellwig who buries it. Bemidji now leads 2-0. Holy Angels with a corner here looking to get back in it. Conor O'Rourke heads it in from quarter ball in the 65th minute. 2-1. Lumberjack still lead. Bemidji looking for some insurance. Silas Hess passes it to Aiden Hellwig who composes himself and finishes. Bemidji up 3-1. Celebration ensues on the US Bank Stadium field as Bemidji pulls off the upset they're going to the state championship game where they will face the Blake School on Friday. The Lumberjack's were happy to just make the state tournament, but this win is just icing on the cake. I kept reminding myself and my coaches and our players just you know you got to really enjoy this moment as well. Win or lose we're proud of our effort. We're proud of what we did to get here and the fact that we get to play one more time on Friday. It's just it's kind of icing on the cake. You're never satisfied with any win even once we get here we're not satisfied yet and you come in the state tournament to win state titles you don't come in the state tournament to lose so that's what we're here to do and hopefully we get it done on Friday. So we just have to show and so being unseeded kind of feels good to be able to come in and show that we deserve to be here. You need to give us a little more respect. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.