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THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:45 am
by NDSportsFan
I received a message from USATODAY high school sports. They are running a contest to vote on the best overall girls high school sports program in the country. They would like 5 nominations from North Dakota. Here is what they would like:

"I’m assisting USA TODAY High School Sports in selecting five active high school girls sports programs (all sports and teams) from the state of North Dakota to be included in the contest, and I would greatly appreciate you sharing your expertise by suggesting successful programs that you believe are deserving of being included. Any information you can provide would be helpful, but I have listed below the most pertinent information that I’d appreciate you providing for each high school girls sports program you nominate.

Requested Information:

Name and location of high school:

Girls sports offered by the school:

Reason(s) athletic program should be included in contest: (Past and current success experienced by specific girls sports teams, famous alumni, etc.)
"

If anyone would like to nominate a program, and include a short explanation of why, I will forward that information on to the guy from USATODAY on Friday. His deadline is Saturday. You can either post it here, or send me a private message.

Thanks.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:52 pm
by 14OldSchool
A program nomination I can think of would be the fastpitch softball team in West Fargo. Quite a string of championships the Packers have put together over the past decade and a half. Fifteen championships in a row if I'm not mistaken - and I could be.
Somebody with a deeper knowledge of the program could probably name players that went on to college programs. Maybe to coach or promote the sport beyond high school. I don't know the details, but maybe someone reading this does.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:39 pm
by go maji
I'll put one in.

The Minot High girls swim team.

They have won 23 state championships ( including a run of 11 straight, 5 straight, 6 straight, and the most recent in 2013).

The best alum I can think of is Dagny Knutson(who graduated in 2010). She holds almost every school and state record. At the 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships, Knutson won a total of five medals, all gold.
She just missed out on qualifying for the Olympics in 2012.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:41 pm
by Run4Fun2009
14OldSchool wrote:A program nomination I can think of would be the fastpitch softball team in West Fargo. Quite a string of championships the Packers have put together over the past decade and a half. Fifteen championships in a row if I'm not mistaken - and I could be.
Somebody with a deeper knowledge of the program could probably name players that went on to college programs. Maybe to coach or promote the sport beyond high school. I don't know the details, but maybe someone reading this does.


Yes they have a string of Championships but softball wasn't sanctioned for many years...so I don't know of how many you can count. The string of titles is impressive though

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:14 am
by balla45
Grand Forks Red River Tennis.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:19 am
by Run4Fun2009
However, when talking about "programs" I feel its asking for more than just ONE sport. I think its asking which schools girl's programs (all-around sports)...

So here's some info on State Titles for some schools...just a little bit of research ;)

Class A
Bismarck Century
Basketball: 4 State Titles (1990, 2010, 2012, 2013)
Volleyball: 3 State Titles (1984, 2008, 2012)
Track & Field: 5 State Titles (1999, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Golf: 3 State Titles (1982, 1983, 2010)
Soccer: 7 State Titles (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013)
Swimming: 4 State Titles (1993, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Tennis: 2 State Titles (1997, 2001)
Gymnastics: 4 State Titles (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000)
Hockey (as Bismarck): 3 State Titles (2006, 2007, 2013)

Minot
Basketball: 1 State Title (1978)
Track & Field: 14 State Titles (1966, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Cross Country: 4 State Titles (1985, 1986, 1994, 2006)
Golf: 12 State Titles (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2009)
Swimming: 23 State Titles (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013)
Tennis: 5 State Titles (1978, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1991)
Gymnastics: 12 State Titles (1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Fargo South
Basketball: 3 State Titles (1985, 1992, 1994)
Volleyball: 4 State Titles (1990, 1997, 2002f, 2007)
Track & Field: 5 State Titles (1982, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007)
Golf: 16 State Titles (1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Soccer: 3 State Titles (1999, 2008, 2009)
Tennis: 4 State Titles (1969, 1970f, 1972, 1976)
Gymnastics: 14 State Titles (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990)
Hockey: 2 State Titles (2003, 2012)

Bismarck
Basketball: 2 State Titles (1991, 2009)
Volleyball: 2 State Titles (1985, 2010)
Track & Field: 5 State Titles (1983, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Cross Country: 9 State Titles (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
Soccer: 2 State Titles (2000, 2005)
Tennis: 2 State Titles (1975, 1987)
Gymnastics: 3 State Titles (2001, 2002, 2003)
Hockey (as Bismarck): 3 State Titles (2006, 2007, 2013)

GF Red River
Basketball: 1 State Title (1988)
Volleyball: 8 State Titles (1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002w, 2003, 2009, 2011)
Track & Field: 2 State Titles (1998, 2000)
Golf: 4 State Titles (1979, 1988, 1990, 1997)
Soccer: 1 State Title (2004)
Tennis: 19 State Titles (1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Gymnastics (as Grand Forks): 3 State Titles (2004, 2005, 2006)

Fargo North
Basketball: 3 State Titles (1979, 2001, 2011)
Volleyball: 5 State Titles (1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000)
Track & Field: 1 State Title (1979)
Golf: 1 State Title (1972)
Soccer: 2 State Titles (1996, 2006)
Swimming: 5 State Titles (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 2012)
Tennis: 1 State Title (2000)
Hockey: 5 State Titles (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011)

