An Ode to Champions - North Dakota

I'm digging deep into my bag of abyss breakers right now, but that makes it an ideal time to recognize the many champions from the state of North Dakota. I'll start with the female sports then male afterward.

• Volleyball
• Class A - Bismarck Century
• Class B - LaMoure
• Track & Field
• Class A - Fargo Davies
• Class B - Hazen
• Tennis
• Team - West Fargo Sheyenne
• Class A - Shaelyn Johnson, Grand Forks Red River
• Class B - Maddie Anderson/Maddie Johnson, Grand Forks Red River. Anderson won consecutive champions in the doubles
• Swimming & Diving
• Bismarck Century
• Softball
• Class A - West Fargo; That continues a streak of 19 championships. Wow
• Class B - Kindred - Richland
• Soccer
• Bismarck Century
• Hockey
• Bismarck 
• Gymnastics
• Dickinson
• Golf
• Class A
• Not announced
• Class B
• Team - South Border
• Individual - Emily St. Aubin, South Border
• Cross Country
• Class A
• Team - Bismarck High
• Individual - Mattie Shirley-Fairbairn, Bismarck High
• Class B
• Team - Hillsboro/Central Valley (Fifth consecutive championship)
• Individual - Kate Fox, Southern McLean (Washburn/Wilton/Wing)
• Basketball
• Class A - Shanley (Third consecutive championship)
• Class B - Shiloh Christian

Boy's Sports

• Wrestling
• Class A
• Team - Bismarck High (Third year in a row)
• Dual Team - Bismarck High (Back to back)
• Class B
• Team - Carrington (Back to back)
• Dual Team - Carrington (Back to back)
• Baseball
• Class A
• Dickinson
• Class B
• Thompson
• Track & Field
• Class A
• Bismarck Century (Bismarck has won 13 straight)
• Class B
• New Town
• Tennis
• Team - Fargo South
• Singles - Davis Lawley, Fargo South
• Doubles - Daniel Pierce/Ryan Kenyon, Grand Forks Red River
• Swimming and Diving
• Bismarck Century (Four consecutive championships)
• Soccer
• Bismarck High
• Hockey
• Grand Forks Red River
• Golf
• Class A
• Team - Shanley
• Individual - Cody Reynolds, Shanley
• Class B
• Team - Kindred
• Individual - Jake Preston, Hillsboro/Central Valley
• Football
• 9 - Man - Richland
• Division A - Park River/Fordville - Lankin
• Division AA - Beulah
• Division AAA - Bismarck Century
• Cross Country
• Class A
• Team - Bismarck High (11 consecutive)
• Individual - Sam Clausnitzer, Bismarck High (Two consecutive)
• Class B
• Team - New Town (10 of 12 championships, four consecutive)
• Individual - Ryan Wheeling, New Town
• Basketball
• Class A - Minot (Back to back)
• Class B - Four Winds/Minnewaukan

Congratulations to all the high school kids across the plain who worked hard and had rare success this year. I never would have guessed there were as many powerhouse programs on the high school level, but that certainly factors into the success that the state's colleges have had over the years. Well done now continue to work hard to reach new heights!