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PHOTOS: Scenes from North Dakota high school state wrestling dual championships

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FARGO — Three more team championships were decided Saturday afternoon at the North Dakota high school state wrestling tournament at the Fargodome.

The Class A boys, Class B boys and girls team dual champions were decided a day after three individual team champions were crowned Friday night.

Bismarck earned the Class A boys crown with a 39-18 victory against West Fargo Sheyenne. The Demons have won five consecutive dual championships.

In Class B boys, South Border claimed a 36-30 victory against Northern Lights for the dual title.

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Bismarck also won the girls dual championship with a 40-33 victory against Minot.

All three dual team champions also won the individual team crowns in their respective divisions Friday night.

Below are scenes from Saturday’s state dual championships:

Bismarck team members cheer during competition against Minot in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck’s Maggie Thiegles takes control over Minot’s Madisyn Racine in their 124-pound match during the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck’s LJ Araujo acknowledges the crowd as he receives a forfeit win at 215-pounds during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Minot’s Khylie Schlotz controls Bismarck’s Deja Ireland in their 112-pound match during the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck’s Hailyann Turner and Minot’s Monica Boakye tangle in their 106-pound match during the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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South Border fans cheer after 172-pound class wrestler Jace Nitschke pinned Trey Laducer of Northern Lights in North Dakota Boys State Class B Duals Tournament at the Fargodome on Feb. 17, 2024. South Border defeated Northern Lights 36-30 for the Class B team dual championship.

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Bismarck wrestler Julia Araujo takes down Payton Russell during the 130-pound class in the North Dakota Girls State Duals Tournament at the Fargodome on Feb. 17, 2024. Araujo won by fall.

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Bismarck’s Ayden Schlafman handles West Fargo Sheyenne’s Kaden Manske at 285-pounds in the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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South Border boys wrestling team defeated Northern Lights 36-30 to win the North Dakota Boys State Class B Duals Tournament at the Fargodome on Feb. 17, 2024.

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West Fargo Sheyenne’s Jackson Alexander and Bismarck’s Braeden Halverson battle in their 133-pound match during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Northern Lights wrestler Cole Henderson faces Daniel Schumacher during the 189-pound class match in the North Dakota Boys State Class B Duals Tournament at the Fargodome on Feb. 17, 2024. Henderson defeated Schumacher 1-0.

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Bismarck’s Hudson Egeberg gets a leg on West Fargo Sheyenne’s Stetson Gisselbeck in their 139-pound match during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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South Border wrestler Shane Nitschke faces Jon Leonard of Northern Lights in the North Dakota Boys State Duals Tournament championship at the Fargodome on Feb. 17, 2024. Nitschke won by fall in the first period.

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West Fargo Sheyenne’s Connor Manske battles Bismarck’s Bridger Owens at 185-pounds in the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck’s Ben DeForest controls West Fargo Sheyenne’s Jetton Wadeson in their 127-pound match during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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West Fargo Sheyenne’s Jake Mattern and Bismarck’s Coltan Ireland tangle in their 114-pound match in the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck’s Cade Nieuwsma snares West Fargo Sheyenne’s Griffin Magee at 107-pounds in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck’s Landon McMahen battles with West Fargo Sheyenne’s Landon Zink in their 145-pound match during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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South Border wrestler Jace Nitschke faces Trey Laducer of Norther Lights in the North Dakota Boys State Class B Duals Tournament championship match at the Fargodome on Feb. 17, 2024. Nitshke won by fall in the first period.

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West Fargo Sheyenne’s Sawyer Carr spins Bismarck’s Devin Halverson in their 152-pound match during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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West Fargo Sheyenne’s Maddox Weigel fends off Bismarck’s James Nagel in their 172-pound match during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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Bismarck team members celebrate a match win over West Fargo Sheyenne during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.

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South Border brothers Cole, Jace and Shane Nitschke stand together following the Mustangs Class B state dual wrestling championship win Saturday, Febrary 17, 2024 in the Fargodome

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Eric Peterson

Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.

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Waukee, Iowa native Tavian White was verbally committed to North Dakota since May 8, but he flipped that decision to Minnesota on Saturday night, after taking a visit to the school over the weekend. He’s now expected to sign with the Gophers 2026 class.

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Standing 6-foot, 175 pounds, White played free safety, cornerback and strong safety, along with wide receiver for Waukee High School as a senior. He accumulated 30 total tackles in seven games. He’s also an impressive track athlete.

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White is currently unranked by 247Sports. He held other scholarship offers from Western Illinois, Lindenwood, Northern Iowa and Minnesota State Mankato, according to the site. He’s now the 30th high schooler verbally committed to the Gophers 2026 recruited class, before the early national signing period begins next week on Wednesday, December 3.

Minnesota’s 2026 class currently ranked as the 25th-best in the country, according to 247Sports, as of Sunday.





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COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (KNFL/KFGO/AP) — Colton Brunell, Gaven Ziebarth and Charles Langama each had a touchdown run in the final quarter for North Dakota in a 31-6 win over No. 13 seed Tennessee Tech on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

North Dakota will play at No. 4 seed Tarleton State in the second round game on Saturday.

Jerry Kaminski found Deng Deng in the end zone off a 21-yard pass in the second quarter to make it 10-0 for North Dakota (8-5). Later in the second half, Kaminski took a late hit to the helmet which kept him sidelined for the rest of the game. Kaminski finished with nine completions for 98 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

North Dakota relied heavily on their run game after Kaminski’s injury. In the fourth quarter, Brunell scored on an 8-yard run, Ziebarth punched it in from three yards out, and Langama scored his first career touchdown off an 18-yard sprint up the middle.

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North Dakota’s defense came up big multiple times, accounting for six sacks, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and shut out Tennessee Tech for three quarters.

Tennessee Tech’s Kekoa Visperas completed 30 of 51 passes for 278 yards and threw one touchdown — a 45-yarder to Brian Courtney in the third quarter. The Golden Eagles finish their season 11-2.



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