Two Bismarck wrestlers found their way to the podium on day two of the U16 Freestyle national championships in Fargo. Bismarck High Junior Wilfried Tanefeu pushed his overall tournament record to 6-0 with two wins on Sunday. Tanefeu will wrestle for a U16 national title tomorrow afternoon against Oregon’s Gabe Whisenhunt. Tanefeu was dominant in…
The storied Bismarck High Wrestling program has another Fargo All American. Junior state champion Wilfried Tanefeu defeated Brennen Cernus of Ohio 6-4 and in doing so advances on to the 113 pound U16 national semifinals. Tanefeu was behind Cernus 4-1 entering the second period and reeled off five consecutive points-including the winning takedown with less…
Nine U16 women took to the mat Saturday, and Kindred’s Brooke Leedahl will wrestle in the 180 pound seventh place match tomorrow afternoon. Leedahl was 2-2 on day one of competition, scoring a first period fall and 10-0 technical fall before dropping to the seventh place bout. Nine wrestlers represents largest group USA Wrestling of…
Bismarck High state champion Wilfried Tanefeu is the only North Dakota Cadet still alive on the championship side of the bracket at the U16 national championships in Fargo. Reece Barnhardt (Bismarck), Nathan Schauer (Ashley), and Isaiah Huus (New Salem) still remain in the wrestlebacks. Tanefeu started the day with consecutive technical falls including a 10-0…
North Dakota’s strongest group of women ever will compete at the Fargodome starting Saturday morning for the Women’s Cadet and Junior National championships. Eight Cadets and four Juniors will take to the mats led by All American Sophie Smith of Bismarck. NDHSAA state tournament qualifiers Morgan Strandberg and Lizzy Massine are also in the mix. …
North Dakota’s best Cadet (U16) and Junior wrestlers are set to compete for national championships this weekend at the Fargodome. The North Dakota Junior team is led by prior Fargo All Americans Kyle Burwick (Hettinger), Ryan Ripplinger (Bismarck), and Matt Kaylor (Bismarck). Burwick was fourth in the freestyle portion of the tournament at 120 pounds…
One of America’s greatest and most decorated was in Bismarck Saturday for camp with over 300 wrestlers from four different states and Canada. Fresh off his ninth consecutive consecutive World Team spot at 74 KG, Nebraska Regional Training Center’s Jordan Burroughs came to Legacy High School in Bismarck courtesy of the Gorilla Wrestling Club. Getting…
*NDSU MEDIA RELEASE FARGO, N.D.—Obenson Blanc has been named head assistant wrestling coach at North Dakota State University. NDSU head wrestling coach Roger Kish made the announcement on Friday. “I am very excited about this opportunity to help bring my skill sets to a program on the rise, its wonderful community, and student-athletes. I am…
Turtle Mountain Assistant Wrestling Coach Kyle Hardy and his family need your help! Kyle has been put on the lung transplant list so we are doing a benefit to help defer the cost. It is $100,000 out of pocket but we are very lucky in the fact that Cystic Fibrosis Association of North Dakota is…
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