PHOTOS: Scenes from dual championship Saturday at North Dakota boys and girls state wrestling tournament
The tournaments for the Class A boys, Class B boys and girls divisions were completed Saturday with the team dual championships.
Central Cass' Grace Lemar takes down Bismarck's Taeghan Rittenbach during their 130-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
FARGO — The North Dakota boys and girls state wrestling tournaments crowned their dual team champions Saturday at the Fargodome on the final day of the three-day event.
The Class A boys, Class B boys and girls divisions all competed for dual team championship Saturday. The tournament started Thursday and individual state champions were crowned Friday night. Dual championships and placing matches were slated to start at 3 p.m. Saturday.
More than a combined 670 wrestlers competed in both the individual and dual tournaments across the three divisions.
Bismarck's Madison Reems gets advantage on Central Cass' Lois Schneider during their 135-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck team members celebrate a point by teammate Cade Nieuwsma as he takes a 10-8 lead in his 106-pound match against Bismarck Century's Grady Iverson during the North Dakota high school state Class A wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Paige Baumgartner controls Central Cass' Shelby Sherman during their 140-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Grace Lemar readies for her match against Bismarck's Taeghan Rittenbach at 130-pounds in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Cambree Anderson controls Central Cass' Cassie Bartholomay during their 190-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Lisbon's Blaze Reinke, top, wrestles South Border's Cole Stock during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck's Lexi Beckler tangles with Central Cass' Nevaeh Hipsak during their 155-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Aubrie Overson celebrates her win over Central Cass' during their 145-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Lisbon's Drew Anderson, top, wrestles South Border's Daniel Schumacher during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Lisbon's Drew Anderson, top, wrestles South Border's Daniel Schumacher during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck's Maggie Thielges pins Central Cass' Brianna Mayer during their 110-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Anna White takes direction while taking on Bismarck's Izzy Owens during their 100-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Lisbon's Mike Nelson, right, wrestles South Border's Carson Glaesman during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Central Cass' Lois Schneider battles Bismarck's Madison Reems during their 135-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Lisbon's Carter Wallner wrestles South Border's Brody Hoffman during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck's Paige Baumgartner controls Central Cass' Shelby Sherman during their 140-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Lily Bishop pins Central Cass' Isabel Dutt during their 170-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Catie Sinner and Bismarck's Brinley Buechler battle during their 250-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Lily Bishop pins Central Cass' Isabel Dutt during their 170-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual championships at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Carson Lardy wrestles Bismarck Century's Ethan Kuntz during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck's Ben DeForest wrestles Bismarck Century's Cole Bohne during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck Legacy's Elizabeth Youboty and Central Cass' Mallory DeVries battle during their 110-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Hudson Egeberg wrestles Bismarck Century's Seamus Kuklok during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck Century's Grady Iverson, right, wrestles Bismarck's Cade Nieuwsma during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck's Easton Egeberg wrestles Bismarck Century's Jacob Burckhard during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Bismarck's Ayden Schlafman, front, wrestles Bismarck Century's Lykken Parlett during the championship team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Central Cass' Anna White pins Bismarck Legacy's Emily Youboty during their 105-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck Legacy's Phoenix Lindseth takes on Central Cass' Cassie Bartholomay during their 190-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Brianna Mayer and Bismarck Legacy's Sophia Johnson take direction from their coaches during their 115-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Garrett Haugen takes on Lisbon's Aiden Hinkle during their 220-pound match in the North Dakota high school state Class B dual wrestling semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Emma Schneider and Bismarck Legacy's Morgan Schneider square off during their 125-pound match in the North Dakota high school state girls wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Carson Lardy takes on West Fargo Sheyenne's Jackson Alexander during their 126-pound match in the North Dakota high school state wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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West Fargo Sheyenne's Stetson Gisselbeck gets a leg up on Bismarck's Logan Mertens during their -pound match in the North Dakota high school state wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Logan Mertens tangles with West Fargo Sheyenne's Jetton Wadeson during their 138-pound match in the North Dakota high school state wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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West Fargo Sheyenne's Marcus Johnson lifts Bismarck's Dylan Kostelecky during their 145-pound match in the North Dakota high school state wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Bismarck's Tate Olson battles West Fargo Sheyenne's Carter Zink during their 152-pound match in the North Dakota high school state wrestling dual semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Anthony Houle controls Lisbon's Drew Anderson during their 195-pound match in the North Dakota high school state Class B dual wrestling semifinals at the Fargodome on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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Central Cass' Brady Peterson wrestles Northern Lights' Braelynn Herman during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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West Fargo's Kaleb Porter wrestles Bismarck's Tate Olson during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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West Fargo's Kenneth Johnson wrestles Bismarck's Matthew Steckler during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Central Cass' Peyton Lemar wrestles Northern Lights' Bridger Anderson during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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West Fargo's Sean Christopherson wrestles Bismarck's Dylan Kostelecky during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Central Cass' Josiah Crandall wrestles Northern Lights' Alex Tandeski during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Fargo's Jamilia Ofori wrestles Bismarck Legacy's Emily Youboty during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Fargo's Koilene Govergo wrestles Bismarck Legacy's Phoenix Lindseth during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Fargo's Jasmine Scheffer wrestles Bismarck Legacy's Hannah Gendron during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Hettinger-Scranton's Bowden Hasbrouck wrestles Lisbon's Drew Anderson during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
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Hettinger-Scranton's Tristan Pekas wrestles Lisbon's Boeden Greenley during the quarterfinal team duals of the North Dakota Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Fargo.
Wayzata (Minn.) High School junior Jackson McAndrew helped the Trojans win the Minnesota Class 4A state title over the weekend. His father Steve McAndrew helped Fargo South win a state title in 1989.
Jimmies forward Mason Walters played four seasons for the Jimmies men's basketball program and plans to transfer to an NCAA Division program for his final college season.
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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