Today it was announced that South Dakota State head coach Chris Bono is headed to the University of Wisconsin. Bono will replace wrestling legend Barry Davis as the Badger head coach effective immediately. For the last few seasons, Bono has been considered the next man up for a “big program” job based on what he…
Bismarck Matpac entered three teams into Large School division of the North Dakota USA Wrestling State Duals, and Matpac Red and Matpac Blue split the state championship. Matpac Blue, seeded first in the tournament, ran to the title match with a 78-0 won over Mandan and a 71-3 win over Dickinson. Blue only lost one…
Minot Sophomore Kelby Armstrong finished Day 1 and the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals 3-0 and needs one more win to gain All American honors. Armstrong scored a major decision and a pin in the first two rounds before upending Virginia’s Brandon Crowder 7-4. In that match, Armstrong started slowly, giving up a go-behind and rideout to…
Watford City defeated Lisbon 24-22 to win the Small School title at the North Dakota USA Wrestling Youth Duals state tournament Friday in Bismarck. In the title match, Watford City won six of ten bouts, including pins from Rowdy Mott, Isaiah Martinez, Coy Hepper, and Kolby Sperry. Lisbon got pins of their own from Eli…
For the first time, North Dakota USA Wrestling is sending five teams to the Heartland Duals. In the past, four teams- two in the elementary division and two in the middle schools division- represented ND in Council Bluffs, IA. This year, NDUSA Wrestling is also sponsoring a girls dual team. Over 300 wrestlers competed in…
Northland Community and Technical College of Thief River Falls, MN has landed two North Dakota seniors for their 2019 recruiting class in Bismarck Legacy’s Thomas Sheet and West Fargo Sheyenne’s Hunter Hermanson. Scheet, a 160 pound Class A third place finisher at Legacy, could be a diamond in the rough for Northland. He improved dramatically…
The day could have gone better, but in the end NDSU advanced two wrestlers to the second day of competition at the NCAA Division I wrestling champions in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday. Clay Ream (157) and Andrew Fogarty (165) both need three victories in tomorrow’s consolation round to gain All American honors. Paul Bianchi (125) and…
Mr. Headlock and the Coach run down each bracket, giving you wach of our pick to advance through the tournament while talking draws for NDSU’s four qualifiers as well as Ryan Blees! https://www.podbean.com/media/player/hpnaf-8d3851?from=yiiadmin <a href=”https://ndheadlock.podbean.com/mf/play/dvmnrx/Kayle_Dangerud_on_2018-03-13_at_20_40.mp3″>Download this episode (right click and save)</a>
Every year media outlets put out a list of four time NCAA qualifiers that haven’t achieved All American status. A list of seniors that the collective wrestling public should be rooting for no matter team allegiances. This year, NDSU 157 pound RS senior Clay Ream fits that bill. Ream has qualified for the big dance…
Entering the NCAA tournament as the twelve seed essentially means that a wrestler is set up to finish one match from the podium, and that is where Bismarck’s Ryan Blees finds himself entering his first NCAA championships this weekend. Essentially, Blees needs to win one more match than the seeds predict to become an All…
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