Ryan Ripplinger and Sophie Smith will both leave the Fargodome with two All American plaques. Ripplinger, a two time North Dakota state champion and soon-to-be Junior at Bismarck High School, was seventh in the Freestyle tournament earlier this week and now sits in the Greco-Roman semifinals set for Friday morning. Sophie Smith is competing in…
Three North Dakota wrestlers remain after the first day of Cadet Greco Roman competition at the Fargodome. Bismarck’s Ryan Ripplinger and Chase Dockter, who garnered Freestyle All American honors two days ago, as well as Mandan Sophomore Jacob Boehm, are still alive entering tomorrow’s quarterfinal round. Ripplinger and Dockter have yet to drop a match…
Team North Dakota’s lone win Tuesday came when Sophia Smith defeated Hannah Strauss of Illinois in one of the first bouts of the morning. In doing so, Smith advanced to the 117 pound Cadet national championship match and a chance at her first Fargo stop sign. After the day was done, neither Smith, nor the…
Bismarck’s Sophie Smith is undefeated and will wrestle in tomorrow morning’s semifinal round in the 117 pound Cadet age division. Smith was dominant in two early round bouts, scoring a 10-3 victory over Alexis Medina of California and a 14-4 technical fall over Rhiannon Kuske. Smith has already garnered All American status, and will make…
With All American status achieved, all that remained was one match to determine final placing for Bismarck’s Chase Dockter and Ryan Ripplinger. Ripplinger won a fireworks-filled seventh place match with Minnesota’s Charlie Pickell 24-13. Ripplinger dug himself an early 6 point hole, but scored those points right back-plus some-with a takedown and multiple trap arm…
Championship Semifinals 152 Jared Franek Harwood, ND (North Dakota) VPO1 Markus Hartman Barrington, IL (Illinois), 7-3 285 Brandon Metz West Fargo, ND (North Dakota) VSU Zach Muller Woodridge, IL (Illinois), 10-0 0:39 Championship Quarterfinals 152 Jared Franek Harwood, ND (North Dakota) VSU Tyler Eischens Andover, MN (Minnesota), 10-0 3:22 285 Brandon Metz West Fargo, ND (North Dakota) VPO1 Jon…
It was a good day for Fargo area wrestling. Two of West Fargo’s finest; graduated senior Brandon Metz and incoming senior Jared Franek, both who will attend NDSU at the college level, have gone through two days of freestyle competition unblemished and will wrestle for Junior Freestyle national titles tomorrow afternoon at the Fargdome. Franek…
Though neither made it through the day unscathed, Bismarck High teammates Ryan Ripplinger and Chase Dockter have garnered Freestyle Cadet All American status. Coming into today, both Ripplinger and Dockter boasted undefeated records and slots in the morning’s quarterfinal round. Ripplinger lost that quarterfinal bout to Ohio’s Gus Sutton 14-8 and fell to the wrestlebacks…
Only two North Dakotans remain after day one of Cadet Freestyle, and both are Bismarck Demons. 2X state champion Ryan Ripplinger and state finalist Chase Dockter both finished their sophomore season at Bismarck High this spring, and both now find themselves in the quarterfinals at Cadet nationals in Fargo needing only one more victory to…
ROUND OF 128 106 Cullan Schriever Mason City, IA (Iowa) VSU Frankie Chapman Belcourt, ND (North Dakota), 10-0 0:28 106 Chris Kim Ambler, PA (Pennsylvania) VSU Clay Radenz Bismarck, ND (North Dakota), 10-0 0:25 106 Kelby Armstrong Minot, ND (North Dakota) VFA Easton Richins Roosevelt, UT (Utah), 6-0 0:59 106 Cooper Birdwell Lewistown, MT (Montana) VSU Nathanial Savageau Bismarck,…
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