Bemidji's Rick Toward changes gears, takes chance to 'reinvent himself' in Uruguay‎

Apr. 2—BEMIDJI — No, it wasn't an April Fools' Day joke. On Wednesday, Bemidji High School activities director Kristen McRae announced that boys soccer head coach Rick Toward was stepping down from the program. Toward spent 33 seasons with the program — 31 of them as head coach. When most coaches resign from their positions, it often stems from common reasoning — the grind became too much, ...