The Tanefeu Brothers Are Champions
Laken Boese Overcame A Lot for his Second Title
Ryan Ripplinger Joins Demon Elite with Fourth Individual Title
Brandt Kringlie Anchored the Bismarck Six
Jeff Schumacher on the Back and Forth With Dickinson and the Secret to BHS Success
Demons Edge Midgets 37-30 for WDA Crown
Bismarck High won eight of fourteen matches Friday evening in Dickinson, sealing the West Region title, and with it the #1 seed at the state dual tournament. Dickinson put forth a strong effort, leading by as much as 27-11 before Bismarck High’s run of hammers, starting with 285 Chase Dockter, got rolling. Bismarck’s ability to…
Bismarck Demons Third at Rapid City; Five North Dakotans Win Individual Titles
Bismarck High was held without a champion Saturday at the Rapid City Invite, but still managed a third place finish on the strength of ten top-eight finishes from nine points scorers. The Demons were led by runner-up finishers Ryan Ripplinger, Gage Roaldson, and Chase Dockter. Ripplinger and Dockter both fell to nationally ranked opponents. Ripplinger…
Bismarck High Fourth at Rapid City Invite; Burwick Over Ripplinger 6-2 in 126 Final
Bismarck High was fourth at the Rapid City Invite Saturday. The Demons placed six wrestlers, with 145 Devin Steidler bringing home the lone championship. Ryan Ripplinger advanced to the finals at 126, but was upended for the second week in a row by Hettinger/Scranton 3X state champion Kyle Burwick. Ripplinger got on the board…
New Title For Mark Lardy; Likely Same Bismarck Demons on the Mat
When Mark Lardy made the move to Bismarck in 2002, the possibility of head coaching one of the most powerful teams in North Dakota in any sport wasn’t really on the radar. Lardy left his head wrestling coaching job at Oakes High School for a math position at Wachter Middle School and the opportunity to…