Varsity – 106A 1st Place – Kelby Armstrong of Minot 2nd Place – Davian Rios of Minot 3rd Place – Adin Jungers of Beulah-Hazen 4th Place – Treston Lura of Carrington 5th Place – Kaleb Schwandt of Devils Lake Round 1 Kelby Armstrong (Minot) won by fall over Kaleb Schwandt (Devils Lake) (Fall 0:34)…
When Mark Lardy made the move to Bismarck in 2002, the possibility of head coaching one of the most powerful teams in North Dakota in any sport wasn’t really on the radar. Lardy left his head wrestling coaching job at Oakes High School for a math position at Wachter Middle School and the opportunity to…
Mr. Headlock and the Coach sift through the North Dakota results starting with high schoolers at Monster Matcn in Denver, CO. From there, we discuss the merits of the NDSU wrestle-offs, the Daktronics Open, and an impressive debut for Brandon Metz and Jesse Shearer. <a href=”https://ndheadlock.podbean.com/mf/play/xesm5w/Kayle_Dangerud_on_2017-11-07_at_20_30.mp3″>Download this episode (right click and save)</a>
A strong contingency of North Dakota wrestlers from youth through high school competed in Denver, CO at Monster Match Nationals. Bismarck’s Devin Steidler (Matpac) walked away with the lone North Dakota championship in the 18U division, scoring a 6-2 sudden victory win over Jorgen Johnson of Alliance Wrestling. In the youth division, Gorilla wrestling’s Collin…
Two Bismarck High wrestlers left the UNI Dome with hardware after a long Saturday of competition. Ryan Ripplinger, who lost week finished first first at the JJ Classic in Rochester, MN, made a strong run to the quarterfinals at 126 pounds before ultimately finishing in sixth place. Ripplinger reeled off three victories on the championship…
126 pounds was widely considered to be the toughest bracket at this year’s Intermat JJ Classic. The weight boasted four state champions; two with two titles to their name and another that went undefeated for his first in AAA Minnesota last season. In the end, Bismarck High junior Ryan Ripplinger bested them all, winning by…
For the first time, Valley City head wrestling coach Aaron Larson is offering a fall training camp for any wrestling in the region looking to improve ahead of the High School and Middle School Season. Even better, Larson is bringing the North Dakota State University coaching staff to Valley City for the camp set to…
West Fargo High School head wrestling coach Kevin Fynboh is moving on from his coaching and teaching duties in the district for an opportunity at the college level. Fynboh let the West Fargo community know of his departure via email earlier today. Fynboh, who has led the Packers for the last two seasons since the…
North Dakota’s best wrestlers has chosen to remain in-state. Cadet national champion Jared Franek, who will enter his senior season at West Fargo High School this fall, is going to be a Bison. Franek will follow West Fargo teammates Jesse Shearer and Brandon Metz to NDSU. Metz and Shearer are a year ahead of Franek…
Minot High head coach Justin Racine has been named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year for the state of North Dakota. Racine led the Minot High Magicians, his alma-mater, to the 2017 North Dakota State individual team championship in the Fargodome this past February. The title was Minot’s first on the mat since 1993.…
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