1st Place 106 1st Place Match – LJ Araujo (Bismarck) 34-2 won by decision over Koye Grebel (Valley City) 42-3 (Dec 3-2) 113 1st Place Match – Christian Tanefeu (Bismarck) 45-4 won by major decision over Aden Braun (Jamestown) 31-6 (MD 11-2) 120 1st Place Match – Wilfried Tanefeu (Bismarck) 46-1 won by fall over…

The Bismarck Demons are individual team champions again. The Demons, who all but locked up the title in yesterdays semifinal round with seven victories, put up an impressive 250 team points; ninety-nine more than second place Minot.  Bismarck High was paced by five individual state champions.  At 170 pounds, Gage Roaldson put on a leg…

Bismarck High is again your state Class A dual champion.  After losing a heartbreaker to Dickinson in last year’s dual final, the Demons restored the order in a big way, scoring three consecutive dual wins without truly being tested.  In the finals, the Demons faced a familiar foe in WDA #2 seed Minot High.  The…

106:  #1 LJ Araujo 33-2, 8 (Bismarck High) vs. #2 Koye Grebel 42-2, 9 (Valley City) 113:  #1 Christian Tanefeu 44-4, 11 (Bismarck High) vs. #2 Aden Braun 31-5, 9 (Jamestown) 120:  #1 Wilfried Tanefeu 45-1, 11 (Bismarck High) vs. #2 Hayden Johnsrud 37-16, 12 (Century) 126: #1 Reece Barnhardt 48-1, 11 (St. Mary’s Central)…

Semis 106 Semifinal – LJ Araujo (Bismarck) 33-2 won by fall over Blake Ersland (Bismarck Century) 33-19 (Fall 0:42) Semifinal – Koye Grebel (Valley City) 42-2 won by major decision over Gabe Mortensen (Minot) 42-7 (MD 9-0) 113 Semifinal – Christian Tanefeu (Bismarck) 44-4 won by fall over Ethan Miller (Valley City) 34-10 (Fall 3:12)…

It wasn’t a perfect night for Bismarck High, but it was good enough to put seven through to the state finals and put 92 team points between themselves and second place Minot.  The Demons got things started at 132 with one of the most anticipated semifinals of the evening in Demon Kaden Renner and Minot…

+Starting at 126 126:  Juan Flores (Bismarck) vs. Paden Combs (Minot) 132:  #2 Kaden Renner (Bismarck) vs. #3 Kelby Armstrong (Minot) 138:  #4 Preston Fettig (Bismarck) vs. #3 Trevon McClaanahan (Minot) 145:  #6 Ben Nagel (Bismarck) vs. Kyler Byer (Minot) 152:  #1 Brock Fettig (Bismarck) vs. Carter Peterson (Minot) 160:  #3 Brandt Kringlie (Bismarck) vs.…

Minot High is headed to the state dual finals after a tight back and forth match with Jamestown that ended with a 8-6 match split and Magi victory on the strength of four falls and a forfeit.  The Magi received their first pin from state champion Kelby Armstrong at 132.  The win gave Minot an…

Bismarck High flexed some serious muscle in the quarterfinal round of the North Dakota State Class A Individual Team Championships.  The Demons, who started the day with a 60-19 victory over West Fargo in the dual portion of the tournament, placed ten wrestlers through to the semifinals.  Demons L.J Araujo (106), Kaden Renner (132), Brock…

106 Quarterfinal – LJ Araujo (Bismarck) 32-2 won by fall over Carter Zink (West Fargo Sheyenne) 25-19 (Fall 0:24) Quarterfinal – Blake Ersland (Bismarck Century) 33-18 won by decision over Jacob Schulze (Minot) 20-13 (Dec 8-1) Quarterfinal – Gabe Mortensen (Minot) 42-6 won by fall over Evan Fleck (Mandan) 33-25 (Fall 2:58) Quarterfinal – Koye…