North Dakota
NDSU football commit Coy Okeson honors late brother with repeat North Dakota state wrestling title
FARGO — This fall, Bishop Ryan’s Coy Okeson will be joining the North Dakota State University Bison on the football field at the Fargodome. Friday, he won his second-straight state wrestling title inside the same building.
This one, Okeson said, is more meaningful than the first as he wrestled in memory and honor of his late brother Corbin.
“I got to do it for my brother,” Okeson said. “He passed away less than a week after the state tournament last year. It’s motivated me for the whole season to do it for him, wrestle for him.”
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As far as how often his brother was on his mind during the match, Okeson said, “The whole time.”
“I wish he was here to see it,” he said.
The 285-pound state champion, who will join the Bison next season as an offensive lineman, was also named the North Dakota High School Coaches Association’s Class B Senior Athlete of The Year.
“I don’t even know what to say,” he said of the award. “I never thought I’d get here. I just want to thank my brother and all my coaches. I’m thankful for everyone who helped me get here.”
When it comes to Corbin’s influence on his younger brother, “He helped me become who I am today,” said Coy.
“He helped me every day,” he said. “We’d have our mats out in the summer and we’d wrestle every day year-round almost.”
The first match of the day was a 133-pound bout between Hillsboro-Central Valley’s Sawyer Owens and Northern Lights’ Alvy Henderson.
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Henderson entered the match as the No. 1 seed while Owens was No. 3. Once the match started the two went to battle, with multiple stoppages to patch up the wounds of their bout.
When it was over, Owens — with blood on his brow — was the winner, defeating the No. 1 seed.
“In my head, I thought I could win it,” Owens said. “When it comes down to it, seeds don’t matter, we’re both on the same mat. Anybody can win.”
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Owens credited Henderson for the hard-fought match, looking forward to potential matches in the future.
“Alvy is a great wrestler,” he said. “Any time we wrestle, and I’m sure we’ll wrestle in the future, too, it’s always going to be a battle. Usually, when it’s a battle, blood is shed. That’s usually what happens.”
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The Lisbon Broncos added to their storied wrestling lineage with two more individual champions with Blaze Reinke at 152 pounds and Kashden Wadeson at 127. Both seniors capped off their high school wrestling careers with state titles.
“It’s been a dream since I was three years old to be at the top of the state,” Reinke said. “It just feels surreal.
“Lisbon has been a part of me for a long time and gotten me to where I am today. Just to be on the wall of guys that are all super good is just surreal, again.”
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Wadeson, who attends school in Enderlin but wrestles for Lisbon, said he “couldn’t feel any better.”
Wadeson, who won via decision 9-1, put himself in what he called his comfy spot early, taking the lead over opponent Charlie Irwin of New Salem-Almont.
“I like it when people are trying to come at me,” he said. “It just sets up a lot more of my offense. Having the lead and forcing him to make stuff happen is probably the biggest factor in the win.”
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Other individuals crowned state champions include Northern Lights’ Bode Henderson (107 pounds), Napoleon/G-S’ Dalton Feist (114), Grafton’s Kruiser Burns (121), Kenmare-Bowbells William Cook (139), Carrington’s Corbin Clifton (145), Killdeer’s Gus Bohmback (160), Bishop Ryan’s Drew Zwak (172), Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm’s Ivan Carruth (189) and South Border’s Shane Nitschke (215).
South Border won the individual team championship with a total of 185 ahead of Lisbon at 150 and New Salem-Almont with 115.5.
Northern Lights’ coach Ryan Mitchell was named the NDHSCA coach of the year in Class B.
