Metz Defeats #12 Costello in “War at West Gym”

West Fargo’s Brandon Metz, a three time North Dakota state champion at 285 pounds and currently ranked sixth in the nation by Flowrestling, took his act into hostile territory on Saturday night for a match up with Iowa AAA state champion Aaron Costello in “The War at West Gym.”  Costello is currently ranked twelfth in the…

Bosch Falls in National Final

Minnesota State University-Moorhead senior Blake Bosch came a match short of a Division II national championship Saturday in Birmingham, AL.  Bosch fell by 7-5 decision to Ashland senior Michael Labry in a match that Labry controlled from start to finish.  Labry won the takedown battle 3-0, and only Bosch’s superior effort from bottom allowed the Dragon to keep the match…

NDSU 4th at Big 12 Tournament; Four Qualify for NCAA Championships

 (NDSU’s Cam Sykora WBF over Northern Colorado’s Rico Montoya in the third place match) It may not have been the Sunday that the coach staff was looking for, but overall the NDSU Bison had a strong showing in the second Big 12 tournament in the program’s history, finishing in fourth place in the team race with 82.5 points…

Kindred’s Bakke Finishes Career Strong

Kindred’s Trace Bakke entered the North Dakota Class B State tournament seeded seventh, and left the Fargodome with a third place trophy.  Bakke’s only loss came in the quarterfinals to Velva’s Jon Thomas, who Bakke beat 5-2 for third place later in the tournament.  After his third place finish, Bakke discussed the family aspect of the Kindred…

Class A Returning Team Points

With only two wrestlers graduating from a third place individual tournament team, the Bismarck Demons edge state champion Minot High as the team to beat next season on the weight of 165.5 team points to Minot’s 155.  Rounding out the top five are familiar faces Mandan (105), Century (96), and West Fargo (93). Bismarck High…

Jamestown Hosts First High School Girls State Tournament

26 females from grades 7-12 competed in the first North Dakota Girls High School State tournament Saturday in the University of Jamestown Campus.  Girls also took part in a clinic Friday evening presented by the staff and wrestlers from the University of Jamestown women’s wrestling team.   The 26 girls from North and South Dakota…

Leintz Breaks the Curse for Beulah-Hazen

For Jeremy Leintz, winning a state title was about finally reaching the mountain top as an individual, and breaking a curse for Beulah-Hazen that goes back to the 1990’s.  A Beulah-Hazen (formerly Beulah) wrestler had not won a state title since Brian Biel brought home a title in 1998.  Numerous Miners, including Leintz himself two season…