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…
Three years ago as a 126 pound freshman, Luke Hastings took the third seed all the way to a pin in the state finals. Now, three years later, Hastings added a third title to cap of a fantastic career for Hillsboro-Central Valley that now includes an Outstanding Class B Senior Athlete Award. Hastings will attend…
The best sophomore in North Dakota nabbed his third state title over the weekend, and then promptly ran a mile to celebrate. Kyle Burwick, who won championships as an eighth grader and freshman for his dad’s Hettinger-Scranton Night Hawk program before defeating Bowman County/Beach’s Alex Madrigal for the 120 pound state championship Saturday afternoon in the Fargodome,…
West Fargo’s Jared Franek won his third individual state championship on Saturday at the Fargodome when he made quick work of Century’s Trey Pajumula, winning by fall in 2:44. Franek is currently ranked #18 in the country by Flowrestling, and was untested against North Dakota competition this season. The Junior will have a lot of…
Jesse Shearer, who has signed to wrestle at North Dakota State University in the fall, finished his career in style Saturday, racking up a multitude of takedowns on his feet before pinning Bismarck’s Justin Bergquist in 5:06. The pin was Shearer’s 42nd of the season, tying him with former teammate Preston Lehmann for the Class A…
Last season, Bishop Ryan’s Jordan Will became broke an eleven year state title drought for the Lions. This season, Will finished at the top of the podium again, and in doing so recorded one of the most dominating seniors seasons in Class B history. Will amassed a 55-1 record of the course of the year…
Junior Clayton Grueneich of Edgeley-Ellendale-Kulm was quietly one of the most dominant wrestlers of the North Dakota high school the season. He and Class A state champion Brandon Metz were the only wrestlers in the state to finish the season undefeated, and Grueneich won his title in style, defeating Velva’s Justin Helseth by 13-3 major decision.…
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