Class B
Team results
1. South Border 185; 2. Lisbon 150; 3. New Salem-Almont 115.5; 4. Northern Lights 110.5; 5. Carrington 85.5; 6. Killdeer 84; 7. Velva 81; 8. Williams County 79; 9. Bishop Ryan 77.5; 10. Kenmare-Bowbells 75.5; 11. Stanley 74; 12. Oakes 68; 13. Kindred 57; 14. Hillsboro-Central Valley 54.5; 15. Napoleon Gackle-Streeter 52.5; 16. Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm 52; 17. Harvey-Wells County 48; 18. Beulah-Hazen 44; 19. Bowman County/Beach 35.5; 20. Des Lacs-Burlington 32; 21. LaMoure-Litchville/Marion 26.5; 22. Grafton and Pembina County North 26; 24. Hettinger/Scranton 21; 25. Mondak Thunder 15; 26. Linton-HMB 6; T27. May-Port-CG and New Town/Parshall 3; 29. Northern Cass 1; 30. Rugby 0
Individual results
107
First place
Bode Henderson (Northern Lights) 48-0 won by decision over Tristian Miller (Williams County) 33-6 (Dec 9-2)
Third place
Hayes Weinberger (New Salem-Almont) 33-10 won in tie breaker – 1 over Rylan Vetter (South Border) 29-10 (TB-1 4-2)
114
First place
Dalton Feist (Napoleon G-S) 45-2 won by major decision over Josh Ternes (Beulah-Hazen) 25-6 (MD 16-2)
Third place
Cole Mogren (Kenmare-Bowbells) 31-4 won by fall over Dru Carr (Carrington) 44-14 (Fall 2:11)
121
First place
Kruiser Burns (Grafton) 38-2 won in sudden victory – 1 over Cohen Bell (Stanley) 37-3 (SV-1 4-2)
Third place
Jack Bohmbach (Killdeer) 40-13 won by decision over Pitch Hager (Velva) 44-9 (Dec 3-1)
127
First place
Kashden Wadeson (Lisbon) 36-3 won by decision over Charlie Irwin (New Salem-Almont) 41-7 (Dec 8-1)
Third place
Kash Brown (Williams County) 24-7 won by decision over Logan Werner (Pembina County North) 24-8 (Dec 3-0)
133
First place
Sawyer Owens (Hillsboro-Central Valley) 49-6 won by decision over Alvy Henderson (Northern Lights) 24-2 (Dec 5-3)
Third place
Noah Anderson (Lisbon) 22-6 won by decision over Tristen Lepp (South Border) 24-9 (Dec 3-1)
139
First place
William Cook (Kenmare-Bowbells) 42-2 won by decision over Ethan Maier (New Salem-Almont) 33-8 (Dec 9-2)
Third place
Justin Hudson (Northern Lights) 22-4 won by decision over Myles Thielges (Kindred) 15-8 (Dec 5-0)
145
First place
Corbin Clifton (Carrington) 48-9 won by decision over Carson Hildre (Velva) 27-3 (Dec 2-1)
Third place
Havlin Delong (Northern Lights) 29-8 won by decision over Carson Glaesman (South Border) 26-18 (Dec 4-2)
152
First place
Blaze Reinke (Lisbon) 41-2 won by decision over Brody Hoffman (South Border) 31-9 (Dec 3-1)
Third place
Rocker Aguilar (Williams County) 44-7 won by decision over Lincoln Spear (Kenmare-Bowbells) 38-10 (Dec 4-3)
160
First place
Gus Bohmbach (Killdeer) 48-1 won by decision over Josh Meehl (Oakes) 21-4 (Dec 6-3)
Third place
Eli Lyons (Lisbon) 41-7 won by decision over Emery Noll (Bowman County/Beach) 39-8 (Dec 8-3)
172
First place
Drew Zwak (Bishop Ryan) 53-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Jace Nitschke (South Border) 29-10 (SV-1 3-1)
Third place
Mike Nelson (Lisbon) 26-3 won by decision over Brock Norton (New Salem-Almont) 28-9 (Dec 5-4)
189
First place
Ivan Carruth (Ellendale-Edgeley-Kulm) 40-7 won in sudden victory – 1 over Cole Henderson (Northern Lights) 39-2 (SV-1 3-1)
Third place
Trey Bohmbach (Stanley) 37-10 won by decision over Daniel Schumacher (South Border) 29-11 (Dec 1-0)
215
First place
Shane Nitschke (South Border) 35-1 won by fall over Carter Engebretson (Harvey-Wells County) 25-7 (Fall 3:21)
Third place
Cade Okeson (Bishop Ryan) 33-6 won by fall over CL Weinberger (New Salem-Almont) 36-13 (Fall 4:40)
285
First place
Coy Okeson (Bishop Ryan) 52-4 won by major decision over Ben Roundy (Killdeer) 32-5 (MD 12-2)
Third place
Rodney Wolf (Kindred) 29-5 won by fall over Cole Nitschke (South Border) 23-8 (Fall 3:00)
WILLISTON, N.D. (KFYR) – UPDATE (5/10/2026 at 11:45 p.m.): A fire broke out at a Williston recycling business Sunday evening, and no one was injured.