Mandan
Basketball: 9 State Titles (1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Track & Field: 3 State Titles (1970, 1985, 2002)
Cross Country: 4 State Titles (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
Golf: 1 State Title (1966)
Swimming: 8 State Titles (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)

Dickinson
Volleyball: 2 State Titles (2005, 2006)
Track & Field: 5 State Titles (1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1990)
Cross Country: 5 State Titles (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Gymnastics: 9 State Titles (1974*, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014)

Fargo Shanley
Basketball: 7 State Titles (1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2014)
Volleyball: 2 State Titles (1988, 1991)
Golf: 4 State Titles (1996, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Soccer: 1 State Title (2012)

West Fargo
Basketball: 2 State Titles (1993, 1998)
Volleyball: 1 State Title (2001)
Soccer: 1 State Title (2010)
Softball: 5 Sanctioned State Titles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Hockey: 2 State Titles (2010, 2014)

Jamestown
Basketball: 1 State Title (1974)
Volleyball: 1 State Title (2013)
Cross Country: 10 State Titles (1979, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005)
Gymnastics: 2 State Titles (1969, 1970)

Wahpeton
Basketball: 1 State Title (1986)
Volleyball: 2 State Titles (1986, 1987)
Golf: 2 State Titles (1967, 1991)

Williston
Basketball: 3 State Titles (1975, 1976, 1977)
Volleyball: 1 State Title (2004)
Tennis: 3 State Titles (1980, 1981, 1999)

GF Central
Track & Field: 2 State Titles (1986, 1987)
Golf: 1 State Title (1989)
Soccer: 1 State Title (1997)
Tennis: 8 State Titles (1966, 1970s, 1971*, 1973, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1990)
Gymnastics (as Grand Forks): 3 State Titles (2004, 2005, 2006)

Valley City
Track & Field: 3 State Titles (1971, 1973, 1974)
Cross Country: 1 State Title (1980)
Golf: 2 State Titles (1970, 1971)
Tennis: 1 State Title (1971*)

Fargo Davies - Newest Class A school
Cross Country: 2 State Titles (2010, 2011)
Golf: 2 State Titles (2011, 2012)

Devils Lake
Basketball: 3 State Titles (1981, 1984, 1987)

Class B
Bishop Ryan
Basketball: 3 State Titles (1993, 2013, 2014)
Tennis: 2 State Titles (1982, 1983) - Class A

Carrington
Basketball: 1 State Titles (2011)
Track & Field: 8 State Titles (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013)

Central Cass
Softball: 1 State Title (2013)
Volleyball: 3 State Titles (1994, 2002f, 2011)

Beach
Basketball: 3 State Titles (1989, 1990, 2010)

Bottineau
Basketball: 4 State Titles (1999, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Track & Field: 1 State Title (2006)

Bowman
Basketball: 1 State Title (1992)
Cross Country: 25 State Titles (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Track & Field: 7 State Titles (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990, 2008); 5 2nd place finishes

Hazen
Basketball: 1 State Title (1994)
Golf: 7 State Titles (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009)
Track & Field: 7 State Titles (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Volleyball: 1 State Title (1993)

Langdon
Basketball: 1 State Title (2005)
Golf: 3 State Titles (1991, 1992, 1999)
Track & Field: 2 State Titles (1985, 1986)
Volleyball: 3 State Titles (2003, 2008, 2010)

Kindred
Golf: 5 State Titles (2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013)
Volleyball: 1 State Title (2012)

Beulah
Golf: 4 State Titles (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998)
Track & Field: 2 State Titles (1987, 1988)
Volleyball: 3 State Titles (1989, 1995, 1996)

Thompson
Volleyball: 4 State Titles (1997, 1998, 2004, 2005)

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:45 pm
by scoobyx2
As for programs, I think Bismarck and Bismarck Century have a strong tradition of having girls consistently competing for championship with strong numbers in various sports. The championships are an important measure of success, but having kids consistently participating in different sports shows that an athletic program is strong, and dedicated to giving kids an opportunity to compete.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:28 pm
by go maji
Century and Bismarck may be at the top right now, but when you look at overall success, you have to look at Minot high. They have double digit championships in 3 different sports (according to Run's post).

Honestly, I was kinda surprised when I saw those numbers.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:13 am
by Run4Fun2009
go maji wrote:Century and Bismarck may be at the top right now, but when you look at overall success, you have to look at Minot high. They have double digit championships in 3 different sports (according to Run's post).

Honestly, I was kinda surprised when I saw those numbers.


Its actually 4 different sports :wink:

The reason that its surprise is because other than Swimming & Gymnastics its been awhile for the other sports.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:40 pm
by go maji
oh, I must have missed one. I wasn't even alive in the 80's, but they must have been the school of the 80's and 90's.

Re: THe best overall girls sports programs in North Dakota?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:14 am
by DavidJohn
i think it is the best sports for girlsss and i am a big fan of it, i think we should start separate forum for that