Mary redshirt sophomore Phil Springsteen has rebounded after a slow start to the season. Springsteen, who missed November recovering from an injury and was beaten by Northern’s Paxton Mewes in dual competition last Thursday, won the 174 pound bracket at the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis, IN, Saturday. Springsteen recorded three falls in a row before…
New Salem standout Josh Irwin has committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Irwin was runner-up at 138 last season and previously finished fifth and sixth as well. Irwin also helped lead the Holsteins to a second place finish at the individual state tournament. A big reason Irwin chose Moorhead…
University of Mary 133 Tate Barnhardt and MSU-Moorhead Junior 149 Joe Schumacher enter this season ranked ninth in the preliminary Division II national poll. Barnhardt, a senior from Bismarck (St. Mary’s Central), ND, was the NSIC wrestler of the year last season after finishing undefeated in NSIC dual matches. Barnhardt did not qualify for the…
With the departure of head coach Skip Toops, Moorhead High School hired Kenard Booker to step in and take the lead over what has become one of the strongest AAA programs in western Minnesota. Booker has a long history with wrestling in North Dakota; much of which came under legendary University of Mary Head Coach…
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