USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals: Team North Dakota Entries

Fifteen Cadets will represent Team North Dakota at the Freestyle and Greco-Roman national tournaments set to begin Saturday in Fargo, ND.  The North Dakota Cadets are led by Bismarck St. Mary’s 113 pound state champion Reece Barnhardt.  Barnhardt will wrestle at 120 pounds along with three other very talented wrestlers from the host state; including…

Ryan Ripplinger Enters Flowrestling Rankings for First Time

Bismarck High three-time State champion Ryan Ripplinger has entered the latest edition of Flowrestling’s top 20 wrestlers at 132 pounds. The soon-to-be senior defeated #10 Michael Colaiocco of New Jersey by fall at Junior Duals two weeks ago and will look to further improve his stock starting this Sunday at the Junior National Championships in…

Minnesota State Champion Schneider Makes Nine for NDSU Class of 2018

Last week, North Dakota State University had one more addition to its already strong class of 2018 in Minnesota Class A state champion Zach Schneider.  Schneider, a 160 pound state champion for Caledonia/Houston, compiled a 37-3 record a senior.  He will wrestle 157/165 for the Bison. Schneider makes nine incoming recruits for a 2018 class…

North Dakota Eighth at Junior Duals Freestyle

After qualifying for the championship pool Friday by finishing second in their Pool D, North Dakota struggled against the best freestyle teams in the country a day later.  Team North Dakota wen 0-4 Saturday with losses to tournament champion Ohio, along with Oklahoma, Washington, and Nebraska.  Simply finding wins was a challenge Saturday, as the…

North Dakota Advances to Junior Duals Championship Pool After Strong Day One Freestyle Showing

Team North Dakota advanced to the Gold/Silver pool after finishing 2-1 during day one of Freestyle Junior Duals in Tulsa, OK.  The eight teams in the Gold/Silver group, all of which finished in the top two of their preliminary pool, will wrestle a round robin format starting tomorrow.  A champion will then be crowned tomorrow…