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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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.
Montana Lady Griz (1-5) at North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1-7)
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Grand Forks, North Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Montana aims to end its five-game slide with a victory over North Dakota.
The Fighting Hawks have gone 1-2 in home games. North Dakota is second in the Summit in rebounding with 35.4 rebounds. Walker Demers leads the Fighting Hawks with 9.8 boards.
The Lady Griz have gone 0-2 away from home. Montana is 1-5 against opponents over .500.
North Dakota scores 53.4 points per game, 23.9 fewer points than the 77.3 Montana gives up. Montana averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game North Dakota allows.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Mackenzie Hughes is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Fighting Hawks. Demers is averaging 10.6 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 47.8%.
Mack Konig is averaging 15.2 points and 3.7 assists for the Lady Griz. Avery Waddington is averaging 12.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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