BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – A six-foot bronze version of North Dakota’s Great Seal has stood inside the State Capitol for 20 years.

The seal was placed in Memorial Hall in February 2006. It stretches six feet across and weighs 440 pounds. The plaque beneath it weighs 570 pounds.

Today, it remains a centerpiece in the Capitol.

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Bottom of the 3rd

Top of the 3rd

Paone allows one single, but keeps NDSU off the board. They lead 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 3rd

Bottom of the 2nd

Didawick reached on a leadoff single, but nothing else for UVA. NDSU leads 1-0 heading to the 3rd.

Top of the 2nd

Paone pitches a scoreless 1-2-3 inning. NDSU leaads 1-0 heading to the bottom of the 2nd

Bottom of the 1st

Becker draws a leadoff walk, but nothing else for UVA. NDSU leads 1-0 heading to the 2nd

Top of the 1st

A walk and single put two runners on with no outs and then an RBI groundout gave NDSU a 1-0 lead. Paone got the final out, but UVA is trailing heading to the bottom of the inning.

After a surprising loss to Stetson on Saturday night, Virginia baseball looks to finish the weekend tournament on a higher note by beating North Dakota State on Sunday morning.

The Cavaliers are hoping that they will find better pitching today, as that was the main reason for their downfall. Some more offensive consistency would be great, but issuing double digit walks is not a recipe for success for this Cavaliers team. Can they bounce back and get a big win today before they head back home to Charlottesville?

John Paone is on the mound today for Virginia. Here is how UVA is lining up in today’s game:

1. SS Eric Becker

2. CF AJ Gracia

3. 1B Sam Harris

4. 2B Joe Tiroly

5. LF Harrison Didawick

6. 3B Noah Murry

7. C Noah Jouras

8. RF Griffin Enis

9. DH Aiden Harris

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FARGO, N.D. — Grand Forks girls wrestling head coach Matt Berglund had a message for his team ahead of Saturday’s North Dakota state dual tournament at the Fargodome.

“When you get to that last day of the state tournament, everybody’s going to be sore,” Berglund said. “Everybody’s going to be tired. So this is just a test of both our mental and physical will right now to get through these last three duels.”

The KnightRiders, missing a four-time state placer in Shayla DeBlaere, aced that test.

Third-seeded Grand Forks upset second-seeded Minot United with a 42-33 win in the quarterfinals en route to its fourth-place finish at the tournament.

It was the best finish in program history.

“It’s just another stepping stone with our program,” Berglund said. “We’ve qualified for the state tournament three of the four years it’s been in existence, but we’ve never finished higher than sixth. So we made that a goal this year, to keep moving up the podium. And the girls came ready to wrestle in that first match.”

The KnightRiders suffered a 50-23 loss to Lisbon in the semifinals and a 46-29 defeat to Bismarck Legacy in the third-place match.

Junior Kaylee Kurz marked personal milestones in her last match of the tournament. She bested Morgan Schneider of Bismarck Legacy by fall in 2 minutes, 39 seconds to pick up her 100th career pin and 150th career win.

“We really wanted to get that today,” Berglund said. “Otherwise, you’re waiting nine months.”

To pull off the upset against Minot United, Grand Forks needed to win some key tossups.

Maddie Look got the KnightRiders started in the 130-pound weight class. She bested Minot’s Aaliyah Laboy by fall in 4 minutes, 46 seconds.

“Maddie Look just had a great weekend, both on the dual squad and the individual,” Berglund said. “She was really a fire starter for us. Then we had a good run of middleweights pick up some wins too in those toss-up matches.”

Kurz, Sara Novak, Aulani Long and Lexi Ray each provided wins by fall to push Grand Forks past Minot United.

“We are excited about our future as girls wrestling continues to grow,” Berglund said. “It’s getting more and more difficult each year to place, so we’ve just got to make sure we’re providing opportunities in the offseason for the girls to get better. Whether that’s our weight lifting program, our club season. But more than anything else, we want them to be in multiple sports. I love multi-sport athletes, so as long as they’re doing something year round to get better, that’s what we try to push the most.”

Grand Forks Central placed sixth in the boys’ Class A dual tournament. The second-seeded Knights suffered a 58-3 loss to third-seeded Williston in the quarterfinals but rebounded with a 47-25 victory over Devils Lake in the consolation semifinals.

Bismarck Century defeated Central 39-22 in the fifth-place match.

Pembina County North placed eighth in the Class B quarterfinals. First-seeded Velva beat the Grizzlies 58-12 in the quarterfinals.

Pembina County North suffered a 44-29 loss to Hettinger/Scranton/Bison in the consolation semifinals. In the seventh-place contest, the Grizzlies lost to Williams County by a score of 52-21

Staff reports and local scoreboards from the Grand Forks Herald Sports desk.