Big 12 Tournament Pre-Seeds and Brackets

Big 12 brackets have been released, but are subject to change Friday evening.  125 Brent Fleetwood is the highest seeded Bison at second.  Opposite Fleetwood in the top slot is Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni.  Piccininni is ranked second nationally. In total, six Bison are seeded in the top eight.   Bison Big 12 Lineup by…

Dickinson State’s Gresh Jones Third at NAIA Nationals

Sidney, MT four-time state champion Gresh Jones added another NAIA All American honor to his resume Saturday.  Jones, a junior at Dickinson State wrestling in the 133 pound weight bracket, went 4-1 on the weekend.  Jones’s lone loss came in the semifinals 10-7 to eventual national champion Erique Early.  Early also defeated Jones in the…

Northland’s Andre Baguma 2-2 at NJCAA Nationals

Andre Baguma, a former high school standout at Fargo Davies, finished 2-2 at the NJCAA national championships for Northland Community and Technical College (Thief River Falls, MN). Seeded eighth coming into the event, Baguma won his first two matches 7-1 and 12-5 before falling in the quarterfinals by fall to top seed Antonio Andrade. Baguma…

Mary and Minot State Wrestlers Receive National Tournament Draws

The NCAA has released brackets for the the Division II national championships set for Friday March 8 in Cleveland, OH.  Both Mary and Minot State qualified wrestler for the event, with Mary advancing three and Minot State two.  Valley City native Jordan Magnuson also qualified for the championships for Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Mary’s Barnhardt enters…

Dickinson State’s Gresh Jones Advances to NAIA National Semifinals

With two first day victories, Dickinson State All American Gresh Jones secured another spot on the podium and punched a ticket to tomorrow morning’s national semifinals.  Jones, who was fourth at the 2018 national championships, scored a technical fall and a major decision during the first day of action.  Seeded third at 133 coming into…

Valley City Wrestling Continues to Succeed On and Off the Mat

Though this year’s state tournament didn’t go quite as well as hoped, the Valley City Hi-Liners wrestling team qualified for its fourth consecutive state dual tournament this season, and qualified fourteen wrestlers for the state tournament.  Of those fourteen, eleven will return next year. That makes head coach Aaron Larson’s squad an EDC contender looking forward…