Podcast Episode 321: NCAA Championship in Review

Mr. Headlock and The Coach cover the disappointing NCAA tournament for both Virginia Tech’s Ryan Blees as well as the NDSU Bison.  We also discuss the North Dakota USA Wrestling state folkstyle tournament. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/22efy-8e32d8?from=yiiadmin <a href=”https://ndheadlock.podbean.com/mf/play/5i5th4/Kayle_Dangerud_on_2018-03-28_at_20_08.mp3″>Download this episode (right click and save)</a>      

USAW North Dakota State Folkstyle: Novice Results

203 wrestlers competed in the Novice division (Born 2006-2007) of the USAW North Dakota State Folksyle tournament over the weekend.  Bismarck Matpac dominated the division, with five champions out of the sixteen weight classes.  No other club had multiple champions. Matpac’s titles came from Nicolas Enzminger (58), Benjamin Deforest (63), Cade Nieuwsma (70), Ayden Tincher…

USAW North Dakota State Folkstyle: Intermediate Results

259 wrestlers competed in the Intermediate division of the USAW North Dakota State Folkstyle tournament, by far the largest age division.   Bismarck Matpac scored four championship of the seventeen contested weight classes in the division of wrestlers born in 2008-2009.  Titles for Matpac came from Connor Hanna (56), Hayes Weinberger (59), Hudson Egeberg (63B),…

USAW North Dakota State Folkstyle: Schoolboy Results

124 Schoolboy wrestlers (born 2004-2005) competed at the USA Wrestling North Dakota State Folkstyle Tournament in Bismarck on Saturday, with 17 wrestlers taking home individual championships.  Both Tech Team (Fargo) and Matpac (Bismarck) took home three titles in the division.  Matpac won the first three weight classes with Holter Bridwell (71), Jesse Thompson (77), and…

USAW North Dakota State Folkstyle: Bantam/Sub-Bantam Results

269 Bantams ans Sub-Bantams competed at the USA Wrestling North Dakota State Folkstyle Tournament at the Bismarck Civic Center over the weekend.  Bantams and Sub-Bantams, born in 2010 or later, made up about thirty percent of the total state folkstyle entrants, with some brackets so big they were split into separate divisions.  At Bantam 49,…

Bison Wrestling Fans Owe Gratitude to Chris Bono

Today it was announced that South Dakota State head coach Chris Bono is headed to the University of Wisconsin.  Bono will replace wrestling legend Barry Davis as the Badger head coach effective immediately.  For the last few seasons, Bono has been considered the next man up for a “big program” job based on what he…

Matpac Dominant at NDUSA State Youth Duals

Bismarck Matpac entered three teams into  Large School division of the North Dakota USA Wrestling State Duals, and Matpac Red and Matpac Blue split the state championship.  Matpac Blue, seeded first in the tournament, ran to the title match with a 78-0 won over Mandan and a 71-3 win over Dickinson.  Blue only lost one…

Watford City Wins ND State Youth Duals Small School Title

Watford City defeated Lisbon 24-22 to win the Small School title at the North Dakota USA Wrestling Youth Duals state tournament Friday in Bismarck.  In the title match, Watford City won six of ten bouts, including pins from Rowdy Mott, Isaiah Martinez, Coy Hepper, and Kolby Sperry.  Lisbon got pins of their own from Eli…