For Jeremy Leintz, winning a state title was about finally reaching the mountain top as an individual, and breaking a curse for Beulah-Hazen that goes back to the 1990’s. A Beulah-Hazen (formerly Beulah) wrestler had not won a state title since Brian Biel brought home a title in 1998. Numerous Miners, including Leintz himself two season…
In what was the most anticipated Class B state finals match of 2017, Chauncey Dittus of New Salem-Almont upended returning Class B state champion Lucas Geiszler of Carrington by 7-4 decision. Dittus is one piece of what was the strongest group of lightweight wrestlers in the state this season, as Clay Gerhardt (state champion 106),…
Grand Forks Central’s Brady Terrill is no stranger to big matches at the state tournament. Two years ago as a sophomore, Terrill advanced to the semifinals of the 285 pound weight division with a 4-3 quarterfinal decision and finished fifth. In 2016, Terrill move to his new home at 220 and lost an overtime quarterfinal bout…
When it was all said and done, Bismarck High School’s Ryan Ripplinger described his season to ND Headlock in one word: “Emotional”. After all the ups and downs that Ripplinger and the rest of the Demons faced this year as a team, the sophomore dominated his way to the 120 pound Class A state championship, scoring falls…
Dale Spilman, who won his first title at 170 last season when he upended Century state champion Jacob Rader, made it to the top of the podium again in 2017. Spilman finished his Mandan wrestling career in style, with a pin in 2:55 over Wahpeton’s Aaron Deike. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX6tp2V4WE8
Though the Century Patriots didn’t achieve all of their team goals at the North Dakota Class A State Wrestling Tournament over the weekend, two Patriots left the Fargodome with their second title. Both are also three time state finalists. Jacob Rader, who won his title as a sophomore at 170 two years ago before falling in…
Last season, Turtle Mountain’s Dawson Zerr held a lead all the way through his state semifinal bout before giving up a late Hail Mary heartbreaker that took away his chance at a state title. This season, Zerr kept that loss in the back of his mind, wrestling one match at a time and not looking…
What seemed improbable at best for the Minot High wrestling team after a disappointing Friday at the state tournament that included two dual losses and victories in only one of seven semifinal matches, began to become more and more a reality with each wrestle-back victory Saturday morning. The Magi, who finished Friday evenings semifinal session in third…
After a crazy three days of wrestling that saw Lisbon, Carrington, and Hettinger-Scranton trade blow back and forth to the enjoyment of North Dakota Class B wrestling fans, the Lisbon Broncos went three for three in the individual finals and grabbed the first place team trophy by 10.5 points over Carrington. Warrington also placed three…
West Fargo’s Brandon Metz won his third state title on Saturday in the Fargodome Saturday, and with it the award for Outstanding senior athlete in Class A. Over the course of five years, Metz was a five time state placer, four times at 285, and once at 220. He was also a state finalist four…
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