Kramlich competes at state wrestling

The stage once again wasn’t too big for senior Trace Hoggarth to shine.

The CHS senior 120-pounder took a 7-2 victory over Lisbon’s Noah Anderson to capture his second consecutive state individual title at the State Class B Individual Wrestling Tournament Thursday and Friday, February 16-17, at the Fargodome.

Hoggarth finished the year with a 44-3 record, getting a first-round pin, and decision wins in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds to advance to the title match.

Three other Cardinals earned state placings, and helped lead the team to 60 team points and a 10th-place finish.

Sophomore Corbin Clifton (40-16 final record) won four of his five matches to take third place at 138 pounds, and the Cards’ other senior, 152-pounder Kael Kovar, put the finishing touches on a 43-13 season by going 4-2 and placing fifth.

Dru Carr (113), another sophomore, was matched up with eventual state champion Charlie Irwin of New Salem-Almont in round one, falling by pin. In spite of that, the unseeded wrestler got three straight wins to make the placement rounds, and had a very-respectable sixth-place finish with a 3-3 mark. He would end his 2022-23 campaign at 31-24.

Additional state qualifiers were Skye Kramlich (106), Nic Garber (126), Max Ciubotareanu (170) and Callen Garber (195).

In the team race, New Salem-Almont ended Lisbon’s six-year reign as Class B champions, winning their first-ever title with 193 points to the Broncos’ 164. The Holsteins had five championship match qualifiers, winning three of those titles.

South Border was just 12 points behind Lisbon in third (152), followed distantly by Velva (111) and Minot Bishop Ryan (96) in the top five.

State Class B Boys’ Individual

Wrestling Tournament,

Fargodome

Thurs.-Fri., February 16-17

Boys’ Team Scores

New Salem-Almont 193, Lisbon 164, South Border 152, Velva 111, Bishop Ryan 96, Killdeer 92, Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm 73.5, Northern Lights 72, Hettinger/Scranton 65.5, Carrington 60, Hillsboro/Central Valley 56, Beulah/Hazen 55.5, Central Cass, Kenmare/Bowbells and LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 54, Bowman Co./Beach 50.5, Pembina Co. North 40, Napoleon 38, HWC and Stanley 35.5, Des Lacs-Burlington 33, Larimore and Oakes 32, Grafton 30, Williams Co. (Tioga/Ray) 25, Mondak (Grenora/Westby, Mont.) 21.5, Kindred 16, Linton-HMB 14, Rugby 11, May-Port-CG and Northern Cass 3, Standing Rock 2.

Boys’ Results

(overall records in parentheses)

106 - Skye Kramlich (28-15) - DNP 0-2; Pinned by Will Mosbrucker (NS-A) 1:34; Pinned by Mathias Dahlstrom (Oak) 2:54

113 - Dru Carr (31-24) - 6th 3-3; Pinned by Charlie Irwin (NS-A) :58; Pinned Parker Weddell (SR) 2:55; Decd Conner Melin (K-B) 6-5; Decd Dean Dumas (Kill) 7-5; Decd by TJ Boyer (Mon) 8-7; Decd by Kale Hase (HWC) 5-4

120 - Trace Hoggarth (44-3) - 1st 4-0; Pinned Boden Iverson (Will) 1:48; Decd Elijah Ramos (Kill) 12-5; Decd Kruiser Burns (Graf) 4-0; Decd Noah Anderson (Lis) 7-2

126 - Nic Garber (32-21) - DNP 0-2; Decd by Griffin Greenley (Lis) 8-4; Decd by Clayton Hinker (B-H) 11-5

132 - OPEN

138 - Corbin Clifton (40-16) - 3rd 4-1; Pinned Grant Wagner (Oak) 4:45; Decd Carson Brown (PCN) 11-5; Decd by Cole Gerhardt (NS-A) 6-0; MajDecd Carter Wallner (Lis) 13-5; Decd Havlin DeLong (NL) 3-1

145 - OPEN

152 - Kael Kovar (43-13) - 5th 4-2; Decd Mason Schumaier (Vel) 6-0; Decd by Cale Ibach (DL-B) 7-1; Pinned Brayden Chenault (HCV) 3:41; Decd Tucker Bohmbach (Kill) 1-0; MajDecd by Ty Wolding (NS-A) 10-0; Decd Emery Noll (BCB) 8-3

160 - OPEN

170 - Max Ciubotareanu (21-23) - DNP 0-2; Forfeit to Landon Schumacher (Lin); Forfeit to Carter Miller (DL-B)

182 - OPEN

195 - Callen Garber (25-22) - DNP 0-2; Decd by Helixo Eagle (SR) 8-4; Decd by Dane Jepson (Kill) 7-4

220 & 285 - OPEN

State Champions

106: Dalton Feist, Napoleon

113: Charlie Irwin, New Salem-Almont

120: Trace Hoggarth, Carrington

126: Trenton Klatt, New Salem-Almont

132: Carson Hildre, Velva

138: Cole Gerhardt, New Salem-Almont

145: Henry Nelson, Hillsboro-Central Valley

152: Marshall Lindgren, South Border

160: Garrett Hebl, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion

170: Boeden Greenley, Lisbon

182: Ivan Carruth, Ellendale/Edgeley-Kulm

195: Brayden Selzler, Velva

220: Shane Nitschke, South Border

285: Coy Okeson, Bishop Ryan