Multiple crews responded to Pallet Green Recycling just before 8:30 p.m., according to the Williston Fire Department. Crews arrived at the scene where they fought heavy smoke and flames.
Industrial storage containers were on scene, and officials say it is unclear what, if any, chemical residue was inside them. Officials believe there is no danger to the public.
Williston Fire Chief Corey Johnson said the fire was contained to the business’s exterior storage yard, and crews were not concerned about it spreading beyond the property.
“Right now, the structures are protected in the area. We’re not concerned about the fire spreading off of the lot,” Johnson said.
Multiple departments from across Williams County responded, and extra water trucks were brought in due to the fire’s remote location.
The cause remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Your News Leader will provide updates as more information becomes available.
ORIGINAL STORY (5/10/2026 at 9:39 p.m.): Crews responded to a large fire at a storage yard in rural Williston on Sunday night.
The fire is located at Pallet Green Recycling, according to the business owner.
Sylvia Luebke captured video of the scene from a distance around 8 p.m. The fire sent a large plume of smoke over the area. Luebke said it was still burning as of around 9 p.m.
Williston Rural Fire is working to battle the fire. The department was unable to comment at this time.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
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U.S. soldiers with the Nebraska and North Dakota National Guards, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, pose for a group photo at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, April 28. N.D. National Guard 2nd Lt. Caleb Hill, front row, far left, served as the officer in charge of the mission when soldiers assigned to JTF-DC responded to the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner April 25. About 2,500 National Guard members are supporting the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department to help ensure the safety of residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Norris.
WASHINGTON – U.S. soldiers with the North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner (WHCAD) at the Washington Hilton in Northwest Washington April 25.
The Guardsmen were at the WHCAD at the request of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) as an additional patrol unit created specifically for the event, which celebrates the contribution of news organizations and independent journalists alike who provide notable coverage relating to the presidential administration.
“Our mission was to assist the U.S. Secret Service with crowd control,” said Capt. Kevin Peatrowsky, an operations officer with the Nebraska National Guard (NENG) assigned to JTF-DC.
As the Guardsmen were monitoring their area of operations, they saw USSS agents sprint toward the hotel entrance.
“They were running full speed with their weapons drawn,” said Sgt. 1st. Class Allen Haney, a team member with the Arkansas National Guard. “We immediately followed suit.”
Staff Sgt. Kirsten Confer, a NENG combat medic and battle captain, recalled her response to the incident: “We fell back on our basic training. You run toward danger and move in a way that makes sense for the situation.”
According to Confer, the Guardsmen entered the hotel and immediately began securing the scene and ensured that the guests evacuated safely. At the direction of a federal agent, Confer began a rapid trauma assessment on the suspect which resulted in finding knives and ammunition on the shooter. Simultaneously, the Arkansas soldiers moved outside to provide crowd control at a pedestrian barricade outside the hotel.
“From there, we assisted wherever we could,” said 2nd Lt. Caleb Hill, a National Guardsman from North Dakota who served as the officer in charge for the mission. “We were initially helping with crowd control. After that, we realized that the USSS had begun rerouting everyone in the hotel, so we moved to the doors. We were controlling entry into the venue, so we had moved a couple more people outside, so we had five inside, eight outside.” Both Arkansas and Nebraska worked well alongside one another and, alongside the federal agencies. Hill also noted that relying on his soldiers allowed him to move to different teams, which helped allow him to plan and coordinate with different agencies.
According to 1st Lt. Jonathan Goins, a platoon leader with the Arkansas National Guard, Arkansas soldiers also helped establish a security perimeter for the staging of the presidential motorcade. Later, the team assisted federal agencies and MPD with crowd control, which helped clear the way for the president and administration officials, he said.
“Guardsmen on this mission represent the very best of the nation,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard II, the interim commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. “The world got a brief glimpse, but I see them each day serving and doing amazing things across the District.”
FARGO, N.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Stampede staved off elimination with a 2-1 overtime win over the Fargo Force in game four of the USHL Western Conference Finals Saturday night.
Thomas Zocco scored the game-winner 12 minutes into the extra period. Arseni Marchenko put Fargo on the board first in the first period. Noah Mannausau tied the game for the Herd in the second period.
Sioux Falls outshot Fargo 53-49, including 9-5 in overtime. Linards Feldbergs made 48 saves.
Three of the four games of the series have gone to overtime. The winner-take-all game five is Tuesday at the Premier Center.
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